# One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021

Right now, if you fly from a foreign country to the United States and then catch a connecting flight to another U.S. city, you typically have to go through security screening again at your first U.S. airport. This bill creates a test program that would let passengers skip that second security screening in certain situations, making connections faster and easier.

Here's how it would work: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would partner with up to ten foreign airports to test whether passengers can go straight from their international flight to a connecting U.S. flight without being re-screened. The key requirement is that the foreign airport must have security standards that are just as good as what the U.S. uses. If the TSA agrees the foreign airport's security is comparable to American standards, passengers arriving there wouldn't need to be screened again when they land in the U.S.—they could just head directly to their connecting gate. However, checked baggage might still need to be scanned depending on security concerns, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection would still have the authority to inspect people and luggage if needed.

The program would only work if passengers can't access their checked bags between flights and if they stay in secure airport areas where they don't mix with other international passengers who haven't been screened. The TSA would need to set up formal security agreements with each participating country, and these agreements would last up to four years. Congress would get regular updates on how the program is working. If any foreign airport stops maintaining proper security standards, the TSA would immediately go back to requiring re-screening for passengers from that location.

One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021

Katko, John

One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to conduct a pilot program at not more than 10 foreign last point of departure airports to permit passengers and their accessible property to bypass domestic security rescreening at a connecting airport in the United States. Screening may be bypassed if (1) the country of departure has an aviation screening agreement with the United States setting standards and protocols comparable to those in the United States; (2) passengers cannot access their checked baggage until arriving at their final destination; and (3) upon arrival in the United States, passengers do not come into contact with other arriving international passengers (or their property) or persons who have not been screened. If the TSA determines that the foreign countries participating in the screening agreements have not maintained and implemented comparable standards and protocols to those in the United States, it must ensure that passengers and their property arriving from the foreign airports are rescreened in the United States before they are permitted into sterile areas of the airports. Each agreement shall be executed within three years of the bill's enactment and be in effect for up to four years from the date of execution.