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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5840 
To require the Transportation Security Administration to streamline the en-
rollment processes for individuals applying for a Transportation Security 
Administration security threat assessment for certain programs, including 
the Transportation Worker Identification Credential and Hazardous Ma-
terials Endorsement Threat Assessment programs of the Administration, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 
Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. TITUS, 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee, Mr. CARBAJAL, and Mr. GUEST) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity 
A BILL 
To require the Transportation Security Administration to 
streamline the enrollment processes for individuals apply-
ing for a Transportation Security Administration security 
threat assessment for certain programs, including the 
Transportation Worker Identification Credential and 
Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment 
programs of the Administration, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Transportation Secu-
rity Screening Modernization Act’’. 
SEC. 2. STREAMLINING OF APPLICATIONS FOR CERTAIN 
SECURITY THREAT ASSESSMENT PROGRAMS 
OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMIN-
ISTRATION. 
(a) STREAMLINING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration (in this section referred to as the ‘‘TSA’’) 
shall take such actions as are necessary, including 
issuance of an interim final rule if needed, to 
streamline the procedures for individuals applying 
for or renewing enrollment in more than one TSA 
security threat assessment program, in particular, 
the TWIC and HAZMAT Endorsement programs, 
and any other credentialing programs as determined 
by the Administrator, by— 
(A) permitting an individual to enroll at 
any TSA authorized enrollment center once for 
a threat assessment program endorsement and 
use the application, including associated biomet-
ric and biographic data, as well as information 
generated by TSA’s vetting, for one of such 
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programs to enroll in any other of such pro-
grams; 
(B) permitting an individual to visit any 
TSA authorized enrollment center and enroll in 
more than one TSA security threat assessment 
program at the same time for a fee that is less 
than the cumulative fee that would otherwise be 
incurred for each such program separately; 
(C) permitting an individual to undergo a 
streamlined and expeditious renewal process; 
(D) aligning the expiration of an individ-
ual’s successful, valid eligibility determination 
with the expiration of that individual’s eligi-
bility to participate in subsequent TSA security 
threat assessment programs to which the indi-
vidual applies; 
(E) providing to States the expiration 
dates for each individual’s TSA security threat 
assessment to ensure a commercial driver’s li-
cense of an individual who holds a HAZMAT 
Endorsement does not indicate the individual is 
authorized to transport hazardous materials 
after the expiration date of the enrollment of 
the individual in the HAZMAT Endorsement 
security threat assessment program if such 
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commercial driver’s license has an expiration 
date that is different from the expiration date 
of such enrollment; and 
(F) enrolling an individual in a subsequent 
TSA security threat assessment program at the 
minimum cost necessary for the TSA to cover 
printing costs and costs associated with the col-
lection of any additional biometric and bio-
graphic data in accordance with paragraph (3). 
(2) 
STATE
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
STREAM-
LINING.—Not later than six months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the States shall carry 
out the responsibilities of the States pursuant to sec-
tion 5103a of title 49, United States Code. 
(3) SPECIAL RULE.—If an individual under this 
subsection is at different times applying for or re-
newing enrollment in more than one TSA security 
threat assessment program, such individual may be 
required to revisit a TSA authorized enrollment cen-
ter for the collection of additional data, such as bio-
metrics, necessary for any such program that were 
not so collected in connection with any other such 
program. 
(b) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator of the TSA 
shall post on a publicly available website of the TSA infor-
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