[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2690-S2691]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. Peters):
  S. 1349. A bill to expand enrollment in TSA PreCheck to expedite 
commercial travel screening and improve airport security; to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of 
the bill be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be 
printed in the Record, as follows:

                                S. 1349

       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 ``Secure Traveler Act''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Public agency.--The term ``public agency'' means the 
     Federal Government, a State government, a unit of local 
     government, any combination of such government entities, or 
     any department, agency, or instrumentality of any such 
     government entity.
       (2) Sponsoring agency.--The term ``sponsoring agency'' 
     means a government agency for which a security clearance is 
     obtained, as determined by the Director of the National 
     Background Investigations Bureau of the Office of Personnel 
     Management.
       (3) Public safety officer.--the term ``public safety 
     officer'' means a person serving as a law enforcement 
     officer, as determined by the Attorney General

     SEC. 3. TSA PRECHECK ENROLLMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ACTIVE 
                   SECURITY CLEARANCE.

       (a) Process.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
     Transportation Security Administration, in consultation with 
     the Director of the National Background Investigations Bureau 
     of the Office of Personnel Management and other appropriate 
     departments and agencies of the Federal Government, shall 
     establish a process to permit the verification of an active 
     security clearance to enable enrollment in TSA PreCheck.
       (b) Components.--In establishing the process required under 
     subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure that--
       (1) eligible applicants for TSA PreCheck provide 
     verification of active clearance through coordination with 
     their sponsoring agency;
       (2) active clearance is required at the time an application 
     is submitted and at the time of its approval;
       (3) interim security clearance is not accepted for purposes 
     of paragraphs (1) and (2); and
       (4) approved applicants are assigned a trusted traveler 
     number.
       (c) Eligible Levels of Clearance.--An individual holding 
     any of the following security clearances shall be eligible to 
     participate in TSA PreCheck under the process established 
     under subsection (a):
       (1) Secret.
       (2) Top Secret, including Sensitive Compartmented 
     Information.
       (3) L Clearance.
       (4) Q Clearance.
       (5) Yankee White, all categories.
       (d) Fees.--Any individual who enrolls in TSA PreCheck 
     through the process established under subsection (a) shall 
     submit any fee required to cover the costs of participation 
     in such program. Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 
     United States Code, such fee shall be retained and used by 
     the Transportation Security Administration.
       (e) Termination; Renewal.--
       (1) Term.--If an individual remains eligible for membership 
     in TSA PreCheck under the requirements established by the 
     Transportation Security Administration, his or her 
     participation in TSA PreCheck will terminate on the date that 
     is 5 years after the date on which such enrollment is 
     approved

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     unless it is renewed in accordance with applicable law.
       (2) Revocation.--
       (A) In general.--An individual's participation in TSA 
     PreCheck that was initiated through the process established 
     under subsection (a) shall be terminated if the underlying 
     security clearance is revoked, as determined by the 
     sponsoring agency.
       (B) Exceptions.--Except as provided in subparagraph (A), an 
     individual's participation in TSA PreCheck that was initiated 
     through the process established under subsection (a) may be 
     revoked, at the discretion of the Administrator, if--
       (i) the individual is determined to pose a threat to 
     aviation or national security; and
       (ii) the underlying security clearance is inactivated as a 
     result of a change of the individual's employment or the end 
     of an individual's appointment in a particular position.

     SEC. 4. TSA PRECHECK ENROLLMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

       (a) Process.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
     Transportation Security Administration, in consultation with 
     the Attorney General, shall establish a process to permit the 
     enrollment of certain law enforcement officers in TSA 
     PreCheck.
       (b) Components.--In establishing the process required under 
     subsection (a), the Attorney General and the Administrator 
     shall ensure that--
       (1) eligible applicants for TSA PreCheck provide 
     verification of active employment through coordination with 
     their sponsoring agency;
       (2) active employment in good standing is required--
       (A) at the time an application is submitted; and
       (B) at the time an application is approved;
       (3) interim disciplinary status is not accepted for 
     purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2); and
       (4) approved applicants are assigned a trusted traveler 
     number.
       (c) Eligible Law Enforcement Officers.--An individual shall 
     be eligible to participate in TSA PreCheck under the process 
     established under subsection (a) if he or she--
       (1) is a public safety officer for a public agency 
     (including a court system) that receives Federal financial 
     assistance;
       (2) is a law enforcement officer for a public agency; or
       (3) occupies another position, as deemed appropriate by the 
     Attorney General and the Administrator.
       (d) Fees.--Any individual who enrolls in TSA PreCheck 
     through the process established under subsection (a) shall 
     submit any fee required to cover the costs of participation 
     in such program. Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, 
     United States Code, such fee shall be retained and used by 
     the Transportation Security Administration.
       (e) Termination; Renewal.--
       (1) Term.--If an individual remains eligible for membership 
     in TSA PreCheck under the requirements established by the 
     Transportation Security Administration, his or her 
     participation in TSA PreCheck shall terminate on the date 
     that is 5 years after the date on which such enrollment is 
     approved unless such enrollment is renewed in accordance with 
     applicable law.
       (2) Revocation.--An individual's participation in TSA 
     PreCheck that was initiated through the process established 
     under subsection (a)--
       (A) shall be revoked if the underlying employment is 
     terminated or suspended, as determined by the sponsoring 
     agency; and
       (B) may be revoked, at the discretion of the Attorney 
     General and the Administrator, based on the termination of 
     the underlying employment if such termination is a result 
     of--
       (i) a voluntary change of the individual's employment; or
       (ii) the expiration of the term of service in a particular 
     position to which an individual was appointed.

     SEC. 5. REPORT ON EXPANDED ENROLLMENT FOR TRUSTED TRAVELER 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs 
     and Border Protection and the Administrator of the 
     Transportation Security Administration, in consultation with 
     the Attorney General, the Director of the National Background 
     Investigations Bureau of the Office of Personnel Management, 
     and other appropriate departments and agencies of the Federal 
     Government, shall submit a report to Congress on the 
     feasibility of expanding the enrollment processes established 
     under sections 3 and 4 to the Trusted Traveler Programs 
     listed in subsection (b).
       (b) Trusted Traveler Programs.--The programs listed in this 
     subsection are--
       (1) Global Entry;
       (2) SENTRI;
       (3) NEXUS; and
       (4) any travel facilitation program that is similar to any 
     of the programs listed in paragraphs (1) though (3) and has 
     been designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security to be 
     included in the report required under subsection (a).
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