,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccfa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #bi1 
#bjbc,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 
,mr4 ,sanders1 and ,ms4 ,warren7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit
 the use of facial recognition          
technology in airports1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,traveler ,privacy  
,protection ,act of #bjbc4  #b4         
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,administration ,the term               
,administration means the               
,transportation ,security               
,administration4  7#b7 ,administrator   
,the term ,administrator means the      
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration4  7#c7        
,airport ,the term airport has the      
meaning given such term in section      

#dgajb of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code4  #c4 ,prohibition on use of      
facial recognition technology  7a7 ,in  
general ,the ,administrator may not1 for
 any purpose1 use facial recognition    
technology or facial matching software  
in any airport unless such use is       
expressly authorized by an ,act of      
,congress enacted after the date of the 
enactment of this ,act4  7b7 ,disposal  
of facial biometrics ,not later than #ij
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,administrator shall    
dispose of any facial biometric         
information1 including images and       
videos1 obtained through facial         
recognition technology or facial        
matching software of the                
,administration4  #d4 ,amendments to    
,aviation and ,transportation ,security 
,act ,the ,aviation and ,transportation 
,security ,act 7,public ,law #ajg-ga2   
#aae ,stat4 #eig7 is amended-- 7#a7 in  
section #aji 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #aad note7--
 7,a7 in paragraph #f1 by inserting 1   

excluding facial recognition technology 
or facial matching software after       
imprints2 and  7,b7 in paragraph #g1 by 
inserting 1 excluding facial recognition
 technology or facial matching software1
 after technologies2 and  7#b7 in       
section #acg7;d77#c7 7#di ,u4,s4,c4     
#ddiab note71 by inserting 1 excluding  
facial recognition technology or facial 
matching software1 after biometrics4    
#e4 ,additional modifications with      
respect to air transportation security  
,section #ddijc of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7c77#c71 by inserting 1      
excluding facial recognition technology 
or facial matching software1 after other
 technology2  7#b7 in subsection        
7g77#b77;,g71 by inserting 1 excluding  
facial recognition technology or facial 
matching software1 after technologies2  
and  7#c7 in subsection 7h77#d77;,e71 by
 inserting 1 excluding facial           
recognition technology or facial        
matching software1 after technology4