Crs Report for Congress Received through the Crs Web Security Threat Assessments for Hazmat Drivers January 25, 2005

By Rothberg, Paul F.

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Title:	Crs Report for Congress Received through the Crs Web Security Threat Assessments for Hazmat Drivers January 25, 2005
Author:	Rothberg, Paul F.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
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Excerpt
Summary: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is gradually implementing Section 1012 of the USA Patriot Act (P.L. 107-56). This provision seeks to reduce some of the security risks associated with hazardous materials (hazmat) transportation by requiring a security threat assessment of drivers with a hazmat endorsement on their commercial drivers license (CDL). This process, which includes immigration and database checks, may deter a terrorist from obtaining or keeping such an endorsement; nevertheless, the hazmat transportation system remains vulnerable to attack. Members of Congress are overseeing implementation of TSA’s program, reviewing its financial impacts, and deciding whether to explicitly require in law a comparable review of Canadian- and Mexican-domiciled drivers transporting specified hazmats into the United States.

Table of Contents
Contents TSA and Security Threat Assessments of Hazmat Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The First Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Second Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Brief History of the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Current Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 State Funding, and Federal Funding and Fees for TSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Policy Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Policy Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Selected Industry and Driver Concerns Regarding TSA’s Program . . . . . 15 Concluding Observation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17