[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2843 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2843

    To require certain improvements in the Transportation Security 
 Administration's PreCheck expedited screening program, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 19, 2015

    Mr. Katko (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Mr. Rogers of Alabama) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require certain improvements in the Transportation Security 
 Administration's PreCheck expedited screening program, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 PreCheck Expansion Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.
            (2) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
        Department of Homeland Security.
            (3) TSA.--The term ``TSA'' means the Transportation 
        Security Administration.

SEC. 3. ENROLLMENT EXPANSION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall--
            (1) establish PreCheck application enrollment standards to 
        add multiple private sector application capabilities for the 
        TSA PreCheck program to increase the public's enrollment access 
        to such program, including standards that allow the use of 
        secure technologies, including online enrollment, kiosks, 
        tablets, or staffed laptop stations at which individuals can 
        apply for entry into such program;
            (2) coordinate with interested parties to deploy TSA-
        approved ready-to-market private sector solutions that meet the 
        TSA PreCheck application enrollment standards described in 
        paragraph (1), make available additional PreCheck enrollment 
        capabilities, and offer secure online and mobile enrollment 
        opportunities;
            (3) partner with the private sector to collect biographic 
        and biometric identification information via kiosks, mobile 
        devices, or other mobile enrollment platforms to reduce the 
        number of instances in which passengers need to travel to 
        enrollment centers;
            (4) ensure that the kiosks, mobile devices, or other mobile 
        enrollment platforms referred to in paragraph (3) are certified 
        as secure and not vulnerable to data breaches; and
            (5) ensure that any biometric and biographic information is 
        collected in a manner which ensures privacy and data security 
        protections, including that applicants' personally identifiable 
        information is handled only by individuals who have been 
        properly vetted.
    (b) Marketing of PreCheck Program.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall--
            (1) in accordance with the standards described in paragraph 
        (1) of subsection (a), develop and implement--
                    (A) a process, including an associated timeframe, 
                for approving private sector marketing of the TSA 
                PreCheck program; and
                    (B) a strategy for partnering with the private 
                sector to encourage enrollment in such program; and
            (2) submit to Congress a report on any PreCheck fees 
        collected in excess of the costs of administering such program, 
        including recommendations for using such amounts to support 
        marketing of such program under this subsection.
    (c) Identity Verification Enhancement.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall--
            (1) coordinate with the heads of appropriate components of 
        the Department to leverage Department-held data and 
        technologies to verify the citizenship of individuals who want 
        to enroll in the TSA PreCheck program; and
            (2) partner with the private sector to use advanced 
        biometrics and NIST 800-63-2 identity proofing standards to 
        facilitate enrollment in such program.
    (d) PreCheck Lane Operation.--The Administrator shall--
            (1) ensure that TSA PreCheck screening lanes are open and 
        available during peak and high-volume travel times at airports 
        to individuals enrolled in the PreCheck program; and
            (2) make every practicable effort to provide expedited 
        screening at standard screening lanes during times when 
        PreCheck screening lanes are closed to individuals enrolled in 
        such program in order to maintain operational efficiency.
    (e) Recurrent Vetting for PreCheck Applicants.--Not later than 90 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall--
            (1) ensure that individuals enrolled in the TSA PreCheck 
        program are vetted through the TSA's terrorist screening 
        databases and make every practicable effort to develop 
        effective recurrent vetting capabilities for disqualifying 
        criminal offenses, and
            (2) submit to the to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
        Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on 
        the TSA's recurrent vetting capabilities for individuals 
        enrolled in such program.
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