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116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5827 
To exempt certain travelers from certain requirements of the REAL ID 
Act of 2005 for purposes of boarding a federally regulated commercial 
aircraft, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 10, 2020 
Mrs. LESKO (for herself, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. KATKO, and Mr. VAN 
DREW) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight 
and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To exempt certain travelers from certain requirements of 
the REAL ID Act of 2005 for purposes of boarding 
a federally regulated commercial aircraft, 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 ‘‘Trusted Traveler 
REAL ID Relief Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 2. REAL ID EXEMPTION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH 
KNOWN TRAVELER NUMBERS. 
(a) EXEMPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of boarding a 
federally regulated commercial aircraft, the creden-
tial requirements of section 202 of the REAL ID 
Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 
note) shall not apply to an individual who provides 
to the Transportation Security Administration the 
Known Traveler Number assigned to such individual 
through such individual’s flight reservation. 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Known Traveler Number’’ means a number as-
signed to an individual and accepted by the Trans-
portation Security Administration as validating that 
the individual holding such identifier is a member of 
a known low-risk population, such as TSA’s 
PreCheck trusted traveler program or U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection’s Global Entry program. 
(3) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The exemption de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall take effect and apply 
beginning on October 1, 2020. 
(b) PUBLIC AWARENESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall, beginning on 
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October 1, 2020, accept enrollment in PreCheck as 
an allowable alternative to presenting a REAL ID 
compliant credential to board a commercial aircraft. 
This authorization provided under this subsection 
shall terminate on April 1, 2022. 
(2) TRAVELER NOTIFICATION.—To the extent 
possible, beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
inform travelers of the exemption described in sub-
section (a). 
(3) PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.—Beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Admin-
istrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion shall engage transportation stakeholders, includ-
ing air carriers and ticket agents (as such terms are 
defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States 
Code) and airport operators, in a coordinated effort 
to inform the public about pending REAL ID imple-
mentation requirements. 
(c) ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURES.—Not later than Oc-
tober 1, 2020, the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration, in consultation with relevant 
transportation security stakeholders, shall develop, social-
ize, and implement alternative checkpoint screening proce-
dures for individuals arriving at a checkpoint without a 
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form of identification acceptable to the Transportation Se-
curity Administration or satisfying the exemption de-
scribed in subsection (a). Such procedures may include the 
following: 
(1) Utilizing Credential Authentication Tech-
nology as a means of verifying traveler identity and 
flight information. 
(2) Querying Federal or State databases, in-
cluding trusted traveler enrollment databases of the 
Department of Homeland Security, for the purposes 
of verifying traveler identity. 
(3) Allowing passengers to undergo secondary 
screening procedures at the checkpoint for purposes 
of boarding a federally regulated commercial air-
craft. 
(d) TRAINING AND EXERCISES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 
2020, in consultation with air carriers, airport oper-
ators, and relevant law enforcement agencies, the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration (TSA) may, if requested by an airport 
at which the Transportation Security Administration 
conducts or oversees security screening, conduct 
REAL ID implementation exercises, including sce-
nario-based training for frontline TSA personnel re-
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garding REAL ID implementation, tabletop exer-
cises with air carrier (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 40102 of title 49, United States Code) and air-
port personnel, and consultation with transportation 
security stakeholders to communicate REAL ID en-
forcement policies and plans. 
(2) NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.—Upon com-
pletion, if applicable, of the exercises described in 
paragraph (1), the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall notify the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate of such 
completion. 
SEC. 3. REAL ID STATE PROCESS FOR SUBMISSION OF 
ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS. 
Section 202(a) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Public 
Law 109–13; 49 U.S.C. 30301 note) is amended by insert-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION.—A State may 
establish a process for the submission of electronic 
documents and electronic facial images to meet the 
requirements of this section.’’. 
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