[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 190 (Monday, December 12, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8491-S8492]
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                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 1458. Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. Rockefeller, and Mr. Burr) 
proposed an amendment to the bill H.R. 1801, to amend title 49, United 
States Code, to provide for expedited security screenings for members 
of the Armed Forces; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     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 to 
     reduce passenger wait times;
       ``(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) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall affect the authority of the Assistant Secretary to 
     require additional screening of a member of the armed forces 
     if intelligence or law enforcement information indicates that 
     additional screening is necessary.
       ``(4) 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,

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     the Assistant Secretary shall implement the plan required by 
     this Act.

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