not divulged to any individual that is not di-
rectly involved in the hiring decision.
‘‘(C) INDIVIDUALS NOT HIRED.—If the indi-
vidual is not hired, the air carrier shall destroy
or return the records of the individual received
under paragraph (1); except that the air carrier
may retain any records needed to defend its deci-
sions not to hire the individual.
‘‘(11) STANDARD
FORMS.—The Administrator
may promulgate—
‘‘(A) standard forms which may be used by
an air carrier to request the records of an indi-
vidual under paragraph (1); and
‘‘(B) standard forms which may be used by
a person who receives a request for records under
paragraph (1) to obtain the written consent of
the individual and to inform the individual of
the request and of the individual’s right to re-
ceive a copy of any records furnished in response
to the request.
‘‘(12) REGULATIONS.—The Administrator may
prescribe such regulations as may be necessary—
‘‘(A) to protect the personal privacy of any
individual whose records are requested under
paragraph (1) and to protect the confidentiality
of those records;
‘‘(B) to preclude the further dissemination
of records received under paragraph (1) by the
air carrier who requested them; and
‘‘(C) to ensure prompt compliance with any
request under paragraph (1).
‘‘(b) LIMITATION
ON LIABILITY; PREEMPTION
OF
STATE AND LOCAL LAW.—
‘‘(1) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—No action or
proceeding may be brought by or on behalf of an indi-
vidual who is seeking a position with an air carrier
as a pilot against—
‘‘(A) the air carrier for requesting the indi-
vidual’s records under subsection (a)(1);
‘‘(B) a person who has complied with such
request and in the case of a request under sub-
section (a)(1) (A) or (B) has obtained the writ-
ten consent of the individual;
‘‘(C) a person who has entered information
contained in the individual’s records; or
‘‘(D) an agent or employee of a person de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) or (B);
in the nature of an action for defamation, invasion
of privacy, negligence, interference with contract, or
otherwise, or under any Federal, State, or local law
with respect to the furnishing or use of such records
in accordance with subsection (a).
‘‘(2) PREEMPTION.—No State or political sub-
division thereof may enact, prescribe, issue, continue
in effect, or enforce any law, regulation, standard, or
other provision having the force and effect of law that
prohibits, penalizes, or imposes liability for furnish-
ing or using records in accordance with subsection
(a).
‘‘(3) PROVISION OF KNOWINGLY FALSE INFORMA-
TION.—Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply with
respect to a person that furnishes in response to a re-
quest made under subsection (a)(1) information that
the person knows is false.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION
ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—
Nothing in this section shall be construed as precluding the
availability of the records of a pilot in an investigation or
other proceeding concerning an accident or incident con-
ducted by the Secretary, the National Transportation Safe-
ty Board, or a court.’’.
(b) CHAPTER ANALYSIS AMENDMENT.—The analysis
for chapter 447 of such title is amended by striking
‘‘44723. Annual report.’’
and inserting
‘‘44723. Preemployment review of prospective pilot records.
‘‘44724. Annual report.’’.
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 30305(b) of
such title is amended by redesignating paragraph (7) as
paragraph (8) and by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(7) An individual who is employed or seeking em-
ployment by an air carrier as a pilot may request the chief
driver licensing official of a State to provide information
about the individual under subsection (a) of this section to
the individual’s prospective employer or to the Secretary
of Transportation. Information may not be obtained from
the Register under this paragraph if the information was
entered in the Register more than 5 years before the request,
unless the information is about a revocation or suspension
still in effect on the date of the request.’’.
(d) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 46301 of such title is
amended by inserting ‘‘44723,’’ after ‘‘44716,’’ in each of
subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(2)(A), (d)(2), and (f)(1)(A)(i).
(e) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this
section shall apply to any air carrier hiring an individual
as a pilot on or after the 30th day after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. RULEMAKING TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS
FOR PILOT QUALIFICATIONS.
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall issue a notice of a proposed rule-
making to establish—
(1) 
minimum 
standards 
and 
criteria 
for
preemployment screening tests measuring the bio-
graphical factors (psychomotor coordination), general
intellectual capacity, instrument and mechanical
comprehension, and physical fitness of an applicant
for employment as a pilot by an air carrier; and
(2) minimum standards and criteria for pilot
training facilities which will be licensed by the Ad-
ministrator and which will assure that pilots trained
at such facilities meet the preemployment screening
standards and criteria described in paragraph (1).
SEC. 4. SHARING ARMED SERVICES RECORDS.
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration, in conjunction with the Secretary of
Defense, shall conduct a study to determine the relevance
and appropriateness of requiring the Secretary of Defense
to provide to an air carrier, upon request in connection
with the hiring of an individual as a pilot, records of the
individual concerning the individual’s training, qualifica-