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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2750 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 28, 2015 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation 

AN ACT 

To reform programs of the Transportation Security Administration, streamline transportation security regulations, 

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 ‘‘Improved Security Vet3 ting for Aviation Workers Act of 2015’’. 

4 SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XVI of the 

6 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 561 et seq.) 

7 is amended by adding after section 1601 the following new 

8 section: 

9 ‘‘SEC. 1602. VETTING OF AVIATION WORKERS. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—By not later than December 31, 

11 2015, the Administrator, in coordination with the Assist12 ant Secretary for Policy of the Department, shall request 

13 from the Director of National Intelligence access to addi14 tional data from the Terrorist Identities Datamart Envi15 ronment (TIDE) data and any or other terrorism-related 

16 information to improve the effectiveness of the Adminis17 tration’s credential vetting program for individuals with 

18 unescorted access to sensitive areas of airports. 

19 ‘‘(b) SECURITY INSPECTION.—By not later than De20 cember 31, 2015, the Administrator shall issue guidance 

21 for Transportation Security Inspectors to annually review 

22 airport badging office procedures for applicants seeking 

23 access to sensitive areas of airports. Such guidance shall 

24 include a comprehensive review of applicants’ Criminal 

25 History Records Check (CHRC) and work authorization 

26 documentation during the course of an inspection. 


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1 ‘‘(c) INFORMATION SHARING.—By not later than De2 cember 31, 2015, the Administrator may conduct a pilot 

3 program of the Rap Back Service, in coordination with 

4 the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to 

5 determine the feasibility of full implementation of a service 

6 through which the Administrator would be notified of a 

7 change in status of an individual holding a valid credential 

8 granting unescorted access to sensitive areas of airports 

9 across eligible Administration-regulated populations. 

10 ‘‘(d) PROCEDURES.—The pilot program under sub11 section (c) shall evaluate whether information can be nar12 rowly tailored to ensure that the Administrator only re13 ceives notification of a change with respect to a disquali14 fying offense under the credential vetting program under 

15 subsection (a), as specified in 49 CFR 1542.209, and in 

16 a manner that complies with current regulations for fin17 gerprint-based criminal history records checks. The pilot 

18 program shall be carried out in a manner so as to ensure 

19 that, in the event that notification is made through the 

20 Rap Back Service of a change but a determination of ar21 rest status or conviction is in question, the matter will be 

22 handled in a manner that is consistent with current regu23 lations. The pilot program shall also be carried out in a 

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1 eral Bureau of Investigation records and notification of 

2 disqualification, and corrective action by the individual 

3 who is the subject of an inquiry. 

4 ‘‘(e) DETERMINATION AND SUBMISSION.—If the Ad5 ministrator determines that full implementation of the 

6 Rap Back Service is feasible and can be carried out in 

7 a manner that is consistent with current regulations for 

8 fingerprint-based criminal history checks, including the 

9 rights of individuals seeking credentials, the Administrator 

10 shall submit such determination, in writing, to the Com11 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa12 tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov13 ernmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, 

14 Science, and Transportation of the Senate, together with 

15 information on the costs associated with such implementa16 tion, including the costs incurred by the private sector. 

17 In preparing this determination, the Administrator shall 

18 consult with the Chief Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Of19 ficer of the Department to ensure that protocols are in 

20 place to align the period of retention of personally identifi21 able information and biometric information, including fin22 gerprints, in the Rap Back Service with the period in 

23 which the individual who is the subject of an inquiry has 

24 a valid credential. 


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1 ‘‘(f) CREDENTIAL SECURITY.—By not later than 

2 September 30, 2015, the Administrator shall issue guid3 ance to airports mandating that all federalized airport 

4 badging authorities place an expiration date on airport 

5 credentials commensurate with the period of time during 

6 which an individual is lawfully authorized to work in the 

7 United States. 

8 ‘‘(g) AVIATION WORKER LAWFUL STATUS.—By not 

9 later than December 31, 2015, the Administrator shall re10 view the denial of credentials due to issues associated with 

11 determining an applicant’s lawful status in order to iden12 tify airports with specific weaknesses and shall coordinate 

13 with such airports to mutually address such weaknesses, 

14 as appropriate. 

15 ‘‘(h) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Upon completion of 

16 the determinations and reviews required under this sec17 tion, the Administrator shall brief the Committee on 

18 Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation 

19 and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 

20 the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

21 Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

22 Transportation of the Senate on the results of such deter23 minations and reviews.’’. 

24 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

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1 serting after the item relating to section 1601 the fol2 lowing new item: 

‘‘Sec. 1602. Vetting of aviation workers.’’. 

3 SEC. 3. STATUS UPDATE ON RAP BACK SERVICE PILOT 

4 PROGRAM. 

5 Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact6 ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation 

7 Security Administration shall submit to the Committee on 

8 Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 

9 the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

10 Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

11 Transportation of the Senate a report on the status of 

12 plans to conduct a pilot program in coordination with the 

13 Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Rap Back Service 

14 in accordance with subsection (c) of section 1602 of the 

15 Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 2 

16 of this Act. The report shall include details on the busi17 ness, technical, and resource requirements for the Trans18 portation Security Administration and pilot program par19 ticipants, and provide a timeline and goals for the pilot 

20 program. 

Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 2015. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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