Improve access to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program for people in federal, state, or local custody by directing TSA to help them pre-apply and navigate appeals or waivers before reentry.

This legislation will improve access to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program by assisting those currently in Federal, State, or local prisons through the TWIC card application process to gain this credential needed for specific transportation sector jobs.

Carter's office said the TWICE Act would improve access to TWIC credentials for incarcerated people preparing for transportation-sector jobs, and Carter said the bill would make reentry more successful.

Reps. Carter, Higgins Introduce Bipartisan TWICE Act to Reduce Recidivism and Address Transportation Workforce Shortages | Representative Troy Carter
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Current TWIC statute requires credentials for secure maritime access, provides disqualification rules, waiver and appeal processes, processing-time targets, and priority processing for separating service members.

The governing TWIC statute contains waiver, appeal, and processing provisions, but it does not direct TSA to help people in federal, state, or local custody pre-apply or prepare appeals/waivers before reentry. A page search found no match for custody or pre-apply.

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46 U.S.C. 70105: Transportation worker identification credentials
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TWIC applicants must provide TSA-required identifying information, submit biometric information and fingerprints, pay the required fee, and may receive appeal/waiver information after an adverse determination.

Current TSA regulations implement the regular TWIC application, threat assessment, appeal, and waiver pathway. They mention incarceration only as a disqualifying lookback factor and contain no custody-based pre-application assistance requirement; eCFR search found no match for custody, pre-apply, or pre-enroll.

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eCFR: 49 CFR Part 1572, Credentialing and Security Threat Assessments
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Part 1515 applies to TWIC applicants appealing an Initial Determination of Threat Assessment or requesting a waiver of certain standards.

The appeal/waiver rules require the applicant to initiate written appeal or waiver steps and set deadlines, but do not create TSA assistance for people in custody before reentry. eCFR search found no match for custody or pre-apply.

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eCFR: 49 CFR Part 1515, Appeal and Waiver Procedures for Security Threat Assessments for Individuals
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The official TSA enrollment page describes standard TWIC enrollment, security threat assessment, fee, appointment management, enrollment-center lookup, and documents for in-person enrollment.

As of the available TSA enrollment page, TWIC access remains a standard applicant/enrollment-center process. The page does not describe a custody pre-application program or TSA navigation support for appeals or waivers before reentry.

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Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) | TSA Enrollment by IDEMIA
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