IIB 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3246 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 15, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:03 Oct 15, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3246.RFS H3246 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 HR 3246 RFS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Traveling Parents 2 Screening Consistency Act of 2019’’. 3 SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW. 4 Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 5 of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 6 shall conduct a review of the Transportation Security Ad- 7 ministration’s (TSA) implementation of the Bottles and 8 Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act (Public Law 9 114–293), as well as the effectiveness of TSA in ensuring 10 screening protocol clarity and screening consistency relat- 11 ing to the screening of formula, breast milk, purified de- 12 ionized water for infants, and juice. Such review shall in- 13 clude the following: 14 (1) Consider whether TSA effectively manages 15 consistency of screening protocol applications for 16 formula, breastmilk, purified deionized water for in- 17 fants, and juice, including the extent to which 18 Transportation Security officers engage in screening 19 beyond that which is prescribed through relevant 20 policies and training. 21 (2) Evaluate the need for TSA to update and 22 revise procedures for such screening. 23 (3) Assess whether TSA effectively tracks pas- 24 senger complaints related to such screening to mon- 25 itor trends and identify inconsistencies. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:03 Oct 15, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3246.RFS H3246 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 HR 3246 RFS (4) Evaluate TSA’s communications and infor- 1 mation sharing practices for passengers, air carriers, 2 and airports relating to screening protocols for such 3 screening. 4 (5) Evaluate TSA’s policies regarding the 5 screening of passengers with nursing products, in- 6 cluding the extent to which such passengers are 7 more likely to receive secondary screening. 8 (6) Make recommendations for improving 9 TSA’s overall screening practices relating to such 10 screening. 11 Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2019. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:03 Oct 15, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3246.RFS H3246 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS