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‘‘(iii) are determined by the Administrator to pro-
vide a risk assessment that is as effective as a finger-
print-based criminal history records check conducted 
through the Federal Bureau of Investigation with 
respect to identifying individuals who are not qualified 
to participate in the PreCheck Program due to disquali-
fying criminal history; and 
‘‘(B) with regard to private sector risk assessments, 
the Secretary has certified that reasonable procedures are 
in place with regard to the accuracy, relevancy, and proper 
utilization of information employed in such risk assess-
ments. 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS.—At least 1 agree-
ment under subsection (b) shall include the following capabilities: 
‘‘(1) Start-to-finish secure online or mobile enrollment capa-
bility. 
‘‘(2) Vetting of an applicant by means of biometrics if the 
collection— 
‘‘(A) is comparable with the appropriate and applicable 
standards developed by the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology; 
‘‘(B) protects privacy and data security, including that 
any 
personally 
identifiable 
information 
is 
collected, 
retained, used, and shared in a manner consistent with 
section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
known as ‘Privacy Act of 1974’), and with agency regula-
tions; 
‘‘(C) is evaluated and certified by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security; and 
‘‘(D) is determined by the Administrator to provide 
a risk assessment that is as effective as a fingerprint- 
based criminal history records check conducted through 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation with respect to identi-
fying individuals who are not qualified to participate in 
the PreCheck Program due to disqualifying criminal his-
tory. 
‘‘(e) TARGET ENROLLMENT.—Subject to subsections (b), (c), and 
(d), the Administrator shall take actions to expand the total number 
of individuals enrolled in the PreCheck Program as follows: 
‘‘(1) 7,000,000 passengers before October 1, 2019. 
‘‘(2) 10,000,000 passengers before October 1, 2020. 
‘‘(3) 15,000,000 passengers before October 1, 2021. 
‘‘(f) MARKETING OF PRECHECK PROGRAM.—Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of the TSA Modernization Act, 
the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) enter into at least 2 agreements, using other trans-
action authority under section 114(m) of this title, to market 
the PreCheck Program; and 
‘‘(2) implement a long-term strategy for partnering with 
the private sector to encourage enrollment in such program. 
‘‘(g) IDENTITY
VERIFICATION
ENHANCEMENT.—The Adminis-
trator shall— 
‘‘(1) coordinate with the heads of appropriate components 
of the Department to leverage Department-held data and tech-
nologies to verify the identity and citizenship of individuals 
enrolling in the PreCheck Program;
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‘‘(2) partner with the private sector to use biometrics and 
authentication standards, such as relevant standards developed 
by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to facili-
tate enrollment in the program; and 
‘‘(3) consider leveraging the existing resources and abilities 
of airports to collect fingerprints for use in background checks 
to expedite identity verification. 
‘‘(h) PRECHECK PROGRAM LANES OPERATION.—The Adminis-
trator shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that PreCheck Program screening lanes are 
open and available during peak and high-volume travel times 
at appropriate airports to individuals enrolled in the PreCheck 
Program; and 
‘‘(2) make every practicable effort to provide expedited 
screening at standard screening lanes during times when 
PreCheck Program screening lanes are closed to individuals 
enrolled in the program in order to maintain operational effi-
ciency. 
‘‘(i) ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES FOR EXPE-
DITED SECURITY SCREENING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), an individual 
specified in paragraph (2) is eligible for expedited security 
screening under the PreCheck Program. 
‘‘(2) INDIVIDUALS SPECIFIED.—An individual specified in this 
subsection is any of the following: 
‘‘(A) A member of the Armed Forces, including a 
member of a reserve component or the National Guard. 
‘‘(B) A cadet or midshipman of the United States Mili-
tary Academy, the United States Naval Academy, the 
United States Air Force Academy, or the United States 
Coast Guard Academy. 
‘‘(C) A family member of an individual specified in 
subparagraph (A) or (B) who is younger than 12 years 
old and accompanying the individual. 
‘‘(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—The eligibility of an individual 
specified in paragraph (2) for expedited security screening 
under the PreCheck Program is subject to such policies and 
procedures as the Administrator may prescribe to carry out 
this subsection, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 
and, with respect to the United States Coast Guard, the Com-
mandant of the United States Coast Guard. 
‘‘(j) VETTING
FOR PRECHECK PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.—The 
Administrator shall initiate an assessment to identify any security 
vulnerabilities in the vetting process for the PreCheck Program, 
including determining whether subjecting PreCheck Program 
participants to recurrent fingerprint-based criminal history records 
checks, in addition to recurrent checks against the terrorist 
watchlist, could be done in a cost-effective manner to strengthen 
the security of the PreCheck Program. 
‘‘(k) ASSURANCE OF SEPARATE PROGRAM.—In carrying out this 
section, the Administrator shall ensure that the additional private 
sector application capabilities under subsections (b), (c), and (d) 
are undertaken in addition to any other related TSA program, 
initiative, or procurement, including the Universal Enrollment Serv-
ices program. 
‘‘(l) EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.—Any Federal funds expended by 
the Administrator to expand PreCheck Program enrollment shall
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be expended in a manner that includes the requirements of this 
section.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Subtitle A of title III of the FAA Extension, 
Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (49 U.S.C. 44901 note) and 
the items relating to that subtitle in the table of contents 
of that Act are repealed. 
(2) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of chapter 
449 is amended by amending the item relating to section 44919 
to read as follows: 
‘‘44919. PreCheck Program.’’. 
(3) 
SCREENING
PASSENGERS
AND
PROPERTY.—Section 
44901(a) is amended by striking ‘‘44919 or’’. 
SEC. 1938. PRECHECK EXPEDITED SCREENING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall ensure that only 
a traveler who is a member of a trusted traveler program specified 
in subsection (b) is permitted to use a TSA PreCheck security 
screening lane at a passenger screening checkpoint. 
(b) TRUSTED TRAVELER PROGRAMS SPECIFIED.—A trusted trav-
eler program specified in this subsection is any of the following: 
(1) The PreCheck Program under section 44919 of title 
49, United States Code. 
(2) Any other program implemented by the TSA under 
section 109(a)(3) of the Aviation and Transportation Security 
Act (49 U.S.C. 114 note). 
(3) Any other United States Government program that 
issues a unique identifier, such as a known traveler number, 
that the TSA accepts as validating that the individual holding 
such identifier is a member of a known low-risk population. 
(c) EXEMPTIONS.—Nothing in this section shall affect— 
(1) the authority of the Administrator, under section 44927 
of title 49, United States Code, to carry out expedited screening 
for members of the Armed Forces with disabilities or severe 
injuries or veterans with disabilities or severe injuries; or 
(2) the Honor Flight program under section 44928 of that 
title. 
(d) LOW-RISK TRAVELERS.—Any traveler who is determined by 
the Administrator to be low risk based on the traveler’s age and 
who is not a member of a trusted traveler program specified in 
subsection (b) shall be permitted to utilize TSA PreCheck security 
screening lanes at Transportation Security Administration check-
points when traveling on the same reservation as a member of 
such a program. 
(e) RISK MODIFIED SCREENING.— 
(1) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act and subject to paragraph (2), the 
Administrator shall commence a pilot program regarding a 
risk modified screening protocol for lanes other than designated 
TSA PreCheck security screening lanes at passenger screening 
checkpoints, in airports of varying categories, to further seg-
ment passengers based on risk. 
(2) ELIGIBILITY.—Only a low-risk passenger shall be eligible 
to participate in the risk modified screening pilot program 
under paragraph (1).
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(3) DEFINITION
OF
LOW-RISK
PASSENGER.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘low-risk passenger’’ means a passenger who— 
(A) meets a risk-based, intelligence-driven criteria pre-
scribed by the Administrator; or 
(B) undergoes a canine enhanced screening upon 
arrival at the passenger screening checkpoint. 
(4) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall terminate on 
the date that is 120 days after the date it commences under 
paragraph (1). 
(5) BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days after the termination 
date under paragraph (4), the Administrator shall brief the 
appropriate committees of Congress on the findings of the pilot 
program, including— 
(A) information relating to the security effectiveness 
and passenger facilitation effectiveness of the risk modified 
screening protocol; 
(B) a determination regarding whether the risk modi-
fied screening protocol was effective; and 
(C) if the Administrator determined that the protocol 
was effective, a plan for the deployment of the protocol 
at as many TSA passenger screening checkpoints as prac-
ticable. 
(6) IMPLEMENTATION.—In determining whether deployment 
of the protocol at a TSA passenger screening checkpoint at 
an airport is practicable, the Administrator shall consider— 
(A) the level of risk at the airport; 
(B) the available space at the airport; 
(C) passenger throughput levels at the airport; 
(D) the checkpoint configuration at the airport; and 
(E) adequate resources to appropriately serve pas-
sengers in TSA PreCheck security screening lanes at the 
passenger screening checkpoint. 
(f) WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out subsection (e), the 
Administrator shall establish a working group to advise the 
Administrator on the development of plans for the deployment 
of the protocol at TSA passenger screening checkpoints, other 
than designated TSA PreCheck security screening lanes, in 
the most effective and efficient manner practicable. 
(2) MEMBERS.—The working group shall be comprised of 
representatives of Category X, I, II, III, and IV airports and 
air carriers (as the term is defined in section 40102 of title 
49, United States Code). 
(3) NONAPPLICABILITY
OF
FACA.—The Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the working 
group established under this subsection. 
(g) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall brief, on a bian-
nual basis, the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
implementation of subsections (a) until the Administrator cer-
tifies that only travelers who are members of trusted traveler 
programs specified in subsection (b) are permitted to use TSA 
PreCheck security screening lanes at passenger screening 
checkpoints. 
(2) CERTIFICATION.—Upon a determination by the Adminis-
trator that only travelers who are members of a trusted traveler 
program specified in subsection (b) are permitted to use TSA