124 STAT. 2357 PUBLIC LAW 111–216—AUG. 1, 2010 (E) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(4) PROHIBITION ON ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS AGAINST AIR CARRIERS.— ‘‘(A) HIRING DECISIONS.—An air carrier may refuse to hire an individual as a pilot if the individual did not provide written consent for the air carrier to receive records under subsection (h)(2)(A) or (i)(3)(A) or did not execute the release from liability requested under subsection (h)(2)(B) or (i)(3)(B). ‘‘(B) ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS.—No action or pro- ceeding may be brought against an air carrier by or on behalf of an individual who has applied for or is seeking a position as a pilot with the air carrier if the air carrier refused to hire the individual after the individual did not provide written consent for the air carrier to receive records under subsection (h)(2)(A) or (i)(3)(A) or did not execute a release from liability requested under subsection (h)(2)(B) or (i)(3)(B).’’. (2) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Section 44703(k) (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1) of this section) is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub- section (h) or (i)’’. SEC. 204. FAA TASK FORCE ON AIR CARRIER SAFETY AND PILOT TRAINING. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia- tion Administration shall establish a special task force to be known as the FAA Task Force on Air Carrier Safety and Pilot Training (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). (b) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall consist of members appointed by the Administrator and shall include air carrier rep- resentatives, labor union representatives, and aviation safety experts with knowledge of foreign and domestic regulatory require- ments for flight crewmember education and training. (c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Task Force shall include, at a minimum, evaluating best practices in the air carrier industry and providing recommendations in the following areas: (1) Air carrier management responsibilities for flight crew- member education and support. (2) Flight crewmember professional standards. (3) Flight crewmember training standards and perform- ance. (4) Mentoring and information sharing between air carriers. (d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of enact- ment of this Act, and before the last day of each one-year period thereafter until termination of the Task Force, the Task Force shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report detailing— (1) the progress of the Task Force in identifying best prac- tices in the air carrier industry; (2) the progress of air carriers and labor unions in imple- menting the best practices identified by the Task Force; (3) recommendations of the Task Force, if any, for legisla- tive or regulatory actions; 49 USC 44701 note.
