Representatives of airline workers are lauding President Bush's signing of a new aviation security bill that will, among other things, put federal employees in charge of airport passenger screening.

The new law “should greatly boost the public's confidence to return to the skies for travel,” said Captain Duane Woerth, president of the Air Line Pilots Association. “This new legislation will yield the most significant enhancements to security aboard airplanes and in airports in many years.”

The new law includes: