Air Traffic Control Workforce Transparency Act

Bill: 118-s-1914
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
Introduced: 2023-06-08
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-08
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Air Traffic Control Workforce Transparency Act</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide Congress with information on specific air traffic controller staffing standards and data.</p><p>Currently, the FAA must submit an annual report to Congress that contains the staffing standards used to determine the number of air traffic controllers needed to operate the U.S. air traffic control system. The bill requires the FAA report to specifically contain the Collaborative Resource Workgroup (CRWG) staffing standards used to determine the number of fully certified air traffic controllers needed. (The CRWG consists of participants from&nbsp;the FAA Air Traffic Organization who&nbsp;work with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association to survey facilities to support validation of or changes to the  staffing targets for certified professional controllers.)&nbsp;</p><p>The bill also directs the FAA to provide Congress with specific information for each FAA-operated air traffic control facility. For example, the FAA must provide information on the current certified professional controllers' staffing levels and the CRWG operational staffing targets for certified professional controllers.&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1914 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 8, 2023 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mrs. Fischer , and Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the air traffic controller staffing report, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Air Traffic Control Workforce Transparency Act . 2. Amendment to air traffic controller staffing report (a) In general Section 44506(e) of title 49, United States Code is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting Collaborative Resource Workgroup (CRWG) before staffing standards ; and (B) by striking the number of air traffic controllers needed and inserting the number of fully certified air traffic controllers needed ; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (3) by adding after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: (2) for each air traffic control facility operated by the Federal Aviation Administration— (A) the current certified professional controller staffing levels; (B) the Collaborative Resource Workgroup (CRWG) operational staffing targets for certified professional controllers; (C) the anticipated certified professional controller attrition for each of the next 3 years; and (D) the number of trainees; . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and apply to reports submitted pursuant to such section 44506(e) after such date.