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Calendar No. 566 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4581 
[Report No. 115–334] 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 10, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 
Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop 
best practices for utilizing advanced passenger informa-
tion and passenger name record data for counterter-
rorism screening and vetting operations, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Screening and Vetting 
Passenger Exchange Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. PASSENGER SCREENING BEST PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall develop best practices for utilizing ad-
vanced passenger information and passenger name record 
data for counterterrorism screening and vetting oper-
ations. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall, to the greatest extent practicable— 
(1) make available to certain countries, includ-
ing visa waiver program countries under section 217 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1187), the best practices required under subsection 
(a); and 
(2) provide assistance to such countries in im-
plementing such best practices. 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Screening and Vetting 
Passenger Exchange Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. PASSENGER SCREENING BEST PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall develop best practices for utilizing advanced 
passenger information and passenger name record data for 
counterterrorism screening and vetting operations. 
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(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall, to the greatest extent practicable— 
(1) make available to appropriate countries, in-
cluding visa waiver program countries under section 
217 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1187), unclassified versions of the best prac-
tices developed under subsection (a); and 
(2) provide assistance to such countries in imple-
menting such best practices. 
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Calendar No. 566 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4581 
[Report No. 115–334] 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
develop best practices for utilizing advanced pas-
senger information and passenger name record 
data for counterterrorism screening and vetting 
operations, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 
Reported with an amendment 
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