Biometric Identifiers and Border Security: 9/11 Commission Recommendations and Related Issues

Abstract

In its final report, the 9/11 Commission concluded that funding and completing a "biometric entry-exit screening system" for travelers to and from the United States is essential to U.S. national security. The commission noted that the United States has built the first phase of a biometric screening system known as US-VISIT, and recommended that the "patchwork" of other border screening systems be consolidated with US-VISIT to serve as the basis for a single system to streamline border inspections. This report provides an overview of biometric technologies and the major U.S. biometric border screening systems, including US-VISIT, and discusses issues such as cost, performance, and user acceptance. Based in part upon the commission's recommendations, Congress included biometric provisions related to entry/exit control in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-458). This topic will probably continue to be of interest to the 109th Congress. This report will be updated as needed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 2005
Accession Number
ADA453723

Entities

People

  • Daniel Morgan
  • William Krouse

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

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Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biometric Security
  • Biometrics
  • Border Security
  • Control Systems
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Facial Recognition
  • Homeland Security
  • Identification
  • Identification Systems
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • National Security
  • Recognition
  • Security
  • Standards
  • United States

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