CRS Reports – Week of 7-15-23 – TSDB Legal Challenges

This week the Congressional Research Service (CRS) published a report on “Legal Challenges to the Terrorist Screening Database”. The report gives an annotated background for the establishment of the TSDB and many of the legal challenges that have been made against the database. While the report mentions the notorious ‘Do Not Fly’ list, the TSDB is used for vetting by several other programs, including the Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC), the Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME) for State commercial drivers’ licenses, and the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) personnel surety program.