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This Act may be cited as the ''Aviation Security Stakeholder
Participation Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

(a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 449 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 44946. Aviation Security Advisory Committee
''(a) Establishment.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish
within the Transportation Security Administration an advisory committee
to be known as the Aviation Security Advisory Committee.
''(b) Duties.--
''(1) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall be
consulted by and advise the Assistant Secretary on aviation
security matters, including the development and implementation
of policies, programs, rulemaking, and security directives
pertaining to aviation security.
''(2) Recommendations.--
''(A) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall
develop, at the request of the Assistant Secretary,
recommendations for improvements to aviation security.
''(B) Recommendations of working groups.--
Recommendations agreed upon by the working groups
established under this section shall be approved by the
Advisory Committee for transmission to the Assistant
Secretary.
''(3) Periodic reports.--The Advisory Committee shall
periodically submit to the Assistant Secretary--
''(A) reports on matters identified by the
Assistant Secretary; and
''(B) reports on other matters identified by a
majority of the members of the Advisory Committee.
''(4) Annual report.--The Advisory Committee shall submit
to the Assistant Secretary an annual report providing
information on the activities, findings, and recommendations of
the Advisory Committee, including its working groups, for the
preceding year.
''(c) Membership.--
''(1) Appointment.--
''(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant
Secretary shall appoint the members of the Advisory
Committee.
''(B) Composition.--The membership shall consist of
individuals representing not more than 27 member
organizations. Each organization shall be represented
by one individual (or the individual's designee).
''(C) Representation.--The membership shall include
representatives of air carriers, all cargo air
transportation, indirect air carriers, labor
organizations representing air carrier employees,
aircraft manufacturers, airport operators, general
aviation, privacy, the travel industry, and the
aviation technology security industry, including
biometrics.
''(2) Removal.--The Assistant Secretary may review the
participation of a member of the Advisory Committee and remove
the member for cause at any time.
''(3) Prohibition on compensation.--The members of the
Advisory Committee shall not receive pay, allowances, or
benefits from the Government by reason of their service on the
Advisory Committee.
''(4) Meetings.--The Assistant Secretary shall require the
Advisory Committee to meet at least semiannually and may
convene additional meetings as necessary.
''(d) Air Cargo Security Working Group.--
''(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish
within the Advisory Committee an air cargo security working
group to provide recommendations on air cargo security issues,
including the implementation of the air cargo security programs
established by the Transportation Security Administration to
screen air cargo on passenger aircraft and all-cargo aircraft
in accordance with established cargo screening mandates.
''(2) Meetings and reporting.--The working group shall meet
at least quarterly and submit information, including
recommendations, regarding air cargo security to the Advisory
Committee for inclusion in the annual report. The submissions
shall include recommendations to improve the Administration's
cargo security initiatives established to meet the requirements
of section 44901(g).
''(3) Membership.--The working group shall--
''(A) include members of the Advisory Committee
with expertise in air cargo operations; and
''(B) be cochaired by a Government and industry
official.
''(e) General Aviation Security Working Group.--
''(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish
within the Advisory Committee a general aviation working group
to provide recommendations on transportation security issues
for general aviation facilities, general aviation aircraft, and
helicopter operations at general aviation and commercial
service airports.
''(2) Meetings and reporting.--The working group shall meet
at least quarterly and submit information, including
recommendations, regarding aviation security at general
aviation airports to the Advisory Committee for inclusion in
the annual report.
''(3) Membership.--The working group shall--
''(A) include members of the Advisory Committee
with expertise in general aviation; and
''(B) be cochaired by a Government and industry
official.
''(f) Perimeter Security Working Group.--
''(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish
within the Advisory Committee an airport perimeter security
working group to provide recommendations on airport perimeter
security and access control issues.
''(2) Meetings and reporting.--The working group shall meet
at least quarterly and submit information, including
recommendations, regarding improving perimeter security and
access control procedures at commercial service and general
aviation airports to the Advisory Committee for inclusion in
the annual report.
''(3) Membership.--The working group shall--
''(A) include members of the Advisory Committee
with expertise in airport perimeter security and access
control issues; and
''(B) be cochaired by a Government and industry
official.
''(g) Nonapplicability of FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Advisory Committee or its
working groups.
''(h) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions
apply:
''(1) Advisory committee.--The term 'Advisory Committee'
means the Aviation Security Advisory Committee to be
established under subsection (a).
''(2) Annual report.--The term 'annual report' means the
annual report required under subsection (a).
''(3) Assistant secretary.--The term 'Assistant Secretary'
means the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Transportation Security Administration).
''(4) Perimeter security.--The term 'perimeter security'--
''(A) means procedures or systems to monitor,
secure, and prevent unauthorized access to an airport,
including its airfield and terminal; and
''(B) includes the fence area surrounding an
airport, access gates, and access controls.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such subchapter is
amended by adding at the end the following:

''44946. Aviation Security Advisory Committee.''.

Passed the House of Representatives June 28, 2012.

Attest:

KAREN L. HAAS,

Clerk.
Student:
Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2012 - 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 27 member organizations, including air carriers, all cargo air transportation, indirect air carriers, labor organizations representing air carrier employees, aircraft manufacturers, airport operators, general aviation, privacy, the travel industry, and the aviation technology security industry, including biometrics. Establishes within the Advisory Committee: (1) an air cargo security working group, (2) a general aviation working group, and (3) an airport perimeter security working group.