Airlines
Passage of FAA Bill Reauthorizes TSA For First Time
U.S. Congress funds security agency at $7.9 billion a year

The recent passage of a bill by the U.S. Congress that funded the FAA for another five years also effectively reauthorized the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for the first time since its establishment in 2001. The bill reauthorizes funding for three years at an average level of $7.9 billion and establishes a five-year term of service for the TSA administrator.