LAST POINT OF DEPARTURE AIRPORT SECURITY ASSESSMENT.
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Title
49 — Transportation
Chapter
STVII/PTA/SPTIII/CH449
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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“(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [July 15, 2016], the Administrator shall conduct a comprehensive security risk assessment of all last point of departure airports with nonstop flights to the United States.
“(b) Contents.—The security risk assessment required under subsection (a) shall include consideration of the following:“(1) The level of coordination and cooperation between the TSA and the foreign government of the country in which the last point of departure airport with nonstop flights to the United States is located.
“(2) The intelligence and threat mitigation capabilities of the country in which such airport is located.
“(3) The number of known or suspected terrorists annually transiting through such airport.
“(4) The degree to which the foreign government of the country in which such airport is located mandates, encourages, or prohibits the collection, analysis, and sharing of passenger name records.
“(5) The passenger security screening practices, capabilities, and capacity of such airport.
“(6) The security vetting undergone by aviation workers at such airport.
“(7) The access controls utilized by such airport to limit to authorized personnel access to secure and sterile areas of such airports.
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