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 115 STAT. 622 PUBLIC LAW 107-71—NOV. 19, 2001 Deadline. 49 USC 44939 note. 49 USC 44939 pote. years thereafter, the Administrator shall review the composition of the advisory panel in order to ensure that the expertise of the individuals on the panel is suited to the current and anticipated duties of the panel.". SEC, 113. FLIGHT SCHOOL SECURITY. (a) IN GENERAL. —Subchapter II of chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "§ 44939. Training to operate certain aircraft "(a) WAITING PERIOD.— ^A person subject to regulation under this part may provide training in the operation of any aircraft having a maximum certificated takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds or more to an alien (as defined in section 101(a)(3) of the Immigration and NationaHty Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(3))) or to any other individual specified by the Under Secretary of Transportation for Security only if— "(1) that person has first notified the Attorney General that the individual has requested such training and furnished the Attorney General with that individual's identifica^on in such form as the Attorney General may require; and "(2) the Attorney General has not directed, within 45 days after being notified under paragraph (1), that person not to provide the requested training because the Attorney General has determined that the individual presents a risk to aviation or national security. "(b) INTERRUPTION OF TRAINING.—I f the Attorney General, more than 45 days after receiving notification under subsection (a) from a person providing training described in subsection (a), determines that the individual presents a risk to aviation or national security, the Attorney General shall immediately notify the person providing the training of the determination and that person shall immediately terminate the training. "(c) COVERED TRAINING. — For the purposes of subsection (a), training includes in-flight training, training in a simulator, and any other form or aspect of training. " (d) SECURITY AWARENESS TRAINING FOR EMPLOYEES.—The Under Secretary shall require flight schools to conduct a security awareness program for flight school employees to increase their awareness of suspicious circumstances and activities of individuals enrolling in or attending flight school.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "44939. Training to operate certain aircraft.". (c) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.—The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall work with the International Civil Aviation Organization and the civil aviation authorities of other countries to improve international aviation security through screening programs for flight instruction candidates. (d) EFFECTIVE DATE. —The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to applications for training received after the date of enactment of this Act.

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