Sec. 13. Transportation Worker Identification Credential waiver and appeals process
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Section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, shall seek to strengthen the integrity of transportation security cards issued under this section against improper access by an individual who is not lawfully present in the United States. In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall— publish a list of documents that will identify non-United States citizen transportation security card applicants and verify the immigration statuses of such applicants by requiring each such applicant to produce a document or documents that demonstrate— identity; and proof of lawful presence in the United States; and enhance training requirements to ensure that trusted agents at transportation security card enrollment centers receive training to identify fraudulent documents.
A transportation security card issued under this section expires on the date of its expiration or on the date on which the individual to whom such card is issued is no longer lawfully entitled to be present in the United States, whichever is earlier. . Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate information on the following:
The average time for the completion of an appeal under the appeals process established pursuant to paragraph
(4)of subsection
(c)of section 70105 of title 46, United States Code. The most common reasons for any delays at each step in such process. Recommendations on how to resolve any such delays as expeditiously as possible.