Three pieces of legislation were introduced in the USA last week to assist the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screen passengers.
On June 3, representatives introduced the bipartisan Stop the Scam Act. This legislation would end the diversion of the Passenger Security Fee (PSF), also known as the September 11th Security Fee, to the general Treasury. This legislation would also establish a new specific fund derived from the PSF, which airlines already collect when customers buy an airline ticket originating in the USA, to enable TSA to acquire new and modernized technology, including credential authentication technology (CAT) machines and computed tomography (CT).
Revenue from the Passenger Security Fee, which totaled nearly US$3.8bn in 2022, is deposited into the Aviation Security Capital Fund, which has historically been used to offset security expenses. However, language included in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 allowed one-third of the revenue raised to be diverted to the general Treasury for deficit reduction.
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