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SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF ESTATE TAX AS IN EFFECT IN 2009.

    (a) Restoration of Unified Credit Against Gift Tax.--Paragraph (1) 
of section 2505(a) (relating to general rule for unified credit against 
gift tax), after the application of subsection (f), is amended by 
striking ``(determined as if the applicable exclusion amount were 
$1,000,000)''.
    (b) Exclusion Equivalent of Unified Credit Equal to $3,500,000.--
Subsection (c) of section 2010 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to unified credit against estate tax) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(c) Applicable Credit Amount.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
        applicable credit amount is the amount of the tentative tax 
        which would be determined under section 2001(c) if the amount 
        with respect to which such tentative tax is to be computed were 
        equal to the applicable exclusion amount.
            ``(2) Applicable exclusion amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, 
                the applicable exclusion amount is $3,500,000.
                    ``(B) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any 
                decedent dying in a calendar year after 2010, the 
                dollar amount in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by 
                an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment 
                        determined under section 1(f)(3) for such 
                        calendar year by substituting `calendar year 
                        2009' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
                        (B) thereof.
                If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence 
                is not a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be 
                rounded to the nearest multiple of $10,000.''.
    (c) Maximum Estate Tax Rate Equal to 45 Percent.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 2001 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to imposition and rate 
        of tax) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``but not over $2,000,000'' in the 
                table contained in paragraph (1),
                    (B) by striking the last 2 items in such table,
                    (C) by striking ``(1) in general.--'', and
                    (D) by striking paragraph (2).
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
        section 2102(b) of such Code are amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--A credit in an amount that would be 
        determined under section 2010 as the applicable credit amount 
        if the applicable exclusion amount were $60,000 shall be 
        allowed against the tax imposed by section 2101.
            ``(2) Residents of possessions of the united states.--In 
        the case of a decedent who is considered to be a `nonresident 
        not a citizen of the United States' under section 2209, the 
        credit allowed under this subsection shall not be less than the 
        proportion of the amount that would be determined under section 
        2010 as the applicable credit amount if the applicable 
        exclusion amount were $175,000 which the value of that part of 
        the decedent's gross estate which at the time of the decedent's 
        death is situated in the United States bears to the value of 
        the decedent's entire gross estate, wherever situated.''.
    (d) Modifications of Estate and Gift Taxes To Reflect Differences 
in Unified Credit Resulting From Different Tax Rates.--
            (1) Estate tax.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 2001(b)(2) of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to computation of tax) 
                is amended by striking ``if the provisions of 
                subsection (c) (as in effect at the decedent's death)'' 
                and inserting ``if the modifications described in 
                subsection (g)''.
                    (B) Modifications.--Section 2001 of such Code is 
                amended by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(g) Modifications to Gift Tax Payable To Reflect Different Tax 
Rates.--For purposes of applying subsection (b)(2) with respect to 1 or 
more gifts, the rates of tax under subsection (c) in effect at the 
decedent's death shall, in lieu of the rates of tax in effect at the 
time of such gifts, be used both to compute--
            ``(1) the tax imposed by chapter 12 with respect to such 
        gifts, and
            ``(2) the credit allowed against such tax under section 
        2505, including in computing--
                    ``(A) the applicable credit amount under section 
                2505(a)(1), and
                    ``(B) the sum of the amounts allowed as a credit 
                for all preceding periods under section 2505(a)(2).
        For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the applicable credit amount 
        for any calendar year before 1998 is the amount which would be 
        determined under section 2010(c) if the applicable exclusion 
        amount were the dollar amount under section 6018(a)(1) for such 
        year.''.
            (2) Gift tax.--Section 2505(a) of such Code (relating to 
        unified credit against gift tax) is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new flush sentence:
``For purposes of applying paragraph (2) for any calendar year, the 
rates of tax in effect under section 2502(a)(2) for such calendar year 
shall, in lieu of the rates of tax in effect for preceding calendar 
periods, be used in determining the amounts allowable as a credit under 
this section for all preceding calendar periods.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to estates of decedents dying, generation-skipping transfers, and 
gifts made, after December 31, 2009.
    (f) Additional Modifications to Estate Tax.--
            (1) In general.--The following provisions of the Economic 
        Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and the 
        amendments made by such provisions, are hereby repealed:
                    (A) Subtitles A and E of title V.
                    (B) Subsection (d), and so much of subsection 
                (f)(3) as relates to subsection (d), of section 511.
                    (C) Paragraph (2) of subsection (b), and paragraph 
                (2) of subsection (e), of section 521.
        The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied as if such 
        provisions and amendments had never been enacted.
            (2) Sunset not to apply.--
                    (A) Subsection (a) of section 901 of the Economic 
                Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 is 
                amended by striking ``this Act'' and all that follows 
                and inserting ``this Act (other than title V) shall not 
                apply to taxable, plan, or limitation years beginning 
                after December 31, 2010.''.
                    (B) Subsection (b) of such section 901 is amended 
                by striking ``, estates, gifts, and transfers''.
            (3) Repeal of deadwood.--
                    (A) Sections 2011, 2057, and 2604 of the Internal 
                Revenue Code of 1986 are hereby repealed.
                    (B) The table of sections for part II of subchapter 
                A of chapter 11 of such Code is amended by striking the 
                item relating to section 2011.
                    (C) The table of sections for part IV of subchapter 
                A of chapter 11 of such Code is amended by striking the 
                item relating to section 2057.
                    (D) The table of sections for subchapter A of 
                chapter 13 of such Code is amended by striking the item 
                relating to section 2604.

SEC. 2. UNIFIED CREDIT INCREASED BY UNUSED UNIFIED CREDIT OF DECEASED 
              SPOUSE.

    (a) In General.--Section 2010(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986, as amended by section 1(b), is amended by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following new paragraphs:
            ``(2) Applicable exclusion amount.--For purposes of this 
        subsection, the applicable exclusion amount is the sum of--
                    ``(A) the basic exclusion amount, and
                    ``(B) in the case of a surviving spouse, the 
                aggregate deceased spousal unused exclusion amount.
            ``(3) Basic exclusion amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, 
                the basic exclusion amount is $3,500,000.
                    ``(B) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any 
                decedent dying in a calendar year after 2010, the 
                dollar amount in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by 
                an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment 
                        determined under section 1(f)(3) for such 
                        calendar year by substituting `calendar year 
                        2009' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
                        (B) thereof.
                If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence 
                is not a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be 
                rounded to the nearest multiple of $10,000.
            ``(4) Aggregate deceased spousal unused exclusion amount.--
        For purposes of this subsection, the term `aggregate deceased 
        spousal unused exclusion amount' means the lesser of--
                    ``(A) the basic exclusion amount, or
                    ``(B) the sum of the deceased spousal unused 
                exclusion amounts computed with respect to each 
                deceased spouse of the surviving spouse.
            ``(5) Deceased spousal unused exclusion amount.--For 
        purposes of this subsection, the term `deceased spousal unused 
        exclusion amount' means, with respect to the surviving spouse 
        of any deceased spouse dying after December 31, 2009, the 
        excess (if any) of--
                    ``(A) the basic exclusion amount of the deceased 
                spouse, over
                    ``(B) the amount with respect to which the 
                tentative tax is determined under section 2001(b)(1) on 
                the estate of such deceased spouse.
            ``(6) Special rules.--
                    ``(A) Election required.--A deceased spousal unused 
                exclusion amount may not be taken into account by a 
                surviving spouse under paragraph (5) unless the 
                executor of the estate of the deceased spouse files an 
                estate tax return on which such amount is computed and 
                makes an election on such return that such amount may 
                be so taken into account. Such election, once made, 
                shall be irrevocable. No election may be made under 
                this subparagraph if such return is filed after the 
                time prescribed by law (including extensions) for 
                filing such return.
                    ``(B) Examination of prior returns after expiration 
                of period of limitations with respect to deceased 
                spousal unused exclusion amount.--Notwithstanding any 
                period of limitation in section 6501, after the time 
                has expired under section 6501 within which a tax may 
                be assessed under chapter 11 or 12 with respect to a 
                deceased spousal unused exclusion amount, the Secretary 
                may examine a return of the deceased spouse to make 
                determinations with respect to such amount for purposes 
                of carrying out this subsection.
            ``(7) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
        regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
        this subsection.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (1) of section 2505(a) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 1(a), is amended to 
        read as follows:
            ``(1) the applicable credit amount in effect under section 
        2010(c) which would apply if the donor died as of the end of 
        the calendar year, reduced by''.
            (2) Section 2631(c) of such Code is amended by striking 
        ``the applicable exclusion amount'' and inserting ``the basic 
        exclusion amount''.
            (3) Section 6018(a)(1) of such Code is amended by striking 
        ``applicable exclusion amount'' and inserting ``basic exclusion 
        amount''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to estates of decedents dying, generation-skipping transfers, and 
gifts made, after December 31, 2009.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING REVENUE NEUTRALITY.

    It is the sense of the Senate that any reduction in Federal 
revenues resulting from the provisions of, and amendments made by, this 
Act should be fully offset.
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Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish a permanent estate tax exclusion of $3.5 million ($7 million for married couples filing joint tax returns) and a maximum 45% tax rate for decedents dying, generation-skipping transfers, and gifts made, after December 31, 2009; (2) allow an annual inflation adjustment to the exclusion amount after 2010; and (3) allow a surviving spouse an increase in the estate tax exclusion by the unused exclusion amount of a deceased spouse.

Expresses the sense of the Senate that any reduction in federal revenues resulting from this Act should be fully offset.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Working Family 
Child Care Tax Relief Act of 1996''.
    (b) Amendment of  1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT.

    (a) Increase in Credit.--Paragraph (2) of section 21(a) (relating 
to credit for expenses for household and dependent care services 
necessary for gainful employment) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(2) Applicable percentage defined.--For purposes of 
        paragraph (1), the term `applicable percentage' means 30 
        percent reduced (but not below 20 percent) by 1 percentage 
        point for each $3,000 (or fraction thereof) by which the 
        taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $50,000.''
    (b) Increase in Maximum Amount Creditable.--
            (1) In general.--Section 21(c) (relating to dollar limit on 
        amount creditable) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``$2,400'' in paragraph (1) and 
                inserting ``$4,000'', and
                    (B) by striking ``$4,800'' in paragraph (2) and 
                inserting ``$8,000''.
            (2) Phaseout for taxpayers with adjusted gross income in 
        excess of $50,000.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 21(c) is amended by adding 
                at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Limitation based on adjusted gross income.--If the 
        taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the taxable year exceeds 
        $50,000, the applicable dollar amount under paragraph (1) shall 
        be reduced as follows:
                    ``(A) The $4,000 amount under paragraph (1)(A) 
                shall be reduced (but not below $2,400) by $53.33 for 
                each $1,000 (or fraction thereof) of such excess.
                    ``(B) The $8,000 amount under paragraph (1)(B) 
                shall be reduced (but not below $4,800) by $106.66 for 
                each $1,000 (or fraction thereof) of such excess.''
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 21(c), as amended by 
        subsection (b), is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``The amount'' and inserting:
            ``(1) In general.--The amount'',
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and
                    (C) by striking ``paragraph (1) or (2)'' and 
                inserting ``subparagraph (A) or (B)''.
    (c) Credit Made Refundable.--
            (1) In general.--Section 21 (relating to credit for 
        expenses for household and dependent care services), as amended 
        by this section, is transferred to subpart C of part IV of 
        subchapter A of chapter 1, inserted after section 35, and 
        redesignated as section 36.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 129 is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``21(e)'' in subsection 
                        (a)(2)(C) and inserting ``36(e)'',
                            (ii) by striking ``21(d)(2)'' in subsection 
                        (b)(2) and inserting ``36(d)(2)'', and
                            (iii) by striking ``21(b)(2)'' in 
                        subsection (e)(1) and inserting ``36(b)(2)''.
                    (B) Section 213(e) is amended by striking ``section 
                21'' and inserting ``section 36''.
            (3) Clerical amendments.--
                    (A) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV 
                of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking the 
                item relating to section 21.
                    (B) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV 
                of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at 
                the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 36. Expenses for household and 
                                        dependent care services 
                                        necessary for gainful 
                                        employment.''
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.

SEC. 3. OFFSETS OF REVENUE LOSS.

    (a) Modifications to Foreign Earned Income Exclusion.--
            (1) Repeal of $70,000 exclusion.--Paragraph (1) of section 
        911(a) (relating to exclusion from gross income) is amended by 
        inserting ``in the case of taxable years beginning before 
        January 1, 1998,'' before ``the foreign earned income''.
            (2) Qualified schooling expenses.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 911(a) is amended by 
                striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1), by 
                striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
                inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the 
                following new paragraph:
            ``(3) the qualified schooling expenses of such 
        individual.''
                    (B) Qualified schooling expenses.--Section 911 is 
                amended by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
                subsections (f) and (g) and by inserting after 
                subsection (d) the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Qualified Schooling Expenses.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
        `qualified schooling expenses' means the reasonable schooling 
        expenses paid or incurred by or on behalf of the individual 
        during the taxable year for the education of each dependent of 
        the individual at the elementary or secondary level. For 
        purposes of the preceding sentence, the elementary or secondary 
        level means education which is the equivalent of education from 
        the kindergarten through the 12th grade in a United States-type 
        school.
            ``(2) Expenses included.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
        the term `schooling expenses' means the cost of tuition, fees, 
        books, and local transportation and of other expenses required 
        by the school. Except as provided in paragraph (3), such term 
        does not include expenses of room and board or expenses of 
        transportation other than local transportation.
            ``(3) Room, board, and travel allowed in certain cases.--If 
        an adequate United States-type school is not available within a 
        reasonable commuting distance of the individual's tax home, the 
        expenses of room and board of the dependent and the expenses of 
        the transportation of the dependent each school year between 
        such tax home and the location of the school shall be treated 
        as schooling expenses.
            ``(4) Determination of reasonable expenses.--If--
                    ``(A) there is an adequate United States-type 
                school available within a reasonable commuting distance 
                of the individual's tax home, and
                    ``(B) the dependent attends a school other than the 
                school referred to in subparagraph (A),
        then the amount taken into account under paragraph (2) shall 
        not exceed the aggregate amount which would be charged for the 
        period by the school referred to in subparagraph (A).
            ``(5) Period taken into account.--An amount shall be taken 
        into account as a qualified schooling expense only if it is 
        attributable to education for a period during which the 
        individual's tax home is in a foreign country.
            ``(6) Special rules where schooling expenses not provided 
        by employer.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To the extent the qualified 
                schooling expenses of any individual for any taxable 
                year is not attributable to employer provided amounts, 
                such expenses shall be treated as a deduction allowable 
                in computing adjusted gross income to the extent of the 
                limitation of subparagraph (B).
                    ``(B) Limitation.--For purposes of subparagraph 
                (A), the limitation of this subparagraph is the excess 
                of--
                            ``(i) the foreign earned income of the 
                        individual for the taxable year, over
                            ``(ii) the amount of such income excluded 
                        from gross income under subsection (a) for the 
                        taxable year.
                    ``(C) 1-year carryover of expenses not allowed by 
                reason of subparagraph (b).--
                            ``(i) In general.--The amount not allowable 
                        as a deduction for any taxable year under 
                        subparagraph (A) by reason of the limitation of 
                        subparagraph (B) shall be treated as a 
                        deduction allowable in computing adjusted gross 
                        income for the succeeding taxable year (and 
                        only for the succeeding taxable year) to the 
                        extent of the limitation of clause (ii) for 
                        such succeeding taxable year.
                            ``(ii) Limitation.--For purposes of clause 
                        (i), the limitation of this clause for any 
                        taxable year is the excess of--
                                    ``(I) the limitation of 
                                subparagraph (B) for such taxable year, 
                                over
                                    ``(II) amounts treated as a 
                                deduction under subparagraph (A) for 
                                such taxable year.
                    ``(D) Employer provided amounts.--For purposes of 
                this paragraph, the term `employer provided amounts' 
                means any amount paid or incurred on behalf of the 
                individual by the individual's employer which is 
                foreign earned income included in the individual's 
                gross income for the taxable year (without regard to 
                this section).''
                    (C) Conforming amendment.--Section 911(d)(7) is 
                amended by inserting ``or (e)(6)(A)'' after 
                ``subsection (c)(3)(A)''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.
    (b) Savings From Welfare Reform.--If there is an overall decrease 
in Federal revenues for any fiscal year by reason of this Act (without 
regard to this subsection), such decrease shall be offset by the 
decrease in Federal expenditures for such fiscal year by reason of the 
amendments made by, and provisions of, the Personal Responsibility and 
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193).
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Working Family Child Care Tax Relief Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the child and dependent care credit to:  (1) increase such credit and make it refundable; and (2) provide it with an income-based phaseout and limitation. 
Eliminates the foreign earned income exclusion as of a specified date.  Allows an exclusion for overseas qualified elementary and secondary schooling expenses.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Flight Attendant Certification 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Federal Aviation Administration requires cabin crew 
        on board all transport category aircraft (20 seats or more) to 
        handle aircraft evacuations and other emergency procedures.
            (2) Cabin crew are in-flight first responders trained to 
        handle medical emergencies, fires, and security threats.
            (3) As safety-sensitive employees, cabin crew are tested 
        for drug and alcohol use.
            (4) Federal regulations limit cabin crew duty time and 
        stipulate mandatory rest periods.
            (5) A wide disparity in quality and content of training 
        exists from air carrier to air carrier.
            (6) The Federal Aviation Administration certifies other 
        groups with safety responsibilities under its jurisdiction, 
        including pilots, mechanics, repairmen, dispatchers, and 
        parachute packers.
            (7) Certification of cabin crew will make the Federal 
        Aviation Administration responsible for ensuring that cabin 
        crew are qualified to perform their safety and security duties.

SEC. 3. TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR CABIN CREW.

    Section 44935 of chapter 449 of part A of subtitle VII of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Training Standards for Cabin Crew.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall prescribe 
        standards for cabin crew training and certification. The 
        standards shall include the following:
                    ``(A) Mandatory certification.--All new and 
                existing cabin crew members shall be certified by the 
                Administrator after successful completion of an air 
                carrier's training program, which consists of--
                            ``(i) initial, indoctrination, and 
                        emergency training;
                            ``(ii) air carrier specific training 
                        related to aircraft types and operator's 
                        certificate; and
                            ``(iii) submission by the air carrier to 
                        the Administrator confirming such completion.
                    ``(B) Standardized training.--The Administrator 
                shall be prohibited from granting an air carrier a 
                waiver of cabin crew training requirements or an 
                exemption from any part of such requirements.
                    ``(C) Qualifications.--
                            ``(i) In general.--To be qualified to 
                        receive a cabin crew certificate, a cabin crew 
                        member shall--
                                    ``(I) successfully complete the 
                                training requirements established by 
                                the Administrator, including all 
                                initial, indoctrination, emergency, 
                                transition, differences, recurrent, and 
                                requalification training as described 
                                in the applicable regulations;
                                    ``(II) successfully complete the 
                                cabin security and self-defense 
                                training requirements established by 
                                the Transportation Security 
                                Administrator; and
                                    ``(III) successfully perform the 
                                assigned duties of a cabin crew member 
                                and complete the approved proficiency 
                                check, under the supervision of a 
                                certified instructor or supervisor, for 
                                not less than 5 hours of initial 
                                operating experience.
                            ``(ii) Initial operating experience.--
                        Initial operating experience shall be 
                        conducted:
                                    ``(I) on an operating flight;
                                    ``(II) without decreasing the 
                                number of required cabin crew 
                                complement on an aircraft; and
                                    ``(III) by assigning not more than 
                                2 qualifying cabin crew on a narrow-
                                body aircraft or not more than 4 
                                qualifying cabin crew on a wide-body 
                                aircraft.
                        No deviations, exemptions, and waivers from 
                        these requirements shall be permitted.
                    ``(D) Contents.--The cabin crew certificate shall--
                            ``(i) be numbered and recorded by the 
                        Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                        Administration;
                            ``(ii) contain the name, address, and 
                        description of the individual to whom the 
                        certificate is issued;
                            ``(iii) contain the name of the current air 
                        carrier employer of the certificate holder;
                            ``(iv) contain terms the Administrator 
                        determines are necessary to ensure safety in 
                        air commerce, including terms that the 
                        certificate shall remain valid unless the 
                        Administrator suspends or revokes the 
                        certificate; and
                            ``(v) designate the type and model of 
                        aircraft on which the certificate holder cabin 
                        crew member has successfully completed all 
                        Federal Aviation Administration and 
                        Transportation Security Administration required 
                        training in order to be assigned duties on 
                        board such type and model of aircraft.
                    ``(E) Carrier training approval.--Air carrier 
                training programs shall require approval by the 
                Administrator. To assure consistent training and 
                competency, only a FAA headquarters staff position 
                shall be authorized to approved training programs. 
                Principal operations inspectors or other personnel with 
                responsibilities for a particular air carrier or 
                carriers shall not be permitted to issue such approval 
                or permitted to grant exemptions, deviations, or 
                waivers from any approved training requirements used to 
                evaluate air carrier training programs or to determine 
                whether such programs shall be approved.
            ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
        term `cabin crew' means individuals working in an aircraft 
        cabin on board a transport category aircraft with 20 or more 
        seats.''.
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Flight Attendant Certification Act - Amends Federal taransportation law to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prescribe standards for cabin crew training and certification for individuals working in an aircraft cabin on board a transport category aircraft with twenty or more seats.

Requires all new and existing cabin crew members to be certified by the Administrator after successful completion of an air carrier's training program consisting of: (1) initial, indoctrination, and emergency training; (2) air carrier specific training related to aircraft types and operator's certificate; and (3) submission by the air carrier to the Administrator confirming such completion.

Declares that the Administrator shall be prohibited from granting an air carrier a waiver of cabin crew training requirements or an exemption from any part of such requirements.

Requires a cabin crew member, to qualify for a cabin crew certificate, to successfully: (1) complete the training requirements established by the Administrator, including all initial, indoctrination, emergency, transition, differences, recurrent, and requalification training; (2) complete the cabin security and self-defense training requirements established by the Transportation Security Administrator; and (3) perform the assigned duties of a cabin crew member and complete the approved proficiency check, under the supervision of a certified instructor or supervisor, for not less than five hours of initial operating experience.

Requires air carrier training programs to receive the Administrator's approval.