Mr. Chairman, perhaps I can offer a couple of comments.
With respect to what will be transmitted by air carriers to the U.S. government, again I reiterate that it would be the government's intention to prescribe by regulation exactly what type of information could be transmitted, and that would be information that is identified by way of the U.S. secure flight final rule. Therefore it is information that is required by the law of that foreign state.
In terms of that information, does that information require that air carriers provide the country of birth of the individual? No, it does not. The information that is mandatory is full name; date of birth, but not location; gender; redress number; passport number; passport country of issuance, which could very well be different from an individual's place of birth; passport expiration date; and passport name record locator.