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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 2381
AN ACT
To require review by the Government Accountability Office
of screening protocols of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration relating to breast milk and formula, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Traveling Parents
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Screening Consistency Act of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF IMPLEMEN-
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TATION BY TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AD-
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MINISTRATION OF SCREENING PROTOCOLS
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RELATING TO BREAST MILK AND FORMULA.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the
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date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General
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of the United States shall conduct a review of—
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(1) the implementation by the Transportation
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Security Administration (in this section referred to
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as ‘‘TSA’’) of the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equip-
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ment Screening Act (Public Law 114–293; 49
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U.S.C. 44901 note); and
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(2) the effectiveness of TSA in ensuring the
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clarity of screening protocols relating to, and the
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consistency of screening of, breast milk and other
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liquids for the consumption of infants, including for-
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mula, purified deionized water, and juice.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The review required by subsection
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(a) shall include—
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(1) an assessment of—
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(A) whether TSA effectively manages the
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consistency of the application of protocols to the
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screening of breast milk and other liquids de-
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scribed in subsection (a)(2);
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(B) the need for TSA to update and revise
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procedures for screening breast milk and other
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liquids described in subsection (a)(2);
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(C) whether TSA effectively tracks pas-
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senger complaints related to such screening to
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monitor trends and identify inconsistencies;
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(D) the practices of TSA with respect to
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communications and information sharing with
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passengers, air carriers, and airports relating to
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protocols for such screening; and
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(E) the policies of TSA regarding the
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screening of passengers with nursing products,
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including the extent to which such passengers
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are more likely to receive secondary screening;
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and
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(2) make recommendations for improving the
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practices of TSA relating to such screening.
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Passed the Senate July 29, 2020.
Attest:
Secretary.
116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 2381
AN ACT
To require review by the Government Account-
ability Office of screening protocols of the Trans-
portation Security Administration relating to
breast milk and formula, and for other purposes.