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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6265 
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 
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. 
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.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration (TSA) shall ensure that only travelers who 
are members of a trusted traveler program specified 
in subsection (b) are permitted to use TSA 
PreCheck security screening lanes at Transportation 
Security Administration checkpoints. 
(2) CERTAIN TRAVELERS.—Any traveler under 
the age of 12 or over the age of 75 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 Administration checkpoints when traveling 
on the same reservation as a member of such a pro-
gram. 
(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 
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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. 
SEC. 3. RISK MODIFIED SCREENING. 
(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 imple-
ment a risk modified screening protocol for lanes other 
than designated TSA PreCheck security screening lanes 
at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints to 
further segment passengers based on risk. Such risk modi-
fied screening protocol shall be implemented at as many 
Transportation Security Administration checkpoints as 
practicable, taking into consideration the level of risk at 
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the airport at issue, the available space at such airport, 
passenger throughput levels at such airport, and check-
point configuration at such airport, while maintaining ade-
quate resources to appropriately serve passengers in TSA 
PreCheck security screening lanes at Transportation Se-
curity Administration checkpoints. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—Only low-risk passengers shall be 
eligible to undergo risk modified screening at Transpor-
tation Security Administration checkpoints described in 
subsection (a). Such low-risk passengers are those pas-
sengers who— 
(1) meet intelligence-based criteria outlined by 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration in the form of rules-based risk algo-
rithms; or 
(2) have undergone canine enhanced screening 
upon arrival at a Transportation Security Adminis-
tration checkpoint. 
(c) WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), the Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration shall establish and utilize a 
working group comprised 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 
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inform the implementation of the risk modified 
screening protocol described in subsection (a) 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 Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall 
not apply to the working group established under 
this subsection. 
(d) EXTENSION.—The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration may seek an extension 
of not more than 180 days of the timeline specified in sub-
section (a) only with advance written notice to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate that includes a revised 
timeline and strategy for implementation of the risk modi-
fied screening protocol described in such 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 Admin-
istration shall brief, on a quarterly basis, the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
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and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation 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 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a writ-
ten certification relating to such determination. 
(c) SUNSET.—The briefings required under sub-
section (a) shall terminate at the time the certification de-
scribed 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 de-
termine if there has been a systematic pattern of violations 
of section 2(a) during the previous calendar year. The In-
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spector General shall submit to the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs 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 complete 
the implementation of a long-term strategy to increase en-
rollment 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 
individuals who— 
(A) hold a Secret, Top Secret, or Top Se-
cret/Sensitive 
Compartmented 
Information 
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clearance, unless such an individual has had his 
or her clearance revoked or did not pass a peri-
odic reinvestigation; or 
(B) are current, full-time Federal law en-
forcement officers; 
(3) increase PreCheck Program enrollment flex-
ibility by offering a secure mobile enrollment plat-
form that facilitates in-person identity verification 
and application data collection, such as biometrics; 
(4) develop initiatives to minimize the amount 
of travel to PreCheck Program enrollment centers 
for applicants, including— 
(A) adjusting the locations and schedules 
of existing PreCheck Program enrollment cen-
ters to accommodate demand; 
(B) collocating such enrollment centers 
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 Fed-
eral Regulations) located in public, non-se-
cure areas of airports; and 
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(C) increasing the availability of PreCheck 
Program enrollment platforms, such as kiosks, 
tablets, or staffed laptop stations, at airports; 
(5) assess the feasibility of providing financial 
or other incentives for PreCheck Program enroll-
ment for— 
(A) children between the ages of 12 and 
18; 
(B) families of five or more individuals; 
(C) private sector entities, including small 
businesses, that establish PreCheck Program 
enrollment centers in their respective facilities; 
and 
(D) private sector entities, including small 
business concerns (as such term is described 
under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632)), that reimburse employees for the 
cost of the PreCheck Program application; and 
(6) explore the possibility of combining the 
PreCheck Program with other trusted traveler pro-
grams specified in section 2(b). 
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