Aviation security fees are credited against the screening account
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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Aviation security fees are credited against the screening account
The document says “shall”Who acts: Administrator of the Transportation Security AdministrationHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“security service fees authorized under section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and shall be available only for aviation security”
A proviso on the screening account. The security service fee charged on air tickets is credited to the account as an offsetting collection and may be used only for aviation security. A further proviso reduces the general fund share dollar for dollar as those fees arrive, with the result that the account paragraph estimates a final general fund appropriation of not more than $7,605,434,000.
What the document actually says
“security service fees authorized under section 44940 of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and shall be available only for aviation security”
That sentence, in plain words
A fee is charged on air travel. It goes into this account. It may only pay for air security.
What this is about
As fee money comes in, the share from the Treasury drops. The law puts that final share at about $7,605,434,000.
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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm
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“Aviation security fees are credited against the screening account,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-tsa-fee-offset/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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