S.Amdt. 4658

SA 4658. Mr. KERRY submitted, under authority of the order of the
Senate of May 2, 2008, an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 4627 proposed by Mr. Rockefeller to the bill H.R. 2881, to
amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the
Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to
improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the
national aviation system, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 129, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:
(d) Additional Technicians.--From amounts appropriated
pursuant to section 106(k)(1) of title 49, United States
Code, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration is authorized to hire additional technicians
so that the Federal Aviation Administration maintains a
minimum of 6,100 technical employees in its Technical
Operations Service Unit. The Administrator shall ensure
sufficient technicians are employed to account for attrition
without falling below the minimum technician staffing level
of 6,100.
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