Enhanced Oversight and Accountability in Screening Act

                                                       Calendar No. 738 118th CONGRESS   2d Session                                 S. 4681                           [Report No. 118-318]    To ensure a timely, fair, meaningful, and transparent process for   individuals to seek redress because they were wrongly identified as a       threat under the screening and inspection regimes used by the        Department of Homeland Security, to require a report on the     effectiveness of enhanced screening programs of the Department of                 Homeland Security, and for other purposes.                                                                                            IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES                 July 11 (legislative day, July 10), 2024   Mr. Peters introduced the following bill; which was read twice and  referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs             December 19 (legislative day, December 16), 2024                Reported by Mr. Peters, with an amendment  [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed                                 in italic]                                                                                                          A BILL      To ensure a timely, fair, meaningful, and transparent process for   individuals to seek redress because they were wrongly identified as a       threat under the screening and inspection regimes used by the        Department of Homeland Security, to require a report on the     effectiveness of enhanced screening programs of the Department of                 Homeland Security, and for other purposes.     Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the  United States of America in Congress assembled, <DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED> <DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Oversight and  Accountability in Screening Act''.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED> <DELETED>    In this Act:</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The          term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and                  Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the                  Senate;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (C) the Committee on Armed Services of the                  Senate;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (D) the Select Committee on Intelligence                  of the Senate;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (E) the Committee on Foreign Relations of                  the Senate;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (F) the Committee on Homeland Security of                  the House of Representatives;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (G) the Committee on Oversight and                  Accountability of the House of                  Representatives;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (H) the Committee on the Judiciary of the                  House of Representatives;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (I) the Committee on Armed Services of the                  House of Representatives;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (J) the Permanent Select Committee on                  Intelligence of the House of Representatives;                  and</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (K) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of                  the House of Representatives.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (2) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the          Screening and Watchlisting Advisory Committee established under          section 3(a).</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (3) Consolidated terrorist watchlist.--The term          ``consolidated terrorist watchlist'' means any database or          watchlist maintained by the Terrorist Screening Center for the          purpose of monitoring individuals suspected of engaging in          terrorist activity, including the terrorist screening database          and any successor database.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (4) Covered processes.--The term ``covered          processes'' means the practices, policies, and programs used to          conduct primary, secondary, enhanced, and additional          screenings, vettings, inspections, and other processes related          to watchlists maintained by any Federal agency.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (5) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the          Department of Homeland Security.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (6) Enhanced redress.-- The term ``enhanced          redress'' means the process by which the Department confirms          whether a United States person, who has been denied boarding          and has applied for redress, is on the No Fly List maintained          by the Terrorist Screening Center.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (7) Homeland security congressional committees.--         The term ``homeland security congressional committees'' means--         </DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and                  Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of                  the House of Representatives.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (8) Redress.-- The term ``redress'' means the          process established by the Department to assist individuals to          resolve travel-related issues, such as being--</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) denied or delayed airline                  boarding;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) denied or delayed entry into or exit                  from the United States at a port of entry or border                  crossing; or</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (C) repeatedly referred to additional                  screening or inspection.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the          Secretary of Homeland Security.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC. 3. SCREENING AND WATCHLISTING ADVISORY                COMMITTEE.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date  of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a Screening and  Watchlisting Advisory Committee.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (b) Membership.--</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (1) Composition.--The Committee shall be composed          of an odd number of members of not less than 15 and not more          than 23 members appointed by the Secretary as          follows:</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) 2 members shall be the Civil Rights                  and Civil Liberties Officer of the Department and a                  representative from a nonprofit organization, academia,                  or civil society, who shall serve as Co-Chairs of the                  Committee.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) Not less than 1 member shall be                  appointed from each of the following components of the                  Department:</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (i) The Transportation Security                          Administration.</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (ii) U.S. Customs and Border                          Protection;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (iii) The Privacy                          Office.</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (iv) The Office of Strategy,                          Policy, and Plans.</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (v) The Office of Intelligence and                          Analysis.</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (vi) Any other relevant component                          germane to Department screening, inspections,                          and redress, as determined appropriate by the                          Secretary.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (C) 3 members shall be the following                  agency heads or their representatives:</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (i) The Director of the Federal                          Bureau of Investigation.</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (ii) The Director of the Terrorist                          Screening Center.</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (iii) The Director of the National                          Counterterrorism Center.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (D) Members of the nonprofit, academia, or                  civil society sectors representing the                  following:</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (i) Individuals of diverse                          backgrounds in race, ethnicity, religion, and                          gender.</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (ii) Individuals from various                          geographic regions within the United                          States.</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (iii) National organizations that                          represent diverse racial, ethnic, and religious                          communities.</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (iv) Individuals with expertise in                          law, transparency, technology, privacy, civil                          rights, and civil liberties.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (E) Any other individuals as the Secretary                  determines appropriate.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (2) Nongovernment members.--There shall be not          less than 1 more member of the Committee appointed under          paragraph (1)(D) than the total number of members appointed          under subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (E) of paragraph          (1).</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (3) Date.--The appointments of members of the          Committee shall be made not later than 120 days after the date          of enactment of this Act.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (4) Voluntary service.--The members of the          Committee shall serve on the Committee on a voluntary          basis.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (5) Publication of list of members.--The Committee          shall publish an updated list of members of the Committee on a          publicly available website before each meeting of the          Committee.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (c) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (1) Term.--The term of a member of the Committee          shall be 3 years, except that a member may continue to serve          until a successor is appointed.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (2) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Committee--         </DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) shall not affect the powers of the                  Committee; and</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) shall be filled in the same manner as                  the original appointment.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (3) Reappointment.--A member of the Advisory          Committee may be reappointed for not more than 1          term.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (d) Meetings.--</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after          the date on which all members of the Committee have been          appointed, the Committee shall hold the first meeting of the          Committee.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (2) Frequency; manner.--The Committee--</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) shall meet--</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (i) not less frequently than                          quarterly; and</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (ii) at the call of the Co-Chairs                          of the Committee or the Secretary;                          and</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) may meet remotely.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (e) Duties.--</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (1) In general.--The Committee shall--</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) advise, consult with, and make                  recommendations to the Secretary, as appropriate, on                  the development, refinement, implementation, and                  evaluation of policies, programs, and planning                  pertaining to covered processes of the Department,                  including--</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (i) all covered processes                          implemented by the Transportation Security                          Administration;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (ii) all covered processes                          implemented by U.S. Customs and Border                          Protection at ports of entry and their                          equivalents;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (iii) trainings associated with                          these covered processes;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (iv) the intelligence used to                          support these covered processes;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (v) how data related to these                          covered processes is used, collected, retained,                          analyzed, and shared;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (vi) internal Department oversight                          over these covered processes;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (vii) metrics to assess the                          effectiveness of covered processes, including                          any metrics outlined in policy                          documents;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (viii) redress processes related                          to these covered processes; and</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (ix) any other matter related to                          covered processes as the Committee may                          determine relevant;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) disclose to the public and Congress                  information about the covered processes described in                  subparagraph (A), and the data and analytical system                  related to those processes, including materials                  explaining how those processes work and legal and                  policy analyses of the processes;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (C) provide recommendations for the plan                  required under section 4(a), including--</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (i) all recommendations agreed                          upon by a simple majority of members of the                          Committee; and</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (ii) an identification of each of                          the members of the Committee that agreed on                          each recommendation; and</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (D) consider, when providing                  recommendations for the plan required under section                  4(a)--</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (i) the use of external advocates                          who are granted security clearances and may                          access classified information to assist                          passengers;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (ii) the establishment of a                          Federal office to serve as advocates for                          passengers;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (iii) the establishment of an                          independent ombudsman office to assist                          passengers with the redress process;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (iv) expanding the enhanced                          redress process to include United States                          persons who wish to contest their placement on                          the Selectee List, the Expanded Selectee List,                          or the consolidated terrorist                          watchlist;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (v) how to provide United States                          persons subject to the enhanced redress process                          with a significant amount of information about                          the placement of the person on the No Fly List                          and what a reasonable amount of time for this                          disclosure should be;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (vi) whether it is advisable to                          create a system that would allow an individual                          to demonstrate that the individual does not                          pose a threat to aviation or border security,                          and if advisable, the options for developing                          such a system;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (vii) the extent to which an                          applicant for redress can be notified about                          placement on any other lists maintained by the                          Department or other Federal agencies aside from                          those described in clause (iv), and a summary                          of the basis for that placement;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (viii) which policies, procedures,                          and guidelines related to covered processes and                          redress can be made available to the public                          and, for those policies, procedures, and                          guidelines that are required to be withheld in                          part or in full, how the Department and other                          Federal agencies can release summaries of those                          policies, procedures, and guidelines to the                          public;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (ix) notifying applicants for                          redress of whether any records have changed as                          a result of the application; and</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (x) the potential for redress for                          an applicant who opts in to receive an                          expedited or discounted review of an                          application for a trusted traveler program of                          the Department.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (2) Consultation.--</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) In general.--To ensure input and                  coordination from relevant components of the Department                  and the public, the Secretary shall regularly consult                  and work with the Committee on the administration of                  Department covered processes and redress policies and                  procedures.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) Committee consultation.--The Committee                  may consult with applicable Federal agencies other than                  the Department to ensure a holistic review of covered                  processes.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (C) Access to materials.--The Committee                  shall have access to all materials necessary to                  implement its responsibilities, including all materials                  marked as for official use only, law enforcement                  sensitive, or sensitive security information.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (3) Reports.--</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) Periodic reports.--The Committee shall                  periodically submit to the Secretary reports on                  screening, inspections, and redress matters identified                  by the Secretary and on matters of concern identified                  by a majority of the members of the                  Committee.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) Annual report.--</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (i) In general.--Not later than                          September 30 of each year, the Co-Chairs of the                          Committee shall submit to the homeland security                          congressional committees and the Secretary a                          report on the activities of the Committee for                          the preceding year, which shall include--                         </DELETED>                                 <DELETED>    (I) information from the                                  periodic reports submitted under                                  subparagraph (A) during the year                                  covered by the report; and</DELETED>                                 <DELETED>    (II) the activities of any                                  subcommittees established under                                  subsection (f)(5).</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (ii) Publication.--Not more than                          30 days after the date on which the Secretary                          receives a report under clause (i), the                          Secretary shall publish a public version of the                          report.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (4) Congressional briefing.--Not more than 10 days          after the date on which the Co-Chairs of the Committee submit          to the Secretary the report required under paragraph (3)(B)(i),          the Co-Chairs of the Committee shall provide a briefing to the          homeland security congressional committees on the work,          recommendations, and dissenting opinions of the Committee and          any actions taken as the result of the work, recommendations,          and dissenting opinions.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (f) Powers of the Committee.--</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (1) Hearings.--The Committee may hold such          hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such          testimony, and receive such evidence as the Committee considers          advisable to carry out this Act.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (2) Information from federal agencies.--</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The Committee may secure                  directly from a Federal department or agency such                  information as the Committee considers necessary to                  carry out this Act.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) Furnishing information.--On request of                  the Co-Chairs of the Committee, the head of the                  department or agency shall furnish the information to                  the Committee.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (3) Postal services.--The Committee may use the          United States mail in the same manner and under the same          conditions as other departments and agencies of the Federal          Government.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (4) Gifts.--The Committee may accept, use, and          dispose of gifts or donations of services or          property.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (5) Subcommittees.--</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) In general.--The Co-Chairs of the                  Committee may establish subcommittees to accomplish the                  duties of the Committee.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) Intelligence matters.--</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (i) In general.--The Co-Chairs of                          the Committee shall establish a subcommittee on                          intelligence matters related to covered                          processes.</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (ii) Membership.--The subcommittee                          described in clause (i) shall include the Co-                         Chairs of the Committee and may include other                          members of the Committee who are not Federal                          employees.</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (iii) Security clearances.--The                          Department shall expeditiously provide the                          Committee members and staff of the subcommittee                          established under clause (i) with appropriate                          security clearances to the extent possible                          under existing procedures and requirements to                          perform oversight of intelligence matters                          relating to covered processes.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (C) Open meetings.-- To the greatest                  extent possible, all meetings of a subcommittee                  described in this paragraph shall be open to the                  public.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (g) Committee Personnel Matters.--</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (1) Prohibition on compensation.--No non-Federal          member of the Committee may receive pay or benefits from the          United States Government by reason of service on the          Committee.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (2) Travel expenses.--All members of the Committee          may be paid travel, per diem, and other necessary expenses          while traveling away from such member's home or regular place          of business in the performance of the duties of the          Committee.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (h) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate on  December 31, 2030.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC. 4. REVISING DEPARTMENT REDRESS PROCESSES.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (a) Plan To Improve Redress Processes.--</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the          date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to          the homeland security congressional committees a plan, to be          known as the ``DHS Plan to Improve Redress'', to improve and          expand the implementation by the Department of the appeal and          redress process required under section 44926 of title 49,          United States Code.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (2) Elements.--The plan required under paragraph          (1) shall include--</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) the needs and intended outcomes of the                  redress process, including--</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (i) protecting national security                          and upholding transparency, privacy, civil                          rights, and civil liberties                          principles;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (ii) an implementation schedule                          with key milestones; and</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (iii) delegation of                          responsibilities;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) improved processes to seek redress for                  individuals who believe they have been delayed,                  prohibited from boarding a commercial aircraft, denied                  or delayed entry into the United States, subjected to                  electronic device searches, or denied Department                  credentials because they were wrongly identified as a                  risk under the regimes utilized by the Transportation                  Security Administration, U.S. Customs and Border                  Protection, or any other office or component of the                  Department;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (C) efforts to ensure the redress process                  is timely, fair, and provides for sufficient                  constitutional protections and corrective actions to                  minimize misidentifications and wrongful                  placements;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (D) opportunities for the public to                  provide feedback before and after implementation of the                  plan;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (E) a description of concrete steps the                  Department will take to strengthen the redress process                  and make the redress process more transparent and                  readily available for people of all backgrounds,                  including individuals who lack access to technology or                  familiarity with the Federal government; and</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (F) a list of policies, procedures, and                  guidelines related to redress and covered processes of                  the Department that the Department will make available                  to the public and, for those policies, procedures, and                  guidelines that must be withheld in part or in full,                  how the Department and other Federal agencies can                  release summaries of those policies, procedures, and                  guidelines to the public.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (3) Considerations.--The Secretary shall consider          any recommendations made by the Committee under section 3(e)(1)          when developing the plan required under paragraph (1) and          provide an explanation for any rejected          recommendations.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (4) Form.--The plan required under paragraph (1)          shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a          classified annex.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (5) Public availability.--Not later than 30 days          after the date on which the Secretary submits the plan required          under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish a public          version of the plan.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (6) Briefing.--Not later than 10 days after the          Secretary publishes a public version of the plan under          paragraph (5), the Secretary shall brief the homeland security          congressional committees on the plan.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (b) Expansion of Office of Appeals and Redress.--Section  44926(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (1) by striking ``The Secretary shall'' and          inserting the following:</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary                  shall'';</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (2) by striking ``The Office shall include          representatives'' and inserting the following:</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    ``(B) Composition.--The Office shall                  include--</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    ``(i) representatives'';</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (3) in subparagraph (B), as so designated--         </DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) in clause (i), by striking the period                  at the end and inserting a semicolon; and</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) by adding at the end the                  following:</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    ``(ii) the Privacy Officer of the                          Department; and</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    ``(iii) the Officer for Civil                          Rights and Civil Liberties of the                          Department.''.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (c) Annual Report to Congress.--</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (1) In general.-- Not later than 180 days after          the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter          until December 31, 2030, the Attorney General, in consultation          with the Secretary, the Director of National Intelligence, the          Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit          to appropriate congressional committees a report on the          consolidated terrorist watchlist, which shall include--         </DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) the criteria and guidance used by                  Federal agencies for placing the name of an individual                  on the consolidated terrorist watchlist, by category,                  including a summary of any changes made in the 1-year                  period preceding submission of the report;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) the total number of identities on the                  consolidated terrorist watchlist, and the number of                  identities by each category, including the number of                  United States person identities in each                  category;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (C) the minimum standards for reliability                  and accuracy of identifying information;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (D) the degree of information certainty,                  including all audits conducted in the 1-year period                  preceding submission of the report;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (E) a list of policies and programs for                  which the consolidated terrorist watchlist is used and                  the range of applicable consequences that are to apply                  to an individual, including screening and inspection                  activities that may apply as a result;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (F) the types of records contained within                  the consolidated terrorist watchlist;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (G) the list of government and                  nongovernment entities with whom the consolidated                  terrorist watchlist information is shared, including                  foreign government entities, the way those entities use                  consolidated terrorist watchlist information, and the                  categories from the consolidated terrorist watchlist                  that those entities receive; and</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (H) the number of records added, removed,                  and changed in the consolidated terrorist watchlist,                  including, for each removal, the number of such records                  by reason for the removal, in the 1-year period                  preceding submission of the report.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (I) any additional information maintained                  by the Terrorist Screening Center.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (2) Form.--Each report required under paragraph          (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a          classified annex.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (3) Briefing.--Not later than 10 days after the          date on which the Attorney General submits the first report          under paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall brief the          appropriate congressional committees on the report.</DELETED> <DELETED>SEC. 5. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF ENHANCED SCREENING                PROGRAMS.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (1) DHS trip.--The term ``DHS TRIP'' means the          Traveler Redress Inquiry Program of the Department.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (2) Enhanced screening.--The term ``enhanced          screening'' means enhanced or additional screening by the          Transportation Security Administration of a passenger at an          airport or secondary inspection by U.S. Customs and Border          Protection of an individual at a port of entry or the          equivalent.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (3) Reporting period.--The term ``reporting          period'', with respect to a report required by subsection (b),          means the one-year period preceding submission of the          report.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the  enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the next 10 years,  the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and  Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and  Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of  the House of Representatives a report evaluating the effectiveness,  during the reporting period, of the mechanisms of the Transportation  Security Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection for  performing enhanced screening of passengers at airports and individuals  at ports of entry or the equivalent.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (c) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (b)  shall include, at a minimum, the following, for the reporting  period:</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (1) The number of individuals who underwent at          least 1 enhanced screening, the number of enhanced screenings          conducted, and the number of enhanced screenings disaggregated          by the following reasons for screening, as          appropriate:</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) The individual being on the Selectee                  List.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) The individual being on the Expanded                  Selectee List.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (C) A rules-based screening, disaggregated                  by whether the screening was conducted under the Silent                  Partner or Quiet Skies program of the Transportation                  Security Administration or pursuant to a rule of U.S.                  Customs and Border Protection.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (D) Identification of the individual by                  the Transportation Security Administration under                  section 114(h)(2) of title 49, United States                  Code.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (E) Agricultural inspection.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (F) Customs inspection.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (G) At the discretion of an employee of                  U.S. Customs and Border Protection or Transportation                  Security Administration, including by a member of a                  Tactical Terrorism Response Team.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (H) Random selection, disaggregated by                  whether enhanced screening was conducted--</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (i) under the Secure Flight                          program of the Transportation Security                          Administration; or</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (ii) at a port of entry or at an                          airport security checkpoint, including for                          participants in trusted traveler programs or                          the Registered Traveler program.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (I) In response to a flag from another                  Federal agency, disaggregated by which agency and what                  that flag was for, including because the individual is                  on the Do Not Board List or the Public Health Lookout                  List of the Centers for Disease Control and                  Prevention.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (J) Air carrier designation.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (K) Other reasons, including information                  with respect to such other reasons.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (2) The enhanced screenings described in paragraph          (1) that resulted in--</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) the discovery of a violation of the                  law, disaggregated by violation;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) the revocation of a visa;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (C) the placement of an individual in                  detention;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (D) the addition of an individual to the                  Terrorist Screening Database;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (E) the levying of a fine or penalty;                  or</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (F) no consequences.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (3) Whether there were individuals who underwent          more than 1 enhanced screening, including--</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) how many individuals underwent more                  than 1 enhanced screening;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) how often those individuals received                  enhanced screenings;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (C) whether there were common reasons for                  the multiple enhanced screenings;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (D) whether individuals who received                  enhanced screenings received those screenings because                  of a rules-based screening program matched to more than                  1 rule and, if so, how many rules they matched                  to;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (E) whether there were any common trends                  or characteristics to the individuals who underwent                  more than 1 enhanced screening that the Department was                  able to identify, including nationality, gender, or                  another relevant characteristic;</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (F) whether there were individuals who                  were previously removed from the Terrorist Screening                  Database who after that removal received an enhanced                  screening that was not related to the previous                  placement in the Database; and</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (G) whether the individuals who underwent                  more than 1 enhanced screening, by either the                  Transportation Security Administration or U.S. Customs                  and Border Protection, had also undergone more than 1                  enhanced screening in the previous 2 years.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (4) With respect to searches of electronic devices          arising from enhanced screenings, the following:</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) The number of electronic devices                  searched, disaggregated by agency and airport or port                  of entry and basic or advanced search, and the names of                  third-party tools used to conduct the search.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) The number of requests for technical                  assistance to search an electronic device or for                  assistance to conduct analysis of the findings of a                  search of a device, disaggregated by requesting agency,                  airport or port of entry, and assisting agency, and                  including the number of requests granted and a                  description of the result of each request.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (C) The total number of individuals whose                  electronic devices were searched during the reporting                  period.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (D) The number of those individuals who                  were, at the time of the search, included on the No Fly                  List, the Selectee List, the Terrorist Screening                  Database, or other subsidiary lists shared with the                  Department, disaggregated by list.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (E) The number of individuals who, as a                  result of the search in part or wholly, were newly                  added to a list described in subparagraph                  (D).</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (5) With respect to each rules-based screening          program, the following:</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) A description of each rule that was in                  effect at any point during the reporting                  period.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) A statement of the                  following:</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (i) The total number of rules and                          the number of rules added, changed, maintained,                          or archived.</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (ii) For the number of rules added                          or changed, a statement of--</DELETED>                                 <DELETED>    (I) the number added or                                  changed through standard rule review                                  procedures; and</DELETED>                                 <DELETED>    (II) the number added or                                  changed through procedures designed for                                  exigent circumstances.</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (iii) The total number of rules                          that rely in part or wholly on race, ethnicity,                          nationality, sex, age, or religion, a breakdown                          of the rules by each trait, and a description                          of how each rule uses that trait.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (6) With respect to DHS TRIP, a statement of the          following:</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) The number of applications to DHS                  TRIP.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) With respect to the No Fly List, the                  Selectee List, the Terrorist Screening Database, or                  other subsidiary lists shared with the Department, the                  following:</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (i) The number of applicants that                          DHS TRIP determined were properly included on                          one of those lists, disaggregated by                          list.</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (ii) The number of applicants that                          DHS TRIP determined were incorrectly included                          on one of those lists, disaggregated by                          list.</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (iii) The number of applicants                          that DHS TRIP determined had no nexus to one of                          those lists.</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (iv) The number of applicants that                          DHS TRIP determined were mistakenly identified                          as an individual on one of those lists,                          disaggregated by list.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (C) The number of applicants that DHS TRIP                  determined were included as random selectees for                  enhanced screening under the Secure Flight                  program.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (D) The number of applicants for DHS TRIP                  who encountered travel incidents that fall into                  categories not described in any of subparagraphs (A)                  through (C), disaggregated by category.</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (E) The number of applications to DHS TRIP                  that stated that an agency or officer relied upon race,                  ethnicity, nationality, sex, age, or religion to make                  any decision.</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (7) Any other information the Secretary considers          relevant to evaluating the effectiveness of the enhanced          screening selection procedures of the Transportation Security          Administration and U.S. Customs and Border          Protection.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (d) Analysis of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Impact.-- Each report required by subsection (b) shall include an analysis of any  impacts on civil rights or civil liberties of enhanced screening based  on the data included in the report.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (e) Data Collection.--The data to be included in each  report required by subsection (b) shall--</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (1) be provided by the Transportation Security          Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to the          Office of Homeland Security Statistics; and</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (2) be collected and analyzed--</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (A) by the Office of Homeland Security                  Statistics, in coordination with the Transportation                  Security Administration, U.S. Customs and Border                  Protection, and other relevant agencies; and</DELETED>                 <DELETED>    (B) in a manner that--</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (i) is consistent with the                          Constitution of the United States;</DELETED>                         <DELETED>    (ii) complies with all applicable                          laws and policies, including laws and policies                          protecting privacy, civil rights, and civil                          liberties.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (f) Limitations on Use of Data.--Data that is aggregated  for purposes of a report required by subsection (b)--</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (1) may be used only for purposes of preparing the          report, analyzing trends, making recommendations for improving          the efficiency and effectiveness of enhanced screening at          airports and ports of entry, or auditing enhanced screening          programs; and</DELETED>         <DELETED>    (2) may not be used for purposes of tracking,          vetting, or screening individuals.</DELETED> <DELETED>    (g) Form of Report.--Each report required by subsection  (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a  classified appendix.</DELETED> SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.     This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Oversight and  Accountability in Screening Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.     In this Act:             (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term          ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--                     (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and                  Governmental Affairs of the Senate;                     (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate;                     (C) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;                     (D) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the                  Senate;                     (E) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the                  Senate;                     (F) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House                  of Representatives;                     (G) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability                  of the House of Representatives;                     (H) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of                  Representatives;                     (I) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of                  Representatives;                     (J) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence                  of the House of Representatives; and                     (K) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House                  of Representatives.             (2) Committee.--The term ``Committee'' means the Screening          and Watchlisting Advisory Committee established under section          3(a).             (3) Consolidated terrorist watchlist.--The term          ``consolidated terrorist watchlist'' has the meaning given the          term ``terrorist screening database'' in section 2101 of the          Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 621).             (4) Covered processes.--The term ``covered processes''          means the practices, policies, and programs used to conduct          primary, secondary, enhanced, and additional screenings,          vettings, inspections, and other processes at airports and          other ports of entry, including those related to watchlists          maintained by the Terrorist Screening Center, the Department,          or a component of the Department.             (5) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the          Department of Homeland Security.             (6) Enhanced redress.--The term ``enhanced redress'' means          the process by which the Department confirms whether a United          States person, who has been denied boarding and has applied for          redress, is on the No Fly List maintained by the Terrorist          Screening Center.             (7) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means an          individual that is not a United States person.             (8) Homeland security congressional committees.--The term          ``homeland security congressional committees'' means--                     (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and                  Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and                     (B) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House                  of Representatives.             (9) Redress.-- The term ``redress'' means the process          established by the Department to resolve requests by          individuals to address issues relating to travel, such as          being--                     (A) denied airline boarding or delayed in boarding                  an aircraft;                     (B) denied entry into or exit from or delayed in                  entering into or exiting from the United States at a                  port of entry or border crossing; or                     (C) repeatedly referred to additional screening or                  inspection.             (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary          of Homeland Security.             (11) United states person.--The term ``United States          person'' means a United States citizen or an alien lawfully          admitted for permanent residence to the United States. SEC. 3. SCREENING AND WATCHLISTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.     (a) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of  enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a Screening and  Watchlisting Advisory Committee.     (b) Membership.--             (1) Composition.--The Committee shall be composed of an odd          number of members of not less than 15 and not more than 25          members appointed by the Secretary as follows:                     (A) 2 members shall be the Civil Rights and Civil                  Liberties Officer of the Department and a                  representative from a nonprofit organization, academia,                  or civil society, who shall serve as Co-Chairs of the                  Committee.                     (B) Not less than 1 member shall be appointed from                  each of the following components of the Department:                             (i) The Transportation Security                          Administration.                             (ii) U.S. Customs and Border Protection.                             (iii) The Privacy Office.                             (iv) The Office of Strategy, Policy, and                          Plans.                             (v) The Office of Intelligence and                          Analysis.                             (vi) Any other relevant component germane                          to Department screening, inspections, and                          redress, as determined appropriate by the                          Secretary.                     (C) 5 members shall be the following agency heads                  or their representatives:                             (i) The Director of the Federal Bureau of                          Investigation.                             (ii) The Director of the Terrorist                          Screening Center.                             (iii) The Director of the National                          Counterterrorism Center.                             (iv) The Secretary of State.                             (v) The Chair of the Privacy and Civil                          Liberties Oversight Board established under                          section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and                          Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C.                          2000ee).                     (D) Members of the nonprofit, academic, or civil                  society sectors representing the following:                             (i) Individuals who represent communities                          of diverse backgrounds in race, ethnicity,                          religion, and gender.                             (ii) Individuals who represent communities                          from various geographic regions within the                          United States.                             (iii) National organizations that represent                          diverse racial, ethnic, and religious                          communities.                             (iv) Individuals with expertise in law,                          transparency, technology, privacy, civil                          rights, and civil liberties.                     (E) Any other individuals as the Secretary                  determines appropriate.             (2) Nongovernment members.--There shall be not less than 1          more member of the Committee appointed under paragraph (1)(D)          than the total number of members appointed under subparagraphs          (A), (B), (C), and (E) of paragraph (1).             (3) Date.--The appointments of members of the Committee          shall be made not later than 120 days after the date of          enactment of this Act.             (4) Voluntary service.--The members of the Committee shall          serve on the Committee on a voluntary basis.             (5) Publication of list of members.--The Committee shall          publish an updated list of members of the Committee on a          publicly available website before each meeting of the          Committee.     (c) Period of Appointment; Vacancies.--             (1) Term.--The term of a member of the Committee shall be 3          years, except that a member may continue to serve until a          successor is appointed.             (2) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Committee--                     (A) shall not affect the powers of the Committee;                  and                     (B) shall be filled in the same manner as the                  original appointment.             (3) Reappointment.--A member of the Advisory Committee may          be reappointed for not more than 1 term.     (d) Meetings.--             (1) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the date          on which all members of the Committee have been appointed, the          Committee shall hold the first meeting of the Committee.             (2) Frequency; manner.--The Committee--                     (A) shall meet--                             (i) not less frequently than quarterly; and                             (ii) at the call of the Co-Chairs of the                          Committee or the Secretary; and                     (B) may meet remotely.     (e) Duties.--             (1) In general.--The Committee shall--                     (A) advise, consult with, and make recommendations                  to the Secretary, as appropriate, on the development,                  refinement, implementation, and evaluation of policies,                  programs, and planning pertaining to covered processes                  of the Department, including--                             (i) all covered processes implemented by                          the Transportation Security Administration;                             (ii) all covered processes implemented by                          U.S. Customs and Border Protection at ports of                          entry and their equivalents;                             (iii) trainings associated with these                          covered processes;                             (iv) the intelligence used to support these                          covered processes;                             (v) how data related to these covered                          processes is used, collected, retained,                          analyzed, and shared;                             (vi) internal Department oversight over                          these covered processes;                             (vii) metrics to assess the effectiveness                          of covered processes, including any metrics                          outlined in policy documents;                             (viii) redress processes related to these                          covered processes; and                             (ix) any other matter related to covered                          processes as the Committee may determine                          relevant;                     (B) as appropriate, disclose to the public and                  Congress information about the covered processes                  described in subparagraph (A), and the data and                  analytical system related to those processes, including                  materials explaining how those processes work and legal                  and policy analyses of the processes;                     (C) provide recommendations for the plan required                  under section 4(a), including--                             (i) all recommendations agreed upon by a                          simple majority of members of the Committee;                          and                             (ii) an identification of each of the                          members of the Committee that agreed on each                          recommendation; and                     (D) consider, when providing recommendations for                  the plan required under section 4(a)--                             (i) the use of external advocates who are                          granted security clearances and may access                          classified information to assist passengers;                             (ii) the establishment of a Federal office                          to serve as advocates for passengers or the                          designation of an existing Federal office to                          serve that purpose;                             (iii) the establishment of an independent                          ombudsman office to assist passengers with the                          redress process;                             (iv) expanding the enhanced redress process                          to include United States persons who wish to                          contest their placement on the Selectee List,                          the Expanded Selectee List, or the consolidated                          terrorist watchlist;                             (v) how to provide United States persons                          subject to the enhanced redress process with a                          significant amount of information about the                          placement of the person on the No Fly List and                          what a reasonable amount of time for this                          disclosure should be;                             (vi) whether it is advisable to create a                          system that would allow an individual to                          demonstrate that the individual does not pose a                          threat to aviation or border security, and if                          advisable, the options for developing such a                          system;                             (vii) the extent to which an applicant for                          redress can be notified about placement on any                          other lists maintained by the Department or                          other Federal agencies aside from those                          described in clause (iv), and a summary of the                          basis for that placement;                             (viii) which policies, procedures, and                          guidelines related to covered processes and                          redress can be made available to the public                          and, for those policies, procedures, and                          guidelines that are required to be withheld in                          part or in full, how the Department and other                          Federal agencies can release meaningful                          information about those policies, procedures,                          and guidelines to the public;                             (ix) notifying applicants for redress of                          whether any records, including records relating                          to the status of the applicant, have changed as                          a result of the application; and                             (x) the potential for a redress applicant                          who opts in to receive an expedited or                          discounted review of an application for a                          trusted traveler program of the Department.             (2) Consultation.--                     (A) In general.--To ensure input and coordination                  from relevant components of the Department and the                  public, the Secretary shall regularly seek the advice                  of the Committee on the administration of Department                  covered processes and redress policies and procedures.                     (B) Committee consultation.--The Committee may                  consult with applicable Federal agencies other than the                  Department to ensure a holistic review of covered                  processes.                     (C) Access to materials.--The Committee shall have                  access to all materials necessary to implement its                  responsibilities, including all materials marked as for                  official use only, law enforcement sensitive, or                  sensitive security information.             (3) Reports.--                     (A) Periodic reports.--The Committee shall                  periodically submit to the Secretary reports on                  screening, inspections, and redress matters identified                  by the Secretary and on matters of concern identified                  by a majority of the members of the Committee.                     (B) Annual report.--                             (i) In general.--Not later than September                          30 of each year, the Co-Chairs of the Committee                          shall submit to the homeland security                          congressional committees and the Secretary a                          report on the activities of the Committee for                          the preceding year, which shall include--                                     (I) information from the periodic                                  reports submitted under subparagraph                                  (A) during the year covered by the                                  report; and                                     (II) the activities of any                                  subcommittees established under                                  subsection (f)(5).                             (ii) Publication.--Not later than 30 days                          after the date on which the Secretary receives                          a report under clause (i), the Secretary shall                          publish a public version of the report.             (4) Congressional briefing.--Not later than 10 days after          the date on which the Co-Chairs of the Committee submit to the          Secretary an annual report required under paragraph (3)(B)(i),          the Co-Chairs of the Committee shall provide a briefing to the          homeland security congressional committees on the work,          recommendations, and dissenting opinions of the Committee and          any actions taken as the result of the work, recommendations,          and dissenting opinions.     (f) Powers of the Committee.--             (1) Hearings.--The Committee may hold such hearings, sit          and act at such times and places, take such testimony, and          receive such evidence as the Committee considers advisable to          carry out this Act.             (2) Information from federal agencies.--                     (A) In general.--The Committee may secure directly                  from a Federal department or agency such information as                  the Committee considers necessary to carry out this                  Act.                     (B) Furnishing information.--On request of the Co-                 Chairs of the Committee, the head of the relevant                  Federal department or agency shall furnish the                  information to the Committee.                     (C) Safeguards.--Each member of the Committee shall                  abide by the relevant executive orders, regulations,                  and policies regarding the use, safeguarding, and                  sharing of information that regularly apply to the                  information accessed and role of the member on the                  Committee.             (3) Postal services.--The Committee may use the United          States mail in the same manner and under the same conditions as          other departments and agencies of the Federal Government.             (4) Gifts.--The Committee may accept, use, and dispose of          gifts or donations of services or property.             (5) Subcommittees.--                     (A) In general.--The Co-Chairs of the Committee may                  establish subcommittees to accomplish the duties of the                  Committee.                     (B) Intelligence matters.--                             (i) In general.--The Co-Chairs of the                          Committee shall establish a subcommittee on                          intelligence matters related to covered                          processes.                             (ii) Membership.--The subcommittee                          described in clause (i) shall include the Co-                         Chairs of the Committee and may include other                          members of the Committee who are not Federal                          employees.                             (iii) Security clearances.--                                     (I) In general.--Subject to                                  subclause (II), the Department shall                                  expeditiously provide the Committee                                  members and staff of the subcommittee                                  established under clause (i) with                                  appropriate security clearances to the                                  extent possible under existing                                  procedures and requirements to perform                                  oversight of intelligence matters                                  relating to covered processes.                                     (II) Prohibition.--No individual                                  may be appointed to the subcommittee                                  established under clause (i) if such                                  individual is determined not to be                                  eligible to receive the requisite                                  security clearance.                                     (III) Security clearance                                  requirements.--Any individual appointed                                  to the subcommittee established under                                  clause (i) shall abide by the                                  requirements to hold a security                                  clearance provided under this clause.                     (C) Open meetings.-- To the greatest extent                  possible, all meetings of a subcommittee described in                  this paragraph shall be open to the public.     (g) Committee Personnel Matters.--             (1) Prohibition on compensation.--No non-Federal member of          the Committee may receive pay or benefits from the United          States Government by reason of service on the Committee.             (2) Travel expenses.--All members of the Committee may be          paid travel, per diem, and other necessary expenses while          traveling away from such member's home or regular place of          business in the performance of the duties of the Committee.     (h) Applicability of FACA.--Chapter 10 of title 5, United States  Code (commonly referred to as the ``Federal Advisory Committee Act''),  shall apply to the Committee.     (i) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be  construed to limit the communications of the members of the Committee  with Congress.     (j) Termination.--The Committee shall terminate on December 31,  2030. SEC. 4. REVISING DEPARTMENT REDRESS PROCESSES.     (a) Plan to Improve Redress Processes.--             (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of          enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the          homeland security congressional committees a plan, to be known          as the ``DHS Plan to Improve Redress'', to improve and expand          the implementation by the Department of the appeal and redress          process required under section 44926 of title 49, United States          Code.             (2) Elements.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall          include--                     (A) the needs and intended outcomes of the redress                  process, including--                             (i) protecting national security and                          upholding transparency, privacy, civil rights,                          and civil liberties;                             (ii) an implementation schedule with key                          milestones; and                             (iii) delegation of responsibilities;                     (B) improved processes to seek redress for                  individuals who believe they have been delayed,                  prohibited from boarding a commercial aircraft, denied                  or delayed entry into the United States, subjected to                  electronic device searches, or denied Department                  credentials because they were wrongly identified as a                  risk under the regimes utilized by the Transportation                  Security Administration, U.S. Customs and Border                  Protection, or any other office or component of the                  Department;                     (C) efforts to ensure the redress process is                  timely, fair, and provides for sufficient                  constitutional protections and corrective actions to                  minimize misidentifications and wrongful placements;                     (D) opportunities for the public to provide                  feedback before and after implementation of the plan;                     (E) a description of concrete steps the Department                  will take to strengthen the redress process and make                  the redress process more transparent and readily                  available for people of all backgrounds, including                  individuals who lack access to technology or                  familiarity with the Federal Government; and                     (F) a list of policies, procedures, and guidelines                  related to redress and covered processes of the                  Department that the Department will make available to                  the public and, for those policies, procedures, and                  guidelines that must be withheld in part or in full as                  a result of reasonable national security concerns, how                  the Department and other Federal agencies can release                  meaningful information about those policies,                  procedures, and guidelines to the public.             (3) Considerations.--The Secretary shall consider any          recommendations made by the Committee under section 3(e)(1)          when developing the plan required under paragraph (1) of this          subsection and provide an explanation for any rejected          recommendations.             (4) Form.--The plan required under paragraph (1) shall be          submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified          annex.             (5) Public availability.--Not later than 30 days after the          date on which the Secretary submits the plan required under          paragraph (1), the Secretary shall publish a public version of          the plan.             (6) Briefing.--Not later than 10 days after the date on          which the Secretary publishes a public version of the plan          under paragraph (5), the Secretary shall brief the homeland          security congressional committees on the plan.     (b) Expansion of Office of Appeals and Redress.--Section  44926(b)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--             (1) by striking ``The Secretary shall'' and inserting the          following:                     ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall'';             (2) by striking ``The Office shall include          representatives'' and inserting the following:                     ``(B) Composition.--The Office shall include--                             ``(i) representatives'';             (3) in subparagraph (B), as so designated--                     (A) in clause (i), by striking the period at the                  end and inserting a semicolon; and                     (B) by adding at the end the following:                             ``(ii) the Privacy Officer of the                          Department; and                             ``(iii) the Officer for Civil Rights and                          Civil Liberties of the Department.''.     (c) Annual Report to Congress.--             (1) In general.-- Not later than 180 days after the date of          enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until December          31, 2030, the Attorney General, in consultation with the          Secretary, the Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary          of State, and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the          appropriate congressional committees a report on the          consolidated terrorist watchlist, which shall include--                     (A) the criteria and guidance used by Federal                  agencies for placing the name of an individual on the                  consolidated terrorist watchlist, by category,                  including a summary of any changes made during the 1-                 year period preceding submission of the report;                     (B) the total number of identities on the                  consolidated terrorist watchlist, and the number of                  identities by each category, including the number of                  United States person identities in each category;                     (C) the minimum standards for reliability and                  accuracy of identifying information;                     (D) the degree of information certainty, including                  all audits conducted during the 1-year period preceding                  submission of the report;                     (E) a list of policies and programs for which the                  consolidated terrorist watchlist is used and the range                  of applicable consequences that are to apply to an                  individual, including screening and inspection                  activities that may apply as a result;                     (F) the types of records contained within the                  consolidated terrorist watchlist;                     (G) the list of government and nongovernment                  entities with whom the consolidated terrorist watchlist                  information is shared, including foreign government                  entities, the way those entities use consolidated                  terrorist watchlist information, and the categories                  from the consolidated terrorist watchlist that those                  entities receive;                     (H) the number of records added, removed, and                  changed in the consolidated terrorist watchlist,                  including, for each removal, the number of such records                  by reason for the removal, during the 1-year period                  preceding submission of the report; and                     (I) a description of new information maintained by                  the Terrorist Screening Center.             (2) Form.--Each report required under paragraph (1) shall          be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified          annex.             (3) Briefing.--Not later than 10 days after the date on          which the Attorney General submits the first report under          paragraph (1), the Attorney General shall brief the appropriate          congressional committees on the report.             (4) Publication.--The Attorney General shall develop and          publish on the website of the Department of Justice a public          version of each report required under this subsection in a          manner that makes available any information in the report that          would not harm national security. SEC. 5. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF ENHANCED SCREENING PROGRAMS.     (a) Definitions.--In this section:             (1) DHS trip.--The term ``DHS TRIP'' means the Traveler          Redress Inquiry Program of the Department.             (2) Enhanced screening.--The term ``enhanced screening''          means enhanced or additional screening by the Transportation          Security Administration of a passenger at an airport or          secondary inspection by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of          an individual at a port of entry or the equivalent.             (3) Reporting period.--The term ``reporting period'', with          respect to a report required by subsection (b), means the 1-         year period preceding submission of the report.     (b) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment  of this Act, and annually thereafter for the next 10 years, the  Secretary shall--             (1) submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and          Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science,          and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Homeland          Security of the House of Representatives, and the Comptroller          General of the United States a report evaluating the          effectiveness, during the reporting period, of the mechanisms          of the Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Customs          and Border Protection for performing enhanced screening of          passengers at airports and individuals at ports of entry or the          equivalent; and             (2) work with the Chief Information Officer of the          Department and the Science and Technology Directorate of the          Department to develop any new tools or mechanisms needed to          track the information described in paragraph (1) in a manner          that shall not delay travelers and shall report any challenges          in development of that technology to the appropriate          congressional committees.     (c) Elements of Reports.--             (1) In general.--Each report required by subsection (b)          shall include for the reporting period, at a minimum, the          following data, disaggregated with respect to the          Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Customs and          Border Protection, as applicable to each agency:                     (A) The number of individuals who underwent at                  least 1 enhanced screening, the number of enhanced                  screenings conducted, and the number of enhanced                  screenings disaggregated by the following reasons for                  screening, as appropriate:                             (i) The individual being on the Selectee                          List.                             (ii) The individual being on the Expanded                          Selectee List.                             (iii) A rules-based screening,                          disaggregated by whether the screening was                          conducted under the Silent Partner or Quiet                          Skies program of the Transportation Security                          Administration or pursuant to a rule of U.S.                          Customs and Border Protection.                             (iv) Identification of the individual by                          the Transportation Security Administration                          under section 114(h)(2) of title 49, United                          States Code.                             (v) Agricultural inspection.                             (vi) Customs inspection.                             (vii) Immigration inspection.                             (viii) At the discretion of an employee of                          U.S. Customs and Border Protection or                          Transportation Security Administration,                          including by a member of a Tactical Terrorism                          Response Team.                             (ix) Random selection, disaggregated by                          whether enhanced screening was conducted--                                     (I) under the Secure Flight program                                  of the Transportation Security                                  Administration; or                                     (II) at a port of entry or at an                                  airport security checkpoint, including                                  for participants in trusted traveler                                  programs or the Registered Traveler                                  program.                             (x) In response to a flag from another                          Federal agency, disaggregated by which agency                          and what that flag was for, including because                          the individual is on the Do Not Board List or                          the Public Health Lookout List of the Centers                          for Disease Control and Prevention.                             (xi) Air carrier designation.                             (xii) Other reasons, including information                          with respect to such other reasons.                     (B) The enhanced screenings described in                  subparagraph (A) that, as appropriate to the                  Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Customs                  and Border Protection, resulted in--                             (i) the discovery of a violation of the                          law, disaggregated by violation;                             (ii) the revocation of a visa;                             (iii) the placement of an individual in                          detention;                             (iv) the nomination of an individual to the                          Terrorist Screening Database;                             (v) the levying of a fine or penalty;                             (vi) the detection of a prohibited item; or                             (vii) no consequences.                     (C) Whether there were individuals who, during the                  period covered under the relevant report, underwent                  more than 1 enhanced screening, including--                             (i) how many individuals underwent more                          than 1 enhanced screening;                             (ii) how often those individuals received                          enhanced screenings;                             (iii) whether there were common reasons for                          the multiple enhanced screenings;                             (iv) whether individuals who received                          enhanced screenings received those screenings                          because of a rules-based screening program                          matched to more than 1 rule and, if so, how                          many rules they matched to;                             (v) whether there were any common trends or                          characteristics to the individuals who                          underwent more than 1 enhanced screening that                          the Department was able to identify, including                          nationality, gender, or another relevant                          characteristic;                             (vi) whether there were individuals who                          were previously removed from the Terrorist                          Screening Database who after that removal                          received an enhanced screening that was not                          related to the previous placement in the                          Database; and                             (vii) whether the individuals who underwent                          more than 1 enhanced screening, by either the                          Transportation Security Administration or U.S.                          Customs and Border Protection, had also                          undergone more than 1 enhanced screening in the                          previous 2 years.                     (D) With respect to the searches of the content of                  electronic devices arising from enhanced screenings,                  the following:                             (i) The number of electronic devices                          searched, disaggregated by airport or port of                          entry and basic or advanced search, and the                          names of third-party tools used to conduct the                          search.                             (ii) The number of requests for technical                          assistance to search an electronic device or                          for assistance to conduct analysis of the                          findings of a search of a device, disaggregated                          by requesting agency, airport or port of entry,                          and assisting agency, and including the number                          of requests granted and a description of the                          result of each request.                             (iii) The total number of individuals whose                          electronic devices were searched during the                          reporting period.                             (iv) The number of those individuals who                          were, at the time of the search, included on                          the No Fly List, the Selectee List, the                          Terrorist Screening Database, or other                          subsidiary lists shared with the Department,                          disaggregated by list.                             (v) The number of individuals who, as a                          result of the search in part or wholly, were                          newly added to a list described in clause (iv).                     (E) With respect to each Transportation Security                  Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection                  rules-based screening program, the following:                             (i) A description of each rule that was in                          effect at any point during the reporting                          period.                             (ii) A statement of the following:                                     (I) The total number of rules and                                  the number of rules added, changed,                                  maintained, or archived.                                     (II) For the number of rules added                                  or changed, a statement of--                                             (aa) the number added or                                          changed through standard rule                                          review procedures; and                                             (bb) the number added or                                          changed through procedures                                          designed for exigent                                          circumstances.                                     (III) The total number of rules                                  that rely in part or wholly on race,                                  ethnicity, nationality, sex, age, or                                  religion, a breakdown of the rules by                                  each trait, and a description of how                                  each rule uses that trait.                     (F) With respect to DHS TRIP, a statement of the                  following:                             (i) The number of applications to DHS TRIP.                             (ii) With respect to the No Fly List, the                          Selectee List, the Terrorist Screening                          Database, or other subsidiary lists shared with                          the Department, the following:                                     (I) The number of applicants to DHS                                  TRIP who were included on one of those                                  lists and were not removed as a result                                  of the application, disaggregated by                                  list.                                     (II) The number of applicants to                                  DHS TRIP who were included on one of                                  those lists at the time of a redress                                  application and whose status changed as                                  a result of the redress process,                                  disaggregated by list.                                     (III) The number of applicants that                                  DHS TRIP determined had no nexus to one                                  of those lists.                                     (IV) The number of applicants that                                  DHS TRIP determined were mistakenly                                  identified as an individual on one of                                  those lists, disaggregated by list.                             (iii) The number of applicants that DHS                          TRIP determined were included as random                          selectees for enhanced screening under the                          Secure Flight program.                             (iv) The number of applicants for DHS TRIP                          who encountered travel incidents that fall into                          categories not described in any of clauses (i),                          (ii), or (iii), disaggregated by category.                             (v) The number of applications to DHS TRIP                          that stated that an agency or officer relied                          upon race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, age, or                          religion to make any decision.                     (G) Any other information the Secretary considers                  relevant to evaluating the effectiveness of the                  enhanced screening selection procedures of the                  Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Customs                  and Border Protection, including any improvements the                  Secretary has identified as a result of the report and                  plans to implement or the effect of improvements made                  as a result of reports submitted during previous years.             (2) Initial report.--In submitting the first report in          accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall include          the following:                     (A) An explanation for any required information and                  data described in paragraph (1) that is not available                  on the date of the submission but can be collected in                  the future, including--                             (i) whether technological or other changes                          will need to be made to collect the information                          or data;                             (ii) the timeline for collecting the                          information or data, including any specific                          agency responsibilities; and                             (iii) any additional resources necessary                          for collecting the information or data.                     (B) With respect to any required information and                  data described in paragraph (1) that the Secretary                  cannot collect, an explanation as to why the                  information or data cannot be collected.             (3) Subsequent reports.--Each report submitted after the          initial report described in paragraph (2) shall include a          description of any required information or data described in          paragraph (1) that is missing from the report, including the          following:                     (A) A description of the missing required                  information or data described in paragraph (1).                     (B) The Transportation Security Administration or                  U.S. Customs and Border Protection or other Government                  entity screening entity, activity, or program that                  uses, produces, or is best positioned to have knowledge                  of the missing required information or data described                  in paragraph (1).                     (C) The reasons the required information or data                  described in paragraph (1) are missing from the report.                     (D) Any updates relating to changes made based on                  subsection (2)(A).                     (E) Any additional required authorities, resources,                  or other needed actions to begin tracking the missing                  required information or data described in paragraph                  (1), if practicable.     (d) Analysis of Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, and Privacy  Impact.--Each report required under subsection (b) shall include an  analysis of any impacts on civil rights, civil liberties, or privacy of  enhanced screening based on the data included in the report.     (e) Disaggregation.--Each report required under subsection (b)  shall disaggregate the information contained in the report relating to  individuals into the categories of United States persons and foreign  persons.     (f) GAO Review.--             (1) Review.--Upon receipt of the first report submitted          under subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United          States shall commence a review of the section of the report          submitted in compliance with subsection (c)(2).             (2) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after receipt of the          first report submitted under subsection (b), the Comptroller          General of the United States shall provide a briefing on the          findings of the review to the Committee on Homeland Security          and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Commerce,          Science, and Transportation of the Senate and to the Committee          on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives.     (g) Data Collection.--The data to be included in each report  required by subsection (b) shall--             (1) be provided by the Transportation Security          Administration and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to the          Office of Homeland Security Statistics; and             (2) be collected and analyzed--                     (A) by the Office of Homeland Security Statistics,                  in coordination with the Transportation Security                  Administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and                  other relevant agencies; and                     (B) in a manner that--                             (i) is consistent with the Constitution of                          the United States; and                             (ii) complies with all applicable laws and                          policies, including laws and policies                          protecting privacy, civil rights, and civil                          liberties.     (h) Limitations on Use of Data.--Data that is aggregated for  purposes of a report required by subsection (b)--             (1) shall be used only for purposes of preparing the          report, analyzing trends, making recommendations for improving          the efficiency and effectiveness of enhanced screening at          airports and ports of entry or implementing those improvements,          or reviewing enhanced screening programs; and             (2) may not be used for purposes of tracking, vetting, or          screening individuals.     (i) Form of Report.--Each report required by subsection (b) shall  be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified  appendix.     (j) Publication.--The Secretary shall develop and publish on the  website of the Department of Homeland Security a public version of each  report required under this section in a manner that makes available any  information in the report that would not harm national security.                                                        Calendar No. 738 118th CONGRESS   2d Session                                 S. 4681                           [Report No. 118-318]                                                                                                          A BILL    To ensure a timely, fair, meaningful, and transparent process for   individuals to seek redress because they were wrongly identified as a       threat under the screening and inspection regimes used by the        Department of Homeland Security, to require a report on the     effectiveness of enhanced screening programs of the Department of                 Homeland Security, and for other purposes.                                                                                     December 19 (legislative day, December 16), 2024                        Reported with an amendment