Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act

This bill aims to make airport security safer and cleaner for families traveling with babies. It tells TSA to set and update clear, hygienic handling rules so breast milk, baby formula, infant water (purified deionized), and juice—and the ice packs and supplies that keep them cold—aren’t contaminated during extra screening at checkpoints. These rules must be created with input from national maternal health groups and apply to both TSA staff and private screeners.

It also requires an independent review. The Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General must check if the rules are being followed and report to Congress, including how screening tools like bottled liquid scanners affect these items and how often they’re kept from going past security.

• Who is affected: Parents and caregivers traveling with breast milk, formula, infant water, or juice; TSA and private security screeners.
• What changes: TSA must issue hygienic standards to reduce contamination during re-screening or extra screening, and make sure any extra tests follow those standards.
• When: Guidance is due within 90 days of enactment and reviewed at least every five years; the Inspector General’s audit is due within one year.
• Oversight: The Inspector General audits compliance and reports to Congress.