S. 1011 – Mahan Air and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2017

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The Mahan Air and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2017 requires the U.S. government to track and report on the use of airports by Iran’s Mahan Air, which is suspected of being used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to support terrorism. Within 120 days of the law’s passage and each year through 2020, the Department of Homeland Security, working with other federal agencies, must submit a report to Congress detailing where Mahan Air has landed and whether additional security steps are needed for flights to the United States.

Key Provisions

The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretaries of Transportation, State, Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence, must produce a report within 120 days of enactment and annually through 2020.
The report must list every airport where Mahan Air aircraft have landed in the prior two years.
For each listed airport, the report must assess ongoing Mahan Air operations, note any emergency‑only landings, recommend whether extra security measures are needed for U.S.-bound flights, and explain the reasoning.
The airport list must be posted publicly on the Department of Homeland Security website when the report is submitted, with the option to include a classified annex.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Foreign Relations Committee

May 2, 2017

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Introduced in Senate

May 2, 2017

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Foreign Relations Committee

May 2, 2017

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Sen. Tim KaineD-VA · May 2, 2017

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Sen. Chuck GrassleyR-IA · May 2, 2017

Mr. President. I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.

Sen. John CornynR-TX · May 2, 2017

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.

Sen. John CornynR-TX · May 2, 2017

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record.

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Introduced in SenateIssued May 2, 2017

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115th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1011

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 2, 2017

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Portman, Mr. Warner, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Coons) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

A BILL

To prevent the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from using Mahan Air for material support for terrorist activities.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Mahan Air and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2017.

2.

Report on airports used by Mahan Air

(a)

In general

Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2020, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to Congress a report that includes—

(1)

a list of all airports at which aircraft owned or controlled by Mahan Air have landed during the 2 years preceding the submission of the report; and

(2)

for each such airport—

(A)

an assessment of whether aircraft owned or controlled by Mahan Air continue to conduct operations at that airport;

(B)

an assessment of whether any of the landings of aircraft owned or controlled by Mahan Air were necessitated by an emergency situation;

(C)

a determination regarding whether additional security measures should be imposed on flights to the United States that originate from that airport; and

(D)

an explanation of the rationale for that determination.

(b)

Form of report

Each report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

(c)

Publication of list

The list required by subsection (a)(1) shall be publicly and prominently posted on the website of the Department of Homeland Security on the date on which the report required by subsection (a) is submitted to Congress.