Come 2018, driver licenses from nine states wont be accepted as IDs at the airport

[Grey Lemercier]

38. you are misreading it

https://www.tsa.gov/sites/default/files/resources/realid_factsheet.pdf

3.Prepare for the checkpoint: If you are concerned that your state-issued driver’s license or photo ID may not be accepted by TSA
beginning January 22, 2018, apply for an alternative identification document well ahead of your planned travel dates. Ensure you have
an acceptable ID and boarding pass ready before arriving at the airport. Refer to the current list of acceptable IDs below or at
tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification:
• Driver’s licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by Department of Motor Vehicles (or equivalent) in accordance with REAL
ID enforcement schedule described above.
• U.S. passport
• U.S. passport card
• DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
• U.S. military ID (active duty or retired military and their dependents, and DoD civilians)
• Permanent resident card
• Border crossing card
• DHS-designated enhanced driver’s license
• Airline or airport-issued ID (if issued under a TSA-approved security plan)
• Federally recognized, tribal-issued photo ID
• HSPD-12 PIV card
• Foreign government-issued passport
• Canadian provincial driver’s license or Indian and Northern Affairs Canada card
• Transportation worker identification credential
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment Authorization Card (I-766)


http://ttr.sandia.gov/forms/acceptableformsofidentification.pdf

REAL ID Act
List of Acceptable Forms of Identification
The following information is extracted from REAL ID Act of 2005 Implementation: An Interagency
Security Committee Guide. It is intended to provide options for consideration regarding
acceptable forms of identification. For access to Sandia-controlled premises, DOE is the authority
for determining which identification documents are acceptable, and not all of the documents
below may necessarily be approved by DOE. This list is neither authoritative nor exhaustive and is
subject to change at any time in accordance with DOE direction.
1) Federally-issued Identification
a. U.S. Passport
b. U.S. Passport Card
c. PIV or Federally-issued Personal Identification Verification – Interoperable (PIV-I)
Cards
d. Driver’s License issued by the U.S. Department of State
e. Border Crossing Card (Form DSP-150)
f. DHS “Trusted Traveler” Cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
g. U.S. Military ID (all members of the U.S. Armed Forces [including retirees and
dependent ID card holders]) and veterans.
h. Veterans Health Identification Card issued by the U. S. Department of Veterans
Affairs
i. U.S. Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551)
j. U.S. Certificate of Naturalization or Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-550)
k. Employment Authorization Document issued by DHS (Form I-766)
l. U.S. Refugee Travel Document or other travel document or evidence of immigration
status issued by DHS containing a photograph (Permit to Re-enter Form I-327 and
Refugee Travel Document Form I-571)
m. Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
n. Merchant Mariner Card issued by DHS/United States Coast Guard (USCG)

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https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/information/card.html

Yes, the passport card has a vicinity-read radio frequency identification (RFID) chip. The RFID technology used in the passport card enables a unique number in the card to be read at a distance by an authorized U.S. Customs and Border Protection reader mounted alongside the traffic lane.

The chip contains no biographic data. It has a unique number linking the card to a secure database maintained by Department of Homeland Security and Department of State.

Even though the chip contains no biographical data, the passport card comes with a sleeve that prevents the unique number from being read when the card is not in use.


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here is the Real ID Act itself
https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/real-id-act-text.pdf