Military Air Traffic Control Transition Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Military Air Traffic Control Transition Act amends section 425 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, which created a joint aviation employment training working group. It adds a new duty for that working group: develop recommendations to improve the transition of civilian air traffic control specialists under the Secretary of Defense into Department of Transportation air traffic control occupations.
The recommendations must be developed in consultation with exclusive bargaining representatives of FAA air traffic control specialists certified under 5 U.S.C. 7111. The covered Department of Transportation occupations include controllers, air traffic managers, and supervisors.
Who Benefits and How
Civilian Defense Department air traffic control specialists benefit if the recommendations reduce barriers to moving into FAA or other Department of Transportation air traffic control roles. FAA air traffic control hiring managers benefit from a clearer pathway for experienced defense civilian controllers. Department of Transportation air traffic control offices benefit from a potential applicant pipeline for controllers, managers, and supervisors. FAA labor representatives benefit from a consultation role before transition recommendations are made. Aviation workforce planners benefit from more information on credential translation and hiring barriers.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The joint aviation employment training working group must add a new issue area to its recommendations. FAA labor representatives must consult on transition proposals. Defense Department workforce staff must provide information about civilian air traffic control specialists under the Secretary of Defense. Department of Transportation human resources staff must evaluate how defense civilian experience maps into DOT occupations. FAA air traffic control offices may need to adjust hiring, training, or credential recognition if recommendations are adopted later.
Key Provisions
- Amends section 425 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024.
- Requires the joint aviation employment training working group to develop transition recommendations.
- Requires consultation with certified FAA air traffic control bargaining representatives.
- Focuses on civilian Defense Department air traffic control specialists.
- Covers Department of Transportation air traffic control occupations, including controllers, managers, and supervisors.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the FAA Reauthorization Act joint aviation employment training working group to develop recommendations, in consultation with FAA air traffic control bargaining representatives, to improve transitions for civilian Defense Department air traffic control specialists into Department of Transportation air traffic control occupations as controllers, air traffic managers, and supervisors.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Defense Workforce, Federal Workforce
Primary Purpose
Requires the FAA Reauthorization Act joint aviation employment training working group to develop recommendations, in consultation with FAA air traffic control bargaining representatives, to improve transitions for civilian Defense Department air traffic control specialists into Department of Transportation air traffic control occupations as controllers, air traffic managers, and supervisors.
Policy Domains
House resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Civilian Defense Department air traffic control specialists
- FAA air traffic control hiring managers
- Department of Transportation air traffic control offices
- FAA labor representatives
- Aviation workforce planners
Identified Costs
- Joint aviation employment training working group
- FAA labor representatives
- Defense Department workforce staff
- Department of Transportation human resources staff
- FAA air traffic control offices
Sponsors
Laura Gillen
D-NY | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
ReportedOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Ms. Gillen (for herself and Mr. Mann) introduced the following …
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in …
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Transportation human resources staff, FAA air traffic control hiring managers, Joint aviation employment training working group
Positive-direction: FAA air traffic control hiring managers
Negative-direction: Department of Transportation human resources staff, Joint aviation employment training working group
Civilian Defense Department air traffic control specialists, Defense Department workforce staff
Positive-direction: Civilian Defense Department air traffic control specialists
Negative-direction: Defense Department workforce staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "faa_labor"
- → FAA air traffic control bargaining representatives
- "working_group"
- → Joint aviation employment training working group
- "secretary_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
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