,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bedh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bf1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,cardin 7for himself and ,mr4 
,moran7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
establish an ,aviation ,security        
,checkpoint ,technology ,fund in the    
,department of ,homeland ,security to   
fund investments in aviation security   
checkpoint technology1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,aviation ,security 
,checkpoint ,technology ,fund ,act of   
#bjbc4  #b4 ,establishment of ,aviation 
,security ,checkpoint ,technology ,fund 
,section #ddibc of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
redesignating subsection 7i7 as         
subsection 7j72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7h7 the following new  
subsection3  7i7 ,aviation ,security    

,checkpoint ,technology ,fund  7#a7 ,in 
general ,there is established within the
 ,department of ,homeland ,security a   
fund to be known as the ,aviation       
,security ,checkpoint ,technology ,fund 
7in this subsection referred to as the  
,,asct ,fund74 ,the second #bej1jjj1jjj 
from fees received under section        
#ddidj7;a77#a7 in each of fiscal years  
#bjbd through #bjbh shall be available  
to be deposited in the ,,asct ,fund4    
,the ,administrator of the              
,transportation ,security               
,administration shall impose the fee    
authorized by section #ddidj7;a77#a7 so 
as to collect not less than #bej1jjj1jjj
 in each of such fiscal years for       
deposit into the ,,asct ,fund4 ,amounts 
in the ,,asct ,fund shall be available  
until expended to the ,administrator of 
the ,transportation ,security           
,administration to fund the procurement1
 test1 deployment1 and post-deployment  
enhancements of aviation security       
checkpoint technology4  7#b7 ,,tsa      

briefing ,not later than #ahj days after
 the date of the enactment of this      
subsection and quarterly thereafter for 
#e years1 the ,administrator of the     
,transportation ,security               
,administration shall brief the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security and   
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation and the ,committee on   
,appropriations of the ,senate regarding
 planned procurement1 test1 deployment1 
and post-deployment enhancement efforts 
of aviation security checkpoint         
technology at airport checkpoints       
through amounts made available from the 
,,asct ,fund4  4  #c4 ,conforming       
amendment ,section #ddidj7;i77#a7 of    
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by striking section #ddibc7;h7  
and inserting subsections 7h7 and 7i7 of
 section #ddibc4