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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
TRAVELING PARENTS SCREENING CONSISTENCY ACT OF 2019
Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate
proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 489, S. 2381.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 2381) to require review by the Government
Accountability Office of screening protocols of the
Transportation Security Administration relating to breast
milk and formula, and for other purposes.
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill,
which had been reported from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, with an amendment to strike all after the enacting
clause and insert in lieu thereof the following
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Traveling Parents Screening
Consistency Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION BY
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OF
SCREENING PROTOCOLS RELATING TO BREAST MILK AND
FORMULA.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall conduct a review of--
(1) the implementation by the Transportation Security
Administration (in this section referred to as ``TSA'') of
the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act (Public
Law 114-293; 49 U.S.C. 44901 note); and
(2) the effectiveness of TSA in ensuring the clarity of
screening protocols relating to, and the consistency of
screening of, breast milk and other liquids for the
consumption of infants, including formula, purified deionized
water, and juice.
(b) Elements.--The review required by subsection (a) shall
include--
(1) an assessment of--
(A) whether TSA effectively manages the consistency of the
application of protocols to the screening of breast milk and
other liquids described in subsection (a)(2);
(B) the need for TSA to update and revise procedures for
screening breast milk and other liquids described in
subsection (a)(2);
(C) whether TSA effectively tracks passenger complaints
related to such screening to monitor trends and identify
inconsistencies;
(D) the practices of TSA with respect to communications and
information sharing with passengers, air carriers, and
airports relating to protocols for such screening; and
(E) the policies of TSA regarding the screening of
passengers with nursing products, including the extent to
which such passengers are more likely to receive secondary
screening; and
(2) make recommendations for improving the practices of TSA
relating to such screening.
Mr. PORTMAN. I ask unanimous consent that the committee-reported
substitute amendment be agreed to; that the bill be considered read a
third time and passed; and that the motion to reconsider be considered
made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute was
agreed to.
The bill (S. 2381), as amended, was ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading, was read the third time, and passed.
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