Sec. 2106. HIRING OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
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## SEC. 2106 HIRING OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ###
(a)In General Section 44506 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(f) Hiring of Certain Air Traffic Control Specialists > > > #### “(1) Consideration of applicants > > > ##### “(A) Ensuring selection of most qualified applicants > > In appointing individuals to the position of air traffic controller, the Administrator shall give preferential consideration to qualified individuals maintaining 52 consecutive weeks of air traffic control experience involving the full-time active separation of air traffic after receipt of an air traffic certification or air traffic control facility rating within 5 years of application while serving at— > > > ###### “(i) > > a Federal Aviation Administration air traffic control facility; > > > ###### “(ii) > > a civilian or military air traffic control facility of the Department of Defense; or > > > ###### “(iii) > > a tower operating under contract with the Federal Aviation Administration under section 47124. > > > ##### “(B) Consideration of additional applicants > > > ###### “(i) In general > > After giving preferential consideration to applicants under subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall consider additional applicants for the position of air traffic controller by referring an approximately equal number of individuals for appointment among the 2 applicant pools described in this subparagraph. The number of individuals referred for consideration from each group shall not differ by more than 10 percent. > > > ###### “(ii) Pool 1 > > Pool 1 applicants are individuals who— > > > ###### “(I) > > have successfully completed air traffic controller training and graduated from an institution participating in the Collegiate Training Initiative program maintained under subsection (c)(1) and who have received from the institution— > > > ###### “(aa) > > an appropriate recommendation; or > > > ###### “(bb) > > an endorsement certifying that the individual would have met the requirements in effect as of December 31, 2013, for an appropriate recommendation; > > > ###### “(II) > > are eligible for a veterans recruitment appointment pursuant to section 4214 of title 38 and provide a Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty within 120 days of the announcement closing; > > > ###### “(III) > > are eligible veterans (as defined in section 4211 of title 38) maintaining aviation experience obtained in the course of the individual’s military experience; or > > > ###### “(IV) > > are preference eligible veterans (as defined in section 2108 of title 5). > > > ###### “(iii) Pool 2 > > Pool 2 applicants are individuals who apply under a vacancy announcement recruiting from all United States citizens. > > > #### “(2) Use of biographical assessments > > > ##### “(A) Biographical assessments > > The Administrator shall not use any biographical assessment when hiring under paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B)(ii). > > > ##### “(B) Reconsideration of applicants disqualified on basis of biographical assessments > > > ###### “(i) In General > > If an individual described in paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B)(ii), who applied for the position of air traffic controller with the Administration in response to Vacancy Announcement FAA-AMC-14-ALLSRCE-33537 (issued on February 10, 2014), was disqualified from the position as the result of a biographical assessment, the Administrator shall provide the applicant an opportunity to reapply for the position as soon as practicable under the revised hiring practices. > > > ###### “(ii) Waiver of age restriction > > The Administrator shall waive any maximum age restriction for the position of air traffic controller with the Administration that would otherwise disqualify an individual from the position if the individual— > > > ###### “(I) > > is reapplying for the position pursuant to clause
(i)on or before December 31, 2017; and > > > ###### “(II) > > met the maximum age requirement on the date of the individual’s previous application for the position during the interim hiring process. > > > #### “(3) Maximum entry age for experienced controllers > > Notwithstanding section 3307 of title 5, the maximum limit of age for an original appointment to a position as an air traffic controller shall be 35 years of age for those maintaining 52 weeks of air traffic control experience involving the full-time active separation of air traffic after receipt of an air traffic certification or air traffic control facility rating in a civilian or military air traffic control facility.” > . ###
(b)Notification of Vacancies **[**[49 U.S.C. 41705 note](/us/usc/t49/s41705)**]** The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall consider directly notifying secondary schools and institutions of higher learning, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Minority Institutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities, of a vacancy announcement under section 44506(f)(1)(B)(iii) of title 49, United States Code.
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HIRING OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS
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