,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcgh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bb1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,moran 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,van
 ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 and ,mr4        
,boozman7 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 funds for investments in   
aviation security checkpoint technology1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,spending ,aviation ,fees for           
,equipment1 ,guaranteeing ,upgraded and 
,advanced ,risk ,detection and ,safety  
,act of #bjbe or the ,,safeguards ,act  
of #bjbe4  #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it  
is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7   
the fee collected in accordance with    
section #ddidj of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code 7commonly known as the    
#i_/aa ,security ,fee71 is an airline   
passenger-paid fee established with the 

express purpose of enhancing the safety 
and security of the aviation system of  
the ,united ,states2  7#b7 revenue      
generated from the #i_/aa ,security ,fee
 should be used exclusively to fund     
activities1 programs1 equipment1 and    
initiatives that directly improve the   
security of commercial aviation1        
including passenger and baggage         
screening1 security technology upgrades1
 and the support of personnel           
responsible for aviation security2  7#c7
 the use of the #i_/aa ,security ,fee   
for purposes unrelated to aviation      
security undermines public trust and the
 original intent of the fee1 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
 sector2 and  7#d7 the diversion of     
#i_/aa ,security ,fee revenue to other  
purposes should be ended no later than  
#bjbg1 in accordance with section       
#ddidj7;i77#d7 of title #di1 ,united    

,states ,code1 as it read on the date of
 the enactment of this ,act4  #c4       
,improving the aviation security capital
 fund ,section #ddibc7;h7 of title #di1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  7h7 ,aviation         
,security ,capital ,fund  7#a7 ,in      
general ,there is established within the
 ,department of ,homeland ,security a   
fund to be known as the ,aviation       
,security ,capital ,fund 7in this       
subsection referred to as the ,fund74   
7#b7 ,source of funding  7,a7 ,in each  
of fiscal years #bjjd through #bjbe the 
first #bej1jjj1jjj derived from fees    
received under section #ddidj7;a77#a7   
shall be available to be deposited in   
the ,fund in paragraph 7#a74 ,the       
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration shall impose  
the fee authorized by section           
#ddidj7;a77#a7 so as to collect at least
 #bej1jjj1jjj in each of such fiscal    
years for deposit into the ,fund2 and   
7,b7 ,beginning in fiscal year #bjbf1   

and for each fiscal year thereafter1 the
 first #ejj1jjj1jjj derived from fees   
received under section #ddidj7;a77#a7   
shall be available to be deposited in   
the ,fund under paragraph 7#a74 ,the    
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration shall impose  
the fee authorized by section           
#ddidj7;a77#a7 so as to collect at least
 #ejj1jjj1jjj in each of such fiscal    
years for deposit into the ,fund4  7#c7 
,grant authority ,amounts in the ,fund  
shall be available to the ,administrator
 of the ,transportation ,security       
,administration to make grants under    
this section4  4  #d4 ,establishment of 
the aviation security checkpoint        
technology fund ,section #ddibc of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection   
7i7 as subsection 7j72 and  7#b7 by     
inserting after subsection 7h7 the      
following new subsection 7i73  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  7#b7 ,funding ,beginning
 in fiscal year #bjbf1 and for each     
fiscal year thereafter1 after the first 
#ejj1jjj1jjj is deposited into the      
,aviation ,security ,capital ,fund      
pursuant to subsection 7h77#b71 the next
 #bej1jjj1jjj from fees received under  
section #ddidj7;a77#a7 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

 deployment1 and sustainment of aviation
 security checkpoint and exit lane      
technology4  7#c7 ,grant authority  7,a7
 ,in general ,amounts in the ,,asct     
,fund shall be available to the         
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration to make grants
 under this section4  7,b7 ,retroactive 
application of grant funds ,the         
,administrator may retroactively approve
 the use of grant funds under this      
subsection for projects to support the  
procurement1 deployment1 and sustainment
 of aviation security checkpoint and    
exit lane technology that were          
implemented on or after ,january #a1    
#bjbc4  4