ATSA
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ATSA is the commonly used acronym for the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, the U.S. law that overhauled airport and transportation security after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ATSA canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal agency
ⓘ
United States federal law ⓘ |
| acronym | ATSA self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
checked baggage security
ⓘ
civil aviation security programs ⓘ commercial aviation in the United States ⓘ passenger air travel security ⓘ |
| appliesWithinJurisdiction |
U.S. airports
ⓘ
U.S. commercial airlines ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| context | post-September 11 security reforms ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdAgency | Transportation Security Administration ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 2001-11-19 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
airport security
ⓘ
counterterrorism ⓘ transportation security ⓘ |
| initialParentAgencyOfTSA | United States Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterParentAgencyOfTSA | United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ |
| legalCitation | Public Law 107-71 ⓘ |
| legislativeResponseTo | September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| mandate |
deploy explosive detection systems for checked baggage
ⓘ
enhance cockpit security measures ⓘ establish procedures for passenger prescreening ⓘ expand use of federal air marshals ⓘ federalize airport passenger screening ⓘ federalize checked baggage screening ⓘ require background checks for airport screeners ⓘ set uniform security standards for U.S. airports ⓘ |
| officeHeldBySigner | President of the United States ⓘ |
| parentAgency |
United States Department of Homeland Security
ⓘ
United States Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| purpose |
overhaul aviation security in the United States
ⓘ
strengthen transportation security in the United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Homeland Security Act of 2002
ⓘ
Transportation Security Administration ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
creation of uniform national aviation security policy
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federal takeover of airport screening from private contractors ⓘ |
| sectorCovered |
aviation security
ⓘ
transportation security ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| title | Aviation and Transportation Security Act ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2001 ⓘ |
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