FASTER Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1171 To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 13, 2019 Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. KATKO, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. TITUS, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. SIRES, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. HECK, Ms. NORTON, Mr. WELCH, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. SOTO, and Mr. MCEACHIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that reve- nues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:06 Feb 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1171.IH H1171 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1171 IH SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Funding for Aviation 2 Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act’’ or the 3 ‘‘FASTER Act’’. 4 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT REGARDING CREDITING 5 AND DEPOSIT OF A PORTION OF AVIATION 6 SECURITY FEES. 7 (a) REPEAL.—Section 44940 of title 49, United 8 States Code, is amended— 9 (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (3); 10 (2) in subsection (f)— 11 (A) by striking the heading and inserting 12 ‘‘DEPOSIT AND AVAILABILITY OF FEE.—’’; 13 (B) by striking paragraph (1); 14 (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and 15 (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and 16 (D) by amending paragraph (1), as so re- 17 designated, to read as follows: 18 ‘‘(1) shall be deposited into a separate account 19 in the Treasury, which shall be available to the Ad- 20 ministrator for expenditure only to pay the costs of 21 activities and services for which the fee is imposed; 22 and’’; and 23 (3) by striking subsection (i). 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:06 Feb 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1171.IH H1171 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1171 IH (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (d)(4) 1 of such section is amended by striking ‘‘, other than sub- 2 section (i),’’. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:06 Feb 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1171.IH H1171 pbinns on DSK79D2C42PROD with BILLS