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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1349 

To expand enrollment in TSA PreCheck to expedite commercial travel 

screening and improve airport security. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 7, 2019 

Mr. THUNE (for himself and Mr. PETERS) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation 

A BILL 

To expand enrollment in TSA PreCheck to expedite 

commercial travel screening and improve airport security. 

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 ‘‘Secure Traveler Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this Act: 

7 (1) PUBLIC AGENCY.—The term ‘‘public agen8 cy’’ means the Federal Government, a State govern9 ment, a unit of local government, any combination 

10 of such government entities, or any department, 


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1 agency, or instrumentality of any such government 

2 entity. 

3 (2) SPONSORING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘spon4 soring agency’’ means a government agency for 

5 which a security clearance is obtained, as determined 

6 by the Director of the National Background Inves7 tigations Bureau of the Office of Personnel Manage8 ment. 

9 (3) PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER.—The term ‘‘pub10 lic safety officer’’ means a person serving as a law 

11 enforcement officer, as determined by the Attorney 

12 General. 

13 SEC. 3. TSA PRECHECK ENROLLMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS 

14 WITH ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE. 

15 (a) PROCESS.—Not later than 180 days after the 

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

17 the Transportation Security Administration, in consulta18 tion with the Director of the National Background Inves19 tigations Bureau of the Office of Personnel Management 

20 and other appropriate departments and agencies of the 

21 Federal Government, shall establish a process to permit 

22 the verification of an active security clearance to enable 

23 enrollment in TSA PreCheck. 


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1 (b) COMPONENTS.—In establishing the process re2 quired under subsection (a), the Administrator shall en3 sure that— 

4 (1) eligible applicants for TSA PreCheck pro5 vide verification of active clearance through coordi6 nation with their sponsoring agency; 

7 (2) active clearance is required at the time an 

8 application is submitted and at the time of its ap9 proval; 

10 (3) interim security clearance is not accepted 

11 for purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2); and 

12 (4) approved applicants are assigned a trusted 

13 traveler number. 

14 (c) ELIGIBLE LEVELS OF CLEARANCE.—An indi15 vidual holding any of the following security clearances 

16 shall be eligible to participate in TSA PreCheck under the 

17 process established under subsection (a): 

18 (1) Secret. 

19 (2) Top Secret, including Sensitive Compart20 mented Information. 

21 (3) L Clearance. 

22 (4) Q Clearance. 

23 (5) Yankee White, all categories. 

24 (d) FEES.—Any individual who enrolls in TSA 

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1 section (a) shall submit any fee required to cover the costs 

2 of participation in such program. Notwithstanding section 

3 3302 of title 31, United States Code, such fee shall be 

4 retained and used by the Transportation Security Admin5 istration. 

6 (e) TERMINATION; RENEWAL.— 

7 (1) TERM.—If an individual remains eligible for 

8 membership in TSA PreCheck under the require9 ments established by the Transportation Security 

10 Administration, his or her participation in TSA 

11 PreCheck will terminate on the date that is 5 years 

12 after the date on which such enrollment is approved 

13 unless it is renewed in accordance with applicable 

14 law. 

15 (2) REVOCATION.— 

16 (A) IN GENERAL.—An individual’s partici17 pation in TSA PreCheck that was initiated 

18 through the process established under sub19 section (a) shall be terminated if the underlying 

20 security clearance is revoked, as determined by 

21 the sponsoring agency. 

22 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—Except as provided in 

23 subparagraph (A), an individual’s participation 

24 in TSA PreCheck that was initiated through 

25 the process established under subsection (a) 


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1 may be revoked, at the discretion of the Admin2 istrator, if— 

3 (i) the individual is determined to 

4 pose a threat to aviation or national secu5 rity; and 

6 (ii) the underlying security clearance 

7 is inactivated as a result of a change of the 

8 individual’s employment or the end of an 

9 individual’s appointment in a particular 

10 position. 

11 SEC. 4. TSA PRECHECK ENROLLMENT FOR LAW ENFORCE12 MENT OFFICERS. 

13 (a) PROCESS.—Not later than 180 days after the 

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

15 the Transportation Security Administration, in consulta16 tion with the Attorney General, shall establish a process 

17 to permit the enrollment of certain law enforcement offi18 cers in TSA PreCheck. 

19 (b) COMPONENTS.—In establishing the process re20 quired under subsection (a), the Attorney General and the 

21 Administrator shall ensure that— 

22 (1) eligible applicants for TSA PreCheck pro23 vide verification of active employment through co24 ordination with their sponsoring agency; 


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1 (2) active employment in good standing is re2 quired— 

3 (A) at the time an application is sub4 mitted; and 

5 (B) at the time an application is approved; 

6 (3) interim disciplinary status is not accepted 

7 for purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2); and 

8 (4) approved applicants are assigned a trusted 

9 traveler number. 

10 (c) ELIGIBLE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.—An 

11 individual shall be eligible to participate in TSA PreCheck 

12 under the process established under subsection (a) if he 

13 or she— 

14 (1) is a public safety officer for a public agency 

15 (including a court system) that receives Federal fi16 nancial assistance; 

17 (2) is a law enforcement officer for a public 

18 agency; or 

19 (3) occupies another position, as deemed appro20 priate by the Attorney General and the Adminis21 trator. 

22 (d) FEES.—Any individual who enrolls in TSA 

23 PreCheck through the process established under sub24 section (a) shall submit any fee required to cover the costs 

25 of participation in such program. Notwithstanding section 


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1 3302 of title 31, United States Code, such fee shall be 

2 retained and used by the Transportation Security Admin3 istration. 

4 (e) TERMINATION; RENEWAL.— 

5 (1) TERM.—If an individual remains eligible for 

6 membership in TSA PreCheck under the require7 ments established by the Transportation Security 

8 Administration, his or her participation in TSA 

9 PreCheck shall terminate on the date that is 5 years 

10 after the date on which such enrollment is approved 

11 unless such enrollment is renewed in accordance 

12 with applicable law. 

13 (2) REVOCATION.—An individual’s participation 

14 in TSA PreCheck that was initiated through the 

15 process established under subsection (a)— 

16 (A) shall be revoked if the underlying em17 ployment is terminated or suspended, as deter18 mined by the sponsoring agency; and 

19 (B) may be revoked, at the discretion of 

20 the Attorney General and the Administrator, 

21 based on the termination of the underlying em22 ployment if such termination is a result of— 

23 (i) a voluntary change of the individ24 ual’s employment; or 


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1 (ii) the expiration of the term of serv2 ice in a particular position to which an in3 dividual was appointed. 

4 SEC. 5. REPORT ON EXPANDED ENROLLMENT FOR TRUST5 ED TRAVELER PROGRAMS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of 

8 U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Adminis9 trator of the Transportation Security Administration, in 

10 consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of 

11 the National Background Investigations Bureau of the Of12 fice of Personnel Management, and other appropriate de13 partments and agencies of the Federal Government, shall 

14 submit a report to Congress on the feasibility of expanding 

15 the enrollment processes established under sections 3 and 

16 4 to the Trusted Traveler Programs listed in subsection 

17 (b). 

18 (b) TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAMS.—The programs 

19 listed in this subsection are— 

20 (1) Global Entry; 

21 (2) SENTRI; 

22 (3) NEXUS; and 

23 (4) any travel facilitation program that is simi24 lar to any of the programs listed in paragraphs (1) 

25 though (3) and has been designated by the Secretary 


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1 of Homeland Security to be included in the report 

2 required under subsection (a). 

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