It added that the delay (granted to cruise passengers) was only added to the Bill at the last minute. It appears from this that the cruise industry was better organised to lobby for this delay than the hotel and airline industries were.
What is really at stake is U.S. security. This would explain the overwhelming bipartisan support for the Bill. Americans will use a more secure PASScard when it becomes available on or before June 1, 2009. At that time the cruise and airline industries will be on the same footing. Congress might have felt that airline security posed a bigger problem and decided that it should therefore not enjoy a similar delay.
http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20061008/focus/focus4.html
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