The bill directs the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to set up a pilot program at a minimum of five airports. The pilot will test alternative security screening lanes and screening approaches for passengers who are traveling with child passengers age 12 and under. The law says the pilot can proceed even if normally required rulemaking or paperwork steps (like the Administrative Procedure Act, Congressional Review Act, or Paperwork Reduction Act) would apply. The TSA must give priority to airports with many passengers traveling with children, consider airports with enough space and staff for larger or additional lanes, and may use other selection factors. The TSA must brief several congressional committees about the pilot within one year. The pilot will run for two years.
If you travel with a child age 12 or younger, you may see new, alternative screening lanes or processes at participating airports. The changes would be tested only at the selected airports for the two-year pilot. The bill does not promise nationwide changes or say which airports will take part.
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The bill’s text says the pilot is intended to support and facilitate the ease of travel for passengers traveling with accompanying child passengers 12 years of age and under.
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