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H.R. 3202 — what changed

Essential Transportation Worker Identification Credential Assessment Act

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Comprehensive security assessment of the transportation security card program

(a)
changed In general— Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Comptroller General of the United States a comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of the transportation security card program under section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, at enhancing security or and reducing security risks for facilities and vessels regulated pursuant to section 102 of Public Law 107–295, as 107–295. Such assessment shall be conducted by an independent not-for-profit a national laboratory that, to the extent practicable, is within the Department of Homeland Security laboratory network with appropriate expertise.expertise in maritime security or by a maritime security university-based center within the Department of Homeland Security centers of excellence network.
(b)
Contents— The comprehensive assessment shall include—
(1)
changed an evaluation of the extent to which the program, as implemented, addresses known or likely security risks in the maritime environment;
(2)
changed an evaluation of the extent to which internal control deficiencies identified by the Comptroller General have been addressed; and
(3)
changed a cost-benefit analysis of the program, as implemented, and a consideration of alternate biometric technologies that provide the same or greater security effectiveness, including—implemented.
(A)
removed technologies and programs, including the biometric entry and exit system required by section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–458; 8 U.S.C. 1365b);
(B)
removed technologies and programs operated by United States port facilities and vessels, particularly for purposes of access control to critical infrastructure;
(C)
removed international technologies and programs that are operational, particularly for purposes of access control to critical infrastructure; and
(D)
removed new and emerging technologies.
(c)
changed Corrective action plan; program reforms— Not later than 60 days after the Secretary submits the assessment under subsection (a), the Secretary shall issue submit a corrective action plan based on such assessment that responds to the findings Committee on Homeland Security of the cost-benefit analysis under subsection (b)(2) House of Representatives and enhances security or reduces security risk for facilities the Committee on Commerce, Science, and vessels referred Transportation of the Senate that responds to in the assessment under subsection (a). (b). The corrective action plan shall include an implementation plan with benchmarks, may include programmatic reforms, revisions to regulations, or proposals for legislation.legislation, and shall be considered in any rule making by the Department relating to the transportation security card program.
(d)
Comptroller General review— Not later than 120 days after the Secretary issues the corrective action plan under subsection (c), the Comptroller General shall—
(1)
changed review the extent to which the submissions implement recommendations issued by the Comptroller General; andsuch plan implements—
(A)
added recommendations issued by the national laboratory or maritime security university-based center, as applicable, in the assessment submitted under subsection (a); and
(B)
added recommendations issued by the Comptroller General before the enactment of this Act; and
(2)
changed inform the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate as to the responsiveness of the submission.such plan to such recommendations.
(e)
added Transportation security card reader rule—
(1)
added In general— The Secretary of Homeland Security may not issue a final rule requiring the use of transportation security card readers until—
(A)
added the Comptroller General informs the Committees on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate that the submission under subsection (a) is responsive to the recommendations of the Comptroller General; and
(e)
removed Transportation security card reader rule— The Secretary of Homeland Security may not issue a final rule requiring the use of transportation security card readers until—
(1)
removed the Comptroller General informs the Committees on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate that the submission under subsection (a) is substantially responsive to the recommendations of the Comptroller General; and
(B)
renumbered was (6)(4) the Secretary issues an updated list of transportation security card readers that are compatible with active transportation security cards.
(2)
added Limitation on application— Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any final rule issued pursuant to the notice of proposed rulemaking on Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)-Reader Requirements published by the Coast Guard on March 22, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 17781)
(f)
added Comptroller General oversight— Not less than 18 months after the date of the issuance of the corrective action plan under subsection (c), and every six months thereafter during the 3-year period following the date of the issuance of the first report under this subsection, the Comptroller General shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate regarding implementation of the corrective action plan.