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H.R. 2843 — what changed

TSA PreCheck Expansion Act

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

Sec. 3 Enrollment expansion

(a)
changed In general— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall—shall publish PreCheck application enrollment standards to add multiple private sector application capabilities for the TSA PreCheck program to increase the public’s enrollment access to such program, including standards that allow the use of secure technologies, including online enrollment, kiosks, tablets, or staffed laptop stations at which individuals can apply for entry into such program.
(b)
added Requirements— Upon publication of the PreCheck program application enrollment standards pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall—
(1)
removed establish PreCheck application enrollment standards to add multiple private sector application capabilities for the TSA PreCheck program to increase the public’s enrollment access to such program, including standards that allow the use of secure technologies, including online enrollment, kiosks, tablets, or staffed laptop stations at which individuals can apply for entry into such program;
(1)
renumbered was (2)(4) coordinate with interested parties to deploy TSA-approved ready-to-market private sector solutions that meet the TSA PreCheck application enrollment standards described in paragraph (1), make available additional PreCheck enrollment capabilities, and offer secure online and mobile enrollment opportunities;
(2)
renumbered was (2)(5) partner with the private sector to collect biographic and biometric identification information via kiosks, mobile devices, or other mobile enrollment platforms to reduce the number of instances in which passengers need to travel to enrollment centers;
(3)
added ensure that the kiosks, mobile devices, or other mobile enrollment platforms referred to in paragraph (3) are certified as secure and not vulnerable to data breaches;
(4)
added ensure that any biometric and biographic information is collected in a manner which ensures privacy and data security protections, including that applicants’ personally identifiable information is handled only by individuals who have been properly vetted;
(5)
added ensure that an individual who wants to enroll in the PreCheck program and has started an application with a single identification verification at one location will be able to save such individual’s application on any kiosk, personal computer, mobile device, or other mobile enrollment platform and be able to return within a reasonable time to submit a second identification verification; and
(6)
added ensure that any enrollment expansion using a private sector risk assessment instead of a fingerprint-based criminal history records check is be determined, by the Administrator, to be equivalent to a fingerprint-based criminal history records check conducted through the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(c)
added Marketing of PreCheck program— Upon publication of PreCheck program application enrollment standards pursuant to subsection (a), the Administrator shall—
(4)
removed ensure that the kiosks, mobile devices, or other mobile enrollment platforms referred to in paragraph (3) are certified as secure and not vulnerable to data breaches; and
(5)
removed ensure that any biometric and biographic information is collected in a manner which ensures privacy and data security protections, including that applicants’ personally identifiable information is handled only by individuals who have been properly vetted.
(b)
removed Marketing of PreCheck program— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall—
(1)
renumbered was (3)(3) in accordance with the standards described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), develop and implement—
(A)
renumbered was (3)(3)(2) a process, including an associated timeframe, for approving private sector marketing of the TSA PreCheck program; and
(B)
renumbered was (3)(3)(3) a strategy for partnering with the private sector to encourage enrollment in such program; and
(2)
renumbered was (3)(4) submit to Congress a report on any PreCheck fees collected in excess of the costs of administering such program, including recommendations for using such amounts to support marketing of such program under this subsection.
(d)
renumbered was (4) Identity verification enhancement— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall—
(1)
added coordinate with the heads of appropriate components of the Department to leverage Department-held data and technologies to verify the citizenship of individuals enrolling in the TSA PreCheck program; and
(1)
removed coordinate with the heads of appropriate components of the Department to leverage Department-held data and technologies to verify the citizenship of individuals who want to enroll in the TSA PreCheck program; and
(2)
renumbered was (4)(4) partner with the private sector to use advanced biometrics and NIST 800–63–2 identity proofing standards to facilitate enrollment in such program.
(e)
renumbered was (5) PreCheck lane operation— The Administrator shall—
(1)
renumbered was (5)(3) ensure that TSA PreCheck screening lanes are open and available during peak and high-volume travel times at airports to individuals enrolled in the PreCheck program; and
(2)
renumbered was (5)(4) make every practicable effort to provide expedited screening at standard screening lanes during times when PreCheck screening lanes are closed to individuals enrolled in such program in order to maintain operational efficiency.
(f)
added Vetting for PreCheck participants— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall initiate an assessment of the security vulnerabilities in the vetting process for the PreCheck program that includes an evaluation of whether subjecting PreCheck participants to recurrent fingerprint-based criminal history records checks, in addition to recurrent checks against the terrorist watchlist, could be done in a cost-effective manner to strengthen the security of the PreCheck program.
(e)
removed Recurrent vetting for PreCheck applicants— Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall—
(1)
removed ensure that individuals enrolled in the TSA PreCheck program are vetted through the TSA’s terrorist screening databases and make every practicable effort to develop effective recurrent vetting capabilities for disqualifying criminal offenses, and
(2)
removed submit to the to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the TSA’s recurrent vetting capabilities for individuals enrolled in such program.