H.R. 5340 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5340 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 26, 2016 Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Dold, and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that revenues collected from passengers as aviation security fees are used to help finance the costs of aviation security screening by repealing a requirement that a portion of such fees be credited as offsetting receipts and deposited in the general fund of the Treasury. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration Act or the FASTER Act. 2. Repeal of requirement regarding crediting and deposit of a portion of aviation security fees (a) Repeal Subsection (i) of section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, is repealed. (b) Conforming amendment Subsection (d)(4) of such section is amended by striking , other than subsection (i),.