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GAO-09-177R 1 (2008-12-05)

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United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548




             December 5, 2008

             The Honorable Robert C. Byrd
             Chairman
             The Honorable Thad Cochran
             Ranking Member
             Subcommittee on Homeland Security
             Committee on Appropriations
             United States Senate

             The Honorable David E. Price
             Chairman
             The Honorable Harold Rogers
             Ranking Member
             Subcommittee on Homeland Security
             Committee on Appropriations
             United States House of Representatives

             Subject: Transportation Security Administration's Suspension of the Butane Lighter
             Ban Onboard Commercial Aircraft

             This letter formally transmits the enclosed briefing in response to the explanatory
             statement accompanying the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act,
             2008 (Public Law 110-161, Division E). The statement directed the Comptroller
             General to report on its assessment of the Transportation Security Administration's
             (TSA) report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of
             Representatives on the anticipated security benefits and vulnerabilities associated
             with TSA's decision to suspend enforcement of the prohibition on butane lighters
             onboard aircraft. For a summary of the results of our work, see slide 13. Based on the
             results of our review, we are not making any recommendations for congressional
             consideration or agency action.

             We are sending copies of this report to the appropriate congressional committees.
             We are also sending copies to the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for TSA.
             This report will also be available at no charge on our Web site at http://www.gao.gov.
             Should you or your staff have questions concerning this report, please contact me at
             (202) 512-3404 or berrickc@gao.gov. Contact points for our Offices of Congressional


GAO-09-177R Suspension of the Butane Lighter Ban


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