Study and Report to Congress on Civil Aviation Security Responsibilities and Funding, 1998

摘要

This report is provided to Congress by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in response to the requirement for a study of and report regarding allocating civil aviation security responsibilities established by section 301 of the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-264). The study examines the evolution of aviation security responsibilities and finds that a consensus exists to retain the current system of shared responsibilities. The report does not recommend a transfer of air carrier responsibilities to either airport operators or the Federal Government. As a result, the report does not contain methodologies for such a transfer. The study recognizes the incremental increases in Federal Government involvement that have taken place and predicts that such increases will continue, perhaps in the field of aviation security training. The study examines discussions of funding for aviation security and considers a number of views. The report contains options for aviation security funding and states the Administration's position that any FAA activities, including security activities, be derived from charges paid by users of the National Airspace System. The report offers no recommendations in the absence of a consensus on the source of funding. The FAA believes that there should be no change to the current system of shared responsibilities or funding at this time and therefore offers no legislative proposals.