Title: Traveler Redress Improvement Act of 2017
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Traveler Redress Improvement Act of 2017
This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to ensure the availability of the Department of Homeland Security Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (DHS TRIP) redress process to adjudicate inquiries for individuals who:
TSA shall review and update the Privacy Impact Assessment for the Secure Flight programs for accuracy and make such assessment available to the public on TSA's website.
TSA shall also review its intelligence-based screening rules, notify specified federal agencies of any rule changes, and ensure such rules are incorporated in the risk analysis conducted during the Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling process.
The Government Accountability Office shall:

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2132 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2132

 To require the implementation of a redress process and review of the 
 Transportation Security Administration's intelligence-based screening 
          rules for aviation security, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2017

Mr. Katko (for himself, Mr. McCaul, and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced 
  the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                                Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the implementation of a redress process and review of the 
 Transportation Security Administration's intelligence-based screening 
          rules for aviation security, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Traveler Redress Improvement Act of 
2017''.

SEC. 2. IMPLEMENTATION OF REDRESS PROCESS AND REVIEW OF THE 
              TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S INTELLIGENCE-
              BASED SCREENING RULES FOR AVIATION SECURITY.

    (a) Redress Process.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
        Transportation Security Administration shall, using existing 
        resources, systems, and processes, ensure the availability of 
        the Department of Homeland Security Traveler Redress Inquiry 
        Program (DHS TRIP) redress process to adjudicate inquiries for 
        individuals who--
                    (A) are citizens of the United States or aliens 
                lawfully admitted for permanent residence;
                    (B) have filed an inquiry with DHS TRIP after 
                receiving enhanced screening at an airport passenger 
                security checkpoint more than three times in any 60-day 
                period; and
                    (C) believe they have been wrongly identified as 
                being a threat to aviation security.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
        enactment 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
        Senate a report on the implementation of the redress process 
        required under paragraph (1).
    (b) Privacy Impact Review and Update.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
        Transportation Security Administration shall review and update 
        the Privacy Impact Assessment for the Secure Flight programs to 
        ensure such Assessment accurately reflects the operation of 
        such programs.
            (2) Public dissemination.--The Secure Flight Privacy Impact 
        Assessment review required under paragraph (1) shall be 
        published on a publically accessible Internet webpage of the 
        Transportation Security Administration and submitted to the 
        Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
        the Senate.
    (c) Transportation Security Administration Rule Review and 
Notification Process.--
            (1) Rule review.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act and every 120 days thereafter, the 
        Assistant Administrator of the Office of Intelligence Analysis 
        of the Transportation Security Administration, in coordination 
        with the entities specified in paragraph (2), shall conduct a 
        comprehensive review of the Transportation Security 
        Administration's intelligence-based screening rules.
            (2) Notification process.--Not later than 48 hours after 
        changing, updating, implementing, or suspending a 
        Transportation Security Administration intelligence-based 
        screening rule, the Assistant Administrator of the Office of 
        Intelligence Analysis of the Transportation Security 
        Administration shall notify the following entities of any such 
        change, update, implementation, or suspension, as the case may 
        be:
                    (A) The Office of Civil Rights and Liberties of the 
                Transportation Security Administration.
                    (B) The Office of the Ombudsman of the 
                Administration.
                    (C) The Office of Traveler Engagement of the 
                Administration.
                    (D) The Office of Civil Rights and Liberties of the 
                Department of Homeland Security.
                    (E) The Office of Chief Counsel of the 
                Administration.
                    (F) The Office of General Counsel of the 
                Department.
                    (G) The Privacy Office of the Administration.
                    (H) The Privacy Office of the Department.
                    (I) The Federal Air Marshal Service.
                    (J) The Traveler Redress Inquiry Program of the 
                Department.
    (d) Federal Air Marshal Service Coordination.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator of the Transportation 
        Security Administration shall ensure that the Transportation 
        Security Administration's intelligence-based screening rules 
        are incorporated in the risk analysis conducted during the 
        Federal Air Marshal mission scheduling process.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
        enactment 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
        Senate a report on how the Transportation Security 
        Administration's intelligence-based screening rules are 
        incorporated in the risk analysis conducted during the Federal 
        Air Marshal mission scheduling process.
    (e) GAO Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a study on the Transportation Security 
Administration's intelligence-based screening rules and the 
effectiveness of such rules in identifying and mitigating potential 
threats to aviation security. Such study shall also examine 
coordination between the Transportation Security Administration, the 
Department of Homeland Security, and other relevant partners relating 
to changing, updating, implementing, or suspending such rules as 
necessary.
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