[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1980 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1980

To require a training program for all airline personnel responsible for 
       checking passenger identification, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 1, 2002

  Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To require a training program for all airline personnel responsible for 
       checking passenger identification, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. IDENTIFICATION TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 449 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 44918 the following:
``Sec. 44918A. Identification training
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, in consultation with the Under Secretary of 
Transportation for Security, appropriate law enforcement, security, and 
terrorism experts, representatives of air carriers and labor 
organizations representing individuals employed in commercial aviation, 
shall develop detailed guidance for training all airline personnel 
charged with the responsibility of checking passenger identification to 
prepare airline personnel to identify fraudulent identification.
    ``(b) Air Carrier Programs.--Within 60 days after the Administrator 
issues the guidance under subsection (a) in final form, each air 
carrier shall develop a training program in accordance with that 
guidance and submit it to the Administrator for approval. Within 30 
days after receiving an air carrier's program under this subsection, 
the Administrator shall review the program and approve it or require 
the air carrier to make any revisions deemed necessary by the 
Administrator for the program to meet the guidance requirements.
    ``(c) Training.--Within 180 days after the Administrator approves 
the training program developed by an air carrier under this section, 
the air carrier shall complete the training of all airline personnel 
charged with responsibility for checking passenger identification.
    ``(d) Updates.--The Administrator shall update the training 
guidance issued under subsection (a) from time to time to reflect new 
or different security threats and require air carriers to revise their 
programs accordingly and provide additional training to their 
personnel.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 449 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 44918 the following:

``44918A. Identification training.''.

SEC. 2. IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION.

    (a) Requirement.--Subchapter I of chapter 449 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 44913 the following:
``Sec. 44913A. Identification verification
    ``(a) Program Required.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall establish and carry out a program to require the 
installation and use at airports in the United States of such 
identification verification technologies as the Administrator considers 
appropriate to assist in the screening of passengers boarding aircraft 
at such airports.
    ``(b) Technologies Employed.--The identification verification 
technologies required as part of the program under subsection (a) shall 
include identification scanners, retinal or facial scanners, or any 
other technologies that the Administrator considers appropriate for 
purposes of the program.
    ``(c) Commencement.--The installation and use of identification 
verification technologies under the program under subsection (a) shall 
commence as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this 
section, as determined by the Administrator but not later than 180 days 
after the enactment of this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 449 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 44913 the following:

``44913A. Identification verification.''.
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