Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-1804
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Introduced: 2013-12-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Advisory bodies
Aviation and airports
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Executive agency funding and structure
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2013-12-11
text: 
Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to establish in the TSA an Aviation Security Advisory Committee.
 
Establishes within the Advisory Committee: (1) an air cargo security subcommittee; (2) a general aviation security subcommittee; (3) an airport perimeter security, exit lane security, and access control subcommittee; (4) a risk-based subcommittee; and (5) a security technology subcommittee.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: 
Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2014 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to establish in the TSA an aviation security advisory committee.
 
Requires the Assistant Secretary to consult with the Advisory Committee on aviation security matters. 
 
Requires the Advisory Committee to develop, upon the Assistant Secretary's request, recommendations to improve aviation security. 
 
Requires the Assistant Secretary to appoint to the Advisory Committee members representing up to 34 member organizations, including air carriers, all-cargo air transportation, indirect air carriers, labor organizations representing air carrier employees as well as those representing transportation security officers, aircraft manufacturers, airport operators, airport construction and maintenance contractors as well as labor organizations representing them, general aviation, privacy organizations, the travel industry, airport-based businesses, businesses that conduct security operations at airports, aeronautical repair stations, passenger advocacy groups, the aviation security technology industry (including screening technology and biometrics), victims of terrorist acts against aviation, and law enforcement and security experts.
 
Establishes within the Advisory Committee: (1) an air cargo security subcommittee; (2) a general aviation subcommittee; (3) an airport perimeter security and access control subcommittee; and (4) a security technology subcommittee. Requires all subcommittees to consider risk-based security approaches in the performance of their functions with respect to transportation security.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 598.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-273.
action_date: 2014-11-17
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-273.
action_date: 2014-07-23
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2013-12-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2013-12-11
text: Introduced in Senate