I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6420 
To improve the screening of transgender persons at airport security 
checkpoints, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 1, 2016 
Miss RICE of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To improve the screening of transgender persons at airport 
security checkpoints, 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 ‘‘Screening With Dig-
nity Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. TSA SCREENING PROCEDURES AND TRAINING. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT
OF PROCEDURES.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator shall develop procedures to appro-
priately screen self-identified transgender passengers. In 
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developing such procedures, the Administrator shall take 
into consideration the particular needs of persons whose 
gender identity is different or is perceived to be different 
from their assigned sex at birth and the disparate impact 
of screening on transgender passengers as opposed to the 
general population of passengers. 
(b) TRAINING OF TSOS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 
PROCEDURES.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct 
in-person training of all Transportation Security Officers 
on the screening procedures developed under subsection 
(a) and shall implement such procedures. 
SEC. 3. REPORT ON SCREENING EQUIPMENT. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall con-
duct a study on the cost and feasibility of retrofitting ad-
vanced image technology screening equipment to distin-
guish between foreign objects and human body parts. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate, and the Comptroller 
General of the United States a report containing the re-
sults of the study conducted under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 4. REPORT ON SECONDARY SCREENING PROCEDURES. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall con-
duct a study that evaluates the disparate impact that ad-
vanced 
imaging 
technology 
has 
on 
self-identified 
transgender passengers as opposed to the general popu-
lation of passengers. Such study shall include an examina-
tion of instances since 2010 in which a self-identified 
transgender passenger was required to undergo a sec-
ondary screening procedure after alarming the advanced 
imaging technology involved. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report con-
taining the results of the study conducted under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration. 
(2) ADVANCED
IMAGING
TECHNOLOGY.—The 
term ‘‘advanced imaging technology’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 826(l)(1)(A) of the 
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FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 
U.S.C 44901(l)(1)(A)). 
(3) GENDER
IDENTITY.—The term ‘‘gender 
identity’’ means the gender-related identity, appear-
ance, mannerisms, or other gender-related character-
istics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s 
designated sex at birth. 
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