Public Law 107-71
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Public Law 107-71 is the U.S. federal statute enacted after the September 11 attacks that overhauled aviation security and created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Law 107-71 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3021571 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 107-71 Context triple: [Aviation and Transportation Security Act, publicLawNumber, Public Law 107-71]
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A.
Public Law 107-56
Public Law 107-56 is the formal designation of the USA PATRIOT Act, a 2001 U.S. federal law that significantly expanded government surveillance and counterterrorism powers following the September 11 attacks.
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B.
Public Law 107-204
Public Law 107-204 is the formal designation of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, a landmark U.S. federal law that overhauled corporate governance and financial reporting standards to combat accounting fraud.
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C.
Public Law 107-306
Public Law 107-306 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 2002 that, among other intelligence reforms, created the 9/11 Commission to investigate the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
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D.
Public Law 107-296
Public Law 107-296 is the U.S. federal statute that created the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized numerous government agencies to enhance national security following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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E.
Public Law 105-261
Public Law 105-261 is a U.S. defense authorization statute that, among many provisions, directed the development and implementation of alternative technologies for the destruction of the nation’s stockpile of assembled chemical weapons.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Public Law 107-71 Target entity description: Public Law 107-71 is the U.S. federal statute enacted after the September 11 attacks that overhauled aviation security and created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
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A.
Public Law 107-56
Public Law 107-56 is the formal designation of the USA PATRIOT Act, a 2001 U.S. federal law that significantly expanded government surveillance and counterterrorism powers following the September 11 attacks.
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B.
Public Law 107-204
Public Law 107-204 is the formal designation of the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, a landmark U.S. federal law that overhauled corporate governance and financial reporting standards to combat accounting fraud.
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C.
Public Law 107-306
Public Law 107-306 is the U.S. federal statute enacted in 2002 that, among other intelligence reforms, created the 9/11 Commission to investigate the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
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D.
Public Law 107-296
Public Law 107-296 is the U.S. federal statute that created the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized numerous government agencies to enhance national security following the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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E.
Public Law 105-261
Public Law 105-261 is a U.S. defense authorization statute that, among many provisions, directed the development and implementation of alternative technologies for the destruction of the nation’s stockpile of assembled chemical weapons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
aviation security law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Department of Transportation (initially for TSA) ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
prevent terrorist attacks on aviation
ⓘ
standardize aviation security procedures nationwide ⓘ |
| amends | Title 49 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. air carriers
ⓘ
U.S. commercial airports ⓘ foreign air carriers serving the United States ⓘ |
| authorizes |
federal air marshal program expansion
ⓘ
reinforcement of aircraft cockpit doors ⓘ |
| citation | 115 Stat. 597 ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
access control measures at airports
ⓘ
screening of all checked baggage for explosives ⓘ security measures for cargo on passenger aircraft ⓘ security training for flight and cabin crew ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| created |
Transportation Security Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
TSA
Transportation Security Administration ⓘ |
| dateOfEnactment | 2001-11-19 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 107th United States Congress ⓘ |
| establishes |
Under Secretary of Transportation for Security
ⓘ
surface form:
Under Secretary of Transportation for Security position
federal security director positions at airports ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Aviation and Transportation Security Act ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Aviation and Transportation Security Act ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterAdministeredBy |
United States Department of Homeland Security
ⓘ
surface form:
Department of Homeland Security
|
| legalStatus | in force (as amended) ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| partOf | post-9/11 U.S. national security legislation ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 107-71 ⓘ |
| requires |
background checks for airport screeners
ⓘ
deployment of explosive detection systems for checked baggage ⓘ federalization of airport passenger screening ⓘ federalization of checked baggage screening ⓘ training standards for airport security personnel ⓘ |
| responseTo | terrorist hijackings of September 11, 2001 ⓘ |
| scope | civil aviation security in the United States ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| signingDate | 2001-11-19 ⓘ |
| subject |
airport security
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aviation security ⓘ transportation security ⓘ |
| typeOfSecurityReform | federal takeover of airport screening from private contractors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Public Law 107-71 Description of subject: Public Law 107-71 is the U.S. federal statute enacted after the September 11 attacks that overhauled aviation security and created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Aviation and Transportation Security Act