12 2 STA T .3689PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 329 — S E PT. 30 , 2008 SEC.543 . S ection 5 20 o fPubl ic Law1 0 8–9 0 (6U .S. C . 469 ) i s a m en d ed — (1) b y inse r tin g‘ ‘(a) F EE S .— ’ ’ before ‘‘For fiscal year 2004 and t h ereafter’’
and (2) by adding at the end the following
‘‘(b) R EC UR RE NTT R AI NIN GOFAL IENS IN OP ERATION OF AIR - CRAFT.— ‘‘(1) PROCESS FOR RE V IE W ING T H REAT ASSESS M ENTS.— N ot- withstanding section 44939(e) of title 49 , United States Code, the Secretary shall establish a p rocess to ensure that an alien (as defined in section 101(a)(3) of the I mmigration and Nation- ality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(3)) applying for recurrent training in the operation of any aircraft is properly identified and has not, since the time of any prior threat assessment conducted pursuant to section 44939(a) of such title, become a ris k to a v iation or national security. ‘‘(2) INTERRUPTION OF TRAINING.—If the Secretary deter- mines, in carrying out the process established under paragraph (1), that an alien is a present risk to aviation or national security, the Secretary shall immediately notify the person providing the training of the determination and that person shall not provide the training or if such training has commenced that person shall immediately terminate the training. ‘‘(3) FEES.—The Secretary may charge reasonable fees under subsection (a) for providing credentialing and background investigations for aliens in connection with the process for recurrent training established under paragraph (1). Such fees shall be promulgated by notice in the Federal Register.’’. SEC. 544. (a) Not later than si x months from the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of H omeland Security shall consult with the Secretaries of D efense and Transportation and develop a concept of operations for unmanned aerial systems in the United States national airspace system for the purposes of border and maritime security operations. (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act on any foreseeable challenges to complying with sub- section (a). SEC. 545. If the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) determines that an air- port does not need to participate in the basic pilot program, the Assistant Secretary shall certify to the Committees on Appropria- tions of the Senate and the House of Representatives that no security risks will result by such non-participation. SEC. 546. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and not later than 30 days after the date of submission of a re q uest for a single payment, the President shall provide a single payment for any eligible costs under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and E mergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 51 7 2) for any police station, fire station, or criminal j ustice facility that was damaged by Hurricane K atrina of 2005 or Hurricane Rita of 2005: Provide d , That the President shall not reduce the amount of assistance provided under section 406(c)(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172(c)(1)) for such facilities: Provided fu r th er, That nothing in the previous proviso may be construed to alter the appeal or review Deadlin e .Pr e s iden t . C erti f i c ati o n. R e p orts. Deadlines. Cons u ltation. N otice. F ederal Re g ister , pu b lication. Notification.
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