Air traffic control training improvements and retention incentives

(a) FAA facility training equipment improvements Section 415 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (49 U.S.C. 44506 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Funding There is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031 for the purpose of the procurement and placement of TSS at air traffic control facilities in the United States, consistent with the requirements of this section.. (b) Air traffic controller qualification incentives and retention enhancements Section 44506 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Retention bonuses (1) CPC qualification incentive The Secretary of Transportation shall establish, in accordance with the requirements described in section 40122(a), a qualification incentive program for trainees for the position of air traffic controller (as defined in section 2109 of title 5, United States Code) with the Department of Transportation. (2) ATC retention incentive The Secretary of Transportation shall establish, in accordance with the requirements described in section 40122(a), a retention incentive program for air traffic controllers (as defined in section 2109 of title 5, United States Code) with the Department of Transportation who are Certified Professional Controllers..