The FY2027 President's Budget requests $4.0M for Air Cargo/Certified Cargo Screening Program Fee, within Homeland Security's Vetting Fee Programs account. That is up 0.0% on the FY2026 figure of $4.0M, which is a continuing-resolution annualized figure, not an enacted appropriation.
FY2025–FY2027
| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | enacted | $4.0M |
| FY2026 | CR annualized | $4.0M |
| FY2027 | request | $4.0M |
The prior-year column is a CR annualized figure — the rate a continuing resolution funds at, not an enacted appropriation. The two are different numbers and are not interchangeable. Bases are separate columns and are never summed into one figure.
Homeland Security discretionary budget authority
From the OMB Public Budget Database — clean, summable, and the figure to cite for an agency total. It is the whole of Homeland Security's discretionary request, not a total of the parsed lines above, and this page never adds the two together.
What this funds
The Air Cargo/Certified Cargo Screening Program fee supports security threat assessments of air cargo workers in the air cargo supply chain, including individuals authorized to screen cargo at designated cargo screening facilities. The purpose of the Indirect Air Carrier (IAC) and Certified Cargo Screening Program (CCSP) is to provide for the safety of persons and property traveling on flights provided by the aircraft operator, protect against acts of criminal violence or air piracy, and prevent or deter the introduction of explosives, incendiaries, weapons, and other prohibited items on board an aircraft. Toward this end, TSA conducts vetting for all personnel outlined in 49 CFR 1548 (IAC) and 1549 (CCSP).
Extracted from Transportation Security Administration, p. 6. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.
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