SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improved Security Vet-
ting for Aviation Workers Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. AVIATION SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title XVI of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 561 et seq.) 
is amended by adding after section 1601 the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 1602. VETTING OF AVIATION WORKERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—By not later than December 31, 
2015, the Administrator, in coordination with the Assist-
ant Secretary for Policy of the Department, shall request 
from the Director of National Intelligence access to addi-
tional data from the Terrorist Identities Datamart Envi-
ronment (TIDE) data and any or other terrorism-related 
information to improve the effectiveness of the Adminis-
tration’s credential vetting program for individuals with 
unescorted access to sensitive areas of airports. 
‘‘(b) SECURITY INSPECTION.—By not later than De-
cember 31, 2015, the Administrator shall issue guidance 
for Transportation Security Inspectors to annually review 
airport badging office procedures for applicants seeking 
access to sensitive areas of airports. Such guidance shall 
include a comprehensive review of applicants’ Criminal 
History Records Check (CHRC) and work authorization 
documentation during the course of an inspection.
‘‘(c) INFORMATION SHARING.—By not later than De-
cember 31, 2015, the Administrator may conduct a pilot 
program of the Rap Back Service, in coordination with 
the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to 
determine the feasibility of full implementation of a service 
through which the Administrator would be notified of a 
change in status of an individual holding a valid credential 
granting unescorted access to sensitive areas of airports 
across eligible Administration-regulated populations. 
‘‘(d) PROCEDURES.—The pilot program under sub-
section (c) shall evaluate whether information can be nar-
rowly tailored to ensure that the Administrator only re-
ceives notification of a change with respect to a disquali-
fying offense under the credential vetting program under 
subsection (a), as specified in 49 CFR 1542.209, and in 
a manner that complies with current regulations for fin-
gerprint-based criminal history records checks. The pilot 
program shall be carried out in a manner so as to ensure 
that, in the event that notification is made through the 
Rap Back Service of a change but a determination of ar-
rest status or conviction is in question, the matter will be 
handled in a manner that is consistent with current regu-
lations. The pilot program shall also be carried out in a 
manner that is consistent with current regulations gov-
erning an investigation of arrest status, correction of Fed-
eral Bureau of Investigation records and notification of 
disqualification, and corrective action by the individual 
who is the subject of an inquiry. 
‘‘(e) DETERMINATION AND SUBMISSION.—If the Ad-
ministrator determines that full implementation of the 
Rap Back Service is feasible and can be carried out in 
a manner that is consistent with current regulations for 
fingerprint-based criminal history checks, including the 
rights of individuals seeking credentials, the Administrator 
shall submit such determination, in writing, to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, together with 
information on the costs associated with such implementa-
tion, including the costs incurred by the private sector. 
In preparing this determination, the Administrator shall 
consult with the Chief Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Of-
ficer of the Department to ensure that protocols are in 
place to align the period of retention of personally identifi-
able information and biometric information, including fin-
gerprints, in the Rap Back Service with the period in 
which the individual who is the subject of an inquiry has 
a valid credential.
‘‘(f) CREDENTIAL SECURITY.—By not later than 
September 30, 2015, the Administrator shall issue guid-
ance to airports mandating that all federalized airport 
badging authorities place an expiration date on airport 
credentials commensurate with the period of time during 
which an individual is lawfully authorized to work in the 
United States. 
‘‘(g) AVIATION WORKER LAWFUL STATUS.—By not 
later than December 31, 2015, the Administrator shall re-
view the denial of credentials due to issues associated with 
determining an applicant’s lawful status in order to iden-
tify airports with specific weaknesses and shall coordinate 
with such airports to mutually address such weaknesses, 
as appropriate. 
‘‘(h) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Upon completion of 
the determinations and reviews required under this sec-
tion, the Administrator shall brief the Committee on 
Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate on the results of such deter-
minations and reviews.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 1601 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 1602. Vetting of aviation workers.’’. 
SEC. 3. STATUS UPDATE ON RAP BACK SERVICE PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration shall submit to the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the status of 
plans to conduct a pilot program in coordination with the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Rap Back Service 
in accordance with subsection (c) of section 1602 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by section 2 
of this Act. The report shall include details on the busi-
ness, technical, and resource requirements for the Trans-
portation Security Administration and pilot program par-
ticipants, and provide a timeline and goals for the pilot 
program. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2750 
AN ACT 
To reform programs of the Transportation Security 
Administration, streamline transportation secu-
rity regulations, and for other purposes.