Cents for Sense Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4383
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]
Introduced: 2019-09-18
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Border security and unlawful immigration

Congressional oversight

Government trust funds
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Cents for Sense Act of 2019</strong></p> <p>This bill establishes the Traveler's Border Protection Fund and directs the Transportation Security Administration to transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints into the fund. The fund shall be available only to the Department of Homeland Security for the construction or maintenance of a barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4383 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 18, 2019 Mr. Crawford introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To ensure that unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints is transferred to a fund for certain border security activities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cents for Sense Act of 2019 . 2. Disposition of unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints (a) In general (1) Establishment of Fund There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Traveler’s Border Protection Fund (in this subsection referred to as the Fund ). (2) Transfers to Fund Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall ensure the transfer to the Fund of unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints. (3) Authorized uses Amounts may be made available from the Fund only— (A) to the Secretary of Homeland Security; and (B) for the construction or maintenance of a barrier along the international border between the United States and Mexico. (4) Annual report Each fiscal year, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report that contains a detailed description of— (A) the amount of unclaimed money recovered from airport security checkpoints in the most recently completed fiscal year; (B) the amounts available in the Fund; and (C) how amounts made available from the Fund have been used for the activities described in paragraph (3)(B). (b) Conforming and clerical amendments (1) Conforming amendments Section 44945 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (A) in the heading, by striking money and ; (B) by striking subsection (a); and (C) in subsection (b)— (i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as subsections (a) through (d), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; and (ii) by striking (b) Disposition of unclaimed clothing.— . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by amending the item relating to section 44945 to read as follows: 44945. Disposition of unclaimed clothing. .