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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ''Fair Treatment for Experienced
Pilots Act''.
SEC. 2. AGE STANDARDS FOR PILOTS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
''Sec. 44729. Age standards for pilots
''(a) In General.--Subject to the limitation in subsection (c), a
pilot may serve in multicrew covered operations until attaining 65
years of age.
''(b) Covered Operations Defined.--In this section, the term
'covered operations' means operations under part 121 of title 14, Code
of Federal Regulations.
''(c) Limitation for International Flights.--
''(1) Applicability of icao standard.--A pilot who has attained
60 years of age may serve as pilot-in-command in covered operations
between the United States and another country only if there is
another pilot in the flight deck crew who has not yet attained 60
years of age.
''(2) Sunset of limitation.--Paragraph (1) shall cease to be
effective on such date as the Convention on International Civil
Aviation provides that a pilot who has attained 60 years of age may
serve as pilot-in-command in international commercial operations
without regard to whether there is another pilot in the flight deck
crew who has not attained age 60.
''(d) Sunset of Age 60 Retirement Rule.--On and after the date of
enactment of this section, section 121.383(c) of title 14, Code of
Federal Regulations, shall cease to be effective.
''(e) Applicability.--
''(1) Nonretroactivity.--No person who has attained 60 years of
age before the date of enactment of this section may serve as a
pilot for an air carrier engaged in covered operations unless--
''(A) such person is in the employment of that air carrier
in such operations on such date of enactment as a required
flight deck crew member; or
''(B) such person is newly hired by an air carrier as a
pilot on or after such date of enactment without credit for
prior seniority or prior longevity for benefits or other terms
related to length of service prior to the date of rehire under
any labor agreement or employment policies of the air carrier.
''(2) Protection for compliance.--An action taken in
conformance with this section, taken in conformance with a
regulation issued to carry out this section, or taken prior to the
date of enactment of this section in conformance with section
121.383(c) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect
before such date of enactment), may not serve as a basis for
liability or relief in a proceeding, brought under any employment
law or regulation, before any court or agency of the United States
or of any State or locality.
''(f) Amendments to Labor Agreements and Benefit Plans.--Any
amendment to a labor agreement or benefit plan of an air carrier that
is required to conform with the requirements of this section or a
regulation issued to carry out this section, and is applicable to
pilots represented for collective bargaining, shall be made by
agreement of the air carrier and the designated bargaining
representative of the pilots of the air carrier.
''(g) Medical Standards and Records.--
''(1) Medical examinations and standards.--Except as provided
by paragraph (2), a person serving as a pilot for an air carrier
engaged in covered operations shall not be subject to different
medical standards, or different, greater, or more frequent medical
examinations, on account of age unless the Secretary determines
(based on data received or studies published after the date of
enactment of this section) that different medical standards, or
different, greater, or more frequent medical examinations, are
needed to ensure an adequate level of safety in flight.
''(2) Duration of first-class medical certificate.--No person
who has attained 60 years of age may serve as a pilot of an air
carrier engaged in covered operations unless the person has a
first-class medical certificate. Such a certificate shall expire on
the last day of the 6-month period following the date of
examination shown on the certificate.
''(h) Safety.--
''(1) Training.--Each air carrier engaged in covered operations
shall continue to use pilot training and qualification programs
approved by the Federal Aviation Administration, with specific
emphasis on initial and recurrent training and qualification of
pilots who have attained 60 years of age, to ensure continued
acceptable levels of pilot skill and judgment.
''(2) Line evaluations.--Not later than 6 months after the date
of enactment of this section, and every 6 months thereafter, an air
carrier engaged in covered operations shall evaluate the
performance of each pilot of the air carrier who has attained 60
years of age through a line check of such pilot. Notwithstanding
the preceding sentence, an air carrier shall not be required to
conduct for a 6-month period a line check under this paragraph of a
pilot serving as second-in-command if the pilot has undergone a
regularly scheduled simulator evaluation during that period.
''(3) GAO report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of
enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall submit to
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate a report concerning the effect, if
any, on aviation safety of the modification to pilot age standards
made by subsection (a).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 447 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

''44729. Age standards for pilots.''.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
answer:
Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act - Amends federal transportation law to allow a pilot who has attained 60 years of age to serve as a passenger airline pilot until the age of 65, provided that a pilot who has attained age 60 may serve as pilot-in-command on international flights only if there is another pilot in the flight crew who has not yet attained 60 years of age.

Prohibits subjecting pilots to different medical examinations and standards on account of age unless to ensure an adequate level of safety in flight, except that no person who has attained 60 years of age may serve as a pilot unless such person has a first-class medical certificate.

Requires air carriers to: (1) continue to provide FAA-approved training to pilots, with specific emphasis on initial and recurring training and qualification of pilots who have attained 60 years of age; and (2) evaluate, every six months, the performance of pilots who have attained 60 years of age through a line check of such pilot.

Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress on the effect of the modification of pilot age requirements, if any, on aviation safety.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Armed Forces Behavioral Health
Awareness Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO SERVE IN
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM OR OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM FOR
READJUSTMENT COUNSELING AND SERVICES THROUGH VET CENTERS.

(a) In General.--A member of the Armed Forces, including the
Reserve components, who is deployed in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom shall be eligible for readjustment
counseling and related mental health services under section 1712A of
title 38, United States Code, through the centers for readjustment
counseling and related mental health services (commonly known as ''Vet
Centers'') operated by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under that
section.
(b) Eligibility.--
(1) Regulations.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
eligibility of a member of the Armed Forces, including the
Reserve components, for counseling and services under
subsection (a) shall be subject to such regulations as the
Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall jointly prescribe for purposes of this section.
(2) Duty status.--The duty status of a member may not have
an effect on the eligibility of the member to receive
counseling and services under subsection (a).

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE PROVISION OF
EMOTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF MEMBERS
OF THE ARMED FORCES.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program
to award grants to nonprofit organizations that provide emotional
support services for family members of members of the Armed Forces,
including the Reserve components.
(b) Award of Grants.--
(1) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under the
program under this section, a nonprofit organization shall meet
such criteria as the Secretary shall establish for purposes of
the program.
(2) Application.--A nonprofit organization seeking a grant
under the program shall submit to the Secretary an application
for the grant in such form and manner as the Secretary shall
specify for purposes of the program.
(c) Grants.--
(1) Amount.--The amount of each grant awarded to a
nonprofit organization under the program under this section
shall be such amount as the Secretary determines appropriate
for purposes of the program.
(2) Duration.--The duration of each grant awarded to a
nonprofit organization shall be such period as the Secretary
determines appropriate for purposes of the program.
(d) Use of Grant Funds.--Each nonprofit organization awarded a
grant under the program under this section shall use amounts under the
grant to provide emotional support services for family members of
members of the Armed Forces, including the Reserve components, through
certain programs as the Secretary shall specify in the grant.
(e) Funding.--Amounts for grants under the program under this
section shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated to
the Department of Defense for military personnel.

SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM TO ENHANCE AWARENESS OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
DISORDER.

(a) Pilot Program Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall carry
out a pilot program to enhance awareness of post-traumatic stress
disorder among members of the Army. The Secretary shall carry out the
pilot program in the following locations:
(1) Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
(2) Fort Carson, Colorado.
(3) Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
(b) Activities.--
(1) In general.--In carrying out the pilot program, the
Secretary shall implement activities that--
(A) for a member of the Army who will be deployed
in support of a contingency operation, increase the
understanding of--
(i) the neurophysiological effects of
stress and trauma associated with combat,
including post-traumatic stress disorder; and
(ii) the means of eliminating or mitigating
such effects after returning from combat;
(B) for a member of the Army deployed in support of
a contingency operation, reinforce the information
provided under subparagraph (A);
(C) for a member of the Army who returns from being
deployed in support of a contingency operation, assist
the member in reintegrating into noncombat life; and
(D) for the family of a member of the Army covered
under this subsection, include training and assistance
(including Internet-based training and assistance) at
each stage of deployment in order to assist the family
and member in recognizing and addressing post-traumatic
stress disorder.
(2) Development of activities.--In developing activities
under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider methods to
address stress and trauma used by other appropriate
populations, including special operations forces and elite
athlete communities.
(c) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program for
a period of three years.
(d) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
assessing the pilot program, including the effectiveness of the
activities under subsection (b).
answer:
Armed Forces Behavioral Health Awareness Act - Makes any member of the Armed Forces who is deployed in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom eligible for readjustment counseling and related mental health services through Vet Centers (centers for such counseling and services for veterans), regardless of the member's duty status.

Directs the Secretary of Defense to award grants to nonprofit organizations that provide emotional support services for family members of members of the Armed Forces, including members of the reserves.

Requires the Secretary of the Army to carry out a pilot program to enhance awareness of post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD) among members of the Army.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Swain County Settlement Act of
2004''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.

(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) an agreement dated July 30, 1943, between the Secretary
of the Interior, the State of North Carolina, the Tennessee
Valley Authority, and Swain County, North Carolina, provided
that the Department of the Interior would construct a road
along the north shore of the Fontana Reservoir to replace a
road flooded by the construction of Fontana Dam and the filling
of the Reservoir;
(2) as of the date of enactment of this Act, the road has
not been completed;
(3) a 1962 National Park Service study of the proposed road
found that the construction of the road would result in severe
''damage to the landscape and natural park values'';
(4) there are additional environmental concerns relating to
the road construction, including concerns relating to the
exposure of Anakeesta rock that produces acids and metals that
leach into streams and kill aquatic life;
(5) the proposed road would cut through the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park, the most visited park in the National
Park system;
(6) in 2000, the National Park Service estimated that the
cost of building the proposed road would be $150,000,000,
excluding planning, design, and environmental compliance costs;
(7) as of June 2004, the public review process conducted by
the National Park Service found that 88 percent of respondents
favored a cash settlement over constructing the road; and
(8) on February 11, 2003, the Swain County Board of
Commissioners passed a resolution supporting a settlement as a
substitute for the construction of the road.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to settle and quiet all
claims arising out of the agreement referred to in subsection (a)(1).

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Agreement.--The term ''agreement'' means the agreement
of July 30, 1943, between the Secretary, the State, the
Tennessee Valley Authority, and the County relating to the
replacement of a road in the County flooded by the construction
of Fontana Dam and the filling of Fontana Reservoir.
(2) County.--The term ''County'' means Swain County, North
Carolina.
(3) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Treasury.
(4) State.--The term ''State'' means the State of North
Carolina.

SEC. 4. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall offer to compensate the County for the
road not being built in an amount determined by the parties to the
agreement, taking into consideration the estimated cost of the proposed
road.
(b) Payment.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which the
County accepts the offer under subsection (a), the Secretary shall,
using amounts made available under section 5, pay to the County the
amount of compensation determined under subsection (a).
(c) Deposit.--Amounts paid to the County under subsection (b) shall
be deposited in an account in accordance with any rules and regulations
established by the North Carolina Local Government Commission.
(d) Use.--
(1) Principal.--The principal of amounts deposited under
subsection (c) shall be expended by the County only as
authorized under a resolution approved by /3\ of the
registered voters of the County.
(2) Interest.--Any interest accrued on amounts deposited
under subsection (c) shall be expended only for purposes
approved by a majority vote of the governing body of the
County.
(3) Limitation.--No amounts made available under this Act
shall be used to make payments to an agent or attorney for
services rendered with respect to the claims settled by this
Act.
(e) Satisfaction of Claims.--Acceptance by the County of the
payment by the Secretary under subsection (b) constitutes full
settlement of the claims of the County (including any person or entity
making a claim by, through, or under the County) against the United
States, the Department of the Interior, and the Tennessee Valley
Authority under the agreement.

SEC. 5. FUNDING.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
(b) Transfer of Funds.--There is transferred to the Secretary to
carry out this Act any unobligated balance of the $16,000,000
originally made available for the construction of and improvements to
North Shore Road in the County under section 378 of the Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2001 (114 Stat.
1356A-40).
answer:
Swain County Settlement Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) offer to compensate Swain County, North Carolina, for a road along the north shore of the Fontana Resevoir not being built in an amount determined by the parties to a specified agreement dated July 30, 1943, taking into consideration the estimated cost of the proposed road; and (2) pay to the County the amount of compensation determined.

Declares that acceptance by the County of such payment by the Secretary constitutes full settlement of the claims of the County against the United States, the Department of the Interior, and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) under the agreement.