To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and acquire new technologies to inspect and screen air cargo on passenger aircraft to ensure transportation security, and for other purposes.

3.0.0 6247 2020-02-10T16:49:09Z 2020-02-10T16:49:09Z House H HR 2008-06-11 110 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm07 Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee Referred to 2008-09-29T15:47:27Z Referred to 2008-06-11T14:05:00Z 2008-09-29 hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 1 House committee actions Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 2764. Committee 2008-09-29 hshm07 Transportation and Maritime Security Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection. Committee 2008-06-11 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2008-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-06-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 N Transportation and Public Works Air cargo Airline passenger traffic Airlines Airports Aviation safety Crime and Law Enforcement Emergency Management Explosives Government Operations and Politics Government procurement Research and development Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Technological innovations Terrorism Transportation and Public Works

00 2008-06-11 Introduced in House 2008-09-11T21:21:28Z Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to research, develop, and procure new technologies to inspect and screen air cargo carried on passenger aircraft at the earliest date possible. Requires existing checked baggage explosive detection equipment and screeners to be used to screen air cargo carried on such aircraft to the greatest extent practicable at each airport until the new technologies are available.

Requires the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to work with air carriers and airports to increase incrementally each quarter the screening of air cargo carried on passenger aircraft.

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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and acquire new technologies to inspect and screen air cargo on passenger aircraft to ensure transportation security, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and acquire new technologies to inspect and screen air cargo on passenger aircraft to ensure transportation security, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and acquire new technologies to inspect and screen air cargo on passenger aircraft to ensure transportation security, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-06-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6247ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6247ih.xml 2008-09-29 Provisions of measure incorporated into H.R. 2764. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.