[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3071 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3071

To require reports to Congress related to airports that will not deploy 
    explosive detection systems by December 31, 2002, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 8, 2002

  Mr. Ensign introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To require reports to Congress related to airports that will not deploy 
    explosive detection systems by December 31, 2002, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. EXPLOSIVE DETECTION SYSTEMS.

    Section 44901(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Deadline.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the Under Secretary of 
                Transportation for Security determines that the 
                Transportation Security Administration is not able to 
                deploy explosive detection systems required to be 
                deployed under paragraph (1) at all airports where 
                explosive detection systems are required by December 
                31, 2002, then with respect to each airport for which 
                the Under Secretary makes that determination--
                            ``(i) the Under Secretary shall submit to 
                        the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                        Transportation and the House of Representatives 
                        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
                        a detailed plan (which may be submitted in 
                        classified form) for the deployment of the 
                        number of explosive detection systems at that 
                        airport necessary to meet the requirements of 
                        paragraph (1) as soon as practicable at that 
                        airport; and
                            ``(ii) the Under Secretary shall take all 
                        necessary action to ensure that alternative 
                        means of screening all checked baggage is 
                        implemented until the requirements of paragraph 
                        (1) have been met.
                    ``(B) Criteria for determination.--In making a 
                determination under subparagraph (A), the Under 
                Secretary shall take into account--
                            ``(i) the nature and extent of the required 
                        modifications to the airport's terminal 
                        buildings, and the technical, engineering, 
                        design and construction issues;
                            ``(ii) the need to ensure that such 
                        installations and modifications are effective; 
                        and
                            ``(iii) the feasibility and cost-
                        effectiveness of deploying explosive detection 
                        systems in the baggage sorting area or other 
                        non-public area rather than the lobby of an 
                        airport terminal building.
                    ``(C) Limitation.--The Under Secretary may not make 
                a determination under subparagraph (A) in the case of 
                more than 40 airports.
                    ``(D) Airport effort required.--Each airport with 
                respect to which the Under Secretary makes a 
                determination under subparagraph (A) shall--
                            ``(i) cooperate fully with the 
                        Transportation Security Administration with 
                        respect to screening checked baggage and 
                        changes to accommodate explosive detection 
                        systems; and
                            ``(ii) make security projects a priority 
                        for the obligation or expenditure of funds made 
                        available under chapter 417 or 471 until 
                        explosive detection systems required to be 
                        deployed under paragraph (1) have been deployed 
                        at that airport.
            ``(3) Reports.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Until the Transportation 
                Security Administration has met the requirements of 
                paragraph (1), the Under Secretary shall submit a 
                classified report every 30 days after the date of 
                enactment of the Aviation Security Improvement Act to 
                the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation and the House of Representatives 
                Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
                describing the progress made toward meeting such 
                requirements at each airport.
                    ``(B) Limit on number of reports.--The Under 
                Secretary shall submit reports for each airport until 
                the requirements of paragraph (1) have been met, but 
                may not submit more than 12 reports for any airport.''.
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