TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

SEC. 11804. TRANSPORTATION WORKER IDENTIFICATION CREDENTIAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. (a) In General.—Section 70105 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the section heading by striking “security cards” and inserting “worker identification credentials”; (2) by striking “transportation security card” each place it appears and inserting “transportation worker identification credential”; (3) by striking “transportation security cards” each place it appears and inserting “transportation worker identification credentials”; (4) by striking “card” each place it appears and inserting “credential”; (5) in the heading for subsection (b) by striking “Cards” and inserting “Credentials”; (6) in subsection (g) by striking “Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for” and inserting “Administrator of”; (7) by striking subsection (i) and redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; (8) by striking subsection (l) and redesignating subsections (m) through (q) as subsections (k) through (o), respectively; (9) in subsection (j), as so redesignated— (A) in the subsection heading by striking “Security Card” and inserting “Worker Identification Credential”; and (B) in the heading for paragraph (2) by striking “security cards” and inserting “worker identification credential”; (10) in subsection (k)(1), as so redesignated, by striking “subsection (k)(3)” and inserting “subsection (j)(3)”; (11) by striking paragraph (4) of subsection (k), as so redesignated; and (12) in subsection (o), as so redesignated— (A) in the subsection heading by striking “Security Card” and inserting “Worker Identification Credential”; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking “subsection (k)(3)” and inserting “subsection (j)(3)”; and (ii) by striking “This plan shall” and inserting “Such receipt and activation shall”; and (C) in paragraph (2) by striking “on-site activation capability” and inserting “on-site receipt and activation of transportation worker identification credentials”. (b) Clerical Amendment.—The analysis for chapter 701 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item related to section 70105 and inserting the following: “70105. Transportation worker identification credentials.” . (c) [46 U.S.C. 70105 note] Limitation on Implementation.—The Secretary may not implement the rule entitled “Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)-Reader Requirements” (81 Fed. Reg. 57651) for covered facilities before May 8, 2026. (d) Covered Facilities Defined.—In this section, the term “covered facilities” means— (1) facilities that handle Certain Dangerous Cargoes in bulk and transfer such cargoes from or to a vessel; (2) facilities that handle Certain Dangerous Cargoes in bulk, but do not transfer it from or to a vessel; and (3) facilities that receive vessels carrying Certain Dangerous Cargoes in bulk but, during the vessel-to-facility interface, do not transfer it from or to the vessel.