Expanding Private Airport Security Screening Act

This bill would let airport operators hire private screening companies from a public list kept by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to screen passengers and property. To be on the list, a company must use screeners who meet federal screener requirements, show it can screen at the same level as federal staff, and be owned by a U.S. citizen where possible. Airports must notify TSA after signing a contract and create a transition plan within 30 days, while TSA would still provide federal supervisors, law enforcement officers, and covert testing. Airport operators would not be liable for damages caused by the private screening company or federal supervisors, though they would remain liable for their own acts. TSA would report each year to Congress comparing the performance and cost of private and federal screening.

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Sponsors

• Scott Perry Republican sponsor
• 4 cosponsors