Reopen Reagan National to General Aviation Act

Reopen Reagan National to General Aviation Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement regulations permitting the resumption of non-scheduled, commercial air carrier (air charter) and general aviation operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Allows such regulations to provide reasonable requirements to ensure the security of airport operations.

[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 433 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 433

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and implement 
 standards for the operation of non-scheduled, commercial air carrier 
    (air charter) and general aviation operations at Ronald Reagan 
                      Washington National Airport.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 17, 2005

   Mr. Allen introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and implement 
 standards for the operation of non-scheduled, commercial air carrier 
    (air charter) and general aviation operations at Ronald Reagan 
                      Washington National Airport.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reopen Reagan National to General 
Aviation Act''.

SEC. 2. AIR CHARTER OPERATIONS AT RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL 
              AIRPORT.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall 
finalize and implement regulations permitting the resumption of non-
scheduled, commercial air carrier (air charter) and general aviation 
operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The 
regulations may provide reasonable requirements to ensure the security 
of operations at the airport. Such requirements may include--
            (1) screening and certification of air charter and general 
        aviation flight and ground crews;
            (2) advance clearance of passenger manifests by the 
        Transportation Security Administration;
            (3) physical screening of passengers and luggage for air 
        charter and general aviation operations;
            (4) physical inspection of aircraft;
            (5) compliance with established special flight procedures; 
        and
            (6) limiting the airports from which flights into Ronald 
        Reagan Washington National Airport can originate.
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