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88 Stat. 417 private law enforcement personnel, and uniform standards with respect to minimum qualifications for personnel eligible to receive such training. “research and development; confidential information “(d)
(1)The Administrator shall conduct such research (including behavioral research) and development as he may deem appropriate to develop, modify, test, and evaluate systems, procedures, facilities, and devices to protect persons and property aboard aircraft in air transportation or intrastate air transportation against acts of criminal violence and aircraft piracy. “(2) Notwithstanding section 552 of title 5, United States Code, Regulations. relating to freedom of information, the Administrator shall prescribe such regulations as he may deem necessary to prohibit disclosure of any information obtained or developed in the conduct of research and development activities under this subsection if, in the opinion of the Administrator, the disclosure of such information— “(A) would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy (including, but not limited to, information contained in any personnel, medical, or similar file) ; “(B) would reveal trade secrets or privileged or confidential commercial or financial information obtained from any person; or “(C) would be detrimental to the safety of persons traveling in air transportation. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize the withholding of information from the duly authorized committees of the Congress. “overall federal responsibility “(e)
(1)Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, no power, function, or duty of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration under this section shall be assigned or transferred to any other Federal department or agency. “(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall have exclusive responsibility for the direction of any law enforcement activity affecting the safety of persons aboard aircraft in flight involved in the commission of an offense under section 902(i) or 902
(n)of this Act. Other Federal departments and agencies shall, upon request by the Administrator, provide such assistance as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this paragraph. “(3) For the purposes of this subsection, an aircraft is considered in flight from the moment when all external doors are closed following embarkation until the moment when one such door is opened for disembarkation. “definition “(f) For the purposes of this section, the term ‘law enforcement personnel’ means individuals— “(1) authorized to carry and use firearms, “(2) vested with such police power of arrest as the Administrator deems necessary to carry out this section, and “(3) identifiable by appropriate indicia of authority.”. " Sec. 203. Section 902(1) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 is [49 USC 1472](/us/usc/t49/s1472). amended to read as follows: " “carrying weapons or explosives aboard aircraft “(l)
(1)Whoever, while aboard, or while attempting to board, any aircraft in, or intended for operation in, air transportation or intra-88 Stat. 418state air transportation, has on or about his person or his property a concealed deadly or dangerous weapon, which is, or would be, accessible to such person in flight, or any person who has on or about his person, or who has placed, attempted to place, or attempted to have placed aboard such aircraft any bomb, or similar explosive or incendiary device, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not morePenalty. than one year, or both. “(2) Whoever willfully and without regard for the safety of humanPenalty. life, or with reckless disregard for the safety of human life, shall commit an act prohibited by paragraph
(1)of this subsection, shall be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. “(3) This subsection shall not apply to law enforcement officers ofExceptions. any municipal or State government, or the Federal Government, who are authorized or required within their official capacities to carry arms, or to persons who may be authorized, under regulations issued by the Administrator, to carry deadly or dangerous weapons in air transportation or intrastate air transportation; not shall it apply to persons transporting weapons contained in baggage which is not accessible to passengers in flight if the presence of such weapons has been declared to the air carrier.” " Sec. 204. Section 1111 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1511), relating to authority to refuse transportation, is amended to read as follows: " “Authority to Refuse Transportation “Sec. 1111.
(a)The Administrator shall, by regulation, require any air carrier, intrastate air carrier, or foreign air carrier to refuse to transport— “(1) any person who does not consent to a search of his person, as prescribed in section 315(a) of this Act, to determine whether*Ante*, p. 415. he is unlawfully carrying a dangerous weapon, explosive, or other destructive substance, or “(2) any property of any person who does not consent to a search or inspection of such property to determine whether it unlawfully contains a dangerous weapon, explosive, or other destructive substance. Subject to reasonable rules and regulations prescribed by the Administrator, any such carrier may also refuse transportation of a passenger or property when, in the opinion of the carrier, such transportation would or might be inimical to safety of flight. “(b) Any agreement for the carriage of persons or property in air transportation or intrastate air transportation by an air carrier, intrastate air carrier, or foreign air carrier for compensation or hire shall be deemed to include an agreement that such carriage shall be refused when consent to search such persons or inspect such property for the purposes enumerated in subsection
(a)of this section is not given.”. " Sec. 205. Title XI of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1501–1513) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new*Ante*, p. 413. section: " “Liability for Certain Property “Sec. 1116. The Civil Aeronautics Board shall issue such regulationsRegulations.[49 USC 1516](/us/usc/t49/s1516). or orders as may be necessary to require that any air carrier receiving for transportation as baggage any property of a person traveling in air transportation, which property cannot lawfully be carried by such person in the aircraft cabin by reason of any Federal law or regulation, shall assume liability to such person, at a reasonable charge and sub-88 Stat. 419ject to reasonable terms and conditions, within the amount declared to the air carrier by such person, for the full actual loss or damage to such property caused by such air carrier.”. " Sec. 206. Section 101 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. Definitions.*Ante*, p. 409. 1301), relating to definitions, is amended by redesignating paragraphs
(22)through
(36)as paragraphs
(24)through (38), respectively, and by inserting immediately after paragraph
(21)the following new paragraphs: " “(22) ‘Intrastate air carrier’ means any citizen of the United States who undertakes, whether directly or indirectly or by a lease or any other arrangement, to engage solely in intrastate air transportation. “(23) ‘Intrastate air transportation’ means the carriage of persons or property as a common carrier for compensation or hire, by turbojet-powered aircraft capable of carrying thirty or more persons, wholly within the same State of the United States.”. " Sec. 207.
(a)That portion of the table of contents contained in the first section of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 which appears under the center heading: “Title III—Organization of Agency and Powers and Duties of Administrator” is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new items: “Sec. 315. Screening of passengers in air transportation. “(a) Procedures and facilities. “(b) Exemption authority. “Sec. 316. Air transportation security. “(a) Rules and regulations. “(b) Personnel. “(c) Training. “(d) Research and development; confidential information. “(e) Overall Federal responsibility. “(f) Definition.
(b)That portion of such table of contents which appears under the side heading " “Sec. 902. Criminal penalties.” " is amended by striking out— " “(1) Carrying weapons aboard aircraft.” " and inserting in lieu thereof— " “(1) Carrying weapons or explosives aboard aircraft.”. "
(c)That portion of such table of contents which appears under the center heading “Title XI—Miscellaneous” is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new item: “Sec. 1116. Liability for certain property.”. Approved August 5, 1974. Public Law 93–367: To extend the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950. Public Law 367 88 Stat. 419 1974-08-07 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-09-25 93 2 88 public Public Law 93–367 Joint Resolution To extend the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950. August 7, 1974[[S. J. Res. 228](/us/bill/93/sjres/228)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the first sentence of section 717
(a)of the Defense Production Act of 1950 is amended by *Ante*, p. 280. striking out “July 30” and inserting in lieu thereof “September 30”. Approved August 7, 1974. Public Law 93–368: To exempt from duty certain equipment and repairs for vessels operated by or for any agency of the United States where the entries were made in connection with vessels arriving before January 5, 1971, and for other purposes. Public Law 368 88 Stat. 420 1974-08-07 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-09-25 93 2 88 public
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  • 49 USC 1472
  • 49 USC 1511
  • 49 USC 1501–1513
  • 49 USC 1516
  • Pub. L. 93-367
  • 88 Stat. 419
  • Pub. L. 93-368
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