[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 29, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S4597]
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          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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