S 318 · 112th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

Secure Airport Terminal Act of 2011

Introduced 2011-02-10· Sponsored by Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]· Senate

Bill Progress

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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2011-02-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Secure Airport Terminal Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to prescribe regulations that: (1) require the use of security cameras at all screening locations and all locations where passengers exit the sterile area at airports in the United States; (2) prescribe requirements for the use, maintenance, and testing of such security cameras and other technological devices; and (3) specify that employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have access to all such security cameras and technological devices as well as data or recordings from them relating to airport security. (Under aviation security regulations: (1) "screening location" means each site at which individuals or property are inspected for the presence of weapons, explosives, or incendiaries; and (2) "sterile area" means a portion of an airport that provides passengers access to boarding aircraft and to which the access generally is controlled by TSA, or by an aircraft operator or a foreign air carrier, through the screening of persons and property.) Directs the DHS Assistant Secretary (TSA) to report to Congress: (1) recommendations for improving the security of…

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