AUTHORITY TO ARM FLIGHT DECK CREW WITH LESS-THAN-LETHAL WEAPONS.

SEC. 1405. AUTHORITY TO ARM FLIGHT DECK CREW WITH LESS-THAN-LETHAL WEAPONS. (a) In General.—Section 44903(i) of title 49, United States Code (as redesignated by section 6 of this Act) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(3) Request of air carriers to use less-than-lethal weapons.—If, after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Under Secretary receives a request from an air carrier for authorization to allow pilots of the air carrier to carry less-than-lethal weapons, the Under Secretary shall respond to that request within 90 days.”. (b) Conforming Amendments.—Such section is further amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking “Secretary” the first and third places it appears and inserting “Under Secretary”; and (2) in paragraph (2) by striking “Secretary” each place it appears and inserting “Under Secretary”.