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Program

Transportation Security Screening Operations

Department: DHS

The cabinet-level department or independent agency responsible for the program

Agency: Transportation Security Administration

The specific agency or sub-agency that administers the program

Program Type:Regulatory / Enforcement

The functional category of the program
In Official FIP? Not represented

(Operational security screening system rather than assistance-style listing.)

Confidence Level: Medium

Authorizing Statute: 49 U.S.C. 114

Funding Status: Aviation security fees + annual appropriations

Primary Source: https://uscode.house.gov/download/download.shtml

Notes: Checkpoint and aviation passenger screening operations.

Additional details about data sources and custom mapping of data are available on the Data Details page.

Outlays (millions)

Actual money spent in FY2024

$7709.81

Source: Replaced/confirmed with DHS long-tail account-group mapping (see LongTail_Accounts/LongTail_Crosswalk).

Obligations (millions)

Money the government committed to spend in FY2024

$8095.3

Source: Replaced/confirmed with DHS long-tail account-group mapping (see LongTail_Accounts/LongTail_Crosswalk).

Budget Authority (millions)

The amount Congress authorized agencies to commit

$8257.2

Source: Estimate: budget authority proxied at 102% of obligations for discretionary/operations programs; see Fiscal Method.

Revenue Loss (millions)

Estimated revenue not collected due to tax policy (tax expenditures)

$0

Source: Replaced/confirmed with DHS long-tail account-group mapping (see LongTail_Accounts/LongTail_Crosswalk).

Primary Amount

The primary fiscal measure used for the program

$7709.81

Dollar Basis

The primary fiscal measure used for the program

Outlays

Note: Primary basis is outlays; value is exact where available, otherwise an estimate anchored to agency/program FY2024 scale. Reconciliation round: estimated outlay-bearing rows were scaled proportionally so the primary-basis FY2024 outlays subtotal equals the reference federal outlay total.

Dollar Quality

How directly the dollar amount reflects observed data

Estimated

Actual = reported or observed spending, Estimated = derived from modeling or mapping, Carry-Zero = structural row with no direct dollars