PILOT PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATED EXIT LANE TECHNOLOGY.

SEC. 1920. [49 U.S.C. 44903 note] PILOT PROGRAM FOR AUTOMATED EXIT LANE TECHNOLOGY. (a) In General.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a pilot program to implement and evaluate the use of automated exit lane technology at small hub airports and nonhub airports (as those terms are defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code). (b) Partnership.—The Administrator shall carry out the pilot program in partnership with the applicable airport directors. (c) Cost Share.—The Federal share of the cost of the pilot program under this section shall not exceed 85 percent of the total cost of the program. (d) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the pilot program under this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2021. (e) GAO Report.—Not later than 2 years after the date the pilot program is implemented, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the pilot program, including— (1) the extent of airport participation in the pilot program and how the program was implemented; (2) the results of the pilot program and any reported benefits, including the impact on security and any cost-related efficiencies realized by TSA or at the participating airports; and (3) the feasibility of expanding the pilot program to additional airports, including to medium and large hub airports.