Aviation Security Advisory Committee

Established in 1989 after a terrorist attack on Pan Am flight 103, the Aviation Security Advisory Committee provides advice to the TSA administrator on aviation security matters, including the development, refinement, and implementation of policies, programs, rulemaking, and security directives pertaining to aviation security.

The committee is composed of individual members representing private sector organizations affected by aviation security requirements. The Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2014, enacted on December 18, 2014, makes the committee permanent. The committee typically meets four times a year and holds a meeting open to the public once a year.

See a listing of Aviation Security Advisory Committee members.

Committee Charter

• ASAC Charter (September 2022)

Committee Reports

• Insider Threat Subcommittee White Paper - COVID 19 Related Risk Considerations (pdf. 688KB)
• Report on Insider Threat (pdf. 567KB)
• Final Report of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee's Working Group on Airport Access Control (pdf. 567KB)
• Final Report of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee's Improving Checkpoints at U.S. Airports (pdf. 370KB)
• Report of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee General Aviation Subcommittee's Review of the Twelve Five Standard Security Program and Private Charter Standard Security Program (pdf. 267KB)

Upcoming Committee Meetings