Mr. Chairman, the U.S. secure flight rule indicates that full name, date of birth, and gender are mandatory elements that must be provided. The rule also goes on to state that if certain types of information--and we read that out earlier--are possessed by the airlines, then that too must be provided. It's not “should” be provided; the rule specifies that it “must” be provided if it's within the possession of the air carriers, but it does not include information such as seat selection, meal preference, and that type of information. It is information that relates to redress number, passport number, passport country of issuance, expiration date, and the information that was read out previously by one of the committee members.
On December 2nd, 2010. See this statement in context.