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Union Calendar No. 198 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3963 

[Report No. 111–345] 

To provide specialized training to Federal air marshals. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 29, 2009 

Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California (for himself, Mr. DENT, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, and Mr. CARNEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

DECEMBER 1, 2009 

Additional sponsor: Ms. RICHARDSON

DECEMBER 1, 2009 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Criminal Investigative 

5 Training Restoration Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FEDERAL AIR MARSHALS. 

7 Section 44917 of title 49, United States Code, is 

8 amended by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(e) CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE TRAINING PRO10 GRAM.— 

11 ‘‘(1) NEW EMPLOYEE TRAINING.—Not later 

12 than 30 days after the date of enactment of the 

13 Criminal Investigative Training Restoration Act, the 

14 Federal Air Marshal Service shall require Federal 

15 air marshals hired after such date to complete the 

16 criminal investigative training program at the Fed17 eral Law Enforcement Training Center as part of 

18 basic training for Federal air marshals. 

19 ‘‘(2) EXISTING EMPLOYEES.—A Federal air 

20 marshal who has previously completed the criminal 

21 investigative training program shall not be required 

22 to repeat such program. 

23 ‘‘(3) ALTERNATIVE TRAINING.—Not later than 

24 3 years after the date of enactment of the Criminal 

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1 shal hired before such date who has not completed 

2 the criminal investigative training program shall be 

3 required to complete a alternative training program, 

4 as determined by the Federal Law Enforcement 

5 Center, that provides the training necessary to 

6 bridge the gap between the mixed basic police train7 ing, the Federal air marshal programs already com8 pleted by the Federal air marshal and the criminal 

9 investigative training provided through the criminal 

10 investigative training program. Any such alternative 

11 program shall be deemed to have met the standards 

12 of the criminal investigative training program. 

13 ‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

14 Not less than $3,000,000 is authorized to be appro15 priated for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to 

16 carry out this subsection. 

17 ‘‘(5) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this sub18 section shall be construed to reclassify Federal air 

19 marshals as criminal investigators.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 198 

111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3963 

[Report No. 111–345] 

A BILL 

To provide specialized training to Federal air 

marshals. 

DECEMBER 1, 2009 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with BILLS