[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3606]
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SA 2038. Mrs. SHAHEEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 1911 proposed by Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Cruz,
Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Moran) to the bill H.R. 3935, to amend title 49,
United States Code, to reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation
Administration and other civil aviation programs, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER FATIGUE.
(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Administrator shall promulgate
and implement a rule to require an air traffic controller to
have a break of not fewer than--
(1) 10 hours prior to the start of any shift; and
(2) 12 hours prior to the start of any midshift.
(b) Midshift Defined.--For purposes of subsection (a), the
term ``midshift'' means a shift where the majority of hours
of such shift fall between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:30
a.m.
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