[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4530 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4530

 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
 implement reforms to the Liaison and Familiarization Training Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 9, 1998

  Mr. LaHood 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 
 implement reforms to the Liaison and Familiarization Training Program.

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

SECTION 1. REFORM OF FAA LIAISON AND FAMILIARIZATION TRAINING PROGRAM.

    (a) Travel Prohibitions.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall implement reforms to the Liaison and 
Familiarization Training Program in order to prohibit travel by 
employees of the Federal Aviation Administration under the program 
that--
            (1) involves travel on leave days or days off;
            (2) involves scheduled leave days off between an outgoing 
        flight and a return flight unless the Administrator (or the 
        Administrator's designee) determines in writing that the leave 
        is for a legitimate training purpose and will not create an 
        appearance of impropriety; or
            (3) involves foreign overseas travel for any employee in a 
        facility that does not regulate oceanic airspace.
    (b) Approval of Flights.--In addition to the reforms required under 
subsection (a), the Administrator shall implement appropriate controls 
under the Liaison and Familiarization Training program to ensure that 
each flight under the program is approved prior to the flight by 
supervisory personnel and that such approval is granted only if the 
supervisor determines that the flight meets the training needs of the 
Federal Aviation Administration.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this section, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a report on 
reforms implemented by the Administrator under this section.
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