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Union Calendar No. 708 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6265 
[Report No. 115–912] 
To ensure that only travelers who are members of a trusted traveler program 
use Transportation Security Administration security screening lanes des-
ignated for trusted travelers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 28, 2018 
Mr. KATKO (for himself, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. KEATING) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 
Additional sponsor: Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN 
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 28, 2018] 
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A BILL 
To ensure that only travelers who are members of a trusted 
traveler program use Transportation Security Adminis-
tration security screening lanes designated for trusted 
travelers, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘PreCheck is PreCheck 
Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR TSA PRECHECK EXPEDITED 
SCREENING. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
(TSA) shall ensure that only travelers who are mem-
bers of a trusted traveler program specified in sub-
section (b) are permitted to use TSA PreCheck secu-
rity screening lanes at Transportation Security Ad-
ministration checkpoints. 
(2) CERTAIN TRAVELERS.—Any traveler who is 
12 or under or 75 or over who is not a member of 
a trusted traveler program specified in subsection (b) 
shall be permitted to utilize TSA PreCheck security 
screening lanes at Transportation Security Adminis-
tration checkpoints when traveling on the same 
itinerary as a member of such a program. 
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(b) TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAMS.—Trusted trav-
eler programs referred to in subsection (a) include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Programs implemented by the Transpor-
tation 
Security 
Administration 
under 
section 
109(a)(3) of the Aviation and Transportation Secu-
rity Act (Public Law 107–71; 49 U.S.C. 114 note). 
(2) Any other United States Government pro-
gram that issues unique identifiers, such as a known 
traveler number, that the Transportation Security 
Administration accepts as validating that the person 
holding such identifier is a member of a known low- 
risk population. 
(c) EXEMPTIONS.—Nothing in this section shall af-
fect— 
(1) the ability of the Transportation Security 
Administration to carry out expedited screening for 
severely injured or disabled members of the Armed 
Forces and severely injured or disabled veterans, as 
set forth in section 44927 of title 49, United States 
Code; or 
(2) the Honor Flight program, set forth in sec-
tion 44928 of such title. 
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SEC. 3. RISK MODIFIED SCREENING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall commence a 
pilot program regarding a risk modified screening protocol 
for lanes other than designated TSA PreCheck security 
screening lanes at Transportation Security Administration 
checkpoints, in airports of varying categories, to further seg-
ment passengers based on risk. Such pilot program shall 
conclude on the date that is 120 after such date of com-
mencement. 
(b) REPORT; IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 30 
days after the conclusion of the pilot program required 
under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate a report on the finding of such pilot 
program, including information relating to the security ef-
fectiveness and passenger facilitation effectiveness of the risk 
modified screening protocol that was the subject of such 
pilot program and, in the event that the Administrator is 
satisfied with the effectiveness of such protocol, information 
relating to plans to deploy such protocol at as many Trans-
portation Security Administration checkpoints as prac-
ticable, taking into consideration the level of risk at the air-
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port at issue, the available space at such airport, passenger 
throughput levels at such airport, and checkpoint configura-
tion at such airport, while maintaining adequate resources 
to appropriately serve passengers in TSA PreCheck security 
screening lanes at Transportation Security Administration 
checkpoints. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—Only low-risk passengers shall be el-
igible to undergo risk modified screening at Transportation 
Security Administration checkpoints described in sub-
section (a). Such low-risk passengers are those passengers 
who— 
(1) meet risk-based, intelligence-driven criteria 
outlined by the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration; or 
(2) have undergone canine enhanced screening 
upon arrival at a Transportation Security Adminis-
tration checkpoint. 
(d) WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsections 
(a) and (b), the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration shall establish and utilize a 
working group comprised of individuals from or rep-
resentatives of Category X, 1, 2, 3, and 4 airports and 
air carriers (as such term is defined in section 40102 
of title 49, United States Code) to inform the piloting 
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and development of plans to deploy the risk modified 
screening protocol described in such subsections for 
lanes other than designated TSA PreCheck security 
screening lanes at Transportation Security Adminis-
tration checkpoints in a manner which ensures max-
imum security effectiveness and efficiency. 
(2) NON-APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
apply to the working group established under this 
subsection. 
SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with the first full cal-
endar quarter after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration shall brief, on a quarterly basis, the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate on the implementation of section 2. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Upon a determination by the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion that only travelers who are members of a trusted trav-
eler program specified in section 2(b) are permitted to use 
TSA PreCheck security screening lanes at Transportation 
Security Administration checkpoints in accordance with 
subsection (a) of such section, the Administrator shall sub-
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mit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a written certifi-
cation relating to such determination. 
(c) SUNSET.—The briefings required under subsection 
(a) shall terminate at the time the certification described 
in subsection (b) is submitted. 
SEC. 5. INSPECTOR GENERAL ASSESSMENTS. 
After the Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration submits the certification described in 
section 4(b), the Inspector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall, beginning in the first calendar 
year after such certification and in each of the next three 
subsequent calendar years, conduct an assessment to deter-
mine if there has been a systematic pattern of violations 
of section 2(a) during the previous calendar year. The In-
spector General shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate the results of each such assessment. 
SEC. 6. PRECHECK PROGRAM EXPANSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Transportation Security Administration shall develop and 
begin the implementation of a long-term strategy to increase 
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enrollment in the TSA PreCheck Program and expand the 
total population of members of trusted traveler programs 
specified in section 2(b). 
(b) ENROLLMENT.—In carrying out the long-term 
strategy referred to in subsection (a), the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration shall— 
(1) seek to partner with air carriers (as such 
term is defined in section 40102 of title 49, United 
States Code) to incorporate PreCheck Program pro-
motion opportunities in the reservation process de-
scribed in section 1560.101 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations; 
(2) seek to include in the PreCheck Program in-
dividuals who— 
(A) hold a Secret, Top Secret, or Top Se-
cret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clear-
ance, unless such an individual has had his or 
her clearance revoked or did not pass a periodic 
reinvestigation; or 
(B) are current, full-time Federal law en-
forcement officers; 
(3) increase PreCheck Program enrollment flexi-
bility by offering a secure mobile enrollment platform 
that facilitates in-person identity verification and ap-
plication data collection, such as biometrics; 
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(4) develop initiatives to minimize the amount of 
travel to PreCheck Program enrollment centers for ap-
plicants, including— 
(A) adjusting the locations and schedules of 
existing PreCheck Program enrollment centers to 
accommodate demand; 
(B) seeking to collocate such enrollment cen-
ters with existing facilities that support the 
issuance of— 
(i) United States passports; and 
(ii) Security Identification Display 
Area credentials (as such term is defined in 
section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations) located in public, non-secure 
areas of airports, provided that no systems 
of an airport operator are used in support 
of enrollment activities for such credentials; 
and 
(C) increasing the availability of PreCheck 
Program enrollment platforms, such as kiosks, 
tablets, or staffed laptop stations; 
(5) assess the feasibility of providing financial or 
other incentives for PreCheck Program enrollment 
for— 
(A) children between the ages of 12 and 18; 
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