Sec. 439. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ACADEMY AND FACILITY EXPANSION PLAN
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## SEC. 439 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION ACADEMY AND FACILITY EXPANSION PLAN ###
(a)Plan ####
(1)In general No later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall initiate the development of a plan to expand overall FAA capacity relating to facilities, instruction, equipment, and training resources to grow the number of developmental air traffic controllers enrolled per fiscal year and support increases in FAA air controller staffing to advance the safety of the national airspace system. ####
(2)Considerations In developing the plan under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consider— #####
(A)the resources needed to support an increase in the total number of developmental air traffic controllers enrolled at the FAA Academy; #####
(B)the resources needed to lessen FAA Academy attrition per fiscal year; #####
(C)how to modernize the education and training of developmental air traffic controllers, including through the use of new techniques and technologies to support instruction; #####
(D)the equipment needed to support expanded instruction, including air traffic control simulation systems, virtual reality, and other virtual training platforms; #####
(E)projected staffing needs associated with FAA Academy expansion and the operation of education platforms, including the number of on-the-job instructors needed to educate and train additional developmental air traffic controllers; #####
(F)the costs of expanding FAA capacity at the existing air traffic control academy (as described in paragraph (1)(A)); #####
(G)soliciting input from, and coordinating with, relevant stakeholders as appropriate, including the exclusive bargaining representative of air traffic control specialists of the FAA certified under section 7111 of title 5, United States Code; and #####
(H)other logistical and financial considerations as determined appropriate by the Administrator. ###
(b)Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the plan developed under subsection (a). ###
(c)Briefing Not later than 180 days after the submission of the plan under subsection (b), the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the plan, including the implementation of the plan.