Sec. 4. Ombudsman
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Section 44917 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: The Assistant Secretary shall establish in the Federal Air Marshal Service an Office of the Ombudsman. The head of the Office shall be the Ombudsman, who shall be appointed by the Assistant Secretary. The Ombudsman shall carry out programs and activities to improve morale, training, and quality of life issues in the Service, including through implementation of the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security and the Comptroller General.
The position of Ombudsman shall be treated as a career reserved position, as defined by section 3132(a)(8) of title 5, United States Code. Of the amounts to be appropriated pursuant to section 6 of the FAMS Augmentation Act of 2013, $1,000,000 may be used to carry out this subsection for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014. .