II 112th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1966 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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.