Risk-Based Cockpit Security Act of 2013

Risk-Based Cockpit Security Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to make an assessment that: (1) identifies any risk posed to commercial aviation security if a flight deck door is opened on a commercial aircraft in flight, (2) identifies methods to mitigate such risk, and (3) recommends security standards for mitigation methods that involve installing a physical secondary cockpit barrier on commercial aircraft.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2946 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2946

      To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
  Administration to assess and report on the risk posed to commercial 
    aviation security if a flight deck door is opened during flight.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 1, 2013

 Mr. LoBiondo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
      To direct the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
  Administration to assess and report on the risk posed to commercial 
    aviation security if a flight deck door is opened during flight.

    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 ``Risk-Based Cockpit Security Act of 
2013''.

SEC. 2. SECURITY RISK ASSESSMENT.

    (a) Assessment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall complete an assessment that--
            (1) identifies any risk posed to commercial aviation 
        security if a flight deck door is opened while a commercial 
        aircraft is in flight;
            (2) identifies methods to mitigate such risk; and
            (3) recommends security standards for any mitigation method 
        that involves installing a physical secondary cockpit barrier 
        on a commercial aircraft.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 10 days after completing the assessment 
described in subsection (a), the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report containing any 
findings and recommendations of the assessment.
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