Subcommittee Hearing: “H.R. 1690, The MODERN Security Credentials Act”

Subcommittee on Transportation Security | 311 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 | May 4, 2011 2:00pm

On Wednesday, May 4, 2011 the Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Transportation Security will hold a legislative hearing on “H.R. 1690, The MODERN Security Credentials Act,” a bill to be introduced prior to the hearing.  The Committee will meet at 2:00 p.m. in 311 Cannon House Office Building.  The bill text will be forwarded once it is available.

Chairman Mike Rogers (AL) on the hearing:

"The Subcommittee's hearing will focus on the MODERN Security Credentials Act, which requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to streamline and eliminate redundancies in various transportation security credentialing regulations.  My bill takes a crucial step toward streamlining government regulations, which we expect to result in greater savings and less red tape for hard-working men and women who rely on security credentials for their livelihoods.”

Opening Statements

Witnesses

PANEL I

Mr. Stephen Sadler, Assistant Administrator, Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing, Transportation Security Administration
[full text of testimony]

Mr. Darrell S. Bowman, Group Leader, Advanced Systems & Applications, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
[full text of testimony]

PANEL II

Ms. Jeanne M. Olivier, A.A.E., Assistant Director, Aviation Security & Technology, Aviation Department,The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Testifying on behalf of the American Association of Airport Executives
[full text of testimony]
[truth in testimony]

Mr. Martin Rojas, Vice President, Security & Operations, American Trucking Association
[full text of testimony]
[truth in testimony]

Mr. Randall H. Walker, Director of Aviation, Las Vegas McCarran International Airport, Clark County Department of Aviation, Testifying on behalf of the Airports Council International – North America
[full text of testimony]