3.0.0 3289 2023-01-11T13:33:35Z 2023-01-11T13:33:35Z Senate S 2016-09-06 114 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-09-06T23:06:08Z Cuban Airport Security Act of 2016 114 5728 HR 2016-09-13 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Related bill CRS 2016-09-06 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2016-09-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL N M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2016-09-06 True Transportation and Public Works 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 Transportation and Public Works 00 2016-09-06 Introduced in Senate 2017-02-13T14:29:20Z 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 Cuban airports that: (1) are served by U.S. aircraft operators, or (2) serve as last point of departure locations for foreign air carriers. 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: (1) the required report and audit have been submitted, (2) the required agreements have been established, and (3) specified hiring and training requirements have been met.

DHS, rather than the Department of Transportation, shall: (1) assess the effectiveness of security standards at foreign airports, and (2) take other specified actions if an airport fails to maintain effective security measures.

]]> Cuban Airport Security Act of 2016 Display Title Cuban Airport Security Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Cuban Airport Security Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit scheduled passenger air transportation between the United States and Cuba until a study has been completed regarding security measures and equipment at Cuba's airports and certain agreements have been established with the Government of Cuba, to amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the role of the Secretary of Homeland Security regarding security standards at foreign airports, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3289is/xml/BILLS-114s3289is.xml 2016-09-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.