,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1 #bjai 
,mr4 ,lee 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 specialists1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,air ,traffic  
,control ,safe ,operation and ,readiness
 ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,hiring of air     
traffic control specialists ,section    
#ddejf7;f77#a77;,b7 of title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a77ii71 by       
inserting 7including a facility of the  
,national ,guard7 after ,department of  

,defense2 and  7#b7 in subparagraph     
7,b7--  7,a7 in clause 7i71 by striking 
referring and all that follows through  
#aj percent4 and inserting giving       
preferential consideration to pool #a   
applicants described in clause 7ii7     
before considering pool #b applicants   
described in clause 7iii7442 and  7,b7  
by adding at the end the following new  
clause3  7iv7 ,consideration of         
candidates ,the ,administrator shall    
consider for the interview stage of the 
hiring process candidates in each       
applicant pool described in this        
subparagraph who-- 7,i7 score at or     
above a passing score as determined by  
the ,administrator on the ,air ,traffic 
,skills ,assessment 7,,at-,,sa72 and    
7,,ii7 meet minimum qualifications      
established by the ,administrator4  4   
#c4 ,ensuring hiring of air traffic     
control specialists is based on         
assessment of job-relevant aptitudes    
7a7 ,update of the air traffic skills   
assessment ,not later than #ahj days    

after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator of the ,federal
 ,aviation ,administration shall revise 
the ,air ,traffic ,skills ,assessment   
7in this section referred to as the     
,,at-,,sa7 administered to air traffic  
controller applicants described in      
clauses 7ii7 and 7iii7 of section       
#ddejf7;f77#a77;,b7 of title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 in accordance    
with the following requirements3  7#a7  
,the ,administrator shall ensure that   
all questions on the ,,at-,,sa are      
supported by a peer-reviewed job        
analysis that ensures all questions test
 job-relevant aptitudes4  7#b7 ,the     
,administrator shall ensure that the    
,,at-,,sa does not incorporate any      
biographical questionnaire or assessment
 or other questions of a biographical   
nature 7other than basic identifiers    
such as first and last name7 for        
applicants for the position of air      
traffic controller from the applicant   
pools described in clauses 7ii7 and     

7iii7 of section #ddejf7;f77#a77;,b7 of 
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7  
,conforming amendments eliminating use  
of biographical assessments for all     
applicants ,section #ddejf7;f7 of title 
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 as amended  
by section #b1 is further amended-- 7#a7
 in paragraph 7#a77;,c7--  7,a7 by      
striking clause 7ii72 and  7,b7 by      
redesignating clause 7iii7 as clause    
7ii72 and  7#b7 by striking paragraph   
7#b7 and inserting the following3  7#b7 
,no biographical assessments ,the       
,administrator shall not use any        
biographical assessment when hiring     
under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 or paragraph  
7#a77;,b74  4  #d4 ,,dot ,inspector     
,general report ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date on which the        
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration completes the revision 
of the ,air ,traffic ,skills ,assessment
 7,,at-,,sa7 required under section     
#c7;a71 the ,inspector ,general of the  
,department of ,transportation shall    

submit a report to the ,administrator1  
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate1 the 
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives1 and1 upon request1 to 
any member of ,congress1 that assesses  
the assumptions and methodologies used  
to develop such revisions1 the          
job-relevant aptitudes measured1 and the
 scoring process for the revised        
assessment1 together with1 if           
appropriate1 a description of any       
actions taken or recommended to be taken
 to address the results of the report4