,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aff #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #babg ,report ,no4 #aad-bbj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #cj1 #bjae ,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,katko1 and ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security ,july #bb1 #bjae ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,april #cj1 #bjae ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration to limit access to expedited airport security screening at an airport security checkpoint to participants of the ,pre,check program and other known low-risk passengers1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,securing ,expedited ,screening ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,aviation and ,transportation ,security ,act 7,public ,law #ajg-ga7 authorized the ,transportation ,security ,administration to establish requirements to implement trusted passenger programs and use available technologies to expedite the security screening of passengers who participate in such programs1 thereby allowing security screening personnel to focus on those passengers who should be subject to more extensive screening44 7#b7 ,in ,october #bjaa1 the ,transportation ,security ,administration began piloting the ,pre,check program in which a limited number of passengers who were participants in the frequent flyer programs of domestic air carriers were directed to special screening lanes for expedited security screening4 7#c7 ,in ,december #bjac1 the ,transportation ,security ,administration opened the ,pre,check program to eligible passengers who submit biographic and biometric information for a security risk assessment4 7#d7 ,today1 expedited security screening is provided to passengers who1 in general1 are members of populations identified by the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration as presenting a low risk to aviation security1 including members of populations known and vetted by the ,administrator or through another ,department of ,homeland ,security trusted traveler program1 and to passengers who are selected by expedited screening on a case-by-case basis through the ,transportation ,security ,administration's ,managed ,inclusion process and other procedures4 7#e7 ,according to the ,transportation ,security ,administration1 the ,managed ,inclusion process combines the use of multiple layers of security to indirectly conduct a real-time assessment of passengers through the use of ,passenger ,screening ,canine teams1 ,behavior ,detection ,officers1 ,explosives ,trace ,detection 7,,etd7 machines1 and other activities4 7#f7 ,in ,december #bjad1 the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states concluded in a report entitled ,rapid ,growth in ,expedited ,passenger ,screening ,highlights ,need to ,plan ,effective ,security ,assessments that it will be important for ,,tsa to evaluate the security effectiveness of the ,managed ,inclusion process as a whole1 to ensure that it is functioning as intended and that passengers are being screened at a level commensurate with their risk4 7#g7 ,on ,march #af1 #bjae1 the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,homeland ,security released a report entitled ,allegation of ,granting ,expedited ,screening through ,,tsa ,pre,check ,improperly1 in which the ,inspector ,general determined that the ,transportation ,security ,administration granted expedited security screening at a ,pre,check security lane to a passenger who had served time in prison for felonies committed as a member of a domestic terrorist group and who was not a participant in the ,pre,check program4 #c4 ,limitation2 ,pre,check operations maintained2 ,alternate methods 7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subsection 7d71 not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration shall direct that access to expedited airport security screening at an airport security checkpoint be limited to only the following3 7#a7 ,a passenger who voluntarily submits biographic and biometric information for a security risk assessment and whose application for the ,pre,check program has been approved1 or a passenger who is a participant in another trusted or registered traveler program of the ,department of ,homeland ,security4 7#b7 ,a passenger traveling pursuant to section #ddijc of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code 7as established under the ,risk-,based ,security for ,members of the ,armed ,forces ,act 7,public ,law #aab-hf771 section #ddibg of such title 7as established under the ,helping ,heroes ,fly ,act 7,public ,law #aac-bg771 or section #ddibh of such title 7as established under the ,honor ,flight ,act 7,public ,law #aac-bba774 7#c7 ,a passenger who did not voluntarily submit biographic and biometric information for a security risk assessment but is a member of a population designated by the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration as known and low-risk and who may be issued a unique1 known traveler number by the ,administrator determining that such passenger is a member of a category of travelers designated by the ,administrator as known and low-risk4 7b7 ,pre,check operations maintained ,in carrying out subsection 7a71 the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration shall ensure that expedited airport security screening remains available to passengers at or above the level that exists on the day before the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7c7 ,minors and seniors ,the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration may provide access to expedited airport security screening at an airport security checkpoint to a passenger who is-- 7#a7 #ge years old or older2 or 7#b7 #ab years old or under and who is traveling with a parent or guardian who is a participant in the ,pre,check program4 7d7 ,frequent fliers ,if the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration determines that such is appropriate1 the date specified in subsection 7a7 may be extended by up to one year to implement such subsection with respect to the population of passengers who did not voluntarily submit biographic and biometric information for security risk assessments but who nevertheless receive expedited airport security screening because such passengers are designated as frequent fliers by air carriers4 ,if the ,administrator uses the authority provided by this subsection1 the ,administrator shall notify the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate of such phased-in implementation4 7e7 ,alternate methods ,the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration may provide access to expedited airport security screening to additional passengers pursuant to an alternate method upon the submission to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate of an independent assessment of the security effectiveness of such alternate method that is conducted by an independent entity that determines that such alternate method is designed to-- 7#a7 reliably and effectively identify passengers who likely pose a low risk to the ,united ,states aviation system2 7#b7 mitigate the likelihood that a passenger who may pose a security threat to the ,united ,states aviation system is selected for expedited security screening2 and 7#c7 address known and evolving security risks to the ,united ,states aviation system4 7f7 ,information sharing ,the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration shall provide to the entity conducting the independent assessment under subsection 7c7 effectiveness testing results that are consistent with established evaluation design practices1 as identified by the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united ,states4 #d4 ,reporting ,not later than three months after the date of the enactment of this ,act and annually thereafter1 the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration shall report to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate on the percentage of all passengers who are provided expedited security screening1 and of such passengers so provided1 the percentage who are participants in the ,pre,check program 7who have voluntarily submitted biographic and biometric information for security risk assessments71 the percentage who are participants in another trusted traveler program of the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 the percentage who are participants in the ,pre,check program due to the ,administrator's issuance of known traveler numbers1 and for the remaining percentage of passengers granted access to expedited security screening in ,pre,check security lanes1 information on the percentages attributable to each alternative method utilized by the ,transportation ,security ,administration to direct passengers to expedited airport security screening at ,pre,check security lanes4 #e4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act may be construed to-- 7#a7 authorize or direct the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,administration to reduce or limit the availability of expedited security screening at an airport2 or 7#b7 limit the authority of the ,administrator to use technologies and systems1 including passenger screening canines and explosives trace detection1 as a part of security screening operations4 ,july #bb1 #bjae ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed