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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2843 

To require certain improvements in the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck expedited screening program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 19, 2015 

Mr. KATKO (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. ROGERS of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To require certain improvements in the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck expedited screening program, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘TSA PreCheck Expan5 sion Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 


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1 (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis2 trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor3 tation Security Administration. 

4 (2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

5 means the Department of Homeland Security. 

6 (3) TSA.—The term ‘‘TSA’’ means the Trans7 portation Security Administration. 

8 SEC. 3. ENROLLMENT EXPANSION. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

10 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 

11 shall— 

12 (1) establish PreCheck application enrollment 

13 standards to add multiple private sector application 

14 capabilities for the TSA PreCheck program to in15 crease the public’s enrollment access to such pro16 gram, including standards that allow the use of se17 cure technologies, including online enrollment, ki18 osks, tablets, or staffed laptop stations at which in19 dividuals can apply for entry into such program; 

20 (2) coordinate with interested parties to deploy 

21 TSA-approved ready-to-market private sector solu22 tions that meet the TSA PreCheck application en23 rollment standards described in paragraph (1), make 

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1 ties, and offer secure online and mobile enrollment 

2 opportunities; 

3 (3) partner with the private sector to collect 

4 biographic and biometric identification information 

5 via kiosks, mobile devices, or other mobile enroll6 ment platforms to reduce the number of instances in 

7 which passengers need to travel to enrollment cen8 ters; 

9 (4) ensure that the kiosks, mobile devices, or 

10 other mobile enrollment platforms referred to in 

11 paragraph (3) are certified as secure and not vulner12 able to data breaches; and 

13 (5) ensure that any biometric and biographic 

14 information is collected in a manner which ensures 

15 privacy and data security protections, including that 

16 applicants’ personally identifiable information is 

17 handled only by individuals who have been properly 

18 vetted. 

19 (b) MARKETING OF PRECHECK PROGRAM.—Not 

20 later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

21 Act, the Administrator shall— 

22 (1) in accordance with the standards described 

23 in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), develop and im24 plement— 


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1 (A) a process, including an associated 

2 timeframe, for approving private sector mar3 keting of the TSA PreCheck program; and 

4 (B) a strategy for partnering with the pri5 vate sector to encourage enrollment in such pro6 gram; and 

7 (2) submit to Congress a report on any 

8 PreCheck fees collected in excess of the costs of ad9 ministering such program, including recommenda10 tions for using such amounts to support marketing 

11 of such program under this subsection. 

12 (c) IDENTITY VERIFICATION ENHANCEMENT.—Not 

13 later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 

14 Act, the Administrator shall— 

15 (1) coordinate with the heads of appropriate 

16 components of the Department to leverage Depart17 ment-held data and technologies to verify the citizen18 ship of individuals who want to enroll in the TSA 

19 PreCheck program; and 

20 (2) partner with the private sector to use ad21 vanced biometrics and NIST 800–63–2 identity 

22 proofing standards to facilitate enrollment in such 

23 program. 

24 (d) PRECHECK LANE OPERATION.—The Adminis25 trator shall— 


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1 (1) ensure that TSA PreCheck screening lanes 

2 are open and available during peak and high-volume 

3 travel times at airports to individuals enrolled in the 

4 PreCheck program; and 

5 (2) make every practicable effort to provide ex6 pedited screening at standard screening lanes during 

7 times when PreCheck screening lanes are closed to 

8 individuals enrolled in such program in order to 

9 maintain operational efficiency. 

10 (e) RECURRENT VETTING FOR PRECHECK APPLI11 CANTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the en12 actment of this Act, the Administrator shall— 

13 (1) ensure that individuals enrolled in the TSA 

14 PreCheck program are vetted through the TSA’s 

15 terrorist screening databases and make every prac16 ticable effort to develop effective recurrent vetting 

17 capabilities for disqualifying criminal offenses, and 

18 (2) submit to the to the Committee on Home19 land Security of the House of Representatives and 

20 the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern21 mental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, 

22 Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 

23 on the TSA’s recurrent vetting capabilities for indi24 viduals enrolled in such program. 

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