IP: Pres. Bush to Head-Up National ID System

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 18:14:24
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> 1.10.2002
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> Pres. Bush to Head-Up National ID System
>
> As previously reported here, Congress has recently directed the US
> Department of Transportation to establish model guidelines for encoded data
> on driver's licenses issued by states as part of the 2002 transportation
> funding legislation.
>
> The Congressional directive also instructs federal agencies to work together
> towards development and installation of fingerprint or retinal scanners at
> airports which will read and verify data stored on the license documents.
>
> The directive constitutes formal establishment of a national ID system under
> the leadership of President George W. Bush as chief executive of his
> administration.
>
> According to the Congressional report the system will be used for national
> security and to prevent fraud. It will also be used to stop "underage
> drinking".
>
> The newly established Department of Transportation safety agency will manage
> a federal database linking state driver information.
>
> The 1993 Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), codified at Title 18,
> Section 2721, will serve as the authority for this program. The Act
> ~requires~ states to release personal information from  motor vehicle
> records for purposes of national defense (security) and matters involving
> national or regional emergencies; all under direction of the President.
>
> The DPPA also authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to collect and
> collate transportation related information whenever the Secretary decides
> such collection will contribute to the improvement of the transportation
> system of the United States.
>
> The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) has already
> drafted a national ID standard. One of the required features of the AAMVA
> standard is digitally encoded inclusion of Social Security Numbers -- even
> though it is often claimed by proponents that SSNs would not be included.
>
> The AAMVA national ID standard also incorporates fingerprint and digital
> photo criteria.
>
> AAMVA's standards director, Nathan Root, was recently quoted -- in an effort
> to counter opposition to their national ID scheme -- saying, "they're giving
> these systems too much credit in even assuming that somebody would be able
> and interested to track everybody's whereabouts and
> doings."
>
> If you believe Nathan Root, you deserve a national ID.
>
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> CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2299, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND
> RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2002 (H.R. 2299)
> ftp://ftp.loc.gov/pub/thomas/cp107/hr308.txt
> Conference Report (H. Rept. 107-308)
>
> Model guidelines for encoded data on driver's licenses.--
> In light of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, it is clear that all
> levels of government need to work in concert to deter and prevent future
> attacks. One means of doing so is to ensure that individuals asked to
> identify themselves are not using false identities. The increasing
> availability through the internet of expertly crafted false identification
> makes the task very difficult. The conferees are aware of technology,
> existing today, that can quickly scan any encoded data on the reverse of a
> driver's license to validate the license as legitimately issued. By
> reviewing personal data encoded on the license, it can also be used to
> assist in making a quick determination that the person displaying the
> license is the person to whom it was issued. The conferees strongly
> encourage the department to consider the development of model guidelines
> specifying the types of encoded data that should be placed on driver's
> licenses for security purposes, and to work in concert with states and
> related licensing bodies toward the early implementation of such measures.
> This could benefit the nation's efforts to improve security as well as
> assist in reducing fraud and underage drinking.
>
> Document and biometric scanning technologies.--
> Document and biometric scanners linked to federal databases by computers and
> containing advanced authentication capabilities would facilitate the
> processing of background checks, provide fingerprint and additional
> biometric identification capabilities, and authenticate documents presented
> for identification. It is the conferees' understanding that such off the
> shelf, commercially available technology is in use or being tested by the
> Immigration and Naturalization Service. The conferees encourage FAA to
> assess such document and biometric scanning technologies for use at all
> commercial service airports. The conferees also recommend that the Secretary
> implement standards to make use of technologies that quickly and
> inexpensively assess the daily fitness-for- duty of airport security
> screeners with respect to impairment due to illegal drugs, sleep
> deprivation, legal medications, and alcohol.
>
> Fingerprint identification technologies.--
> The conferees are aware of the promise of forensic-quality fingerprint and
> palmprint identification technologies for the rapid verification of
> identities and employee background checks. The Aviation and Transportation
> Security Act requires the department to investigate the application of
> biometric technologies such as these off the shelf systems. The conferees
> encourage FAA and the Transportation Security Administration to evaluate
> these technologies for their immediate application to aviation security
> missions.
> -[snip]-
>
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> TITLE 18  > PART I  > CHAPTER 123
> http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/2721.html
> Sec. 2721. - Prohibition on release and use of certain personal information
> from State motor vehicle records
>
> (b) Permissible Uses. -
> Personal information referred to in subsection (a) shall be disclosed for
> use in connection with matters of motor vehicle or driver safety and theft
> ... and chapters 301, 305, and 321-331 of title 49...
>
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> TITLE 49  > SUBTITLE I  > CHAPTER 3  > SUBCHAPTER I
> Sec. 301. - Leadership, consultation, and cooperation
> http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/49/301.html
> The Secretary of Transportation shall -
>
> (1)under the direction of the President, exercise leadership in
> transportation matters, including those matters affecting national defense
> and those matters involving national or regional emergencies;
>
> (2)provide leadership in the development of transportation policies and
> programs, and make recommendations to the President and Congress for their
> consideration and implementation;
>
> (3)coordinate Federal policy on intermodal transportation and initiate
> policies to promote efficient intermodal transportation in the United
> States;
>
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> TITLE 49  > SUBTITLE I  > CHAPTER 3  > SUBCHAPTER II
> http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/49/329.html
> Sec. 329. - Transportation information
>
> (a)The Secretary of Transportation may collect and collate transportation
> information the Secretary decides will contribute to the improvement of the
> transportation system of the United States.
>
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> AAMVA DL / ID Standard 2000
> http://www.aamva.org/standards/stdAAMVADLIdStandard2000.asp
>
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