[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 448 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 448

   To limit the age restrictions imposed by the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration for the issuance or renewal of certain 
              airman certificates, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2001

 Mr. Gibbons introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To limit the age restrictions imposed by the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration for the issuance or renewal of certain 
              airman certificates, 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. LIMITATION ON AGE RESTRICTIONS.

    Section 44703 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(h) Limitation on Age Restrictions.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration may not, solely by reason of a person's age, if such 
person is less than 65 years old--
            ``(1) refuse to issue to, or renew for, such person an 
        airman certificate for the operation of aircraft engaged in 
        operations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal 
        Regulations; or
            ``(2) require an air carrier to terminate the employment 
        of, or refuse to employ, such person as a pilot on such an 
        aircraft owned or operated by the air carrier.''.
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