HIRING OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALISTS.

SEC. 1132. HIRING OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALISTS. Section 44506(f)(1)(B)(i) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “referring” and all that follows through “10 percent.” and inserting “giving further preferential consideration, within each qualification category based upon pre-employment testing results (including application of veterans’ preference as required under section 40122(g)(2)(B)), to pool 1 applicants described in clause (ii) before pool 2 applicants described in clause (iii).”.