[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4298 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4298
To require the Transportation Security Administration to standardize
the enrollment process for individuals applying for multiple TSA
security threat assessment programs, including the TWIC, HAZMAT
Endorsement, and TSA PreCheck programs of the Administration, and for
other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 24, 2022
Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mrs. Fischer) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To require the Transportation Security Administration to standardize
the enrollment process for individuals applying for multiple TSA
security threat assessment programs, including the TWIC, HAZMAT
Endorsement, and TSA PreCheck programs of the Administration, 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 ``TSA Security Threat Assessment
Application Modernization Act''.
SEC. 2. STANDARDIZATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS OF THE
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Standardization.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator of the Transportation
Security Administration (in this section referred to as the
``TSA'') shall take such actions as are necessary to
standardize the enrollment and renewal system for individuals
applying for or renewing enrollment in more than one TSA
security threat assessment program, including the TWIC, HAZMAT
Endorsement, and TSA PreCheck programs (or any related
successor programs), to permit an individual to--
(A) except as provided in paragraph (3), enroll at
any TSA enrollment center once and use the application,
as well as the application generated by TSA's vetting
for one of such programs to enroll in 2 or more of such
programs;
(B) apply successful, valid clearance results from
a TSA security threat assessment, including criminal
history information, to satisfy vetting requirements
for participation in any TSA security threat assessment
program; and
(C) undergo a streamlined and expeditious renewal
process.
(2) Streamlining.--In carrying out paragraph (1)(B), the
Administrator of the TSA shall--
(A) align the expiration of an individual's
successful, valid clearance results with the expiration
of that individual's eligibility to participate in TSA
security threat assessment programs;
(B) provide to States the expiration dates for the
enrollment of individuals in TSA security threat
assessment programs to ensure that the commercial
driver's license of an individual who holds a HAZMAT
Endorsement does not indicate that the individual is
authorized to transport hazardous materials after the
expiration date of the enrollment of the individual in
the HAZMAT Endorsement security threat assessment
program if the commercial driver's license has an
expiration date that is different from the expiration
date of such enrollment; and
(C) enroll an individual in a second or subsequent
TSA security threat assessment program at the minimum
cost necessary for the TSA to cover printing costs and
costs associated with the collection of additional
biometric and biographic data required under paragraph
(3).
(3) Special rule.--If an individual under subsection (a) is
at different times applying for or renewing enrollment in more
than one TSA security threat assessment program, such
individual may be required to revisit any TSA enrollment center
for the collection of additional data, such as biometrics,
necessary for any such program that were not so collected in
connection with any other such program.
(b) Publication.--The Administrator of the TSA shall post on a
publicly available website of the TSA information relating to the
standardization of the enrollment system for individuals applying for
multiple TSA security threat assessment programs described in
subsection (a).
(c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the TSA shall brief
Congress on progress made toward the implementation of this section.
(d) Deadline.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the TSA shall complete the
standardization of the enrollment and renewal system for individuals
applying for or renewing enrollment in multiple TSA security threat
assessment programs described in subsection (a).
(e) Definitions.--In this Act:
(1) HAZMAT endorsement.--The term ``HAZMAT Endorsement''
means a hazardous materials endorsement on a commercial
driver's license issued by a State under section 5103a of title
49, United States Code.
(2) TSA precheck.--The term ``TSA PreCheck'' means the
trusted traveler program of the Transportation Security
Administration under section 109(a)(3) of the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107-71; 49 U.S.C. 114
note) and section 44919 of title 49, United States Code.
(3) TWIC.--The term ``TWIC'' means a valid transportation
security card issued by the Secretary of the department in
which the Coast Guard is operating under section 70105 of title
46, United States Code.
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