Improving Travel for American Families Act

What this does

This bill authorizes the Transportation Security Administration to run an optional pilot program at airports that speeds security screening for adults traveling with children twelve years of age and under. The Administrator may start the program only if it does not compromise security protocols. Passengers would still be screened according to their vetting status under the Secure Flight program, and no one could enter a TSA PreCheck or other expedited lane without a boarding pass showing eligibility. In choosing airports, the Administrator would give priority to those with heavy family traffic and adequate space and staffing. The Administrator would have to brief House and Senate committees on the program within 270 days of starting it, and the program would run for two years.