I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4737 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the air transportation 
security programs established by airport operators to contain certain elements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2018 
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. 
WILSON of Florida, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, and Ms. 
ROS-LEHTINEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the air 
transportation security programs established by airport 
operators to contain certain elements. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Airport Advanced Lo-
gistics, Emergency Response, and Training Act’’ or the 
‘‘Airport ALERT Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIRED COMPONENTS OF AIRPORT AIR TRANS-
PORTATION SECURITY PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (c)(1) of section 
44903 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) The Under Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘(1)(A) The Under Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) Each air transportation security program re-
quired under subparagraph (A) for an airport shall include 
each of the following: 
‘‘(i) Training focused on active violence re-
sponse, crowd management, mass evacuation, event 
recovery, and unified command, that is coordinated 
with security stakeholders, including all Transpor-
tation Security Administration employees at the air-
port. 
‘‘(ii) Security and emergency preparedness 
training for all airport employees. 
‘‘(iii) A mass evacuation plan that accounts for 
complete evacuation of airport terminals and facili-
ties. 
‘‘(iv) A risk communications plan that— 
‘‘(I) addresses communications with air-
lines, non-airline tenants, ground transpor-
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tation, State, local, and Federal agencies, law 
enforcement, the media, and the general public; 
‘‘(II) provides for the timely notification of 
all Federal employees of all risk communica-
tions; 
‘‘(III) includes a mass notification system; 
‘‘(IV) provides protocols for responder 
radio and cell phone usage; and 
‘‘(V) identifies a lead public spokesperson 
for airport emergencies. 
‘‘(v) A continuity of operations plan that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(I) a plan to ensure that critical functions 
have a minimal probability of disruption and 
are minimally affected by disruptions caused by 
security-related and non-security related inci-
dents; 
‘‘(II) a plan to allow for the quick and effi-
cient restoration of critical airport functions; 
and 
‘‘(III) a contingency plan to provide 
backup sites when necessary. 
‘‘(vi) A family assistance and customer care 
plan that addresses— 
‘‘(I) evacuee sheltering; 
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‘‘(II) communication with families, victims, 
and evacuees; 
‘‘(III) food, water, and medication; 
‘‘(IV) emergency assistance; 
‘‘(V) personal item retrieval; 
‘‘(VI) language services; and 
‘‘(VII) the unique needs of international 
travelers. 
‘‘(C) In the case of a category X airport, an air trans-
portation security program required under subparagraph 
(A) for the airport shall include, in addition to the require-
ments under subparagraph (B), an integrated and unified 
operations center responsible for overseeing and directing 
security operations for the entire airport that— 
‘‘(i) is based on a formalized concept of oper-
ations; and 
‘‘(ii) provides direction and resources through a 
unified command structure. 
‘‘(D) In the case of a category I, category II, category 
III, or category IV airport, an air transportation security 
program required under subparagraph (A) for the airport 
shall include, in addition to the requirements under sub-
paragraph (B)— 
‘‘(i) a formalized concept of operations; and 
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