[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2335 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2335

   To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
 Homeland Security to carry out a program to ensure fair treatment in 
the security screening of individuals with metal implants traveling in 
                          air transportation.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 7, 2009

 Mr. Oberstar (for himself and 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 title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
 Homeland Security to carry out a program to ensure fair treatment in 
the security screening of individuals with metal implants traveling in 
                          air transportation.

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

SECTION 1. SECURITY SCREENING OF INDIVIDUALS WITH METAL IMPLANTS 
              TRAVELING IN AIR TRANSPORTATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 44903(g) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) Security screening of individuals with metal 
        implants.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland 
                Security shall carry out a program to ensure fair 
                treatment in the screening of individuals with metal 
                implants traveling in air transportation.
                    ``(B) Purpose.--The purpose of the program shall be 
                to limit disruptions for individuals with metal 
                implants traveling in air transportation in a manner 
                that is consistent with aviation security needs.
                    ``(C) Program requirements.--In establishing the 
                program, the Secretary shall develop a travel 
                credential or system that incorporates biometric 
                technology and other applicable technologies to verify 
                the identity of an individual who has a metal implant.
                    ``(D) Procedures.--In establishing the program, the 
                Secretary shall develop procedures--
                            ``(i) to develop credentials to verify the 
                        identity of an individual who has a metal 
                        implant;
                            ``(ii) to resolve false matches and false 
                        nonmatches relating to the use of the travel 
                        credential or system;
                            ``(iii) to determine the method for 
                        issuance of the travel credential or system to 
                        individuals; and
                            ``(iv) to invalidate any credential or 
                        system issued to an individual under the 
                        program that is lost, stolen, or no longer 
                        authorized for use.
                    ``(E) Metal implant defined.--In this paragraph, 
                the term `metal implant' means a metal device or object 
                that has been surgically implanted or otherwise placed 
                in the body of an individual, including any metal 
                device used in a hip or knee replacement, metal plate, 
                metal screw, metal rod inside a bone, and other metal 
                orthopedic implants.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
establish the program required by the amendment made by subsection (a) 
and publish a description of the program in the Federal Register.
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