GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS.

SEC. 1952. GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS. (a) [49 U.S.C. 44903 note] Short Title.—This section may be cited as the “Securing General Aviation and Charter Air Carrier Service Act”. (b) Advanced Passenger Prescreening System.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the status of the deployment of the advanced passenger prescreening system, and access thereto for certain aircraft charter operators, as required by section 44903(j)(2)(E) of title 49, United States Code, including— (1) the reasons for the delay in deploying the system; and (2) a detailed schedule of actions necessary for the deployment of the system. (c) Screening Services Other Than in Primary Passenger Terminals.— (1) In general.—Subject to the provisions of this subsection, the Administrator may provide screening services to a charter air carrier in an area other than the primary passenger terminal of an applicable airport. (2) Requests.—A request for screening services under paragraph (1) shall be made at such time, in such form, and in such manner as the Administrator may require, except that the request shall be made to the Federal Security Director for the applicable airport at which the screening services are requested. (3) Availability.—A Federal Security Director may provide requested screening services under this section if the Federal Security Director determines such screening services are available. (4) Agreements.— (A) Limitation.—No screening services may be provided under this section unless a charter air carrier agrees in writing to compensate the TSA for all reasonable costs, including overtime, of providing the screening services. (B) Payments.—Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, payment received under subparagraph (A) shall be credited to the account that was used to cover the cost of providing the screening services. Amounts so credited shall be merged with amounts in that account, and shall be available for the same purposes, and subject to the same conditions and limitations, as other amounts in that account. (5) Definitions.—In this subsection: (A) Applicable airport.—The term “applicable airport” means an airport that— (i) is not a commercial service airport; and (ii) is receiving screening services for scheduled passenger aircraft. (B) Charter air carrier.—The term “charter air carrier” has the meaning given the term in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code. (C) Screening services.—The term “screening services” means the screening of passengers and property similar to the screening of passengers and property described in section 44901 of title 49, United States Code. (d) Report.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the ASAC, shall, consistent with the requirements of paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 44946(b) of title 49, United States Code, submit to the appropriate Committees of Congress an implementation plan, including an implementation schedule, for any of the following recommendations that were adopted by the ASAC and with which the Administrator has concurred before the date of the enactment of this Act: (1) The recommendation regarding general aviation access to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, as adopted on February 17, 2015. (2) The recommendation regarding the vetting of persons seeking flight training in the United States, as adopted on July 28, 2016. (3) Any other such recommendations relevant to the security of general aviation adopted before the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Designated Staffing.—The Administrator may designate 1 or more full-time employees of the TSA to liaise with, and respond to issues raised by, general aviation stakeholders. (f) Security Enhancements.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the ASAC, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the feasibility of requiring a security threat assessment before an individual could obtain training from a private flight school to operate an aircraft having a maximum certificated takeoff weight of more than 12,500 pounds.