Government Policy Mandates

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Government Policy Mandates for Biometric
Technology and the Potential Market
Opportunities November 5, 2002 Rebecca
Dornbusch Deputy Director IBIA
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• Biometric Legislation in the 107th Congress Prior
  to September 11th
• H.R. 2276 and S. 1400 Congressman Gekas and
  Senator Kyl companion bills extending the
  deadline to require border-crossing cards which
  contain a biometric identifier.
• Biometric Legislation in the 107th Congress After
  September 11th
• 17 bills and one amendment introduced.
• 3 of those bills signed into law the USA PATRIOT
  Act, the Aviation and Transportation Security
  Act, and the Enhanced Boarder Security and Visa
  Reform Act.
• Specific funding of biometric research,
  evaluations, and standard development at NIST.

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• What do the Governmental Mandates Mean for the
  Biometric Market Place?
• Shift in focus prior to September 11th focus
  was on private sector adaptation of biometrics
  banks, health care, logical access control, and
  time attendance.
• Current focus is on border and immigration
  applications, transportation security, physical
  access control, and surveillance.
• Potential market for large scale integration and
  application of technologies.
• Increased emphasis and support for standards
  development, creation of common test criteria,
  and execution of seamless interoperability.
• Consolidation of industry resources and expertise.

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• Challenges Facing the Biometric Industry and
  Government Mandates
• Knowledge gap -- misunderstandings of the
  technology and potential applications.
• Civil liberties and privacy concerns.
• Timely completion of standards and testing
  methodologies.
• Expertise gap limited resources available in
  private sector, but more importantly minimal
  expertise available in the government for the
  breadth of the mandates.
• Funding for projects Congressional inabilities
  to pass the required thirteen appropriations
  bills, create uncertainty and delay for biometric
  projects.

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• Expectations for Biometrics in Legislation and
  Regulation for the Remainder of the 107th and
  the 108th Congress
• Congressional focus on social and legal
  implications of biometric adoption outside of
  immigration and employee identification.
• Congressional action to fund programs for using
  biometrics to improve national security.
• Increased debate regarding standards for states
  drivers licenses.
• Release of regulatory proposals for
  transportation worker identification, security
  systems in border and transportation
  applications, and increased focus on expanded
  uses of biometrics in government applications.

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About IBIA The International Biometric Industry
Association (IBIA) was founded in 1998 to advance
the collective interests of the biometric
industry worldwide. IBIA is governed by and for
biometric developers, manufacturers, and
integrators, and impartially serves all biometric
technologies in all applications. IBIAs
membership includes leading manufacturers of hand
recognition, iris, facial, fingerprint, voice,
and signature biometrics, and leading integrators
of layered biometrics.   IBIA membership is open
to all biometric manufacturers, integrators, and
end-users committed to the success of the
industry who pledge to honor the IBIA Statement
of Principles and Code of Ethics. This charter
document mandates safeguards for the public,
respect for competitive technologies,
accountability in marketing, and legitimacy in
the marketplace.
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