,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edhg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bc1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the            
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration to develop    
certain guidelines to improve access to 
the ,transportation ,worker             
,identification ,credential program4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,transportation ,worker         
,identification ,credential ,efficiency 
,act or the ,,twice ,act4  #b4          
,development of guidelines and          
procedures to improve access to the     
,transportation ,worker ,identification 
,credential program  7a7 ,in general    
,not later than #a year after the date  
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration shall develop 

the following guidelines relating to the
 ,transportation ,worker ,identification
 ,credential program 7commonly known as 
the ,,twic program7 described in section
 #gjaje of title #df1 ,united ,states   
,code3 7#a7 ,to improve access of       
returning citizens to the ,,twic        
program4  7#b7 ,to assist individuals   
who are incarcerated in pre-applying or 
preparing applications for              
transportation worker identification    
credentials4  7#c7 ,to assist           
individuals requesting an appeal or     
waiver of preliminary determinations of 
ineligibility for transportation worker 
identification credentials4  7b7        
,briefing ,not later than #ahj days     
after the development of the guidelines 
described in subsection 7a71 the        
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration shall brief   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives and the 
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate on the   

implementation of this section4  7c7    
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,returning citizens ,the term returning 
citizens means individuals released from
 incarceration and otherwise eligible   
for the ,transportation ,worker         
,identification ,credential program4    
7#b7 ,transportation ,worker            
,identification ,credential ,the term   
,transportation ,worker ,identification 
,credential means a ,transportation     
,worker ,identification ,credential     
issued in accordance with section #gjaje
 of title #df1 ,united ,states ,code4