[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7686]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 4654. Mr. FEINGOLD submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 2881, to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for 
fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and 
capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. STUDY ON ADEQUACY OF TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR AIR 
                   TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS.

       (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration shall conduct a study, in consultation with 
     representatives of air traffic controllers, to assess the 
     adequacy of training programs for air traffic controllers.
       (b) Contents.--The study shall include--
       (1) a review of the current training system for air traffic 
     controllers;
       (2) an analysis of the competencies required of air traffic 
     controllers for successful performance in the current air 
     traffic control environment;
       (3) an analysis of competencies required of air traffic 
     controllers as the Federal Aviation Administration 
     transitions to the Next Generation Air Transportation System;
       (4) an analysis of various training approaches available to 
     satisfy the controller competencies identified under 
     paragraphs (2) and (3); and
       (5) an analysis of various training approaches available to 
     ensure that the controller competencies identified under 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) are maintained when airspace is 
     transferred from one air traffic control center to another.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives a report on the results of 
     the study.
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  SA 4655. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 2881, to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation 
Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation 
safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national 
aviation system, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 65, line 24, insert ``realign engineering services 
     or'' after ``not''.

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