An Act of Congress

  

Act of Congress mandates upgrading

 Airport Security Screening 

  

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One Hundred Seventh Congress of the United States of America 

S. 1447 AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and one. 

An Act 

To improve aviation security, and for other purposes. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Aviation and Transportation Security Act’’. 

TITLE I—AVIATION SECURITY SEC. 

109. ENHANCED SECURITY MEASURES. 

(a) IN GENERAL. The Under Secretary of Transportation for Security may take the following actions: 

     (7) Provide for the use of voice stress analysis, biometric, or other technologies to prevent a person who might pose a danger to air safety or security  from boarding the aircraft of an air carrier or foreign air carrier in air transportation or intrastate air transportation.   

 

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