The Fund the TSA Act increases aviation security fees paid by airline passengers and dedicates the collected revenues specifically to Transportation Security Administration operations rather than allowing the money to be diverted to other government purposes. The bill raises the per-trip security fee from its current level to $7.60 per one-way flight and $15.20 per round trip, with automatic adjustments for inflation beginning in 2026. The legislation creates three dedicated funding streams from these fees: a $250 million annual Aviation Security Checkpoint Technology Fund for fiscal years 2024 through 2028 to develop and deploy new screening technologies, a TSA Workforce Fair Pay and Rights Fund receiving $1.14 billion in fiscal year 2024 for employee salaries and labor protections, and an Other Security Programs Fund providing $130 million in fiscal year 2024 to reimburse law enforcement agencies at airports and fund exit lane security projects. This bill primarily affects airline passengers, who would pay higher security fees, as well as TSA employees who would benefit from dedicated salary and benefits funding.
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