HR 2932 IH
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2932
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require background checks for individuals enrolled in flight schools, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 21, 2001
Mr. CRENSHAW introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require background checks for individuals enrolled in flight schools, 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 `Safe Skies Act of 2001'.
SEC. 2. BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR FLIGHT STUDENTS.
Section 44707 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by inserting `(a) IN GENERAL- ' before `The Administrator'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
`(b) BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR FLIGHT STUDENTS-
`(1) IN GENERAL- The Administrator shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure that each individual who is enrolled or to be enrolled in a civilian school for instruction in flying a single-engine or multi-engine aircraft or helicopter, or who has commenced flight training (other than ground training) from an authorized flight instructor of such an aircraft or helicopter, is the subject of a background review conducted by the Administrator and paid for by such individual.
`(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS- It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency should ensure that backgroud reviews carried out under this section are completed in not more than 28 days after--
`(A) the effective date of this subsection; or
`(B) in the case of an individual to be enrolled for instruction described in paragraph (1) after such effective date, the date of application for such enrollment.
`(3) ANNUAL REPORT- The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall prepare and transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate an annual report detailing the number of background reviews performed during the preceding year, number of individuals failing such reviews, and an outline of the reasons for such failures.
`(4) BACKGROUND REVIEW DEFINED- In this section, the term `background review', commonly known as an indices check, means a review of information provided by the Director of Central Intelligence and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding personal background, including information relating to any history of criminal activity or to any evidence of espionage or terrorism .'.
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect on the 90th day following the date of enactment of this Act.
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