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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 65 

To modify the age-60 standard for certain pilots and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 4, 2007 

Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. LIEBERMAN, and Mr. FEINGOLD) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To modify the age-60 standard for certain pilots 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 ‘‘Freedom to Fly Act 

5 of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF FAA’S AGE-60 STANDARD. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—A pilot who has attained 60 years 

8 of age may serve as a pilot of an aircraft operated by an 

9 air carrier engaged in operations under part 121 of title 


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1 14, Code of Federal Regulations, until attaining 65 years 

2 of age only if the pilot serves— 

3 (1) as a required pilot in multi-crew aircraft op4 erations; and 

5 (2) with another pilot serving as a required 

6 pilot in such multi-crew aircraft operations who has 

7 not yet attained 60 years of age. 

8 (b) SUNSET OF AGE-60 RULE.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—On and after the effective 

10 date described in subsection (e), section 121.383(c) 

11 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations shall have 

12 no further force or effect. 

13 (2) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 30 days 

14 after the effective date described in subsection (e), 

15 the Secretary of Transportation shall take such ac16 tion as may be necessary to implement paragraph 

17 (1) and to modify the regulations relating to pilot 

18 privileges by reason of age. 

19 (c) APPLICABILITY.—The provisions of subsection (a) 

20 shall not provide a basis for a claim of seniority under 

21 any labor agreement in effect between a recognized bar22 gaining unit for pilots and an air carrier engaged in oper23 ations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regula24 tions, that is made by a person who was a pilot and who 

25 attained 60 years of age before the effective date described 


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1 in subsection (e) and is seeking a position as a pilot with 

2 such air carrier following that person’s termination or ces3 sation of employment or promotion or transfer to another 

4 position with such air carrier pursuant to section 

5 121.383(c) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, as 

6 in effect on the day before the effective date described in 

7 subsection (e). 

8 (d) GAO REPORT AFTER MODIFICATION OF AGE-60 

9 STANDARD.—Not later than 24 months after the effective 

10 date described in subsection (e), the Comptroller General 

11 of the United States shall report to the Committee on 

12 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 

13 the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 

14 the House of Representatives concerning the effect on 

15 aviation safety, if any, of the modification of the age 

16 standard contained in subsection (a). 

17 (e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall take effect on 

18 the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment 

19 of this Act. 

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