1. Legislative Update Aviation Security Airports Council International Public Safety and Security Conference M. Theresa Coutu March 17, 2009

2. 1 ACI-NA Public Safety and Security Conference March 17, 2009 JCI586 Overview  FY09 Budget  09 Stimulus  FY10 Budget Proposal  DHS Authorization  GAO Reports

3. 2 ACI-NA Public Safety and Security Conference March 17, 2009 JCI586 FY 2009 Appropriations and Stimulus DHS FY09 Appropriations CBP required to share staffing and resource information with airport operators $544 M total for Purchase and Installation of EDS - $84.5 M of this earmarked for Medium and Small hub airports awarded competitively $250 M for Checkpoint Support$54.5 M for ED Canine Program $300 M for US-VISIT Program$30 M for VIPER Program

4. 3 ACI-NA Public Safety and Security Conference March 17, 2009 JCI586 Jacobs Team Principles FY 2010 Budget

5. 4 ACI-NA Public Safety and Security Conference March 17, 2009 JCI586 DHS Authorization  Last Congress, the House passed a DHS Authorization bill (HR 1684)  Bill did not address TSA Authorization  Focus was on Department Policy, IT issues, and land border security  Required DHS to submit a plan for implementing biometric component of US-VISIT program  Senate Introduced a DHS Authorization bill (S.3623)  Bill did not move out of Committee  Did not address TSA Authorization  Required CBP to submit a staffing model to Congress

6. 5 ACI-NA Public Safety and Security Conference March 17, 2009 JCI586 Employee Screening  HR 2764, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 required TSA to conduct a pilot test on employee screening  Pilot Test conducted at 7 airports testing a variety of screening methods  Boston, MA  Jacksonville, FL  New Burn, NC  Denver, CO  Kansas City, MO  Eugene, OR  North Bend, OR  TSA must provide a final report to Congress

7. 6 ACI-NA Public Safety and Security Conference March 17, 2009 JCI586 Biometrics & Access Control  HR 5982, the Biometric Enhancement for Airport-Risk Reduction Act (BEAR Act)  House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson (D- MS) long time proponent of biometrics  Bill passed the House in 2008  Requires TSA in consultation with airports to conduct a study on existing and proposed industry programs that enhance biometric systems at airports  Committee intends to address biometric systems for airports in TSA portion of DHS Authorization bill

8. 7 ACI-NA Public Safety and Security Conference March 17, 2009 JCI586 Cargo 9/11 Commission Act requires DHS to establish a system for screening cargo carried aboard passenger aircraft 2/09 - 50% deadline 8/10 - 100% deadline House Homeland Security Committee Hearing: 100% Air Cargo Screening: Can We Secure America’s Skies?

9. 8 ACI-NA Public Safety and Security Conference March 17, 2009 JCI586 Government Accountability Office  Commercial Airport Access Controls  Aviation Passenger Checkpoint Screening Technologies  TSA's Screening Passengers by Observational Technique (SPOT)  DHS certification of Secure Flight  TSA's Efforts to Comply with 9/11 Act Air Cargo Screening Requirements  Turnover in TSA's Senior Executive Service  Assessment of TSA's Risk Management Process for Allocating Resources Across the Transportation Sector

10. 9 ACI-NA Public Safety and Security Conference March 17, 2009 JCI586 Pack the Knife