,in the ,senate of the ,united ,states1 
,august #e1 #bjae4  ,amendment3  ,that  
the bill from the ,house of             
,representatives 7,h4,r4 #gbj7 entitled 
,an ,act to improve intergovernmental   
planning for and communication during   
security incidents at domestic airports1
 and for other purposes41 do pass with  
the following ,strike out all after the 
enacting clause and insert3 #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,gerardo ,hernandez ,airport ,security  
,act of #bjae4  #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 other ,federal        

agencies as appropriate1 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   
response to active shooters1 acts of    
terrorism1 and incidents that target    
passenger security-screening            
checkpoints4  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  7#i7 ,a strategy1 where  

feasible1 for providing airport law     
enforcement with access to airport      
security video surveillance systems at  
category ,x airports where those systems
 were purchased and installed using     
,administration funds4  7c7 ,report to  
congress ,not later than #ahj 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  
,security incident response for surface 
transportation systems  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,assistant ,secretary shall1 in    
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,transportation1 and other relevant     
agencies1 conduct outreach to all       
passenger transportation agencies and   
providers with high-risk facilities1 as 
identified by the ,assistant ,secretary1
 to verify such agencies and providers  
have in place plans to respond to active
 shooters1 acts of terrorism1 or other  
security-related incidents that target  
passengers4  7b7 ,types of plans ,as    
applicable1 such plans may include1 but 
may not be limited to1 the following3   
7#a7 ,a strategy for evacuating and     
providing care to individuals1 with     
consideration given to the needs of     
persons with disabilities4  7#b7 ,a plan

 for establishing a unified command4    
7#c7 ,a plan for frontline employees to 
receive active shooter training4  7#d7  
,a schedule for regular testing of      
communications equipment used to receive
 emergency calls4  7#e7 ,an evaluation  
of how emergency calls placed by        
individuals using the transportation    
system will reach police in an          
expeditious manner4  7#f7 ,a practiced  
method and plan to communicate with     
individuals using the transportation    
system4  7c7 ,report to ,congress ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
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 the       
agencies and providers under subsection 
7a71 including an analysis of the level 
of preparedness such transportation     
systems have to respond to security     

incidents4  7d7 ,dissemination of best  
practices ,the ,assistant ,secretary    
shall identify best practices for       
security incident planning1 management1 
and training and establish a mechanism  
through which to share such practices   
with passenger transportation agencies  
nationwide4  #h4 ,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  #i4 ,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  ,secretary