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Union Calendar No. 172 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2750 

[Report No. 114–227] 

To reform programs of the Transportation Security Administration, 

streamline transportation security regulations, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 12, 2015 

Mr. KATKO (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, Miss RICE of New York, and Mr. 

PAYNE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

JULY 27, 2015 

Additional sponsors: Ms. MCSALLY and Mr. KEATING

JULY 27, 2015 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 12, 2015] 


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A BILL 

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

and for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improved Security Vet5 ting for Aviation Workers Act of 2015’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XVI of the Home8 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 561 et seq.) is amended 

9 by adding after section 1601 the following new section: 

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

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

12 2015, the Administrator, in coordination with the Assistant 

13 Secretary for Policy of the Department, shall request from 

14 the Director of National Intelligence access to additional 

15 data from the Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment 

16 (TIDE) data and any or other terrorism-related informa17 tion to improve the effectiveness of the Administration’s cre18 dential vetting program for individuals with unescorted ac19 cess to sensitive areas of airports. 

20 ‘‘(b) SECURITY INSPECTION.—By not later than De21 cember 31, 2015, the Administrator shall issue guidance for 

22 Transportation Security Inspectors to annually review air23 port badging office procedures for applicants seeking access 

24 to sensitive areas of airports. Such guidance shall include 

25 a comprehensive review of applicants’ Criminal History 


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1 Records Check (CHRC) and work authorization documenta2 tion during the course of an inspection. 

3 ‘‘(c) INFORMATION SHARING.—By not later than De4 cember 31, 2015, the Administrator may conduct a pilot 

5 program of the Rap Back Service, in coordination with the 

6 Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to deter7 mine the feasibility of full implementation of a service 

8 through which the Administrator would be notified of a 

9 change in status of an individual holding a valid credential 

10 granting unescorted access to sensitive areas of airports 

11 across eligible Administration-regulated populations. 

12 ‘‘(d) PROCEDURES.—The pilot program under sub13 section (c) shall evaluate whether information can be nar14 rowly tailored to ensure that the Administrator only re15 ceives notification of a change with respect to a disquali16 fying offense under the credential vetting program under 

17 subsection (a), as specified in 49 C.F.R. 1542.209, and in 

18 a manner that complies with current regulations for finger19 print-based criminal history records checks. The pilot pro20 gram shall be carried out in a manner so as to ensure that, 

21 in the event that notification is made through the Rap Back 

22 Service of a change but a determination of arrest status 

23 or conviction is in question, the matter will be handled in 

24 a manner that is consistent with current regulations. The 

25 pilot program shall also be carried out in a manner that 


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1 is consistent with current regulations governing an inves2 tigation of arrest status, correction of Federal Bureau of 

3 Investigation records and notification of disqualification, 

4 and corrective action by the individual who is the subject 

5 of an inquiry. 

6 ‘‘(e) DETERMINATION AND SUBMISSION.—If the Ad7 ministrator determines that full implementation of the Rap 

8 Back Service is feasible and can be carried out in a manner 

9 that is consistent with current regulations for fingerprint10 based criminal history checks, including the rights of indi11 viduals seeking credentials, the Administrator shall submit 

12 such determination, in writing, to the Committee on Home13 land Security of the House of Representatives and the Com14 mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

15 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor16 tation of the Senate, together with information on the costs 

17 associated with such implementation, including the costs 

18 incurred by the private sector. In preparing this determina19 tion, the Administrator shall consult with the Chief Civil 

20 Rights and Civil Liberties Officer of the Department to en21 sure that protocols are in place to align the period of reten22 tion of personally identifiable information and biometric 

23 information, including fingerprints, in the Rap Back Serv24 ice with the period in which the individual who is the sub25 ject of an inquiry has a valid credential. 


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1 ‘‘(f) CREDENTIAL SECURITY.—By not later than Sep2 tember 30, 2015, the Administrator shall issue guidance to 

3 airports mandating that all federalized airport badging au4 thorities place an expiration date on airport credentials 

5 commensurate with the period of time during which an in6 dividual is lawfully authorized to work in the United 

7 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, as 

14 appropriate. 

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

16 the determinations and reviews required under this section, 

17 the Administrator shall brief the Committee on Homeland 

18 Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infra19 structure of the House of Representatives and the Committee 

20 on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 

21 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

22 the Senate on the results of such determinations and re23 views.’’. 

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

25 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting 


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1 after the item relating to section 1601 the following new 

2 item: 

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

3 SEC. 3. STATUS UPDATE ON RAP BACK SERVICE PILOT PRO4 GRAM. 

5 Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 

6 of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Secu7 rity Administration shall submit to the Committee on 

8 Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 

9 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af10 fairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans11 portation of the Senate a report on the status of plans to 

12 conduct a pilot program in coordination with the Federal 

13 Bureau of Investigation of the Rap Back Service in accord14 ance with subsection (c) of section 1602 of the Homeland 

15 Security Act of 2002, as added by section 2 of this Act. 

16 The report shall include details on the business, technical, 

17 and resource requirements for the Transportation Security 

18 Administration and pilot program participants, and pro19 vide a timeline and goals for the pilot program. 


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Union Calendar No. 172 

114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2750 

[Report No. 114–227] 

A BILL 

To reform programs of the Transportation Security 

rity regulations, and for other purposes. Administration, streamline transportation secuJULY 27, 2015 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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