Public Availability of Airmen Records
The following does not apply to airmen who hold only a flight attendant certificate.
Section 715 Public Availability of Airmen Records
Section 715 Public Availability of Airmen Records
Section 44703 is amended by:
(1) redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
(2) inserting after subsection (b) the following:
(c) Public Information
(1) In General - Subject to paragraph (2) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the information contained in the records of contents of any airman certificate issued under this section that is limited to an airman's name, address, and ratings held shall be made available to the public after the 120th day following the date of the enactment of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century.
(2) Opportunity to Withhold Information - Before making any information concerning an airman available to the public under paragraph (1), the airman shall be given an opportunity to elect that the information not be made available to the public.
(3) Development and Implementation of Program - Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, the Administrator shall develop and implement, in cooperation with representatives of the aviation industry, a one-time written notification to airmen to set forth the implications of making information concerning an airman available to the public under paragraph (1) and to carry out paragraph (2). The Administrator shall also provide such written notification to each individual who becomes an airman after such date of enactment.
