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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2132 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 21, 2017 

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

and Transportation 

AN ACT 

To require the implementation of a redress process and review of the Transportation Security Administration’s intelligence-based screening rules for aviation security, 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 ‘‘Traveler Redress Im3 provement Act of 2017’’. 

4 SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF REDRESS PROCESS AND RE5 VIEW OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 

6 ADMINISTRATION’S INTELLIGENCE-BASED 

7 SCREENING RULES FOR AVIATION SECURITY. 

8 (a) REDRESS PROCESS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 

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

12 shall, using existing resources, systems, and proc13 esses, ensure the availability of the Department of 

14 Homeland Security Traveler Redress Inquiry Pro15 gram (DHS TRIP) redress process to adjudicate in16 quiries for individuals who— 

17 (A) are citizens of the United States or 

18 aliens lawfully admitted for permanent resi19 dence; 

20 (B) have filed an inquiry with DHS TRIP 

21 after receiving enhanced screening at an airport 

22 passenger security checkpoint more than 3 

23 times in any 60-day period; and 

24 (C) believe they have been wrongly identi25 fied as being a threat to aviation security. 


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1 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

2 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis3 trator of the Transportation Security Administration 

4 shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu5 rity of the House of Representatives and the Com6 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

7 the Senate a report on the implementation of the re8 dress process required under paragraph (1). 

9 (b) PRIVACY IMPACT REVIEW AND UPDATE.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

11 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad12 ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis13 tration shall review and update the Privacy Impact 

14 Assessment for the Secure Flight programs to en15 sure such Assessment accurately reflects the oper16 ation of such programs. 

17 (2) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION.—The Secure 

18 Flight Privacy Impact Assessment review required 

19 under paragraph (1) shall be published on a pub20 lically accessible Internet webpage of the Transpor21 tation Security Administration and submitted to the 

22 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 

23 Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

24 Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 


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1 (c) TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

2 RULE REVIEW AND NOTIFICATION PROCESS.— 

3 (1) RULE REVIEW.—Not later than 60 days 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act and every 

5 120 days thereafter, the Assistant Administrator of 

6 the Office of Intelligence Analysis of the Transpor7 tation Security Administration, in coordination with 

8 the entities specified in paragraph (2), shall conduct 

9 a comprehensive review of the Transportation Secu10 rity Administration’s intelligence-based screening 

11 rules. 

12 (2) NOTIFICATION PROCESS.—Not later than 

13 48 hours after changing, updating, implementing, or 

14 suspending a Transportation Security Administra15 tion intelligence-based screening rule, the Assistant 

16 Administrator of the Office of Intelligence Analysis 

17 of the Transportation Security Administration shall 

18 notify the following entities of any such change, up19 date, implementation, or suspension, as the case 

20 may be: 

21 (A) The Office of Civil Rights and Lib22 erties of the Transportation Security Adminis23 tration. 

24 (B) The Office of the Ombudsman of the 

25 Administration. 


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1 (C) The Office of Traveler Engagement of 

2 the Administration. 

3 (D) The Office of Civil Rights and Lib4 erties of the Department of Homeland Security. 

5 (E) The Office of Chief Counsel of the Ad6 ministration. 

7 (F) The Office of General Counsel of the 

8 Department. 

9 (G) The Privacy Office of the Administra10 tion. 

11 (H) The Privacy Office of the Department. 

12 (I) The Federal Air Marshal Service. 

13 (J) The Traveler Redress Inquiry Program 

14 of the Department. 

15 (d) FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE COORDINA16 TION.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 

18 Transportation Security Administration shall ensure 

19 that the Transportation Security Administration’s 

20 intelligence-based screening rules are incorporated in 

21 the risk analysis conducted during the Federal Air 

22 Marshal mission scheduling process. 

23 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

24 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis25 trator of the Transportation Security Administration 


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1 shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu2 rity of the House of Representatives and the Com3 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

4 the Senate a report on how the Transportation Se5 curity Administration’s intelligence-based screening 

6 rules are incorporated in the risk analysis conducted 

7 during the Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling 

8 process. 

9 (e) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

10 date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 

11 of the United States shall submit to the Committee on 

12 Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 

13 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

14 of the Senate a study on the Transportation Security Ad15 ministration’s intelligence-based screening rules and the 

16 effectiveness of such rules in identifying and mitigating 

17 potential threats to aviation security. Such study shall also 

18 examine coordination between the Transportation Security 

19 Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, 


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1 and other relevant partners relating to changing, updat2 ing, implementing, or suspending such rules as necessary. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 20, 2017. 

Attest: KAREN L. HAAS, 

Clerk. 


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