25977 RADIO LICENSES FOR NONCITIZEN PILOTS HEARING BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE 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 APRIL 18, 1958 Printed for the use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce CONTENTS Text of- H. R. 6886. H. R. 8543. Report of Bureau of the Budget on H. R. 6886 and H. R. 8543. H. R. 6886_ H. R. 8543.. Justice Department on H. R. 6886 and H. R. 8543 H. R. 6886. H. R. 8543. Statement of Armour, Merrill, Washington counsel, Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association 26 Duncan, Rudolph L., Electronic Engineer, Bureau of Safety, Civil 17 Engle, Hon. Clair, a Representative in Congress from the State of 12 Karant, Max, vice president, Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association - Maloy, Raymond B., Director, Office of International Cooperation, Plummer, Curtis B., Chief, Safety and Special Radio Services Bureau, Wanner, John, General Counsel's Office, Civil Aeronautics Board.. Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, letters from J. P. Hartranft, Jr., president__ Civil Aeronautics Board, letter from Hon. James R. Durfee, Chair man_ III Commerce Department, letter from Hon. Sinclair Weeks, Secretary.. National Aviation Trades Association, letter from Charles A. Parker, executive director.......... RADIO LICENSES FOR NONCITIZEN PILOTS FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1958 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE, Washington. D. C. The subcommittee met at 10 a. m., in room 1334, New House Office Building, Hon. Walter Rogers presiding. Mr. ROGERS. The Subcommittee on Transportation and Communications of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce will come to order for the consideration of H. R. 6886 by Mr. Engle, of California, and H. R. 8543 by Mr. Mack of Illinois, bills to amend the Communications Act to authorize the issue of pilots' radio licenses to noncitizens. Without objection, the reports on the pending bills from the Government agencies will be made a part of the record at this point, along with the bills. (The material referred to follows:) [H. R. 6886, 85th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL 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 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by inserting immediately before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: ", except that in issuing licenses for the operation of radio stations on aircraft the Commission may, if it finds the public interest will be served thereby, waive the requirement of citizenship in the case of persons holding United States' pilot certificates issued by the Civil Aeronautics Commission 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". [H. R. 8543, 85th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize, in certain cases, the issuance of licenses to noncitizens for radio stations on aircraft and for the operation thereof Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 303 (1) of the Communications Act of 1934 is amended by inserting immediately before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: ", except that in issuing licenses for the operation of radio stations on aircraft the Commission may, if it finds the public interest will be served thereby, waive the requirement of citizenship in the case of persons holding United States pilot certificates issued by the Civil Aeronautics Commission, 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". 1 |