Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§44914 Airport Construction Guidelines
Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART A — AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › subpart iii — safety › CHAPTER 449 — SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER I — REQUIREMENTS › § 44914
Summary
The Transportation Security Administration Administrator must work with the Department of Transportation, airlines, airport authorities, and others as needed to create guidelines for airport design and construction that make airports as secure as possible. The Administrator must take into account the assessment results from section 44904(a).
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Title 49, §44914
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In consultation with the Department of Transportation, air carriers, airport authorities, and others the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration considers appropriate, the Administrator shall develop guidelines for airport design and construction to allow for maximum security enhancement. In developing the guidelines, the Administrator shall consider the results of the assessment carried out under section 44904(a) of this title.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4491449 App.:1357 (note).Nov. 16, 1990, Pub. L. 101–604, § 106(f), 104 Stat. 3075. 49 App.:1432(d).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 612(d); added Nov. 16, 1990, Pub. L. 101–604, § 110(a), 104 Stat. 3080. The words “In developing the guidelines” are substituted for “In developing airport
Construction
guidelines under subsection (d) of section 612 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as added by section 110 of this Act” in section 106(f) of the Aviation Security Improvement Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–604, 104 Stat. 3075) to eliminate unnecessary words.
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Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–254 substituted “with the Department of Transportation, air carriers, airport authorities, and others the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration” for “with air carriers, airport authorities, and others the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security” and, in two places, “Administrator” for “Under Secretary”. 2001—Pub. L. 107–71 substituted “Under Secretary” for “Administrator” wherever appearing and “of Transportation for Security” for “of the Federal Aviation Administration”.
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49 U.S.C. § 44914
Title 49, Transportation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102