A US Congressional Research Service (CRS) recent report is entitled “Screening and Securing Air Cargo: Background and Issues for Congress”. Although CRS is independent from air cargo regulatory authorities and industry stakeholders, its reports are widely read by lawmakers, and as such influence the regulatory process in the US.
US Representative Edward J. Markey, author of the 2007 law that requires 100% screening of all air cargo transported on domestic passenger planes and all international passenger planes entering the United States, has introduced the Air Cargo Security Act
