Cuban Airport Security Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-5728
Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2016-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports
Caribbean area
Congressional oversight
Cuba
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Transportation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Employee hiring
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
International law and treaties
Latin America
Law enforcement officers
Service animals
Terrorism
Transportation employees
Transportation safety and security

Summary:
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: 

Cuban Airport Security Act of 2016

 
This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to report to Congress on specified aspects of security measures at each of Cuba's 10 international airports. The Government Accountability Office shall submit to Congress an audit of the report.
 
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall establish agreements with the Government of Cuba to allow:
 
 
the Federal Air Marshal Service to conduct missions on regularly scheduled passenger air flights between the United States and Cuba, and
 
TSA inspectors to access all areas of last point of departure airports in Cuba to assess security.
 
 
No agreement, dated on or after January 1, 2016, to expand air flights between the United States and Cuba may be permitted until the report and audit have been submitted and the agreements have been established.
 
DHS (currently, the Department of Transportation [DOT]) shall assess the effectiveness of security standards at foreign airports and take other appropriate actions for those airports not maintaining effective security measures, including requesting DOT to suspend, without notice or a hearing, the right of an air carrier or foreign air carrier to provide foreign air transportation if passenger safety or security is threatened and the public interest requires an immediate suspension. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-09-13
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2016-09-13
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2016-07-22
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4672)
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2016-07-12
text: Introduced in House