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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 · Sec. 1974

Sec. 1974. PASSENGER RAIL VETTING

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## SEC. 1974 PASSENGER RAIL VETTING **[**[6 U.S.C. 1164 note](/us/usc/t6/s1164)**]** ###
(a)In General Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Amtrak Board of Directors submits a request to the Administrator, the Administrator shall issue a decision on the use by Amtrak of the Transportation Security Administration’s Secure Flight Program or a similar passenger vetting system to enhance passenger rail security. ###
(b)Considerations In making a decision under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— ####
(1)consider the technological, privacy, operational, and security impacts of such a decision; and ####
(2)describe such impacts in any strategic plan developed under subsection (c). ###
(c)Strategic Plan If the Administrator decides to grant the request by Amtrak under subsection (a), the decision shall include a strategic plan for working with rail stakeholders to enhance passenger rail security by— ####
(1)vetting passengers using terrorist watch lists maintained by the Federal Government or a similar passenger vetting system maintained by the Transportation Security Administration; and ####
(2)where applicable and in consultation with the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, assessing whether the vetting process should be integrated into preclearance operations established under section 813 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4432). ###
(d)Notices The Administrator shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress of any decision made under subsection
(a)and the details of the strategic plan under subsection (c). ###
(e)Rule of Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the Administrator’s authority to set the access to, or terms and conditions of using, the Secure Flight Program or a similar passenger vetting system.
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