Federal air marshals

Section 44917 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

(e)

Criminal investigative training program

(1)

New employee training

Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the Criminal Investigative Training Restoration Act, the Federal Air Marshal Service shall require Federal air marshals hired after such date to complete the criminal investigative training program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center as part of basic training for Federal air marshals. (2)

Existing employees

A Federal air marshal who has previously completed the criminal investigative training program shall not be required to repeat such program. (3)

Alternative training

Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Criminal Investigative Training Restoration Act, an air marshal hired before such date who has not completed the criminal investigative training program shall be required to complete a alternative training program, as determined by the Federal Law Enforcement Center, that provides the training necessary to bridge the gap between the mixed basic police training, the Federal air marshal programs already completed by the Federal air marshal and the criminal investigative training provided through the criminal investigative training program. Any such alternative program shall be deemed to have met the standards of the criminal investigative training program. (4)

Authorization of appropriations

Not less than $3,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2010 and 2011 to carry out this subsection. (5)

Savings clause

Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to reclassify Federal air marshals as criminal investigators.