Aviation Security Improvement Act

Bill: 110-s-509
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2007-02-06 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative procedure
Administrative remedies
Air cargo
Air piracy
Airline employees
Airline passenger traffic
Airports
Animals
Authorization
Aviation safety
Bombs
Commercial aircraft
Congress
Congressional investigations
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Department of Homeland Security
Dogs
Economics and Public Finance
Employee training
Explosives
Federal aid to transportation
Federal employees
Flight crews
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Government procurement
Identification of criminals
Infrastructure
Labor and Employment
Law
Licenses
Maintenance and repair
Recruiting of employees
Research and development
Science, Technology, Communications
Security measures
Standards
Strategic planning
Technology assessment
Terrorism
Transportation research

Summary:
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: 
Aviation Security Improvement Act - Extends funding for aviation security.
 
Provides for a system to screen all cargo transported on domestic and foreign passenger airlines.
 
Directs the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA Administrator) to: (1) evaluate the blast-resistant cargo container pilot program and then begin acquisition of containers to meet TSA cargo security program requirements; and (2) develop a system to make such containers available for use by domestic and foreign passenger airlines.
 
Sets forth requirements regarding: (1) preventing explosive devices on passenger planes; (2) deployment of explosive detection systems at airports; (3) not applying certain TSA personnel limitations; (4) specialized training for TSA officers; (5) an appeal process for passengers wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight; (6) a strategic plan to test and implement an advanced passenger prescreening system; and (7) certification of foreign repair stations.
 
Directs the Administrator to: (1) develop and implement a standardized airport threat and vulnerability assessment program; (2) based on a study, provide grants to airport operators for security upgrade projects; (3) develop a system under which foreign registered aircraft submit specified information to TSA; and (4) report on security credentials of airline crews.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 68.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with amendments. With written report No. 110-31.
action_date: 2007-03-05
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with amendments. With written report No. 110-31.
action_date: 2007-02-13
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1649-1651)
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1649)
action_date: 2007-02-06
text: Introduced in Senate