[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1954 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1954

    To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for expedited 
          security screenings for members of the Armed Forces.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 7, 2011

    Mrs. Hutchison (for herself and Mr. Rockefeller) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                 Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for expedited 
          security screenings for members of the Armed Forces.

    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 ``Risk-Based Security Screening for 
Members of the Armed Forces Act''.

SEC. 2. SECURITY SCREENING FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Section 44903 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(m) Security Screening for Members of the Armed Forces.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
        Security (Transportation Security Administration), in 
        consultation with the Department of Defense, shall develop and 
        implement a plan to provide expedited security screening 
        services for a member of the armed forces, and, to the extent 
        possible, any accompanying family member, if the member of the 
        armed forces, while in uniform, presents documentation 
        indicating official orders for air transportation departing 
        from a primary airport (as defined in section 47102).
            ``(2) Protocols.--In developing the plan, the Assistant 
        Secretary shall consider--
                    ``(A) leveraging existing security screening models 
                used by airports and air carriers to reduce passenger 
                wait times before entering a security screening 
                checkpoint;
                    ``(B) establishing standard guidelines for the 
                screening of military uniform items, including combat 
                boots; and
                    ``(C) incorporating any new screening protocols 
                into an existing trusted passenger program, as 
                established pursuant to section 109(a)(3) of the 
                Aviation and Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 114 
                note), or into the development of any new credential or 
                system that incorporates biometric technology and other 
                applicable technologies to verify the identity of 
                individuals traveling in air transportation.
            ``(3) Report to congress.--The Assistant Secretary shall 
        submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
        the implementation of the plan.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall implement the plan 
required by this Act.
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