Aviation Security: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, Second Session, July 23, 2002

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Page 76 - USC 529), to enter into and perform such contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, or other transactions as may be necessary in the conduct of its work and on such terms as it may deem appropriate...
Page 106 - States airports have sufficient explosives detection systems to screen all checked baggage no later than December 31, 2002, and that as soon as such systems are in place at an airport, all checked baggage at the airport is screened by those systems...
Page 55 - Office') to be headed by the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security. "Sec. 2. Mission. The mission of the Office shall be to develop and coordinate the implementation of a comprehensive national strategy to secure the United States from terrorist threats or attacks.
Page 65 - Chairman The Honorable James L. Oberstar Ranking Democratic Member Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure House of Representatives...
Page 76 - ... agreements, or other transactions as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Administrator and the Administration. The Administrator may enter into such contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, and other transactions with any Federal agency (as such term is defined in section 551(1) of title 5) or any instrumentality of the United States, any State, territory, or possession, or political subdivision thereof, any other governmental entity, or any person, firm, association, corporation,...
Page 117 - Mr. Chairman, this concludes my prepared statement. I would be happy to address any questions you or other members of the Subcommittees may have. Appendix I Appendix I DOD'B FISCAL YEAR 1997 AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT PLANS (A...
Page 101 - ... scope of its missions, establishing employee compensation and controlling salaries, overseeing contracts, and utilizing space at airports. TSA needs to exercise caution in these areas particularly in light of the President's proposal to create a Department of Homeland Security. The President's proposal (which should offer economies of scale) could have significant implications for TSA. The implications extend to activities TSA anticipates performing and staffing up, such as intelligence gathering...
Page 66 - Security shall provide for the screening of all passengers and property, including United States mail, cargo, carry-on and checked baggage, and other articles, that will be carried aboard a passenger aircraft operated by an air carrier or foreign air carrier in air transportation or intrastate air transportation.
Page 69 - deploy at all airports in the United States where screening is required under section 44901 of title 49 ... a sufficient number of Federal screeners, Federal Security Managers, Federal security personnel, and Federal law enforcement officers to conduct the screening of passengers and property.
Page 136 - City, and has been a consultant to and member of the Victims Committee of the American Bar Association. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan (BS) and Cleveland Marshall College of Law(JD).

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