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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3959 

To require the Transportation Security Administration to streamline the enrollment processes for individuals applying for a Transportation Security 

Administration security threat assessment for certain programs, including 

the Transportation Worker Identification Credential and Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment programs of the Administration, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 14, 2024 

Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. KING, Mrs. FISCHER, and Mr. TESTER) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 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 programs, including the 

Transportation Worker Identification Credential and 

Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment 

programs of the Administration, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation Secu3 rity Screening Modernization Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. STREAMLINING OF APPLICATIONS FOR CERTAIN 

5 SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS 

6 OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMIN7 ISTRATION. 

8 (a) STREAMLINING.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 

10 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis11 trator of the Transportation Security Administration 

12 (in this section referred to as the ‘‘TSA’’) shall take 

13 such actions as are necessary, including issuance of 

14 an interim final rule if needed, to streamline the 

15 procedures for individuals applying for or renewing 

16 enrollment in more than one TSA security threat as17 sessment program, in particular, the TWIC and 

18 HAZMAT Endorsement programs, and any other 

19 credentialing programs as determined by the Admin20 istrator, by— 

21 (A) permitting an individual to enroll at 

22 any TSA authorized enrollment center once for 

23 a threat assessment program endorsement and 

24 use the application, including associated biomet25 ric and biographic data, as well as information 

26 generated by TSA’s vetting, for one of such 


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1 programs to enroll in any other of such pro2 grams; 

3 (B) permitting an individual to visit any 

4 TSA authorized enrollment center and enroll in 

5 more than one TSA security threat assessment 

6 program at the same time for a fee that is less 

7 than the cumulative fee that would otherwise be 

8 incurred for each such program separately; 

9 (C) permitting an individual to undergo a 

10 streamlined and expeditious renewal process; 

11 (D) aligning the expiration of an individ12 ual’s successful, valid eligibility determination 

13 with the expiration of that individual’s eligi14 bility to participate in subsequent TSA security 

15 threat assessment programs to which the indi16 vidual applies; 

17 (E) providing to States the expiration 

18 dates for each individual’s TSA security threat 

19 assessment to ensure a commercial driver’s li20 cense of an individual who holds a HAZMAT 

21 Endorsement does not indicate the individual is 

22 authorized to transport hazardous materials 

23 after the expiration date of the enrollment of 

24 the individual in the HAZMAT Endorsement 

25 security threat assessment program if such 


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1 commercial driver’s license has an expiration 

2 date that is different from the expiration date 

3 of such enrollment; and 

4 (F) enrolling an individual in a subsequent 

5 TSA security threat assessment program at the 

6 minimum cost necessary for the TSA to cover 

7 printing costs and costs associated with the col8 lection of any additional biometric and bio9 graphic data in accordance with paragraph (3). 

10 (2) STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR STREAM11 LINING.—Not later than 6 months after the date of 

12 the enactment of this Act, the States shall carry out 

13 the responsibilities of the States pursuant to section 

14 5103a of title 49, United States Code. 

15 (3) SPECIAL RULE.—If an individual under this 

16 subsection is at different times applying for or re17 newing enrollment in more than one TSA security 

18 threat assessment program, such individual may be 

19 required to revisit a TSA authorized enrollment cen20 ter for the collection of additional data, such as bio21 metrics, necessary for any such program that were 

22 not so collected in connection with any other such 

23 program. 

24 (b) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator of the TSA 

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1 mation relating to the streamlining of the enrollment proc2 esses for individuals applying for more than one TSA secu3 rity threat assessment program described in subsection 

4 (a). 

5 (c) EXPEDITED RULEMAKING.—Notwithstanding 

6 sections 551 through 559 of title 5, United States Code, 

7 nothing in this section shall require notice and comment 

8 rulemaking, and to the extent it is necessary to add addi9 tional requirements for which limited rulemaking may be 

10 advisable, the Administrator of the TSA shall implement 

11 such requirements through publication of an interim final 

12 rule. 

13 (d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

14 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 

15 the TSA shall brief Congress on progress made toward 

16 the implementation of this section. 

17 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) HAZMAT ENDORSEMENT.—The term 

19 ‘‘HAZMAT Endorsement’’ means the Hazardous 

20 Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment program 

21 authorized under section 5103a of title 49, United 

22 States Code. 

23 (2) TWIC.—The term ‘‘TWIC’’ means the 

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1 thorized under section 70105 of title 46, United 

2 States Code. 

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