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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2843 
To require certain improvements in the Transportation Security Administra-
tion’s PreCheck expedited screening program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 19, 2015 
Mr. KATKO (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. ROGERS of Alabama) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Home-
land Security 
A BILL 
To require certain improvements in the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration’s PreCheck expedited screening pro-
gram, 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 ‘‘TSA PreCheck Expan-
sion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
(2) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(3) TSA.—The term ‘‘TSA’’ means the Trans-
portation Security Administration. 
SEC. 3. ENROLLMENT EXPANSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall— 
(1) establish PreCheck application enrollment 
standards to add multiple private sector application 
capabilities for the TSA PreCheck program to in-
crease the public’s enrollment access to such pro-
gram, including standards that allow the use of se-
cure technologies, including online enrollment, ki-
osks, tablets, or staffed laptop stations at which in-
dividuals can apply for entry into such program; 
(2) coordinate with interested parties to deploy 
TSA-approved ready-to-market private sector solu-
tions that meet the TSA PreCheck application en-
rollment standards described in paragraph (1), make 
available additional PreCheck enrollment capabili-
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ties, and offer secure online and mobile enrollment 
opportunities; 
(3) partner with the private sector to collect 
biographic and biometric identification information 
via kiosks, mobile devices, or other mobile enroll-
ment platforms to reduce the number of instances in 
which passengers need to travel to enrollment cen-
ters; 
(4) ensure that the kiosks, mobile devices, or 
other mobile enrollment platforms referred to in 
paragraph (3) are certified as secure and not vulner-
able to data breaches; and 
(5) ensure that any biometric and biographic 
information is collected in a manner which ensures 
privacy and data security protections, including that 
applicants’ personally identifiable information is 
handled only by individuals who have been properly 
vetted. 
(b) MARKETING
OF PRECHECK PROGRAM.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator shall— 
(1) in accordance with the standards described 
in paragraph (1) of subsection (a), develop and im-
plement— 
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(A) a process, including an associated 
timeframe, for approving private sector mar-
keting of the TSA PreCheck program; and 
(B) a strategy for partnering with the pri-
vate sector to encourage enrollment in such pro-
gram; and 
(2) submit to Congress a report on any 
PreCheck fees collected in excess of the costs of ad-
ministering such program, including recommenda-
tions for using such amounts to support marketing 
of such program under this subsection. 
(c) IDENTITY VERIFICATION ENHANCEMENT.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator shall— 
(1) coordinate with the heads of appropriate 
components of the Department to leverage Depart-
ment-held data and technologies to verify the citizen-
ship of individuals who want to enroll in the TSA 
PreCheck program; and 
(2) partner with the private sector to use ad-
vanced biometrics and NIST 800–63–2 identity 
proofing standards to facilitate enrollment in such 
program. 
(d) PRECHECK LANE OPERATION.—The Adminis-
trator shall— 
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(1) ensure that TSA PreCheck screening lanes 
are open and available during peak and high-volume 
travel times at airports to individuals enrolled in the 
PreCheck program; and 
(2) make every practicable effort to provide ex-
pedited screening at standard screening lanes during 
times when PreCheck screening lanes are closed to 
individuals enrolled in such program in order to 
maintain operational efficiency. 
(e) RECURRENT VETTING FOR PRECHECK APPLI-
CANTS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Administrator shall— 
(1) ensure that individuals enrolled in the TSA 
PreCheck program are vetted through the TSA’s 
terrorist screening databases and make every prac-
ticable effort to develop effective recurrent vetting 
capabilities for disqualifying criminal offenses, and 
(2) submit to the to the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
on the TSA’s recurrent vetting capabilities for indi-
viduals enrolled in such program. 
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