[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
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[S. 1148 Reported in Senate (RS)]
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Calendar No. 319
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1148
[Report No. 116-169]
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Administrator of
the Federal Aviation Administration to give preferential consideration
to individuals who have successfully completed air traffic controller
training and veterans when hiring air traffic control specialists.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 11, 2019
Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Sullivan, Ms. Sinema, Mrs.
Capito, Ms. McSally, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Inhofe) introduced the
following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
December 5, 2019
Reported by Mr. Wicker, with amendment
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
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A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Administrator of
the Federal Aviation Administration to give preferential consideration
to individuals who have successfully completed air traffic controller
training and veterans when hiring air traffic control specialists.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``ATC Hiring Reform Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. HIRING OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALISTS.
Section 44506(f)(1)(B)(i) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``referring'' and all that follows through ``10
percent.'' and inserting ``giving further preferential consideration,
within each qualification category based upon pre-employment testing
results, to pool 1 applicants described in clause (ii) before pool 2
applicants described in clause (iii).''.
<DELETED>SEC. 3. REPORT ON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AND
TRAINING.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (a) Report to Congress.--Not later than December 31, 2019,
and every 6 months thereafter, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report regarding the hiring and training of air traffic
controllers.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (b) Contents.--Each report under subsection (a) shall
include the following information:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (1) The number of applicants, from each hiring
pool, who have done the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Applied for the position of air
traffic controller.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Been issued a tentative offer letter
for the position of air traffic controller.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) Been issued a firm offer letter for
the position of air traffic controller.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (D) Been hired for the position of air
traffic controller.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (E) Reported to the FAA Academy for
initial qualification training.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (F) Successfully passed Air Traffic Basics
training at the FAA Academy.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (G) Successfully passed Terminal initial
training at the FAA Academy.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (H) Successfully passed En Route initial
training at the FAA Academy.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (2) The average cost of training per individual
for the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED> (A) Air Traffic Basics training at the FAA
Academy.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (B) Terminal initial training at the FAA
Academy.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (C) En Route initial training at the FAA
Academy.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (3) The FAA Academy attrition rate for each hiring
pool.</DELETED>
<DELETED> (4) Other information determined appropriate by
the Administrator.</DELETED>
SEC. 3. REPORT ON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER AND TRAINING.
(a) Report to Congress.--Not later than December 31, 2019, and
every 6 months thereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
report regarding the hiring and training of air traffic controllers.
(b) Contents.--Each report under subsection (a) shall include the
following information:
(1) The number of applicants, from each hiring pool (by
vacancy announcement beginning with vacancy announcement FAA-
ATO-19-ALLSRCE-61676 (issued on June 14, 2019)) who have done
the following:
(A) Applied for the position of air traffic
controller.
(B) Been issued a tentative offer letter for the
position of air traffic controller.
(C) Been issued a firm offer letter for the
position of air traffic controller.
(D) Been hired for the position of air traffic
controller.
(E) Reported to the FAA Academy for initial
qualification training.
(F) Successfully passed Air Traffic Basics training
at the FAA Academy.
(G) Successfully passed Terminal initial training
at the FAA Academy.
(H) Successfully passed En Route initial training
at the FAA Academy.
(2) The average cost of training per individual for each
such hiring pool for the following:
(A) Air Traffic Basics training at the FAA Academy.
(B) Terminal initial training at the FAA Academy.
(C) En Route initial training at the FAA Academy.
(3) The FAA Academy attrition rate for each such hiring
pool.
(4) The number of applicants, from each such hiring pool,
who have successfully completed qualification training at their
first FAA facility and the number who are still in training at
their first facility.
(5) Other information determined appropriate by the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
SEC. 4. ENSURING HIRING PREFERENCE FOR APPLICANTS WITH EXPERIENCE AT AN
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITY OF THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Section 44506(f)(1)(A)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting ``(including a facility of the National Guard)''
after ``Department of Defense''.
SEC. 5. DOT INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW AND REPORT.
(a) Review.--
(1) In general.--The Inspector General of the Department of
Transportation (in this section referred to as the ``Inspector
General'') shall conduct a review that assesses the assumptions
and methodologies used to develop the air traffic controller
pre-employment test. Such review shall include--
(A) what job-relevant aptitudes are measured by the
air traffic controller pre-employment test and to what
extent such aptitudes are tested;
(B) the scoring methodology for the air traffic
controller pre-employment test, including an assessment
of whether such methodology is applied uniformly for
all classes of applicants;
(C) whether the air traffic controller pre-
employment test incorporates any biographical
questionnaire or assessment other than basic
identifiers, such as name and questions that assess
personal characteristics, and the extent to which such
biographical assumptions are relied upon to assess air
traffic controller applicants;
(D) the effectiveness of the pre-employment test,
mental health screening, and any other applicable pre-
employment assessment to determine whether an applicant
possesses the skills necessary to perform the duties of
a controller; and
(E) ways to improve the pre-employment test and
other applicable pre-employment assessments as the
Inspector General determines appropriate.
(2) Start date.--The Inspector General shall initiate the
review under paragraph (1) by not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date the Inspector
General initiates the review under subsection (a), the Inspector
General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report
on such review.
Calendar No. 319
116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1148
[Report No. 116-169]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Administrator of
the Federal Aviation Administration to give preferential consideration
to individuals who have successfully completed air traffic controller
training and veterans when hiring air traffic control specialists.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 5, 2019
Reported with amendment