FAMS Augmentation Act of 2011
Latest action · Jan 31, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 5, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
FAMS Augmentation Act of 2011 - Directs the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to increase the number of federal air marshals by at least an additional 1,750 above the number of such marshals as of January 31, 2010, to ensure increased transportation security for inbound international flights.
Declares the goal of this Act is to increase the number of inbound flights with federal marshals onboard while maintaining federal marshal presence on domestic point-to-point flights at or above December 25, 2009, levels.
Directs the Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) to establish a policy requiring newly hired federal air marshals to complete as part of their basic training the criminal investigative training program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Requires federal air marshals hired before enactment of this Act who have not completed such program to attend an alternative training program.
Directs the Assistant Secretary to establish in FAMS an Office of the Ombudsman.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 31, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection.
- Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House
- Jan 5, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Aviation and airports
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Homeland Security
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Terrorism
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation safety and security
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 5, 2011Introduced in House
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