Wed, Dec 14, 2011
Bipartisan Measure Sponsored By Rockefeller, Hutchison, And
Burr
U.S. Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Jay Rockefeller
(D-WV), and Richard Burr (R-NC) on Tuesday won Senate passage of
the text of their bill, S. 1954, which would direct the TSA to
develop and implement a plan providing expedited screening through
the country’s airports for U.S. Armed Forces personnel and
their accompanying family members.
“Our military men and women make sacrifices for our nation
every day and the least we can do is make their lives – and
the lives of their family members -- easier when they travel around
the country they defend,” said Senator Hutchison.
“They’ve earned the overwhelming right from a grateful
nation to go to the front of the line. This bipartisan
initiative allows armed forces personnel expedited security
screening through U.S. airports and I’m pleased the Senate
took advantage of this opportunity to work together and get this
done.”
“The men and women of our Armed Forces make sacrifices
every day for this country. We should make this small
adjustment to our TSA policy so that dedicated servicemen and women
can travel a little easier as they head out on deployments or
return to their families,” said Senator Rockefeller.
“Our servicemen and women chose service over self when
they volunteered to defend our nation. This sacrifice
requires they and their families travel wherever duty calls,
whether that means to a different state or overseas,” Senator
Burr said. “We ask so much of our military, and with
the difficult tasks they perform and all they have on their minds,
it makes sense to ensure their journeys are a little bit
easier.”
The “Risk-Based Security Screening for Members of the
Armed Forces Act,” S. 1954, provides a clear timeline for
developing and implementing the program. The legislation
directs TSA, in consultation with the Department of Defense, to
develop expedited screening procedures that do not reduce security
but do reduce obstacles in the travel process for military
personnel.
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