H.R. 4581 · 115th Congress
Screening and Vetting Passenger Exchange Act of 2017
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Brian Fitzpatrick
- Introduced
- 2017-12-07
- Latest action
- 2018-09-04 · Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-334.
Summary
Screening and Vetting Passenger Exchange Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop best practices for utilizing advanced passenger information and passenger name record data for counterterrorism screening and vetting operations.
DHS shall: (1) make unclassified versions of such best practices available to appropriate countries, including visa waiver program countries; and (2) provide assistance to such countries in implementing such practices.