H.AMDT.172 to H.R.2200

Amendment prohibits the TSA from using Whole Body-Imaging machines for primary screening at airports, and would require the TSA to give passengers the option of a pat-down search in place of going through a WBI machine, information on the images generated by the WBI, the privacy policies in place, and the right to request a pat-down search, and would prohibit the TSA from storing, transferring, or copying the images.

AMENDMENT DESCRIPTION:
Amendment prohibits the TSA from using Whole Body-Imaging machines for primary screening at airports, and would require the TSA to give passengers the option of a pat-down search in place of going through a WBI machine, information on the images generated by the WBI, the privacy policies in place, and the right to request a pat-down search, and would prohibit the TSA from storing, transferring, or copying the images.

AMENDMENT PURPOSE:
An amendment numbered 10 printed in House Report 111-127 to prohibit the TSA from using Whole Body-Imaging machines for primary screening at airports, and would require the TSA to give passengers the option of a pat-down search in place of going through a WBI machine, information on the images generated by the WBI, the privacy policies in place, and the right to request a pat-down search, and would prohibit the TSA from storing, transferring, or copying the images.

STATUS:

6/4/2009 2:53pm:

Amendment (A010) offered by Mr. Chaffetz. (consideration: CR H6206-6208, H6213; text: CR H6206-6207)

6/4/2009 4:10pm:

On agreeing to the Chaffetz amendment (A010) Agreed to by recorded vote: 310 - 118 (Roll no. 305).

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