[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 728 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 728

To reimburse the airline industry for homeland security costs, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 27, 2003

 Mr. Coleman (for himself, Mr. Stevens, and Mr. Dayton) 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 reimburse the airline industry for homeland security costs, 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. AVIATION INSURANCE.

    (a) Authority.--Section 44302(a)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''.
    (b) Extension of Policies.--Section 44302(f)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ``August 31, 2003, and may extend 
through December 31, 2003,'' and inserting ``December 31, 2007,''.
    (c) Coverage.--Section 44303 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``In general.--'' and 
        inserting ``In General.--''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by striking ``during the period beginning on'' 
                and inserting ``on or after''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and ending on December 31, 
                2003,''.
    (d) Termination Date.--Section 44310 of title 49, United States 
Code, and the item relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 
443 are repealed.

SEC. 2. REIMBURSEMENT OF AIR CARRIERS FOR CERTAIN SCREENING AND RELATED 
              ACTIVITIES.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security shall reimburse air carriers and 
airports for the following:
            (1) All screening and related activities that the air 
        carriers or airports perform or are responsible for performing, 
        including--
                    (A) the screening of catering supplies;
                    (B) checking documents at security checkpoints;
                    (C) screening of passengers; and
                    (D) screening of persons with access to aircraft.
            (2) The provision of space and facilities used to perform 
        screening functions and other space used by the Transportation 
        Security Administration.

SEC. 3. REIMBURSEMENT OF AIR CARRIERS FOR FORTIFYING COCKPIT DOOR.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security shall reimburse air carriers for 
the cost of fortifying cockpit doors in accordance with section 
48301(b) of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 4. REIMBURSEMENT OF STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    The Secretary of Homeland Security shall reimburse State and local 
law enforcement and airport police for complying with any directives to 
provide security for air carriers or at airports.

SEC. 5. REIMBURSEMENT FOR AIR MARSHAL TRANSPORTATION.

    Section 44917(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking paragraphs (4) and (5), and inserting the following:
            ``(4) shall require air carriers providing flights 
        described in paragraph (1) to provide seating for a Federal air 
        marshal on any such flight without regard to the availability 
        of seats on the flight at the lowest possible airfare available 
        for such flight at the time of booking;
            ``(5) may require air carriers to provide, on a space-
        available basis, to an off-duty Federal air marshal a seat on a 
        flight to the airport nearest the marshal's home at the lowest 
        possible airfare available for such flight if the marshal is 
        traveling to that airport after completing his or her security 
        duties;''.

SEC. 6. MORATORIUM ON SECURITY SERVICE FEE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the security fees 
imposed under section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, shall not 
apply for the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act and the costs of providing civil aviation security services shall 
be reimbursed by the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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