PRECHECK PROGRAM ENROLLMENT EXPANSION.

SEC. 3102. PRECHECK PROGRAM ENROLLMENT EXPANSION.(a) In General.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall publish PreCheck Program enrollment standards that add multiple private sector application capabilities for the PreCheck Program to increase the public’s enrollment access to the program, including standards that allow the use of secure technologies, including online enrollment, kiosks, tablets, or staffed laptop stations at which individuals can apply for entry into the program.(b) Requirements.—Upon publication of the PreCheck Program enrollment standards under subsection (a), the Administrator shall—(1) coordinate with interested parties—130 STAT. 650 (A) to deploy TSA-approved ready-to-market private sector solutions that meet the PreCheck Program enrollment standards under such subsection;(B) to make available additional PreCheck Program enrollment capabilities; and(C) to offer secure online and mobile enrollment opportunities;(2) partner with the private sector to collect biographic and biometric identification information via kiosks, mobile devices, or other mobile enrollment platforms to increase enrollment flexibility and minimize the amount of travel to enrollment centers for applicants;(3) ensure that any information, including biographic information, is collected in a manner that—(A) is comparable with the appropriate and applicable standards developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and(B) protects privacy and data security, including that any personally identifiable information is collected, retained, used, and shared in a manner consistent with section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as “Privacy Act of 1974”), and with agency regulations;(4) ensure that the enrollment process is streamlined and flexible to allow an individual to provide additional information to complete enrollment and verify identity;(5) ensure that any enrollment expansion using a private sector risk assessment instead of a fingerprint-based criminal history records check is evaluated and certified by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and verified by the Government Accountability Office or a federally funded research and development center after award to be equivalent to a fingerprint-based criminal history records check conducted through the Federal Bureau of Investigation with respect to the effectiveness of identifying individuals who are not qualified to participate in the PreCheck Program due to disqualifying criminal history; and(6) ensure that the Secretary has certified that reasonable procedures are in place with regard to the accuracy, relevancy, and proper utilization of information employed in private sector risk assessments.(c) Marketing of PreCheck Program.—Upon publication of PreCheck Program enrollment standards under subsection (a), the Administrator shall—(1) in accordance with such standards, develop and implement—(A) a continual process, including an associated timeframe, for approving private sector marketing of the PreCheck Program; and(B) a long-term strategy for partnering with the private sector to encourage enrollment in such program;(2) submit to Congress, at the end of each fiscal year, a report on any PreCheck Program application fees collected in excess of the costs of administering the program, including to assess the feasibility of the program, for such fiscal year, and recommendations for using such fees to support marketing of the program.130 STAT. 651(d) Identity Verification Enhancement.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall—(1) coordinate with the heads of appropriate components of the Department to leverage Department-held data and technologies to verify the citizenship of individuals enrolling in the PreCheck Program;(2) partner with the private sector to use biometrics and authentication standards, such as relevant standards developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to facilitate enrollment in the program; and(3) consider leveraging the existing resources and abilities of airports to conduct fingerprint and background checks to expedite identity verification.(e) PreCheck Program Lanes Operation.—The Administrator shall—(1) ensure that PreCheck Program screening lanes are open and available during peak and high-volume travel times at appropriate airports to individuals enrolled in the PreCheck Program; and(2) make every practicable effort to provide expedited screening at standard screening lanes during times when PreCheck Program screening lanes are closed to individuals enrolled in the program in order to maintain operational efficiency.(f) Vetting for PreCheck Program Participants.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall initiate an assessment to identify any security vulnerabilities in the vetting process for the PreCheck Program, including determining whether subjecting PreCheck Program participants to recurrent fingerprint-based criminal history records checks, in addition to recurrent checks against the terrorist watchlist, could be done in a cost-effective manner to strengthen the security of the PreCheck Program.