COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIRST CONGRESS FIRST SESSION MARCH 21, 1989 AND APRIL 25, 1989 H.R. 1659 TO IMPROVE AVIATION SECURITY BY REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION 21-861 Printed for the use of the U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1989 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office 54426443 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION GLENN M. ANDERSON, California, Chairman ROBERT A. ROE, New Jersey NICK JOE RAHALL II, West Virginia DOUGLAS H. BOSCO, California TIM VALENTINE, North Carolina LOUISE M. SLAUGHTER, New York JIMMY HAYES, Louisiana BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee LEWIS F. PAYNE, Virginia JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey BEN JONES, Georgia MIKE PARKER, Mississippi GREG LAUGHLIN, Texas GLEN BROWDER, Alabama JOHN PAUL HAMMERSCHMIDT, Arkansas THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin RON PACKARD, California SHERWOOD BOEHLERT, New York DENNIS HASTERT, Illinois CASS BALLENGER, North Carolina BILL EMERSON, Missouri JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee Arad, Arik, general manager, International Consultants on Targeted Security Belger, Monte, Associate Administrator for Aviation Standards, Federal Aviation Administration, accompanied by Raymond Salazar, Director, Civil Aviation Security, FAA; Irene Howie, Assistant Chief Counsel, International Affairs and Legal Policies, FAA. Bozorgmanesh, Dr. Hadi, corporate vice president, Science Applications International Corp..... Bradley, H.L., chairman, Flight Security Committee, Air Line Pilots Associa- Burton, Hon. Dan, a Representative in Congress from Indiana Fine, David H., vice president, Thermedics, Inc. Fitzgerald, Gerald, assistant director for aviation, Port Authority of New Gardella, Stephen L., Jr., consultant, Strategic Security Services, Inc............ Jackson, Wilfred A., director of airport operations, Baltimore-Washington SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Belger, Monte, Associate Administrator for Aviation, Federal Aviation Administration: Statement... Response to Mr. Molinari's question regarding preflight inspection Bozorgmanesh, Dr. Hadi, corporate vice president, Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), statement. (iii) Page 1 309 vii 298 23 219 179 83 147 219 .78, 87 298 147 .78, 87 .78, 87 179 6 23 6 179 219 147 Page Bradley, H.L., chairman, Flight Security Committee, Air Line Pilots Association, statement...... 197 Cummock, Victoria, statement. 161 Fine, David H., vice president, Thermedics, Inc., statement. 237 Kolter, Hon. Joe, a Representative in Congress from Pennsylvania Fitzgerald, Gerald P., assistant director for aviation, Port Authority of New Jackson, Wilfred A., director, airport operations, Baltimore-Washington International Airport, statement. 135 40 120 Lally, Richard F., director of security, Air Transport Association of America, statement 108 Lenoir, Juliette, national vice president, Association of Flight Attendants, Lightfoot, Hon. Jim, a Representative in Congress from Iowa, statement.. ment.. McNulty, Hon. Michael R., a Representative in Congress from New York, ment.. Moreau, Brian K., vice president, Independent Union of Flight Attendants, statement. 212 Paderson, John G., sales and marketing manager, ION Track Instruments (ITI), Inc.: 246 251 252 20 Statement.. Fact sheet... Advanced bomb and weapons detection systems (brochure). Pan Am Flight 103 victims' family members, statement........ Payne, Hon. Lewis F., Jr., a Representative in Congress from Virginia, statement... Towns, Hon. Edolphus, a Representative in Congress from New York, statement... H.R. 1659: To improve aviation security by requiring the installation and use of certain explosive detection equipment at certain airports located outside the United States and by providing assistance for the acquisition of such equipment, and for other purposes..... TESTIMONY Barclay, Charles M., executive vice president, American Association of Air- Knisely, Robert, deputy assistant secretary for budget and programs, U.S. 310 313 371 324, 410 Lally, Richard F., director of security, Air Transport Association.. 349 371 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Barclay, Charles M., executive vice president, American Association of Air- Costello, Hon. Jerry, a Representative in Congress from Illinois, statement 381 323 333 389 Knisely, Robert, deputy assistant secretary for budget and programs, Depart- Kolter, Hon. Joe, a Representative in Congress from Pennsylvania, statement. Payne, Hon. Lewis F., Jr., a Representative in Congress from Virginia, state- Valentine, Hon. Tim, a Representative in Congress from North Carolina, statement. Page 348 319 362 321 338 344 322 ADDITION TO THE RECORD Kelly, Paul, chairman, All America Marketing, Inc., statement. Letter to Secretary of Transportation, and response.. 415 416 |