[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 959 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 959

   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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 30, 2003

   Mr. Inhofe (for himself, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Burns, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. 
   Grassley) 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 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:
    ``(k) Limitation on Age Restrictions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the Administrator may not, solely by reason of a person's 
        age, if such person is 65 years of age or younger--
                    ``(A) refuse to issue to, or renew for, such person 
                an airman certificate for the operation of aircraft 
                engaged in operations under part 121 or part 135 of 
                title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; or
                    ``(B) 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.
            ``(2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall only apply to 
        persons who have not reached the age of 64 as of the date of 
        enactment of this subsection.''.
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