text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security 
  Act of 2014''.
  
  SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
  
      In this Act:
              (1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' 
          means the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security 
          (Transportation Security) of the Department of Homeland 
          Security.
              (2) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the 
          Transportation Security Administration.
  
  SEC. 3. SECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE AT AIRPORTS.
  
      (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall, in consultation 
  with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
  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.
              (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.
      (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
  the enactment of this Act, 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.
  
  SEC. 4. DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON BEST PRACTICES.
  
      The Assistant Secretary shall--
              (1) identify best practices that exist across airports for 
          security incident planning, management, and training; and
              (2) establish a mechanism through which to share such best 
          practices with other airport operators nationwide.
  
  SEC. 5. CERTIFICATION.
  
      Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
  annually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall certify in writing 
  to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
  and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
  Senate that all screening personnel have participated in practical 
  training exercises for active shooter scenarios.
  
  SEC. 6. REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENTS.
  
      Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the 
  Assistant Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security 
  of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
  and Transportation of the Senate an analysis of how the Administration 
  can use cost savings achieved through efficiencies to increase over the 
  next 5 fiscal years the funding available for checkpoint screening law 
  enforcement support reimbursable agreements.
  
  SEC. 7. NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
  
      No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
  this Act, and this Act shall be carried out using amounts otherwise 
  available for such purpose.
  
  SEC. 8. INTEROPERABILITY REVIEW.
  
      (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
  of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall, in consultation with the 
  Assistant Secretary of the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, 
  conduct a review of the interoperable communications capabilities of 
  the law enforcement, fire, and medical personnel responsible for 
  responding to a security incident, including active shooter events, 
  acts of terrorism, and incidents that target passenger-screening 
  checkpoints, at all airports in the United States at which the 
  Administration performs, or oversees the implementation and performance 
  of, security measures.
      (b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the completion of the 
  review, the Assistant Secretary shall report the findings of the review 
  to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
  and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
  Senate.
  
              Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2014.
  
              Attest:
  
                                                   KAREN L. HAAS,
  
                                                                   Clerk.
target: (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 3, 2014.  Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2014 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to: (1) conduct outreach to all U.S. airports at which the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) performs, or oversees the implementation and performance of, security measures; and (2) give necessary technical assistance to verify that such airports have in place individualized working plans for responding to security incidents inside the airport perimeter, including active shooters, acts of terrorism, and incidents that target passenger-screening checkpoints. Requires the Assistant Secretary to report to Congress on the outreach findings, including an analysis of the level of preparedness such airports have to respond to such incidents.  (Sec. 4) Requires the Assistant Secretary to: (1) identify best practices that exist across airports for security incident planning, management, and training; and (2) establish a mechanism through which to share those best practices with other airport operators nationwide. (Sec. 5) Requires the Assistant Secretary also to: (1) certify annually to specified congressional committees that all screening personnel have participated in practical training exercises for active shooter scenarios, and (2) analyze for those same committees how TSA can use cost savings achieved through efficiencies to increase over the next five fiscal years the funding available for checkpoint screening law enforcement support reimbursable agreements. (Sec. 7) Declares that no additional appropriations are authorized to carry out this Act. Requires this Act to be carried out using amounts otherwise available. (Sec. 8) Requires the Assistant Secretary to review the interoperable communications capabilities of law enforcement, fire, and medical personnel responsible for responding to security incidents at all U.S. airports at which the TSA performs, or oversees the implementation and performance of, security measures.
feat_title: Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security Act of 2014