Sec. 609. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER TRAINING AND SCHEDULING
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## SEC. 609 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER TRAINING AND SCHEDULING ###
(a)Training Strategy and Improvement Plan The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall conduct a study to assess the adequacy of training programs for air traffic controllers, including the Administrator’s technical training strategy and improvement plan for air traffic controllers. ####
(1)Contents The study shall include— #####
(A)a review of the current training system for air traffic controllers, including the technical training strategy and improvement plan; #####
(B)an analysis of the competencies required of air traffic controllers for successful performance in the current and future projected air traffic control environment; #####
(C)an analysis of the competencies projected to be required of air traffic controllers as the Federal Aviation Administration transitions to the Next Generation Air Transportation System; #####
(D)an analysis of various training approaches available to satisfy the air traffic controller competencies identified under subparagraphs
(B)and (C); #####
(E)recommendations to improve the current training system for air traffic controllers, including the technical training strategy and improvement plan; and #####
(F)the most cost-effective approach to provide training to air traffic controllers. ####
(2)Report Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study. ###
(b)Facility Training Program **[**[49 U.S.C. 44506 note](/us/usc/t49/s44506)**]** Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct a comprehensive review and evaluation of its Academy and facility training efforts. The Administrator shall— ####
(1)clarify responsibility for oversight and direction of the Academy’s facility training program at the national level; ####
(2)communicate information concerning that responsibility to facility managers; and ####
(3)establish standards to identify the number of developmental air traffic controllers that can be accommodated at each facility, based on— #####
(A)the number of available on-the-job training instructors; #####
(B)available classroom space; #####
(C)the number of available simulators; #####
(D)training requirements; and #####
(E)the number of recently placed new personnel already in training. ###
(c)Air Traffic Controller Scheduling Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation shall conduct an assessment of the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic controller scheduling practices. ####
(1)Contents The assessment shall include, at a minimum— #####
(A)an analysis of how air traffic controller schedules are determined; #####
(B)an evaluation of how safety is taken into consideration when schedules are being developed and adopted; #####
(C)an evaluation of scheduling practices that are cost effective to the Government; #####
(D)an examination of how scheduling practices impact air traffic controller performance; and #####
(E)any recommendations the Inspector General may have related to air traffic controller scheduling practices. ####
(2)Report Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the assessment conducted under this subsection.
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Sec. 609
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER TRAINING AND SCHEDULING
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