115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6265 
AN ACT 
To ensure that only travelers who are members of a trusted 
traveler program use Transportation Security Adminis-
tration security screening lanes designated for trusted 
travelers, 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 ‘‘PreCheck is PreCheck 
Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY FOR TSA PRECHECK EXPEDITED 
SCREENING. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Transportation Security Administration 
(TSA) shall ensure that only travelers who are mem-
bers of a trusted traveler program specified in sub-
section (b) are permitted to use TSA PreCheck secu-
rity screening lanes at Transportation Security Ad-
ministration checkpoints. 
(2) CERTAIN TRAVELERS.—Any traveler who is 
12 or under or 75 or over who is not a member of 
a trusted traveler program specified in subsection 
(b) shall be permitted to utilize TSA PreCheck secu-
rity screening lanes at Transportation Security Ad-
ministration checkpoints when traveling on the same 
itinerary as a member of such a program. 
(b) TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAMS.—Trusted trav-
eler programs referred to in subsection (a) include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Programs implemented by the Transpor-
tation 
Security 
Administration 
under 
section
109(a)(3) of the Aviation and Transportation Secu-
rity Act (Public Law 107–71; 49 U.S.C. 114 note). 
(2) Any other United States Government pro-
gram that issues unique identifiers, such as a known 
traveler number, that the Transportation Security 
Administration accepts as validating that the person 
holding such identifier is a member of a known low- 
risk population. 
(c) EXEMPTIONS.—Nothing in this section shall af-
fect— 
(1) the ability of the Transportation Security 
Administration to carry out expedited screening for 
severely injured or disabled members of the Armed 
Forces and severely injured or disabled veterans, as 
set forth in section 44927 of title 49, United States 
Code; or 
(2) the Honor Flight program, set forth in sec-
tion 44928 of such title. 
SEC. 3. RISK MODIFIED SCREENING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration shall com-
mence a pilot program regarding a risk modified screening 
protocol for lanes other than designated TSA PreCheck 
security screening lanes at Transportation Security Ad-
ministration checkpoints, in airports of varying categories, 
to further segment passengers based on risk. Such pilot 
program shall conclude on the date that is 120 after such 
date of commencement. 
(b) REPORT; IMPLEMENTATION.— Not later than 30 
days after the conclusion of the pilot program required 
under subsection (a), the Administrator of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the finding of 
such pilot program, including information relating to the 
security effectiveness and passenger facilitation effective-
ness of the risk modified screening protocol that was the 
subject of such pilot program and, in the event that the 
Administrator is satisfied with the effectiveness of such 
protocol, information relating to plans to deploy such pro-
tocol at as many Transportation Security Administration 
checkpoints as practicable, taking into consideration the 
level of risk at the airport at issue, the available space 
at such airport, passenger throughput levels at such air-
port, and checkpoint configuration at such airport, while 
maintaining adequate resources to appropriately serve 
passengers in TSA PreCheck security screening lanes at 
Transportation Security Administration checkpoints.
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—Only low-risk passengers shall be 
eligible to undergo risk modified screening at Transpor-
tation Security Administration checkpoints described in 
subsection (a). Such low-risk passengers are those pas-
sengers who— 
(1) meet risk-based, intelligence-driven criteria 
outlined by the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration; or 
(2) have undergone canine enhanced screening 
upon arrival at a Transportation Security Adminis-
tration checkpoint. 
(d) WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out subsections 
(a) and (b), the Administrator of the Transportation 
Security Administration shall establish and utilize a 
working group comprised of individuals from or rep-
resentatives of Category X, 1, 2, 3, and 4 airports 
and air carriers (as such term is defined in section 
40102 of title 49, United States Code) to inform the 
piloting and development of plans to deploy the risk 
modified screening protocol described in such sub-
sections for lanes other than designated TSA 
PreCheck security screening lanes at Transportation 
Security Administration checkpoints in a manner
which ensures maximum security effectiveness and 
efficiency. 
(2) NON-APPLICABILITY OF FACA.—The Fed-
eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall 
not apply to the working group established under 
this subsection. 
SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning with the first full cal-
endar quarter after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Admin-
istration shall brief, on a quarterly basis, the Committee 
on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate on the implementation of section 2. 
(b) CERTIFICATION.—Upon a determination by the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administra-
tion that only travelers who are members of a trusted trav-
eler program specified in section 2(b) are permitted to use 
TSA PreCheck security screening lanes at Transportation 
Security Administration checkpoints in accordance with 
subsection (a) of such section, the Administrator shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a writ-
ten certification relating to such determination.
(c) SUNSET.—The briefings required under sub-
section (a) shall terminate at the time the certification de-
scribed in subsection (b) is submitted. 
SEC. 5. INSPECTOR GENERAL ASSESSMENTS. 
After the Administrator of the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration submits the certification described in 
section 4(b), the Inspector General of the Department of 
Homeland Security shall, beginning in the first calendar 
year after such certification and in each of the next 3 sub-
sequent calendar years, conduct an assessment to deter-
mine if there has been a systematic pattern of violations 
of section 2(a) during the previous calendar year. The In-
spector General shall submit to the Committee on Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
fairs of the Senate the results of each such assessment. 
SEC. 6. PRECHECK PROGRAM EXPANSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Transportation Security Administration shall develop 
and begin the implementation of a long-term strategy to 
increase enrollment in the TSA PreCheck Program and 
expand the total population of members of trusted traveler 
programs specified in section 2(b).
(b) ENROLLMENT.—In carrying out the long-term 
strategy referred to in subsection (a), the Administrator 
of the Transportation Security Administration shall— 
(1) seek to partner with air carriers (as such 
term is defined in section 40102 of title 49, United 
States Code) to incorporate PreCheck Program pro-
motion opportunities in the reservation process de-
scribed in section 1560.101 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations; 
(2) seek to include in the PreCheck Program 
individuals who— 
(A) hold a Secret, Top Secret, or Top Se-
cret/Sensitive 
Compartmented 
Information 
clearance, unless such an individual has had his 
or her clearance revoked or did not pass a peri-
odic reinvestigation; or 
(B) are current, full-time Federal law en-
forcement officers; 
(3) increase PreCheck Program enrollment flex-
ibility by offering a secure mobile enrollment plat-
form that facilitates in-person identity verification 
and application data collection, such as biometrics; 
(4) develop initiatives to minimize the amount 
of travel to PreCheck Program enrollment centers 
for applicants, including—
(A) adjusting the locations and schedules 
of existing PreCheck Program enrollment cen-
ters to accommodate demand; 
(B) seeking to collocate such enrollment 
centers with existing facilities that support the 
issuance of— 
(i) United States passports; and 
(ii) Security Identification Display 
Area credentials (as such term is defined 
in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations) located in public, non-se-
cure areas of airports, provided that no 
systems of an airport operator are used in 
support of enrollment activities for such 
credentials; and 
(C) increasing the availability of PreCheck 
Program enrollment platforms, such as kiosks, 
tablets, or staffed laptop stations; 
(5) assess the feasibility of providing financial 
or other incentives for PreCheck Program enroll-
ment for— 
(A) children between the ages of 12 and 
18; 
(B) families of five or more individuals;
(C) private sector entities, including small 
businesses, that establish PreCheck Program 
enrollment centers in their respective facilities; 
and 
(D) private sector entities, including small 
business concerns (as such term is described 
under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632)), that reimburse employees for the 
cost of the PreCheck Program application; and 
(6) explore the possibility of combining the 
PreCheck Program with other trusted traveler pro-
grams specified in section 2(b). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 4, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.