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(2) REIMBURSEMENTS.—The Administrator may authorize reim-
bursement for travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses for secu-
rity training of non-United States Government domestic and foreign in-
dividuals whose services will contribute significantly to carrying out 
civil aviation security programs. To the extent practicable, air travel re-
imbursed under this paragraph shall be on air carriers. 
(d) EDUCATION AND TRAINING STANDARDS FOR SECURITY COORDINA-
TORS, SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL, AND PILOTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall prescribe standards for 
educating and training— 
(A) ground security coordinators; 
(B) security supervisory personnel; and 
(C) airline pilots as in-flight security coordinators. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The standards shall include initial training, re-
training, and continuing education requirements and methods. The re-
quirements and methods shall be used annually to measure the per-
formance of ground security coordinators and security supervisory per-
sonnel. 
(e) SECURITY SCREENERS.— 
(1) TRAINING PROGRAM.—The Administrator shall establish a pro-
gram for the hiring and training of security screening personnel. 
(2) HIRING.— 
(A) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Administrator shall establish quali-
fication standards for individuals to be hired by the United States 
as security screening personnel. The standards shall require, at a 
minimum, an individual— 
(i) to have a satisfactory or better score on a Federal secu-
rity screening personnel selection examination; 
(ii) to be a citizen of the United States or a national of 
the United States, as defined in section 101(a) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)); 
(iii) to meet, at a minimum, the requirements set forth in 
subsection (f); 
(iv) to meet other qualifications the Administrator may es-
tablish; and 
(v) to have the ability to demonstrate daily a fitness for 
duty without an impairment due to illegal drugs, sleep depri-
vation, medication, or alcohol. 
(B) BACKGROUND CHECKS.—The Administrator shall require 
that an individual to be hired as a security screener undergo an 
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employment investigation (including a criminal history record 
check) under section 40954(a)(1) of this title. 
(C) DISQUALIFICATION
OF
INDIVIDUALS
WHO
PRESENT
NA-
TIONAL
SECURITY
RISKS.—The Administrator, in consultation 
with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall estab-
lish procedures, in addition to any background check conducted 
under section 40954, to ensure that an individual who presents a 
threat to national security is not employed as a security screener. 
(3) EXAMINATION.—The Administrator shall develop a security 
screening personnel examination for use in determining the qualifica-
tion of individuals seeking employment as security screening personnel. 
(4) REVIEW OF STANDARDS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS.—The Ad-
ministrator shall review, and revise as necessary, a standard, rule, or 
regulation governing the employment of individuals as security screen-
ing personnel. 
(f) EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS FOR SCREENING PERSONNEL.— 
(1) SCREENER REQUIREMENTS.—An individual may not be deployed 
as a security screener unless that individual meets the following re-
quirements: 
(A) EDUCATION OR EXPERIENCE.—The individual possesses a 
high school diploma, a general equivalency diploma, or experience 
that the Administrator has determined to be sufficient for the in-
dividual to perform the duties of the position. 
(B) BASIC APTITUDES AND PHYSICAL ABILITIES.—The indi-
vidual possesses basic aptitudes and physical abilities, including 
color perception, visual and aural acuity, physical coordination, 
and motor skills, to the following standards: 
(i) Screeners operating screening equipment are able to dis-
tinguish on the screening equipment monitor the appropriate 
imaging standard specified by the Administrator. 
(ii) Screeners operating screening equipment are able to 
distinguish each color displayed on every type of screening 
equipment and explain what each color signifies. 
(iii) Screeners are able to hear and respond to the spoken 
voice and to audible alarms generated by screening equipment 
in an active checkpoint environment. 
(iv) Screeners performing physical searches or other related 
operations are able to efficiently and thoroughly manipulate 
and handle the baggage, containers, and other objects subject 
to security processing. 
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(v) Screeners performing pat-downs or hand-held metal de-
tector searches of individuals have sufficient dexterity and ca-
pability to thoroughly conduct those procedures over an indi-
vidual’s entire body. 
(C) READ, WRITE, AND SPEAK ENGLISH.—The individual is able 
to read, speak, and write English well enough to— 
(i) carry out written and oral instructions regarding the 
proper performance of screening duties; 
(ii) read English language identification media, credentials, 
airline tickets, and labels on items normally encountered in 
the screening process; 
(iii) provide direction to and understand and answer ques-
tions from English-speaking individuals undergoing screening; 
and 
(iv) write incident reports and statements and log entries 
into security records in the English language. 
(D) TRAINING.—The individual has satisfactorily completed all 
initial, recurrent, and appropriate specialized training required by 
the security program, except as provided in paragraph (3). 
(2) VETERANS PREFERENCE.—The Administrator shall provide a 
preference for the hiring of an individual as a security screener if the 
individual is a member or former member of the armed forces and if 
the individual is entitled, under statute, to retired, retirement, or re-
tainer pay on account of service as a member of the armed forces. 
(3) EXCEPTIONS.—An individual who has not completed the training 
required by this section may be deployed during the on-the-job portion 
of training to perform functions if that individual— 
(A) is closely supervised; and 
(B) does not make independent judgments as to whether indi-
viduals or property may enter a sterile area or aircraft without 
further inspection. 
(4) REMEDIAL TRAINING.—No individual employed as a security 
screener may perform a screening function after that individual has 
failed an operational test related to that function until that individual 
has successfully completed the remedial training specified in the secu-
rity program. 
(5) ANNUAL PROFICIENCY REVIEW.—The Administrator shall pro-
vide that an annual evaluation of each individual assigned screening 
duties is conducted and documented. An individual employed as a secu-
rity screener may not continue to be employed in that capacity unless 
the evaluation demonstrates that the individual— 
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(A) continues to meet all qualifications and standards required 
to perform a screening function; 
(B) has a satisfactory record of performance and attention to 
duty based on the standards and requirements in the security pro-
gram; and 
(C) demonstrates the current knowledge and skills necessary to 
courteously, vigilantly, and effectively perform screening functions. 
(6) OPERATIONAL TESTING.—In addition to the annual proficiency 
review conducted under paragraph (5), the Administrator shall provide 
for the operational testing of personnel. 
(g) TRAINING.— 
(1) USE OF OTHER AGENCIES.—The Administrator may enter into 
a memorandum of understanding or other arrangement with another 
Federal agency or department with appropriate law enforcement re-
sponsibilities, to provide personnel, resources, or other forms of assist-
ance in the training of security screening personnel. 
(2) TRAINING PLAN.—The Administrator shall develop a plan for the 
training of security screening personnel. The plan shall require, at a 
minimum, that a security screener— 
(A) has completed 40 hours of classroom instruction or success-
fully completed a program that the Administrator determines will 
train individuals to a level of proficiency equivalent to the level 
that would be achieved by the classroom instruction; 
(B) has completed 60 hours of on-the-job instructions; and 
(C) has successfully completed an on-the-job training examina-
tion prescribed by the Administrator. 
(3) EQUIPMENT-SPECIFIC TRAINING.—An individual employed as a 
security screener may not use a security screening device or equipment 
in the scope of that individual’s employment unless the individual has 
been trained on that device or equipment and has successfully com-
pleted a test on the use of the device or equipment. 
(h) TECHNOLOGICAL TRAINING.— 
(1) DEFINITION OF DUAL-USE ITEM.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘dual-use item’’ means an item that may seem harmless but that may 
be used as a weapon. 
(2) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall require training to en-
sure that screeners are proficient in using the most up-to-date new 
technology and to ensure their proficiency in recognizing new threats 
and weapons. 
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