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Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Positive Train Control Enforcement 
and Implementation Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING SAFE IMPLEMENTATION OF POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL ON 
              POISONOUS OR TOXIC-BY-INHALATION AND PASSENGER RAIL 
              LINES.

    Section 20157 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``18 months after the date of 
                enactment of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008'' 
                and inserting ``60 days after the date of enactment of 
                the Positive Train Control Enforcement and 
                Implementation Act of 2015'';
                    (B) by striking ``develop'' and inserting 
                ``revise'';
                    (C) by striking ``December 31, 2015'' and inserting 
                ``December 31, 2018, or the deadline determined 
                appropriate by the Secretary pursuant to paragraph 
                (2)''; and
                    (D) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``parts'' and 
                inserting ``sections'';
            (2) by striking subsection (a)(2) and inserting the 
        following:
            ``(2) Authority to extend deadline.--
                    ``(A) The Secretary may extend the deadline 
                described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, 
                applicable to each carrier or entity required to submit 
                a plan under paragraph (1), for a period not to exceed 
                12 months if such a carrier or entity demonstrates to 
                the satisfaction of the Secretary that such carrier or 
                entity--
                            ``(i) will not be able to implement a 
                        positive train control system by the deadline 
                        described in paragraph (1) due to technical, 
                        programmatic, or operational challenges, such 
                        as availability of public funding, spectrum, 
                        technology, and interoperability standards;
                            ``(ii) has taken actions to address such 
                        challenges and mitigate risks to successful 
                        implementation of a positive train control 
                        system; and
                            ``(iii) has made good faith efforts to 
                        implement the plan described in paragraph (1).
                    ``(B)(i) The Secretary may grant an additional one-
                time extension of the deadline described in paragraph 
                (1), applicable to each carrier or entity required to 
                submit a plan under paragraph (1), not to exceed 12 
                months, if such a carrier or entity, or a group 
                thereof, is not able to fully implement a positive 
                train control system on or before the date that is the 
                last day of the extension granted under subparagraph 
                (A), and such carrier or entity--
                            ``(I) demonstrates to the satisfaction of 
                        the Secretary that implementing a positive 
                        train control system was delayed due to 1 or 
                        more circumstances beyond the control of the 
                        carrier or entity, such as a delay in Federal 
                        approval of a plan, testing, or certification; 
                        or
                            ``(II) demonstrates to the satisfaction of 
                        the Secretary--
                                    ``(aa) that such carrier or entity 
                                will not be able to implement a 
                                positive train control system by the 
                                deadline described in paragraph (1) due 
                                to technical, programmatic, or 
                                operational challenges;
                                    ``(bb) due diligence in its efforts 
                                to fully implement a positive train 
                                control system; and
                                    ``(cc) that substantial progress 
                                has been made in deploying positive 
                                train control, to the extent feasible.
                    ``(ii) A demonstrating carrier or entity under 
                clause (i) must certify to the Secretary in writing 
                that such carrier or entity will be in full compliance 
                with the requirements of this section on or before the 
                date that is the last date of the extension granted 
                under clause (i).
            ``(3) Implementation.--
                    ``(A) The revised plan shall--
                            ``(i) describe how the railroad carrier or 
                        entity will provide for interoperability of the 
                        system with movements of trains of other 
                        railroad carriers or entities over its lines;
                            ``(ii) to the extent practical, provide for 
                        implementation of the system in a manner that 
                        addresses areas of greater risk before areas of 
                        lesser risk;
                            ``(iii) comply with this section and 
                        subpart I of part 236 of title 49, Code of 
                        Federal Regulations; and
                            ``(iv) include a detailed schedule and 
                        sequence for fully implementing a positive 
                        train control system in accordance with this 
                        section and such regulations.
                    ``(B) The railroad carrier shall implement a 
                positive train control system in accordance with such 
                plan.'';
            (3) by striking subsections (c) and (d) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(c) Progress Reports.--Not later than January 1, 2017, and 
annually thereafter until full implementation of positive train control 
systems has been completed, each railroad carrier or entity required to 
revise and transmit a plan under subsection (a) shall submit to the 
Secretary a report on the progress of such carrier or entity toward 
implementing positive train control systems.
    ``(d) Reports.--
            ``(1) Congressional notification.--Not later than April 1, 
        2018, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate a report on the progress of the 
        railroad carriers in implementing positive train control 
        systems.
            ``(2) Public availability.--The Secretary shall make 
        available to the public on the Department of Transportation's 
        Internet Web site each progress report submitted pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) and subsection (c).''; and
            (4) in subsection (h)--
                    (A) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
                following:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Provisional operation.--In lieu of the requirements 
        of paragraph (1), the Secretary may authorize a railroad 
        carrier or other entity to commence operation in revenue 
        service of a positive train control system or component to the 
        extent necessary to enable the safe implementation of positive 
        train control systems in phases.''.

Output: Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015 This bill extends deadlines and modifies requirements for railroad carriers and providers of intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation to implement positive train control (PTC) systems.  (A PTC system is a communications and signaling system designed to prevent train-to-train collisions, over-speed derailments, incursions into established work zone limits, and the movement of a train through a switch left in the wrong position. Railroads which carry passengers or have high-volume freight traffic with certain hazardous materials are required to implement a PTC system.)  Within 60 days of enactment of this bill, each Class I railroad carrier (the largest operators by revenue) and provider of intercity or commuter rail passenger transportation must submit to the Department of Transportation (DOT) a plan for implementing PTC by December 31, 2018, instead of the December 31, 2015, deadline required under current law. DOT may extend the deadline if specified requirements are met.  The revised plan must include a detailed schedule and sequence for fully implementing PTC in a manner that complies with specified regulations, and railroads must implement PTC in accordance with the plan.  DOT may authorize a railroad carrier or other entity to begin the provisional operation of a PTC system without the required certification if it is necessary to enable the safe implementation of PTC in phases. 


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act 
of 2017''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF URGENT CARE AND EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT OF 
              VETERANS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Payment of Reasonable Costs of Urgent Care.--
            (1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 17 of title 38, 
        United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1725 
        the following new section:
``Sec. 1725A. Payment of reasonable costs of urgent care
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into contracts with 
urgent care providers under which the Secretary pays the urgent care 
provider the reasonable costs of urgent care provided to eligible 
veterans by the urgent care provider.
    ``(b) Eligible Veterans.--A veteran is an eligible veteran for 
purposes of this section if the veteran--
            ``(1) is enrolled in the system of annual patient 
        enrollment established and operated under section 1705(a) of 
        this title; and
            ``(2) has received health care under this chapter during 
        the two-year period preceding the date on which the veteran 
        receives urgent care under this section.
    ``(c) Cost Sharing.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
Secretary shall establish a cost-sharing amount that eligible veterans 
shall pay to the Secretary to receive urgent care from an urgent care 
provider under this section.
    ``(2) The cost-sharing amount established under paragraph (1) shall 
not apply to an eligible veteran--
            ``(A) if the eligible veteran is admitted to a hospital for 
        treatment or observation after receiving urgent care under this 
        section; or
            ``(B) if the eligible veteran is receiving urgent care 
        under this section for the treatment of a service-connected 
        disability or condition.
    ``(d) Treatment of Department.--Notwithstanding the coverage of an 
eligible veteran under a health-plan contract, the Secretary shall be 
considered the primary payer for any urgent care provided to the 
eligible veteran under this section.
    ``(e) Types of Providers.--The Secretary shall ensure that all 
types of urgent care providers, including local urgent care providers, 
have an opportunity to enter into a contract with the Secretary under 
this section.
    ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `health-plan contract' has the meaning given 
        that term in section 1725(f) of this title.
            ``(2) The term `urgent care' has the meaning given that 
        term by the Secretary.
            ``(3) The term `urgent care provider' means a health care 
        provider that provides urgent care at a non-Department 
        facility.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of chapter 17 of such title is amended by inserting 
        after the item relating to section 1725 the following new item:

``1725A. Payment of reasonable costs of urgent care.''.
            (3) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
        the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is encouraged to contract 
        with urgent care centers that are accredited by a nationally 
        recognized accrediting body or organization to carry out 
        section 1725A of title 38, United States Code, as added by 
        paragraph (1).
    (b) Establishment of Cost-Sharing Amount for Veterans Receiving 
Emergency Room Care From Department.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a cost-sharing 
        amount that veterans shall pay to the Secretary to receive care 
        at an emergency room of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (2) Exception.--The cost-sharing amount established under 
        paragraph (1) shall not apply to a veteran if the veteran--
                    (A) receives care for a service-connected (as 
                defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) 
                disability or condition;
                    (B) meets a hardship exception established by the 
                Secretary for purposes of this subsection; or
                    (C) is admitted to a hospital for treatment or 
                observation after receiving care at an emergency room 
                of the Department.
    (c) Limitation on Cost-Sharing Amounts.--The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs may not require a veteran to pay multiple cost-sharing amounts 
if the veteran seeks urgent care under section 1725A of title 38, 
United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), and care at an 
emergency room of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the same 
condition during a period determined by the Secretary for purposes of 
this subsection.
    (d) Report on Use by Veterans of Urgent and Emergency Room Care.--
Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and not less frequently than once every two years thereafter, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
of the House of Representatives a report on the use by veterans 
eligible for health care under the laws administered by the Secretary 
of--
            (1) urgent care facilities; and
            (2) emergency room facilities of the Department of Veterans 
        Affairs.

Output: Veterans Emergency Room Relief Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into contracts under which the VA pays health care providers the reasonable costs of urgent care provided to eligible veterans at non-VA facilities. An &quot;eligible veteran&quot; is one who: (1) is enrolled in the VA health care system, and (2) has received health care through the VA during the two years preceding the date on which the veteran receives urgent care. The VA shall establish a cost-sharing amount that a veteran shall pay to the VA to receive such urgent care. Such amount shall not apply to a veteran who: (1) is admitted to a hospital for treatment or observation after receiving urgent care, or (2) is receiving urgent care for the treatment of a service-connected disability or condition.  The VA shall: (1) be considered the primary payer for the urgent care provided, and (2) ensure that all types of urgent care providers have an opportunity to enter into such a contract.  The VA also shall establish a cost-sharing amount that veterans shall pay to receive care at a VA emergency room. Such amount shall not apply to a veteran who: (1) is receiving care for a service-connected disability or condition, (2) meets a hardship exception, or (3) is admitted to a hospital for treatment or observation after receiving care at a VA emergency room.  The VA may not require a veteran to pay multiple cost-sharing amounts if the veteran seeks urgent care under this bill and care at a VA emergency room for the same condition during a period determined by the VA.  The VA shall report every two years on the use by veterans of urgent care facilities and of VA emergency room facilities.


Input: Consider Input: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Security Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED SECURITY PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end of subchapter I the following new 
sections:
``Sec. 44916. Enhancement of aviation security
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation (hereafter in 
this section referred to as the `Secretary'), in consultation with the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (hereafter in this 
section referred to as the `Administrator') and other appropriate 
officials of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall provide for the 
enhancement of aviation security programs under the jurisdiction of the 
Federal Aviation Administration in accordance with this section.
    ``(b) Improvements in the Examination of Cargo and Checked 
Baggage.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, 
shall--
            ``(1) review applicable procedures and requirements 
        relating to the security issues concerning screening and 
        examination of cargo and checked baggage to be placed on 
        flights involving intrastate, interstate, or foreign air 
        transportation that are in effect at the time of the review; 
        and
            ``(2) on the basis of that review, develop and implement 
        procedures and requirements that are more stringent than those 
        referred to in paragraph (1) for the screening and examination 
        of cargo and checked baggage to be placed on flights referred 
        to in that subparagraph, including procedures that ensure that 
        only personnel with unescorted access privileges have 
        unescorted access at the airport to--
                    ``(A) an aircraft;
                    ``(B) cargo or checked baggage that is loaded onto 
                an aircraft;
                    ``(C) a cargo hold on an aircraft before passengers 
                are loaded and after passengers debark;
                    ``(D) an aircraft servicing area; or
                    ``(E) a secured area of an airport.
    ``(c) Profiles for Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction Measures.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Administrator and appropriate officials of other Federal 
        agencies, shall develop and implement, a methodology to profile 
        the types of passengers, cargo, and air transportation that 
        present, or are most susceptible to, a significant degree of 
        risk with respect to aviation security.
            ``(2) Risk reduction measures.--In addition to developing 
        the methodology for profiles under paragraph (1), the 
        Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, shall 
        develop and implement measures to address sources that 
        contribute to a significant degree of risk with respect to 
        aviation security, including improved methods for matching and 
        searching luggage or other cargo.
    ``(d) Explosive Detection.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Administrator, in 
        accordance with this section, and section 44913, shall ensure 
        the deployment, by not later than the date specified in 
        subsection (j), of explosive detection equipment that 
        incorporates the best available technology for explosive 
        detection in airports--
                    ``(A) selected by the Secretary on the basis of 
                risk assessments; and
                    ``(B) covered under the plan under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Plan.--The deployment of explosive detection 
        equipment under paragraph (1) shall be carried out in 
        accordance with a plan prepared by the Secretary, in 
        consultation with the Administrator and other appropriate 
        officials of the Federal Government, to expedite the 
        installation and deployment of that equipment.
            ``(3) Report.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the 
                date of enactment of this section, and annually 
                thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Speaker 
of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the 
Senate a report on the deployment of explosive detection devices 
pursuant to the plan developed under paragraph (2).
                    ``(B) Treatment of classified information.--No 
                officer or employee of the Federal Government 
                (including any Member of Congress) may disclose to any 
                person other than another official of the Federal 
                Government in accordance with applicable Federal law, 
                any information in the report under subparagraph (A) 
                that is classified.
    ``(e) Enhanced Screening of Personnel.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Administrator, shall establish a program for enhancing the 
        screening of personnel of air carriers or contractors of air 
        carriers (or subcontractors thereof) who--
                    ``(A) in the course of their employment have--
                            ``(i) unescorted access privileges to--
                                    ``(I) an aircraft;
                                    ``(II) cargo or checked baggage 
                                that is loaded onto an aircraft;
                                    ``(III) a cargo hold on an 
                                aircraft; or
                                    ``(IV) an aircraft servicing area; 
                                or
                            ``(ii) security responsibilities that 
                        affect the access and passage of passengers or 
                        cargo in aircraft referred to in subparagraph 
                        (A); and
                    ``(B) any immediate supervisor of an individual 
                referred to in subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Training.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation 
                with the Administrator, shall--
                            ``(i) review regulations and standards 
                        relating to the training of personnel referred 
                        to in paragraph (1) that are in effect at the 
                        time of the review; and
                            ``(ii) on the basis of that review, 
                        prescribe such regulations and standards 
                        relating to minimum standards for training and 
                        certification as the Secretary determines to be 
                        appropriate.
                    ``(B) Prohibition.--The fact that an individual 
                received training in accordance with this paragraph may 
                not be used as a defense in any action involving the 
                negligence or intentional wrongdoing of that individual 
                in carrying out airline security or in the conduct of 
                intrastate, interstate, or foreign air transportation.
    ``(f) Performance-Based Measures.--The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Administrator, shall--
            ``(1) develop and implement, by the date specified in 
        subsection (j), performance-based measures for all security 
        functions covered under this section that are carried out by 
        personnel referred to in subsection (e)(1); and
            ``(2) require that air carriers and owners or operators of 
        airports that provide intrastate, interstate, or foreign air 
        transportation ensure that those measures are carried out.
    ``(g) Security Checks.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Administrator and other appropriate officers and employees of 
        the Federal Government, shall, require comprehensive employment 
        investigations to be conducted for any individual that is 
        employed, or commences employment, in a position described in 
        subsection (e)(1).
            ``(2) Criminal history check.--The employment 
        investigations referred to in paragraph (1) shall include 
        criminal history checks. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, a criminal history check may cover a period longer than 
        the 10-year period immediately preceding--
                    ``(A) the initial date of employment of an 
                individual by an employer; or
                    ``(B) the date on which a criminal history check is 
                conducted for an applicant for employment.
    ``(h) Administrative Actions.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
        Administrator, shall, as appropriate, specify appropriate 
        administrative actions or violations of this section or the 
        regulations prescribed under this section.
            ``(2) Orders.--The administrative actions referred to in 
        paragraph (1) may include an order by the Secretary requiring, 
        in accordance with applicable requirements of this subtitle and 
        any other applicable law--
                    ``(A) the closure of an airport gate or area that 
                the Secretary determines, on the basis of a risk 
                assessment or inspection conducted under this section, 
                should be secured in accordance with applicable 
                requirements of this subtitle; or
                    ``(B) the cancellation of a flight in intrastate, 
                interstate, or foreign air transportation.
            ``(3) Notification.--If the Secretary carries out an 
        administrative action under this subsection, the Secretary 
        shall provide public notice of that action, except in any case 
        in which the President determines that the disclosure of that 
        information would not be in the national security or foreign 
        policy interest of the United States.
    ``(i) Audits and Evaluations.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall require each air 
        carrier and airport that provides for intrastate, interstate, 
        or foreign air transportation to conduct periodic audits and 
        evaluations of the security systems of that air carrier or 
        airport.
            ``(2) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, each air 
        carrier and airport referred to in paragraph (1) shall submit 
        to the Secretary a report on the audits and evaluations 
        conducted by the air carrier or airport under this subsection.
            ``(3) Investigations.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
        the Administrator, shall conduct periodic and unannounced 
        inspections of security systems of airports and air carriers to 
        determine whether the air carriers and airports are in 
        compliance with the performance-based measures developed under 
        subsection (f). To the extent allowable by law, the Secretary 
        may provide for anonymous tests of the security systems 
        referred to in the preceding sentence.
    ``(j) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
Administrator and appropriate officers and employees of other Federal 
agencies, shall prescribe and implement such regulations as are 
necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(k) Modification of Existing Programs.--If the Secretary or the 
Administrator determines that a modification of a program in existence 
on the date specified in subsection (j) could be accomplished without 
prescribing regulations to meet the requirements of this section, the 
Secretary or the Administrator may make that modification in lieu of 
prescribing a regulation.
``Sec. 44917. Support for families of victims of transportation 
              disasters
    ``(a) In General.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The President shall establish, within 
        an appropriate Federal agency, an office to be known as the 
        Office of Family Advocate.
            ``(2) Standards of conduct.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The head of the Federal agency 
                specified in paragraph (1) (hereafter in this section 
                referred to as the ``agency head''), acting through the 
                Office of Family Advocate, shall develop standards of 
                conduct for informing and supporting families of 
                victims of accidents in air commerce and other 
                transportation accidents involving any other form of 
                transportation that is subject to the jurisdiction of 
                the Department of Transportation.
                    ``(B) Consultation.--In developing the standards 
                under this paragraph, the agency head shall consult 
                with--
                            ``(i) appropriate officers and employees of 
                        other Federal agencies;
                            ``(ii) representatives of families of 
                        victims of accidents in air commerce and other 
                        transportation accidents referred to in 
                        subparagraph (A);
                            ``(iii) individuals who are experts in 
                        psychology and trauma counseling; and
                            ``(iv) representatives of air carriers.
            ``(3) Third party involvement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The agency head, acting through 
                the Office of Family Advocate, shall provide for 
                counseling, support, and protection for the families of 
                victims of transportation accidents referred to in 
                paragraph (2)(A) by--
                            ``(i) consulting with a nongovernmental 
                        organization that the agency head determines to 
                        have appropriate experience and expertise; and
                            ``(ii) if appropriate, entering into an 
                        agreement with a nongovernmental organization 
                        or the head of another appropriate Federal 
                        agency (including the Director of the Federal 
                        Emergency Management Agency) to provide those 
                        services.
            ``(b) Passenger Information.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation 
        (hereafter in this section referred to as the `Secretary') 
        shall require each air carrier that provides intrastate, 
        interstate, or foreign air transportation to obtain, at the 
        time of purchase of passage, from each passenger that purchases 
        passage on a flight--
                    ``(A) the full name, address, and daytime and 
                evening telephone numbers of the passenger; and
                    ``(B) the full name and daytime and evening 
                telephone numbers of a contact person designated by the 
                passenger.
            ``(2) Requirement for air carriers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall require each 
                air carrier that provides intrastate, interstate, or 
                foreign air transportation to provide the information 
                obtained for a flight under paragraph (1) only--
                            ``(i) in the event of an accident in air 
                        commerce in which a serious injury or crime (as 
                        determined by the Secretary) or death occurs; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) in accordance with section 552a of 
                        title 5, United States Code.
                    ``(B) Provision of information.--In the event of an 
                accident in air commerce described in subparagraph (A), 
                if the flight involves--
                            ``(i) intrastate or interstate air 
                        transportation, the air carrier shall provide 
                        the information required to be submitted under 
                        subparagraph (A) not later than 3 hours after 
                        the accident occurs; or
                            ``(ii) foreign air transportation, the air 
                        carrier shall provide such information not 
                        later than 4 hours after the accident occurs.
``Sec. 44918 Exemption; fees
    ``(a) Exemption.--The regulations issued under sections 44916 and 
44917 shall be exempt from any requirement for a cost-benefit analysis 
under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision 
of Federal law.
    ``(b) Fees.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        shall determine, and adjust on an annual basis, a fee that 
        shall be assessed against each individual who purchases passage 
        on a flight in intrastate, interstate, or foreign air 
        transportation that is based on the estimated cost of carrying 
        out sections 44916 and 44917.
            ``(2) Limitation on amount.--The amount of a fee assessed 
        under this subsection shall not exceed $2 per flight, per 
        passenger.
            ``(3) Aviation security account.--
                    ``(A) In general.--There shall be established 
                within the Treasury of the United States, an Aviation 
                Security Account. The fees collected under this 
                subsection shall be deposited into that account.
                    ``(B) Use of funds in account.--The Secretary of 
                the Treasury shall make the funds in the account 
                available only to--
                            ``(i) the Secretary of Transportation for 
                        use by the Secretary in accordance with section 
                        44916; and
                            ``(ii) the agency head specified by the 
                        President under section 44917, for use by that 
                        agency head in accordance with that section.''.
    (b) Employment Investigations and Restrictions.--Section 
44936(b)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
``, in the 10-year period ending on the date of the investigation,''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter I of chapter 
449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new items:

``44916. Enhancement of aviation security.
``44917. Support for families of victims of transportation disasters.
``44918. Exemption; fees.''.


Output: Aviation Security Act of 1996 - Amends Federal aviation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to provide for the enhancement of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation security programs, including:  (1) the development of more stringent procedures for the screening of cargo and checked baggage; (2) the development of a methodology to profile the types of passengers, cargo, and air transportation that present a significant degree of risk to aviation security, including improved methods for matching and searching luggage or other cargo; (3) the deployment of explosive detection equipment in airports; (4) the establishment of a program for enhancing the screening and training of air carrier personnel (and subcontractors), including requiring employment security and criminal history checks on such personnel; and (5) the development of performance-based measures for all security functions covered by this Act. 
Directs the President to establish, within the appropriate Federal agency, the Office of Family Advocate, which shall develop standards of conduct for informing and supporting families of victims of aircraft accidents. 
Directs the Secretary to assess a fee against each airline passenger, which shall be deposited into a new Aviation Security Account, established by this Act to fund aviation security enhancement activities.