,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ciei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ad1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,king1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 and ,mr4 ,tester7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,transportation ,security           
,administration to streamline the       
enrollment processes for individuals    
applying for a ,transportation ,security
 ,administration security threat        
assessment for certain programs1        
including the ,transportation ,worker   
,identification ,credential and         
,hazardous ,materials ,endorsement      
,threat ,assessment programs of the     
,administration1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,transportation ,security  
,screening ,modernization ,act4  #b4    
,streamlining of applications for       
certain security threat assessment      

programs of the ,transportation         
,security ,administration  7a7          
,streamlining  7#a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #b years after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration 7in this      
section referred to as the ,,tsa7 shall 
take such actions as are necessary1     
including issuance of an interim final  
rule if needed1 to streamline the       
procedures for individuals applying for 
or renewing enrollment in more than one 
,,tsa security threat assessment        
program1 in particular1 the ,,twic and  
,,hazmat ,endorsement programs1 and any 
other credentialing programs as         
determined by the ,administrator1 by--  
7,a7 permitting an individual to enroll 
at any ,,tsa authorized enrollment      
center once for a threat assessment     
program endorsement and use the         
application1 including associated       
biometric and biographic data1 as well  
as information generated by ,,tsa's     

vetting1 for one of such programs to    
enroll in any other of such programs2   
7,b7 permitting an individual to visit  
any ,,tsa authorized enrollment center  
and enroll in more than one ,,tsa       
security threat assessment program at   
the same time for a fee that is less    
than the cumulative fee that would      
otherwise be incurred for each such     
program separately2  7,c7 permitting an 
individual to undergo a streamlined and 
expeditious renewal process2  7,d7      
aligning the expiration of an           
individual's successful1 valid          
eligibility determination with the      
expiration of that individual's         
eligibility to participate in subsequent
 ,,tsa security threat assessment       
programs to which the individual        
applies2  7,e7 providing to ,states the 
expiration dates for each individual's  
,,tsa security threat assessment to     
ensure a commercial driver's license of 
an individual who holds a ,,hazmat      
,endorsement does not indicate the      

individual is authorized to transport   
hazardous materials after the expiration
 date of the enrollment of the          
individual in the ,,hazmat ,endorsement 
security threat assessment program if   
such commercial driver's license has an 
expiration date that is different from  
the expiration date of such enrollment2 
and  7,f7 enrolling an individual in a  
subsequent ,,tsa security threat        
assessment program at the minimum cost  
necessary for the ,,tsa to cover        
printing costs and costs associated with
 the collection of any additional       
biometric and biographic data in        
accordance with paragraph 7#c74  7#b7   
,state requirements for streamlining    
,not later than #f months after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,states shall carry out the             
responsibilities of the ,states pursuant
 to section #eajc;a of title #di1       
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,special   
rule ,if an individual under this       
subsection 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          
authorized 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 ,,tsa shall post on a publicly      
available website of the ,,tsa          
information relating to the streamlining
 of the enrollment processes for        
individuals applying for more than one  
,,tsa security threat assessment program
 described in subsection 7a74  7c7      
,expedited rulemaking ,notwithstanding  
sections #eea through #eei of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code1 nothing in this  
section shall require notice and comment
 rulemaking1 and to the extent it is    
necessary to add additional requirements
 for which limited rulemaking may be    
advisable1 the ,administrator of the    

,,tsa shall implement such requirements 
through publication of an interim final 
rule4  7d7 ,briefing ,not later than    
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,,tsa shall brief 
,congress on progress made toward the   
implementation of this section4  7e7    
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,,hazmat ,endorsement ,the term ,,hazmat
 ,endorsement means the ,hazardous      
,materials ,endorsement ,threat         
,assessment program authorized under    
section #eajc;a of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,,twic ,the term   
,,twic means the ,transportation ,worker
 ,identification ,credential authorized 
under section #gjaje of title #df1      
,united ,states ,code4