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First Ever TSA Reauthorization Included In FAA Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, September 24th, 2018

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First Ever TSA Reauthorization Included In FAA Bill

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

A congressional bill that that would reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) includes a separate amendment aimed at modernizing the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), including a provision that would provide for a five-year term for the head of TSA.The TSA Modernization Act is the first reauthorization of TSA, which stood up in Nov. 2001 shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.The TSA Modernization Act reauthorizes the aviation security agency and includes various reforms, such as a five-year term for…

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Pentagon

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