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The legislation calls for a national transportation security strategy. For air travel, this includes:
  • Advanced airline passenger prescreening.
  • Tightened baggage screening procedures and security in screening areas.
  • Money to improve air cargo security and studies of blast-resistant cargo and baggage containers.
  • Upgraded security features on pilot licenses.
  • Strategies to counter shoulder-fired, stinger-type portable weapons, which may be used to bring planes down.