,i #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #djid ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bc1 #bjba,mr4 ,katko 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,murphy of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,guest1 ,mr4 ,gimenez1 and ,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,a ,,bill ,to conduct a pilot program at foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the ,united ,states without additional security re-screening1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,one-,stop ,pilot ,program ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,pilot program for one-stop security 7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding #ddija7;a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration1 in coordination with ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 is authorized to conduct a pilot program at not more than ten foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property arriving on direct flights or flight segments originating at such participating foreign airports to continue on additional flights or flight segments originating in the ,united ,states without additional security re-screening if-- 7#a7 the initial screening was conducted in accordance with an aviation security screening agreement described in subsection 7c72 7#b7 passengers arriving from participating foreign airports are unable to access their checked baggage prior to arrival at their final destination2 and 7#c7 upon arrival in the ,united ,states1 passengers arriving from participating foreign airports do not come into contact with other arriving international passengers or those passengers' property or other persons who have not been screened or subjected to other appropriate security controls required for entry into the airport's sterile area4 7b7 ,re-,screening of checked baggage ,the ,administrator may determine whether1 based on risk1 checked baggage arriving from participating foreign airports referenced in subsection 7a7 must be re-screened in the ,united ,states by an explosives detection system before such baggage continues on any additional flight or flight segment4 7c7 ,aviation security screening agreement described ,an aviation security screening agreement described in this subsection is an agreement with a foreign country that delineates and implements security standards and protocols utilized at a foreign last point of departure airport that are determined by the ,administrator to be comparable to those of the ,united ,states and therefore sufficiently effective to enable passengers and their accessible property to deplane into sterile areas of airports in the ,united ,states without the need for re-screening4 7d7 ,re-,screening requirement ,if the ,administrator determines that the foreign country participating in the aviation security screening agreement has not maintained and implemented security standards and protocols comparable to those of the ,united ,states at foreign last point of departure airports at which a pilot program has been established in accordance with this section1 the ,administrator shall ensure that passengers and their property arriving from such airports are re-screened in the ,united ,states before such passengers and their property are permitted into sterile areas of airports in the ,united ,states4 7e7 ,termination ,each aviation security screening agreement shall-- 7#a7 be executed no later than three years after the date of enactment of this section2 and 7#b7 be in effect for up to four years from the date of execution4 7f7 ,briefings to ,congress ,the ,administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of ,congress on-- 7#a7 the substance of each aviation security screening agreement within #ij days after the agreement is executed2 and 7#b7 the status of the pilot program annually until the expiration of the last aviation security screening agreement4 7g7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the authority of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection to inspect persons and baggage arriving in the ,united ,states in accordance with applicable law4 7h7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,administration2 ,,tsa ,the terms ,administration and ,,tsa mean the ,transportation ,security ,administration4 7#b7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration4 7#c7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate4