Detection of Explosives on Airline Passengers : Recommendation of the 9/11 Commission and Related Issues / Dana A. Shea, Daniel Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shea, Dana A., author.

Morgan, Daniel, author.

Series:

CRS report for Congress ; RS21920.

CRS report for Congress ; RS21920

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Explosives--Detection.

Explosives.

Airline passenger security screening--Law and legislation--United States.

Airline passenger security screening.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages).

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, 2007.

Summary:

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, known as the 9/11 Commission, recommended that Congress and the Transportation Security Administration give priority attention to screening airline passengers for explosives. The key issue for Congress is balancing the costs of mandating passenger explosives detection against other aviation security needs. Passenger explosives screening technologies have been underdevelopment for several years and are now being deployed in select airports. Their technical capabilities are not fully established, and operational and policy issues have not yet been resolved. Critical factors for implementation in airports include reliability, passenger throughput, and passenger privacy concerns. Presuming the successful development and deployment of this technology, certification standards, operational policy, and screening procedures for federal use will need to be established. This topic continues to be of congressional interest, particularly as the 110th Congress reexamines the implementation of the 9/11 Commission's recommendations via H.R. 1 and S. 4.

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