Screening Partnership Reform Act

The Screening Partnership Reform Act (S 890) revises how airports select private companies to handle security screening. It gives airport operators direct choice in picking a qualified private screening company or requests the TSA Administrator to select one, with clearer rules if the TSA rejects a bid (requiring written justification and cost/security analysis). The bill also requires private screening companies to submit annual recommendations for improving aviation security processes, which the TSA must test and consider for adoption. This affects airports, private screening companies, and TSA employees transitioning between roles, while clarifying training requirements and prohibiting relocation payments for TSA screeners moving to private contracts.