Emergency Aviation Security Act of 2001

Emergency Aviation Security Act of 2001 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to implement a sky marshal program that: (1) provides for random deployment of sky marshals on domestic commercial air passenger flights and international flights on American carriers into or out of the United States; (2) provides background and fitness checks for, and appropriate training, supervision, and equipment of, sky marshals; and (3) requires commercial air carriers to provide seating for a sky marshal on any selected air passenger flight without regard to the availability of seats on such flight. Authorizes the Administrator to impose a fee of not more than $1.00 per domestic flight segment to carry out such program.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1421 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1421

 To direct the Federal Aviation Administration to re-implement the sky 
                    marshal program within 30 days.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 13, 2001

 Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Mr. Specter, and Mr. Warner) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Federal Aviation Administration to re-implement the sky 
                    marshal program within 30 days.

    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 ``Emergency Aviation Security Act of 
2001''.

SEC. 2. DEPLOYMENT OF SKY MARSHALS.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall implement a sky marshal program under section 
44903 of title 49, United States Code, within 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Program Requirements.--The program implemented under subsection 
(a) shall--
            (1) provide for random deployment of sky marshals on 
        domestic commercial air passenger flights in the United States, 
        and international flights on American carriers into or out of 
        the United States;
            (2) provide for appropriate background and fitness checks 
        for candidates for appointment as sky marshals;
            (3) provide for appropriate training, supervision, and 
        equipment of sky marshals; and
            (4) require commercial air carriers to provide seating for 
        a sky marshal on any selected air passenger flight without 
        regard to the availability of seats on that flight.
    (c) Delay of Implementation.--If the Administrator determines that 
the sky marshal program cannot be implemented within the 30-day period, 
the Administrator--
            (1) shall immediately notify the Senate Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of 
        Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; 
        and
            (2) may, after so notifying the Committees, extend the 
        implementation date for not more than 30 days.

SEC. 3. FUNDING.

    The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may impose 
a fee under section 45301 of title 49, United States Code, of not more 
than $1.00 per domestic flight segment, the receipts from which shall 
be available immediately for obligation and expenditure to carry out 
the program implemented under section 2.

SEC. 4. SUNSET.

    (a) In General.--The authority for the program required by section 
2 and the fee imposed under section 2 shall terminate 1 year after the 
date on which the program is implemented.
    (b) Report.--No later than 30 days before the date on which the 
program is scheduled to terminate under subsection (a), the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall submit a 
report to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
and the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure setting forth--
            (1) the Administrator's recommendation as to which the 
        program established under section 2 should be continued; and
            (2) any recommendations the Administrator may have for 
        improving the effectiveness of the program.
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