[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 98 (Thursday, July 18, 2002)]
[House]
[Pages H4877-H4878]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                AIRPORT SCREENING FOR AVIATION EMPLOYEES

  (Mr. SESSIONS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, today I propose and ask the Transportation 
Secretary to put in place a separate aviation employee screening 
process by September 1 of this year that will allow airlines to safely 
and efficiently comply with Federal law.
  This separate aviation employee screening process would be uniform 
from airport to airport, performed by TSA personnel at separate portals 
from passenger screening, and must take advantage of the new aviation 
employee credentials that are presently under development.
  I ask Transportation Secretary Norm Mineta to appoint a task force to 
include airline, labor and airport representatives to provide necessary 
and helpful real-world input and resources in creating and implementing 
this process.
  This task force can greatly enhance the government's ability to meet 
the proposed September 1 implementation

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deadline and facilitate acceptance in the aviation community.

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