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To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish funds for investments in aviation security checkpoint technology, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill establishes funding mechanisms for aviation security technology by directing revenues from the 9/11 Security Fee to two dedicated funds within the Department of Homeland Security. The Aviation Security Capital Fund will receive the first $500 million annually from the fee (increased from the current $250 million starting in 2026), while a newly created Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund will receive the next $250 million annually beginning in 2026 for purchasing and maintaining security checkpoint equipment. The Transportation Security Administration Administrator is authorized to make grants from these funds to support aviation security projects. The bill specifies that the 9/11 Security Fee should be used exclusively for aviation security purposes and ends the diversion of these revenues to other uses by 2027.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS)
12 cosponsors
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR)
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS)
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT)
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN)
Actions (3)
- Apr 14, 2026 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. · senate
- Jul 22, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
- Jul 22, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Committee action
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Meetings where this bill was on the agenda
- Business meeting to consider S.1682, to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard for certain gates, S.1885, to require the Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the Surgeon General, to implement a mental health warning label on covered platforms, S.1962, to amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from granting a license or United States market access for a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system, or an authorization to use an individually licensed earth station or a blanket-licensed earth station, if the license, grant of market access, or authorization would be held or controlled by an entity that produces or provides any covered communications equipment or service or an affiliate of such an entity, S.2378, to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish funds for investments in aviation security checkpoint technology, S.3257, to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to revise regulations for certain individuals carrying out aviation activities who disclose a mental health diagnosis or condition, S.3404, to require a report on Federal support to the cybersecurity of commercial satellite systems, S.3597, to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Act, S.3618, to require the Federal Trade Commission to submit to Congress a report on the ability of minors to access fentanyl through social media platforms, S.3791, to reauthorize Regional Ocean Partnerships, and routine lists in the Coast Guard.
- Business meeting to consider S.1682, to direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission to promulgate a consumer product safety standard for certain gates, S.1885, to require the Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Health and Human Services acting through the Surgeon General, to implement a mental health warning label on covered platforms, S.1962, to amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from granting a license or United States market access for a geostationary orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite system, or an authorization to use an individually licensed earth station or a blanket-licensed earth station, if the license, grant of market access, or authorization would be held or controlled by an entity that produces or provides any covered communications equipment or service or an affiliate of such an entity, S.2378, to amend title 49, United States Code, to establish funds for investments in aviation security checkpoint technology, S.3257, to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to revise regulations for certain individuals carrying out aviation activities who disclose a mental health diagnosis or condition, S.3404, to require a report on Federal support to the cybersecurity of commercial satellite systems, S.3597, to reauthorize the National Quantum Initiative Act, S.3618, to require the Federal Trade Commission to submit to Congress a report on the ability of minors to access fentanyl through social media platforms, S.3791, to reauthorize Regional Ocean Partnerships, and a promotion list in the Coast Guard.
Full text
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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