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Legislation

Biometrics is expected to be incorporated in solutions to provide for Homeland Security including applications for improving airport security, strengthening our national borders, in travel documents, visas and in preventing ID theft. Congressional offices and different Government agencies are addressing the important role that biometrics will play in identifying and verifying the identity of individuals and protecting national assets.

Links to related Public Laws currently available in electronic format can be found at the National Archives and Records Administration's Catalog of Public Laws -- 107th Congress web site

Public Law 107-56, 107th Congress uniting and strengthening America by providing appropriate tools required to intercept and obstruct terrorism. (USA Patriot Act of 2001)

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Public Law 107-71, 107th Congress aviation and transportation security to improve aviation security, and for other purposes. (Focus on new and emerging technologies that may include biometrics, Require action: review of biometrics effectiveness in US airports, Potential initiatives related to biometrics, Trusted passenger (TSA establish requirements), Pilot licenses with biometrics).

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