This document is the transcript of a Congressional hearing before the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies regarding the implementation of the Support Antiterrorism by Fostering Effective Technology (SAFETY) Act. The Chairman notes that while the SAFETY Act was intended to encourage development of anti-terrorism technologies by limiting liability, the program has suffered from poor performance and low application approval rates. Statistics show approval rates have dropped from 83% to 33% from 2006 to 2010. The Chairman is concerned about decreasing numbers of approvals and certifications and increasing application processing times and incompleteness. Anecdotal evidence suggests companies find the approval process arduous and are frustrated with inconsistent application of criteria

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