,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djbj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #be1 #bjai,mr4 
,engel 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,mr4   
,zeldin1 ,mr4 ,swalwell of ,california1 
,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 and ,miss
 ,rice of ,new ,york7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #di1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to require the deployment
 of law enforcement personnel at airport
 screening locations at very large      
airports1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,checkpoint ,safety ,act of #bjai4  
#b4 ,deployment of law enforcement      
personnel at airport screening locations
 at very large airports ,section        
#ddija7;h77#b7 of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended to read as    
follows3  7#b7 ,minimum requirements    
7,a7 ,in general ,except at airports    
required to enter into agreements under 
subsection 7c71 the ,administrator shall

 order the deployment of at least one   
law enforcement officer authorized to   
carry firearms within #cjj feet of each 
airport security screening location and 
within the terminal during operating    
hours at each airport at which the      
number of annual enplanements for the   
most recent calendar year for which data
 are available is #h million or more or 
the number of international enplanements
 is #a million or more4 ,the            
,administrator shall order the          
deployment of additional law enforcement
 officers authorized to carry firearms  
at such airports if the ,administrator  
determines that such additional         
deployment is necessary to ensure       
airport security4  7,b7 ,waiver ,the    
,administrator may waive the application
 of all or part of the requirements of  
subparagraph 7,a7 only if the relevant  
law enforcement agency with jurisdiction
 over an airport described in such      
subparagraph certifies in a written     
application to the ,administrator that  

adherence to all or part of such        
requirements would--  7i7 make provision
 of adequate security for such airport  
impossible2 and  7ii7 cause extreme     
hardship to such law enforcement agency 
that would severely impair its ability  
to perform its duties4  4  #c4 ,law     
enforcement assistance in ,federal      
airport security ,section #ddijc of     
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 in the
 matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by    
striking passengers and inserting       
persons2 and  7#b7 in subsection        
7c77#a7-- 7,a7 in the first sentence1 as
 amended by paragraph 7#b7--  7i7 by    
striking ,the ,administrator and        
inserting 7,a7 ,the ,administrator2 and 
7ii7 by striking passengers and         
inserting all persons and property2 and 
7,b7 by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph3  7,b7 ,any air        
transportation security program         
established pursuant to subparagraph    
7,a7 shall be adequate to ensure--  7i7 

close cooperation between all relevant  
parties in ensuring airport security2   
7ii7 high training standards for all    
security and law enforcement personnel2 
7iii7 prompt notification of and law    
enforcement response to any security    
incidents which may arise at the        
airport1 including detention of persons 
who may attempt to evade transportation 
security screening2 and  7iv7 multiple  
means for ,transportation ,security     
,officers or members of the public to   
request prompt law enforcement          
assistance in the airport4  4  #d4      
,stationing of deputized law enforcement
 officers ,section #ddibb of title #di1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking subsection 7f74