,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1 #bjac   
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,a ,,bill  ,to increase the number of   
,federal air marshals for certain       
flights1 require criminal investigative 
training for such marshals1 create an   
office and appoint an ombudsman for the 
marshals1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,fams ,augmentation ,act of #bjac4 
#b4 ,increase in the number of ,federal 
air marshals  7a7 ,increase in number of
 ,federal air marshals ,not later than  
,september #cj1 #bjad1 and in accordance
 with subsection 7b71 the ,assistant    
,secretary 7,transportation ,security   
,administration7 shall increase the     
number of ,federal air marshals so that 
not less than #a1gej additional ,federal
 air marshals are hired and deployed1   
above the number of such marshals as of 

,january #ca1 #bjaa1 to ensure increased
 transportation security for inbound    
international flights4  7b7             
,congressional intent ,the goal of this 
,act is to increase the number of       
inbound flights with ,federal air       
marshals onboard while maintaining      
,federal air marshal presence on        
domestic point-to-point flights at or   
above the level as of ,december #be1    
#bjji4  #c4 ,training of ,federal air   
marshals ,section #ddiag of title #di1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7e7   
,criminal investigative training program
  7#a7 ,new employee training ,not later
 than #cj days after the date of        
enactment of the ,,fams ,augmentation   
,act of #bjac1 the ,federal ,air        
,marshal ,service shall establish a     
policy requiring ,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 marshals4     
7#b7 ,existing employees ,a ,federal air
 marshal who has previously completed   
the criminal investigative training     
program may not be required to repeat   
such program4  7#c7 ,alternative        
training ,not later than #c years after 
the date of enactment of the ,,fams     
,augmentation ,act of #bjac1 an air     
marshal hired before such date who has  
not completed the criminal investigative
 training program shall be required to  
attend an alternative training program1 
as determined by the ,director of the   
,federal ,law ,enforcement ,center1 that
 provides the training necessary to     
bridge the gap between the mixed basic  
police training1 the ,federal air       
marshal programs already completed by   
the ,federal air marshal1 and the       
criminal investigative training provided
 through the criminal investigative     
training program4 ,any such alternative 
program shall be considered to have met 
the standards of the criminal           

investigative training program4  7#d7   
,reservation of funds ,of the amounts to
 be appropriated pursuant to section #f 
of the ,,fams ,augmentation ,act of     
#bjac1 #c1jjj1jjj may be used to carry  
out this subsection for each of fiscal  
years #bjac and #bjad4  7#e7 ,savings   
clause ,nothing in this subsection shall
 be construed to reclassify ,federal air
 marshals as criminal investigators4  4 
#d4 ,ombudsman ,section #ddiag of title 
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is further  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7f7 ,ombudsman  7#a7        
,establishment ,the ,assistant          
,secretary shall establish in the       
,federal ,air ,marshal ,service an      
,office of the ,ombudsman4  7#b7        
,appointment ,the head of the ,office   
shall be the ,ombudsman1 who shall be   
appointed by the ,assistant ,secretary4 
7#c7 ,duties ,the ,ombudsman shall carry
 out programs and activities to improve 
morale1 training1 and quality of life   
issues in the ,service1 including       

through implementation of the           
recommendations of the ,inspector       
,general of the ,department of ,homeland
 ,security and the ,comptroller         
,general4  7#d7 ,career reserved        
position ,the position of ,ombudsman    
shall be treated as a career reserved   
position1 as defined by section         
#cacb7;a77#h7 of title #e1 ,united      
,states ,code4  7#e7 ,reservation of    
funds ,of the amounts to be appropriated
 pursuant to section #f of the ,,fams   
,augmentation ,act of #bjac1 #a1jjj1jjj 
may be used to carry out this subsection
 for each of fiscal years #bjac and     
#bjad4  4  #e4 ,reports  7a7 ,reports   
,beginning #f months after the date of  
enactment of this ,act and every #f     
months thereafter1 until the ,department
 has increased1 by not less than an     
additional #a1gej1 the number of        
,federal air marshals the ,assistant    
,secretary shall submit a report to the 
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     

,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate on the   
progress of increasing the number of    
,federal air marshals under this ,act1  
adopting the alternative criminal       
investigative training program1 and     
implementing an ombudsman program for   
such marshals4  7b7 ,report summary ,the
 report shall include a summary of      
disciplinary personnel actions          
implemented against ,federal air        
marshals by the ,department of ,homeland
 ,security and complaints and lawsuits  
filed by ,federal air marshals against  
the ,department or its agents4  #f4     
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated to    
carry out this ,act and subsections 7d7 
and 7e7 of section #ddiag of title #di1 
,united ,states ,code1 #aij1jjj1jjj for 
fiscal year #bjac and #agb1jjj1jjj for  
fiscal year #bjad4