[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5827 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5827
To exempt certain travelers from certain requirements of the REAL ID
Act of 2005 for purposes of boarding a federally regulated commercial
aircraft, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 10, 2020
Mrs. Lesko (for herself, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Katko, and Mr. Van
Drew) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on
Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To exempt certain travelers from certain requirements of the REAL ID
Act of 2005 for purposes of boarding a federally regulated commercial
aircraft, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Trusted Traveler REAL ID Relief Act
of 2020''.
SEC. 2. REAL ID EXEMPTION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH KNOWN TRAVELER NUMBERS.
(a) Exemption.--
(1) In general.--For purposes of boarding a federally
regulated commercial aircraft, the credential requirements of
section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-13; 49
U.S.C. 30301 note) shall not apply to an individual who
provides to the Transportation Security Administration the
Known Traveler Number assigned to such individual through such
individual's flight reservation.
(2) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Known Traveler
Number'' means a number assigned to an individual and accepted
by the Transportation Security Administration as validating
that the individual holding such identifier is a member of a
known low-risk population, such as TSA's PreCheck trusted
traveler program or U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Global
Entry program.
(3) Effective date.--The exemption described in paragraph
(1) shall take effect and apply beginning on October 1, 2020.
(b) Public Awareness.--
(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Administrator of the Transportation Security
Administration shall, beginning on October 1, 2020, accept
enrollment in PreCheck as an allowable alternative to
presenting a REAL ID compliant credential to board a commercial
aircraft. This authorization provided under this subsection
shall terminate on April 1, 2022.
(2) Traveler notification.--To the extent possible,
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall inform travelers of the
exemption described in subsection (a).
(3) Public awareness campaign.--Beginning on the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the
Transportation Security Administration shall engage
transportation stakeholders, including air carriers and ticket
agents (as such terms are defined in section 40102 of title 49,
United States Code) and airport operators, in a coordinated
effort to inform the public about pending REAL ID
implementation requirements.
(c) Alternative Procedures.--Not later than October 1, 2020, the
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, in
consultation with relevant transportation security stakeholders, shall
develop, socialize, and implement alternative checkpoint screening
procedures for individuals arriving at a checkpoint without a form of
identification acceptable to the Transportation Security Administration
or satisfying the exemption described in subsection (a). Such
procedures may include the following:
(1) Utilizing Credential Authentication Technology as a
means of verifying traveler identity and flight information.
(2) Querying Federal or State databases, including trusted
traveler enrollment databases of the Department of Homeland
Security, for the purposes of verifying traveler identity.
(3) Allowing passengers to undergo secondary screening
procedures at the checkpoint for purposes of boarding a
federally regulated commercial aircraft.
(d) Training and Exercises.--
(1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 2020, in
consultation with air carriers, airport operators, and relevant
law enforcement agencies, the Administrator of the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) may, if requested
by an airport at which the Transportation Security
Administration conducts or oversees security screening, conduct
REAL ID implementation exercises, including scenario-based
training for frontline TSA personnel regarding REAL ID
implementation, tabletop exercises with air carrier (as such
term is defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States
Code) and airport personnel, and consultation with
transportation security stakeholders to communicate REAL ID
enforcement policies and plans.
(2) Notification to congress.--Upon completion, if
applicable, of the exercises described in paragraph (1), the
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration
shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate of such completion.
SEC. 3. REAL ID STATE PROCESS FOR SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS.
Section 202(a) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-13; 49
U.S.C. 30301 note) is amended by inserting at the end the following new
paragraph:
``(3) Electronic submission.--A State may establish a
process for the submission of electronic documents and
electronic facial images to meet the requirements of this
section.''.
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