GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL ASSOCIATION

Homeland Security

Oversight of trusted traveler programs and the use of biometrics, digital travel documents and preclearance airports.House and Senate Homeland Security Appropriations bills HR 4367 and S. 330 to fund the department, requested additional funding for hiring an additional 1000CBP agents in the supplemental Border Security proposal

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Commerce, Dept of (DOC) · Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS) · Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Travel/Tourism

Appropriating funds for the newly created Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism. Improved Visa and Passport processing, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S 2321 and House Homeland Appropriations HR 4367 and S.2632 - Visa Processing Improvement Act bill to address the delays in visa processing for international visitors.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Commerce, Dept of (DOC) · State, Dept of (DOS) · Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Transportation

HR 3935 and S400 Reauthorization of the FAA, improved and updated technology for national airspace and accelerated NEXT GEN, integrate Advanced Air Mobility technologies and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) into the NAS. Accessibility: MOBILE Act (S.1459/H.R.3082) Workforce: updated staffing models for Air Traffic Control to account for projected growth in air traffic demand, while also ensuring the agency has enough funding to hire additional air traffic controllers. Provide FAA additional funding for aviation workforce development programs Increasing production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel - S. 1958 Sustainable Aviation Fuels Accuracy Act of 2023 and S.1962 AAERO Act, Advancing Aviation Emissions Reduction Opportunities Act, - Flight Education Access Act (S. 1292), to increase the amount of federal student loan aid available to individuals enrolled in accredited flight education and training programs