---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 U.S.C. § 44915"
title: "49"
title_heading: "Transportation"
number: "44915"
heading: "Exemptions"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/49/44915"
units:
  - "Subtitle VII — Aviation Programs"
  - "Part A — Air Commerce and Safety"
  - "Subpart iii — safety"
  - "Chapter 449 — Security"
  - "Subchapter I — Requirements"
---

# §44915. Exemptions


The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration may exempt from sections [44901](/usc/49/44901.md), [44903(a)](/usc/49/44903.md?p=a)–(c) and (e), 44906, 44935, and [44936](/usc/49/44936.md) of this title [airports](/usc/49/40102.md?p=a-9) in Alaska served only by [air carriers](/usc/49/40102.md?p=a-2) that—

- (1) hold certificates issued under [section 41102 of this title](/usc/49/41102.md);
- (2) operate [aircraft](/usc/49/40102.md?p=a-6) with certificates for a maximum gross takeoff weight of less than 12,500 pounds; and
- (3) board passengers, or load property intended to be carried in an [aircraft](/usc/49/40102.md?p=a-6) cabin, that will be screened under [section 44901 of this title](/usc/49/44901.md) at another [airport](/usc/49/40102.md?p=a-9) in Alaska before the passengers board, or the property is loaded on, an [aircraft](/usc/49/40102.md?p=a-6) for a place outside Alaska.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1215; Pub. L. 107–71, title I, § 101(f)(7), (9), Nov. 19, 2001, 115 Stat. 603; Pub. L. 115–254, div. K, title I, § 1991(d)(13), Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3635.)

## Notes

| Historical and Revision Notes |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised<br>Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 44915 | 49 App.:1358. | Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 317; added July 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–353, § 17(a), 90 Stat. 882. |

In clause (1), the word “issued” is substituted for “granted” for consistency in this part. The words “by the Civil Aeronautics Board” are omitted as surplus.

Clause (3) is substituted for 49 App.:1358 (words after 3d comma) for consistency in the revised title.

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–254 substituted “Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration” for “Under Secretary of Transportation for Security” in introductory provisions.

2001—Pub. L. 107–71 substituted “Under Secretary of Transportation for Security” for “Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration” in introductory provisions.