,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cdhd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ad1 #bjac,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,grayson1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 and ,mr4 ,conyers7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and in addition to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit certain individuals from possessing a firearm in an airport1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,airport ,security ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,prohibition of possession of firearms at airports 7a7 ,program ,to prohibit possession ,section #ddijc of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7n7 ,program ,to prohibit possession of firearms at airports 7#a7 ,establishment ,the ,assistant ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7,transportation ,security ,administration7 shall establish and carry out a program to prohibit1 except as provided in paragraph 7#c71 any individual from possessing a firearm at a covered airport1 including any individual who enters the airport1 or who exits public transportation at the airport1 for the following purposes3 7,a7 ,air travel4 7,b7 ,meeting another individual4 7,c7 ,picking up cargo4 7,d7 ,employment at the airport4 7#b7 ,requirements for airport operators ,in carrying out the program established under paragraph 7#a71 the ,assistant ,secretary shall require each airport operator to-- 7,a7 conspicuously display notices summarizing the program-- 7i7 at each entrance to the airport2 and 7ii7 in such form1 and containing such information1 as the ,assistant ,secretary shall by regulation prescribe2 and 7,b7 require law enforcement personnel to-- 7i7 monitor the airport to prevent violations of paragraph 7#a72 and 7ii7 escort any individual described in paragraph 7#c77;,b77ii7 who is discovered by such personnel to be in possession of a firearm referred to in paragraph 7#c77;,b77i71 to ensure that such individual continues to be excepted from paragraph 7#a7 by reason of paragraph 7#c77;,b74 7#c7 ,exceptions ,the following individuals shall not be prohibited by paragraph 7#a7 from possessing a firearm under such paragraph3 7,a7 ,individuals authorized to carry a firearm ,an individual who1 by regulation1 is authorized by the ,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration or the ,assistant ,secretary to carry a firearm at the covered airport4 7,b7 ,travelers ,an individual who possesses a firearm1 if-- 7i7 the firearm is unloaded1 carried in a hard-sided container that is locked1 and the key or combination to the lock is in the exclusive possession of the individual2 and 7ii7 the individual-- 7,i7 is carrying a ticket in the name of the individual for a flight that is scheduled for departure from the covered airport within #bd hours or that has arrived at the airport within the preceding #bd hours2 or 7,,ii7 communicates the intention to obtain a ticket for departure referred to in subclause 7,i7 at the covered airport and obtains and carries such ticket or does not obtain such ticket for a compelling reason4 7,c7 ,individuals shipping firearms ,an individual who possesses a firearm in a capacity relating to the shipment of the firearm in air commerce and who1 by regulation1 is authorized by the ,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration or the ,assistant ,secretary to possess the firearm at the covered airport in such capacity4 7,d7 ,law enforcement officers ,an on-duty law enforcement officer of a ,state or political subdivision of a ,state1 or an officer or employee of the ,federal ,government1 who is authorized to carry a firearm4 7,e7 ,certain individuals on public transportation ,an individual passing through an airport on public transportation4 7,f7 ,additional authorized individuals ,an individual who is otherwise authorized by the ,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration or the ,assistant ,secretary to possess a firearm at a covered airport4 7#d7 ,issuance of regulations ,not later than one year after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7,transportation ,security ,administration7 shall issue regulations to carry out this subsection4 7#e7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,airport ,the term airport means an airport and any appurtenant building or area that is related to the operation of the airport1 including a building or area on the site of the airport designed to-- 7i7 receive passengers or cargo before or after a flight2 or 7ii7 facilitate arrival at or departure from the airport1 including-- 7,i7 a road or section of road used primarily for arrival at or departure from the airport2 7,,ii7 an airport parking area2 and 7,,iii7 a public transportation stop4 7,b7 ,airport operator ,the term airport operator means the operator of a covered airport4 7,c7 ,assistant ,secretary ,the term ,assistant ,secretary means the ,assistant ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7,transportation ,security ,administration74 7,d7 ,covered airport ,the term covered airport means an airport that in the preceding fiscal year received an amount allocated or apportioned under chapter #dga4 7,e7 ,firearm ,the term firearm has the meaning given the term in section #iba7;a77#c7 of title #ah4 7,f7 ,public transportation ,the term public transportation means a conveyance that provides regular and continuing general or special transportation to the public4 4 7b7 ,criminal penalty for possession 7#a7 ,in general ,chapter #dd of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new section3 #icb4 ,possession of firearms at airports 7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subsection 7b71 an individual who knowingly possesses a firearm at a covered airport shall be fined under this title1 imprisoned not more than #aj years1 or both4 7b7 ,exceptions ,subsection 7a7 shall not apply to an individual described in section #ddijc7n77#c7 of title #di4 7c7 ,definition of covered airport ,in this section1 the term covered airport has the meaning given the term in section #ddijc7n77#e77;,d7 of title #di4 4 7#b7 ,effective date ,the amendment made by paragraph 7#a7 shall take effect on the date that is #cj days after the date on which the ,assistant ,secretary of ,homeland ,security 7,transportation ,security ,administration7 has issued regulations pursuant to section #ddijc7n77#d7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code 7as added by subsection 7a774 7#c7 ,conforming amendment ,the table of sections for chapter #dd of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new item3 #icb4 ,possession of firearms at airports4 4