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title: "6 U.S.C. § 969"
description: "Revalidation"
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title_number: 6
title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
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chapter_name: "SECURITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EVERY PORT"
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citation: "6 U.S.C. § 969"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 6 U.S.C. § 969 - Revalidation

## Text

The Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, shall develop and implement—

(1) a revalidation process for Tier 2 and Tier 3 participants;

(2) a framework based upon objective criteria for identifying participants for periodic revalidation not less frequently than once during each 4-year period following the initial validation; and

(3) an annual plan for revalidation that includes—

(A) performance measures;

(B) an assessment of the personnel needed to perform the revalidations; and

(C) the number of participants that will be revalidated during the following year.

(Pub. L. 109–347, title II, § 219, Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1913.)