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 114 STAT. 2520 PUBLIC LAW 106-528—NOV. 22, 2000 "(B) successfully complete an on-the-job training examination prescribed by the Administrator.", (b) COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING FACILITIES. —Section 44935 of 49 USC 44935. title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: " (f) ACCESSIBILITY OF COMPUTER-BASED TRAINING FACILITIES. — The Administrator shall work with air carriers and airports to ensure that computer-based training facilities intended for use by security screeners at an airport regularly serving an air carrier holding a certificate issued by the Secretary of Transportation are conveniently located for that airport and easily accessible.". SEC. 4. IMPROVING SECURED-AREA ACCESS CONTROL. Section 44903 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(g) IMPROVEMENT OF SECURED-AREA ACCESS CONTROL. — " (1) ENFORCEMENT. — Federal Register, " (A) ADMINISTRATOR TO PUBLISH SANCTIONS. — The publication. Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register a list of sanctions for use as guidelines in the discipline of employees for infractions of airport access control requirements. The guidelines shall incorporate a progressive disciplinary approach that relates proposed sanctions to the severity or recurring nature of the infraction and shall include measures such as remedial training, suspension from security-related duties, suspension from all duties without pay, and termination of employment. "(B) USE OF SANCTIONS.— Each airport operator, air carrier, and security screening company shall include the list of sanctions published by the Administrator in its security program. The security program shall include a process for taking prompt disciplinary action against an employee who commits an infraction of airport access control requirements. Deadlines. "(2) iMPROVEMENTS.The Administrator shall— "(A) work with airport operators and air carriers to implement and strengthen existing controls to eliminate airport access control weaknesses by January 31, 2001; "(B) require airport operators and air carriers to develop and implement comprehensive and recurring training programs that teach employees their roles in airport security, the importance of their participation, how their performance will be evaluated, and what action will be taken if they fail to perform; "(C) require airport operators and air carriers to develop and implement programs that foster and reward compliance with airport access control requirements and discourage and penalize noncompliance in accordance with guidelines issued by the Administrator to measure employee compliance; "(D) assess and test for compliance with access control requirements, report findings, and assess penalties or take other appropriate enforcement actions when noncompliance is found; "(E) improve and better administer the Administrator's security database to ensure its efficiency, reliability, and

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