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To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to issue regulations establishing security standards for foreign…

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To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to issue regulations establishing security standards for foreign repair stations performing maintenance for aircraft used to provide air transportation.

Introduced: April 20, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Apr 23, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
Apr 20, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Apr 20, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Safety Administration) to issue regulations ensuring that federal aircraft security standards apply to all foreign aircraft maintenance employees (including requiring a criminal history record check and a review of law enforcement databases), as well as all foreign aircraft repair stations.

Requires the Assistant Secretary, if the regulations are not issued by 60 days after enactment of this Act, to prohibit the use of foreign repair stations, except in an emergency.

Reduces from 18 months to 9 months after enactment of this Act the deadline for a security review and audit of foreign repair stations.

What's happening now April 23, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Green, Al
Texas · Jul 11, 2007
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 20, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1981: To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to issue regulations establishing security standards for foreign repair stations performing maintenance for aircraft used to provide air transportation.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1981/
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"H.R. 1981: To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to issue regulations establishing security standards for foreign repair stations performing maintenance for aircraft used to provide air transportation.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1981/.
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H.R. 1981, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1981/.
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