Summary

Provides Treasury authority to pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees their normal wages, differentials, allowances, and benefits during any lapse in FY2026 appropriations, with the payments effective retroactively to February 13, 2026. Funds may not duplicate pay already provided from other sources and will be charged to the appropriate underlying appropriation once the regular FY2026 appropriation is enacted; the temporary authority expires on the earliest of a later appropriation covering the same purpose, an appropriations act that omits such funding, or September 30, 2026.

• Authorizes Treasury to provide pay, allowances, differentials, and benefits to TSA employees during any FY2026 lapse in appropriations.
• Effective retroactively to February 13, 2026, so payments count as if authorized on that date.
• Prohibits duplicative payments when employees already receive pay or benefits from other funds.
• Requires Treasury outlays to be charged to the appropriate underlying FY2026 appropriation once enacted.
• Temporary authority ends on the earliest of a later appropriation covering the same purpose, an appropriations act that omits such funding, or September 30, 2026.
• Conditions use of funds on the same requirements and limitations that applied under the previous continuing appropriations law.
• Does not specify dollar amounts; provides legal authority rather than a detailed budget line item.
• Focused on ensuring continuity of TSA personnel pay and benefits to support ongoing transportation security operations during an appropriations lapse.