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House Passes Bevy Of Homeland Security Bills

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 9th, 2018

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House Passes Bevy Of Homeland Security Bills

The House on Tuesday approved a number of homeland security bills, including ones related to cyber security, aviation security and counter-terrorism.The SAFE TECH Act (H.R. 4561), introduced by Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), would give the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) one year from enactment to create a program to allow third parties to test transportation security equipment provided by vendors, including as a potential alternative to testing by government entities. The testing would be for detection of explosives and prohibited items.The…

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