Amends Federal aviation law to require Federal Aviation Administration employees or other Federal agency employees to perform the screening of passengers and property carried out in an aircraft cabin. (Currently, screening is carried out by employees or agents of an air carrier, interstate air carrier, or foreign air carrier). Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to operators of small airports (including hub airports and other airports) in the United States for the purpose of defraying part or all of the costs of enhancing the security of airports under airport security programs, including the costs of procuring metal detectors, anti-explosive equipment, x-ray scanning equipment, other security devices, and other items needed to provide security for the airport.
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Sep 26, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.