,i #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cbac ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #ac1 #bjba,mr4 ,perry introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to allow airport operators to enter into contracts with qualified private screening companies to carry out the screening of passengers and property at airports1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,expanding ,private ,airport ,security ,screening ,act4 #b4 ,qualified private screening company services ,section #ddibj of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended to read as follows3 #ddibj4 ,screening partnership program 7a7 ,screening partnership program contracts 7#a7 ,in general ,an airport operator may enter into a contract with a qualified private screening company on the list maintained under subsection 7b7 to carry out the screening of passengers and property at the airport under section #ddija4 7#b7 ,notification ,not less than #g days after entering into a contract with a qualified private screening company under paragraph 7#a71 an airport operator shall notify the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration4 7b7 ,public list of qualified private screening companies 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall maintain a publicly available list of qualified private screening companies that meet the requirements of paragraph 7#c74 7#b7 ,application ,to be included in the list maintained under paragraph 7#a71 a qualified private screening company shall submit an application to the ,administrator in such form1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,administrator may require4 7#c7 ,requirements ,a qualified private screening company is eligible to be included in the list maintained under paragraph 7#a7 if the company-- 7,a7 only employs individuals to provide such services who meet all the requirements of this chapter applicable to ,federal ,government personnel who perform passenger and property security screening services at airports under this chapter2 7,b7 demonstrates capability of providing passenger and property screening services and protection at the same level provided by ,federal ,government personnel under this chapter2 and 7,c7 is owned and controlled by a citizen of the ,united ,states1 to the extent that the ,administrator determines that there are private screening companies owned and controlled by such citizens4 7c7 ,transition plan ,not later than #cj days after the date on which an airport operator provides the notification required under subsection 7a77#b71 the airport operator shall create a plan to transition the provision of passenger and property screening services at such airport to the applicable qualified private screening company4 7d7 ,supervision of screening personnel ,the ,administrator shall-- 7#a7 provide ,federal ,government supervisors to oversee all screening at each airport at which passenger and property screening services are provided under this section and provide ,federal ,government law enforcement officers at the airport pursuant to this chapter2 and 7#b7 undertake covert testing and remedial training support for employees of qualified private screening companies providing passenger and property screening services at airports4 7e7 ,operator of airport 7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 an operator of an airport shall not be liable for any claims for damages filed in ,state or ,federal court 7including a claim for compensatory1 punitive1 contributory1 or indemnity damages7 related to an act of negligence1 gross negligence1 or intentional wrongdoing by-- 7,a7 a qualified private screening company or any of its employees in any case in which the qualified private screening company is acting under a contract entered into with the airport operator2 or 7,b7 employees of the ,federal ,government providing supervision of screening personnel at the airport4 7#b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this subsection shall relieve any airport operator from liability for its own acts or omissions related to its security responsibilities1 nor except as may be provided by the ,support ,anti-,terrorism by ,fostering ,effective ,technologies ,act of #bjjb shall it relieve any qualified private screening company or its employees from any liability related to its own acts of negligence1 gross negligence1 or intentional wrongdoing4 7f7 ,report to ,congress 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator shall submit an annual report to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives that contains-- 7,a7 a comparison of the mean average screening performance of qualified private screening companies under contract pursuant to this section and the mean average screening performance of all airports using ,federal ,government passenger and property screening services2 7,b7 a comparison of the mean cost of providing passenger and property screening services with ,federal ,government personnel and the mean cost of contracting with a qualified private screening company for such services under this section delineated by airport category2 and 7,c7 a comparison of the cost to each airport operator of contracting with a qualified private screening company to provide passenger and property screening services under this section to the estimated cost to the ,federal ,government to provide passenger and property security screening services at such airport4 7#b7 ,cost estimates ,any estimate of cost to the ,federal ,government provided pursuant to paragraph 7#a7 shall reflect the total cost to the ,federal ,government1 including all costs incurred by all ,federal agencies of providing passenger and property screening services at an airport4 7#c7 ,publication ,not later than #g days after the date on which the ,administrator submits a report required under paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator shall publish such report on a website of the ,transportation ,security ,administration4 4 #c4 ,providing effective cost comparisons to airport operators ,section #aidg of the ,,faa ,reauthorization ,act of #bjah 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #ddija note7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a7 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b77iii7 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 in the case of an airport operator that contracts with a qualified private screening company to provide passenger and property screening services at such airport1 a comparison of the cost of such contract and an estimate of the cost to such airport operator of providing passenger and property screening services with ,federal ,government personnel4 4