To impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients.

SA 3486. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3452 proposed by Mr. Rockefeller to the bill H.R. 1586,
to impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP
recipients; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 201, strike lines 20 through 24, and insert the
following:
(b) Minimum Experience Requirement.--
(1) In general.--The final rule prescribed under subsection
(a) shall, among any other requirements established by the
rule, require that a pilot--
(A) have not less than 800 hours of flight time before
serving as a flightcrew member for a part 121 air carrier;
and
(B) demonstrate the ability to--
(i) function effectively in a multipilot environment;
(ii) function effectively in an air carrier operational
environment;
(iii) function effectively in adverse weather conditions,
including icing conditions;
(iv) function effectively during high altitude operations;
and
(v) adhere to the highest professional standards.
(2) Hours of flight experience in difficult operational
conditions.--The total number of hours of flight experience
required by the Administrator under paragraph (1) for pilots
shall include a number of hours of flight experience in
difficult operational conditions that may be encountered by
an air carrier that the Administrator determines to be
sufficient to enable a pilot to operate an aircraft safely in
such conditions.
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