[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1744 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1744

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
 prescribe regulations to ensure that all crewmembers on air carriers 
   have proper qualifications and experience, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 1, 2009

Mr. Schumer (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) 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 require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
 prescribe regulations to ensure that all crewmembers on air carriers 
   have proper qualifications and experience, 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 ``Enhancing Flight Crewmembers' 
Training''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall prescribe regulations in accordance with this 
section to require each air carrier that holds a certificate under part 
121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (in this section referred 
to as a ``part 121 air carrier''), to develop and implement standards 
and methods for ensuring that crewmembers have proper qualifications 
and experience to serve as crewmembers.
    (b) Minimum Requirements.--In prescribing regulations under 
subsection (a), the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall require--
            (1) each applicant for a position as a crewmember on a part 
        121 air carrier to undergo comprehensive pre-employment 
        screening that includes an assessment of the skills, aptitudes, 
        airmanship, and suitability of the applicant for the position 
        in terms of the ability of the applicant to function 
        effectively in the operational environment of the air carrier; 
        and
            (2) by not later than the date that is 3 years after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act, each crewmember on a part 
        121 air carrier--
                    (A) to obtain an airline transport pilot 
                certificate under subpart G of part 61 of title 14, 
                Code of Federal Regulations; and
                    (B) to have appropriate multi-engine aircraft 
                flight experience, as determined by the Administrator.
    (c) Time Requirement.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall--
            (1) issue a notice of proposed rulemaking with respect to 
        the regulations required under subsection (a) not later than 
        180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) issue a final rule with respect to such regulations not 
        later than 24 months after such date of enactment.
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