I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3061 To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund in the Department of Homeland Security to fund investments in aviation security checkpoint technology, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 2, 2023 Mr. LALOTA (for himself and Mr. RUPPERSBERGER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund in the Department of Homeland Security to fund investments in aviation security checkpoint technology, 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 ‘‘Aviation Security 4 Checkpoint Technology Fund Act of 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:47 May 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3061.IH H3061 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3061 IH SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF AVIATION SECURITY CHECK- 1 POINT TECHNOLOGY FUND. 2 Section 44923 of title 49, United States Code, is 3 amended— 4 (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 5 (j); and 6 (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol- 7 lowing new subsection: 8 ‘‘(i) AVIATION SECURITY CHECKPOINT TECHNOLOGY 9 FUND.— 10 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There is established within 11 the Department of Homeland Security a fund to be 12 known as the Aviation Security Checkpoint Tech- 13 nology Fund (in this subsection referred to as the 14 ‘ASCT Fund’). The second $250,000,000 from fees 15 received under section 44940(a)(1) in each of fiscal 16 years 2024 through 2028 shall be available to be de- 17 posited in the ASCT Fund. The Administrator of 18 the Transportation Security Administration shall im- 19 pose the fee authorized by section 44940(a)(1) so as 20 to collect not less than $250,000,000 in each of such 21 fiscal years for deposit into the ASCT Fund. 22 Amounts in the ASCT Fund shall be available until 23 expended to the Administrator of the Transportation 24 Security Administration to fund the procurement, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:47 May 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3061.IH H3061 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 3061 IH deployment, and sustainment of aviation security 1 checkpoint technology. 2 ‘‘(2) TSA BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days 3 after the date of the enactment of this subsection 4 and quarterly thereafter for five years, the Adminis- 5 trator of the Transportation Security Administration 6 shall brief the Committee on Homeland Security and 7 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 8 Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 9 Science, and Transportation and the Committee on 10 Appropriations of the Senate regarding planned pro- 11 curement, nationwide deployment, and sustainment 12 efforts of aviation security checkpoint technology at 13 airport checkpoints through amounts made available 14 from the ASCT Fund.’’. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:47 May 13, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3061.IH H3061 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS