[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1657 Referred in House (RFH)]

  1st Session
                                S. 1657


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 12, 2003

     Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 AN ACT


 
To amend section 44921 of title 49, United States Code, to provide for 
             the arming of cargo pilots against terrorism.

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

SECTION 1. ARMING CARGO PILOTS AGAINST TERRORISM.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that members of 
a flight deck crew of a cargo aircraft should be armed with a firearm 
and taser to defend the cargo aircraft against an attack by terrorists 
that could result in the use of the aircraft as a weapon of mass 
destruction or for other terrorist purposes.
    (b) Arming Cargo Pilots Against Terrorism.--Section 44921 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``passenger'' each place 
        that it appears;
            (2) in subsection (k)(2) by striking ``flight or,'' and all 
        that follows through ``command'' and inserting ``flight or any 
        other flight deck crew member''; and
            (3) by adding at the end of subsection (k) the following:
            ``(3) All-cargo air transportation.--In this section, the 
        term `air transportation' includes all-cargo air 
        transportation.''.
    (c) Time for Implementation.--In carrying out the amendments made 
by subsection (b), the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation 
Security of the Department of Homeland Security shall ensure that 
pilots of both passenger and cargo aircraft are treated equitably in 
receiving access to training as Federal flight deck officers.
    (d) Effect on Other Laws.--The requirements of subsection (c) shall 
have no effect on the deadlines for implementation contained in section 
44921 of title 49, United States Code, as in effect on the day before 
the date of enactment of this Act.

            Passed the Senate November 10, 2003.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.