WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of

senators on Wednesday proposed spending hundreds of millions of

dollars to invest in new modern baggage screening systems and

shrink airport security lines as traffic hits new records.

Senator Jerry Moran, a Republican who chairs a subcommittee

on aviation, along with Democratic Senators Chris Van Hollen and

Michael Bennet and Republican John Boozman, said since 2014 more

than $13 billion in security ticket fees have been diverted to

non-security uses. The bill would tap those funds for enhanced

security efforts as air travel set a record last year and is

expected to set a new one this year.