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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 154 (Friday, September 19, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. NEHLS:H.R. 5523.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H4489]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act</strong> <strong>of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill raises the mandatory retirement age for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations from 65 to 67 years of age. This age standard does not apply to commercial&nbsp;operations that&nbsp;take&nbsp;place in (1) the territorial airspace of a foreign country that prohibits&nbsp;such operations, or (2) international airspace where such operations are not in compliance with the Annexes to the Convention on International Civil Aviation.</p><p>The bill specifies that a pilot who is over 65 years of age on the date of the bill's enactment may return to service in commercial aviation&nbsp;operations until 67 years of age.</p><p>The Federal Aviation Administration must also submit a report to Congress on further increasing the age limitation for pilots engaged in commercial aviation operations.</p>]]></text>
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