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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1125 

To modify the age-60 retirement standard for certain pilots and, for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 16, 2007 

Mr. HAYES (for himself, Mr. MICA, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. 

CRAMER, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Ms. CARSON, and Mr. WATT) introduced 

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

and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To modify the age-60 retirement 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 RETIREMENT 

7 STANDARD. 

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

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

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1 air carrier engaged in operations under part 121 of title 

2 14, Code of Federal Regulations, until attaining 65 years 

3 of age only if the pilot serves— 

4 (1) as a required pilot in multi-crew aircraft op5 erations; and 

6 (2) with another pilot serving as a required 

7 pilot in such multi-crew aircraft operations who has 

8 not yet attained 60 years of age. 

9 (b) SUNSET OF AGE-60 RETIREMENT RULE.— 

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

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

12 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations shall have 

13 no further force or effect. 

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

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

16 the Secretary of Transportation shall take such ac17 tion as may be necessary to implement paragraph 

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

19 privileges by reason of age. 

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

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

22 any labor agreement in effect between a recognized bar23 gaining unit for pilots and an air carrier engaged in oper24 ations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regula25 tions, that is made by a person who was a pilot and who 

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1 attained 60 years of age before the effective date described 

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

3 such air carrier following that person’s termination or ces4 sation of employment or promotion or transfer to another 

5 position with such air carrier pursuant to section 

6 121.383(c) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, as 

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

8 subsection (e). 

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

10 RETIRMENT STANDARD.—Not later than 24 months after 

11 the effective date described in subsection (e), the Comp12 troller General of the United States shall report to the 

13 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 

14 the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and In15 frastructure of the House of Representatives concerning 

16 the effect on aviation safety, if any, of the modification 

17 of the age standard contained in subsection (a). 

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

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

20 of this Act. 

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