,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aadh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #aa1 #bjai ,mr4 
,hoev5 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d title #di1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 to require ! ,adm9i/rator 
( ! ,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration to   
give pref]5tial consid]ation to         
individuals :o h successfully complet$  
air traffic controll] tra9+ & vet]ans :5
 hir+ air traffic control speciali/s4   
#a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z
 ! ,,atc ,hir+ ,re=m ,act ( #bjai4  #b4 
,hir+ ( air traffic control speciali/s  
,section #ddejf7;f77#a77;,b77i7 ( title 
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by   
/rik+ ref]r+ & all t foll[s ?r\gh #aj   
p]c5t4 & ins]t+ giv+ fur!r pref]5tial   
consid]ation1 )9 ea* qualification      
category bas$ ^u pre-employm5t te/+     
results1 to pool #a applicants describ$ 
9 clause 7ii7 be=e pool #b applicants   

describ$ 9 clause 7iii744  #c4 ,report  
on air traffic controll] & tra9+  7a7   
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an        
,decemb] #ca1 #bjai1 & e #f mon?s       
!reaft]1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al      
,aviation ,adm9i/ration %all submit to !
 appropriate committees ( ,congress a   
report reg>d+ ! hir+ & tra9+ ( air      
traffic controll]s4  7b7 ,cont5ts ,ea*  
report "u subsection 7a7 %all include ! 
foll[+ in=mation3 7#a7 ,! numb] (       
applicants1 f ea* hir+ pool1 :o h done !
 foll[+3  7,a7 ,appli$ = ! position (   
air traffic controll]4  7,b7 ,be5 issu$ 
a t5tative (f] lett] = ! position ( air 
traffic controll]4  7,c7 ,be5 issu$ a   
firm (f] lett] = ! position ( air       
traffic controll]4  7,d7 ,be5 hir$ = !  
position ( air traffic controll]4  7,e7 
,report$ to ! ,,faa ,academy = initial  
qualification tra9+4  7,f7 ,successfully
 pass$ ,air ,traffic ,basics tra9+ at ! 
,,faa ,academy4  7,g7 ,successfully     
pass$ ,t]m9al initial tra9+ at ! ,,faa  
,academy4  7,h7 ,successfully pass$ ,en 

,r\te initial tra9+ at ! ,,faa ,academy4
  7#b7 ,! av]age co/ ( tra9+ p]         
individual = ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,air        
,traffic ,basics tra9+ at ! ,,faa       
,academy4  7,b7 ,t]m9al initial tra9+ at
 ! ,,faa ,academy4  7,c7 ,en ,r\te      
initial tra9+ at ! ,,faa ,academy4  7#c7
 ,! ,,faa ,academy attrition rate = ea* 
hir+ pool4  7#d7 ,o!r in=mation det]m9$ 
appropriate by ! ,adm9i/rator4