Trusted Traveler REAL ID Relief Act of 2020

Trusted Traveler REAL ID Relief Act of 2020

This bill revises certain requirements related to the REAL ID Act of 2005 (required enhanced driver's licenses for domestic flights) for purposes of boarding a federally regulated commercial aircraft.

Specifically, the bill

• exempts individuals with a known traveler number (assigned to an individual and accepted as validating that the individual holding such identifier is a member of a known low-risk population) from REAL ID requirements;
• requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to accept enrollment in PreCheck as an allowable alternative to presenting a REAL ID compliant credential to board a commercial aircraft until April 1, 2022;
• directs the TSA to develop, socialize, and implement alternative checkpoint screening procedures for individuals arriving at a checkpoint without a form of acceptable identification;
• provides an opportunity for airports to request the TSA to conduct REAL ID implementation exercises; and
• allows states to establish a process for the submission of electronic documents and electronic facial images when individuals are applying for a REAL ID compliant identification.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5827 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5827

 To exempt certain travelers from certain requirements of the REAL ID 
 Act of 2005 for purposes of boarding a federally regulated commercial 
                   aircraft, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 2020

Mrs. Lesko (for herself, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Katko, and Mr. Van 
    Drew) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
  Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To exempt certain travelers from certain requirements of the REAL ID 
 Act of 2005 for purposes of boarding a federally regulated commercial 
                   aircraft, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Trusted Traveler REAL ID Relief Act 
of 2020''.

SEC. 2. REAL ID EXEMPTION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH KNOWN TRAVELER NUMBERS.

    (a) Exemption.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of boarding a federally 
        regulated commercial aircraft, the credential requirements of 
        section 202 of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-13; 49 
        U.S.C. 30301 note) shall not apply to an individual who 
        provides to the Transportation Security Administration the 
        Known Traveler Number assigned to such individual through such 
        individual's flight reservation.
            (2) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Known Traveler 
        Number'' means a number assigned to an individual and accepted 
        by the Transportation Security Administration as validating 
        that the individual holding such identifier is a member of a 
        known low-risk population, such as TSA's PreCheck trusted 
        traveler program or U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Global 
        Entry program.
            (3) Effective date.--The exemption described in paragraph 
        (1) shall take effect and apply beginning on October 1, 2020.
    (b) Public Awareness.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
        Administration shall, beginning on October 1, 2020, accept 
        enrollment in PreCheck as an allowable alternative to 
        presenting a REAL ID compliant credential to board a commercial 
        aircraft. This authorization provided under this subsection 
        shall terminate on April 1, 2022.
            (2) Traveler notification.--To the extent possible, 
        beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security shall inform travelers of the 
        exemption described in subsection (a).
            (3) Public awareness campaign.--Beginning on the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
        Transportation Security Administration shall engage 
        transportation stakeholders, including air carriers and ticket 
        agents (as such terms are defined in section 40102 of title 49, 
        United States Code) and airport operators, in a coordinated 
        effort to inform the public about pending REAL ID 
        implementation requirements.
    (c) Alternative Procedures.--Not later than October 1, 2020, the 
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, in 
consultation with relevant transportation security stakeholders, shall 
develop, socialize, and implement alternative checkpoint screening 
procedures for individuals arriving at a checkpoint without a form of 
identification acceptable to the Transportation Security Administration 
or satisfying the exemption described in subsection (a). Such 
procedures may include the following:
            (1) Utilizing Credential Authentication Technology as a 
        means of verifying traveler identity and flight information.
            (2) Querying Federal or State databases, including trusted 
        traveler enrollment databases of the Department of Homeland 
        Security, for the purposes of verifying traveler identity.
            (3) Allowing passengers to undergo secondary screening 
        procedures at the checkpoint for purposes of boarding a 
        federally regulated commercial aircraft.
    (d) Training and Exercises.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 2020, in 
        consultation with air carriers, airport operators, and relevant 
        law enforcement agencies, the Administrator of the 
        Transportation Security Administration (TSA) may, if requested 
        by an airport at which the Transportation Security 
        Administration conducts or oversees security screening, conduct 
        REAL ID implementation exercises, including scenario-based 
        training for frontline TSA personnel regarding REAL ID 
        implementation, tabletop exercises with air carrier (as such 
        term is defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States 
        Code) and airport personnel, and consultation with 
        transportation security stakeholders to communicate REAL ID 
        enforcement policies and plans.
            (2) Notification to congress.--Upon completion, if 
        applicable, of the exercises described in paragraph (1), the 
        Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration 
        shall notify the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate of such completion.

SEC. 3. REAL ID STATE PROCESS FOR SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS.

    Section 202(a) of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-13; 49 
U.S.C. 30301 note) is amended by inserting at the end the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(3) Electronic submission.--A State may establish a 
        process for the submission of electronic documents and 
        electronic facial images to meet the requirements of this 
        section.''.
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