[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4373 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4373

 To ensure the safety of passengers aboard aircraft that also carries 
                                 cargo.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 17, 2005

 Mr. Markey (for himself and Mr. Shays) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To ensure the safety of passengers aboard aircraft that also carries 
                                 cargo.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Skies Cargo Inspection Act''.

SEC. 2. INSPECTION OF CARGO CARRIED ABOARD PASSENGER AIRCRAFT.

    Section 44901 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections ``(g)'' and ``(h)'' as 
        subsections ``(h)'' and ``(i)'', respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
    ``(g) Air Cargo on Passenger Aircraft.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
        establish a system to inspect all cargo transported on 
        passenger aircraft to ensure the security of all passenger 
        aircraft carrying cargo operated by an air carrier or foreign 
        air carrier in air transportation or intrastate air 
        transportation.
            ``(2) Minimum standards.--The system referred to in 
        paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, require that--
                    ``(A) equipment, technology, and personnel meets 
                the same standards established to inspect passenger 
                baggage;
                    ``(B) one-third of cargo carried on passenger 
                aircraft is inspected before Thanksgiving Day of the 
                first year after the date of enactment of this 
                subsection;
                    ``(C) two-thirds of cargo carried on passenger 
                aircraft is inspected before Thanksgiving Day of the 
                second year after the date of enactment of this 
                subsection; and
                    ``(D) all cargo carried on passenger aircraft is 
                inspected before Thanksgiving Day of the third year 
                after the date of enactment of this subsection.''.
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