(The Center Square) – The Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people ushered in a multitude of federal-level changes to prevent such an event from happening again.
1) Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
kAmq67@C6 h^``[ EC2?DA@CE2E:@? D64FC:EJ[ :?4=F5:?8 2G:2E:@? D4C66?:?8[ H2D AC:G2E:K65]k^Am
kAmp:C=:?6D H@F=5 4@?EC24E H:E9 AC:G2E6 D64FC:EJ 4@>A2?:6D =:<6 v=@36 $64FC:EJ[ H9:49 D4C66?65 A2DD6?86CD 7@C 9:;24<65 p>6C:42? u=:89E ``j wF?E=6:89 &$p[ H9:49 D4C66?65 A2DD6?86CD 7@C 9:;24<65 &?:E65 u=:89E `fdj 2?5 pC86?3C:89E $64FC:EJ[ H9:49 D4C66?65 A2DD6?86CD 7@C 9:;24<65 p>6C:42? u=:89E ff 2?5 &?:E65 u=:89E hb]k^Am
kAm%96 u656C2= pG:2E:@? p5>:?:DEC2E:@? D6E 2?5 6?7@C465 2G:2E:@? D64FC:EJ CF=6D[ H9:49 FA F?E:= h^`` 5:5 ?@E AC@9:3:E <?:G6D H:E9 3=256D F?56C 7@FC :?496D =@?8]k^Am
kAmx? 724E[ E96 kDEC@?8mk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^h``4@>>:DD:@?]8@G^C6A@CE^h``#6A@CE]A57Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmh^`` r@>>:DD:@? #6A@CE @7 a__ck^2mk^DEC@?8m C6A@CE65 E92E @? 2 C68F=2C 32D:D[ “4964<A@:?ED A6C7@C>65 A@@C=J[ @7E6? 72:=:?8 E@ 56E64E 6G6? @3G:@FD upp E6DE :E6>D] |2?J 5625=J 2?5 52?86C@FD :E6>D 5:5 ?@E D6E @77 >6E2= 56E64E@CD[ @C H6C6 92C5 E@ 5:DE:?8F:D9 :? 2? )\C2J >249:?6 7C@> :??@46?E 6G6CJ52J :E6>D]”k^Am
kAm%9@F89 >F=E:A=6 2=\"2652 9:;24<6CD D6E @77 >6E2= 56E64E@CD @? $6AE] ``[ a__`[ E96J F=E:>2E6=J H6C6 2==@H65 E@ 3@2C5 E96:C 7=:89ED 27E6C 36:?8 92?5\H2?565 @C 2D<65 DE2?52C5 D64FC:EJ BF6DE:@?D]k^Am
kAm“%96 CF=6D H6C6 DFAA@D65 E@ AC@5F46 2 ‘=2J6C65’ DJDE6> @7 5676?D6] %9:D >62?E E92E E96 72:=FC6 @7 2?J @?6 =2J6C @7 D64FC:EJ H@F=5 ?@E 36 72E2=[ 3642FD6 255:E:@?2= =2J6CD H@F=5 AC@G:56 324<FA D64FC:EJ[” E96 4@>>:DD:@? HC@E6]k^Am
kAm“qFE 6249 =2J6C C6=6G2?E E@ 9:;24<:?8D – :?E6==:86?46[ A2DD6?86C AC6D4C66?:?8[ 4964<A@:?E D4C66?:?8[ 2?5 @?3@2C5 D64FC:EJ – H2D D6C:@FD=J 7=2H65 AC:@C E@ h^``] %2<6? E@86E96C[ E96J 5:5 ?@E DE@A 2?J @7 E96 h^`` 9:;24<6CD 7C@> 86EE:?8 @? 3@2C5 7@FC 5:776C6?E 2:C4C27E 2E E9C66 5:776C6?E 2:CA@CED[” E96J ?@E65]k^Am
kAm%96 4C62E:@? @7 E96 %$p :? s646>36C a__` 7656C2=:K65 EC2?DA@CE2E:@? D64FC:EJ[ 2D H6== 2D E:89E6?65 D64FC:EJ AC@E@4@= 2?5 C6DEC:4E65 46CE2:? EJA6D @C D:K6D @7 A2DD6?86C :E6>D[ DF49 2D D92CA @3;64ED @C[ =2E6C[ =:BF:5D]k^Am
kAm%$p @A6C2E6D H:E9:? E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 w@>6=2?5 $64FC:EJ[ 2?@E96C 8@G6C?>6?E 4C62E:@? 3:CE965 7C@> E96 h^`` 2EE24<D]k^Am
kAmaX kDEC@?8ms6A2CE>6?E @7 w@>6=2?5 $64FC:EJ Wsw$Xk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAm%96 8@G6C?>6?E’D 72:=FC6 E@ AC6G6?E E96 42E2DEC@A96 H2D 5F6 :? =2C86 A2CE E@ E96 5646?EC2=:K65 2?5 =2C86=J F?4@@C5:?2E65 ?2EFC6 @7 :ED 9@>6=2?5 D64FC:EJ\C6=2E65 677@CED[ E96 4@>>:DD:@? 7@F?5]k^Am
kAm%9C@F89@FE E96 DF>>6C @7 a__`[ 9@>6=2?5 D64FC:EJ 2?5 :?E6==:86?46 286?4:6D C646:G65 2? :?4C62D6 :? C6A@CED 23@FE E96 A@DD:3:=:EJ @7 2? 2=\"2652 2EE24<[ A@E6?E:2==J H:E9:? E96 &]$]k^Am
kAm%96 E9C62ED H6C6 D@ G28F6[ 9@H6G6C[ 2?5 :?7@C>2E:@? D92C:?8 2>@?8 8@G6C?>6?E 286?4:6D D@ C6DEC:4E65[ E92E 7656C2= 286?4:6D ?6G6C >@3:=:K65 :? C6DA@?D6 E@ E96 H2C?:?8D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 4@>>:DD:@? C6A@CE]k^Am
kAm“%96 $6AE6>36C `` 2EE24<D 76== :?E@ E96 G@:5 36EH66? E96 7@C6:8? 2?5 5@>6DE:4 E9C62ED[” E96 4@>>:DD:@? ?@E65] “%96 7@C6:8? :?E6==:86?46 286?4:6D H6C6 H2E49:?8 @G6CD62D[ 2=6CE E@ 7@C6:8? E9C62ED E@ &]$] :?E6C6DED E96C6] %96 5@>6DE:4 286?4:6D H6C6 H2:E:?8 7@C 6G:56?46 @7 2 5@>6DE:4 E9C62E 7C@> D=66A6C 46==D H:E9:? E96 &?:E65 $E2E6D] }@ @?6 H2D =@@<:?8 7@C 2 7@C6:8? E9C62E E@ 5@>6DE:4 E2C86ED]”k^Am
kAm}@ D64FC:EJ 3C:67:?8D 96=5 3J E96 upp 6G6C 5:D4FDD65 E96 A@DD:3:=:EJ @7 DF:4:56 9:;24<:?8D @C E96 FD6 @7 2:C4C27E 2D H62A@?D[ E96 4@>>:DD:@? C6G62=65[ 2?5 ?@ ?6H D64FC:EJ >62DFC6D H6C6 :>A=6>6?E65] q@C56C D64FC:EJ @A6C2E:@?D 2?5 6=64EC@?:4 DFCG6:==2?46 H6C6 2=D@ ?@E AC:>65 7@C 2 E6CC@C:DE 2EE24<]k^Am
kAmt=6G6? 52JD 27E6C h^``[ E96 (9:E6 w@FD6 4C62E65 E96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 w@>6=2?5 $64FC:EJ[ “H9@D6 AC:>2CJ >:DD:@? :D E@ AC@E64E @FC 9@>6=2?5 282:?DE E6CC@C:DE E9C62ED[” 2D 567:?65 :? E96 a__a }2E:@?2= $EC2E68J 7@C w@>6=2?5 $64FC:EJ >6>@]k^Am
kAmr@?8C6DD 2FE9@C:K65 E96 56A2CE>6?E :? E92E J62C[ 2?5 :E @77:4:2==J @A6?65 :? a__b] sw$ H2D 4C62E65 E@ D6CG6 “2D E96 F?:7J:?8 4@C6 @7 E96 G2DE ?2E:@?2= ?6EH@C< @7 @C82?:K2E:@?D 2?5 :?DE:EFE:@?D :?G@=G65 :? 9@>6=2?5 D64FC:EJ]”k^Am
kAm“%@ >66E E96 E6CC@C:DE E9C62E[ H6 >FDE :?4C62D6 4@==23@C2E:@? 2?5 4@@C5:?2E:@? – :? =2H 6?7@C46>6?E 2?5 AC6G6?E:@?[ 6>6C86?4J C6DA@?D6 2?5 C64@G6CJ[ A@=:4J 56G6=@A>6?E 2?5 :>A=6>6?E2E:@? – D@ E92E AF3=:4 2?5 AC:G2E6 C6D@FC46D 2C6 36EE6C 2=:8?65 E@ D64FC6 E96 9@>6=2?5[” E96 >6>@ DE2E65]k^Am
kAmsw$ :D 4FCC6?E=J 4@>AC:D65 @7 `d 5:776C6?E 286?4:6D 2?5 @77:46D[ :?4=F5:?8 %$p[ x>>:8C2E:@? 2?5 rFDE@>D t?7@C46>6?E WxrtX[ rFDE@>D 2?5 q@C56C !C@E64E:@? Wrq!X[ E96 $64C6E $6CG:46[ E96 rJ36CD64FC:EJ 2?5 x?7C2DECF4EFC6 $64FC:EJ p86?4J Wrx$pX[ 2?5 E96 r@2DE vF2C5]k^Am
kAmbX kDEC@?8m}2E:@?2= y@:?E %6CC@C:D> %2D< u@C46 W}y%%uXk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmpD A2CE @7 E92E 677@CE E@ :>AC@G6 4@>>F?:42E:@? 2?5 C6DA@?D6[ E96 u656C2= qFC62F @7 x?G6DE:82E:@? 6DE23=:D965 E96 }2E:@?2= y@:?E %6CC@C:D> %2D< u@C46 E@ DFAA@CE 2?5 4@@C5:?2E6 E96 6IA=@D:@? @7 =@42= y%%uD 27E6C h^``]k^Am
kAm%96 }y%%u[ =@42E65 2E uqx w625BF2CE6CD[ 4@>A=6>6?ED y%%uD :? =@42= uqx 7:6=5 @77:46D E@ :>AC@G6 4@==23@C2E:@? 2?5 :?7@C>2E:@? D92C:?8 2>@?8 DE2E6 2?5 =@42= =2H 6?7@C46>6?E 2?5 7656C2= 286?4:6D H96? 5@>6DE:4 E6CC@C :?4:56?ED 2C:D6]k^Am
kAm%96 7:CDE y%%u 7@C>65 :? E96 }6H *@C< r:EJ uqx 7:6=5 @77:46 :? `hg_[ 3FE @?=J bc y%%uD 6I:DE65 – 2?5 @A6C2E65 >@DE=J 2=@?6 – H96? h^`` 92AA6?65]k^Am
kAm“(9:=6 FD67F=[ E96 y%%uD 925 =:>:E2E:@?D] %96J D6E AC:@C:E:6D :? 244@C52?46 H:E9 C68:@?2= 2?5 7:6=5 @77:46 4@?46C?D[ 2?5 >@DE H6C6 ?@E 7F==J DE27765[” E96 h^`` 4@>>:DD:@? ?@E65]k^Am
kAm“q67@C6 h^``[ H:E9 E96 6I46AE:@? @7 @?6 A@CE:@? @7 E96 uqx[ G6CJ =:EE=6 @7 E96 DAC2H=:?8 &]$] =2H 6?7@C46>6?E 4@>>F?:EJ H2D 6?82865 :? 4@F?E6C:?8 E6CC@C:D>] |@C6@G6C[ =2H 6?7@C46>6?E 4@F=5 36 67764E:G6 @?=J 27E6C DA64:7:4 :?5:G:5F2=D H6C6 :56?E:7:65[ 2 A=@E 925 7@C>65[ @C 2? 2EE24< 925 2=C625J @44FCC65]”k^Am
kAm%@52J[ E96C6 2C6 @G6C a__ y%%uD[ :?4=F5:?8 @?6 2E 6249 @7 E96 uqx’D de 7:6=5 @77:46D]k^Am
