#aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cbjb  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the  
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
prepare a comprehensive security        
assessment of the transportation        
security card program1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,essential          
,transportation ,worker ,identification 
,credential ,assessment ,act4  #b4      
,comprehensive security assessment of   
the transportation security card program
  7a7 ,in general ,not later than one   
year after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security shall submit to the ,committee
 on ,homeland ,security and the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives1 the ,committee on     
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate1 and the ,comptroller   
,general of the ,united ,states a       
comprehensive assessment of the         
effectiveness of the transportation     

security card program under section     
#gjaje of title #df1 ,united ,states    
,code1 at enhancing security and        
reducing security risks for facilities  
and vessels regulated pursuant to       
section #ajb of ,public ,law #ajg-bie4  
,such assessment shall be conducted by a
 national laboratory that1 to the extent
 practicable1 is within the ,department 
of ,homeland ,security laboratory       
network with expertise in maritime      
security or by a maritime security      
university-based center within the      
,department of ,homeland ,security      
centers of excellence network4  7b7     
,contents ,the comprehensive assessment 
shall include--  7#a7 an evaluation of  
the extent to which the program1 as     
implemented1 addresses known or likely  
security risks in the maritime          
environment2  7#b7 an evaluation of the 
extent to which deficiencies identified 
by the ,comptroller ,general have been  
addressed2 and  7#c7 a cost-benefit     
analysis of the program1 as implemented4

  7c7 ,corrective action plan2 program  
reforms ,not later than #fj days after  
the ,secretary submits the assessment   
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary    
shall submit a corrective action plan to
 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security  
and the ,committee on ,transportation   
and ,infrastructure of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate that responds to the    
assessment under subsection 7b74 ,the   
corrective action plan shall include an 
implementation plan with benchmarks1 may
 include programmatic reforms1 revisions
 to regulations1 or proposals for       
legislation1 and shall be considered in 
any rule making by the ,department      
relating to the transportation security 
card program4  7d7 ,comptroller ,general
 review ,not later than #abj days after 
the ,secretary issues the corrective    
action plan under subsection 7c71 the   
,comptroller ,general shall--  7#a7     
review the extent to which such plan    

implements--  7,a7 recommendations      
issued by the national laboratory or    
maritime security university-based      
center1 as applicable1 in the assessment
 submitted under subsection 7a72 and    
7,b7 recommendations issued by the      
,comptroller ,general before the        
enactment of this ,act2 and  7#b7 inform
 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security  
and the ,committee on ,transportation   
and ,infrastructure of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate as to the responsiveness
 of such plan to such recommendations4  
7e7 ,transportation security card reader
 rule  7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security may not issue a  
final rule requiring the use of         
transportation security card readers    
until--  7,a7 the ,comptroller ,general 
informs the ,committees on ,homeland    
,security and the ,committee on         
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and      

,commerce1 ,science and ,transportation 
of the ,senate that the submission under
 subsection 7a7 is responsive to the    
recommendations of the ,comptroller     
,general2 and  7,b7 the ,secretary      
issues an updated list of transportation
 security card readers that are         
compatible with active transportation   
security cards4  7#b7 ,limitation on    
application ,paragraph 7#a7 shall not   
apply with respect to any final rule    
issued pursuant to the notice of        
proposed rulemaking on ,transportation  
,worker ,identification ,credential     
7,,twic7-,reader ,requirements published
 by the ,coast ,guard on ,march #bb1    
#bjac 7#gh ,fed4 ,reg4 #aggha7  7f7     
,comptroller ,general oversight ,not    
less than #ah months after the date of  
the issuance of the corrective action   
plan under subsection 7c71 and every six
 months thereafter during the #c-year   
period following the date of the        
issuance of the first report under this 
subsection1 the ,comptroller ,general   

shall report to the ,committee on       
,homeland ,security and the ,committee  
on ,transportation and ,infrastructure  
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate      
regarding implementation of the         
corrective action plan4  #c4 ,no        
additional funds authorized ,no         
additional funds are authorized to be   
appropriated to carry out this ,act and 
the amendments made by this ,act1 and   
this ,act and such amendments shall be  
carried out using amounts otherwise     
available for such purpose4  ,passed the
 ,house of ,representatives ,july #bh1  
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