An amendment numbered 14 printed in Part B of House Report 110-604 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to assess, within 30 days of enactment, the enrollment sites for transportation security cards, including the feasibility of keeping them open for longer durations and the quality of their customer service and application processing times.

1. Adds SEC. __. ASSESSMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CARD ENROLLMENT SITES at the end of title VII

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. __. ASSESSMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SECURITY CARD ENROLLMENT SITES.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall prepare an assessment of the enrollment sites for transportation security cards issued under section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, including--

   Inserted: (1) the feasibility of keeping those enrollment sites open 24 hours per day, and 7 days per week, in order to better handle the large number of applications for such cards;

   Inserted: (2) the feasibility of keeping those enrollment sites open after September 25, 2008;

   Inserted: (3) the quality of customer service, including the periods of time individuals are kept on hold on the telephone, whether appointments are kept, and processing times for applications.

   Inserted: (b) Timelines and Benchmarks.--The Secretary shall develop timelines and benchmarks for implementing the findings of the assessment as the Secretary deems necessary.

   Original wording

   At the end of title VII add the following new section:

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