Radio Licenses for Noncitizen Pilots: Hearing Before a Subcomittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eighty-fifth Congress, Second Session on H.R. 6886 and H.R. 8543, Bills to Amend the Communications Act of 1934 to Authorize, in Certain Cases, the Issuance of Licenses to Noncitizens for the Operation of Radio Stations on Aircraft. April 18, 1958U.S. Government Printing Office, 1958 - 28 pages |
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1934 to authorize Aircraft Owners aircraft pilot certificates alien amend the Communications April ARMOUR aviation basis of reciprocal believe bill to amend Chairman citizens Civil Aeronautics Act Civil Aeronautics Administration Civil Aeronautics Board Civil Aeronautics Commission CLAIR ENGLE Committee on Interstate Convair 240 DUNCAN Engle Federal Communications Commission finds the public foreign aircraft pilot Foreign Commerce foreign governments foreign pilots HARTRANFT holding foreign aircraft House of Representatives Interstate and Foreign issuance of licenses issue radio issuing licenses KARANT licenses to noncitizens MACK MALOY operation of radio OREN HARRIS Owners & Pilots permit persons holding foreign persons holding United pilot certificates issued pilot's license Pilots Association plane PLUMMER proposed legislation radio licenses radio operator's license radio station license reciprocal agreements entered requirement of citizenship ROGERS SINCLAIR WEEKS statement stations on aircraft tion title XII United States pilot waive the requirement WALTER ROGERS Wanner Washington counsel YOUNGER
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Page 2 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That...
Page 26 - Notwithstanding paragraph ( 1 ) of this subsection, a license for a radio station on an aircraft may be granted to and held by a person who is an alien or a representative of an alien if such person holds a United States pilot certificate or a foreign aircraft pilot certificate which is valid in the United States on the basis of reciprocal agreements entered into with foreign governments.
Page 2 - ... the Commission finds qualified, except that in issuing licenses for the operation of radio stations on aircraft the Commission may, if it finds that the public interest will be served thereby, waive the requirement of citizenship in the case of persons holding United States pilot certificates or in the case of persons holding foreign aircraft pilot certificates which are valid in the United States on the basis of reciprocal agreements entered into with foreign governments...
Page 1 - States as the Commission finds qualified, except that in issuing licenses for the operation of radio stations on aircraft the Commission may, if it finds that the public interest will be served thereby, waive the requirement of citizenship in the case of persons holding United States pilot certificates or in the case of persons holding foreign aircraft pilot certificates which are valid in the United States on the basis of reciprocal agreements entered...
Page 16 - The purpose of this title is to establish security provisions which will encourage and permit the maximum use of the navigable airspace by civil aircraft consistent with the national security.
Page 2 - ... (1) Have authority to prescribe the qualifications of station operators, to classify them according to the duties to be performed, to fix the forms of such licenses, and to issue them to such citizens of the United States as the Commission finds qualified...
Page 6 - ... and air traffic control facilities. The Commission is concerned since some of these devices will use portions of the radio spectrum. On August 28, 1958, the President signed a bill amending sections 303 (1) and 310 (a) of the Communications Act to permit the' Commission to issue, in certain cases, licenses to noncitizens for radio stations on aircraft and for the operation thereof.
Page 6 - ... the Interdepartmental Board does not agree or where very important issues are involved the matter is referred to the War Aviation Committee for decision. This committee is composed of the Assistant Secretary of War for Air, The Assistant Secretary of Navy for Air, the Special Aviation Assistant to the Secretary of Commerce, and the chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board. The Board...
Page 5 - Although it does not set up any screening mechanism or safeguards it would seem that if in the future a threat to internal security appeared to be present in a particular case that the problem might be met by denial of the particular application for license as not being in the public interest.
Page 5 - It is difficult to predict what, if any, effect such legislation might have on the Nation's internal security. Although it does not set up...