,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bbj #aaeth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #ccbh
 ,report ,no4 #aae-cjh1 ,part ,i ,,in   
,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives    
,july #bj1 #bjag,mr4 ,katko 7for        
himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 and ,mr4 ,sires7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security1 and in addition to 
the ,committees on ,foreign ,affairs1   
and ,transportation and ,infrastructure1
 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  ,september #ac1    
#bjag,reported from the ,committee on   
,homeland ,security  ,september #ac1    
#bjag,the ,committees on ,foreign       
,affairs and ,transportation and        
,infrastructure discharged2 committed to
 the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on 
the ,state of the ,union and ordered to 
be printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a    
study regarding security measures and   

equipment at ,cuba's airports1 require  
the standardization of ,federal ,air    
,marshal ,service agreements1 require   
efforts to raise international aviation 
security standards1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,cuban ,airport     
,security ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,flights  
between the ,united ,states and ,cuba   
7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator of  
the ,transportation ,security           
,administration shall brief the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives1 the        
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate1 and the 
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states on the following aspects of     
security measures at each of ,cuba's ten
 international airports3  7#a7 ,details 
about the type of equipment used at     
screening checkpoints and an analysis of
 such equipment's capabilities and      
weaknesses4  7#b7 ,information about    
each such airport's canine program1 if  

used4  7#c7 ,the frequency of training  
for screening and security personnel4   
7#d7 ,access controls in place to ensure
 only credentialed personnel have access
 to the secure and sterile areas of such
 airports4  7#e7 ,an assessment of the  
ability of known or suspected terrorists
 to use ,cuba as a gateway to entering  
the ,united ,states4  7#f7 ,security of 
such airports' perimeters4  7#g7 ,a     
mitigation assessment regarding ,man    
,portable ,air ,defense ,systems4  7#h7 
,the vetting practices and procedures   
for airport employees4  7#i7 ,any other 
information determined relevant to the  
security practices1 procedures1 and     
equipment in place at such airports4    
7b7 ,public disclosure of certain       
agreements  7#a7 ,disclosure required   
,no ,united ,states air carrier that has
 entered into a covered agreement may   
employ a ,cuban national pursuant to #ca
 ,,cfr #eae4egc after the date that is  
#cj days after the date of the enactment
 of this ,act unless the air carrier has

 publicly disclosed the full text of the
 covered agreement4  7#b7 ,hiring and   
training requirements ,notwithstanding  
any other provision of law or           
regulation1 to the extent practicable1  
,cuban nationals referred to in         
paragraph 7#a7 shall not have been      
recruited1 hired1 or trained by entities
 that are owned1 operated1 or           
controlled1 in whole or in part1 by     
,cuba's ,council of ,state1 ,council of 
,ministers1 ,communist ,party1 ,ministry
 of the ,revolutionary ,armed ,forces1  
,ministry of ,foreign ,affairs1 or      
,ministry of the ,interior4  7#c7       
,covered agreement ,in this subsection1 
the term covered agreement means a      
formal agreement between a ,united      
,states air carrier with passenger air  
service between any location in ,cuba   
and any location in the ,united ,states 
and the ,empresa ,cubana de ,aeropuertos
 y ,servicios ,aeronauticos or any other
 entity associated with the ,government 
of ,cuba4  #c4 ,federal ,air ,marshal   

,service agreements  7a7                
,standardization ,not later than #fj    
days after the date of the enactment of 
the ,act1 the ,administrator of the     
,transportation ,security               
,administration shall develop a standard
 working document to serve as the basis 
for all negotiations and agreements that
 begin after such date between the      
,united ,states and foreign governments 
or partners regarding ,federal ,air     
,marshal coverage of flights to and from
 the ,united ,states4  7b7 ,written     
agreements ,all agreements between the  
,united ,states and foreign governments 
or partners regarding the presence of   
,federal ,air ,marshals on flights to   
and from the ,united ,states pursuant to
 subsection 7a7 shall be written and    
signed by the ,secretary of ,homeland   
,security or the ,secretary's designee4 
7c7 ,congressional notification ,the    
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
submit to the ,committee on ,homeland   
,security of the ,house of              

,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate any agreement entered   
into under this section within #cj days 
of such agreement being signed4  #d4    
,international ,civil ,aviation         
,organization  7a7 ,in general ,not     
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the ,united 
,states ,ambassador or the ,charg       
d',affaires to the ,united ,states      
,mission to the ,international ,civil   
,aviation ,organization shall pursue    
improvements to airport security1       
including if practicable1 introducing a 
resolution to raise minimum standards   
for airport security4  7b7 ,report to   
,congress ,not later than #ahj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,united ,states ,ambassador or
 the ,charg d',affaires to the ,united  
,states ,mission to the ,international  
,civil ,aviation ,organization shall    
report to the ,committee on ,homeland   
,security and the ,committee on ,foreign

 ,affairs of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs1 the ,committee on ,foreign    
,relations1 and the ,committee on       
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate on the implementation of
 subsection 7a74  ,september #ac1       
#bjag,reported from the ,committee on   
,homeland ,security,september #ac1      
#bjag,the ,committees on ,foreign       
,affairs and ,transportation and        
,infrastructure discharged2 committed to
 the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on 
the ,state of the ,union and ordered to 
be printed