S.Amdt. 1354

1. Adds SEC. 9. TRUSTED PASSENGER/REGISTERED TRAVELER PROGRAM at the end of the bill

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   In S. 1023 · Reported to Senate

   "(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.".

   Inserted: SEC. 9. TRUSTED PASSENGER/REGISTERED TRAVELER PROGRAM.

   Inserted: (a) Assessments and Background Checks.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to enhance aviation security through risk management at airport checkpoints through use of a trusted passenger program (referred to in this section as the "Registered Traveler program"), established pursuant to section 109(a)(3) of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107-71; 49 U.S.C. 114 note), the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for the Transportation Security Administration shall--

   Inserted: (A) reinstate an initial and continuous security threat assessment program as part of the enrollment process for the Registered Traveler program; and

   Inserted: (B) allow appropriate providers to perform private sector background checks as part of the Registered Traveler program enrollment process with assurance that the program shall be undertaken in a manner consistent with constitutional privacy and civil liberties protections and be subject to approval and oversight by the Assistant Secretary.

   Inserted: (2) Requirements.--The Assistant Secretary shall not reinstate the threat assessment component of the Registered Traveler program or allow certain background checks unless the Assistant Secretary--

   Inserted: (A) determines that the Registered Traveler program, as carried out in accordance with this subsection, is integrated into risk-based aviation security operations; and

   Inserted: (B) expedites airport checkpoint screening for members of the Registered Traveler program who have been subjected to a security threat assessment and the private sector background check under this subsection.

   Inserted: (b) Treatment of Individuals With Top Secret Security Clearances.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall establish protocols to--

   Inserted: (1) verify the identity of United States citizens who--

   Inserted: (A) participate in the Registered Traveler program; and

   Inserted: (B) possess a valid top secret security clearance granted by the Federal Government; and

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   Inserted: (2) allow alternative screening procedures for individuals described in paragraph (1), including random, risk-based screening determined necessary to respond to a specific threat to security identified pursuant to a security threat assessment.

   Inserted: (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and if the Assistant Secretary determines that the Registered Traveler program, as carried out in accordance with subsection (a), may be integrated into risk-based aviation security operations under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report on--

   Inserted: (1) the level of risk reduction provided by carrying out section (a);

   Inserted: (2) the manner in which the Registered Traveler program has been integrated into risk-based aviation security operations; and

   Inserted: (3) the changes to the Registered Traveler program, including screening protocols, that have been implemented to realize the full potential of the Registered Traveler program.

   Inserted: (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any nongovernmental entity to perform vetting against the terrorist screening database maintained by the Government of the United States.

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