Legislative Update Aviation Security

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M. Theresa Coutu March 17, 2009

Overview

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FY09 Budget

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09 Stimulus

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FY10 Budget Proposal

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DHS Authorization

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GAO Reports

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FY 2009 Appropriations and Stimulus

DHS FY09 Appropriations •CBP required to share staffing and resource information with airport operators •$544 M total for Purchase and Installation of EDS - $84.5 M of this earmarked for Medium and Small hub airports awarded competitively •$250 M for Checkpoint Support $54.5 M for ED Canine Program •$300 M for US-VISIT Program $30 M for VIPER Program 2

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FY 2010 Budget

Jacobs Team Principles

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DHS Authorization

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Last Congress, the House passed a DHS Authorization bill (HR 1684)

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Bill did not address TSA Authorization

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Focus was on Department Policy, IT issues, and land border security

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Required DHS to submit a plan for implementing biometric component of US-VISIT program

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Senate Introduced a DHS Authorization bill (S.3623)

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Bill did not move out of Committee

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Did not address TSA Authorization

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Required CBP to submit a staffing model to Congress

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Employee Screening

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HR 2764, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 required TSA to conduct a pilot test on employee screening

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Pilot Test conducted at 7 airports testing a variety of screening methods

 Boston, MA  Jacksonville, FL  New Burn, NC  Denver, CO  Kansas City, MO  Eugene, OR  North Bend, OR 

TSA must provide a final report to Congress

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Biometrics & Access Control

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HR 5982, the Biometric Enhancement for Airport-Risk Reduction Act (BEAR Act)

 House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson (D MS) long time proponent of biometrics  Bill passed the House in 2008  Requires TSA in consultation with airports to conduct a study on existing and proposed industry programs that enhance biometric systems at airports 

Committee intends to address biometric systems for airports in TSA portion of DHS Authorization bill

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Cargo

House Homeland Security Committee Hearing: 100% Air Cargo Screening: Can We Secure America’s Skies?

7 9/11 Commission Act requires DHS to establish a system for screening cargo carried aboard passenger aircraft 2/09 - 50% deadline 8/10 - 100% deadline

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Government Accountability Office

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Commercial Airport Access Controls Aviation Passenger Checkpoint Screening Technologies

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TSA's Screening Passengers by Observational Technique (SPOT)

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DHS certification of Secure Flight TSA's Efforts to Comply with 9/11 Act Air Cargo Screening Requirements

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Turnover in TSA's Senior Executive Service

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Assessment of TSA's Risk Management Process for Allocating Resources Across the Transportation Sector

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Pack the Knife

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