An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 111-311 to require a GAO report on (1) the background checks and forms of identification required under state and local transportation security programs; (2) a determination of whether those requirements conflict with Federal programs; (3) a determination of whether those requirements assist in carrying out state and local government safety, security and law enforcement responsibilities; and (4) recommendations on ways to minimize redundant background checks and facilitate the sharing of data with state and local governments. It would also prohibit the secretary of the Department the Coast Guard is in from preventing a state or local government from requiring a separate background check for entry into any area covered by a vessel or facility security plan.

1. Adds SEC. __. BACKGROUND CHECKS on page 312, line 22

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   Inserted: SEC. __. BACKGROUND CHECKS.

   Inserted: (a) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report that contains--

   Inserted: (1) a review of background checks and forms of identification required under State and local transportation security programs;

   Inserted: (2) a determination as to whether the background checks and forms of identification required under such programs conflict with Federal programs;

   Inserted: (3) a determination as to whether such background checks and forms of identification assist State and local governments in carrying out the safety, security, and law enforcement responsibilities of those governments; and

   Inserted: (4) recommendations on methods, procedures, and regulations that will--

   Inserted: (A) minimize redundant background checks and forms of identification required for access to port facilities; and

   Inserted: (B) facilitate the sharing of background check and identification data with State and local governments when the sharing of such data assists those governments in carrying out their safety, security, and law enforcement responsibilities.

   Inserted: (b) Limitation With Respect to Vessel and Facility Security Plans.--The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall not prohibit a State or political subdivision thereof from requiring a separate background check for entry into any area covered by a vessel or facility security plan required under subsection 70103(c) of title 46, United States Code.

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