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119TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 260 

To amend the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act to require 

hygienic handling of breast milk and baby formula by security screening 

personnel of the Transportation Security Administration and personnel 

of private security companies providing security screening, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 27, 2025 

Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself, Mr. DAINES, Mr. CRUZ, and Ms. HIRONO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To amend the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act to require hygienic handling of breast milk and 

baby formula by security screening personnel of the 

Transportation Security Administration and personnel of 

private security companies providing security screening, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bottles and 

5 Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. HYGIENIC HANDLING OF BREAST MILK AND BABY 

2 FORMULA DURING AVIATION SECURITY 

3 SCREENING. 

4 The Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening 

5 Act (Public Law 114–293) is amended by adding at the 

6 end the following new sections: 

7 ‘‘SEC. 3. HYGIENIC HANDLING OF BREAST MILK AND BABY 

8 FORMULA DURING AVIATION SECURITY 

9 SCREENING. 

10 ‘‘Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact11 ment of this section and every five years thereafter, if ap12 propriate, the Administrator of the Transportation Secu13 rity Administration shall issue or update, as the case may 

14 be, guidance to minimize the risk for contamination of any 

15 breast milk, baby formula, purified deionized water for in16 fants, and juice (as well as ice packs, freezer packs, frozen 

17 gel packs and other accessories required to cool breast 

18 milk, baby formula, and juice) that is subject to re-screen19 ing or otherwise subject to additional screening. Such 

20 guidance shall— 

21 ‘‘(1) be developed in consultation with nation22 ally recognized maternal health organizations; 

23 ‘‘(2) ensure adherence to hygienic standards, as 

24 established by the Administrator, in consultation 

25 with nationally recognized maternal health organiza26 tions; 


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1 ‘‘(3) ensure that, when any such re-screening or 

2 additional screening requires additional testing, such 

3 testing so adheres to such standards, to so minimize 

4 such risk; and 

5 ‘‘(4) apply to security screening personnel of 

6 the Administration and personnel of private security 

7 companies providing security screening pursuant to 

8 section 44920 of title 49, United States Code. 

9 ‘‘SEC. 4. INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT. 

10 ‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact11 ment of this section, the Inspector General of the Depart12 ment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee 

13 on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 

14 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor15 tation of the Senate a report containing an audit of com16 pliance with the requirements of sections 2 and 3. Such 

17 audit shall also include information relating to the effect 

18 of various types of screening technologies, including bot19 tled liquid scanners, on the screening of breast milk, baby 

20 formula, purified deionized water for infants, and juice (as 

21 well as ice packs, freezer packs, frozen gel packs and other 

22 accessories required to cool breast milk, baby formula, and 

23 juice) that is subject to re-screening or otherwise subject 

24 to additional screening, and the rate at which such items 

25 are denied entry into the sterile area (as such term is deVerDate Sep 11 2014 22:14 Feb 03, 2025 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S260.IS S260

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1 fined in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regu2 lations).’’. 

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