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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 4552
To amend title 46, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of
provisional transportation security cards to veterans who have been hon-
orably discharged from the Armed Forces.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Mr. BABIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Homeland Security
A BILL
To amend title 46, United States Code, to provide for the
issuance of provisional transportation security cards to
veterans who have been honorably discharged from the
Armed Forces.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Honorably Discharged
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Transportation Worker Identification Credential Act of
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2019’’.
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SEC. 2. ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL TWIC CARDS TO VET-
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ERANS WHO HAVE BEEN HONORABLY DIS-
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CHARGED FROM THE ARMED FORCES.
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Section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, is
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amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
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section:
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‘‘(r) PROVISIONAL SECURITY CARDS.—(1) The Sec-
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retary shall establish a process under which the Secretary
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shall issue provisional transportation security cards to cov-
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ered veterans to be used during the beginning on the date
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a covered veteran applies for a transportation security
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card issued under subsection (b) and ending on the date
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on which such card is issued or denied to such veteran.
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‘‘(2) A provisional transportation security card issued
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to a covered veteran under this subsection shall authorize
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such covered veterans to have access to secure areas in
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the same manner as transportation security cards issued
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under subsection (b).
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‘‘(3) In this subsection, a covered veteran is an indi-
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vidual who—
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‘‘(A) served in the active military, naval, or air
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service, and who was discharged or released there-
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from under honorable conditions; and
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‘‘(B) during such service was subjected to a rig-
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orous security screening.
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‘‘(4) The Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
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retary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
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may prescribe a time period following discharge or separa-
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tion from service in the Armed Forces during which an
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individual may be considered a covered veteran under
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paragraph (3).’’.
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