Yesterday during a proforma session, the House
accepted the Senate’s amendment to HR
710, the Essential Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Assessment
Act. There was no debate and no vote (not that the number of folks present
exceeded more than about 4), being adopted under the unanimous consent process.
Five other bills (HR 1150, HR 4939, S 8, HR 3842, and HR 6302) were also passed
in the same manner. None of those bill will be of specific interest to readers
of this blog.
The new version of HR 710 includes provisions concerning:
• Credential improvements;
• Comprehensive security assessment
of the transportation security card program;
• Corrective action plan
development; and
• Inspector General review.
This bill remains a study and report bill with no new
funding and no new specific requirements for the TWIC program. Earlier versions
of this bill included a variety of requirements for restricting implementation
of rulemakings pending reports to Congress, but there are no such provisions in
this version being sent to the President.
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