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06-14-2009, 01:21 PM #1
Officials tone down 'Real ID' proposal
Officials tone down 'Real ID' proposal
By Spencer S. Hsu
THE WASHINGTON POST
2:00 a.m. June 14, 2009
WASHINGTON – Yielding to a rebellion by states that refused to pay for it, the Obama administration is moving to scale back a federal law passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that was designed to tighten security requirements for driver's licenses, Homeland Security Department and congressional officials said.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano wants to repeal and replace the contentious $4 billion domestic security initiative known as Real ID, which calls for placing more secure licenses in the hands of 245 million Americans by 2017.
The new proposal, called Pass ID, would be cheaper, less rigorous and partly funded by federal grants, according to draft legislation that Napolitano's Senate allies plan to introduce as early as tomorrow.
The rebranding effort follows months of talks with the National Governors Association and poses political risks for Obama as well as Napolitano, a former NGA chairwoman who wants to soothe strained relations with the states without appearing to retreat on a recommendation by the 9/11 Commission.
Commissioners called for federal standards for driver's licenses and birth certificates, noting, “For terrorists, travel documents are as important as weapons.â€NO AMNESTY
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