I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2772
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to develop
a system for collecting and disseminating information concerning the
quality of aircraft pilot performances in training activities, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 13, 1995
Mr. HEINEMAN (for himself, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. HEFNER, Mr. CAL-
VERT, Mrs. CLAYTON, Mr. JONES, Mr. FRAZER, Mr. COBLE, and Mr.
COOLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Commit-
tee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration to develop a system for collecting and disseminat-
ing information concerning the quality of aircraft pilot
performances in training activities, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Aircraft Pilot Safety
Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. AIRCRAFT PILOT REPORTING SYSTEM.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in
consultation with covered air carriers, pilots, and other in-
terested persons, shall develop an aircraft pilot reporting
system in accordance with the requirements of this sec-
tion.
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—As part of the aircraft pilot re-
porting system, the Administrator shall—
(1) require all covered air carriers and inde-
pendent facilities that train pilots for such air car-
riers—
(A) to maintain standardized information
on the quality of pilot performances in training
activities;
(B) to use such information to ensure the
quality of pilot performances and the quality of
the training program; and
(C) to provide such information to the Ad-
ministrator;
(2) establish a storage and retrieval system for
information that is provided to the Administrator
pursuant to paragraph (1)(C); and
(3) require all covered air carriers to obtain in-
formation from the storage and retrieval system for
the purpose of evaluating applicants for pilot posi-
tions during the pilot selection and hiring process.
(c) PRIVACY PROTECTIONS.—In establishing the air-
craft pilot reporting system, the Administrator shall en-
sure that the system includes measures to protect the pri-
vacy concerns of individual aircraft pilots, including—
(1) procedures for obtaining the permission of
a pilot before releasing information about the pilot;
and
(2) procedures to provide a pilot with sufficient
access to information about the pilot to ensure the
accuracy of the information.
SEC. 3. RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
transmit to Congress a report containing a description of
the aircraft pilot reporting system, together with—
(1) an estimate of the costs associated with im-
plementation of the system;
(2) recommendations concerning administration
of the system by a private entity; and
(3) recommendations for any additional legisla-
tive or administrative actions.
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS ON AIR CARRIER LIABIL-
ITY.—As part of the report to be transmitted under sub-