To prioritize the equipping of aircraft enrolled in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet when counter-measures against the threat of shoulder-fired missiles are deployed.

(a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--

(1) In May 2002, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning to law enforcement personnel to be alert to the potential use of shoulder-fired missiles against U.S. aircraft;

(2) In May 2002, al-Qaeda was suspected of firing a shoulder-fired missile at U.S. military aircraft near Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia;

(3) In November 2002, an Israeli commercial jetliner was fired upon by a shoulder-fired missile shortly after take-off in Mombasa, Kenya;

(4) In August 2003, a weapons smuggler was arrested after agreeing to sell a Russian SA-18 to an undercover FBI agent posing as a Muslim extremist;

(5) During recent operations in Iraq, U.S. commercial airlines--as part of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF)--flew nearly 2,000 flights carrying U.S. troops and supplies into Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain;

(6) No U.S. commercial airliners are currently equipped with defenses against shoulder-fired missiles.

(b) Prioritization.--

When counter measures against the threat of shoulder-fired missiles are deployed, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation, shall make it a priority to equip the aircraft enrolled in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.