Regulations and Government
Washington Report: Retooling the FAA
Although the bill is called the Aviation Industry and Reform Act and is designed to give more financial relief to the airline industry, H.R.5506 also conta

Although the bill is called the Aviation Industry and Reform Act and is designed to give more financial relief to the airline industry, H.R.5506 also contains provisions
to reform some parts of the FAA and exempts some foreign pilots who come to the
U.S. for recurrent training from undergoing Justice Department background checks.

Introduced in the House by Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House aviation subcommittee, H.R.5506 was written to address some of the needs of an aviation industry that has shown little signs of recovery since 9/11.