To require the Transportation Security Administration to streamline the enrollment processes for individuals applying for a Transportation Security Administration security threat assessment for certain programs, including the Transportation Worker Identification Credential and Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment programs of the Administration, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Transportation Security Administration to streamline the enrollment processes for individuals applying for a Transportation Security Administration security threat assessment for certain programs, including the Transportation Worker Identification Credential and Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment programs of the Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Immigration, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id562be7799e3d4541a86d9161dfd46009: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation Security Screening Modernization Act of 2024.
- Section id3c6e2c4f7ddb42f7ab450b71937bb617: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. The term HAZMAT Endorsement means the...
- Section idfe141a970343413bae125108f076e4ca: 3. Streamlining of applications for certain security threat assessment programs of the Transportation Security Administration Not later than 2 years after the...
- Section id9e8ac8c2374042b1b33030c202724d4c: 4. Eliminating duplicative costs Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall audit...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To require the Transportation Security Administration to streamline the enrollment processes for individuals applying for a Transportation Security Administration security threat assessment for certain programs, including the Transportation Worker Identification Credential and Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment programs of the Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Immigration, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To require the Transportation Security Administration to streamline the enrollment processes for individuals applying for a Transportation Security Administration security threat assessment for certain programs, including the Transportation Worker Identification Credential and Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment programs of the Administration, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Ms. Cantwell, with an amendment
Mr. Wicker (for himself, Mr. King, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Tester, …
Mr. Wicker (for himself, Mr. King, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Commercial truck drivers requiring HAZMAT endorsements, Port and maritime workers requiring TWIC credentials, Rural transportation workers
Government Accountability Office, Transportation Security Administration
State governments administering HAZMAT programs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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