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[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tobacco Smuggling 
Eradication Act of 2002''.

          TITLE I--AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986

SEC. 101. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an 
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal 
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to 
be made to a section or other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986.

SEC. 102. IMPROVED MARKING AND LABELING.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 5723 (relating to marks, 
labels, and notices) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``, if any,'' and
            (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Such marks, 
        labels, and notices shall include marks and notices relating to 
        the following:
            ``(1) Identification.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations that require each manufacturer or importer of 
        tobacco products to legibly print a unique serial number on all 
        packages of tobacco products manufactured or imported for sale 
        or distribution. Such serial number shall be designed to enable 
        the Secretary to identify the manufacturer or importer of the 
        product, and the location and date of manufacture or 
        importation. The Secretary shall determine the size and 
        location of the serial number.
            ``(2) Marking requirements for exports.--Each package of a 
        tobacco product that is exported shall be marked for export 
        from the United States. The Secretary shall promulgate 
        regulations to determine the size and location of the mark and 
        under what circumstances a waiver of this paragraph shall be 
        granted.''.
    (b) Sales on Indian Reservations.--Section 5723 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsections:
    ``(f) Sales on Indian Reservations.--The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of the Interior, shall promulgate regulations that 
require that each package of a tobacco product that is sold on an 
Indian reservation (as defined in section 403(9) of the Indian Child 
Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act (25 U.S.C. 3202(9)) be 
labeled as such. Such regulations shall include requirements for the 
size and location of the label.
    ``(g) Definition of Package.--For purposes of this section, the 
term `package' means the innermost sealed container irrespective of the 
material from which such container is made, in which a tobacco product 
is placed by the manufacturer and in which such tobacco product is 
offered for sale to a member of the general public.''.

SEC. 103. WHOLESALERS REQUIRED TO HAVE PERMIT.

    Section 5712 (relating to application for permit) is amended by 
inserting ``, wholesaler,'' after ``manufacturer''.

SEC. 104. CONDITIONS OF PERMIT.

    Subsection (a) of section 5713 (relating to issuance of permit) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Issuance.--
            ``(1) In general.--A person shall not engage in business as 
        a manufacturer, wholesaler, or importer of tobacco products or 
        as an export warehouse proprietor without a permit to engage in 
        such business. Such permit shall be issued in such form and in 
        such manner as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe, to 
        every person properly qualified under sections 5711 and 5712. A 
        new permit may be required at such other time as the Secretary 
        shall by regulation prescribe.
            ``(2) Conditions.--The issuance of a permit under this 
        section shall be conditioned upon the compliance with the 
        requirements of this chapter and the Contraband Cigarette 
        Trafficking Act (18 U.S.C. chapter 114), and any regulations 
        issued pursuant to such statutes.''.

SEC. 105. RECORDS TO BE MAINTAINED.

    Section 5741 (relating to records to be maintained) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Every 
        manufacturer'',
            (2) by inserting ``every wholesaler,'' after ``every 
        importer,'',
            (3) by striking ``such records'' and inserting ``records 
        concerning the chain of custody of the tobacco products and 
        such other records'', and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Retailers.--Retailers shall maintain records of receipt of 
tobacco products, and such records shall be available to the Secretary 
for inspection and audit. An ordinary commercial record or invoice 
shall satisfy the requirements of this subsection if such record shows 
the date of receipt, from whom tobacco products were received, and the 
quantity of tobacco products received.''.

SEC. 106. REPORTS.

    Section 5722 (relating to reports) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Every 
        manufacturer'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Reports By Export Warehouse Proprietors.--
            ``(1) In general.--Prior to exportation of tobacco products 
        from the United States, the export warehouse proprietor shall 
        submit a report (in such manner and form as the Secretary may 
        by regulation prescribe) to enable the Secretary to identify 
        the shipment and assure that it reaches its intended 
        destination.
            ``(2) Agreements with foreign governments.--Notwithstanding 
        section 6103 of this title, the Secretary is authorized to 
        enter into agreements with foreign governments to exchange or 
        share information contained in reports received from export 
        warehouse proprietors of tobacco products if--
                    ``(A) the Secretary believes that such agreement 
                will assist in--
                            ``(i) ensuring compliance with the 
                        provisions of this chapter or regulations 
                        promulgated thereunder, or
                            ``(ii) preventing or detecting violations 
                        of the provisions of this chapter or 
                        regulations promulgated thereunder, and
                    ``(B) the Secretary obtains assurances from such 
                government that the information will be held in 
                confidence and used only for the purposes specified in 
                clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A).
        No information may be exchanged or shared with any government 
        that has violated such assurances.''.

SEC. 107. FRAUDULENT OFFENSES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 5762 (relating to 
fraudulent offenses) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (1) through (5), 
respectively.
    (b) Offenses Relating to Distribution of Tobacco Products.--Section 
5762 is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c),
            (2) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by inserting 
        ``or (b)'' after ``(a)'', and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
        subsection:
    ``(b) Offenses Relating to Distribution of Tobacco Products.--It 
shall be unlawful--
            ``(1) for any person to engage in the business as a 
        manufacturer or importer of tobacco products or cigarette 
        papers and tubes, or to engage in the business as a wholesaler 
        or an export warehouse proprietor, without filing the bond and 
        obtaining the permit where required by this chapter or 
        regulations thereunder;
            ``(2) for a manufacturer, importer, or wholesaler permitted 
        under this chapter intentionally to ship, transport, deliver, 
        or receive any tobacco products from or to any person other 
        than a person permitted under this chapter or a retailer, 
        except a permitted importer may receive foreign tobacco 
        products from a foreign manufacturer or a foreign distributor 
        that have not previously entered the United States;
            ``(3) for any person (other than the original manufacturer 
        of such tobacco products or an export warehouse proprietor 
        authorized to receive any tobacco products that have previously 
        been exported and returned to the United States) to receive any 
        tobacco products that have previously been exported and 
        returned to the United States;
            ``(4) for any export warehouse proprietor intentionally to 
        ship, transport, sell, or deliver for sale any tobacco products 
        to any person other than the original manufacturer of such 
        tobacco products, another export warehouse proprietor, or a 
        foreign purchaser;
            ``(5) for any person (other than a manufacturer or an 
        export warehouse proprietor permitted under this chapter) 
        intentionally to ship, transport, receive, or possess, for 
        purposes of resale, any tobacco product in packages marked 
        pursuant to regulations issued under section 5723, other than 
        for direct return to a manufacturer for repacking or for re-
        exportation or to an export warehouse proprietor for re-
        exportation;
            ``(6) for any manufacturer, importer, export warehouse 
        proprietor, or wholesaler permitted under this chapter to make 
        intentionally any false entry in, to fail willfully to make 
        appropriate entry in, or to fail willfully to maintain properly 
        any record or report that such person is required to keep as 
        required by this chapter or the regulations promulgated 
        thereunder; and
            ``(7) for any person to alter, mutilate, destroy, 
        obliterate, or remove any mark or label required under this 
        chapter upon a tobacco product held for sale, except pursuant 
        to regulations of the Secretary authorizing relabeling for 
        purposes of compliance with the requirements of this section or 
        of State law.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this subsection shall, 
upon conviction, be fined as provided in section 3571 of title 18, 
United States Code, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.''.
    (c) Intentionally Defined.--Section 5762 is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(d) Definition of Intentionally.--For purposes of this section 
and section 5761, the term `intentionally' means doing an act, or 
omitting to do an act, deliberately, and not due to accident, 
inadvertence, or mistake, regardless of whether the person knew that 
the act or omission constituted an offense.''.

SEC. 108. CIVIL PENALTIES.

    Subsection (a) of section 5761 (relating to civil penalties) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``willfully'' and inserting 
        ``intentionally'', and
            (2) by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''.

SEC. 109. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) Export Warehouse Proprietor.--Subsection (i) of section 5702 
(relating to definition of export warehouse proprietor) is amended by 
inserting before the period the following: ``or any person engaged in 
the business of exporting tobacco products from the United States for 
purposes of sale or distribution. Any duty free store that sells, 
offers for sale, or otherwise distributes to any person in any single 
transaction more than 30 packages of cigarettes, or its equivalent for 
other tobacco products as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe, 
shall be deemed an export warehouse proprietor under this chapter''.
    (b) Retailer; Wholesaler.--Section 5702 is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
    ``(p) Retailer.--The term `retailer' means any dealer who sells, or 
offers for sale, any tobacco product at retail. The term `retailer' 
includes any duty-free store that sells, offers for sale, or otherwise 
distributes at retail in any single transaction 30 or less packages, or 
its equivalent for other tobacco products.
    ``(q) Wholesaler.--The term `wholesaler' means any person engaged 
in the business of purchasing tobacco products for resale at wholesale, 
or any person acting as an agent or broker for any person engaged in 
the business of purchasing tobacco products for resale at wholesale.''.

SEC. 110. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this title shall take effect on January 1, 
2003.

    TITLE II--AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTRABAND CIGARETTE TRAFFICKING ACT

SEC. 201. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONTRABAND CIGARETTE TRAFFICKING ACT.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 2341 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``60,000'' and inserting 
                ``30,000'', and
                    (B) by inserting ``or importer'' after ``as a 
                manufacturer'';
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period and inserting 
        a semicolon; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) the term `tobacco product' means cigars, cigarettes, 
        smokeless tobacco, and pipe tobacco (as such terms are defined 
        in section 5701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986); and
            ``(7) the term `contraband tobacco product' means a 
        quantity of tobacco product that is equivalent to or more than 
        30,000 cigarettes as determined by regulation, which bear no 
        evidence of the payment of applicable State tobacco taxes in 
        the State where such tobacco products are found, if such State 
        requires a stamp, impression, or other indication to be placed 
        on packages or other containers of product to evidence payment 
        of tobacco taxes.''
    (b) Unlawful Acts.--Section 2342 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or contraband tobacco 
        products'' before the period;
            (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person--
            ``(A) knowingly to make any false statement or 
        representation with respect to the information required by this 
        chapter to be kept in the records or reports of any person who 
        ships, sells, or distributes--
                    ``(i) any quantity of cigarettes in excess of 
                30,000 in a single transaction or in a series of 
                related transactions, or
                    ``(ii) tobacco products in such equivalent 
                quantities as shall be determined by regulation, or
            ``(B) knowingly to fail to maintain records or reports, 
        alter or obliterate required markings, or interfere with any 
        inspection, required under this chapter, with respect to such 
        quantity of cigarettes or other tobacco products.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to transport 
tobacco products under a false bill of lading or without any bill of 
lading.''.
    (c) Recordkeeping.--Section 2343 of title 18, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``60,000 in a single 
        transaction'' and inserting ``30,000 in a single transaction or 
        in a series of related transactions, or, in the case of other 
        tobacco products an equivalent quantity as determined by 
        regulation,'';
            (2) by amending the last sentence of subsection (a) to read 
        as follows: ``Except as provided in subsection (c) of this 
        section, nothing contained herein shall authorize the Secretary 
        to require reporting under this section.'';
            (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``60,000 in a single 
        transaction'' and inserting ``30,000 in a single transaction or 
        in a series of related transactions, or, in the case of other 
        tobacco products an equivalent quantity as determined by 
        regulation,''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c)(1) Any person who ships, sells, or distributes tobacco 
products for resale in interstate commerce, whereby such tobacco 
products are shipped into a State taxing the sale or use of such 
tobacco products or who advertises or offers tobacco products for such 
sale or transfer and shipment shall--
            ``(A) first file with the tobacco tax administrator of the 
        State into which such shipment is made or in which such 
        advertisement or offer is disseminated, a statement setting for 
        the person's name, and trade name (if any), and the address of 
        the person's principal place of business and of any other place 
        of business; and
            ``(B) not later than the 10th of each calendar month, file 
        with the tobacco tax administrator of the State into which such 
        shipment is made a memorandum or a copy of the invoice covering 
        each and every shipment of tobacco products made during the 
        previous calendar month into such State; the memorandum or 
        invoice in each case to include the name and address of the 
        person to whom the shipment was made, the brand, and the 
        quantity thereof.
    ``(2) The fact that any person ships or delivers for shipment any 
tobacco products shall, if such shipment is into a State in which such 
person has filed a statement with the tobacco tax administrator under 
paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, be presumptive evidence that such 
tobacco products were sold, shipped, or distributed for resale by such 
person.
    ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
            ``(A) the term `use' in addition to its ordinary meaning, 
        means consumption, storage, handling, or disposal of tobacco 
        products; and
            ``(B) the term `tobacco tax administrator' means the State 
        official authorized to administer tobacco tax laws of the 
        State.''.
    (d) Penalties.--Section 2344 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or (c)'' after 
        ``section 2342(b)'' and by inserting ``or (c)'' after section 
        2343(a)''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following 
        new subsection:
    ``(c) Any contraband cigarettes or contraband tobacco products 
involved in any violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be 
subject to seizure and forfeiture, and all provisions of section 
9703(o) of title 31, United States Code, shall, so far as applicable, 
extend to seizures and forfeitures under the provisions of this 
chapter.''
    (e) Repeal.--The Act of October 19, 1949, entitled ``An Act to 
assist States in collecting sales and use taxes on cigarettes'', 63 
Stat. 884 (chapter 10A of title 15, U.S.C.), is hereby repealed.
[EX A]: Tobacco Smuggling Eradication Act of 2002 - Amends chapter 52 (Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes) of the Internal Revenue Code to require all packages of tobacco products to carry a unique legibly printed serial number by which the Secretary of the Treasury can identify the manufacturer or importer and the location and date of manufacture or importation. Requires tobacco products sold on Indian reservations to be labeled as such.Requires a tobacco wholesaler to have a permit and to maintain certain records.Requires export warehouse proprietors to file certain reports with the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into certain tobacco related information agreements with foreign countries.Establishes new offenses relating to the distribution of tobacco.Raises the $1,000 civil penalty under chapter 52 to $10,000.Amends the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act to: (1) expand the applicability of such Act from cigarettes only to "tobacco product" (cigars, cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and pipe tobacco); (2) define "contraband tobacco product" as a quantity of tobacco product that is equivalent to or more than 30,000 cigarettes (currently, 60,000) which bear no evidence of the payment of applicable State tobacco taxes; (3) establish new unlawful acts; and (4) require additional recordkeeping.Repeals Federal law provisions concerning reports required to State tobacco tax administrators by individuals engaged in interstate cigarette commerce.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Employee Screening and 
Security Enhancement Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the 
        Transportation Security Administration.
            (2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration.
            (3) Air carrier.--The term ``air carrier'' has the meaning 
        given such term in section 40102 of title 49, United States 
        Code.
            (4) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 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.
            (5) Foreign air carrier.--The term ``foreign air carrier'' 
        has the meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 49, 
        United States Code.
            (6) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
        community'' has the meaning given such term in section 3(4) of 
        the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)).
            (7) Secured area.--The term ``secured area'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of 
        Federal Regulations.
            (8) Security identification display area.--The term 
        ``Security Identification Display Area'' has the meaning given 
        such term in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal 
        Regulations.
            (9) Sterile area.--The term ``sterile area'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of 
        Federal Regulations.

SEC. 3. COST AND FEASIBILITY STUDY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with the 
Aviation Security Advisory Committee (established under section 44946 
of title 49, United States Code), shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees and the Comptroller General of the United 
States a cost and feasibility study of a statistically significant 
number of Category I, II, III, IV, and X airports assessing the impact 
if all employee access points from non-secured areas to secured areas 
of such airports are comprised of the following:
            (1) A secure door utilizing card and pin entry or biometric 
        technology.
            (2) Surveillance video recording, capable of storing video 
        data for at least 30 days.
            (3) Advanced screening technologies, including at least one 
        of the following:
                    (A) Magnetometer (walk-through or hand-held).
                    (B) Explosives detection canines.
                    (C) Explosives trace detection swabbing.
                    (D) Advanced imaging technology.
                    (E) X-ray bag screening technology.
    (b) Contents.--The study required under subsection (a) shall 
include information related to the employee screening costs of those 
category I, II, III, IV, and X airports which have already implemented 
practices of screening 100 percent of employees accessing secured areas 
of airports, including the following:
            (1) Costs associated with establishing an operational 
        minimum number of employee entry and exit points.
            (2) A comparison of estimated costs and effectiveness 
        associated with implementing the security features specified in 
        subsection (a) to--
                    (A) the Federal Government; and
                    (B) airports and the aviation community.
    (c) Comptroller General Assessment.--
            (1) In general.--Upon completion of the study required 
        under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United 
        States shall review such study to assess the quality and 
        reliability of such study.
            (2) Assessment.--Not later than 60 days after the receipt 
        of the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller 
        General of the United States shall report 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 on the results of the review required under paragraph 
        (1).

SEC. 4. AIRPORT WORKER EDUCATION AND SECURITY AWARENESS.

    (a) Cooperative Efforts to Enhance Airport Security Awareness.--Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall work with air carriers, foreign air carriers, 
airport operators, labor unions representing credentialed employees, 
and the Aviation Security Advisory Committee to enhance security 
awareness of credentialed airport populations regarding insider threats 
to aviation security and best practices related to airport access 
controls.
    (b) Credentialing Standards.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall, in 
        consultation with air carriers, foreign air carriers, airport 
        operators, labor unions representing credentialed employees, 
        and the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, assess 
        credentialing standards, policies, and practices to ensure that 
        insider threats to aviation security are adequately addressed.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 30 days after completion of the 
        assessment required under paragraph (1), the Administrator 
        shall report to the appropriate congressional committees on the 
        results of such assessment.
    (c) SIDA Applications.--
            (1) Social security numbers required.--Not later than 60 
        days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        Administrator shall require airport operators to submit the 
        social security number of an individual applying for a 
        credential granting access to the Security Identification 
        Display Area to strengthen security vetting effectiveness. An 
        applicant who does not provide such applicant's social security 
        number may be denied such a credential.
            (2) Screening notice.--The Administrator shall issue 
        requirements for airport operators to include in applications 
        for access to a Security Identification Display Area a notice 
        informing applicants that an employee holding a credential 
        granting access to a Security Identification Display Area may 
        be screened at any time while gaining access to, working in, or 
        leaving a Security Identification Display Area.

SEC. 5. SECURING AIRPORT WORKER ACCESS.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator shall work with airport 
operators and the Aviation Security Advisory Committee to identify 
advanced technologies, including biometric identification technologies, 
for securing employee access to the secured areas and sterile areas of 
airports.
    (b) Rap Back Vetting.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall ensure that all 
credentialed aviation worker populations currently requiring a 
fingerprint-based criminal record history check are continuously vetted 
through the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Rap Back Service, in 
order to more rapidly detect and mitigate insider threats to aviation 
security.
    (c) Insider Threat Education and Mitigation.--Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall identify means of enhancing the Administration's ability to 
leverage the resources of the Department of Homeland Security and the 
intelligence community to educate Administration personnel on insider 
threats to aviation security and how the Administration can better 
mitigate such insider threats.
    (d) Playbook Operations.--The Administrator shall ensure that 
Administration-led employee physical inspection efforts of aviation 
workers, known as Playbook operations, are targeted, strategic, and 
focused on providing the greatest level of security effectiveness.
    (e) Covert Testing.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall conduct covert 
        testing of Administration-led employee inspection operations at 
        airports and measure existing levels of security effectiveness. 
        The Administrator shall provide--
                    (A) the results of such testing to the airport 
                operator for the airport that is the subject of any 
                such testing, and, as appropriate, to air carriers and 
                foreign air carriers that operate at the airport that 
                is the subject of such testing; and
                    (B) recommendations and technical assistance for 
                air carriers, foreign air carriers, and airport 
                operators to conduct their own employee inspections, as 
                needed.
            (2) Annual reporting.--The Administrator shall annually, 
        for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, submit to the 
        appropriate congressional committees a report on the frequency, 
        methodology, strategy, and effectiveness of employee inspection 
        operations at airports.
    (f) Centralized Database.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with 
the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, shall--
            (1) establish a national database of individuals who have 
        had either their airport or airport operator-issued badge 
        revoked for failure to comply with aviation security 
        requirements;
            (2) determine the appropriate reporting mechanisms for air 
        carriers, foreign air carriers, and airport operators to--
                    (A) submit to the Administration data regarding 
                individuals described in paragraph (1); and
                    (B) access the database established pursuant to 
                such paragraph; and
            (3) establish a process to allow individuals whose names 
        were mistakenly entered into such database to correct the 
        record and have their names removed from such database.

SEC. 6. INSIDER THREAT COORDINATION EFFORTS.

    The Department of Homeland Security is the lead interagency 
coordinator pertaining to insider threat investigations and mitigation 
efforts at airports. The Department shall make every practicable effort 
to coordinate with other relevant Government entities, as well as the 
security representatives of air carriers, foreign air carriers, and 
airport operators, as appropriate, when undertaking such investigations 
and efforts.

SEC. 7. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECURITY.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a plan to conduct recurring reviews of the operational, 
technical, and management security controls for Administration 
information technology systems at airports.

SEC. 8. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.

    No additional funds are authorized to carry out the requirements of 
this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts 
otherwise authorized.

            Passed the House of Representatives April 25, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.
[EX A]: Aviation Employee Screening and Security Enhancement Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct, and submit to Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a cost and feasibility study of a statistically significant number of Category I, II, III, IV, and X airports assessing the impact if all airport employee access points from non-secured to secured airport areas are comprised of the following:  a secure door utilizing card and pin entry or biometric technology; surveillance video recording capable of storing video data for at least 30 days; certain advanced screening technologies, including magnetometers, explosives detection canines, explosives trace detection swabbing, advanced imaging technology, and X-ray bag screening technology; and information related to employee screening costs of such airports that have already implemented practices of screening 100% of employees accessing secured areas.  The GAO shall assess the completed study and report the results to Congress. (Sec. 4) The TSA shall:  work with air carriers, foreign air carriers, airport operators, labor unions representing credentialed airport employees, and the TSA's Aviation Security Advisory Committee to enhance security awareness of credentialed airport workers regarding insider threats to aviation security and best practices related to airport access controls; assess credentialing standards, policies, and practices to ensure that insider threats to aviation security are adequately addressed;  require airport operators to submit the social security number of an individual applying for a credential granting access to the Security Identification Display Area of an airport to strengthen security vetting effectiveness; and issue requirements for airport operators to include in applications for access to such area a notice that an employee holding a credential granting such access may be screened at any time while entering, working in, or leaving the area.  (Sec. 5) The TSA shall also:  work with airport operators and the TSA Advisory Committee to identify advanced technologies for securing employee access to secured and sterile airport areas; ensure that credentialed aviation worker populations currently requiring a fingerprint-based criminal record history check are continuously vetted through the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Rap Back Service to mitigate insider threats; identify ways to enhance TSA's ability to educate its personnel on insider threats to aviation security and on how to mitigate such threats; ensure that TSA employee physical inspection efforts of aviation workers (Playbook operations) are focused on providing the greatest level of security effectiveness; conduct covert testing of TSA employee screening operations at airports;  report on the frequency, methodology, strategy, and effectiveness of employee inspection operations at airports; and establish a national database of individuals who have had either their airport or aircraft operator-issued badge revoked for failure to comply with aviation security requirements, as well a process to allow individuals whose names were mistakenly entered into such database to correct the record and have their names removed from it.  (Sec. 6) The DHS is the lead interagency coordinator to insider threat investigations and mitigation efforts at airports. (Sec. 7) The TSA shall submit a plan to conduct recurring reviews of the operational security controls for TSA information technology systems at airports.

[EX Q]: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protect Our Workers from 
Exploitation and Retaliation Act'' or the ``POWER Act''.

SEC. 2. VICTIMS OF SERIOUS LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT VIOLATIONS OR CRIME.

    (a) Protection for Victims of Labor and Employment Violations.--
Section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(15)(U)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i)--
                    (A) by amending subclause (I) to read as follows:
                            ``(I) the alien--
                                    ``(aa) has suffered substantial 
                                abuse or harm as a result of having 
                                been a victim of criminal activity 
                                described in clause (iii);
                                    ``(bb) has suffered substantial 
                                abuse or harm related to a violation 
                                described in clause (iv);
                                    ``(cc) is a victim of criminal 
                                activity described in clause (iii) and 
                                would suffer extreme hardship upon 
                                removal; or
                                    ``(dd) has suffered a violation 
                                described in clause (iv) and would 
                                suffer extreme hardship upon 
                                removal;'';
                    (B) in subclause (II), by inserting ``, or a labor 
                or employment violation resulting in a workplace claim 
                described in clause (iv)'' before the semicolon at the 
                end;
                    (C) in subclause (III)--
                            (i) by striking ``or State judge, to the 
                        Service'' and inserting ``, State, or local 
                        judge, to the Department of Homeland Security, 
                        to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
                        to the Department of Labor, to the National 
                        Labor Relations Board''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``, or investigating, 
                        prosecuting, or seeking civil remedies for a 
                        labor or employment violation related to a 
                        workplace claim described in clause (iv)'' 
                        before the semicolon at the end; and
                    (D) in subclause (IV)--
                            (i) by inserting ``(aa)'' after ``(IV)'' 
                        and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following: 
                        ``or
                            ``(bb) a workplace claim described in 
                        clause (iv) resulted from a labor or employment 
                        violation;'';
            (2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in clause (iii), by striking ``or'' at the end and 
        inserting ``and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(iv) in the labor or employment violation related 
                to a workplace claim, the alien--
                            ``(I) has filed, is a material witness in, 
                        or is likely to be helpful in the investigation 
                        of, a bona fide workplace claim (as defined in 
                        section 274A(e)(10)(C)(iii)(II)); and
                            ``(II) reasonably fears, has been 
                        threatened with, or has been the victim of, an 
                        action involving force, physical restraint, 
                        retaliation, or abuse of the immigration or 
                        other legal process against the alien or 
                        another person by the employer in relation to 
                        acts underlying the workplace claim or related 
                        to the filing of the workplace claim; or''.
    (b) Temporary Protection for Victims of Crime, Labor, and 
Employment Violations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security may permit an alien to temporarily 
remain in the United States and grant the alien employment 
authorization if the Secretary determines that the alien--
            (1) has filed for relief under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the 
        Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U)); or
            (2)(A) has filed, or is a material witness to, a bona fide 
        workplace claim (as defined in section 274A(e)(10)(B)(iii)(II) 
        of such Act, as added by section 3(b)); and
            (B) has been helpful, is being helpful, or is likely to be 
        helpful to--
                    (i) a Federal, State, or local law enforcement 
                official;
                    (ii) a Federal, State, or local prosecutor;
                    (iii) a Federal, State, or local judge;
                    (iv) the Department of Homeland Security;
                    (v) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
                    (vi) the Department of Labor;
                    (vii) the National Labor Relations Board; or
                    (viii) other Federal, State, or local authorities 
                investigating, prosecuting, or seeking civil remedies 
                related to the workplace claim.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 214(p) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(p)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or investigating, 
        prosecuting, or seeking civil remedies for workplace claims 
        described in section 101(a)(15)(U)(iv)'' after ``section 
        101(a)(15)(U)(iii)'' each place such term appears;
            (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``10,000'' and 
        inserting ``30,000''; and
            (3) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or workplace claims described in 
                section 101(a)(15)(U)(iv)'' after ``described in 
                section 101(a)(15)(U)(iii)''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or workplace claim'' after 
                ``prosecution of such criminal activity''.
    (d) Adjustment of Status for Victims of Crimes.--Section 245(m)(1) 
of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255(m)(1)) is amended 
by inserting ``or an investigation or prosecution regarding a workplace 
claim'' after ``prosecution''.
    (e) Change of Nonimmigrant Classification.--Section 384(a)(1) of 
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 
(8 U.S.C. 1367(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``physical or mental 
        abuse and the criminal activity'' and inserting ``abuse and the 
        criminal activity or workplace claim'';
            (2) in subparagraph (F), by adding ``or'' at the end; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
                    ``(G) the alien's employer,''.

SEC. 3. LABOR ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.

    (a) Removal Proceedings.--Section 239(e) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``In cases where'' and inserting 
                ``If''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``or as a result of information 
                provided to the Department of Homeland Security in 
                retaliation against individuals for exercising or 
                attempting to exercise their employment rights or other 
                legal rights'' after ``paragraph (2)''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) At a facility about which a workplace claim 
                has been filed or is contemporaneously filed.''.
    (b) Unlawful Employment of Aliens.--Section 274A(e) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(e)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) Conduct in enforcement actions.--
                    ``(A) Enforcement action.--If the Department of 
                Homeland Security undertakes an enforcement action at a 
                facility about which a workplace claim has been filed 
                or is contemporaneously filed, or as a result of 
                information provided to the Department in retaliation 
                against employees for exercising their rights related 
                to a workplace claim, the Department shall ensure 
                that--
                            ``(i) any aliens arrested or detained who 
                        are necessary for the investigation or 
                        prosecution of workplace claim violations or 
                        criminal activity (as described in subparagraph 
                        (T) or (U) of section 101(a)(15)) are not 
                        removed from the United States until after the 
                        Department--
                                    ``(I) notifies the appropriate law 
                                enforcement agency with jurisdiction 
                                over such violations or criminal 
                                activity; and
                                    ``(II) provides such agency with 
                                the opportunity to interview such 
                                aliens; and
                            ``(ii) no aliens entitled to a stay of 
                        removal or abeyance of removal proceedings 
                        under this section are removed.
                    ``(B) Protections for victims of crime, labor, and 
                employment violations.--
                            ``(i) Stay of removal or abeyance of 
                        removal proceedings.--An alien against whom 
                        removal proceedings have been initiated under 
                        chapter 4 of title II, who has filed a 
                        workplace claim, who is a material witness in 
                        any pending or anticipated proceeding involving 
                        a bona fide workplace claim, or who has filed 
                        for relief under section 101(a)(15)(U), shall 
                        be entitled to a stay of removal or an abeyance 
                        of removal proceedings and to employment 
                        authorization until the resolution of the 
                        workplace claim or the denial of relief under 
                        section 101(a)(15)(U) after exhaustion of 
                        administrative appeals, whichever is later, 
                        unless the Department establishes, by a 
                        preponderance of the evidence in proceedings 
                        before the immigration judge presiding over 
                        that alien's removal hearing, that--
                                    ``(I) the alien has been convicted 
                                of a felony; or
                                    ``(II) the workplace claim was 
                                filed in bad faith with the intent to 
                                delay or avoid the alien's removal.
                            ``(ii) Duration.--Any stay of removal or 
                        abeyance of removal proceedings and employment 
                        authorization issued pursuant to clause (i) 
                        shall remain valid until the resolution of the 
                        workplace claim or the denial of relief under 
                        section 101(a)(15)(U) after the exhaustion of 
                        administrative appeals, and shall be extended 
                        by the Secretary of Homeland Security for a 
                        period of not longer than 3 additional years 
                        upon determining that--
                                    ``(I) such relief would enable the 
                                alien asserting a workplace claim to 
                                pursue the claim to resolution;
                                    ``(II) the deterrent goals of any 
                                statute underlying a workplace claim 
                                would be served; or
                                    ``(III) such extension would 
                                otherwise further the interests of 
                                justice.
                            ``(iii) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
                                    ``(I) Material witness.--
                                Notwithstanding any other provision of 
                                law, the term `material witness' means 
                                an individual who presents a 
                                declaration from an attorney 
                                investigating, prosecuting, or 
                                defending the workplace claim or from 
                                the presiding officer overseeing the 
                                workplace claim attesting that, to the 
                                best of the declarant's knowledge and 
                                belief, reasonable cause exists to 
                                believe that the testimony of the 
                                individual will be relevant to the 
                                outcome of the workplace claim.
                                    ``(II) Workplace claim.--The term 
                                `workplace claim' means any written or 
                                oral claim, charge, complaint, or 
                                grievance filed with, communicated to, 
                                or submitted to the employer, a 
                                Federal, State, or local agency or 
                                court, or an employee representative 
                                related to the violation of applicable 
                                Federal, State, and local labor laws, 
                                including laws concerning wages and 
                                hours, labor relations, family and 
                                medical leave, occupational health and 
                                safety, civil rights, or 
                                nondiscrimination.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
[EX A]:
Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation Act or the POWER Act  This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to exclude from the definition of &quot;immigrant&quot; a nonimmigrant alien who files a petition for U visa status (set aside for victims of crimes and their immediate family members) if the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines that the alien:   has suffered abuse or harm as a result of having been a victim of criminal activity;  has suffered substantial abuse or harm related to specified labor or employment violations related to a workplace claim (workplace violation);  is a victim of specified criminal activity and would suffer extreme hardship upon removal;  has suffered a workplace violation and would suffer extreme hardship upon removal;  has been helpful in a workplace violation investigation; or  has filed, is a material witness in, or is likely to be helpful in the investigation of, a workplace claim and reasonably fears or has been the victim of an action involving force, physical restraint, retaliation, or abuse of the immigration or other legal process by the employer.   DHS may permit an alien to remain and work temporarily in the United States if the alien: (1) has filed for relief as a victim of crime or of violations of labor or employment laws or regulations; (2) has filed, or is a material witness to, a workplace claim; and (3) has been helpful in a federal, state, or local law enforcement action related to the claim.   The bill sets forth workplace claim procedural requirements and protections in an enforcement action leading to a removal proceeding.   The bill establishes exceptions to a stay of removal or other specified relief where DHS establishes that: (1) the alien has been convicted of a felony, or (2) a workplace claim was filed in bad faith with intent to delay or avoid the alien's removal.