,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgdd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #af1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,gillen 7for herself and ,mr4 
,mann7 introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on ,armed
 ,services1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,,faa          
,reauthorization ,act of #bjbd with     
respect to the activities of the joint  
aviation employment training working    
group1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,military ,air ,traffic ,control    
,transition ,act4  #b4 ,joint aviation  
employment training working group       
,section #dbe of the ,,faa              
,reauthorization ,act of #bjbd 7,public 
,law #aah-fc7 is amended--  7#a7 in     

subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#d7 
by striking 2 and and inserting a       
semicolon2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#e7 by   
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7 by adding at 
the end the following3  7#f7 develop    
recommendations in consultation with the
 exclusive bargaining representatives of
 air traffic control specialists of the 
,federal ,aviation ,administration      
certified under section #gaaa of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code1 to improve   
the transition of civilian air traffic  
control specialists under the           
jurisdiction of the ,secretary of       
,defense into the ,department of        
,transportation in air traffic control  
occupations1 including as controllers1  
air traffic managers1 and supervisors4  
2  7#b7 in subsection 7d77#b7--  7,a7 in
 subparagraph 7,a7 by striking 2 and and
 inserting a semicolon2  7,b7 in        
subparagraph 7,b7 by striking the period
 at the end and inserting 2 and2 and    
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3

  7,c7 recommendations to improve the   
transition of civilian air traffic      
control specialists under the           
jurisdiction of the ,secretary of       
,defense into the ,department of        
,transportation in air traffic control  
occupations1 including as controllers1  
air traffic managers1 and supervisors1  
as required pursuant to subsection      
7c77#f74  2  7#c7 by redesignating      
subsections 7e71 7f71 and 7g7 as        
subsections 7f71 7g71 and 7h71          
respectively2 and  7#d7 by inserting    
after subsection 7d7 the following3  7e7
 ,considerations ,in carrying out       
subsection 7c71 the working group shall 
identify any barriers-- 7#a7 in         
training1 phraseology1 systems1 or      
technology that would prevent the       
,federal ,aviation ,administration from 
hiring certified series #baeb air       
traffic control specialists from the    
,department of ,defense to fill vacant  
,administration positions1 including    
frontline manager roles2  7#b7 to       

improving the ability of the ,secretary 
to determine and communicate how the    
credentials1 experience1 and training of
 a air traffic control specialist       
separating from the ,armed ,forces      
translate to credentialed civilian      
employment in the ,air ,traffic         
,organization of the ,federal ,aviation 
,administration2  7#c7 that exist to the
 standardization among the ,armed       
,forces of series #baeb controller      
credentials1 experience1 and training   
and the alignment of such credentials1  
experience1 and training to credentialed
 civilian employment in the ,air        
,traffic ,organization2 and  7#d7 that  
exist to ensuring members of the ,armed 
,forces with series #baeb controller    
credentials1 experience1 and training   
have earned the equivalent ,federal     
,aviation ,administration credential    
prior to separation from the ,armed     
,forces in addition to receiving their  
military credentials4  4