,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #chd  #aacth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#dhjb  ,report ,no4 #aac-eab  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june  
#e1 #bjad ,mr4 ,hudson introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,july #c1 #bjad ,additional sponsors3   
,mr4 ,richmond1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 and ,mr4 
,thompson of ,mississippi  ,july #c1    
#bjad ,reported with an amendment1      
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed       
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,june #e1
 #bjad  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve          
intergovernmental planning for and      
communication during security incidents 
at domestic airports1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,gerardo ,hernandez 
,airport ,security ,act of #bjad4  #b4  

,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7       
,assistant ,secretary ,the term         
,assistant ,secretary means the         
,assistant ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security 7,transportation ,security7 of
 the ,department of ,homeland ,security4
  7#b7 ,administration ,the term        
,administration means the               
,transportation ,security               
,administration4  #c4 ,security incident
 response at airports  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,assistant ,secretary shall1 in    
consultation with the ,administrator of 
the ,federal ,emergency ,management     
,agency1 conduct outreach to all        
airports in the ,united ,states at which
 the ,administration performs1 or       
oversees the implementation and         
performance of1 security measures1 and  
provide technical assistance as         
necessary1 to verify such airports have 
in place individualized working plans   
for responding to security incidents    
inside the perimeter of the airport1    
including active shooters1 acts of      

terrorism1 and incidents that target    
passenger-screening checkpoints4  7b7   
,types of plans ,such plans may include1
 but may not be limited to1 the         
following3  7#a7 ,a strategy for        
evacuating and providing care to persons
 inside the perimeter of the airport1   
with consideration given to the needs of
 persons with disabilities4  7#b7 ,a    
plan for establishing a unified command1
 including identification of staging    
areas for non-airport-specific law      
enforcement and fire response4  7#c7 ,a 
schedule for regular testing of         
communications equipment used to receive
 emergency calls4  7#d7 ,an evaluation  
of how emergency calls placed by persons
 inside the perimeter of the airport    
will reach airport police in an         
expeditious manner4  7#e7 ,a practiced  
method and plan to communicate with     
travelers and all other persons inside  
the perimeter of the airport4  7#f7 ,to 
the extent practicable1 a projected     
maximum timeframe for law enforcement   

response4  7#g7 ,a schedule of joint    
exercises and training to be conducted  
by the airport1 the ,administration1    
other stakeholders such as airport and  
airline tenants1 and any relevant law   
enforcement1 airport police1 fire1 and  
medical personnel4  7#h7 ,a schedule for
 producing after-action joint exercise  
reports to identify and determine how to
 improve security incident response     
capabilities4  7c7 ,report to congress  
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,assistant ,secretary shall report to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate on the   
findings from its outreach to airports  
under subsection 7a71 including an      
analysis of the level of preparedness   
such airports have to respond to        
security incidents1 including active    
shooters1 acts of terrorism1 and        
incidents that target                   

passenger-screening checkpoints4  #d4   
,disseminating information on best      
practices ,the ,assistant ,secretary    
shall--  7#a7 identify best practices   
that exist across airports for security 
incident planning1 management1 and      
training2 and  7#b7 establish a         
mechanism through which to share such   
best practices with other airport       
operators nationwide4  #e4              
,certification ,not later than #ij days 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 and annually thereafter1 the      
,assistant ,secretary shall certify in  
writing to the ,committee on ,homeland  
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate that all screening      
personnel have participated in practical
 training exercises for active shooter  
scenarios4  #f4 ,reimbursable agreements
 ,not later than #ij days after the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,assistant  
,secretary shall provide to the         

,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate an       
analysis of how the ,administration can 
use cost savings achieved through       
efficiencies to increase over the next  
#e fiscal years the funding available   
for checkpoint screening law enforcement
 support reimbursable agreements4  #g4  
,no additional authorization of         
appropriations ,no additional funds are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry  
out this ,act1 and this ,act shall be   
carried out using amounts otherwise     
available for such purpose4  #h4        
,interoperability review  7a7 ,in       
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of enactment of this ,act1 the 
,assistant ,secretary shall1 in         
consultation with the ,assistant        
,secretary of the ,office of            
,cybersecurity and ,communications1     
conduct a review of the interoperable   
communications capabilities of the law  

enforcement1 fire1 and medical personnel
 responsible for responding to a        
security incident1 including active     
shooter events1 acts of terrorism1 and  
incidents that target                   
passenger-screening checkpoints1 at all 
airports in the ,united ,states at which
 the ,administration performs1 or       
oversees the implementation and         
performance of1 security measures4  7b7 
,report ,not later than #cj days after  
the completion of the review1 the       
,assistant ,secretary shall report the  
findings of the review to the ,committee
 on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of
 ,representatives and the ,committee on 
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate4  ,july #c1 #bjad       
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed