115 HR 4581 : Screening and Vetting Passenger Exchange Act of 2017 U.S. House of Representatives 2018-01-10 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IIB 115th CONGRESS2d Session H. R. 4581 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 10, 2018Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsAN ACT To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop best practices for utilizing advanced passenger information and passenger name record data for counterterrorism screening and vetting operations, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Screening and Vetting Passenger Exchange Act of 2017.

2.

Passenger screening best practices

(a)

In general

Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop best practices for utilizing advanced passenger information and passenger name record data for counterterrorism screening and vetting operations. (b)

Considerations

The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, to the greatest extent practicable— (1)make available to certain countries, including visa waiver program countries under section 217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187), the best practices required under subsection (a); and (2)provide assistance to such countries in implementing such best practices.

Passed the House of Representatives January 9, 2018.Karen L. Haas,Clerk