Congress is stepping up the FAA's aviation security program, concerned that too many weapons still clear airport checkpoints undetected. The strongly bipartisan Airport Security Improvement Act of 2000 mandates better training of security personnel, and fingerprint checks to buttress the control of access to the nation's airports. Other provisions order the FAA to strengthen the physical protection of air traffic control facilities, and encourage more extensive use of explosive detection systems.
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