[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1105 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1105

To ensure that Transportation Worker Identification Credentials held by 
  certain maritime workers do not expire before the deadline for full 
 implementation of electronic readers for such credentials or December 
                    31, 2014, whichever is earlier.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2011

   Mr. Thompson of Mississippi (for himself, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of 
 California, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Cuellar, and Mr. Richmond) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
To ensure that Transportation Worker Identification Credentials held by 
  certain maritime workers do not expire before the deadline for full 
 implementation of electronic readers for such credentials or December 
                    31, 2014, whichever is earlier.

    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 ``Transitioning With an Improved 
Credential Program Act'' or the ``TWIC Program Act''.

SEC. 2. EXPIRATION OF CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION 
              CREDENTIALS.

    (a) In General.--A valid Transportation Worker Identification 
Credential required under part 101.514 of title 33, Code of Federal 
Regulations, that was issued before the date of enactment of this Act 
shall not expire before the earlier of--
            (1) the deadline for full implementation of a final rule 
        issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security for electronic 
        readers designed to work with Transportation Worker 
        Identification Credentials as an access control and security 
        measure issued pursuant to the advanced notice of proposed 
        rulemaking published March 27, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 58), as 
        established by the final rule; or
            (2) December 31, 2014.
    (b) Revocation Authority Not Affected.--This section shall not be 
construed to affect the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security 
to revoke a Transportation Worker Identification Credential--
            (1) based on information that the holder is not qualified 
        to hold such credential; or
            (2) if the credential is lost, damaged, or stolen.
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