,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bg1      
#bjac,ms4 ,jackson ,lee 7for herself1   
,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 and     
,mrs4 ,miller of ,michigan7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
  ,a ,,bill  ,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 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 or reducing
 security risks for facilities and      
vessels regulated pursuant to section   
#ajb of ,public ,law #ajg-bie1 as       
conducted by an independent             
not-for-profit laboratory with          
appropriate expertise4  7b7 ,contents   
,the comprehensive assessment shall     
include-- 7#a7 an evaluation of the     
extent to which the program1 as         
implemented1 addresses known security   
risks in the maritime environment2  7#b7
 an evaluation of the extent to which   
internal control deficiencies identified
 by the ,comptroller ,general have been 
addressed2 and  7#c7 a cost-benefit     
analysis of the program1 as implemented1
 and a consideration of alternate       

biometric technologies that provide the 
same or greater security effectiveness1 
including-- 7,a7 technologies and       
programs1 including the biometric entry 
and exit system required by section     
#gbjh of the ,intelligence ,reform and  
,terrorism ,prevention ,act of #bjjd    
7,public ,law #ajh-deh2 #h ,u4,s4,c4    
#acfe;b72  7,b7 technologies and        
programs operated by ,united ,states    
port facilities and vessels1            
particularly for purposes of access     
control to critical infrastructure2     
7,c7 international technologies and     
programs that are operational1          
particularly for purposes of access     
control to critical infrastructure2 and 
7,d7 new and emerging technologies4  7c7
 ,corrective action plan2 program       
reforms ,not later than #fj days after  
the ,secretary submits the assessment   
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary    
shall issue a corrective action plan    
based on such assessment that responds  
to the findings of the cost-benefit     

analysis under subsection 7b77#b7 and   
enhances security or reduces security   
risk for facilities and vessels referred
 to in subsection 7a74 ,the plan may    
include programmatic reforms1 revisions 
to regulations1 or proposals for        
legislation4  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 the          
submissions implement recommendations   
issued by the ,comptroller ,general2 and
  7#b7 inform the ,committee on         
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate as to the responsiveness
 of the submission4  7e7 ,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-- 7#a7 the ,comptroller ,general 

informs the ,committees on ,homeland    
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives and ,commerce1 ,science
 and ,transportation of the ,senate that
 the submission under subsection 7a7 is 
substantially 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