(a) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a
study of the following:
(1) The number of armed Federal law enforcement
officers (other than Federal air marshals), who travel
on commercial airliners annually and the frequency of
their travel.
(2) The cost and resources necessary to provide
such officers with supplemental training in aircraft
anti-terrorism training that is comparable to the
training that Federal air marshals are provided.
(3) The cost of establishing a program at a Federal
law enforcement training center for the purpose of
providing new Federal law enforcement recruits with
standardized training comparable to the training that
Federal air marshals are provided.
(4) The feasibility of implementing a certification
program designed for the purpose of ensuring Federal
law enforcement officers have completed the training
described in paragraph (2) and track their travel over
a 6-month period.
(5) The feasibility of staggering the flights of
such officers to ensure the maximum amount of flights
have a certified trained Federal officer on board.
(b) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress
a report on the results of the study. The report may be
submitted in classified and redacted form.
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