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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5840 

To require the Transportation Security Administration to streamline the enrollment processes for individuals applying for a Transportation Security 

Administration security threat assessment for certain programs, including 

the Transportation Worker Identification Credential and Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment programs of the Administration, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 

Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. TITUS, 

Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, Mr. CARBAJAL, and Mr. GUEST) introduced 

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

A BILL 

To require the Transportation Security Administration to 

streamline the enrollment processes for individuals applying for a Transportation Security Administration security 

threat assessment for certain programs, including the 

Transportation Worker Identification Credential and 

Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation Secu3 rity Screening Modernization Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. STREAMLINING OF APPLICATIONS FOR CERTAIN 

5 SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS 

6 OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMIN7 ISTRATION. 

8 (a) STREAMLINING.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years 

10 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad11 ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis12 tration (in this section referred to as the ‘‘TSA’’) 

13 shall take such actions as are necessary, including 

14 issuance of an interim final rule if needed, to 

15 streamline the procedures for individuals applying 

16 for or renewing enrollment in more than one TSA 

17 security threat assessment program, in particular, 

18 the TWIC and HAZMAT Endorsement programs, 

19 and any other credentialing programs as determined 

20 by the Administrator, by— 

21 (A) permitting an individual to enroll at 

22 any TSA authorized enrollment center once for 

23 a threat assessment program endorsement and 

24 use the application, including associated biomet25 ric and biographic data, as well as information 

26 generated by TSA’s vetting, for one of such 


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1 programs to enroll in any other of such pro2 grams; 

3 (B) permitting an individual to visit any 

4 TSA authorized enrollment center and enroll in 

5 more than one TSA security threat assessment 

6 program at the same time for a fee that is less 

7 than the cumulative fee that would otherwise be 

8 incurred for each such program separately; 

9 (C) permitting an individual to undergo a 

10 streamlined and expeditious renewal process; 

11 (D) aligning the expiration of an individ12 ual’s successful, valid eligibility determination 

13 with the expiration of that individual’s eligi14 bility to participate in subsequent TSA security 

15 threat assessment programs to which the indi16 vidual applies; 

17 (E) providing to States the expiration 

18 dates for each individual’s TSA security threat 

19 assessment to ensure a commercial driver’s li20 cense of an individual who holds a HAZMAT 

21 Endorsement does not indicate the individual is 

22 authorized to transport hazardous materials 

23 after the expiration date of the enrollment of 

24 the individual in the HAZMAT Endorsement 

25 security threat assessment program if such 


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1 commercial driver’s license has an expiration 

2 date that is different from the expiration date 

3 of such enrollment; and 

4 (F) enrolling an individual in a subsequent 

5 TSA security threat assessment program at the 

6 minimum cost necessary for the TSA to cover 

7 printing costs and costs associated with the col8 lection of any additional biometric and bio9 graphic data in accordance with paragraph (3). 

10 (2) STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR STREAM11 LINING.—Not later than six months after the date 

12 of the enactment of this Act, the States shall carry 

13 out the responsibilities of the States pursuant to sec14 tion 5103a of title 49, United States Code. 

15 (3) SPECIAL RULE.—If an individual under this 

16 subsection is at different times applying for or re17 newing enrollment in more than one TSA security 

18 threat assessment program, such individual may be 

19 required to revisit a TSA authorized enrollment cen20 ter for the collection of additional data, such as bio21 metrics, necessary for any such program that were 

22 not so collected in connection with any other such 

23 program. 

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

25 shall post on a publicly available website of the TSA inforVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:02 Oct 05, 2023 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5840.IH H5840

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1 mation relating to the streamlining of the enrollment proc2 esses for individuals applying for more than one TSA secu3 rity threat assessment program described in subsection 

4 (a). 

5 (c) EXPEDITED RULEMAKING.—Notwithstanding 

6 sections 551 to 559 of title 5, United States Code, nothing 

7 in this section shall require notice and comment rule8 making, and to the extent it is necessary to add additional 

9 requirements for which limited rulemaking may be advis10 able, the Administrator of the TSA shall implement such 

11 requirements through publication of an interim final rule. 

12 (d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 

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

14 the TSA shall brief Congress on progress made toward 

15 the implementation of this section. 

16 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

17 (1) TWIC.—The term ‘‘TWIC’’ means the 

18 Transportation Worker Identification Credential au19 thorized under section 70105 of title 46, United 

20 States Code. 

21 (2) HAZMAT ENDORSEMENT.—The term 

22 ‘‘HAZMAT Endorsement’’ means the Hazardous 

23 Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment program 


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1 authorized under section 5103a of title 49, United 

2 States Code. 

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