[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4607 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4607

                To ensure passenger safety at airports.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 16, 2005

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

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                                 A BILL


 
                To ensure passenger safety at airports.

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

SECTION 1. AIRPORT SAFETY.

    The Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation 
Security Administration) shall not increase the number of random body 
searches or modify the list of items prohibited from being carried 
aboard a passenger aircraft operated by an air carrier or foreign air 
carrier in air transportation or intrastate air transportation set 
forth in section 1540 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, so as 
to permit any item contained on the list as of December 1, 2005, to be 
carried aboard a passenger aircraft until--
            (1) each high risk airport, as determined by the Assistant 
        Secretary, is equipped with and using walk through explosive 
        detection equipment at security checkpoints;
            (2) the Assistant Secretary conducts a security-risk 
        assessment of common items that may be carried aboard a 
        passenger aircraft for their potential use in a terrorist 
        incident;
            (3) the Assistant Secretary develops standards for the 
        inclusion or removal of items assessed under paragraph (2) on 
        the list of prohibited items based on the level of risk 
        determined under such paragraph;
            (4) the Assistant Secretary develops guidelines, based on 
        the risk or threat of a terrorist incident, to determine when a 
        body search is warranted; and
            (5) the Assistant Secretary submits a report to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs 
        of the Senate regarding the assessment, standards, and 
        guidelines described in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), 
        respectively.
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