119-hr5732

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5732 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5732

 To provide for funding for all Transportation Security Administration 
activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, 
 and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 October 10, 2025

 Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Ms. Brownley) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in 
 addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
 of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
 concerned

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 A BILL

 To provide for funding for all Transportation Security Administration 
activities for a certain period in the event of a Government shutdown, 
 and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Keep Air Travel Safe Act''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION IN THE 
 EVENT OF A LAPSE IN APPROPRIATION.

    (a) In General.--During any period in which there is a lapse in 
appropriations for the Transportation Security Administration, the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall 
continue, using amounts described in subsection

    (g) , all programs, 
projects, or activities (including the costs of direct loans and loan 
guarantees) of the Administration that were conducted with amounts made 
available for any account of the Administration in the preceding fiscal 
year--

    (1) in the corresponding appropriation Act for such 
 preceding fiscal year; or

    (2) if the corresponding appropriation bill for such 
 preceding fiscal year did not become law, then in a joint 
 resolution making continuing appropriations for such preceding 
 fiscal year.

    (b) Rate for Operations.--Appropriations and funds made available, 
and authority granted, to continue a program, project, or activity for 
any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be at a rate for 
operations not greater than--

    (1) the rate for operations provided for in the regular 
 appropriation Act providing for such program, project, or 
 activity for the preceding fiscal year; or

    (2) in the absence of such an Act, the rate for operations 
 provided for such program, project, or activity pursuant to a 
 joint resolution making continuing appropriations for such 
 preceding fiscal year.
            (c) Availability.--Appropriations and funds made available, and 
authority granted, for any fiscal year pursuant to this section for a 
program, project, or activity shall be available for the period 
beginning with the first day of a lapse in appropriations and ending 
with the earlier of--

    (1) the date on which--
        (A) the applicable regular appropriation bill for 
 such fiscal year becomes law (whether or not such law 
 provides for such program, project, or activity); or
        (B) a joint resolution making continuing 
 appropriations becomes law; or

    (2) the date that is 180 days after the first day of a 
 lapse in appropriations.
            (d) Terms and Conditions.--An appropriation or funds made 
available, or authority granted, for a program, project, or activity 
for any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be subject to the 
terms and conditions imposed with respect to the appropriation made or 
funds made available for the preceding fiscal year, or authority 
granted for such program, project, or activity under applicable law on 
the first day of the applicable lapse in appropriations.

    (e) End of Fiscal Year.--If this section is in effect at the end of 
a fiscal year, funding levels shall continue as provided in this 
section for the next fiscal year.

    (f) Amounts Described.--The amounts described in this subsection 
are the unobligated balances, as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act, of amounts made available under 

section 90003 of Public Law 119-21 
(commonly referred to as the ``One Big Beautiful Bill Act''; 139 Stat. 
358).
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