Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act requires the Transportation Security Administration to issue or update guidance on hygienic handling of breast milk, baby formula, purified deionized water for infants, juice, and cooling accessories during airport security screening. TSA must issue the guidance within 90 days and update it every five years when appropriate. The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General must audit compliance within one year.
Who Benefits and How
Parents traveling with infants benefit because TSA screeners and airport screening contractors must follow hygienic procedures when inspecting breast milk, formula, infant water, juice, ice packs, freezer packs, and frozen gel packs. Maternal health organizations benefit because TSA must consult nationally recognized organizations when developing the guidance.
Screening technology manufacturers may benefit if the audit identifies bottled liquid scanners or other screening tools that reduce contamination risk and denial rates for baby products.
Who Bears the Burden and How
TSA personnel and airport private security companies must follow the new hygienic handling guidance during additional screening. The TSA Administrator must issue and update the guidance, while the DHS Inspector General must audit compliance and report to Homeland Security and Commerce committees.
Key Provisions
- Requires TSA hygienic handling guidance within 90 days for breast milk, baby formula, infant water, juice, and cooling accessories.
- Directs TSA to consult nationally recognized maternal health organizations.
- Requires guidance updates every five years when appropriate.
- Requires a DHS Inspector General audit within one year covering compliance, screening technologies, and denial rates.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires TSA to issue hygienic handling guidance for screening breast milk, baby formula, and related infant liquids at airports, and mandates an Inspector General audit of compliance
Key Policy Areas
Transportation Security, Public Health, Maternal and Child Health
Primary Purpose
Requires TSA to issue hygienic handling guidance for screening breast milk, baby formula, and related infant liquids at airports, and mandates an Inspector General audit of compliance
Policy Domains
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Identified Gains
- Parents traveling with infants
- Maternal health providers
- Screening technology manufacturers
- Travelers with baby products
- Airport screening contractors
Identified Costs
- Transportation Security Administration
- Airport private security companies
- DHS Inspector General
- TSA screening contractors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Signed into LawBecame Public Law No: 119-41.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Mr. Garbarino moved to suspend the rules and pass the …
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate …
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules …
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4688-4690)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill …
Held at the desk.
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Airport private security companies, Transportation Security Administration personnel
Mothers traveling with infants, formula and breast milk consumers, Travelers with breast milk, baby formula, purified deionized water for infants, and juice (as well as ice packs, freezer packs, frozen gel packs and other accessories required to cool these items)
Aviation security screeners, private security companies providing airport screenings
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "tsa_administrator"
- → Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
- "maternal_health_orgs"
- → Nationally recognized maternal health organizations
- "ig_dhs"
- → Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security
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