[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6606 Introduced in House (IH)]
110th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6606
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to impose requirements for
the improvement of security camera and video surveillance systems at
certain airports, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 24, 2008
Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to impose requirements for
the improvement of security camera and video surveillance systems at
certain airports, 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. AIRPORT SECURITY CAMERA AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS.
(a) Modification of Airport Security Programs.--The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall require the operator of a category X or
category 1 airport, as designated by the Transportation Security
Administration, to modify the airport security program of the airport
to meet the requirements of subsection (b).
(b) Requirements for Security Camera and Video Surveillance
Systems.--The airport security program of a category X or category 1
airport shall provide for the following:
(1) Each security camera and video surveillance system at
the airport, including cameras and systems for control points
into and out of the airport perimeter, public areas, and all
points of secured areas (including air operations areas, secure
identification display areas, and sterile areas), shall be
connected to an operating analog or digital video recording
system and storage device.
(2) All public access areas of the airport, both secure and
non-secure, shall be monitored by security cameras.
(3) The airport shall have in effect a data retention
policy under which the airport, at a minimum--
(A) retains all full-screen images at 30 frames per
second for 3 days per camera for each camera and video
surveillance system at the airport; and
(B) retains such images at 5 frames per second for
7 additional days.
(4) The airport shall have sufficient digital or analog
storage capacity to meet the requirements of the data retention
policy described in paragraph (3).
(5) The airport shall, to the extent practicable, use
motion-detection activation of recording, and other appropriate
technologies, at remote locations of the airport.
(6) The airport shall have in effect consistent, valid, and
verifiable procedures for controlling access to and
authenticating digitally-stored imagery.
(7) The airport shall not remove or deactivate a security
camera that was installed under the airport's most recent
airport security program, as approved before the date of
enactment of this Act, without the approval of the Secretary
(or the Secretary's designee).
(c) Deadlines.--
(1) Modification of airport security programs.--Not later
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each
airport operator that is required to modify an airport security
program under this section shall submit the required
modifications to the Secretary (or the Secretary's designee)
for approval.
(2) Compliance with airport security program
modifications.--The Secretary shall require an airport operator
to be in full compliance with the modifications not later than
the 545th day following the date of approval of the
modifications.
(d) Limitation on Use of Images From Security Cameras and Video
Surveillance Systems.--An image from a security camera or video
surveillance system at an airport required under this section may not
be used against an individual who is employed at the airport in a
disciplinary matter pertaining to the individual's employment. This
subsection does not preclude the use of such an image for criminal
investigation purposes or as evidence for the prosecution of criminal
acts.
(e) Implementation by Transportation Security Administration.--The
Secretary shall carry out this section acting through the Assistant
Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security
Administration).
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