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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
TSA CREDENTIAL AND ENDORSEMENT HARMONIZATION ACT OF 2019
Mr. CASSIDY. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the
Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee be discharged from
further consideration of S. 2035 and the Senate proceed to its
immediate consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The clerk will report the bill by title.
The legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 2035) to require the Transportation Security
Administration to develop a strategic plan to expand
eligibility for the PreCheck Program to individuals with
Transportation Worker Identification Credentials or Hazardous
Materials Endorsements.
There being no objection, the committee was discharged and the Senate
proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. CASSIDY. Madam President, I further ask unanimous consent that
the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion
to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no
intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill (S. 2035) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading,
was read the third time, and passed as follows:
S. 2035
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 Credential and
Endorsement Harmonization Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. STRATEGIC PLAN TO EXPAND PRECHECK PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the
Transportation Security Administration shall develop a
strategic plan to expand eligibility for the PreCheck Program
under section 44919 of title 49, United States Code, to
individuals who have--
(1) a Transportation Worker Identification Credential
issued under section 70105 of title 46, United States Code;
or
(2) a Hazardous Materials Endorsement under the Hazardous
Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment Program on the State-
issued commercial driver's license of the individual.
(b) Elements.--In developing the strategic plan required by
subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure that the
plan--
(1) allows individuals described in subsection (a) to opt
in to the PreCheck Program; and
(2) provides the Transportation Security Administration
with the discretion--
(A) to determine whether an individual described in
subsection (a) meets the eligibility requirements for the
Program; and
(B) to establish alternative fee structures for the
Program.
(c) Briefing to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after
developing the strategic plan required by subsection (a), the
Administrator shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives on the
strategic plan.
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