equal number of employees for appointment 
among 2 applicant pools. The number of em-
ployees referred for consideration from each 
group shall not differ by more than 10 percent. 
‘‘(i) POOL ONE.—Pool one shall con-
sist of applicants who— 
‘‘(I) have successfully completed 
air traffic controller training and 
graduated from an institution partici-
pating in the Collegiate Training Ini-
tiative program maintained under 
subsection (c)(1) who have received 
from the institution— 
‘‘(aa) an appropriate rec-
ommendation; or 
‘‘(bb) an endorsement certi-
fying that the applicant would 
have met the requirements in ef-
fect as of December 31, 2013, 
for an appropriate recommenda-
tion; 
‘‘(II) are eligible for a veterans 
recruitment appointment pursuant to 
section 4214 of title 38 and provide a 
Certificate of Release or Discharge 
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from Active Duty within 120 days of 
the announcement closing; 
‘‘(III) are eligible veterans under 
section 4211 of title 38 maintaining 
aviation experience obtained in the 
course of the individual’s military ex-
perience; or 
‘‘(IV) are preference eligible vet-
erans pursuant to section 2108 of title 
5. 
‘‘(ii) POOL TWO.—Pool two shall con-
sist of applicants who apply under a va-
cancy announcement recruiting from all 
United States citizens. 
‘‘(2) USE OF BIOGRAPHICAL ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) BIOGRAPHICAL
ASSESSMENTS.—The 
Administration may not use any biographical 
assessment when hiring under subparagraph 
(A) or subparagraph (B)(i) of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) RECONSIDERATION
OF
APPLICANTS 
DISQUALIFIED ON THE BASIS OF BIOGRAPHICAL 
ASSESSMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—If an individual 
described in subparagraph (A) or subpara-
graph (B)(i) of paragraph (1) who applied 
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for the position of air traffic controller 
with the Administration in response to Va-
cancy 
Announcement 
FAA–AMC–14– 
ALLSRCE–33537 (issued on February 10, 
2014) and was disqualified from the posi-
tion as the result of a biographical assess-
ment, the Administrator shall provide the 
applicant an opportunity to reapply as 
soon as practicable for the position under 
the revised hiring practices. 
‘‘(ii) WAIVER OF AGE RESTRICTION.— 
The Administrator shall waive any max-
imum age restriction for the position of air 
traffic controller with the Administration 
that would otherwise disqualify an indi-
vidual from the position if the individual— 
‘‘(I) is reapplying for the position 
pursuant to clause (i) on or before 
December 31, 2017; and 
‘‘(II) met the maximum age re-
quirement on the date of the individ-
ual’s previous application for the posi-
tion during the interim hiring process. 
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM ENTRY AGE FOR EXPERIENCED 
CONTROLLERS.—Notwithstanding section 3307 of 
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title 5, the maximum limit of age for an original ap-
pointment to a position as an air traffic controller 
shall be 35 years of age for those maintaining 52 
weeks of air traffic control experience involving the 
active separation of air traffic after receipt of an air 
traffic certification or air traffic control facility rat-
ing in a civilian or military air traffic control facil-
ity.’’. 
(b) NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES.—The Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall con-
sider directly notifying secondary schools and institutes of 
higher learning, including Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, Minority Insti-
tutions, and Tribal Colleges and Universities, of the va-
cancy announcement under section 44506(f)(1)(B)(ii) of 
title 49, United States Code. 
Æ 
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