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‘‘(i) POSSESSIONS TREATED AS STATES.—For pur-
poses of this section, the term ‘State’ includes the District 
of Columbia and a possession of the United States. 
‘‘(j) REPAYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) SOLD DURING 5-YEAR PERIOD.—If a 
qualified residence is sold during the 5-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of the qualified com-
pletion event described in subsection (a) with 
respect to such qualified residence, the seller 
shall transfer an amount equal to the repay-
ment amount from the amount realized on such 
sale to the relevant neighborhood homes credit 
agency. 
‘‘(B) USE OF REPAYMENTS.—A neighbor-
hood homes credit agency shall use any amount 
received pursuant to subparagraph (A) only for 
purposes of qualified projects. 
‘‘(2) REPAYMENT AMOUNT.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1)(A), the repayment amount is an 
amount equal to 50 percent of the gain from such 
resale, reduced by 20 percent for each year of the 
5-year period referred to in paragraph (1)(A) which 
ends before the date of the sale referred to in such 
paragraph. 
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‘‘(3) LIEN
FOR
REPAYMENT
AMOUNT.—A 
neighborhood homes credit agency receiving an allo-
cation under this section shall place a lien on each 
qualified residence that is built or rehabilitated as 
part of a qualified project for an amount such agen-
cy deems necessary to ensure potential repayment 
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A). 
‘‘(4) DENIAL OF DEDUCTIONS IF CONVERTED 
TO RENTAL HOUSING.—If, during the 5-year period 
beginning on the date of the qualified completion 
event described in subsection (a), an individual who 
owns a qualified residence fails to use such qualified 
residence as such individual’s principal residence for 
any period of time, no deduction shall be allowed for 
expenses paid or incurred by such individual with re-
spect to renting, during such period of time, such 
qualified residence. 
‘‘(5) WAIVER.—The neighborhood homes credit 
agency may waive the repayment required under 
paragraph (1)(A) in the case of homeowner experi-
encing a hardship. 
‘‘(k) REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall annu-
ally issue a report, to be made available to the pub-
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lic, which contains the information submitted pursu-
ant to subsection (h)(1)(E). 
‘‘(2) DE-IDENTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that any information made public pursuant 
to paragraph (1) excludes any information that 
would allow for the identification of qualified home-
owners. 
‘‘(l) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a calendar 
year after 2020, the dollar amounts in this section 
shall be increased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for such calendar 
year by substituting ‘calendar year 2019’ for 
‘calendar year 2016’ in subparagraph (A)(ii) 
thereof. 
‘‘(2) ROUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) In the case of the dollar amount in 
subsection (f)(4), any increase under paragraph 
(1) which is not a multiple of $1,000 shall be 
rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000. 
‘‘(B) In the case of the dollar amount in 
subsection (g)(1)(A)(i), any increase under 
paragraph (1) which is not a multiple of $0.01 
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shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of 
$0.01. 
‘‘(C) In the case of the dollar amount in 
subsection (g)(1)(A)(ii), any increase under 
paragraph (1) which is not a multiple of 
$100,000 shall be rounded to the nearest mul-
tiple of $100,000.’’. 
(b) CURRENT YEAR BUSINESS CREDIT CALCULA-
TION.—Section 38(b), as amended by the preceding provi-
sions of this Act, is amended by striking ‘‘plus’’ at the 
end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end 
of paragraph (36) and inserting ‘‘, plus’’, and by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(37) the neighborhood homes credit deter-
mined under section 42B(a),’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Subsections 
(i)(3)(C), (i)(6)(B)(i), and (k)(1) of section 469 are each 
amended by inserting ‘‘or 42A’’ and inserting ‘‘42A, or 
42B’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1, 
as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
42A the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 42B. Neighborhood homes credit.’’. 
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(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2020. 
TITLE VII—TRIBAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 90701. TREATMENT OF INDIAN TRIBES AS STATES 
WITH RESPECT TO BOND ISSUANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (c) of section 7871 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) SPECIAL RULES FOR TAX-EXEMPT BONDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In applying section 146 to 
bonds issued by Indian Tribal Governments the Sec-
retary shall annually— 
‘‘(A) establish a national bond volume cap 
based on the greater of— 
‘‘(i) the State population formula ap-
proach in section 146(d)(1)(A) (using na-
tional Tribal population estimates supplied 
annually by the Department of the Interior 
in consultation with the Census Bureau), 
and 
‘‘(ii) 
the 
minimum 
State 
ceiling 
amount in section 146(d)(1)(B) (as ad-
justed in accordance with the cost of living 
provision in section 146(d)(2)), 
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‘‘(B) allocate such national bond volume 
cap among all Indian Tribal Governments seek-
ing such an allocation in a particular year 
under regulations prescribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION
OF
GEOGRAPHIC
RESTRIC-
TION.—In the case of national bond volume cap allo-
cated under paragraph (1), section 146(k)(1) shall 
not apply to the extent that such cap is used with 
respect to financing for a facility located on qualified 
Indian lands. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—For 
purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT.—The 
term ‘Indian Tribal Government’ means the 
governing body of an Indian Tribe, band, na-
tion, or other organized group or community 
which is recognized as eligible for the special 
programs and services provided by the United 
States to Indians because of their status as In-
dians, and also includes any agencies, instru-
mentalities or political subdivisions thereof. 
‘‘(B) INTERTRIBAL CONSORTIUMS, ETC.— 
In any case in which an Indian Tribal Govern-
ment has authorized an intertribal consortium, 
a Tribal organization, or an Alaska Native re-
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gional or village corporation, as defined in, or 
established pursuant to, the Alaska Native 
Claims Settlement Act, to plan for, coordinate 
or otherwise administer services, finances, func-
tions, or activities on its behalf under this sub-
section, the authorized entity shall have the 
rights and responsibilities of the authorizing In-
dian Tribal Government only to the extent pro-
vided in the Authorizing resolution. 
‘‘(C) QUALIFIED
INDIAN
LANDS.—The 
term ‘qualified Indian lands’ shall mean an In-
dian reservation as defined in section 3(d) of 
the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 
1452(d)), including lands which are within the 
jurisdictional area of an Oklahoma Indian Tribe 
(as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) 
and shall include lands outside a reservation 
where the facility is to be placed in service in 
connection with the active conduct of a trade or 
business by an Indian Tribe on or near an In-
dian reservation or Alaska Native village or in 
connection with infrastructure (including roads, 
power lines, water systems, railroad spurs, and 
communication facilities) serving an Indian res-
ervation or Alaska Native village.’’. 
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(b) REPEAL OF ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNC-
TION REQUIREMENTS.—Section 7871 is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (e), and 
(2) by striking ‘‘subject to subsection (b),’’ in 
subsection (a)(2). 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subparagraph (B) 
of section 45(c)(9) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) INDIAN TRIBE.—For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ‘Indian tribe’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘Indian Tribal Govern-
ment’ by section 7871(c)(3)(A).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to obligations issued in cal-
endar years beginning after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) REPEAL
OF
ESSENTIAL
GOVERNMENTAL 
FUNCTION REQUIREMENTS.—The amendments made 
by subsection (b) shall apply to transactions after, 
and obligations issued in calendar years beginning 
after, the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 90702. TREATMENT OF TRIBAL FOUNDATIONS AND 
CHARITIES LIKE CHARITIES FUNDED AND 
CONTROLLED BY OTHER GOVERNMENTAL 
FUNDERS AND SPONSORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7871(a) is amended by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph (6), by striking 
the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting ‘‘, 
and’’, and by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(8) for purposes of— 
‘‘(A) determining support of an organiza-
tion described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), and 
‘‘(B) determining whether an organization 
is described in paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
509(a) for purposes of section 509(a)(3).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 90703. NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT. 
(a) EXPANDING LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY DEFINI-
TION TO INCLUDE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 
45D(e) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘low-income com-
munity’ means any area— 
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‘‘(A) comprising a population census tract 
if— 
‘‘(i) the poverty rate for such tract is 
at least 20 percent, or 
‘‘(ii)(I) in the case of a tract not lo-
cated within a metropolitan area, the me-
dian family income for such tract does not 
exceed 80 percent of statewide median 
family income, or 
‘‘(II) in the case of a tract located 
within a metropolitan area, the median 
family income for such tract does not ex-
ceed 80 percent of the greater of statewide 
median family income or the metropolitan 
area median family income, 
‘‘(B) comprising a Tribal Statistical Area. 
Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be applied using posses-
sion wide median family income in the case of cen-
sus tracts located within a possession of the United 
States.’’. 
(2) TRIBAL STATISTICAL AREA DEFINED.—Sec-
tion 45D(e) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(6) TRIBAL STATISTICAL AREA.—For purposes 
of paragraph (1)(B), the term ‘Tribal Statistical 
Area’ means— 
‘‘(A) any Tribal Census Tract, Oklahoma 
Tribal Statistical Area, Tribal-Designated Sta-
tistical Area, or Alaska Native Village Statis-
tical Area if— 
‘‘(i) the poverty rate for such tract or 
area is at least 20 percent, or 
‘‘(ii) the median family income for 
such tract or area does not exceed 80 per-
cent of the statewide median family income 
for a State with boundaries that encom-
pass or intersect the boundaries of such 
area, and 
‘‘(B) any area that will be used for the 
construction, reconstruction or improvement of 
a community facility or an infrastructure 
project that— 
‘‘(i) services Tribal or Alaska Native 
village members of any tract or area de-
scribed in subparagraph (A), and 
‘‘(ii) has documented its eligibility 
with respect to clause (i) to the satisfaction 
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of the relevant Indian Tribal Government 
(within the meaning of section 7871(c)).’’. 
(b) 
TRIBAL
INVESTMENT
PROPORTIONALITY 
GOAL.—Section 45D(i) is amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end of paragraph (5), by striking the period at the 
end of paragraph (6) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(7) which ensure that Tribal Statistical Areas 
(as defined in subsection (e)(6)) receive a propor-
tional allocation of qualified equity investments 
based on the overall number of Native Americans 
relative to the portion of the United States popu-
lation which is at or below the poverty line (as deter-
mined for purposes of determining poverty rates 
under subsection (e)).’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VIII—HIGHWAY TRUST 
FUND AND RELATED TAXES 
SEC. 90801. EXTENSION OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND EXPEND-
ITURE AUTHORITY. 
(a) HIGHWAY
TRUST
FUND.—Section 9503 is 
amended— 
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(2) Section 4483(i) is amended by striking ‘‘Oc-
tober 1, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2028’’. 
(e) EXTENSION
OF
TRANSFERS
OF
CERTAIN 
TAXES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 9503 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2022’’ 
each place it appears in paragraphs (1) 
and (2) and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2027’’, 
(ii) by striking ‘‘OCTOBER 1, 2022’’ in 
the heading of paragraph (2) and inserting 
‘‘OCTOBER 1, 2027’’, 
(iii) by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2022’’ in paragraph (2) and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2027;’’, and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘July 1, 2023’’ in 
paragraph (2) and inserting ‘‘July 1, 
2028’’, and 
(B) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘July 
1, 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘July 1, 2028’’. 
(2) MOTORBOAT AND SMALL-ENGINE FUEL TAX 
TRANSFERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Paragraphs (3)(A)(i) 
and (4)(A) of section 9503(c) are each amended 
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by striking ‘‘October 1, 2022’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2027’’. 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO LAND 
AND
WATER
CONSERVATION
FUND.—Section 
200310 of title 54, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(i) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2023’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Octo-
ber 1, 2028’’, and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2022’’ and 
inserting ‘‘October 1, 2027’’. 
SEC. 90803. ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS TO HIGHWAY TRUST 
FUND. 
Section 9503(f) is amended by redesignating para-
graph (10) as paragraph (11) and by inserting after para-
graph (9) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) ADDITIONAL
TRANSFERS
TO
TRUST 
FUND.—Out of money in the Treasury not otherwise 
appropriated, there is hereby appropriated— 
‘‘(A) $106,700,000,000 to the Highway 
Account (as defined in subsection (e)(5)(B)) in 
the Highway Trust Fund, and 
‘‘(B) $38,600,000,000 to the Mass Transit 
Account in the Highway Trust Fund.’’. 
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DIVISION 
N—RIGHTS 
FOR 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
OFFICERS 
SEC. 91001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Rights for Trans-
portation Security Officers Act of 2020’’. 
SEC. 91002. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this division— 
(1) the term ‘‘adjusted basic pay’’ means— 
(A) the rate of pay fixed by law or admin-
istrative action for the position held by a cov-
ered employee before any deductions; and 
(B) any regular, fixed supplemental pay-
ment for non-overtime hours of work creditable 
as basic pay for retirement purposes, including 
any applicable locality payment and any special 
rate supplement; 
(2) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration; 
(3) the term ‘‘covered employee’’ means an em-
ployee who holds a covered position; 
(4) the term ‘‘covered position’’ means a posi-
tion within the Transportation Security Administra-
tion; 
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(5) the term ‘‘conversion date’’ means the date 
as of which paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 
91003(c) take effect; 
(6) the term ‘‘2019 Determination’’ means the 
publication, entitled ‘‘Determination on Transpor-
tation Security Officers and Collective Bargaining’’, 
issued on July 13, 2019, by Administrator David P. 
Pekoske; 
(7) the term ‘‘employee’’ has the meaning given 
such term by section 2105 of title 5, United States 
Code; 
(8) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Homeland Security; and 
(9) the term ‘‘TSA personnel management sys-
tem’’ means any personnel management system es-
tablished or modified under— 
(A) section 111(d) of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44935 
note); or 
(B) section 114(n) of title 49, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 91003. CONVERSION OF TSA PERSONNEL. 
(a) RESTRICTIONS
ON CERTAIN PERSONNEL AU-
THORITIES.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
effective as of the date of the enactment of this division— 
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(1) any TSA personnel management system in 
use for covered employees and covered positions on 
the day before such date of enactment, and any TSA 
personnel management policy, letters, guideline, or 
directive in effect on such day may not be modified; 
(2) no TSA personnel management policy, let-
ter, guideline, or directive that was not established 
before such date issued pursuant to section 111(d) 
of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (49 
U.S.C. 44935 note) or section 114(n) of title 49, 
United States Code, may be established; and 
(3) any authority to establish or adjust a 
human resources management system under chapter 
97 of title 5, United States Code, shall terminate 
with respect to covered employees and covered posi-
tions. 
(b) PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES DURING TRANSITION 
PERIOD.—Any TSA personnel management system in use 
for covered employees and covered positions on the day 
before the date of enactment of this division and any TSA 
personnel management policy, letter, guideline, or direc-
tive in effect on the day before the date of enactment of 
this division shall remain in effect until the effective date 
under subsection (c). 
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(c) TRANSITION TO GENERAL PERSONNEL MANAGE-
MENT SYSTEM APPLICABLE TO CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOY-
EES.—Effective as of the date determined by the Sec-
retary, but in no event later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this division— 
(1) each provision of law cited in section 
91002(9) is repealed; 
(2) any TSA personnel management policy, let-
ter, guideline, and directive, including the 2019 De-
termination, shall cease to be effective; 
(3) any human resources management system 
established or adjusted under chapter 97 of title 5, 
United States Code, with respect to covered employ-
ees or covered positions shall cease to be effective; 
and 
(4) covered employees and covered positions 
shall be subject to the provisions of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(d) SAFEGUARDS ON GRIEVANCES.—In carrying out 
this division, the Secretary shall take such actions as are 
necessary to provide an opportunity to each covered em-
ployee with a grievance or disciplinary action (including 
an adverse action) pending within TSA on the date of en-
actment of this division or at any time during the transi-
tion period described in subsection (c) to have such griev-
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ance removed to proceedings pursuant to title 5, United 
States Code, or continued within TSA. 
SEC. 91004. TRANSITION RULES. 
(a) NONREDUCTION IN PAY AND COMPENSATION.— 
Under pay conversion rules as the Secretary may prescribe 
to carry out this division, a covered employee converted 
from a TSA personnel management system to the provi-
sions of title 5, United States Code, pursuant to section 
91002(c)(4) shall not be subject to any reduction in the 
rate of adjusted basic pay payable, or total compensation 
provided, to such covered employee. 
(b) PRESERVATION OF OTHER RIGHTS.—In the case 
of each covered employee as of the conversion date, the 
Secretary shall take any actions necessary to ensure 
that— 
(1) any annual leave, sick leave, or other paid 
leave accrued, accumulated, or otherwise available to 
a covered employee immediately before the conver-
sion date shall remain available to the employee 
until used; and 
(2) the Government share of any premiums or 
other periodic charges under chapter 89 of title 5, 
United States Code, governing group health insur-
ance shall remain at least the same as was the case 
immediately before the conversion date. 
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(c) GAO STUDY ON TSA PAY RATES.—Not later 
than the date that is 9 months after the date of enactment 
of this division, the Comptroller General shall submit a 
report to Congress on the differences in rates of pay, clas-
sified by pay system, between Transportation Security Ad-
ministration employees— 
(1) with duty stations in the contiguous 48 
States; and 
(2) with duty stations outside of such States, 
including those employees located in any territory or 
possession of the United States. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—During the transition 
period and after the conversion date, the Secretary shall 
ensure that the Transportation Security Administration 
continues to prevent the hiring of individuals who have 
been convicted of a sex crime, an offense involving a 
minor, a crime of violence, or terrorism. 
SEC. 91005. CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT. 
(a) EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVE.—The labor orga-
nization certified by the Federal Labor Relations Author-
ity on June 29, 2011, or successor labor organization shall 
be treated as the exclusive representative of full- and part- 
time non-supervisory TSA personnel carrying out screen-
ing functions under section 44901 of title 49, United 
States Code, and shall be the exclusive representative for 
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such personnel under chapter 71 of title 5, United States 
Code, with full rights under such chapter. Any collective 
bargaining agreement covering such personnel on the date 
of enactment of this division shall remain in effect, con-
sistent with subsection (d). 
(b) CONSULTATION RIGHTS.—Not later than 7 days 
after the date of the enactment of this division, the Sec-
retary shall consult with the exclusive representative for 
the personnel described in subsection (a) under chapter 
71 of title 5, United States Code, on the formulation of 
plans and deadlines to carry out the conversion of covered 
employees and covered positions under this division. Prior 
to the conversion date, the Secretary shall provide (in writ-
ing) to such exclusive representative the plans for how the 
Secretary intends to carry out the conversion of covered 
employees and covered positions under this division, in-
cluding with respect to such matters as— 
(1) the anticipated conversion date; and 
(2) measures to ensure compliance with sections 
91003 and 91004. 
(c) REQUIRED AGENCY RESPONSE.—If any views or 
recommendations are presented under subsection (b) by 
the exclusive representative, the Secretary shall consider 
the views or recommendations before taking final action 
on any matter with respect to which the views or rec-
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ommendations are presented and provide the exclusive 
representative a written statement of the reasons for the 
final actions to be taken. 
(d) SUNSET PROVISION.—The provisions of this sec-
tion shall cease to be effective as of the conversion date. 
SEC. 91006. NO RIGHT TO STRIKE. 
Nothing in this division shall be considered— 
(1) to repeal or otherwise affect— 
(A) section 1918 of title 18, United States 
Code (relating to disloyalty and asserting the 
right to strike against the Government); or 
(B) section 7311 of title 5, United States 
Code (relating to loyalty and striking); or 
(2) to otherwise authorize any activity which is 
not permitted under either provision of law cited in 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 91007. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION WITH RESPECT TO 
CERTAIN CRIMES RELATING TO TERRORISM. 
Nothing in this division may be construed to con-
tradict chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, in-
cluding with respect to— 
(1) section 2332b (relating to acts of terrorism 
transcending national boundaries); 
(2) section 2339 (relating to harboring or con-
cealing terrorists); and 
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(3) section 2339A (relating to providing mate-
rial support to terrorists). 
SEC. 91008. REPORT BY GAO REGARDING TSA RECRUIT-
MENT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this division, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress a report on the efforts 
of the Transportation Security Administration regarding 
recruitment, including recruitment efforts relating to vet-
erans and the dependents of veterans and members of the 
Armed Forces and the dependents of such members. Such 
report shall also include recommendations regarding how 
the Administration may improve such recruitment efforts. 
SEC. 91009. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Transportation 
Security Administration’s personnel system provides in-
sufficient benefits and workplace protections to the work-
force that secures the nation’s transportation systems and 
that the Transportation Security Administration’s work-
force should be provided protections and benefits under 
title 5, United States Code. 
SEC. 91010. ASSISTANCE FOR FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL 
SERVICE. 
The Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration shall engage and consult with public and 
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