[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5316]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3046. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1035. PROHIBITION ON ACCESS BY CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS TO 
                   CERTAIN AREAS OF AIRPORTS.

       (a) Short Titles.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Secure Airports From Enemies Act'' or the ``SAFE Act''.
       (b) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 449 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 44930. Prohibition on certain access by certain 
       individuals

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `secured 
     area', `Security Identification Display Area', and `sterile 
     area' have the meanings given such terms in section 1540.5 of 
     title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
       ``(b) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
     Administration may not permit any access to the locations 
     specified in subsection (c) to any individual who is a 
     representative of, or acting on behalf of, a country 
     specified in subsection (d).
       ``(c) Locations Specified.--The locations specified in this 
     subsection are the following:
       ``(1) The secured area of an airport.
       ``(2) The Security Identification Display Area of an 
     airport.
       ``(3) The sterile area of an airport.
       ``(4) The air cargo area of an airport.
       ``(d) Countries Specified.--A country specified in this 
     subsection is a country the government of which the Secretary 
     of State determines, or has determined at any time during the 
     immediately preceding 3 years, has repeatedly provided 
     support for international terrorism pursuant to--
       ``(1) section 1754(c)(1)(A) of the Export Control Reform 
     Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 4813(c)(1)(A));
       ``(2) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2371);
       ``(3) section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2780); or
       ``(4) any other provision of law.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for 
     subchapter I of chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the following:

``44930. Prohibition on certain access by certain individuals.''.
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