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49 U.S.C. 44506: Air traffic controllers

Created in 1994 by Public Law 103-272. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2024

    • Pub. L. 118–63, §437(e)(2)(A), substituted "the number of fully certified air traffic controllers needed" for "the number of air traffic controllers needed". (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §437(e)(2)(B), (C), added par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) and (3) as (3) and (4), respectively. (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 118–63, §433, substituted "paragraph (1)(B)" for "paragraph (1)(B)(ii)". (FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024) Law text · (f)

    2019

    • Pub. L. 116–92, §1133, inserted "(including a facility of the National Guard)" after "Department of Defense". (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 116–92, §1132, substituted "giving further preferential consideration, within each qualification category based upon pre-employment testing results (including application of veterans' preference as required under section 40122(g)(2)(B)), to pool 1 applicants described … (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020) Law text · (f)

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–141, §108(1), added subpar. (C). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 115–141, §108(2)(A), inserted "except for individuals covered by the program described in paragraph (4)," after "section 3307 of title 5,". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Law text · (f)
    • Pub. L. 115–141, §108(2)(B), added par. (4). (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Law text · (f)

    2016

    • Pub. L. 114–190 added subsec. (f). Law text · (f)

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–95 added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e). (FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012) Law text · (d), (e)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–287 substituted "Transportation and Infrastructure" for "Public Works and Transportation". Law text · (d)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.