,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fega  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #b1        
#bjbb,mr4 ,smith of ,washington 7for    
himself and ,mr4 ,katko7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,a ,,bill  ,to require the              
,transportation ,security               
,administration to standardize the      
enrollment process for individuals      
applying for multiple ,,tsa ,security   
,threat ,assessment programs1 including 
the ,,twic1 ,,hazmat ,endorsement1 and  
,,tsa ,pre,check programs of the        
,administration1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,,tsa ,security ,threat    
,assessment ,application ,modernization 
,act4  #b4 ,standardization of          
applications for certain programs of the
 ,transportation ,security              
,administration  7a7 ,standardization   
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator of 
the ,transportation ,security           

,administration 7,,tsa7 shall take such 
actions as are necessary to standardize 
the enrollment and renewal system for   
individuals applying for or renewing    
more than one ,,tsa ,security ,threat   
,assessment program1 including the      
,,twic1 ,,hazmat ,endorsement1 and ,,tsa
 ,pre,check programs of the             
,administration 7or any related         
successor programs71 to permit an       
individual to-- 7,a7 except as provided 
in paragraph 7#c71 enroll at a          
,,tsa-designated universal enrollment   
center once and use the application1 as 
well as the application generated by    
,,tsa's vetting1 including criminal     
history information1 for one of such    
programs to enroll in two or more of    
such programs2  7,b7 apply successful1  
valid clearance results from a ,,tsa    
,security ,threat ,assessment to satisfy
 vetting requirements for participation 
in any ,,tsa ,security ,threat          
,assessment program2 and  7,c7 undergo a
 streamlined and expeditious renewal    

process4  7#b7 ,streamlining ,in        
carrying out paragraph 7#a77;,b71 the   
,administrator of the ,,tsa shall-- 7,a7
 align the expiration of an individual's
 successful1 valid clearance results    
with the expiration of that individual's
 eligibility to participate in ,,tsa    
,security ,threat ,assessment programs2 
and  7,b7 enroll an individual in two or
 more ,,tsa ,security ,threat           
,assessment programs without additional 
cost to the individual4  7#c7 ,special  
rule ,if an individual under subsection 
7a7 is at different times applying for  
or renewing enrollment in more than one 
,,tsa ,security ,threat ,assessment     
program1 such individual may be required
 to revisit a ,,tsa-designated universal
 enrollment center for the collection of
 additional data1 such as biometrics1   
necessary for any such program that were
 not so collected in connection with any
 other such program4  7b7 ,publication  
,the ,administrator of the              
,transportation ,security               

,administration shall post on a publicly
 available webpage of the               
,administration information relating to 
the standardization of the enrollment   
system for individuals applying for     
multiple ,,tsa ,security ,threat        
,assessment programs described in       
subsection 7a74  7c7 ,briefing ,not     
later than six months after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration shall brief   
,congress on progress made toward the   
implementation of this section4  7d7    
,deadline ,not later than #bd months    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,administrator of the         
,transportation ,security               
,administration shall complete the      
standardization of the enrollment and   
renewal system for individuals applying 
for or renewing multiple ,,tsa ,security
 ,threat ,assessment programs described 
in subsection 7a74  7e7 ,definitions ,in
 this ,act3 7#a7 ,,hazmat ,endorsement  

,the term ,,hazmat ,endorsement means a 
hazardous materials endorsement on a    
commercial driver's license issued by a 
,state under section #eajc;a of title   
#di1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,,tsa 
,pre,check ,the term ,,tsa ,pre,check   
means the trusted traveler program of   
the ,transportation ,security           
,administration under section           
#aji7;a77#c7 of the ,aviation and       
,transportation ,security ,act 7#di     
,u4,s4,c4 #aad note7 and section #ddiai 
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7#c7 ,,twic ,the term ,,twic means a    
valid transportation security card      
issued by the ,secretary of the         
department in which the ,coast ,guard is
 operating under section #gjaje of title
 #df1 ,united ,states ,code4