(c) 
AIR
TRANSPORTATION
SECURITY.—Section 
44903 is amended—
(1) in subsection (c)(3) by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (i) (relating to 
short-term assessment and deployment of emerging 
security technologies and procedures) as subsection 
(j); 
(3) by redesignating the second subsection (h) 
(relating to authority to arm flight deck crew with 
less-than-lethal weapons) as subsection (i); 
(4) by redesignating the third subsection (h) 
(relating to limitation on liability for acts to thwart 
criminal violence for aircraft piracy) as subsection 
(k); and 
(5) in subsection (j)(1) (as so redesignated) by 
striking ‘‘for Transportation Security’’. 
(d) PASSENGER
MANIFESTS.—Section 44909 is 
amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘Not later 
than March 16, 1991, the Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Secretary’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(F) by inserting ‘‘of 
Transportation for Security’’ after ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’’.
(e) 
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT.—Section 
44912(b)(1) is amended by aligning subparagraph (E) 
with subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D). 
(f) EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS AND TRAINING.—Sec-
tion 44935 is amended—
(1) in subsection (e)(2)(A)—
(A) by inserting ‘‘or its territories or pos-
sessions’’ before the semicolon at the end of 
clause (ii); 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon 
at the end of clause (iii); 
(C) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end of 
clause (iv) and inserting a period; and 
(D) by striking clause (v); 
(2) by inserting at the end of subsection 
(f)(1)(B) the following: 
‘‘(vi) Screeners shall be fit for duty on 
a daily basis without any impairment due 
to illegal drugs, sleep deprivation, medica-
tion, or alcohol.’’; and 
(3) by redesignating the last subsection, relat-
ing to accessibility of computer-based training facili-
ties, as subsection (k). 
(g) EMPLOYMENT INVESTIGATIONS AND RESTRIC-
TIONS.—Section 44936(a)(1) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘Under 
Secretary of Transportation for Transportation Se-
curity,,’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary,’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)—
(A) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ and inserting ‘‘Under Secretary’’; and 
(B) by aligning clause (iii) with clauses (i) 
and (ii). 
(h) REVISED PROCEDURES AND WAIVER PROCESS.—
Section 44936 is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) REVISED PROCEDURES.—The Under Secretary 
shall revise the procedures established under subsection 
(c) to ensure that—
‘‘(1) information received from the Attorney 
General under subsection (c) is released only to the 
Under Secretary or the designee of the Under Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(2) the Under Secretary or designee informs 
the employer or prospective employer of an indi-
vidual, within 3 days (excluding weekends and holi-
days) of receiving information from the Attorney 
General concerning the individual, whether the in-
vestigation of the individual under subsection (c) es-
tablishes that, in the 10-year period ending on the
date of the investigation, the individual was con-
victed (or found not guilty by reason of insanity) of 
any of the crimes listed in subsection (b). 
‘‘(g) LIMITATION ON DESIGNEE.—A designee of the 
Under Secretary under the second sentence of subsection 
(c) or under subsection (f) may not be—
‘‘(1) an employer or prospective employer of the 
individual who is subject to fingerprinting, a record 
check, or an investigation; or 
‘‘(2) an entity that represents or is otherwise 
associated with the employer or prospective em-
ployer. 
‘‘(h) WAIVER PROCESS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary shall 
establish a process to permit an individual who was 
convicted of a crime listed in subsection (b) to ob-
tain a waiver from the Under Secretary to permit 
that individual’s employment. 
‘‘(2) FACTORS.—In deciding whether to grant a 
waiver under this subsection, the Under Secretary 
shall give consideration to the circumstances of the 
disqualifying crime, restitution made by the indi-
vidual, Federal and State mitigation remedies, and 
other factors that would tend to indicate that the in-
dividual does not pose a security or terrorism risk.
‘‘(3) APPEALS PROCESS.—The Under Secretary 
shall establish an appeals process for individuals who 
are denied waivers under this subsection.’’. 
(i) TRAINING TO OPERATE CERTAIN AIRCRAFT.—
Section 44939 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘12,500 
pounds or more’’ and inserting ‘‘more than 12,500 
pounds’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c) by inserting ‘‘(other than 
recurrent training)’’ before the period at the end. 
(j) PERFORMANCE GOALS AND OBJECTIONS.—Sec-
tion 44942 is amended—
(1) in the heading for subsection (a) by striking 
‘‘SHORT TERM’’ and inserting ‘‘SHORT-TERM’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘Under Sec-
retary for Transportation Security’’ and inserting 
‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation for Security’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)—
(A) by striking ‘‘(1) PERFORMANCE PLAN 
AND REPORT.—’’; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; 
(C) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of 
paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) as subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), respectively;