H.R. 6744

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6744 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6744

To amend the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 with respect to the 
activities of the joint aviation employment training working group, and 
for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 16, 2025

Ms. Gillen (for herself and Mr. Mann) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for 
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
committee concerned

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A BILL

To amend the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 with respect to the 
activities of the joint aviation employment training working group, and 
for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Military Air Traffic Control 
Transition Act''.

SEC. 2. JOINT AVIATION EMPLOYMENT TRAINING WORKING GROUP.

Section 425 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-
63) is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)--
(A) in paragraph (4) by striking ``; and'' and 
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in paragraph (5) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) develop recommendations in consultation with the 
exclusive bargaining representatives of air traffic control 
specialists of the Federal Aviation Administration certified 
under section 7111 of title 5, United States Code, to improve 
the transition of civilian air traffic control specialists 
under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense into the 
Department of Transportation in air traffic control 
occupations, including as controllers, air traffic managers, 
and supervisors.'';
(2) in subsection (d)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``; and'' and 
inserting a semicolon;
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ``; and''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(C) recommendations to improve the transition of 
civilian air traffic control specialists under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense into the 
Department of Transportation in air traffic control 
occupations, including as controllers, air traffic 
managers, and supervisors, as required pursuant to 
subsection (c)(6).'';
(3) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g) as 
subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively; and
(4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
``(e) Considerations.--In carrying out subsection (c), the working 
group shall identify any barriers--
``(1) in training, phraseology, systems, or technology that 
would prevent the Federal Aviation Administration from hiring 
certified series 2152 air traffic control specialists from the 
Department of Defense to fill vacant Administration positions, 
including frontline manager roles;
``(2) to improving the ability of the Secretary to 
determine and communicate how the credentials, experience, and 
training of a air traffic control specialist separating from 
the Armed Forces translate to credentialed civilian employment 
in the Air Traffic Organization of the Federal Aviation 
Administration;
``(3) that exist to the standardization among the Armed 
Forces of series 2152 controller credentials, experience, and 
training and the alignment of such credentials, experience, and 
training to credentialed civilian employment in the Air Traffic 
Organization; and
``(4) that exist to ensuring members of the Armed Forces 
with series 2152 controller credentials, experience, and 
training have earned the equivalent Federal Aviation 
Administration credential prior to separation from the Armed 
Forces in addition to receiving their military credentials.''.
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