Union Calendar No. 354

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3267

[Report No. 104–683]

A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit

and for other purposes.an aeronautical competition or aeronautical feat,craft in an attempt to set a record or engage incertificate from manipulating the controls of airindividuals who do not hold a valid private pilots

JULY 17, 1996

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the

State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 354

104TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 3267

[Report No. 104–683]

To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit individuals who do not

hold a valid private pilots certificate from manipulating the controls

of aircraft in an attempt to set a record or engage in an aeronautical

competition or aeronautical feat, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

APRIL 18, 1996

Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. WELLER, Mr.

CLINGER, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. PAXON, and Mr. MARTINI) introduced

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation

and Infrastructure

JULY 17, 1996

Additional sponsors: Mrs. KELLY, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. NADLER, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. COBLE, Mr. THOMPSON, Mr. HAMILTON, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr.

CRAMER, Mr. LAHOOD, Ms. DANNER, Mr. PETRI, Mr. RAHALL, Mrs.

SEASTRAND, Mr. UNDERWOOD, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin,

Mr. LAFALCE, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. EHLERS, Miss COLLINS of Michigan,

and Mr. MILLER of California

JULY 17, 1996

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union

and ordered to be printed

A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit individuals who do not hold a valid private pilots certificate
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from manipulating the controls of aircraft in an attempt

to set a record or engage in an aeronautical competition

or aeronautical feat, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Child Pilot Safety

5 Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. MANIPULATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS.

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 447 of title 49, United

8 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow9 ing:

10 ‘‘§ 44724. Manipulation of flight controls

11 ‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—No pilot in command of an air12 craft may allow an individual who does not hold—

13 ‘‘(1) a valid private pilots certificate issued by

14 the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis15 tration under part 61 of title 14, Code of Federal

16 Regulations; and

17 ‘‘(2) the appropriate medical certificate issued

18 by the Administrator under part 67 of such title,

19 to manipulate the controls of an aircraft if the pilot knows

20 or should have known that the individual is attempting

21 to set a record or engage in an aeronautical competition

22 or aeronautical feat, as defined by the Administrator.
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1 ‘‘(b) REVOCATION OF AIRMEN CERTIFICATES.—The

2 Administrator shall issue an order revoking a certificate

3 issued to an airman under section 44703 of this title if

4 the Administrator finds that while acting as a pilot in

5 command of an aircraft, the airman has permitted another

6 individual to manipulate the controls of the aircraft in vio7 lation of subsection (a).

8 ‘‘(c) PILOT IN COMMAND DEFINED.—In this section,

9 the term ‘pilot in command’ has the meaning given such

10 term by section 1.1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regula11 tions.’’.

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec13 tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by add14 ing at the end the following:

‘‘44724. Manipulation of flight controls.’’.

15 SEC. 3. CHILDREN FLYING AIRCRAFT.

16 (a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia17 tion Administration shall conduct a study of the impacts

18 of children flying aircraft.

19 (b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the study, the

20 Administrator shall consider the effects of imposing any

21 restrictions on children flying aircraft on safety and on

22 the future of general aviation in the United States.

23 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date

24 of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue
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1 a report containing the results of the study, together with

2 recommendations on—

3 (1) whether the restrictions established by the

4 amendments made by section 2 should be modified

5 or repealed; and

6 (2) whether certain individuals or groups should

7 be exempt from any age, altitude, or other restric8 tions that the Administrator may impose by regula9 tion.

10 (d) REGULATIONS.—As a result of the findings of the

11 study, the Administrator may issue regulations imposing

12 age, altitude, or other restrictions on children flying

13 aircraft.