,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #egbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #aa1     
#bjah,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to restrict
 the department in which the ,coast     
,guard is operating from implementing   
any rule requiring the use of biometric 
readers for biometric transportation    
security cards until after submission to
 ,congress of the results of an         
assessment of the effectiveness of the  
transportation security card program4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,transportation ,worker         
,identification ,credential             
,accountability ,act of #bjah4  #b4     
,restriction on implementation of       
,transportation ,worker ,identification 
,credential biometric reader rule ,the  
department in which the ,coast ,guard is
 operating may not implement the rule   
entitled ,transportation ,worker        
,identification ,credential             
7,,twic7-,reader ,requirements 7#ha     
,fed4 ,reg4 #egfea71 and may not propose

 or issue a notice of proposed          
rulemaking for any revision to such rule
 except to extend its effective date1 or
 for any other rule requiring the use of
 biometric readers for biometric        
transportation security cards under     
section #gjaje7k77#c7 of title #df1     
,united ,states ,code1 before the end of
 the #fj-;day period beginning on the   
date of the submission under paragraph  
7#e7 of section #a7;b7 of ,public ,law  
#aad-bgh 7#acj ,stat4 #adaa to #adab7 of
 the results of the assessment required 
by that section4  #c4 ,progress updates 
,not later than #cj days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 and every
 #ij days thereafter until the          
submission under paragraph 7#e7 of      
section #a7;b7 of ,public ,law #aad-bgh 
7#acj ,stat4 #adaa et seq47 of the      
results of the assessment required by   
that section1 the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security 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 the           
implementation of that section4  ,passed
 the ,house of ,representatives ,july   
#aj1 #bjah4,karen ,l4 ,haas1,clerk