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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.Section 5 › Proposal

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. Written by .

Aviation security fees are credited against the screening account

The document says “shallWho 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”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

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”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
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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