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S 1095 IS
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1095
To require airports to screen all individuals with access to the secure areas of an airport upon arrival.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 12, 2007
Mr. SCHUMER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To require airports to screen all individuals with access to the secure areas of an airport upon arrival.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
SEC. 2. AIRPORT EMPLOYEE AND CONTRACTOR SCREENING.
(a) Screening Air Carrier Employees- Section 44901 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting `, air carrier employees,' after `passengers'; and
(2) in subsection (b), by inserting `, air carrier employees,' after `passengers'.
(b) Screening Employees With Access to Secured Areas- Section 44903(h)(4)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting `(including airport and air carrier employees, contractors, and vendors)' after `individuals'.
SEC. 3. AIRPORT SCREENING PLANS.
Section 44903(h) 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) AIRPORT SCREENING PLANS-
`(A) LARGE HUB AIRPORTS- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Airport Security Enhancement Act of 2007, the head of each large hub airport shall submit a plan for comprehensive screening of all individuals entering the secure area of such airport to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.
`(B) MEDIUM HUB AIRPORTS- Not later than September 30, 2008, the head of each medium hub airport shall submit a plan for comprehensive screening of all individuals entering the secure area of such airport to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.
`(C) SMALL HUB AIRPORTS- Not later than September 30, 2009, the head of each small hub airport shall submit a plan for comprehensive screening of all individuals entering the secure area of such airport to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.
`(D) NONHUB AIRPORTS- Not later than September 30, 2010, the head of each nonhub airport shall submit a plan for comprehensive screening of all individuals entering the secure area of such airport to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.
`(E) IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANS- Not later than 60 days after the submission of a comprehensive screening plan for an airport under this paragraph, the plan shall be implemented at such airport.'.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
U.S. Congress - Text of S.1095 as Introduced in Senate Airport Security Enhancement Act of 2007
