,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #cai #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aadh ,report ,no4 #aaf-afi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #aa1 #bjai,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,mc,sally1 ,mr4 ,peters1 and ,mr4 ,inhofe7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,december #e1 #bjai,reported by ,mr4 ,wicker1 with amendment,omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic ,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 #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 pool 7by vacancy announcement beginning with vacancy announcement ,,faa-,,ato-#ai-;,,allsrce-#fafgf 7issued on ,june #ad1 #bjai77 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 each such hiring pool 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 such hiring pool4 7#d7 ,the number of applicants1 from each such hiring pool1 who have successfully completed qualification training at their first ,,faa facility and the number who are still in training at their first facility4 7#e7 ,other information determined appropriate by the ,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration4 #d4 ,ensuring hiring preference for applicants with experience at an air traffic control facility of the ,national ,guard ,section #ddejf7;f77#a77;,a77ii7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting 7including a facility of the ,national ,guard7 after ,department of ,defense4 #e4 ,,dot ,inspector ,general review and report 7a7 ,review 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,inspector ,general of the ,department of ,transportation 7in this section referred to as the ,inspector ,general7 shall conduct a review that assesses the assumptions and methodologies used to develop the air traffic controller pre-employment test4 ,such review shall include-- 7,a7 what job-relevant aptitudes are measured by the air traffic controller pre-employment test and to what extent such aptitudes are tested2 7,b7 the scoring methodology for the air traffic controller pre-employment test1 including an assessment of whether such methodology is applied uniformly for all classes of applicants2 7,c7 whether the air traffic controller pre-employment test incorporates any biographical questionnaire or assessment other than basic identifiers1 such as name and questions that assess personal characteristics1 and the extent to which such biographical assumptions are relied upon to assess air traffic controller applicants2 7,d7 the effectiveness of the pre-employment test1 mental health screening1 and any other applicable pre-employment assessment to determine whether an applicant possesses the skills necessary to perform the duties of a controller2 and 7,e7 ways to improve the pre-employment test and other applicable pre-employment assessments as the ,inspector ,general determines appropriate4 7#b7 ,start date ,the ,inspector ,general shall initiate the review under paragraph 7#a7 by not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the date the ,inspector ,general initiates the review under subsection 7a71 the ,inspector ,general shall submit to the appropriate committees of ,congress a report on such review4 ,december #e1 #bjai,reported with amendment