,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aifd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bb1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,hultgr5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1    
,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,mr4       
,salmon1 ,ms4 ,e/y1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 
& ,mr4 ,ro?fus7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration to revise
 hir+ practices = air traffic controll] 
positions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,air    
,traffic ,controll]s ,hir+ ,act ( #bjae4
  #b4 ,hir+ ( air traffic controll]s    
,section #ddejf ( title #di1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7f7 ,revision ( hir+         
practices  7#a7 ,consid]ation (         
applicants  7,a7 ,ensur+ selection ( mo/
 qualifi$ applicants ,9 appo9t+         
individuals to ! position ( air traffic 
controll]1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all give     
pref]5tial consid]ation to ! foll[+     

applicants3  7i7 ,an individual :o--    
7,i7 has successfully complet$ air      
traffic controll] tra9+ & graduat$ f an 
in/itution p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,collegiate   
,tra9+ ,initiative program ma9ta9$ "u   
subsection 7c77#a72 &  7,,ii7 has       
receiv$ f ! in/itution-- 7aa7 an        
appropriate recomm5dation2 or  7bb7 an  
endorsem5t c]tify+ t ! individual w\ld h
 met ! requirem5ts 9 effect z ( ,decemb]
 #ca1 #bjac1 = an appropriate           
recomm5dation4  7ii7 ,a qualifi$        
individual :o is eligible = a vet]ans   
recruitm5t appo9tm5t pursuant to section
 #dbad ( title #ch4  7iii7 ,a qualifi$  
individual :o is an eligible vet]an1 z  
su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #dbaa ( title
 #ch1 ma9ta9+ aviation exp]i5ce obta9$ 9
 ! c\rse ( ! individual's milit>y       
exp]i5ce4  7iv7 ,a pref]5ce eligible    
vet]an1 z def9$ 9 section #bajh ( title 
#e4  7v7 ,a qualifi$ individual ma9ta9+ 
practical air traffic control exp]i5ce  
obta9$ at--  7,i7 civilian in/allations 
( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2  7,,ii7 ,f$]al 

,aviation ,adm9i/ration air traffic     
control facilities2 or  7,,iii7 contract
 t[]s ( ,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration4 
7,b7 ,consid]ation ( additional         
applicants ,! ,adm9i/rator may consid]  
additional applicants = ! position ( air
 traffic controll] only aft] complet+   
consid]ation ( ! applicants describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,a74  7#b7 ,elim9ation (   
biographical assessm5ts  7,a7 ,priority 
applicants ,an applicant describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 %all n be subject to 
any biographical assessm5t 7includ+ a   
biographical assessm5t validat$ "u      
subp>agraph 7,b77 z "p ( ! hir+         
practices ( ! ,adm9i/ration t apply to  
applicants = ! position ( air traffic   
controll] ) ! ,dep>tm5t (               
,transportation4  7,b7 ,revision ( hir+ 
practices  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator 
%all revise ! hir+ practices ( !        
,adm9i/ration ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph   
7,a7 to elim9ate ! use ( any            
biographical assessm5t t unduly         
disqualifies applicants4  7ii7          

,validation ,be=e implem5t+ any         
biographical assessm5t z "p ( ! hir+    
practices ( ! ,adm9i/ration ref]r$ to 9 
subp>agraph 7,a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all-- 
7,i7 c]tify t ! assessm5t or te/ 0      
validat$ "u ! crit]ia set =? 9 clause   
7i7 be=e implem5tation2 &  7,,ii7       
disclose to ! public ! me?ods us$ = !   
validation4  7iii7 ,p>ticipation        
requirem5ts ,! revision "u ?is          
subp>agraph %all n be subject to        
p>agraph 7#c74  7,c7 ,reconsid]ation (  
applicants disqualifi$ on ! basis (     
biographical assessm5ts  7i7 ,9 g5]al   
,if an individual appli$ = ! position ( 
air traffic controll] ) ! ,dep>tm5t 9   
response to ! ,,fg-#ja ,vacancy         
,ann\ncem5t issu$ on ,febru>y #aj1      
#bjad1 & 0 disqualifi$ f ! position z ! 
result ( a biographical assessm5t1 !    
,adm9i/rator %all provide ! applicant an
 opportunity to reapply z soon z        
practicable = ! position "u ! revis$    
hir+ practices4  7ii7 ,waiv] ( age      
re/riction ,! ,adm9i/rator %all waive   

any maximum age re/riction = ! position 
( air traffic controll] ) ! ,dep>tm5t t 
w\ld o!rwise disqualify an individual f 
! position if ! individual--  7,i7 is   
reapply+ = ! position pursuant to clause
 7i7 on or be=e ,decemb] #ca1 #bjag2 &  
7,,ii7 met ! maximum age requirem5t on !
 date ( ! individual's previ\s          
application = ! position dur+ ! int]im  
hir+ process4  7#c7 ,p>ticipation (     
,,cti in/itutions 9 revision ( hir+     
practices ,be=e mak+ any revision to !  
hir+ practices t apply to applicants = !
 position ( air traffic controll] ) !   
,dep>tm5t1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all provide  
in/itutions ( high] education p>ticipat+
 9 ! ,collegiate ,tra9+ ,initiative     
program ) notice ( ! revision & an      
opportunity to comm5t4  4  #c4          
,collegiate ,tra9+ ,initiative ,section 
#ddejf7;c77#a7 ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce  
by /rik+ may ma9ta9 & ins]t+ %all       
ma9ta94  #d4 ,be/ practices = tra9+ air 
traffic controll]s ,section #ddejf (    

title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is fur!r
 am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7  
,be/ practices = tra9+ ,! ,adm9i/rator1 
9 consultation ) ! ,association (       
,collegiate ,tra9+ ,in/itutions1 !      
,national ,air ,traffic ,controll]s     
,association1 & ! ,univ]sity ,aviation  
,association1 %all take into            
consid]ation any tra9+ initiatives = air
 traffic controll]s t are locally       
develop$ at in/itutions ( high]         
education p>ticipat+ 9 ! ,collegiate    
,tra9+ ,initiative program = use 9      
e/abli%+ be/ practices nationwide4  4   
#e4 ,vet]an pref]5ce requirem5ts = ,,faa
 p]sonnel managem5t sy/em ,section      
#djabb7;g77#b77;,b7 ( title #di1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ &      
sections #cccj;a-#cccj;d be=e 1 relat+  
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