[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1532 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1532

To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to limit the age restrictions 
                     imposed upon aircraft pilots.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 30, 1993

   Mr. Lightfoot (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Wise, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Thomas of Wyoming, Mr. Minge, Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. 
  Vucanovich, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
Hancock, Mr. Clement, and Mrs. Bentley) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to limit the age restrictions 
                     imposed upon aircraft pilots.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON AGE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED UPON AIRCRAFT PILOTS.

    Section 602(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 
1422(b)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
paragraph:
            ``(3) Limitation on age restrictions.--The Administrator 
        shall not, solely by reason of the age of a person, if such 
        person is less than 65 years of age--
                    ``(A) refuse to issue an airman certificate to, or 
                refuse to renew such certificate for, such person, if 
                such person is applying for the issuance or renewal of 
                such certificate in order to serve or continue to serve 
                as a pilot of an aircraft; or
                    ``(B) require an air carrier to terminate the 
                employment of, or refuse to employ, such person as a 
                pilot on an aircraft of such air carrier.''.

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