,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dfd  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#ddfg  ,report ,no4 #aae-fjh  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives         
,november #bh1 #bjag ,mr4 ,jody ,b4     
,hice of ,georgia 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,katko1 and ,mr4 ,mc,caul7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
  ,march #ai1 #bjah;,additional sponsor3
 ,mr4 ,mitchell  ,march #ai1 #bjah      
,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 ,november #bh1 #bjag  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,federal ,air   
,marshal ,service to utilize risk-based 
strategies1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,strengthening ,aviation ,security 
,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,use of risk-based  

strategies by ,federal ,air ,marshal    
,service  7a7 ,in general ,subsection   
7a7 of section #ddiag of title #di1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in paragraph 7#g71 by striking and 
after the semicolon at the end2  7#b7 in
 paragraph 7#h71 by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon2   
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following new paragraphs3  7#i7 shall   
require the ,federal ,air ,marshal      
,service to utilize a risk-based        
strategy when allocating resources      
between international and domestic      
flight coverage1 including when         
initially setting its annual target     
numbers of average daily international  
and domestic flights to cover2  7#aj7   
shall require the ,federal ,air ,marshal
 ,service to utilize a risk-based       
strategy to support domestic allocation 
decisions2  7#aa7 shall require the     
,federal ,air ,marshal ,service to      
utilize a risk-based strategy to support
 international allocation decisions2 and

  7#ab7 shall ensure that the seating   
arrangements of ,federal air marshals on
 aircraft are determined in a manner    
that is risk-based and most capable of  
responding to current threats to        
aviation security4  4  7b7 ,report ,not 
later than #bgj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration shall submit  
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 report 
that describes the compliance of the    
,federal ,air ,marshal ,service with the
 requirements specified in paragraphs   
7#i7 through 7#ab7 of subsection 7a7 of 
section #ddiag of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 as added by this ,act1   
and the documented methodology used by  
the ,federal ,air ,marshal ,service to  
conduct risk assessments in accordance  

with such paragraphs4  7c7 ,effective   
date ,the ,transportation ,security     
,administration shall begin carrying out
 the requirements specified in          
paragraphs 7#i7 through 7#ab7 of        
subsection 7a7 of section #ddiag1       
,united ,states ,code1 added by this    
,act1 by not later than the date that is
 #ahj days after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act4  ,march #ai1    
#bjah ,reported with an amendment1      
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed