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[H.R. 4581 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 566
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4581

                          [Report No. 115-334]


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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

                           September 4, 2018

               Reported by Mr. Johnson, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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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,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Screening and Vetting 
Passenger Exchange Act of 2017''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. PASSENGER SCREENING BEST PRACTICES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Considerations.--The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall, to the greatest extent practicable--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (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</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) provide assistance to such countries in 
        implementing such best practices.</DELETED>

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 appropriate countries, including visa 
        waiver program countries under section 217 of the Immigration 
        and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1187), unclassified versions of 
        the best practices developed under subsection (a); and
            (2) provide assistance to such countries in implementing 
        such best practices.
                                                       Calendar No. 566

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 4581

                          [Report No. 115-334]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 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.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 4, 2018

                       Reported with an amendment