Title: Securing General Aviation and Commercial Charter Air Carrier Service Act of 2017
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Securing General Aviation and Commercial Charter Air Carrier Service Act of 2017
This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to study the cost and feasibility of establishing web-based access to Secure Flight for commercial charter air carriers.
The TSA is authorized to provide screening services to a commercial charter air carrier in areas other than primary passenger terminals of airports upon such carrier's request. TSA shall enter into an agreement for compensation from such carrier for the cost or providing such services.
The TSA shall submit to Congress an implementation plan for the recommendations adopted by the Aviation Security Advisory Committee:
The TSA is authorized to designate at least one full-time TSA employee to be responsible for engagement with general aviation stakeholders and manage issues related to general aviation.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3669 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3669

   To improve and streamline security procedures related to general 
   aviation and commercial charter air carrier utilizing risk-based 
              security standards, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 1, 2017

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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To improve and streamline security procedures related to general 
   aviation and commercial charter air carrier utilizing risk-based 
              security standards, 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 ``Securing General Aviation and 
Commercial Charter Air Carrier Service Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. WEB-BASED SECURE FLIGHT COST AND FEASIBILITY STUDY.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
shall conduct a study to determine the cost and feasibility of 
establishing web-based access to Secure Flight for commercial charter 
air carriers.

SEC. 3. SCREENING IN AREAS OTHER THAN PASSENGER TERMINALS.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration is authorized to provide screening services to a 
commercial charter air carrier in areas other than primary passenger 
terminals of airports upon the request of such carrier.
    (b) Request.--A commercial charter air carrier that wants screening 
services to be provided to such carrier in an area other than a primary 
passenger terminal shall request the Federal Security Director for the 
airport at which such services are requested.
    (c) Availability.--A Federal Security Director may elect to provide 
screening services under this section if such services are available.
    (d) Agreements.--The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall enter into an agreement with a commercial charter 
air carrier for compensation from such carrier requesting the use of 
screening services under this section for all reasonable costs in 
addition to overtime costs that are incurred in the provision of such 
services.

SEC. 4. REPORT ON GENERAL AVIATION SECURITY AND SELECT AVIATION 
              SECURITY TOPICS.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, 
in consultation with the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate an implementation plan, including an 
implementation schedule, for the following recommendations adopted by 
the Aviation Security Advisory Committee:
            (1) The recommendation regarding general aviation access to 
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, as adopted on 
        February 17, 2015.
            (2) The recommendation regarding the vetting of persons 
        seeking flight training in the United States, as adopted on 
        July 28, 2016.
            (3) Any other such recommendations relevant to the security 
        of general aviation adopted before the date of the enactment of 
        this Act.

SEC. 5. DESIGNATED STAFFING FOR GENERAL AVIATION.

    The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration is 
authorized to designate not fewer than one full time employee of the 
Administration to be responsible for engagement with general aviation 
stakeholders and manage issues related to general aviation.
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