[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4581 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4581


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 10, 2018

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN 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.

    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 ``Screening and Vetting Passenger 
Exchange Act of 2017''.

SEC. 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.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.