116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3694 
AN ACT 
To require the Transportation Security Administration to 
implement training for frontline Administration per-
sonnel regarding the screening of pregnant women and 
families with young children at passenger screening 
checkpoints, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping Families Fly 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. TRAINING REQUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
develop and implement training for frontline Administra-
tion personnel regarding the screening of pregnant women 
and families with young children at passenger screening 
checkpoints. Such training shall include the following: 
(1) Information relating to concerns of preg-
nant women relating to the use of Advanced Imag-
ing Technology and appropriate opt-out procedures 
and alternative screening procedures. 
(2) Guidelines to assist pregnant women and 
families traveling with young children effectively and 
efficiently complete the screening process in a man-
ner that is respectful and improves the overall func-
tioning of the screening checkpoint. 
(3) Communication and procedural guidelines 
for frontline Administration personnel to assist with 
passenger divestiture for pregnant women and fami-
lies traveling with young children to improve the ef-
fectiveness and overall passenger experience at the 
screening checkpoint.
(b) COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY.—In conjunction 
with the implementation of the training required under 
subsection (a), the Administrator shall develop and imple-
ment a communications strategy for pregnant women and 
families traveling with young children to inform such 
women and families of the procedures and guidelines de-
scribed in such subsection, including providing informa-
tion to relevant passengers through social media, the Ad-
ministration’s public website, the Administration’s cus-
tomer service call center, and partnerships with aviation 
stakeholders, including air carriers and airport operators. 
(c) PASSENGER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS.—In carrying 
out subsections (a) and (b), the Administrator shall, to 
the extent possible, make available passenger support spe-
cialists, upon request, to pregnant women and families 
traveling with young children to assist with screening 
checkpoint information, concerns, and procedures. 
(d) TSA FAMILY
LANES
FEASIBILITY
ASSESS-
MENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct a fea-
sibility assessment to determine whether screening proc-
esses and the screening experience may be improved for 
travelers by developing optional, dedicated screening lanes 
for families traveling with young children at airports 
where the checkpoint configuration would allow and where
the overall functioning of the checkpoint would not be in-
hibited in terms of passenger throughput or security effec-
tiveness. 
(e) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 
days after the implementation of the training required 
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall brief the ap-
propriate congressional committees on progress regarding 
the implementation of this Act and improvements made 
to the screening process for pregnant women and families 
traveling with young children. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration. 
(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
(3) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Secu-
rity of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2019. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3694 
AN ACT 
To require the Transportation Security Administra-
tion to implement training for frontline Adminis-
tration personnel regarding the screening of 
pregnant women and families with young chil-
dren at passenger screening checkpoints, and for 
other purposes.