text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
      This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Security Stakeholder 
  Participation Act of 2014''.
  SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
      (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 449 of title 49, United 
  States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``Sec. 44946. Aviation Security Advisory Committee
      ``(a) Establishment.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish 
  within the Transportation Security Administration an aviation security 
  advisory committee.
      ``(b) Duties.--
          ``(1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall consult the 
      Advisory Committee, as appropriate, on aviation security matters, 
      including on the development, refinement, and implementation of 
      policies, programs, rulemaking, and security directives pertaining 
      to aviation security, while adhering to sensitive security 
      guidelines.
          ``(2) Recommendations.--
              ``(A) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall develop, at 
          the request of the Assistant Secretary, recommendations for 
          improvements to aviation security.
              ``(B) Recommendations of subcommittees.--Recommendations 
          agreed upon by the subcommittees established under this section 
          shall be approved by the Advisory Committee before transmission 
          to the Assistant Secretary.
          ``(3) Periodic reports.--The Advisory Committee shall 
      periodically submit to the Assistant Secretary--
              ``(A) reports on matters identified by the Assistant 
          Secretary; and
              ``(B) reports on other matters identified by a majority of 
          the members of the Advisory Committee.
          ``(4) Annual report.--The Advisory Committee shall submit to 
      the Assistant Secretary an annual report providing information on 
      the activities, findings, and recommendations of the Advisory 
      Committee, including its subcommittees, for the preceding year. Not 
      later than 6 months after the date that the Secretary receives the 
      annual report, the Secretary shall publish a public version 
      describing the Advisory Committee's activities and such related 
      matters as would be informative to the public consistent with the 
      policy of section 552(b) of title 5.
          ``(5) Feedback.--Not later than 90 days after receiving 
      recommendations transmitted by the Advisory Committee under 
      paragraph (4), the Assistant Secretary shall respond in writing to 
      the Advisory Committee with feedback on each of the 
      recommendations, an action plan to implement any of the 
      recommendations with which the Assistant Secretary concurs, and a 
      justification for why any of the recommendations have been 
      rejected.
          ``(6) Congressional notification.--Not later than 30 days after 
      providing written feedback to the Advisory Committee under 
      paragraph (5), the Assistant Secretary shall notify the Committee 
      on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
      Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives on 
      such feedback, and provide a briefing upon request.
          ``(7) Report to congress.--Prior to briefing the Committee on 
      Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
      Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
      under paragraph (6), the Assistant Secretary shall submit to such 
      committees a report containing information relating to the 
      recommendations transmitted by the Advisory Committee in accordance 
      with paragraph (4).
      ``(c) Membership.--
          ``(1) Appointment.--
              ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
          of enactment of the Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation 
          Act of 2014, the Assistant Secretary shall appoint the members 
          of the Advisory Committee.
              ``(B) Composition.--The membership of the Advisory 
          Committee shall consist of individuals representing not more 
          than 34 member organizations. Each organization shall be 
          represented by 1 individual (or the individual's designee).
              ``(C) Representation.--The membership of the Advisory 
          Committee shall include representatives of air carriers, all-
          cargo air transportation, indirect air carriers, labor 
          organizations representing air carrier employees, labor 
          organizations representing transportation security officers, 
          aircraft manufacturers, airport operators, airport construction 
          and maintenance contractors, labor organizations representing 
          employees of airport construction and maintenance contractors, 
          general aviation, privacy organizations, the travel industry, 
          airport-based businesses (including minority-owned small 
          businesses), businesses that conduct security screening 
          operations at airports, aeronautical repair stations, passenger 
          advocacy groups, the aviation security technology industry 
          (including screening technology and biometrics), victims of 
          terrorist acts against aviation, and law enforcement and 
          security experts.
          ``(2) Term of office.--
              ``(A) Terms.--The term of each member of the Advisory 
          Committee shall be 2 years. A member of the Advisory Committee 
          may be reappointed.
              ``(B) Removal.--The Assistant Secretary may review the 
          participation of a member of the Advisory Committee and remove 
          such member for cause at any time.
          ``(3) Prohibition on compensation.--The members of the Advisory 
      Committee shall not receive pay, allowances, or benefits from the 
      Government by reason of their service on the Advisory Committee.
          ``(4) Meetings.--
              ``(A) In general.--The Assistant Secretary shall require 
          the Advisory Committee to meet at least semiannually and may 
          convene additional meetings as necessary.
              ``(B) Public meetings.--At least 1 of the meetings 
          described in subparagraph (A) shall be open to the public.
              ``(C) Attendance.--The Advisory Committee shall maintain a 
          record of the persons present at each meeting.
          ``(5) Member access to sensitive security information.--Not 
      later than 60 days after the date of a member's appointment, the 
      Assistant Secretary shall determine if there is cause for the 
      member to be restricted from possessing sensitive security 
      information. Without such cause, and upon the member voluntarily 
      signing a non-disclosure agreement, the member may be granted 
      access to sensitive security information that is relevant to the 
      member's advisory duties. The member shall protect the sensitive 
      security information in accordance with part 1520 of title 49, Code 
      of Federal Regulations.
          ``(6) Chairperson.--A stakeholder representative on the 
      Advisory Committee who is elected by the appointed membership of 
      the Advisory Committee shall chair the Advisory Committee.
      ``(d) Subcommittees.--
          ``(1) Membership.--The Advisory Committee chairperson, in 
      coordination with the Assistant Secretary, may establish within the 
      Advisory Committee any subcommittee that the Assistant Secretary 
      and Advisory Committee determine to be necessary. The Assistant 
      Secretary and the Advisory Committee shall create subcommittees to 
      address aviation security issues, including the following:
              ``(A) Air cargo security.--The implementation of the air 
          cargo security programs established by the Transportation 
          Security Administration to screen air cargo on passenger 
          aircraft and all-cargo aircraft in accordance with established 
          cargo screening mandates.
              ``(B) General aviation.--General aviation facilities, 
          general aviation aircraft, and helicopter operations at general 
          aviation and commercial service airports.
              ``(C) Perimeter and access control.--Recommendations on 
          airport perimeter security, exit lane security and technology 
          at commercial service airports, and access control issues.
              ``(D) Security technology.--Security technology standards 
          and requirements, including their harmonization 
          internationally, technology to screen passengers, passenger 
          baggage, carry-on baggage, and cargo, and biometric technology.
          ``(2) Risk-based security.--All subcommittees established by 
      the Advisory Committee chairperson in coordination with the 
      Assistant Secretary shall consider risk-based security approaches 
      in the performance of their functions that weigh the optimum 
      balance of costs and benefits in transportation security, including 
      for passenger screening, baggage screening, air cargo security 
      policies, and general aviation security matters.
          ``(3) Meetings and reporting.--Each subcommittee shall meet at 
      least quarterly and submit to the Advisory Committee for inclusion 
      in the annual report required under subsection (b)(4) information, 
      including recommendations, regarding issues within the 
      subcommittee.
          ``(4) Subcommittee chairs.--Each subcommittee shall be co-
      chaired by a Government official and an industry official.
      ``(e) Subject Matter Experts.--Each subcommittee under this section 
  shall include subject matter experts with relevant expertise who are 
  appointed by the respective subcommittee chairpersons.
      ``(f) Nonapplicability of FACA.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
  (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Advisory Committee and its 
  subcommittees.
      ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
          ``(1) Advisory committee.--The term `Advisory Committee' means 
      the aviation security advisory committee established under 
      subsection (a).
          ``(2) Assistant secretary.--The term `Assistant Secretary' 
      means the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation 
      Security Administration).
          ``(3) Perimeter security.--
              ``(A) In general.--The term `perimeter security' means 
          procedures or systems to monitor, secure, and prevent 
          unauthorized access to an airport, including its airfield and 
          terminal.
              ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `perimeter security' includes 
          the fence area surrounding an airport, access gates, and access 
          controls.''.
      (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter II of chapter 
  449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
  the following new item:
  
  ``44946. Aviation Security Advisory Committee.''.
  
  
                                 Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  
                              Vice President of the United States and    
                                                 President of the Senate.
target: (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 9, 2014.  Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2014 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to establish in the TSA an aviation security advisory committee. Requires the Assistant Secretary to consult with the Advisory Committee on aviation security matters.  Requires the Advisory Committee to develop, upon the Assistant Secretary's request, recommendations to improve aviation security.  Requires the Assistant Secretary to appoint to the Advisory Committee members representing up to 34 member organizations, including air carriers, all-cargo air transportation, indirect air carriers, labor organizations representing air carrier employees as well as those representing transportation security officers, aircraft manufacturers, airport operators, airport construction and maintenance contractors as well as labor organizations representing them, general aviation, privacy organizations, the travel industry, airport-based businesses, businesses that conduct security operations at airports, aeronautical repair stations, passenger advocacy groups, the aviation security technology industry (including screening technology and biometrics), victims of terrorist acts against aviation, and law enforcement and security experts. Establishes within the Advisory Committee: (1) an air cargo security subcommittee; (2) a general aviation subcommittee; (3) an airport perimeter security and access control subcommittee; and (4) a security technology subcommittee. Requires all subcommittees to consider risk-based security approaches in the performance of their functions with respect to transportation security.
feat_title: Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2014