Traveling Parents Screening Consistency Act of 2021

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2550 To require GAO review of certain TSA screening protocols, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 15, 2021 Mr. TAYLOR (for himself and Miss RICE of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To require GAO review of certain TSA screening protocols, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Traveling Parents 4 Screening Consistency Act of 2021’’. 5 SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW. 6 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 7 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 8 shall conduct a review of the Transportation Security Ad- 9 ministration’s (TSA) implementation of the Bottles and 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:57 Jun 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2550.IH H2550 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2550 IH Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act (Public Law 1 114–293), as well as the effectiveness of TSA in ensuring 2 screening protocol clarity and screening consistency relat- 3 ing to the screening of formula, breast milk, purified de- 4 ionized water for infants, and juice. Such review shall in- 5 clude the following: 6 (1) Consider whether TSA effectively manages 7 consistency of screening protocol applications for 8 formula, breastmilk, purified deionized water for in- 9 fants, and juice. 10 (2) Evaluate the need for TSA to update and 11 revise procedures for such screening. 12 (3) Assess whether TSA effectively tracks pas- 13 senger complaints related to such screening to mon- 14 itor trends and identify inconsistencies. 15 (4) Evaluate TSA’s communications and infor- 16 mation sharing practices for passengers, air carriers, 17 and airports relating to screening protocols for such 18 screening. 19 (5) Evaluate TSA’s policies regarding the 20 screening of passengers with nursing products, in- 21 cluding the extent to which such passengers are 22 more likely to receive secondary screening. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:57 Jun 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2550.IH H2550 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2550 IH (6) Make recommendations for improving 1 TSA’s overall screening practices relating to such 2 screening. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:57 Jun 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2550.IH H2550 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS