[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1966 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1966

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for 
  enrolling, activating, issuing, and renewing Transportation Worker 
Identification Credentials so that applicants are not required to visit 
             a designated enrollment center more than once.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 8, 2011

    Ms. Ayotte (for herself, Mr. Begich, Mr. Vitter, and Mr. Rubio) 
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 direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for 
  enrolling, activating, issuing, and renewing Transportation Worker 
Identification Credentials so that applicants are not required to visit 
             a designated enrollment center more than once.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that to avoid further imposing 
unnecessary and costly regulatory burdens on United States workers and 
businesses, it is urgent that the TWIC application process be reformed 
before the end of 2012, when many of the more than 1,000,000 current 
TWIC holders will be required to renew their Transportation Worker 
Identification Credentials.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the terms ``Transportation Worker Identification 
Credential'' and ``TWIC'' mean the transportation security card issued 
under section 70105 of title 46, United States Code.

SEC. 3. TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL APPLICATION 
              REFORM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall reform 
the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of 
Transportation Worker Identification Credentials to require not more 
than 1 in-person visit to a designated enrollment center, except as 
provided under subsection (b).
    (b) Extenuating Circumstances.--The Secretary may require a TWIC 
applicant to visit a designated enrollment center more than once under 
extenuating circumstances, as determined by the Secretary.
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