I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5729 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2018 Mr. Katko (for himself, Mr. McCaul , Ms. Jackson Lee , and Mr. Richmond ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security , 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 A BILL To restrict the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from implementing any rule requiring the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards until after submission to Congress of the results of an assessment of the effectiveness of the transportation security card program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 . 2. Restriction on implementation of Transportation Worker Identification Credential biometric reader rule The department in which the Coast Guard is operating may not implement the rule entitled Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)–Reader Requirements (81 Fed. Reg. 57651), and may not propose or issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for any revision to such rule except to extend its effective date, or for any other rule requiring the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards under section 70105(k)(3) of title 46, United States Code, before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the submission under paragraph (5) of section 1(b) of Public Law 114–278 (130 Stat. 1411 to 1412) of the results of the assessment required by that section.