#aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #dfih  ,,an ,,act  ,to enhance      
aviation by requiring airport security  
assessments and a security coordination 
enhancement plan1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,securing ,aviation 
from ,foreign ,entry ,points and        
,guarding ,airports ,through ,enhanced  
,security ,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,last     
point of departure airport security     
assessment  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration shall conduct 
a comprehensive security risk assessment
 of all last point of departure airports
 with nonstop flights to the ,united    
,states4  7b7 ,contents ,the security   
risk assessment required under          
subsection 7a7 shall include            
consideration of the following3 7#a7    
,the level of coordination and          
cooperation between the ,transportation 

,security ,administration and the       
foreign government of the country in    
which the last point of departure       
airport with nonstop flights to the     
,united ,states is located4  7#b7 ,the  
intelligence and threat mitigation      
capabilities of the country in which    
such airport is located4  7#c7 ,the     
number of known or suspected terrorists 
annually transiting through such        
airport4  7#d7 ,the passenger security  
screening practices1 capabilities1 and  
capacity of such airport4  7#e7 ,the    
security vetting undergone by aviation  
workers at such airport4  7#f7 ,the     
access controls utilized by such airport
 to limit to authorized personnel access
 to secure and sterile areas of such    
airports4  7#g7 ,the degree to which the
 government of the country in which such
 airport is located mandates1           
encourages1 or prohibits the collection1
 analysis1 or sharing of passenger name 
records4  #c4 ,security coordination    
enhancement plan  7a7 ,in general ,not  

later than #bdj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration shall submit  
to ,congress and the ,government        
,accountability ,office a plan-- 7#a7 to
 enhance and bolster security           
collaboration1 coordination1 and        
information sharing relating to securing
 international-inbound aviation between 
the ,united ,states and domestic and    
foreign partners1 including ,u4,s4      
,customs and ,border ,protection1       
foreign government entities1 passenger  
air carriers1 cargo air carriers1 and   
,united ,states ,government entities1 in
 order to enhance security capabilities 
at foreign airports1 including airports 
that may not have nonstop flights to the
 ,united ,states but are nonetheless    
determined by the ,administrator to be  
high risk2 and  7#b7 that includes an   
assessment of the ability of the        
,administration to enter into a mutual  
agreement with a foreign government     

entity that permits ,administration     
representatives to conduct without prior
 notice inspections of foreign airports4
  7b7 ,,gao review ,not later than #ahj 
days after the submission of the plan   
required under subsection 7a71 the      
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall review the efforts1       
capabilities1 and effectiveness of the  
,transportation ,security               
,administration to enhance security     
capabilities at foreign airports and    
determine if the implementation of such 
efforts and capabilities effectively    
secures international-inbound aviation4 
#d4 ,workforce assessment ,not later    
than #bgj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration shall submit  
to ,congress a comprehensive workforce  
assessment of all ,administration       
personnel within the ,office of ,global 
,strategies of the ,administration or   
whose primary professional duties       

contribute to the ,administration's     
global efforts to secure transportation 
security1 including a review of whether 
such personnel are assigned in a        
risk-based1 intelligence-driven manner4 
#e4 ,donation of screening equipment to 
protect the united states  7a7 ,in      
general ,the ,administrator of the      
,transportation ,security               
,administration is authorized to donate 
security screening equipment to a       
foreign last point of departure airport 
operator if such equipment can be       
reasonably expected to mitigate a       
specific vulnerability to the security  
of the ,united ,states or ,united       
,states citizens4  7b7 ,report ,not     
later than #cj days before any donation 
of security screening equipment pursuant
 to subsection 7a71 the ,administrator  
of the ,transportation ,security        
,administration shall provide to the    
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   

,governmental ,affairs and the          
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a        
detailed written explanation of the     
following3 7#a7 ,the specific           
vulnerability to the ,united ,states or 
,united ,states citizens that will be   
mitigated by such donation4  7#b7 ,an   
explanation as to why the recipient of  
such donation is unable or unwilling to 
purchase security screening equipment to
 mitigate such vulnerability4  7#c7 ,an 
evacuation plan for sensitive           
technologies in case of emergency or    
instability in the country to which such
 donation is being made4  7#d7 ,how the 
,administrator will ensure the security 
screening equipment that is being       
donated is used and maintained over the 
course of its life by the recipient4    
7#e7 ,the total dollar value of such    
donation4  #f4 ,national cargo security 
program  7a7 ,in general ,the           
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration may evaluate  

foreign countries' air cargo security   
programs to determine whether such      
programs provide a level of security    
commensurate with the level of security 
required by ,united ,states air cargo   
security programs4  7b7 ,approval and   
recognition  7#a7 ,in general ,if the   
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration determines    
that a foreign country's air cargo      
security program evaluated under        
subsection 7a7 provides a level of      
security commensurate with the level of 
security required by ,united ,states air
 cargo security programs1 the           
,administrator shall approve and        
officially recognize such foreign       
country's air cargo security program4   
7#b7 ,effect of approval and recognition
 ,if the ,administrator of the          
,transportation ,security               
,administration approves and officially 
recognizes pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 a 
foreign country's air cargo security    
program1 cargo aircraft of such foreign 

country shall not be required to adhere 
to ,united ,states air cargo security   
programs that would otherwise be        
applicable4  7c7 ,revocation and        
suspension  7#a7 ,in general ,if the    
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration determines at 
any time that a foreign country's air   
cargo security program approved and     
officially recognized under subsection  
7b7 no longer provides a level of       
security commensurate with the level of 
security required by ,united ,states air
 cargo security programs1 the           
,administrator may revoke or temporarily
 suspend such approval and official     
recognition until such time as the      
,administrator determines that such     
foreign country's cargo security        
programs provide a level of security    
commensurate with the level of security 
required by such ,united ,states air    
cargo security programs4  7#b7          
,notification ,if the ,administrator of 
the ,transportation ,security           

,administration revokes or suspends     
pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 a foreign    
country's air cargo security program1   
the ,administrator shall notify the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate not later
 than #cj days after such revocation or 
suspension4  #g4 ,checkpoints of the    
future  7a7 ,in general ,the            
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration1 shall request
 the ,aviation ,security ,advisory      
,committee to develop recommendations   
for more efficient and effective        
passenger screening processes4  7b7     
,considerations ,in making              
recommendations to improve existing     
passenger screening processes pursuant  
to subsection 7a71 the ,aviation        
,security ,advisory ,committee shall    
consider the following3 7#a7 ,the       
configuration of a checkpoint4  7#b7    
,technology innovation4  7#c7 ,ways to  

address any vulnerabilities identified  
in audits of checkpoint operations4     
7#d7 ,ways to prevent security breaches 
at airports at which ,federal security  
screening is provided4  7#e7 ,best      
practices in aviation security4  7#f7   
,recommendations from airport and       
aircraft operators1 and any relevant    
advisory committees4  7#g7 ,curb to curb
 processes and procedures4  7c7 ,report 
,not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,administrator shall submit to the      
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
on the recommendations of the ,aviation 
,security ,advisory ,committee under    
this section1 including any             
recommendations for improving screening 
processes4  ,passed the ,house of       
,representatives ,april #bf1            
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