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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6571 

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 2, 2022 

Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself and Mr. KATKO) introduced the 

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

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 (TSA) shall 

7 take such actions as are necessary to standardize the 

8 enrollment and renewal system for individuals apply9 ing for or renewing more than one TSA Security 

10 Threat Assessment program, including the TWIC, 

11 HAZMAT Endorsement, and TSA PreCheck pro12 grams of the Administration (or any related suc13 cessor programs), to permit an individual to— 

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

15 enroll at a TSA-designated universal enrollment 

16 center once and use the application, as well as 

17 the application generated by TSA’s vetting, in18 cluding criminal history information, for one of 

19 such programs to enroll in two or more of such 

20 programs; 

21 (B) apply successful, valid clearance re22 sults from a TSA Security Threat Assessment 

23 to satisfy vetting requirements for participation 

24 in any TSA Security Threat Assessment pro25 gram; 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; and 

10 (B) enroll an individual in two or more 

11 TSA Security Threat Assessment programs 

12 without additional cost to the individual. 

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

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

15 renewing enrollment in more than one TSA Security 

16 Threat Assessment program, such individual may be 

17 required to revisit a TSA-designated universal en18 rollment center for the collection of additional data, 

19 such as biometrics, necessary for any such program 

20 that were not so collected in connection with any 

21 other such program. 

22 (b) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator of the Trans23 portation Security Administration shall post on a publicly 

24 available webpage of the Administration information relat25 ing to the standardization of the enrollment system for 


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1 individuals applying for multiple TSA Security Threat As2 sessment programs described in subsection (a). 

3 (c) BRIEFING.—Not later than six months after the 

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

5 the Transportation Security Administration shall brief 

6 Congress on progress made toward the implementation of 

7 this section. 

8 (d) DEADLINE.—Not later than 24 months after the 

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

10 the Transportation Security Administration shall complete 

11 the standardization of the enrollment and renewal system 

12 for individuals applying for or renewing multiple TSA Se13 curity Threat Assessment programs described in sub14 section (a). 

15 (e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

16 (1) HAZMAT ENDORSEMENT.—The term 

17 ‘‘HAZMAT Endorsement’’ means a hazardous mate18 rials endorsement on a commercial driver’s license 

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

20 United States Code. 

21 (2) TSA PRECHECK.—The term ‘‘TSA 

22 PreCheck’’ means the trusted traveler program of 

23 the Transportation Security Administration under 

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


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1 Security Act (49 U.S.C. 114 note) and section 

2 44919 of title 49, United States Code. 

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

4 transportation security card issued by the Secretary 

5 of the department in which the Coast Guard is oper6 ating under section 70105 of title 46, United States 

7 Code. 

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