,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ebib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ai1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,curbelo ( ,florida 7= himself & ,mr4   
,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,transportation &      
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d     
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 relat+  
to hir+ ( c]ta9 air traffic control     
speciali/s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,air   
,traffic ,controll] ,hir+ ,improvem5t   
,act ( #bjaf4  #b4 ,hir+ ( air traffic  
controll]s  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #ddejf
 ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7f7   
,hir+ ( c]ta9 air traffic control       
speciali/s  7#a7 ,consid]ation (        
applicants  7,a7 ,ensur+ selection ( mo/
 qualifi$ applicants ,9 appo9t+         
individuals to ! position ( air traffic 
controll]s1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all give    
pref]5tial consid]ation to qualifi$     
individuals ma9ta9+ #eb consecutive     

weeks ( air traffic control exp]i5ce    
involv+ ! active sep>ation ( air traffic
 aft] receipt ( an air traffic          
c]tification or air traffic control     
facility rat+ )9 #e ye>s ( application  
:ile s]v+ at--  7i7 a ,f$]al ,aviation  
,adm9i/ration air traffic control       
facility2  7ii7 a civilian or milit>y   
air traffic control facility ( !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se2 or  7iii7 a t[]    
op]at+ "u contract ) ! ,f$]al ,aviation 
,adm9i/ration "u section #dgabd4  7,b7  
,consid]ation ( additional applicants ,!
 ,adm9i/rator %all consid] additional   
applicants = ! position ( air traffic   
controll] by ref]r+ an approximately    
equal numb] ( employees = appo9tm5t     
among #b applicant pools4 ,! numb] (    
employees ref]r$ = consid]ation f ea*   
gr\p %all n diff] by m ?an #aj p]c5t4   
7i7 ,pool "o ,pool "o %all consi/ (     
applicants :o-- 7,i7 h successfully     
complet$ air traffic controll] tra9+ &  
graduat$ f an in/itution p>ticipat+ 9 ! 
,collegiate ,tra9+ ,initiative program  

ma9ta9$ "u subsection 7c77#a7 :o h      
receiv$ f ! in/itution--  7aa7 an       
appropriate recomm5dation2 or  7bb7 an  
endorsem5t c]tify+ t ! applicant w\ld h 
met ! requirem5ts 9 effect z ( ,decemb] 
#ca1 #bjac1 = an appropriate            
recomm5dation2  7,,ii7 are eligible = a 
vet]ans recruitm5t appo9tm5t pursuant to
 section #dbad ( title #ch & provide a  
,c]tificate ( ,release or ,dis*>ge f    
,active ,duty )9 #abj days ( !          
ann\ncem5t clos+2  7,,iii7 are eligible 
vet]ans "u section #dbaa ( title #ch    
ma9ta9+ aviation exp]i5ce obta9$ 9 !    
c\rse ( ! individual's milit>y exp]i5ce2
 or  7,,iv7 are pref]5ce eligible       
vet]ans pursuant to section #bajh (     
title #e4  7ii7 ,pool two ,pool two %all
 consi/ ( applicants :o apply "u a      
vacancy ann\ncem5t recruit+ f all ,unit$
 ,/ates citiz5s4  7#b7 ,use (           
biographical assessm5ts  7,a7           
,biographical assessm5ts ,!             
,adm9i/ration may n use any biographical
 assessm5t :5 hir+ "u subp>agraph 7,a7  

or subp>agraph 7,b77i7 ( p>agraph 7#a74 
7,b7 ,reconsid]ation ( applicants       
disqualifi$ on ! basis ( biographical   
assessm5ts  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,if an         
individual describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7  
or subp>agraph 7,b77i7 ( p>agraph 7#a7  
:o appli$ = ! position ( air traffic    
controll] ) ! ,adm9i/ration 9 response  
to ,vacancy ,ann\ncem5t                 
,,faa-,,amc-#ad-;,,allsrce-#ccecg 7issu$
 on ,febru>y #aj1 #bjad7 & 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] ) ! ,adm9i/ration 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 ,maximum entry age =
 exp]i5c$ controll]s ,not)/&+ section   
#ccjg ( title #e1 ! maximum limit ( age 
= an orig9al appo9tm5t to a position z  
an air traffic controll] %all be #ce    
ye>s ( age = ^? ma9ta9+ #eb weeks ( air 
traffic control exp]i5ce involv+ !      
active sep>ation ( air traffic aft]     
receipt ( an air traffic c]tification or
 air traffic control facility rat+ 9 a  
civilian or milit>y air traffic control 
facility4  4  7b7 ,notification (       
vacancies ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al    
,aviation ,adm9i/ration %all consid]    
directly notify+ second>y s*ools &      
in/itutes ( high] le>n+1 includ+        
,hi/orically ,black ,colleges &         
,univ]sities1 ,hispanic-s]v+            
in/itutions1 ,m9ority ,in/itutions1 &   
,tribal ,colleges & ,univ]sities1 ( !   
vacancy ann\ncem5t "u section           
#ddejf7;f77#a77;,b77ii7 ( title #di1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4