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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4298 

To require the Transportation Security Administration to standardize the 

enrollment process for individuals applying for multiple TSA security 

threat assessment programs, including the TWIC, HAZMAT Endorsement, and TSA PreCheck programs of the Administration, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 24, 2022 

Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mrs. FISCHER) 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 

standardize the enrollment process for individuals applying for multiple TSA security threat assessment programs, including the TWIC, HAZMAT Endorsement, 

and TSA PreCheck 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘TSA Security Threat 

5 Assessment Application Modernization Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. STANDARDIZATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR CER2 TAIN PROGRAMS OF THE TRANSPORTATION 

3 SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 

4 (a) STANDARDIZATION.— 

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

6 Transportation Security Administration (in this sec7 tion referred to as the ‘‘TSA’’) shall take such ac8 tions as are necessary to standardize the enrollment 

9 and renewal system for individuals applying for or 

10 renewing enrollment in more than one TSA security 

11 threat assessment program, including the TWIC, 

12 HAZMAT Endorsement, and TSA PreCheck pro13 grams (or any related successor programs), to per14 mit an individual to— 

15 (A) except as provided in paragraph (3), 

16 enroll at any TSA enrollment center once and 

17 use the application, as well as the application 

18 generated by TSA’s vetting for one of such pro19 grams to enroll in 2 or more of such programs; 

20 (B) apply successful, valid clearance re21 sults from a TSA security threat assessment, 

22 including criminal history information, to sat23 isfy vetting requirements for participation in 

24 any TSA security threat assessment program; 

25 and 


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1 (C) undergo a streamlined and expeditious 

2 renewal process. 

3 (2) STREAMLINING.—In carrying out paragraph 

4 (1)(B), the Administrator of the TSA shall— 

5 (A) align the expiration of an individual’s 

6 successful, valid clearance results with the expi7 ration of that individual’s eligibility to partici8 pate in TSA security threat assessment pro9 grams; 

10 (B) provide to States the expiration dates 

11 for the enrollment of individuals in TSA secu12 rity threat assessment programs to ensure that 

13 the commercial driver’s license of an individual 

14 who holds a HAZMAT Endorsement does not 

15 indicate that the individual is authorized to 

16 transport hazardous materials after the expira17 tion date of the enrollment of the individual in 

18 the HAZMAT Endorsement security threat as19 sessment program if the commercial driver’s li20 cense has an expiration date that is different 

21 from the expiration date of such enrollment; 

22 and 

23 (C) enroll an individual in a second or sub24 sequent TSA security threat assessment pro25 gram at the minimum cost necessary for the 


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1 TSA to cover printing costs and costs associ2 ated with the collection of additional biometric 

3 and biographic data required under paragraph 

4 (3). 

5 (3) SPECIAL RULE.—If an individual under 

6 subsection (a) is at different times applying for or 

7 renewing enrollment in more than one TSA security 

8 threat assessment program, such individual may be 

9 required to revisit any TSA enrollment center for 

10 the collection of additional data, such as biometrics, 

11 necessary for any such program that were not so col12 lected in connection with any other such program. 

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

14 shall post on a publicly available website of the TSA infor15 mation relating to the standardization of the enrollment 

16 system for individuals applying for multiple TSA security 

17 threat assessment programs described in subsection (a). 

18 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

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

20 the TSA shall brief Congress on progress made toward 

21 the implementation of this section. 

22 (d) DEADLINE.—Not later than 2 years after the 

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

24 the TSA shall complete the standardization of the enroll25 ment and renewal system for individuals applying for or 


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1 renewing enrollment in multiple TSA security threat as2 sessment programs described in subsection (a). 

3 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

4 (1) HAZMAT ENDORSEMENT.—The term 

5 ‘‘HAZMAT Endorsement’’ means a hazardous mate6 rials endorsement on a commercial driver’s license 

7 issued by a State under section 5103a of title 49, 

8 United States Code. 

9 (2) TSA PRECHECK.—The term ‘‘TSA 

10 PreCheck’’ means the trusted traveler program of 

11 the Transportation Security Administration under 

12 section 109(a)(3) of the Aviation and Transportation 

13 Security Act (Public Law 107–71; 49 U.S.C. 114 

14 note) and section 44919 of title 49, United States 

15 Code. 

16 (3) TWIC.—The term ‘‘TWIC’’ means a valid 

17 transportation security card issued by the Secretary 

18 of the department in which the Coast Guard is oper19 ating under section 70105 of title 46, United States 

20 Code. 

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