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House Panel Approves TSA Authorization Bill

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Friday, May 15th, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker The House Committee on Homeland Security yesterday approved a bill authorizing appropriations for the Transportation Security Administration during the next two fiscal years along with a slew of policy recommendations and reporting requirements such as incorporating the Registered Traveler (RT) program into the agency risk-based aviation security operations. The bill, entitled Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act (H.R. 2200), is the first authorization bill for TSA since the agency was stood up following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The…

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