This bill changes a part of federal aviation law to extend and continue a "one-stop" screening program for checked baggage. Under the program, checked bags that were screened at certain foreign last point of departure airports can continue on additional flights that start in the United States without being re-screened by TSA when specific conditions are met. Those conditions in the bill are: (1) the initial baggage screening used an explosives detection system under an aviation security screening agreement; (2) arriving passengers cannot access their checked baggage until they reach their final destination; (3) U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has received timely images of the baggage before arrival that meet CBP requirements; and (4) CBP has not identified the passenger or baggage for further inspection. The bill also changes subsection (k) of section 7132 by replacing the word "six" with "ten." The provided text does not state the unit (for example, months or years) associated with those numbers.
If you travel on a covered direct flight or flight segment from a participating foreign last point of departure airport and continue on an additional U.S.-originating flight, your checked baggage may not need another TSA security re-screening during the U.S. portion of your trip if the bill's conditions are met. CBP must receive baggage images before your arrival and may still identify you or your baggage for inspection. No publicly available information in the provided text lists which foreign airports participate or how the timing or schedule of the extension works.
No publicly available information about costs, funding, or budget effects is included in the provided bill text or metadata.
No publicly available information in the provided bill text or metadata describes proponents' stated reasons or arguments for the bill.
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