gram concerning the participation in the Customs-Trade 
Partnership Against Terrorism of non-asset based third 
party logistics providers that arrange international trans-
portation of freight to combat terrorism and prevent sup-
ply chain security breaches. 
SEC. 205. TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION 
CREDENTIAL PROCESS REFORM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—To avoid further impos-
ing unnecessary and costly regulatory burdens on United 
States workers and businesses, it is the sense of Congress 
that it is urgent that the Transportation Worker Identi-
fication Credential (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘TWIC’’) application process be reformed by not later 
than the end of 2012, when hundreds of thousands of cur-
rent TWIC holders will begin to face the requirement to 
renew their TWICs. 
(b) TWIC APPLICATION REFORM.—Not later than 
270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall reform the process for the enrollment, acti-
vation, issuance, and renewal of a TWIC to require, in 
total, not more than one in-person visit to a designated 
enrollment center except in cases in which there are ex-
tenuating circumstances, as determined by the Secretary, 
requiring more than one such in-person visit.
SEC. 206. EXPIRATION OF CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION 
WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A valid Transportation Worker 
Identification Credential required under part 101.514 of 
title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, that was issued be-
fore the date of enactment of this Act shall not expire be-
fore the earlier of— 
(1) the deadline for full implementation of a 
final rule issued by the Secretary for electronic read-
ers designed to work with Transportation Worker 
Identification Credentials as an access control and 
security measure issued pursuant to the advanced 
notice of proposed rulemaking published March 27, 
2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 58), as established by the final 
rule; or 
(2) June 30, 2014. 
(b) REVOCATION AUTHORITY NOT AFFECTED.—This 
section shall not be construed to affect the authority of 
the Secretary to revoke a Transportation Worker Identi-
fication Credential— 
(1) based on information that the holder is not 
qualified to hold such credential; or 
(2) if the credential is lost, damaged, or stolen.
SEC. 207. SECURING THE TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDEN-
TIFICATION CREDENTIAL AGAINST USE BY 
UNAUTHORIZED ALIENS. 
(a) PROCESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish a process to ensure, to the 
maximum extent practicable, that an individual who 
is not lawfully present in the United States cannot 
obtain or continue to use a Transportation Worker 
Identification Credential (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘TWIC’’). 
(2) COMPONENTS.—In establishing the process 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(A) publish a list of documents that will 
identify non-United States citizen TWIC appli-
cants and verify their immigration statuses by 
requiring each such applicants to produce a 
document or documents that demonstrate— 
(i) identity; and 
(ii) proof of lawful presence in the 
United States; and 
(B) establish training requirements to en-
sure that trusted agents at TWIC enrollment 
centers receive training to identify fraudulent 
documents.
(b) EXPIRATION OF TWICS.—A TWIC expires on 
the date of its expiration, or in the date on which the indi-
vidual to whom such a TWIC is issued is no longer law-
fully present in the United States, whichever is earlier. 
SEC. 208. REPORT ON FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION SECU-
RITY CREDENTIALING PROGRAMS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appro-
priate congressional committees a report that identifies 
unnecessary redundancies or overlaps in Federal transpor-
tation security credentialing programs, including rec-
ommendations to reduce or eliminate such redundancies 
or overlaps. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 28, 2012. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4251 
AN ACT 
To authorize, enhance, and reform certain port se-
curity programs through increased efficiency and 
risk-based coordination within the Department of 
Homeland Security, and for other purposes.