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115th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1785
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 11, 2017
Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
A BILL
To prohibit the implementation of a policy change to permit small, non-locking knives on passenger
aircraft.
1.
Prohibition on implementation of policy change to permit small, non-locking knives on passenger
aircraft
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security may not implement any change to the prohibited items list of the Transportation Security Administration that would permit passengers to carry small, non-locking knives through passenger screening checkpoints at airports, into sterile areas at airports, or on board passenger aircraft.
(b)
Prohibited items list defined
In this section, the term prohibited items list means the list of items passengers are prohibited from carrying as accessible property or on their persons through passenger screening checkpoints at airports, into sterile areas at airports, and on board passenger aircraft pursuant to section 1540.111 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.