This Act adds rules to the existing Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act. It requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to issue guidance within 90 days, and to update it every five years if needed, to reduce contamination risk for breast milk, baby formula, purified deionized water for infants, juice, and cooling accessories (ice packs, freezer packs, frozen gel packs, and similar items) when those items are re-screened or need additional screening. The guidance must be developed with nationally recognized maternal health organizations, set hygienic standards, and require any extra testing to follow those standards. The guidance applies to TSA screening personnel and to private security companies that provide screening under section 44920 of title 49, United States Code. The Act also directs the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General to submit, within one year, an audit report on compliance with these requirements. The audit must include information about how different screening technologies (including bottled liquid scanners) affect screening of these items and how often such items are denied entry into the sterile area (as defined in 49 C.F.R. 1540.5).
If you travel with breast milk, baby formula, infant water, juice, or cooling packs, TSA and private screeners must follow new hygienic guidance when those items are re-screened or need extra checks. The guidance will be created with input from maternal health organizations and is meant to reduce contamination risk. An Inspector General audit will check whether the guidance is followed and how screening machines and procedures affect these items.
No publicly available information on costs, funding, or budget estimates is included in the text of the Act.
The text requires guidance made with maternal health organizations and sets hygienic standards to minimize contamination risk. Supporters, as reflected by these requirements, seek to ensure safer handling of breast milk, formula, and related items during additional screening and to provide oversight through an Inspector General audit.
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