I 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7987 
To require the Transportation Security Administration to standardize the 
enrollment process for individuals applying for multiple TSA Security 
Threat Assessment programs, including the TWIC, HAZMAT Endorse-
ment, and TSA PreCheck programs of the Administration, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 7, 2020 
Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself and Mr. KING of New York) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Home-
land Security 
A BILL 
To require the Transportation Security Administration to 
standardize the enrollment process for individuals apply-
ing for multiple TSA Security Threat Assessment pro-
grams, including the TWIC, HAZMAT Endorsement, 
and TSA PreCheck 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘TSA Security Threat 
Assessment Application Modernization Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STANDARDIZATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR CER-
TAIN PROGRAMS OF THE TRANSPORTATION 
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration (TSA) shall take such 
actions as are necessary to standardize the enrollment and 
renewal system for individuals applying for or renewing 
multiple TSA Security Threat Assessment programs, in-
cluding the TWIC, HAZMAT Endorsement, and TSA 
PreCheck programs of the Administration (or any related 
successor programs), to permit an individual to— 
(1) enroll at a TSA-designated universal enroll-
ment center once and use the application for one of 
such programs to enroll in two or more of such pro-
grams; 
(2) pay a fee that is less than the sum of the 
fees charged individually for each separate applica-
tion; and 
(3) undergo a streamlined and expeditious re-
newal process. 
(b) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator of the Trans-
portation Security Administration shall post on a publicly 
available webpage of the Administration information relat-
ing to the standardization of the enrollment system for 
individuals applying for multiple TSA Security Threat As-
sessment programs described in subsection (a). 
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(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than six months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration shall brief 
Congress on progress made toward the implementation of 
this section. 
(d) DEADLINE.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration shall complete 
the standardization of the enrollment and renewal system 
for individuals applying for or renewing multiple TSA Se-
curity Threat Assessment programs described in sub-
section (a). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) 
HAZMAT 
ENDORSEMENT.—The 
term 
‘‘HAZMAT Endorsement’’ means a hazardous mate-
rials endorsement on a commercial driver’s license 
issued by a State under section 5103a of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(2) 
TSA 
PRECHECK.—The 
term 
‘‘TSA 
PreCheck’’ means the trusted traveler program of 
the Transportation Security Administration under 
section 109(a)(3) of the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act (49 U.S.C. 114 note) and section 
44919 of title 49, United States Code. 
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(3) TWIC.—The term ‘‘TWIC’’ means a valid 
transportation security card issued by the Secretary 
of the department in which the Coast Guard is oper-
ating under section 70105 of title 46, United States 
Code. 
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