[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4769 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4769

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize and modernize the 
      registered traveler program of the Transportation Security 
                Administration, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 4, 2022

   Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Scott of 
  Florida, Ms. Sinema, and Mr. Moran) 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 amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize and modernize the 
      registered traveler program of the Transportation Security 
                Administration, 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 ``Registered Traveler Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. REGISTERED TRAVELER PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 449 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 44920 the following:
``Sec. 44920a. Registered Traveler Program
    ``(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration--
            ``(1) shall establish and maintain the Registered Traveler 
        Program; and
            ``(2) may issue rules consistent with security requirements 
        established under the Registered Traveler Program airport 
        security plan amendment issued by the Administration to 
        airports and airlines to carry out this section.
    ``(b) Reimbursement.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator may accept 
        reimbursement from a private entity operating under the 
        Registered Traveler Program for actual expenses incurred by the 
        Administration for staffing, equipment, and any other resources 
        that are in addition to the staffing, equipment, and other 
        resources that are necessary to carry out this section.
            ``(2) Treatment of reimbursements.--The Administrator shall 
        deposit any reimbursement accepted under subparagraph (A) to 
        the account providing appropriations to the Administration.
    ``(c) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed to diminish the authority of the Administrator under this 
title to establish and enforce regulations for transportation 
security.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 449 of 
title 49, Untied States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 44920 the following:

``44920a. Registered Traveler Program.''.
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