Controller training working group

(a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a working group (in this section referred to as the Working Group) to provide the Administrator with recommendations for revising regulations and standards pertaining to the initial and recurrent training of air traffic controllers on— (1) threat and error management; and (2) tower-applied and pilot-applied visual separation procedures. (b) Membership The Working Group shall consist of members appointed by the Administrator, including representatives of— (1) the exclusive bargaining representative of air traffic controllers certified under section 7111 of title 5, United States Code; (2) the certified bargaining representative of aviation safety inspectors and engineers for the Administration; (3) organizations representing certified collective bargaining representatives of airline pilots; (4) organizations representing air traffic control managers and operations supervisors; (5) airport sponsors and operators; (6) operators under parts 121, 125, or 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; (7) organizations representing operators under part 91 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and (8) aviation safety experts with specific knowledge of— (A) human factors; (B) threat and error management best practices and policies; and (C) visual separation procedures and regulations. (c) Considerations The Working Group shall consider, at a minimum— (1) the findings and recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board; (2) the requirements of— (A) FAA Order JO 3120.4S, titled Air Traffic Technical Training, issued on August 28, 2024; (B) FAA Order JO 7210.3EE, titled Facility Operation and Administration, issued on February 20, 2025; (C) FAA Order JO 7110.65BB, titled Air Traffic Control, issued on February 20, 2025; and (D) other relevant air traffic control standards, guidance, and policies; (3) whether the frequency of the recurrent training described in subsection (a) should be increased for air traffic controllers in facilities managing high-complexity or high-volume airspace; (4) data, reports, and peer-reviewed studies on human factors and threat and error management best practices; (5) the appropriate use of tower simulator systems and other advanced training technologies to supplement the recurrent training described in subsection (a), including the use of data analytics from such systems and technologies to individualize instruction; (6) the use of data analytics to identify systemic gaps in the recurrent training described in subsection (a) and to dynamically enhance training curriculum and techniques; (7) data gathered from aviation safety reporting programs; and (8) any other item determined appropriate by the Working Group. (d) Report to Congress Not later than 1 year after the Working Group is established, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report containing the findings and recommendations of the Working Group. (e) Rulemaking (1) Proposed rule Not later than 90 days after the submission of the report under subsection (d), the Administrator shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking revising standards for the required recurrent training described in subsection (a), as recommended by the Working Group. (2) Final rule Not later than 180 days after publishing the proposed rule under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall issue a final rule based on such proposed rule. (3) Justification for decision related to recommendations If the Administrator decides not to implement any of the recommendations described in subsection (d), the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the justification for the decision with respect to each such recommendation. (f) Threat and error management defined In this section, the term threat and error management has the meaning described in chapter 6 of the Risk Management Handbook (FAA H–8083–2A) or any successor document.