[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1455 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1455

  To amend title 49, United States Code, to regulate the training of 
   aliens to operate jet-propelled aircraft, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 21, 2001

Ms. Snowe (for herself and Mr. Stevens) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 49, United States Code, to regulate the training of 
   aliens to operate jet-propelled aircraft, 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. PROHIBITION ON TRAINING ALIENS TO OPERATE JET-PROPELLED 
              AIRCRAFT WITHOUT SECURITY BACKGROUND CHECKS.

    (a) Prohibition.--Chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 44939. Training of aliens to operate jet-propelled aircraft
    ``(a) Prohibition.--No person subject to regulation under this part 
may provide training in the operation of any jet-propelled aircraft to 
any alien within the United States unless the Attorney General issues 
to that person a certification of the completion of a background 
investigation of the alien under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Investigation.--(1) Upon the joint request of a person 
subject to regulation under this part and an alien for the purposes of 
this section, the Attorney General shall--
            ``(A) carry out a background investigation of the alien; 
        and
            ``(B) upon completing the investigation, issue a 
        certification of the completion of the investigation to the 
        person.
    ``(2) A background investigation of an alien under this subsection 
shall consist of the following:
            ``(A) A determination of whether there is a record of a 
        criminal history for the alien and, if so, a review of the 
        record.
            ``(B) A determination of the status of the alien under the 
        immigration laws of the United States.
    ``(c) Sanctions.--A person who violates subsection (a) shall be 
subject to administrative sanctions that the Secretary of 
Transportation shall prescribe in regulations. The sanctions may 
include suspension and revocation of licenses and certificates issued 
under this part.
    ``(d) Covered Training.--For the purposes of subsection (a), 
training includes in-flight training, training in a simulator, and any 
other form or aspect of training.
    ``(e) Alien Defined.--In this section, the term `alien' has the 
meaning given the term in section 101(a)(3) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``44939. Training of aliens to operate jet-propelled aircraft.''.
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