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1998

STATUS OF AVIATION SECURITY EFFORTS WITH A FOCUS ON THE NATIONAL SAFE SKIES ALLIANCE AND PASSENGER PROFILING CRITERIA

(105–68)

HEARING

BEFORE THE

SUBCOMMITTEE ON

AVIATION

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

MAY 14, 1998

Printed for the use of the

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman

DON YOUNG, Alaska
THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin
SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York
HERBERT H. BATEMAN, Virginia
HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina
JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland
JAY KIM, California
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STEPHEN HORN, California
BOB FRANKS, New Jersey
JOHN L. MICA, Florida
JACK QUINN, New York
TILLIE K. FOWLER, Florida
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
SPENCER BACHUS, Alabama
STEVEN C. LaTOURETTE, Ohio
SUE W. KELLY, New York
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
RICHARD H. BAKER, Louisiana
FRANK RIGGS, California
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
ROBERT W. NEY, Ohio
JACK METCALF, Washington
JO ANN EMERSON, Missouri
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
ROY BLUNT, Missouri
JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Louisiana
JOHN R. THUNE, South Dakota
CHARLES W. ''CHIP'' PICKERING, Jr., Mississippi
KAY GRANGER, Texas
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JON D. FOX, Pennsylvania
THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia
FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey
J.C. WATTS, Jr., Oklahoma
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
VITO FOSSELLA, New York

JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
ROBERT A. BORSKI, Pennsylvania
WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
GLENN POSHARD, Illinois
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia
JERROLD NADLER, New York
PAT DANNER, Missouri
ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey
JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
JAMES A. BARCIA, Michigan
BOB FILNER, California
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EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
FRANK MASCARA, Pennsylvania
GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
MAX SANDLIN, Texas
ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California
BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
JAY W. JOHNSON, Wisconsin
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts
TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania
NICK LAMPSON, Texas
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas

Subcommittee on Aviation

JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee, Chairman

ROY BLUNT, Missouri Vice Chairman
THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois
VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois
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CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire
JACK METCALF, Washington
EDWARD A. PEASE, Indiana
JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania
ASA HUTCHINSON, Arkansas
MERRILL COOK, Utah
JOHN COOKSEY, Louisiana
CHARLES W. ''CHIP'' PICKERING, Jr., Mississippi
KAY GRANGER, Texas
JON D. FOX, Pennsylvania
THOMAS M. DAVIS, Virginia
J.C. WATTS, Jr., Oklahoma
JERRY MORAN, Kansas
VITO FOSSELLA, New York
BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania
  (Ex Officio)

WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois
LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa
GLENN POSHARD, Illinois
NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia
JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio
PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon
JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois
PAT DANNER, Missouri
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JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina
CORRINE BROWN, Florida
EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas
JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD, California
ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland
JOHN ELIAS BALDACCI, Maine
MARION BERRY, Arkansas
JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota
  (Ex Officio)

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CONTENTS

TESTIMONY

    Flynn, Admiral Cathal L., Associate Administrator for Civil Aviation Security, Federal Aviation Administration

    Fultz, Keith O., Assistant Comptroller General, Resources, Community and Economic Development Division, U.S. General Accounting Office

    Jensen, Tom, President, National Safe Skies Alliance
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    Meenan, John M., Senior Vice President, Industry Policy, Air Transport Association

    Orlando, James E., Advisor to the Aviation Mail Security Committee, U.S. Postal Service

    Shurafa, Nabil, Detroit, Michigan

    Stefani, Alexis M., Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Aviation, U.S. Department of Transportation

    Wood, Kenneth, President and CEO, Barringer Instruments, Inc

    Zogby, Dr. James J., President, Arab American Institute

PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

    Costello, Hon. Jerry F., of Illinois

    LaHood, Hon. Ray, of Illinois

    Lipinski, Hon. William O., of Illinois

    Poshard, Hon. Glenn, of Illinois
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    Rahall, Hon. Nick J., of West Virginia

PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES

    Flynn, Admiral Cathal L

    Fultz, Keith O

    Jensen, Tom

    Meenan, John M

    Orlando, James E

    Stefani, Alexis M

    Wood, Kenneth

    Zogby, Dr. James J

SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD

    Jensen, Tom, President, National Safe Skies Alliance, correspondence, newspaper articles, and charts
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    Orlando, James E. Advisor to the Aviation Mail Security Committee, U.S. Postal Service, correspondence and statement

    Stefani, Alexis M., Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Aviation, U.S. Department of Transportation, responses to questions from Rep. Pease

    LaHood, Hon. Ray, a Representative in Congress from Illinois, article, Steamed Over Searches, Arab-American Travelers Question Airline Security Plan, Detroit Free Press, June 25, 1997

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ADDITIONS TO THE RECORD

    American Civil Liberties Union, Gregory T. Nojeim, Legislative Counsel, statement

    American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Betty Molchany, Acting Director of Legal Services, statement

    Hon. Ray LaHood of Illinois, Hon. Nick Rahall of West Virginia, Hon. Pat Danner of Missouri, and Hon. Chris John of Louisiana, letter requesting a hearing on the issue of passenger profiling, July 31, 1997
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    Garvey, Jane F., Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, letter, May 6, 1998

    Reno, Janet, Attorney General of the United States, letter, October 1, 1997

    Article, Gun That Looks Like Key Chain Fools Security X-Rays at Airport, New York Times, May 6, 1998

    Dennis, Jerry T., correspondence and attachments

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