HR 4177
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4177
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize the Assistant
Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration)
to designate Federal special security zones at airports, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 14, 2007
Mr. KIRK (for himself, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. ROSKAM, and Mr. LAHOOD) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize the Assistant
Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration)
to designate Federal special security zones at airports, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Airport Security Enhancement Act of 2007'.
SEC. 2. FEDERAL SPECIAL SECURITY ZONES AT AIRPORTS.
(a) In General- Section 44903 of title 49, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
`(m) Federal Special Security Zones-
`(1) DESIGNATION- The Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation
Security Administration) may designate an area of an airport described
in subsection (c) as a Federal Special Security Zone if the Assistant
Secretary determines that maintaining restricted access to the area
in accordance with the requirements of this subsection is critical to
transportation security.
`(2) INCLUDED AREAS- Areas designated as Federal Special Security Zones
under paragraph (1) may include tarmacs, aircraft, baggage handling
areas, baggage loading areas, and such other areas as the Assistant
Secretary determines appropriate.
`(A) IN GENERAL- The Assistant Secretary shall implement procedures
to allow access to an area designated as a Federal Special Security
Zone under paragraph (1) only to an individual who requires access
to the area for employment purposes and who has obtained a badge from
the Assistant Secretary authorizing access to the area.
`(B) ELIGIBILITY FOR BADGES- The Assistant Secretary may issue a badge
to an individual allowing access to an area designated as a Federal
special security zone under paragraph (1) only if--
`(I) a national of the United States, as defined in paragraph
(22) of section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1101(a)); or
`(II) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, as defined
in paragraph (20) of such section;
`(ii) the individual has a valid social security account number
that applies only to the individual; and
`(iii) the eligibility of the individual for employment has been
verified under the basic pilot program described in section 403(a)
of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note).
`(C) LIMITATION- A badge or other credential issued by a State or
political subdivision of a State may not be used to gain access to
an area designated as a Federal special security zone under paragraph
(1).'.
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