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Public Law 96–171
To require a study of the desirability of mandatory age retirement for certain pilots, and for other purposes.
Approved December 29, 1979
Statutory text
An Act
To require a study of the desirability of mandatory age retirement for certain pilots, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Director of
Pilots, study of mandatory age retirement.
the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall conduct a study to determine—
whether an age limitation which prohibits all individuals who are sixty years of age or older from serving as pilots is medically warranted;
whether an age limitation which prohibits all individuals who are older than a particular age from serving as pilots is medically warranted;
whether rules governing eligibility for first- and second-class medical certification, as set forth in part 67 of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment
14 CFR Part 67.
of this Act), are adequate to determine an individual’s physical condition in light of existing medical technology;
whether rules governing the frequency of first- and second-class medical examinations, as set forth in part 67 of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act), are adequate to assure that an individual’s physical condition is being satisfactorily monitored; and
the effect of aging on the ability of individuals to perform the duties of pilots with the highest level of safety.
The Director shall complete such study and submit a report of the
Report to Congress.
results thereof to Congress within one year after the date of enactment of this Act. In conducting such study the Director shall utilize all available studies and data which are relevant to such study.
Sec. 2.
No funds are authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal
Appropriation authorization.
year commencing October 1, 1979, in addition to funds otherwise available to carry out the study described in section 1 of this Act.
Approved December 29, 1979.