Public Law 107-71

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Public Law 107-71 is the U.S. federal statute enacted after the September 11 attacks that overhauled aviation security and created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
aviation security law ⓘ
administeredBy Department of Transportation (initially for TSA) ⓘ
aimsTo prevent terrorist attacks on aviation ⓘ
standardize aviation security procedures nationwide ⓘ
amends Title 49 of the United States Code ⓘ
appliesTo U.S. air carriers ⓘ
U.S. commercial airports ⓘ
foreign air carriers serving the United States ⓘ
authorizes federal air marshal program expansion ⓘ
reinforcement of aircraft cockpit doors ⓘ
citation 115 Stat. 597 ⓘ
containsProvision access control measures at airports ⓘ
screening of all checked baggage for explosives ⓘ
security measures for cargo on passenger aircraft ⓘ
security training for flight and cabin crew ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
created TSA ⓘ
Transportation Security Administration ⓘ
dateOfEnactment 2001-11-19 ⓘ
enactedBy 107th United States Congress ⓘ
establishes Under Secretary of Transportation for Security position ⓘ
federal security director positions at airports ⓘ
hasShortTitle Aviation and Transportation Security Act ⓘ
hasTitle Aviation and Transportation Security Act ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterAdministeredBy Department of Homeland Security ⓘ
legalStatus in force (as amended) ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
motivatedBy September 11 attacks ⓘ
partOf post-9/11 U.S. national security legislation ⓘ
publicLawNumber 107-71 ⓘ
requires background checks for airport screeners ⓘ
deployment of explosive detection systems for checked baggage ⓘ
federalization of airport passenger screening ⓘ
federalization of checked baggage screening ⓘ
training standards for airport security personnel ⓘ
responseTo terrorist hijackings of September 11, 2001 ⓘ
scope civil aviation security in the United States ⓘ
signedBy George W. Bush ⓘ
signingDate 2001-11-19 ⓘ
subject airport security ⓘ
aviation security ⓘ
transportation security ⓘ
typeOfSecurityReform federal takeover of airport screening from private contractors ⓘ

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Aviation and Transportation Security Act → legalCitation → Public Law 107-71 ⓘ
subject linked to: ATSA