# 114-hr-4698: Securing Aviation from Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports Through Enhanced Security Act of 2016

114-hr-4698, Securing Aviation from Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports Through Enhanced Security Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4698
- Congress: 114
- Title: Securing Aviation from Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports Through Enhanced Security Act of 2016
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced: 2016-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Securing Aviation from Foreign Entry Points and Guarding Airports Through Enhanced Security Act of 2016 This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a comprehensive security risk assessment of all last point of departure airports with nonstop flights to the United States. The TSA shall submit to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) a plan: to enhance collaboration, coordination, and information-sharing about international-inbound aviation between the United States and domestic and foreign partners in order to enhance security capabilities at foreign airports; and that assesses TSA ability to enter into a mutual agreement with a foreign government entity to permit TSA representatives to conduct inspections of foreign airports without prior notice. The GAO shall review TSA efforts to enhance security capabilities at foreign airports and secure international-inbound aviation. The TSA shall submit to Congress a comprehensive workforce assessment of all TSA personnel within its Office of Global Strategies or whose primary professional duties contribute to the TSA's global efforts to secure transportation security, including whether they are assigned in a risk-based, intelligence-driven matter. The TSA may donate security screening equipment to a foreign last point of departure airport operator if the equipment can be expected to mitigate a specific vulnerability to U.S. security or U.S. citizens. The TSA may evaluate foreign countries' air cargo programs to determine whether they provide a level of security commensurate with that required by U.S. air cargo security programs.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- PETER KING (R-NY), 2016-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5471: Countering Terrorist Radicalization Act
- 114-hr-5338: Checkpoint Optimization and Efficiency Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4698 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4698)

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- [114-hr-5338: Checkpoint Optimization and Efficiency Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5338)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
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