ARMS Act

The ARMS Act would require the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to establish a system for conducting covert testing of aviation security operations to identify vulnerabilities in passenger and baggage screening, particularly at Category X airports, and to develop mitigation plans for any weaknesses found. The bill mandates that the TSA conduct at least three covert testing scenarios annually, ensure each Category X airport is tested at least once per fiscal year, and document methodologies to ensure statistical validity. It also requires the TSA to produce annual public and classified reports on testing results, mitigation efforts, and retesting outcomes, and to submit these to…

No official summary is available here. This one was written by AI from the bill’s text.