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I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4177 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 14, 2007 Mr. Kirk (for himself, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Roskam, and Mr. LaHood) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to designate Federal special security zones at airports, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Airport Security Enhancement Act of 2007.

2.

Federal special security zones at airports

(a)

In general

Section 44903 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (m)

Federal special security zones

(1)

Designation

The Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) may designate an area of an airport described in subsection (c) as a Federal Special Security Zone if the Assistant Secretary determines that maintaining restricted access to the area in accordance with the requirements of this subsection is critical to transportation security. (2)

Included areas

Areas designated as Federal Special Security Zones under paragraph (1) may include tarmacs, aircraft, baggage handling areas, baggage loading areas, and such other areas as the Assistant Secretary determines appropriate. (3)

Restricted access

(A)

In general

The Assistant Secretary shall implement procedures to allow access to an area designated as a Federal Special Security Zone under paragraph (1) only to an individual who requires access to the area for employment purposes and who has obtained a badge from the Assistant Secretary authorizing access to the area. (B)

Eligibility for badges

The Assistant Secretary may issue a badge to an individual allowing access to an area designated as a Federal special security zone under paragraph (1) only if— (i)the individual is— (I)a national of the United States, as defined in paragraph (22) of section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)); or (II)an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, as defined in paragraph (20) of such section; (ii)the individual has a valid social security account number that applies only to the individual; and (iii)the eligibility of the individual for employment has been verified under the basic pilot program described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note). (C)

Limitation

A badge or other credential issued by a State or political subdivision of a State may not be used to gain access to an area designated as a Federal special security zone under paragraph (1). .