[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3202 Engrossed in House (EH)]
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3202
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AN ACT
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prepare a
comprehensive security assessment of the transportation security card
program, 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 ``Essential Transportation Worker
Identification Credential Assessment Act''.
SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE SECURITY ASSESSMENT OF THE TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY CARD PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit
to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and
the Comptroller General of the United States a comprehensive assessment
of the effectiveness of the transportation security card program under
section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, at enhancing security
and reducing security risks for facilities and vessels regulated
pursuant to section 102 of Public Law 107-295. Such assessment shall be
conducted by a national laboratory that, to the extent practicable, is
within the Department of Homeland Security laboratory network with
expertise in maritime security or by a maritime security university-
based center within the Department of Homeland Security centers of
excellence network.
(b) Contents.--The comprehensive assessment shall include--
(1) an evaluation of the extent to which the program, as
implemented, addresses known or likely security risks in the
maritime environment;
(2) an evaluation of the extent to which deficiencies
identified by the Comptroller General have been addressed; and
(3) a cost-benefit analysis of the program, as implemented.
(c) Corrective Action Plan; Program Reforms.--Not later than 60
days after the Secretary submits the assessment under subsection (a),
the Secretary shall submit a corrective action plan to the Committee on
Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate that responds to
the assessment under subsection (b). The corrective action plan shall
include an implementation plan with benchmarks, may include
programmatic reforms, revisions to regulations, or proposals for
legislation, and shall be considered in any rule making by the
Department relating to the transportation security card program.
(d) Comptroller General Review.--Not later than 120 days after the
Secretary issues the corrective action plan under subsection (c), the
Comptroller General shall--
(1) review the extent to which such plan implements--
(A) recommendations issued by the national
laboratory or maritime security university-based
center, as applicable, in the assessment submitted
under subsection (a); and
(B) recommendations issued by the Comptroller
General before the enactment of this Act; and
(2) inform the Committee on Homeland Security and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate as to the responsiveness of such
plan to such recommendations.
(e) Transportation Security Card Reader Rule.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may not
issue a final rule requiring the use of transportation security
card readers until--
(A) the Comptroller General informs the Committees
on Homeland Security and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and Commerce, Science and
Transportation of the Senate that the submission under
subsection (a) is responsive to the recommendations of
the Comptroller General; and
(B) the Secretary issues an updated list of
transportation security card readers that are
compatible with active transportation security cards.
(2) Limitation on application.--Paragraph (1) shall not
apply with respect to any final rule issued pursuant to the
notice of proposed rulemaking on Transportation Worker
Identification Credential (TWIC)-Reader Requirements published
by the Coast Guard on March 22, 2013 (78 Fed. Reg. 17781)
(f) Comptroller General Oversight.--Not less than 18 months after
the date of the issuance of the corrective action plan under subsection
(c), and every six months thereafter during the 3-year period following
the date of the issuance of the first report under this subsection, the
Comptroller General shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate regarding implementation of the corrective
action plan.
SEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS AUTHORIZED.
No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out
this Act and the amendments made by this Act, and this Act and such
amendments shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for
such purpose.
Passed the House of Representatives July 28, 2014.
Attest:
Clerk.
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3202
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prepare a
comprehensive security assessment of the transportation security card
program, and for other purposes.