; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Airport and air carrier employees For purposes of this section, an airport or air carrier employee who has security duties within the airport includes an airport or air carrier employee performing ticketing, check-in, baggage claim, or boarding functions. . 437. Air traffic control workforce staffing (a) Maximum hiring Subject to the availability of appropriations, for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, the Administrator shall set as the minimum hiring target for new air traffic controllers (excluding individuals described in section 44506(f)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code) the maximum number of individuals able to be trained at the Federal Aviation Administration Academy. (b) Transportation research board assessment (1) Review Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit an attestation to the appropriate committees of Congress demonstrating an agreement entered into with the with the National Academies Transportation Research Board to— (A) compare the Certified Professional Controller (in this section referred to as CPC ) operational staffing models and methodologies in determining the FAA Controller Staffing Standard included in the 2023 Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan of the FAA, with such models and methodologies developed by the Collaborative Resource Workgroup of the FAA (in this subsection referred to as CRWG ) to determine CPC operational staffing targets necessary to meet facility operational, statutory, contractual and safety requirements, including— (i) the availability factor multiplier and other formula components; (ii) the independent facility staffing targets of CPCs able to control traffic; (iii) air traffic controller position utilization; (iv) attrition rates at each air traffic control facility operated by the Administration