BACKGROUND RECORDS CHECKS FOR ISSUANCE OF HAZMAT LICENSES.

SEC. 1978. BACKGROUND RECORDS CHECKS FOR ISSUANCE OF HAZMAT LICENSES. (a) Issuance of Licenses.—Section 5103a(a)(1) is amended— (1) by striking “unless” and inserting “unless—”; (2) by striking “the Secretary of Homeland Security” and inserting the following: “(A) the Secretary of Homeland Security;” ; (3) in subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph (2) of this subsection, by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and (4) by adding at the end the following: “(B) the individual holds a valid transportation security card issued under section 70105 of title 46.” . (b) Transportation Security Card.—Section 5103a(d)(1) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “described in subsection (a)(1)” and inserting “under subsection (a)(1)(A)”.