8 1 SEC. 7. That portion of the table of contents contained 2 in the first section of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 which 3 appears under the heading "Sec. 902. Criminal penalties.", 4 is amended by striking out the following items: "(n) Investigations by Federal Bureau of Investigation. "(o) Interference with aircraft accident investigation."; 5 and by inserting the following items in place thereof: "(n) Aircraft piracy outside special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States. "(o) Investigations by Federal Bureau of Investigation. "(p) Interference with aircraft accident investigation."; 6 and that portion which appears under the heading "TITLE XI-MISCELLANEOUS" 7 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Sec. 1114. Suspension of air services. "Sec. 1115. Security standards in foreign air transportation.". 8 TITLE II-AIR TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ACT 9 OF 1973 10 SEC. 21. This title may be cited as the "Air Transporta11 tion Security Act of 1973". 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 SEC. 22. The Congress hereby finds and declares that (1) the United States air transportation system which is vital to the citizens of the United States is threatened by acts of criminal violence and air piracy; (2) the United States air transportation system continues to be vulnerable to violence and air piracy because of inadequate security and a continuing failure to prop 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. 11 12 13 erly identify and arrest persons attempting to violate Federal law relating to crimes against air transportation; (3) the United States Government has the primary responsibility to guarantee and insure safety to the mil lions of passengers who use air transportation and intrastate air transportation and to enforce the laws of the United States relating to air transportation security; and (4) the United States Government must establish and maintain an air transportation security program and an air transportation security-law enforcement force under the direction of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in order to adequately assure the safety of passengers in air transportation. 14 SEC. 23. (a) Title III of the Federal Aviation Act of 15 1958 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following 16 new section: 17 "SCREENING OF PASSENGERS IN AIR TRANSPORTATION 18 "SEC. 315. (a) The Administrator shall as soon as 19 practicable prescribe regulations requiring that all passengers 20 and all property intended to be carried in the aircraft cabin 21 in air transportation or intrastate air transportation be 22 screened by weapon-detecting devices operated by employees 23 of the air carrier, intrastate air carrier, or foreign air carrier 24 prior to boarding the aircraft for such transportation. One 25 year after the effective date of such regulation the Admin 10 1 istrator may alter or amend such regulations, requiring a 2 continuation of such screening by weapon-detecting de3 vices only to the extent deemed necessary to assure security 4 against acts of criminal violence and air piracy in air trans5 portation and intrastate air transportation. The Administra6 tor shall submit semiannual reports to the Congress concern7 ing the effectiveness of this screening program and shall ad8 vise the Congress of any regulations or amendments thereto 9 to be prescribed pursuant to this subsection at least thirty 10 days in advance of their effective date. 11 "(b) The Administrator shall acquire and furnish for 12 the use by air carriers, intrastate air carriers, and foreign air 13 carriers at airports within the United States sufficient devices 14 necessary for the purpose of subsection (a) of this section. 15 which devices shall remain the property of the United States. 16 "(c) The Administrator may exempt, from provisions 17 of this section, air transportation operations performed by air 18 carriers operating pursuant to part 135, title 14 of the Code 19 of Federal Regulations." 20 222 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there 21 are authorized to be appropriated from the Airport and Air22 way Trust Fund established by the Airport and Airway 23 Revenue Act of 1970 such amounts, not to exceed $5,500, 24 000, to acquire the devices required by the amendment made 25 by this section. 11 SEC. 24. Title III of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 2 is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following 3 additional new section: 4 5 6 "AIR TRANSPORTATION SECURITY FORCE "POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES "SEC. 316. (a) The Administrator of the Federal Avia7 tion Administration. in administering the air transportation 8 security program shall establish and maintain an air trans9 portation security force of sufficient size to provide a law 10 enforcement presence and capability at airports in the United 11 States adequate to insure the safety from criminal violence 12 and air piracy of persons traveling in air transportation or 13 intrastate air transportation. He shall be empowered, and 14 designate each employee of the force who shall be empow15 ered, pursuant to this title, to "(1) detain and search any person aboard, or any person attempting to board, any aircraft in, or intended for operation in, air transportation or intrastate air transportation to determine whether such person is unlawfully carrying a dangerous weapon. explosive, or other destructive substance; "(2) search or inspect any property, at any airport, which is aboard, or which is intended to be placed aboard, any aircraft in, or intended for operation in, air transportation or intrastate air transportation to deter 89-353 O-73-2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 121 13 12 mine whether such property unlawfully contains any dangerous weapon, explosive, or other destructive sub stance; "(3) arrest any person whom he has reasonable cause to believe has (A) violated or has attempted to violate section 902 (i), (j), (k), (1), or (m) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, or (B) violated, or has attempted to violate, section 32, title 18, United States Code, relating to crimes against aircraft or aircraft facilities; and "(4) carry firearms when deemed by the Administrator to be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, 14 and, at his discretion, he may designate and deputize State 15 and local law enforcement personnel to exercise the authority 16 conveyed in this subsection. 17 "TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE 18 "(b) In administering the air transportation security 19 program, the Administrator may "(1) provide training for State and local law enforcement personnel whose services may be made avail able by their employers to assist in carrying out the air transportation security program, and "(2) utilize the air transportation security force to |