Terrorist Watchlist Data Accuracy and Transparency Act

This bill updates the Homeland Security Act to make the Department of Homeland Security check the accuracy of its terrorism screening records. It would require DHS to run regular accuracy reviews on names the department sends to the terrorist watchlist and other terrorism databases, so errors can be found and corrected more quickly.

Key points:

• Who is affected: DHS staff who add names; people who are screened using these lists; agencies that use the data.
• What changes: Regular accuracy reviews of names submitted to the terrorist watchlist and other terrorism databases.