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109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4755 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the mediation and imple-
mentation requirements of section 40122 regarding changes in the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration personnel management system, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 15, 2006 
Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. DAVIS 
of Kentucky, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, Mr. WALSH, Mr. NEY, Mr. 
LOBIONDO, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. RENZI, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. 
GERLACH, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. BERK-
LEY, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. 
SCHIFF, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. 
PALLONE, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. BOSWELL, Ms. BEAN, Mr. 
DAVIS of Illinois, and Mr. LARSEN of Washington) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the medi-
ation and implementation requirements of section 40122 
regarding changes in the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion personnel management system, 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, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration Fair Labor Management Dispute Resolution 
Act of 2006’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL 
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 
Section 40122(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION OF DISPUTED PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) MEDIATION.—If the Administrator 
does not reach an agreement under paragraph 
(1) with the exclusive bargaining representa-
tives, the services of the Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Service shall be used to attempt to 
reach such agreement. 
‘‘(B) CONGRESSIONAL
ACTION.—If the 
services of the Federal Mediation and Concilia-
tion Service do not lead to an agreement, the 
Administrator shall transmit to the Senate and 
the House of Representatives the proposed 
change to the personnel management system, 
together with the objections of the exclusive 
bargaining representatives to the change and 
the reasons for such objections. The Adminis-
trator may not implement the proposed change 
unless a bill is enacted into law that specifically 
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authorizes the change during the 60-day period 
beginning on the date on which both Houses of 
Congress receive the proposed change trans-
mitted by the Administrator. For purposes of 
this subparagraph, the 60-day period shall not 
include any period during which Congress has 
adjourned sine die. 
‘‘(C) BINDING ARBITRATION.—If a bill de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) is not enacted into 
law within the 60-day period, the Administrator 
and the bargaining representatives shall submit 
the proposed change to binding arbitration in 
accordance with the provisions of subchapter IV 
of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by this Act shall apply to 
changes described in section 40122(a)(1) of title 49, 
United States Code, being negotiated on or after the date 
of the introduction of this Act. 
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