SAFEGUARDS Act of 2025

Jerry Moran

Republican · KS · Senator

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• Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)Original· 2025-07-22
• John Boozman (R-AR)Original· 2025-07-22
• Michael F. Bennet (D-CO)Original· 2025-07-22
• Steve Daines (R-MT)· 2025-09-30
• Tim Sheehy (R-MT)· 2025-10-07
• John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO)· 2025-10-14
• Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)· 2025-10-14
• Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)· 2025-10-28
• Jacky Rosen (D-NV)· 2025-11-03
• Mike Crapo (R-ID)· 2025-12-17
• James E. Risch (R-ID)· 2026-01-08
• Todd Young (R-IN)· 2026-03-12

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

2026-04-14

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Spending Aviation Fees for Equipment, Guaranteeing Upgraded and Advanced Risk Detection and Safety Act of 2025 or the SAFEGUARDS Act of 2025 This bill allocates additional funding for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for aviation security, including checked baggage explosives detection equipment and security checkpoint technology. As background, TSA collects passenger civil aviation security service fees (often referred to as the 9/11 security fee or passenger security fee) on air carrier passengers originating at airports in the United States. In general, these fees are deposited into the Department of the Treasury general fund and applied towards debt reduction. A portion of these fees are allocated to TSA for aviation security. The bill requires that the first $500 million collected in each fiscal year from passenger security fees be deposited into the Aviation Security Capital Fund. This is an increase from the currently required $250 million. This fund provides for the costs associated with acquiring and installing in-line baggage screening systems (i.e., systems that use a conveyor belt infrastructure to automatically screen, sort, and track baggage) to accommodate checked baggage explosives detection equipment and for certain other airport security improvements. The bill also requires that the next $250 million collected in each fiscal year from passenger security fees be deposited into a new Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund for the costs associated with acquiring, deploying, and sustaining aviation security checkpoint and exit lane technology. TSA may use these funds retroactively for projects implemented on or after January 1, 2023.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2378 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2378 To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish funds for investments in aviation security checkpoint technology, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2025 Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Boozman) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish funds for investments in aviation security checkpoint technology, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Spending Aviation Fees for Equipment, Guaranteeing Upgraded and Advanced Risk Detection and Safety Act of 2025'' or the ``SAFEGUARDS Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) the fee collected in accordance with section 44940 of title 49, United States Code (commonly known as the ``9/11 Security Fee''), is an airline passenger-paid fee established with the express purpose of enhancing the safety and security of the aviation system of the United States; (2) revenue generated from the 9/11 Security Fee should be used exclusively to fund activities, programs, equipment, and initiatives that directly improve the security of commercial aviation, including passenger and baggage screening, security technology upgrades, and the support of personnel responsible for aviation security; (3) the use of the 9/11 Security Fee for purposes unrelated to aviation security undermines public trust and the original intent of the fee, and all proceeds from the fee should be reserved and expended solely for measures that strengthen the safety and security of the traveling public within the aviation sector; and (4) the diversion of 9/11 Security Fee revenue to other purposes should be ended no later than 2027, in accordance with section 44940(i)(4) of title 49, United States Code, as it read on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 3. IMPROVING THE AVIATION SECURITY CAPITAL FUND. Section 44923(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: ``(h) Aviation Security Capital Fund.-- ``(1) In general.--There is established within the Department of Homeland Security a fund to be known as the Aviation Security Capital Fund (in this subsection referred to as the `Fund'). ``(2) Source of funding.-- ``(A) In each of fiscal years 2004 through 2025 the first $250,000,000 derived from fees received under section 44940(a)(1) shall be available to be deposited in the Fund in paragraph (1). The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall impose the fee authorized by section 44940(a)(1) so as to collect at least $250,000,000 in each of such fiscal years for deposit into the Fund; and ``(B) Beginning in fiscal year 2026, and for each fiscal year thereafter, the first $500,000,000 derived from fees received under section 44940(a)(1) shall be available to be deposited in the Fund under paragraph (1). The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall impose the fee authorized by section 44940(a)(1) so as to collect at least $500,000,000 in each of such fiscal years for deposit into the Fund. ``(3) Grant authority.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to make grants under this section.''. SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AVIATION SECURITY CHECKPOINT TECHNOLOGY FUND. Section 44923 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by-- (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as…

subsection (j); and (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection (i): ``(i) Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund.-- ``(1) In general.--There is established within the Department of Homeland Security a fund to be known as the Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund (in this subsection referred to as the `ASCT Fund'). ``(2) Funding.--Beginning in fiscal year 2026, and for each fiscal year thereafter, after the first $500,000,000 is deposited into the Aviation Security Capital Fund pursuant to subsection (h)(2), the next $250,000,000 from fees received under section 44940(a)(1) shall be available to be deposited in the ASCT Fund. The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall impose the fee authorized by section 44940(a)(1) so as to collect not less than $250,000,000 in each of such fiscal years for deposit into the ASCT Fund. Amounts in the ASCT Fund shall be available until expended to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to fund the procurement, deployment, and sustainment of aviation security checkpoint and exit lane technology. ``(3) Grant authority.-- ``(A) In general.--Amounts in the ASCT Fund shall be available to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to make grants under this section. ``(B) Retroactive application of grant funds.--The Administrator may retroactively approve the use of grant funds under this subsection for projects to support the procurement, deployment, and sustainment of aviation security checkpoint and exit lane technology that were implemented on or after January 1, 2023.''. <all>

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