H.R. 8770
Directs more passenger security fees to screening equipment
Raises the share of passenger security fees sent to aviation security funds, to pay for baggage and checkpoint screening equipment.
- Yearly deposit to Aviation Security Capital Fund would rise from $250 million to $500 million
- The fund pays for conveyor-belt baggage screening systems and other airport security improvements
- Next $250 million each year would go to a new Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund
- That fund pays to buy, install, and maintain checkpoint screening technology
Passed the House · Senate's turn