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49 U.S.C. § 3

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SECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE AT AIRPORTS.
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Title
49 — Transportation
Chapter
STVII/PTA/SPTIII/CH449
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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“(a) In General.—The Assistant Secretary shall, in consultation with other Federal agencies as appropriate, conduct outreach to all airports in the United States at which the Administration performs, or oversees the implementation and performance of, security measures, and provide technical assistance as necessary, to verify such airports have in place individualized working plans for responding to security incidents inside the perimeter of the airport, including active shooters, acts of terrorism, and incidents that target passenger-screening checkpoints. “(b) Types of Plans.—Such plans may include, but may not be limited to, the following:“(1) A strategy for evacuating and providing care to persons inside the perimeter of the airport, with consideration given to the needs of persons with disabilities. “(2) A plan for establishing a unified command, including identification of staging areas for non-airport-specific law enforcement and fire response. “(3) A schedule for regular testing of communications equipment used to receive emergency calls. “(4) An evaluation of how emergency calls placed by persons inside the perimeter of the airport will reach airport police in an expeditious manner. “(5) A practiced method and plan to communicate with travelers and all other persons inside the perimeter of the airport. “(6) To the extent practicable, a projected maximum timeframe for law enforcement response to active shooters, acts of terrorism, and incidents that target passenger security-screening checkpoints. “(7) A schedule of joint exercises and training to be conducted by the airport, the Administration, other stakeholders such as airport and airline tenants, and any relevant law enforcement, airport police, fire, and medical personnel. “(8) A schedule for producing after-action joint exercise reports to identify and determine how to improve security incident response capabilities. “(9) A strategy, where feasible, for providing airport law enforcement with access to airport security video surveillance systems at category X airports where those systems were purchased and installed using Administration funds. “(c) Report to Congress.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Sept. 24, 2015], the Assistant Secretary shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the findings from its outreach to airports under subsection (a), including an analysis of the level of preparedness such airports have to respond to security incidents, including active shooters, acts of terrorism, and incidents that target passenger-screening checkpoints.

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