Mr. Chairman, I'm not an expert on U.S. legislation, but what I can offer is that in the discussions we've had with the U.S. government, they've been very clear with us that the intention of this program is aviation and national security.
They've also indicated that they believe that the interpretation of some with respect to the Patriot Act is much broader than what is actually permitted under the Patriot Act. What they've indicated to us in relation to this program and how the information would be used is that it would be used for the purposes of watchlist matching. If there is no match, then that information would be dispensed with after seven days.
They've also indicated--and I think, Mr. Chairman, that you read from the letter provided by Ambassador Jacobson--that in certain limited circumstances, when an investigation potentially links to somebody whose personal information is shared and in the hands of the Transportation Security Administration and there is a connection to aviation security or national security, that information could potentially be shared; however, as I understand it, there are guidelines around that, and as you indicated, Mr. Chair, it has only happened three times since the secure flight program has been in existence.