,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aadh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aa1    
#bjai ,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself and     
,mrs4 ,shaheen7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,commerce1        
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title #di1 ,united ,states  
,code1 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 specialists4  #a4 ,short
 title  ,this ,act may be cited as the  
,,atc ,hiring ,reform ,act of #bjai4    
#b4 ,hiring of air traffic control      
specialists ,section                    
#ddejf7;f77#a77;,b77i7 of title #di1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking referring and all that follows 
through #aj percent4 and inserting      
giving further preferential             

consideration1 within each qualification
 category based upon pre-employment     
testing results1 to pool #a applicants  
described in clause 7ii7 before pool #b 
applicants described in clause 7iii744  
#c4 ,report on air traffic controller   
and training  7a7 ,report to ,congress  
,not later than ,december #ca1 #bjai1   
and every #f months thereafter1 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 controllers4  7b7       
,contents ,each report under subsection 
7a7 shall include the following         
information3 7#a7 ,the number of        
applicants1 from each hiring pool1 who  
have done the following3  7,a7 ,applied 
for the position of air traffic         
controller4  7,b7 ,been issued a        
tentative offer letter for the position 
of air traffic controller4  7,c7 ,been  
issued a firm offer letter for the      
position of air traffic controller4     

7,d7 ,been hired for the position of air
 traffic controller4  7,e7 ,reported to 
the ,,faa ,academy for initial          
qualification training4  7,f7           
,successfully passed ,air ,traffic      
,basics training at the ,,faa ,academy4 
7,g7 ,successfully passed ,terminal     
initial training at the ,,faa ,academy4 
7,h7 ,successfully passed ,en ,route    
initial training at the ,,faa ,academy4 
7#b7 ,the average cost of training per  
individual for the following3 7,a7 ,air 
,traffic ,basics training at the ,,faa  
,academy4  7,b7 ,terminal initial       
training at the ,,faa ,academy4  7,c7   
,en ,route initial training at the ,,faa
 ,academy4  7#c7 ,the ,,faa ,academy    
attrition rate for each hiring pool4    
7#d7 ,other information determined      
appropriate by the ,administrator4