119-s2263

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2263 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2263

To amend title 5, United States Code, to exempt air traffic controllers 
from certain mandatory separation requirements, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 10, 2025

Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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 A BILL

To amend title 5, United States Code, to exempt air traffic controllers 
from certain mandatory separation requirements, 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 ``Control Tower Continuity Act''.

SEC. 2. EXEMPTIONS FROM MANDATORY SEPARATION FOR AIR TRAFFIC 
 CONTROLLERS.

    (a) Removal of Age Limitation.--

    (1) In general.--

Section 8425

    (a) of title 5, United States 
 Code, is amended, in the second sentence, by striking ``until 
 that controller becomes 61 years of age''.

    (2) Conforming amendment.--

Section 8335

    (a) of title 5, 
 United States Code, is amended, in the second sentence, by 
 striking ``until that controller becomes 61 years of age''.

    (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
 shall apply on or after 180 days after the date of enactment of 
 this section.

    (b) Expiration of Medical Clearance.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall update FAA Order 3930.3C, titled ``Air 
Traffic Control Specialist Health Program'' and issued on June 17, 
2019, or any successor regulation, to require the medical clearance for 
any air traffic controllers that are 61 years of age or older to expire 
on the last day of the 6-month period following the date of examination 
required to obtain such clearance.
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