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US S472

US S472
FASTER Act Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act


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Introduced
02/13/2019
In Committee
02/13/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act or the FASTER Act This bill repeals the requirement that a portion of aviation security service fees collected from passengers be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and instead requires such fees to be deposited into a separate account in the Treasury for expenditure only to pay the costs of activities and services for which the fee is imposed.

AI Summary

This bill, the Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act (FASTER Act), repeals the requirement that a portion of the aviation security service fees collected from passengers be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. Instead, it requires such fees to be deposited into a separate account in the Treasury, which can only be used to pay the costs of the activities and services for which the fee is imposed. This change ensures that the revenue collected from passengers as aviation security fees is used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening, rather than being diverted to the general Treasury.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (3)

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (on 02/13/2019)

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