S. 3542 (112th): No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012

Introduced:
Sep 13, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Status:
Signed by the President
Slip Law:
This bill became Pub.L. 112-218.

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Status

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 20, 2012.

Progress
Introduced Sep 13, 2012
Referred to Committee Sep 13, 2012
Passed Senate Nov 29, 2012
Passed House Dec 12, 2012
Signed by the President Dec 20, 2012
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors (2R, 1D) (show)
Committees

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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Full Title

A bill to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports, and for other purposes.

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Last updated Jan 01, 2012.
2 pages

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Library of Congress Summary

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12/20/2012--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 29, 2012.
The summary of that version is repeated here.) No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to determine whether checked baggage on a flight or flight segment originating at an airport outside the United States must be re-screened in the United States for explosives before it can continue on any additional flight or flight segment if the baggage has already been screened in the foreign airport in accordance with an aviation security preclearance agreement between the United States and the country in which the airport is located.
Defines "aviation security preclearance agreement" to mean an agreement that delineates and implements security standards and protocols comparable to those of the United States and therefore sufficiently effective to enable passengers to deplane into sterile areas of U.S. airports.
Directs the Assistant Secretary to report annually to Congress on the re-screening of baggage.

House Republican Conference Summary

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This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/112/2/s3542.

Background

The Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has designated 14 international airports as “pre-clearance” airports having comparable security standards as those of the US.  Passengers entering from those pre-clearance airports do not have to go through security again upon entering the United States. 

Summary

S. 3542 would allow the Assistant Secretary of Transportation Security Administration to determine whether passengers entering the United States from “pre-clearance” international airports are required to have their checked baggage re-screened before continuing on to additional flight segments.

This bill includes minor technical differences but is identical in substance to H.R. 6028, which passed the House under a suspension of the rules by voice vote on September 11, 2012.

Cost

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