Sec. 8. No disruptions to FAA workforce

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Any action by the President, the Secretary, the Administrator, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, or other head, officer, or employee of a Federal executive entity to halt appointment activities in the Federal service on or after the date of enactment of this section shall exclude the FAA workforce. Each action by the President, the Secretary, the Administrator, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, or other head, officer, or employee of a Federal executive entity to halt appointment activities at the FAA during the period beginning on January 20, 2025, and ending on the date of enactment of this section is reversed.

Any action on or after the date of enactment of this section by the President, the Secretary, the Administrator, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, or other head, officer, or employee of a Federal executive entity to offer a deferred resignation program or voluntary furlough opportunity to Federal employees shall exclude the FAA workforce. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to affect the Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments program carried out under part 576 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on January 1, 2025).

Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall initiate a review of each action by the President, the Secretary, the Administrator, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and other head, officer, or employee of a Federal executive entity during the period beginning on February 14, 2025, and ending on the date of enactment of this section to terminate an employee in a probationary period of employment of the FAA. In conducting the review, the Comptroller General shall evaluate— whether a comprehensive safety risk management analysis evaluating the impacts of the proposed workforce reduction on the safety and efficiency of the national airspace system was performed by the Secretary or Administrator prior to the terminations; whether the President, the Secretary, the Administrator, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, or other head, officer, or employee of a Federal executive entity made efforts to notify congressional committees of jurisdiction of the proposed and confirmed workforce reductions; and whether the workforce reductions resulted in a detrimental impact to the safety and efficiency of the national airspace system.

The Comptroller General shall complete the review required by this subsection not later than 180 days after the date on which the review is initiated. Not later than 60 days after the date on which the review is completed, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing the results of the review together with relevant findings and recommendations, including any recommendations for legislative or administrative action. The Secretary and the Administrator shall not— carry out a reduction in force for employees of the FAA; or reduce the number of full-time equivalent positions at the FAA.