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B-196431 1 (1979-10-26)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabjpd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: IlkI COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 OCT 2 6 1979 B-196431 T1he Honorable Claudefepper, Chairman 0 Select Committee on Aging HIouse of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: We are responding to your questions a,bout the requirement in Section 3 of H. R. 3943, the Experienced Pilots Act of 1979, that the irational Institutes of health (MiH) conduct a study of theImedical justiG fication for nandatory retirement for airline pilots At ae 0 You asked whether IIE's enabling legislation authorizes such a Rtudy and whether existing appropriations may be used. Lecause you asked for an immediate answer, we did not request the views of the Department of -ealth, 'ducation. and ,.elfare (Z .. or the Federal Aviation Administration. -v e believe our position is consistent, however, with those of the Director, 1-, and the Director, kVational Institute on Aging, as expressed Ln letters to your Committee made available to us. The uroposed study would appear to be authorized under the Rese arch on liging 1ct of 1974, 42 T. Q . 5 2 T--2 et so eq See - tion ?39k-4 directs the Secretary of HEhV, acting thro -:-'-'e National Institute on A!cging, to carry out the general research purposes of the Public gealth Service.:with respect to research investirations, experi- f rients, demonstrations, and studies related to the aging process and the diseases and other special problerns and needs of the azed * * *. As we , nderstand it, the wpoposed study is designed to provide information laelp- ful to the Congress and to the secretary of T rans portation in deterrnirding wheth'er a pilot, upon tttainin the a.ie of 60 or any other srecified afe, uinder loes some physiologicai or ps chophysiolokieal cnan:-es so as to 1-'in1 into cuestion his or her abtiity to pilot Lurc-'aft at the hihest ievel of safety. The study would also recomnt.endi tLe frequency and ty-.e of medical exarninations Which should be qiven to nilots to assure that their phy2ical condition is aeinz adequateiy monitored. .Ve believe this study is cle=-ly reLhted to the ecretary's ezistInt authority to conduct research on the aging process and is therefore authorized under present law. VWe also believe that there -are funds le'ally available at the present time to be-in the study. At the moment, U2',h is operatinq under a con- tinuing resolution which authorizes the appropriation of f[ s) uch amounts So 7/

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