A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to modify bargaining requirements for proposed changes to the personnel management system of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Key claim: The bill would let the FAA put personnel-system changes into effect without waiting 60 days for Congress after mediation with employee unions fails.
Abstract
(S3763 · 109th Congress) Amends federal transportation law to repeal, as of April 1, 2006, provisions prohibiting the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from implementing any proposed change to the FAA personnel management system, in cases where the services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service do not lead to an agreement between the Administrator and FAA employees, until 60 days after the Administrator has transmitted the proposed change (along with the objections of the exclusive bargaining representatives to the change, including the reasons for such objections) to Congress. Latest action (2006-07-31): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Why this matters
FAA personnel-system changes currently require a 60-day Congressional review window after mediation with employee unions fails, giving Congress a chance to intervene before implementation. This 2006 bill would have removed that waiting period, letting the FAA move faster on contested workforce changes; its non-advancement leaves the existing bargaining timeline intact.