Title: Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Global Aviation System Security Reform Act of 2017
This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration to conduct a global aviation security review that establishes best practices for improving aviation security capabilities and standards of domestic and foreign air carriers across the global aviation system.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4559 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4559

 To conduct a global aviation security review, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 6, 2017

Mr. Estes of Kansas (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Katko) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                                Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To conduct a global aviation security review, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Global Aviation System Security 
Reform Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the 
        Transportation Security Administration.
            (2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.
            (3) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
        Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the 
        Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
        Senate.

SEC. 3. GLOBAL AVIATION SECURITY REVIEW.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct a global 
aviation security review to address improving aviation security 
standards across the global aviation system.
    (b) Composition.--The global aviation security review established 
under subsection (a) shall include input from the following entities:
            (1) The Office of Global Strategies of the Administration.
            (2) The Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the 
        Administration.
            (3) The Office of Security Policy and Industry Engagement 
        of the Administration.
    (c) Coordination.--The Administrator shall coordinate with the 
following entities on the global aviation security review:
            (1) U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
            (2) The Office of International Engagement of the 
        Department of Homeland Security.
            (3) The Department of State.
            (4) Any other relevant office or agency of the Federal 
        Government, as determined by the Administrator.
    (d) Best Practices.--The global aviation security review shall 
establish best practices regarding the following:
            (1) Collaborating with foreign partners to improve global 
        aviation security capabilities and standards.
            (2) Identifying foreign partners that have not successfully 
        implemented security protocols from the International Civil 
        Aviation Organization or the Department of Homeland Security 
        and have not taken steps to implement such security protocols.
            (3) Improving the development, outreach, and implementation 
        process for security directives or emergency amendments, as the 
        case may be, issued to domestic and foreign air carriers.
            (4) Assessing the cybersecurity and cyber espionage risk of 
        security screening equipment.

SEC. 4. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    (a) Progress Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall report to the 
appropriate congressional committees on the organization, development, 
and progress of the global aviation security review required under 
section 3.
    (b) Final Report.--Not later than 240 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on best practices 
identified by the global aviation security review required under 
section 3 and the actions the Administrator has taken to implement such 
best practices.
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