#aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cfid  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the  
,transportation ,security               
,administration to implement training   
for frontline ,administration personnel 
regarding the screening of pregnant     
women and families with young children  
at passenger screening checkpoints1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,helping 
,families ,fly ,act of #bjai4  #b4      
,training required  7a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #a year after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator shall develop and        
implement training for frontline        
,administration personnel regarding the 
screening of pregnant women and families
 with young children at passenger       
screening checkpoints4 ,such training   
shall include the following3  7#a7      
,information relating to concerns of    
pregnant women relating to the use of   
,advanced ,imaging ,technology and      
appropriate opt-out procedures and      

alternative screening procedures4  7#b7 
,guidelines to assist pregnant women and
 families traveling with young children 
effectively and efficiently complete the
 screening process in a manner that is  
respectful and improves the overall     
functioning of the screening checkpoint4
  7#c7 ,communication and procedural    
guidelines for frontline ,administration
 personnel to assist with passenger     
divestiture for pregnant women and      
families traveling with young children  
to improve the effectiveness and overall
 passenger experience at the screening  
checkpoint4  7b7 ,communications        
strategy ,in conjunction with the       
implementation of the training required 
under subsection 7a71 the ,administrator
 shall develop and implement a          
communications strategy for pregnant    
women and families traveling with young 
children to inform such women and       
families of the procedures and          
guidelines described in such subsection1
 including providing information to     

relevant passengers through social      
media1 the ,administration's public     
website1 the ,administration's customer 
service call center1 and partnerships   
with aviation stakeholders1 including   
air carriers and airport operators4  7c7
 ,passenger support specialists ,in     
carrying out subsections 7a7 and 7b71   
the ,administrator shall1 to the extent 
possible1 make available passenger      
support specialists1 upon request1 to   
pregnant women and families traveling   
with young children to assist with      
screening checkpoint information1       
concerns1 and procedures4  7d7 ,,tsa    
family lanes feasibility assessment ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator shall conduct a          
feasibility assessment to determine     
whether screening processes and the     
screening experience may be improved for
 travelers by developing optional1      
dedicated screening lanes for families  
traveling with young children at        

airports where the checkpoint           
configuration would allow and where the 
overall functioning of the checkpoint   
would not be inhibited in terms of      
passenger throughput or security        
effectiveness4  7e7 ,briefing to        
,congress ,not later than #cj days after
 the implementation of the training     
required under subsection 7a71 the      
,administrator shall brief the          
appropriate congressional committees on 
progress regarding the implementation of
 this ,act and improvements made to the 
screening process for pregnant women and
 families traveling with young children4
  7f7 ,definitions ,in this section3    
7#a7 ,administration ,the term          
,administration means the               
,transportation ,security               
,administration4  7#b7 ,administrator   
,the term ,administrator means the      
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration4  7#c7        
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     

committees means the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate4  ,passed the ,house of 
,representatives ,september #bf1        
#bjai4;,clerk4