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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 820 
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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2025 
Mr. SWALWELL (for himself, Ms. SALAZAR, Ms. PETTERSEN, Mrs. LUNA, Mr. 
CARSON, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. GARBARINO, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. MCCLELLAN, Mr. KENNEDY of New York, Mrs. 
MCIVER, Ms. NORTON, Mr. THANEDAR, and Ms. TLAIB) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screen-
ing 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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bottles and 
Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. HYGIENIC HANDLING OF BREAST MILK AND BABY 
FORMULA 
DURING 
AVIATION 
SECURITY 
SCREENING. 
The Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening 
Act (Public Law 114–293) is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 3. HYGIENIC HANDLING OF BREAST MILK AND BABY 
FORMULA 
DURING 
AVIATION 
SECURITY 
SCREENING. 
‘‘Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this section and every five years thereafter, if ap-
propriate, the Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration shall issue or update, as the case may 
be, guidance to minimize the risk for contamination of any 
breast milk, baby formula, purified deionized water for in-
fants, and juice (as well as ice packs, freezer packs, frozen 
gel packs and other accessories required to cool breast 
milk, baby formula, and juice) that is subject to re-screen-
ing or otherwise subject to additional screening. Such 
guidance shall— 
‘‘(1) be developed in consultation with nation-
ally recognized maternal health organizations; 
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‘‘(2) ensure adherence to hygienic standards, as 
established by the Administrator, in consultation 
with nationally recognized maternal health organiza-
tions; 
‘‘(3) ensure that, when any such re-screening or 
additional screening requires additional testing, such 
testing so adheres to such standards, to so minimize 
such risk; and 
‘‘(4) apply to security screening personnel of 
the Administration and personnel of private security 
companies providing security screening pursuant to 
section 44920 of title 49, United States Code. 
‘‘SEC. 4. INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT. 
‘‘Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report containing an audit of com-
pliance with the requirements of sections 2 and 3. Such 
audit shall also include information relating to the effect 
of various types of screening technologies, including bot-
tled liquid scanners, on the screening of breast milk, baby 
formula, purified deionized water for infants, and juice (as 
well as ice packs, freezer packs, frozen gel packs and other 
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accessories required to cool breast milk, baby formula, and 
juice) that is subject to re-screening or otherwise subject 
to additional screening, and the rate at which such items 
are denied entry into the sterile area (as such term is de-
fined in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regu-
lations).’’. 
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