FILE h3267.ih
          HR 3267 IH
          104th CONGRESS
          2d Session
          To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit individuals who
          do not hold a valid private pilots certificate from manipulating 
          the controls of aircraft in an attempt to set a record or engage in
          an aeronautical competition or aeronautical feat, and for other
          purposes.
                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                     April 18, 1996
          Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. WELLER, Mr.
              CLINGER, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, Mr. PAXON, and Mr. MARTINI) introduced
              the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
              Transportation and Infrastructure
                                         A BILL
          To amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit individuals who
          do not hold a valid private pilots certificate from manipulating 
          the controls of aircraft in an attempt to set a record or engage in
          an aeronautical competition or aeronautical feat, and for other
          purposes.
           [Italic->]   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
          Representatives of the United States of America in Congress
          assembled, [<-Italic]
          SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
            This Act may be cited as the `Child Pilot Safety Act'.
          SEC. 2. MANIPULATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS.
            (a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is
          amended by adding at the end the following:
          `Sec. 44724. Manipulation of flight controls
            `(a) PROHIBITION- No pilot in command of an aircraft may allow an
          individual who does not hold--
                `(1) a valid private pilots certificate issued by the
              Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration under part
              61 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and
                `(2) the appropriate medical certificate issued by the
              Administrator under part 67 of such title,
          to manipulate the controls of an aircraft if the pilot knows or
          should have known that the individual is attempting to set a record
          or engage in an aeronautical competition or aeronautical feat, as
          defined by the Administrator.
            `(b) REVOCATION OF AIRMEN CERTIFICATES- The Administrator shall
          issue an order revoking a certificate issued to an airman under
          section 44703 of this title if the Administrator finds that while
          acting as a pilot in command of an aircraft, the airman has
          permitted another individual to manipulate the controls of the
          aircraft in violation of subsection (a).
            `(c) PILOT IN COMMAND DEFINED- In this section, the term `pilot 
          in command' has the meaning given such term by section 1.1 of title
          14, Code of Federal Regulations.'.
            (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning
          of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following:
          `44724. Manipulation of flight controls.'.
          SEC. 3. CHILDREN FLYING AIRCRAFT.
            (a) STUDY- The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
          Administration shall conduct a study of the impacts of children
          flying aircraft.
            (b) CONSIDERATIONS- In conducting the study, the Administrator
          shall consider the effects of imposing any restrictions on children
          flying aircraft on safety and on the future of general aviation in
          the United States.
            (c) REPORT- Not later than 6 months after the date of the
          enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue a report
          containing the results of the study, together with recommendations
          on--
                (1) whether the restrictions established by the amendments
              made by section 2 should be modified or repealed; and
                (2) whether certain individuals or groups should be exempt
              from any age, altitude, or other restrictions that the
              Administrator may impose by regulation.
            (d) REGULATIONS- As a result of the findings of the study, the
          Administrator may issue regulations imposing age, altitude, or 
          other restrictions on children flying aircraft.