[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4442 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4442

  To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a study and 
    submit a report to Congress on the use of explosives detection 
      technologies in air transportation, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 13, 2010

Mr. Braley of Iowa 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 conduct a study and 
    submit a report to Congress on the use of explosives detection 
      technologies in air transportation, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect the Lives of Americans Now 
through Enhanced Screening Act of 2010'' or the ``PLANES Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE USE OF EXPLOSIVES DETECTION 
              TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct a 
study on the following:
            (1) The use of explosives detection technologies, including 
        whole-body imaging technology, explosives trace detection 
        technology, and explosives detection canine teams, for 
        screening cargo, passenger checked and carry-on baggage, and 
        passengers with respect to all aircraft operated by an air 
        carrier or foreign air carrier in air transportation or 
        intrastate air transportation.
            (2) The effectiveness of such explosives detection 
        technologies.
            (3) Privacy concerns and privacy protection activities 
        relating to such explosives detection technologies.
            (4) Strategies for and obstacles to rapidly increasing and 
        enhancing the use of such explosives detection technologies.
            (5) The potential for using explosives trace detection 
        technologies, including technologies other than explosives 
        trace portals, for screening passengers.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a 
report comprised of the following:
            (1) The results of the study conducted under subsection 
        (a).
            (2) A plan to rapidly increase and enhance the use of 
        explosives detection technologies for screening cargo, 
        passenger checked and carry-on baggage, and passengers with 
        respect to all aircraft operated by an air carrier or foreign 
        air carrier in air transportation or intrastate air 
        transportation.
            (3) A plan to ensure that explosives detection technologies 
        are rapidly deployed and used in a manner that provides, with 
        respect to all foreign air transportation, protection equal to 
        or exceeding the protection provided with respect to interstate 
        air transportation.
    (c) Transportation Security Administration Involvement.--In 
carrying out the requirements under this section, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall act through the Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security (Transportation Security Administration).
    (d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``air carrier'', ``air 
transportation'', ``aircraft'', ``cargo'', ``foreign air carrier'', 
``foreign air transportation'', ``interstate air transportation'', and 
``intrastate air transportation'' have the meanings given such terms in 
section 40102 of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 3. EXPLOSIVES DETECTION CANINE TEAMS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that--
            (1) each commercial service airport in the United States 
        has at least one explosives detection canine team for purposes 
        of enhancing aviation security; and
            (2) a sufficient number of canine detection teams are 
        deployed for purposes of meeting the 100 percent air cargo 
        screening requirement under section 44901(g) of title 49, 
        United States Code.
    (b) Commercial Service Airport Defined.--In this section, the term 
``commercial service airport'' has the meaning given such term in 
section 47102(7) of title 49, United States Code.
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