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108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2726 

To amend title 49 of the United States Code to provide flight attendant 

security training, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 22, 2004 

Mrs. BOXER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation 

A BILL 

To amend title 49 of the United States Code to provide 

flight attendant security training, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Flight Attendant Secu5 rity Training Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO CREW TRAINING PROVISIONS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44918(a)(1) of title 49, 

8 United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
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1 ‘‘(A) DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING PRO2 GRAM.—Not later than 60 days after the date 

3 of enactment of the Flight Attendant Security 

4 Training Act, the Administrator of the Federal 

5 Aviation Administration, in consultation with 

6 the Under Secretary of the Transportation for 

7 Security, appropriate law enforcement, security, 

8 and terrorism experts, representatives of air 

9 carriers, and labor organizations representing 

10 individuals employed in commercial aviation, 

11 shall develop detailed guidance for a scheduled 

12 passenger air carrier flight and cabin crew 

13 training program to prepare crew members for 

14 potential threat conditions. 

15 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The guidance 

16 issued under subparagraph (A) shall include the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(i) Establishment of the required 

19 number of hours and qualifications for 

20 training instructors. 

21 ‘‘(ii) Establishment of the intervals, 

22 number of hours, and elements of recur23 rent training.’’. 
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1 (b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—Section 44918(a)(2) of 

2 such title is amended by striking subparagraph (I) and 

3 inserting the following: 

4 ‘‘(I) Training in the proper conduct of a 

5 cabin search and explosive recognition, includ6 ing the duty time required to conduct the 

7 search.’’. 

8 (c) APPROVAL OF PROGRAMS.—Section 44918(a) of 

9 such title is amended by striking paragraph (3) and insert10 ing the following: 

11 ‘‘(3) APPROVAL.—Within 60 days after the 

12 date the Administrator issues the guidance under 

13 this subsection in final form, each air carrier shall 

14 develop a flight and cabin crew training program in 

15 accordance with that guidance and submit the pro16 gram to the Administrator for approval. Within 30 

17 days after receiving an air carrier’s program under 

18 this subsection, the Administrator shall review the 

19 program and approve it or require the air carrier to 

20 make any revisions deemed necessary by the Admin21 istrator for the program to meet the guidance re22 quirements.’’. 

23 (d) TRAINING.—Section 44918 of such title is 

24 amended by adding at the end the following: 
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1 ‘‘(d) TRAINING.—Within 180 days after the date the 

2 Administrator approves the training program developed by 

3 an air carrier under this section, the air carrier shall com4 plete the training of all flight and cabin crews in accord5 ance with that program.’’. 

6 (e) EXISTING PROGRAMS AND UPDATES.—Section 

7 44918(a) of such title is amended— 

8 (1) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (7); 

9 (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para10 graph (4); and 

11 (3) by adding after paragraph (4), as redesig12 nated, the following: 

13 ‘‘(5) UPDATES.—The Administrator shall— 

14 ‘‘(A) update the training guidance issued 

15 under this subsection from time to time to re16 flect new or different security threats; and 

17 ‘‘(B) require air carriers to revise their 

18 programs accordingly and provide additional 

19 training to their flight and cabin crews.’’. 

20 (f) ADEQUATE RESOURCES.—Section 44918(a) of 

21 such title, as amended by subsection (e), is amended by 

22 adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(6) NECESSARY RESOURCES AND KNOWL24 EDGE.—The Under Secretary shall ensure that em25 ployees of the Federal Aviation Administration re-
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1 sponsible for monitoring the training program have 

2 the necessary resources and knowledge.’’. 

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