,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfjg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,lummis1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 
,mrs4 ,fischer1 and ,mr4 ,grassley7     
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    
raise the retirement age for pilots     
engaged in commercial aviation          
operations1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,let ,experienced ,pilots ,fly     
,act4  #b4 ,increased retirement age for
 pilots ,section #ddgbi of title #di1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended to    
read as follows3  #ddgbi4 ,age standards
 for pilots  7a7 ,in general ,a pilot   
may serve in multicrew covered          
operations until attaining #fg years of 
age4  7b7 ,covered operations defined   
,in this section1 the term covered      

operations means operations under part  
#aba of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations1 unless the operation takes
 place in-- 7#a7 the territorial        
airspace of a foreign country where such
 operations are prohibited by the       
foreign country2 or  7#b7 international 
airspace where such operations are not  
in compliance with the ,annexes to the  
,convention on ,international ,civil    
,aviation4  7c7 ,regulations ,on and    
after the date of enactment of the ,let 
,experienced ,pilots ,fly ,act1         
subsections 7d7 and 7e7 of section      
#aba4chc of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations1 shall be deemed to have  
been amended to increase the age listed 
in such subsections to #fg years of age4
  7d7 ,applicability  7#a7              
,nonretroactivity ,no person who has    
attained #fe years of age before the    
date of enactment of the ,let           
,experienced ,pilots ,fly ,act may serve
 as a pilot for an air carrier engaged  
in covered operations unless-- 7,a7 such

 person is in the employment of that air
 carrier in such operations on such date
 of enactment as a required flight deck 
crew member2 or  7,b7 such person is    
newly hired by an air carrier as a pilot
 on or after such date of enactment     
without credit for prior seniority or   
prior longevity for benefits or other   
terms related to length of service prior
 to the date of rehire under any labor  
agreement or employment policies of the 
air carrier4  7#b7 ,protection for      
compliance ,an action taken in          
conformance with this section1 taken in 
conformance with a regulation issued to 
carry out this section1 or taken prior  
to the date of enactment of the ,let    
,experienced ,pilots ,fly ,act in       
conformance with subsection 7d7 or 7e7  
of section #aba4chc of title #ad1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations 7as in effect  
before such date71 may not serve as a   
basis for liability or relief in a      
proceeding1 brought under any employment
 law or regulation1 before any court or 

agency of the ,united ,states or of any 
,state or locality4  7e7 ,amendments to 
labor agreements and benefit plans ,any 
amendment to a labor agreement or       
benefit plan of an air carrier that is  
required to conform with the            
requirements of this section or a       
regulation issued to carry out this     
section1 and is applicable to pilots    
represented for collective bargaining1  
shall be made by agreement of the air   
carrier and the designated bargaining   
representative of the pilots of the air 
carrier4  7f7 ,medical standards and    
records  7#a7 ,medical examinations and 
standards ,except as provided by        
paragraph 7#b71 a person serving as a   
pilot for an air carrier engaged in     
covered operations shall not be subject 
to different medical standards1 or      
different1 greater1 or more frequent    
medical examinations1 on account of age 
unless the ,administrator of the        
,federal ,aviation ,administration      
determines 7based on data received or   

studies published after the date of     
enactment of the ,let ,experienced      
,pilots ,fly ,act7 that different       
medical standards1 or different1        
greater1 or more frequent medical       
examinations1 are needed to ensure an   
adequate level of safety in flight4     
7#b7 ,duration of first-class medical   
certificate ,no person who has attained 
#fj years of age may serve as a pilot of
 an air carrier engaged in covered      
operations unless the person has a      
first-class medical certificate4 ,such a
 certificate shall expire on the last   
day of the #f-month period following the
 date of examination shown on the       
certificate4  7g7 ,safety training ,each
 air carrier engaged in covered         
operations shall continue to use pilot  
training and qualification programs     
approved by the ,federal ,aviation      
,administration4  4