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H.R. 2179: To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Incorporated, and for other purposes

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty

H.R. 2179: To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Incorporated, and for other purposes was introduced on June 14, 2011 by Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL1):

HR 2179 IH

112th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2179

To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Incorporated, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 14, 2011

Mr. MILLER of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United Service Organizations, Incorporated, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DISPOSITION OF UNCLAIMED MONEY RECOVERED AT AIRPORT SECURITY CHECKPOINTS.

(a) Donation to USO- Section 44945 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking `shall be retained by the Transportation Security Administration’ and all that follows before the period at the end and inserting `shall be annually transferred, without further appropriation, by the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to United Service Organizations, Incorporated, to provide funding for its activities in support of USO airport centers’.

(b) Annual Report- Section 515(b) of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005 (118 Stat. 1318) is amended by striking `and specifically how the unclaimed money is being used to provide civil aviation security’ and inserting `and the amount of unclaimed money transferred to United Service Organizations, Incorporated, and the dates of such transfers’.