H.R.1105 - Transitioning With an Improved Credential Program Act
To ensure that Transportation Worker Identification Credentials held by certain maritime workers do not expire before the deadline for full implementation of electronic readers for such credentials or December 31, 2014, whichever is earlier.
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To ensure that Transportation Worker Identification Credentials held by certain maritime workers do not expire before the deadline for full implementation of electronic readers for such credentials or December 31, 2014, whichever is earlier.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Mr. CUELLAR, and Mr. RICHMOND) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland SecurityCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
To ensure that Transportation Worker Identification Credentials held by certain maritime workers do not expire before the deadline for full implementation of electronic readers for such credentials or December 31, 2014, whichever is earlier.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Transitioning With an Improved Credential Program Act’ or the ‘TWIC Program Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
SEC. 2. EXPIRATION OF CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIALS.
(a) In General- A valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential required under part 101.514 of title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, that was issued before the date of enactment of this Act shall not expire before the earlier of--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(1) the deadline for full implementation of a final rule issued by the Secretary of Homeland Security for electronic readers designed to work with Transportation Worker Identification Credentials as an access control and security measure issued pursuant to the advanced notice of proposed rulemaking published March 27, 2009 (74 Fed. Reg. 58), as established by the final rule; orCommentsClose CommentsPermalink
(b) Revocation Authority Not Affected- This section shall not be construed to affect the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to revoke a Transportation Worker Identification Credential--CommentsClose CommentsPermalink
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U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.1105 as Introduced in House Transitioning With an Improved Credential Program Act
