ARMING CARGO PILOTS AGAINST TERRORISM.

SEC. 609. ARMING CARGO PILOTS AGAINST TERRORISM.(a) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress that members of a flight deck crew of a cargo aircraft should be armed with a firearm or taser to defend the cargo aircraft against an attack by terrorists that could result in the use of the aircraft as a weapon of mass destruction or for other terrorist purposes. (b) Arming Cargo Pilots Against Terrorism.—Section 44921 is amended—(1) in subsection (a) by striking “passenger” each place that it appears; (2) in subsection (k)(2) by striking “or,” and all that follows before the period at the end and inserting “or any other flight deck crew member”; and(3) by adding at the end of subsection (k) the following:“(3) All-cargo air transportation.—In this section, the term ‘air transportation’ includes all-cargo air transportation.”. (c) Time for Implementation.—In carrying out the amendments made by subsection (d), the Under Secretary for Border and Transportation Security of the Department of Homeland Security shall ensure that passenger and cargo pilots are treated equitably in receiving access to training as Federal flight deck officers. (d) Effect on Other Laws.—The requirements of subsection (e) shall have no effect on the deadlines for implementation contained in section 44921 of title 49, United States Code, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act.