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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Dec 16, 2005
Prohibits the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) from increasing the number of random body searches or modifying the list of items prohibited from being carried aboard a passenger aircraft operated by a domestic or foreign air carrier in order to permit any item on the list as of December 1, 2005, to be carried aboard such an aircraft until: (1) each high risk airport is equipped with walk through explosive detection equipment at security checkpoints; (2) the Assistant Secretary conducts a security-risk assessment of common items that may be carried aboard a passenger aircraft for their potential use in a terrorist incident and develops standards for the inclusion or removal of such items on the list of prohibited items based on the level of risk; and (3) the Assistant Secretary develops guidelines to determine when a body search is warranted.
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Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] · R–WA
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity.
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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