118 STAT. 3719 PUBLIC LAW 108–458—DEC. 17, 2004 available to the public. The report may contain a classified annex if necessary. SEC. 4013. DEPLOYMENT AND USE OF DETECTION EQUIPMENT AT AIR- PORT SCREENING CHECKPOINTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 449, of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘§ 44925. Deployment and use of detection equipment at air- port screening checkpoints ‘‘(a) WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall give a high priority to developing, testing, improving, and deploying, at airport screening checkpoints, equipment that detects nonmetallic, chemical, biological, and radiological weapons, and explosives, in all forms, on individuals and in their personal property. The Secretary shall ensure that the equipment alone, or as part of an integrated system, can detect under realistic oper- ating conditions the types of weapons and explosives that terrorists would likely try to smuggle aboard an air carrier aircraft. ‘‘(b) STRATEGIC PLAN FOR DEPLOYMENT AND USE OF EXPLOSIVE DETECTION EQUIPMENT AT AIRPORT SCREENING CHECKPOINTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary of Home- land Security (Transportation Security Administration) shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategic plan to promote the optimal utilization and deployment of explosive detection equipment at airports to screen individuals and their personal property. Such equipment includes walk- through explosive detection portals, document scanners, shoe scanners, and backscatter x-ray scanners. The plan may be submitted in a classified format. ‘‘(2) CONTENT.—The strategic plan shall include, at minimum— ‘‘(A) a description of current efforts to detect explosives in all forms on individuals and in their personal property; ‘‘(B) a description of the operational applications of explosive detection equipment at airport screening check- points; ‘‘(C) a deployment schedule and a description of the quantities of equipment needed to implement the plan; ‘‘(D) a description of funding needs to implement the plan, including a financing plan that provides for leveraging of non-Federal funding; ‘‘(E) a description of the measures taken and antici- pated to be taken in carrying out subsection (d); and ‘‘(F) a description of any recommended legislative actions. ‘‘(c) PORTAL DETECTION SYSTEMS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security for the use of the Transportation Security Administration $250,000,000, in addition to any amounts otherwise authorized by law, for research, development, and installation of detection systems and other devices for the detection of biological, chemical, radiological, and explosive materials. ‘‘(d) INTERIM ACTION.—Until measures are implemented that enable the screening of all passengers for explosives, the Assistant Secretary shall provide, by such means as the Assistant Secretary Appropriation authorization. Deadline. VerDate 11-MAY-2000 13:54 Nov 10, 2005 Jkt 029194 PO 00000 Frm 00253 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 C:\STATUTES\2004\29194PT4.001 APPS10 PsN: 29194PT4
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