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Drivers' Licenses to Face New Federal Standards

The intelligence bill, which stemmed from recommendations of the independent commission that investigated the 9-11 attacks, requires the U.S. Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security to establish minimum identification standards for drivers' licenses and other state-issued identification cards. If a state's license does not meet the standards in two years, federal agencies will not be allowed to accept it as valid identification for such purposes as boarding airplanes and many other common transactions of daily life. Posted by Editor at December 16, 2004 08:26 PM