H. R. 3539—51
a revocation or suspension still in effect on the date of the
request.’’.
(c) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section 46301, as amended by section
1220(b) of this Act, is further amended—
(1) in each of subsections (a)(1)(A), (d)(2), and (f)(1)(A)(i)
by inserting ‘‘44724,’’ after ‘‘44718(d),’’; and
(2) in subsection (a)(2)(A) by inserting ‘‘44724,’’ after
‘‘44716,’’.
(d) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by this section shall
apply to any air carrier hiring an individual as a pilot whose
application was first received by the carrier on or after the 120th
day following the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 503. STUDIES OF MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR PILOT QUALIFICA-
TIONS AND OF PAY FOR TRAINING.
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall appoint a task force consisting of appropriate
representatives of the aviation industry to conduct—
(1) a study directed toward the development of—
(A) standards and criteria for preemployment screening
tests measuring the psychomotor coordination, general
intellectual capacity, instrument and mechanical com-
prehension, and physical and mental fitness of an applicant
for employment as a pilot by an air carrier; and
(B) standards and criteria for pilot training facilities
to be licensed by the Administrator and which will assure
that 
pilots 
trained 
at 
such 
facilities 
meet 
the
preemployment screening standards and criteria described
in subparagraph (A); and
(2) a study to determine if the practice of some air carriers
to require employees or prospective employees to pay for the
training or experience that is needed to perform flight check
duties for an air carrier is in the public interest.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress
a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection
(a)(2).
SEC. 504. STUDY OF MINIMUM FLIGHT TIME.
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall conduct a study to determine whether current
minimum flight time requirements applicable to individuals seeking
employment as a pilot with an air carrier are sufficient to ensure
public safety.
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress
a report on the results of the study.
TITLE VI—CHILD PILOT SAFETY
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Child Pilot Safety Act’’.
SEC. 602. CHILD PILOT SAFETY.
(a) MANIPULATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 447 is amended by adding at
the end the following:
H. R. 3539—52
‘‘§ 44724. Manipulation of flight controls
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—No pilot in command of an aircraft may
allow an individual who does not hold—
‘‘(1) a valid private pilots certificate issued by the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration under part 61
of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and
‘‘(2) the appropriate medical certificate issued by the
Administrator under part 67 of such title,
to manipulate the controls of an aircraft if the pilot knows or
should have known that the individual is attempting to set a
record or engage in an aeronautical competition or aeronautical
feat, as defined by the Administrator.
‘‘(b) REVOCATION OF AIRMEN CERTIFICATES.—The Administrator
shall issue an order revoking a certificate issued to an airman
under section 44703 of this title if the Administrator finds that
while acting as a pilot in command of an aircraft, the airman
has permitted another individual to manipulate the controls of
the aircraft in violation of subsection (a).
‘‘(c) PILOT IN COMMAND DEFINED.—In this section, the term
‘pilot in command’ has the meaning given such term by section
1.1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.’’.
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘44724. Manipulation of flight controls.’’.
(b) CHILDREN FLYING AIRCRAFT.—
(1) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall conduct a study of the impacts of children
flying aircraft.
(2) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
conducting 
the 
study, 
the
Administrator shall consider the effects of imposing any restric-
tions on children flying aircraft on safety and on the future
of general aviation in the United States.
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue a
report containing the results of the study, together with rec-
ommendations on—
(A) whether the restrictions established by the amend-
ment made by subsection (a)(1) should be modified or
repealed; and
(B) whether certain individuals or groups should be
exempt from any age, altitude, or other restrictions that
the Administrator may impose by regulation.
(4) REGULATIONS.—As a result of the findings of the study,
the Administrator may issue regulations imposing age, altitude,
or other restrictions on children flying aircraft.
TITLE VII—FAMILY ASSISTANCE
SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Aviation Disaster Family Assist-
ance Act of 1996’’.
H. R. 3539—53
SEC. 702. ASSISTANCE BY NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
TO FAMILIES OF PASSENGERS INVOLVED IN AIRCRAFT
ACCIDENTS.
(a) AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 11 is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 1136. Assistance to families of passengers involved in
aircraft accidents
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable after being notified
of an aircraft accident within the United States involving an air
carrier or foreign air carrier and resulting in a major loss of life,
the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board shall—
‘‘(1) designate and publicize the name and phone number
of a director of family support services who shall be an employee
of the Board and shall be responsible for acting as a point
of contact within the Federal Government for the families of
passengers involved in the accident and a liaison between the
air carrier or foreign air carrier and the families; and
‘‘(2) designate an independent nonprofit organization, with
experience in disasters and posttrauma communication with
families, which shall have primary responsibility for coordinat-
ing the emotional care and support of the families of passengers
involved in the accident.
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BOARD.—The Board shall have
primary Federal responsibility for facilitating the recovery and
identification of fatally-injured passengers involved in an accident
described in subsection (a).
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
DESIGNATED
ORGANIZATION.—The
organization designated for an accident under subsection (a)(2) shall
have the following responsibilities with respect to the families of
passengers involved in the accident:
‘‘(1) To provide mental health and counseling services, in
coordination with the disaster response team of the air carrier
or foreign air carrier involved.
‘‘(2) To take such actions as may be necessary to provide
an environment in which the families may grieve in private.
‘‘(3) To meet with the families who have traveled to the
location of the accident, to contact the families unable to travel
to such location, and to contact all affected families periodically
thereafter until such time as the organization, in consultation
with the director of family support services designated for the
accident under subsection (a)(1), determines that further assist-
ance is no longer needed.
‘‘(4) To communicate with the families as to the roles of
the organization, government agencies, and the air carrier or
foreign air carrier involved with respect to the accident and
the post-accident activities.
‘‘(5) To arrange a suitable memorial service, in consultation
with the families.
‘‘(d) PASSENGER LISTS.—
‘‘(1) REQUESTS FOR PASSENGER LISTS.—
‘‘(A) REQUESTS BY DIRECTOR OF FAMILY SUPPORT SERV-
ICES.—It shall be the responsibility of the director of family
support services designated for an accident under sub-
section (a)(1) to request, as soon as practicable, from the
air carrier or foreign air carrier involved in the accident
H. R. 3539—54
a list, which is based on the best available information
at the time of the request, of the names of the passengers
that were aboard the aircraft involved in the accident.
‘‘(B) REQUESTS
BY
DESIGNATED
ORGANIZATION.—The
organization designated for an accident under subsection
(a)(2) may request from the air carrier or foreign air carrier
involved in the accident a list described in subparagraph
(A).
‘‘(2) USE OF INFORMATION.—The director of family support
services and the organization may not release to any person
information on a list obtained under paragraph (1) but may
provide information on the list about a passenger to the family
of the passenger to the extent that the director of family support
services or the organization considers appropriate.
‘‘(e) CONTINUING RESPONSIBILITIES
OF
THE BOARD.—In the
course of its investigation of an accident described in subsection
(a), the Board shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure
that the families of passengers involved in the accident—
‘‘(1) are briefed, prior to any public briefing, about the
accident, its causes, and any other findings from the investiga-
tion; and
‘‘(2) are individually informed of and allowed to attend
any public hearings and meetings of the Board about the
accident.
‘‘(f) USE OF AIR CARRIER RESOURCES.—To the extent practicable,
the organization designated for an accident under subsection (a)(2)
shall coordinate its activities with the air carrier or foreign air
carrier involved in the accident so that the resources of the carrier
can be used to the greatest extent possible to carry out the organiza-
tion’s responsibilities under this section.
‘‘(g) PROHIBITED ACTIONS.—
‘‘(1) ACTIONS TO IMPEDE THE BOARD.—No person (including
a State or political subdivision) may impede the ability of
the Board (including the director of family support services
designated for an accident under subsection (a)(1)), or an
organization designated for an accident under subsection (a)(2),
to carry out its responsibilities under this section or the ability
of the families of passengers involved in the accident to have
contact with one another.
‘‘(2) UNSOLICITED COMMUNICATIONS.—In the event of an
accident involving an air carrier providing interstate or foreign
air transportation, no unsolicited communication concerning
a potential action for personal injury or wrongful death may
be made by an attorney or any potential party to the litigation
to an individual injured in the accident, or to a relative of
an individual involved in the accident, before the 30th day
following the date of the accident.
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions
apply:
‘‘(1) AIRCRAFT
ACCIDENT.—The term ‘aircraft accident’
means any aviation disaster regardless of its cause or suspected
cause.
‘‘(2) 
PASSENGER.—The 
term 
‘passenger’ 
includes 
an
employee of an air carrier aboard an aircraft.’’.