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House Panel Approves Bills Related To CBP, TWIC

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, May 21st, 2014

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House Panel Approves Bills Related To CBP, TWIC

Handheld TWIC readers are used by the Coast Guard for random security checks at ports. Photo: TSA

A House subcommittee on Tuesday approved three border security-related bills, including one calling for a third party assessment of a transportation worker credential program and another that would formally authorize the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency. The Essential Transportation Worker Identification Credential Assessment Act (H.R. 3202), which passed the House Homeland Security Border and Maritime Security panel by voice vote, requires DHS to submit a comprehensive report on the effectiveness of the Transportation Worker Identification…

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