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Calendar No. 312 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1349 

[Report No. 116–163] 

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, Mr. PETERS, and Ms. DUCKWORTH) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

DECEMBER 2, 2019 

Reported by Mr. WICKER, without amendment 

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: 


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1 (1) PUBLIC AGENCY.—The term ‘‘public agen2 cy’’ means the Federal Government, a State govern3 ment, a unit of local government, any combination 

4 of such government entities, or any department, 

5 agency, or instrumentality of any such government 

6 entity. 

7 (2) SPONSORING AGENCY.—The term ‘‘spon8 soring agency’’ means a government agency for 

9 which a security clearance is obtained, as determined 

10 by the Director of the National Background Inves11 tigations Bureau of the Office of Personnel Manage12 ment. 

13 (3) PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICER.—The term ‘‘pub14 lic safety officer’’ means a person serving as a law 

15 enforcement officer, as determined by the Attorney 

16 General. 

17 SEC. 3. TSA PRECHECK ENROLLMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS 

18 WITH ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE. 

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

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

21 the Transportation Security Administration, in consulta22 tion with the Director of the National Background Inves23 tigations Bureau of the Office of Personnel Management 

24 and other appropriate departments and agencies of the 

25 Federal Government, shall establish a process to permit 


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1 the verification of an active security clearance to enable 

2 enrollment in TSA PreCheck. 

3 (b) COMPONENTS.—In establishing the process re4 quired under subsection (a), the Administrator shall en5 sure that— 

6 (1) eligible applicants for TSA PreCheck pro7 vide verification of active clearance through coordi8 nation with their sponsoring agency; 

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

10 application is submitted and at the time of its ap11 proval; 

12 (3) interim security clearance is not accepted 

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

14 (4) approved applicants are assigned a trusted 

15 traveler number. 

16 (c) ELIGIBLE LEVELS OF CLEARANCE.—An indi17 vidual holding any of the following security clearances 

18 shall be eligible to participate in TSA PreCheck under the 

19 process established under subsection (a): 

20 (1) Secret. 

21 (2) Top Secret, including Sensitive Compart22 mented Information. 

23 (3) L Clearance. 

24 (4) Q Clearance. 

25 (5) Yankee White, all categories. 


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

2 PreCheck through the process established under sub3 section (a) shall submit any fee required to cover the costs 

4 of participation in such program. Notwithstanding section 

5 3302 of title 31, United States Code, such fee shall be 

6 retained and used by the Transportation Security Admin7 istration. 

8 (e) TERMINATION; RENEWAL.— 

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

10 membership in TSA PreCheck under the require11 ments established by the Transportation Security 

12 Administration, his or her participation in TSA 

13 PreCheck will terminate on the date that is 5 years 

14 after the date on which such enrollment is approved 

15 unless it is renewed in accordance with applicable 

16 law. 

17 (2) REVOCATION.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—An individual’s partici19 pation in TSA PreCheck that was initiated 

20 through the process established under sub21 section (a) shall be terminated if the underlying 

22 security clearance is revoked, as determined by 

23 the sponsoring agency. 

24 (B) EXCEPTIONS.—Except as provided in 

25 subparagraph (A), an individual’s participation 


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1 in TSA PreCheck that was initiated through 

2 the process established under subsection (a) 

3 may be revoked, at the discretion of the Admin4 istrator, if— 

5 (i) the individual is determined to 

6 pose a threat to aviation or national secu7 rity; and 

8 (ii) the underlying security clearance 

9 is inactivated as a result of a change of the 

10 individual’s employment or the end of an 

11 individual’s appointment in a particular 

12 position. 

13 SEC. 4. TSA PRECHECK ENROLLMENT FOR LAW ENFORCE14 MENT OFFICERS. 

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 Attorney General, shall establish a process 

19 to permit the enrollment of certain law enforcement offi20 cers in TSA PreCheck. 

21 (b) COMPONENTS.—In establishing the process re22 quired under subsection (a), the Attorney General and the 

23 Administrator shall ensure that— 


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1 (1) eligible applicants for TSA PreCheck pro2 vide verification of active employment through co3 ordination with their sponsoring agency; 

4 (2) active employment in good standing is re5 quired— 

6 (A) at the time an application is sub7 mitted; and 

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

9 (3) interim disciplinary status is not accepted 

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

11 (4) approved applicants are assigned a trusted 

12 traveler number. 

13 (c) ELIGIBLE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.—An 

14 individual shall be eligible to participate in TSA PreCheck 

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

16 or she— 

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

18 (including a court system) that receives Federal fi19 nancial assistance; 

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

21 agency; or 

22 (3) occupies another position, as deemed appro23 priate by the Attorney General and the Adminis24 trator. 


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

2 PreCheck through the process established under sub3 section (a) shall submit any fee required to cover the costs 

4 of participation in such program. Notwithstanding section 

5 3302 of title 31, United States Code, such fee shall be 

6 retained and used by the Transportation Security Admin7 istration. 

8 (e) TERMINATION; RENEWAL.— 

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

10 membership in TSA PreCheck under the require11 ments established by the Transportation Security 

12 Administration, his or her participation in TSA 

13 PreCheck shall terminate on the date that is 5 years 

14 after the date on which such enrollment is approved 

15 unless such enrollment is renewed in accordance 

16 with applicable law. 

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

18 in TSA PreCheck that was initiated through the 

19 process established under subsection (a)— 

20 (A) shall be revoked if the underlying em21 ployment is terminated or suspended, as deter22 mined by the sponsoring agency; and 

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

24 the Attorney General and the Administrator, 


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1 based on the termination of the underlying em2 ployment if such termination is a result of— 

3 (i) a voluntary change of the individ4 ual’s employment; or 

5 (ii) the expiration of the term of serv6 ice in a particular position to which an in7 dividual was appointed. 

8 SEC. 5. REPORT ON EXPANDED ENROLLMENT FOR TRUST9 ED TRAVELER PROGRAMS. 

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

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

12 U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Adminis13 trator of the Transportation Security Administration, in 

14 consultation with the Attorney General, the Director of 

15 the National Background Investigations Bureau of the Of16 fice of Personnel Management, and other appropriate de17 partments and agencies of the Federal Government, shall 

18 submit a report to Congress on the feasibility of expanding 

19 the enrollment processes established under sections 3 and 

20 4 to the Trusted Traveler Programs listed in subsection 

21 (b). 

22 (b) TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAMS.—The programs 

23 listed in this subsection are— 

24 (1) Global Entry; 

25 (2) SENTRI; 


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1 (3) NEXUS; and 

2 (4) any travel facilitation program that is simi3 lar to any of the programs listed in paragraphs (1) 

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

5 of Homeland Security to be included in the report 

6 required under subsection (a). 


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Calendar No. 312 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1349 

[Report No. 116–163] 

A BILL 

To expand enrollment in TSA PreCheck to expedite 

security. commercial travel screening and improve airport 

DECEMBER 2, 2019 

Reported without amendment 


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