# Air Cargo

**Agency:** Homeland Security  
**Account:** Operations and Support  
**Source document:** Transportation Security Administration · p. 5  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/budget/homeland-security/air-cargo  

> **Trust:** parsed from the agency Congressional Justification. Approximate, **not summable**, verify at the cited page.

## Funding ($M)

| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FY2025 | enacted | 121.9 |
| FY2026 | CR annualized | 121.9 |
| FY2027 | request | 123.8 |

The prior-year column is a CR annualized figure, not an enacted appropriation.


## Homeland Security discretionary budget authority (OMB PBDB — authoritative)

FY2027 $91.40B, FY2026 $88.60B. This is the agency total, not a sum of the parsed lines.


## What this funds

This measure gauges the number of inspections and outreaches conducted on international regulated entities with cargo screening standards. Enforcing and monitoring cargo screening standards is one of the most direct methods TSA has for overseeing air cargo TSA - 6 Transportation Security Administration Strategic Context security. TSA conducts these inspections of regulated entities based on approved host government national cargo security programs and regulations specified in Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 1544 and 1546. These inspections include training, facilities, acceptance of cargo, screening, certifications, identification verification, and procedures. Ensuring successful cargo screening means having a secure, fast flow of air commerce and reduces the risk of criminal and terrorist misuse of the supply chain. The objective is to increase the security posture and compliance rate for each entity conducting air cargo screening.


**Where it sits:** Civilian / Non-Defense › Homeland Security › Transportation Security Administration › Operations and Support › Other Operations and Enforcement


*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. government. Civilian line dollars are parsed from agency Congressional Justifications and are approximate.*