[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2772 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                                H. R. 2772

 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
     develop a system for collecting and disseminating information 
   concerning the quality of aircraft pilot performances in training 
                  activities, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 13, 1995

 Mr. Heineman (for himself, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Jones, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Cooley) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
     develop a system for collecting and disseminating information 
   concerning the quality of aircraft pilot performances in training 
                  activities, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Aircraft Pilot Safety Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. AIRCRAFT PILOT REPORTING SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in consultation with covered 
air carriers, pilots, and other interested persons, shall develop an 
aircraft pilot reporting system in accordance with the requirements of 
this section.
    (b) Requirements.--As part of the aircraft pilot reporting system, 
the Administrator shall--
            (1) require all covered air carriers and independent 
        facilities that train pilots for such air carriers--
                    (A) to maintain standardized information on the 
                quality of pilot performances in training activities;
                    (B) to use such information to ensure the quality 
                of pilot performances and the quality of the training 
                program; and
                    (C) to provide such information to the 
                Administrator;
            (2) establish a storage and retrieval system for 
        information that is provided to the Administrator pursuant to 
        paragraph (1)(C); and
            (3) require all covered air carriers to obtain information 
        from the storage and retrieval system for the purpose of 
        evaluating applicants for pilot positions during the pilot 
        selection and hiring process.
    (c) Privacy Protections.--In establishing the aircraft pilot 
reporting system, the Administrator shall ensure that the system 
includes measures to protect the privacy concerns of individual 
aircraft pilots, including--
            (1) procedures for obtaining the permission of a pilot 
        before releasing information about the pilot; and
            (2) procedures to provide a pilot with sufficient access to 
        information about the pilot to ensure the accuracy of the 
        information.

SEC. 3. RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a 
report containing a description of the aircraft pilot reporting system, 
together with--
            (1) an estimate of the costs associated with implementation 
        of the system;
            (2) recommendations concerning administration of the system 
        by a private entity; and
            (3) recommendations for any additional legislative or 
        administrative actions.
    (b) Recommendations on Air Carrier Liability.--As part of the 
report to be transmitted under subsection (a), the Administrator shall 
include recommendations for legislative actions and other measures to 
limit the liability of covered air carriers and other persons 
participating in the aircraft pilot reporting system with respect to 
the participation of such persons in the system.
    (c) Implementation.--The Administrator may begin to implement the 
aircraft pilot reporting system only if the system is approved by a law 
enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
        Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
            (2) Aircraft pilot reporting system.--The term ``aircraft 
        pilot reporting system'' means the reporting system to be 
        developed under section 2.
            (3) Covered air carrier.--The term ``covered air carrier'' 
        means an air carrier operating under parts 121 and 135 of title 
        14, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of 
        the enactment of this Act.
            (4) Training activities.--The term ``training activities'' 
        means activities that the Administrator determines assess the 
        skills, abilities, knowledge, and judgment of a pilot during 
        training, check flights, initial operating experience, and line 
        checks.
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