[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6247 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6247

 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of 
 Homeland Security to develop and acquire new technologies to inspect 
  and screen air cargo on passenger aircraft to ensure transportation 
                   security, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 11, 2008

 Mr. Thompson of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of 
 Homeland Security to develop and acquire new technologies to inspect 
  and screen air cargo on passenger aircraft to ensure transportation 
                   security, 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. AIR CARGO SECURITY SCREENING.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle C of title IV of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``SEC. 432. AIR CARGO SECURITY SCREENING.

    ``(a) Research, Development, and Procurement of New Technologies.--
The Secretary shall research, develop, and procure new technologies to 
inspect and screen air cargo carried on passenger aircraft at the 
earliest date possible.
    ``(b) Use of Existing Checked Baggage Explosive Detection Equipment 
and Screeners.--Existing checked baggage explosive detection equipment 
and screeners shall be utilized to screen air cargo carried on 
passenger aircraft to the greatest extent practicable at each airport 
until technologies developed under subsection (a) are available.
    ``(c) Activities To Ensure Increases in Cargo Inspections.--The 
Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security 
Administration) shall work with air carriers and airports to ensure 
that the screening of cargo carried on passenger aircraft, as defined 
in section 44901(g)(5) of title 49, United States Code, increases 
incrementally each quarter.
    ``(d) Quarterly Report.--Not later than 45 days after the last day 
of each quarter of a fiscal year, the Assistant Secretary shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report on air cargo inspection statistics by airport and air 
carrier detailing the incremental progress being made to meet the 
requirements of section 44901(g)(2) of title 49, United States Code.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents contained in section 
1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 431 the following:

``Sec. 432. Air cargo security screening.''.
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