H.R. 4094 — what changed

changed In general— Notwithstanding 44901(a) of title 49, United States Code, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, is authorized to conduct a pilot program at not more than ten six 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—

changed the initial screening was conducted in accordance with an aviation security screening agreement described in subsection (c);(d);

changed passengers arriving from participating foreign airports are unable to access their checked baggage prior to until the arrival at their final destination; and

changed Re-Screening of checked baggage—Requirements for pilot program— The In carrying out this section, the Administrator may determine whether, based on risk, checked baggage arriving from participating foreign airports referenced in subsection (a) must be re-screened shall ensure there is no reduction in the United States by an explosives detection system before such baggage continues on any additional flight level of security or specific aviation security standards or requirements for screening passengers and their property prior to boarding an international flight segment.bound for the United States, including specific aviation security standards and requirements regarding the following:

changed Aviation security screening agreement described—Re-Screening of checked baggage— An aviation security screening agreement described The Administrator may determine whether checked baggage arriving from participating foreign airports referenced 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 (a) must 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 re-screened in the United States without the need for re-screening.by an explosives detection system before such baggage continues on any additional flight or flight segment.

changed Re-Screening requirement—Aviation security screening agreement described— If the Administrator determines that the foreign country participating in the An aviation security screening agreement has not maintained described in this subsection is an agreement signed by the Administrator, without delegating such authority, and implemented entered into with a foreign country that delineates and implements security standards and protocols comparable to those of the United States utilized at a foreign last point of departure airports at which a pilot program has been established in accordance with this section, the Administrator shall ensure airport that passengers and their property arriving from such airports are re-screened in determined by the Administrator to be comparable to those of the United States before such and therefore sufficiently effective to enable passengers and their accessible property are permitted to deplane into sterile areas of airports in the United States.States without the need for re-screening.

changed Termination—Re-Screening requirement— Each If the Administrator determines that the foreign country participating in the aviation security screening agreement shall—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 section, 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 States. In the case of continued or egregious failure to maintain such security standards and protocols, the Administrator shall suspend or terminate the aviation security screening agreement, as determined appropriate by the Administrator, and shall notify the appropriate congressional committees of such suspension or termination, as the case may be, not later than seven days after such suspension or termination.

changed Briefings Certifications and briefings to Congress—congress— The Not later than 30 days before an aviation security screening agreement in accordance with subsection (d) enters into force, the Administrator shall brief provide to the appropriate congressional committees of Congress on—the following:

changed the substance A copy of each aviation security screening agreement within 90 days after the agreement is executed; andsuch agreement.

changed A homeland security threat assessment for the status country in which such foreign last point of the pilot program annually until departure airport is located, information on any corresponding mitigation efforts to address any security issues identified in such threat assessment, and the expiration of Administrator’s plans for ensuring through joint covert testing or other measures compliance with the last aviation security screening standards and protocols set forth in such agreement.