Security Officer, Gerardo Hernandez, gave his life to protect the flying public when he was killed by a gunman who attacked the Los Angeles International Airport. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the personnel system utilized by the Transportation Security Administration pursuant to the authority of section 44935 note of title 49, United States Code, provides insufficient workplace protections for the Transportation Security Officer workforce, the frontline personnel who secure our Nation’s aviation system and that such personnel should be provided protections under title 5, United States Code. 3. Definitions For purposes of this Act— (1) the term covered position means— (A) a position within the Transportation Security Administration