Biometric Identifiers and Border Security: 9/11 Commission Recommendations and Related Issues [Updated February 7, 2005] [open pdf - 41KB]
"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 our 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. This report will be updated as needed."
Report Number: | CRS Report for Congress, RS21916 |
Author: | Krouse, William J. Morgan, Daniel (Daniel L.) |
Publisher: | Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service |
Date: | 2005-02-07 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Retrieved From: | Via E-mail |
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Media Type: | application/pdf |
URL: | https://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=449363 |