An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part C of House Report 111-126 to require GAO, within 3 months of enactment, to initiate a study into commercial airline pilot training and certification programs. The GAO shall submit the report to Congress within 12 months of the study's initiation.

1. Adds SEC. 826. PILOT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION on page 259, line 22

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   Inserted: SEC. 826. PILOT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION.

   Inserted: (a) Initiation of Study.--Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate a study on commercial airline pilot training and certification programs. The study shall include the data collected under subsection (b).

   Inserted: (b) Data Collected.--In conducting the study, the Comptroller General shall collect data on--

   Inserted: (1) commercial pilot training and certification programs at United States air carriers, including regional and commuter air carriers;

   Inserted: (2) the number of training hours required for pilots operating new aircraft types before assuming pilot in command duties;

   Inserted: (3) how United States air carriers update and train pilots on new technologies in aircraft types in which they hold certifications;

   Inserted: (4) what remedial actions are taken in cases of repeated unsatisfactory check-rides by commercial airline pilots;

   Inserted: (5) what stall warning systems are included in flight simulator training compared to classroom instruction; and

   Inserted: (6) the information required to be provided by pilots on their job applications and the ability of United States air carriers to verify the information provided.

   Inserted: (c) Contents of Study.--The study shall include, at a minimum--

   Inserted: (1) a review of Federal Aviation Administration and international standards regarding commercial airline pilot training and certification programs;

   Inserted: (2) the results of interviews that the Comptroller General shall conduct with United States air carriers, pilot organizations, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Federal Aviation Administration, and such other parties as the Comptroller General determines appropriate; and

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   Inserted: (3) such other matters as the Comptroller General determines are appropriate.

   Inserted: (d) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of initiation of the study, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Administrator, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study, together with the findings and recommendations of the Comptroller General regarding the study.

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   Page 259, after line 22, insert the following (with the correct sequential designations and conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly):

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