(8) A description of how each award made 
under the Checkpoint Property Screening System 
program within the immediately preceding year sat-
isfies Department of Homeland Security and TSA 
requirements for testing and evaluation. 
(b) AWARD-SPECIFIC BRIEFINGS.—If TSA intends to 
make an award to a system that does not satisfy the 
Checkpoint Property Screening System program key per-
formance parameters, the Administrator shall brief the ap-
propriate congressional committees at least two weeks 
prior to any such award regarding why such award is nec-
essary and in the best interest of national security and 
good government. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated $1,641,400,000 to TSA for procure-
ment and deployment of computed tomography 
equipment at airport checkpoints through the Check-
point Property Screening System program to en-
hance detection capabilities for carry-on baggage as 
follows: 
(A) $257,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
(B) $336,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 
(C) $343,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 
(D) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
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(E) $355,400,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
(2) SMALL BUSINESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOP-
MENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to funds 
authorized to be appropriated in accordance 
with paragraph (1), there is authorized to be 
appropriated $82,077,000 to TSA to provide to 
small businesses in support of research and de-
velopment of technologies under consideration 
for the Checkpoint Property Screening System 
program, as follows: 
(i) $12,850,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
(ii) $16,800,000 for fiscal year 2023. 
(iii) $17,150,000 for fiscal year 2024. 
(iv) $17,500,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
(v) $17,777,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
(B) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive 
funding under subparagraph (A), a small busi-
ness referred to in such subparagraph shall 
demonstrate an ability to produce technologies 
supporting the advancement of checkpoint secu-
rity screening, as determined by the Adminis-
trator. 
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(3) AVAILABILITY.—Amounts authorized to be 
appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) are 
authorized to remain available until expended. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
(2) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on Appropriations of 
the Senate. 
(3) TSA.—The term ‘‘TSA’’ means the Trans-
portation Security Administration. 
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