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Union Calendar No. 43 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1775 

[Report No. 116–67] 

To establish a task force on NOTAM improvements, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 14, 2019 

Mr. STAUBER (for himself and Mr. DESAULNIER) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

MAY 16, 2019 

Additional sponsor: Mr. KATKO

MAY 16, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To establish a task force on NOTAM improvements, and 

for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Notice to Airmen Im5 provement Act of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FAA TASK FORCE ON NOTAM IMPROVEMENT. 

7 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 

8 Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a special 

9 task force to be known as the FAA Task Force on 

10 NOTAM Improvement (in this section referred to as the 

11 ‘‘Task Force’’). 

12 (b) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall consist of 

13 members appointed by the Administrator and shall include 

14 the following: 

15 (1) Air carrier representatives. 

16 (2) Labor union representatives. 

17 (3) General and business aviation representa18 tives. 

19 (4) Aviation safety experts with knowledge of 

20 international and domestic regulatory requirements 

21 for notices to airmen (in this section referred to as 

22 ‘‘NOTAMs’’). 

23 (5) Human factors experts. 

24 (c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Task Force shall in25 clude— 


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1 (1) reviewing existing methods for presenting 

2 NOTAMs and flight operations information to pilots; 

3 (2) reviewing regulations and policies relating 

4 to NOTAMs, including their content and presen5 tation to pilots; 

6 (3) evaluating and determining best practices to 

7 organize, prioritize, and present flight operations in8 formation in a manner that optimizes pilot review 

9 and retention of relevant information; and 

10 (4) providing recommendations in the following 

11 areas: 

12 (A) Improving the presentation of NOTAM 

13 information in a manner that prioritizes or 

14 highlights the most important information, and 

15 optimizes pilot review and retention of relevant 

16 information. 

17 (B) Ways to ensure that NOTAMs are 

18 complete, accurate, and contain the proper in19 formation. 

20 (C) Any other best practices that the FAA 

21 should consider to improve the accuracy and 

22 understandability of NOTAMs and the display 

23 of flight operations information. 

24 (D) Ways to work with air carriers, other 

25 airspace users, and aviation service providers to 


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1 implement solutions that are aligned with the 

2 recommendations under this paragraph. 

3 (d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

4 of the establishment of the Task Force, the Task Force 

5 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In6 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com7 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

8 Senate a report detailing— 

9 (1) the results of the reviews and evaluations of 

10 the Task Force under subsection (c); 

11 (2) the best practices identified and rec12 ommendations provided by the Task Force under 

13 subsection (c); 

14 (3) any recommendations of the Task Force for 

15 additional regulatory or policy actions to improve the 

16 presentation of NOTAMs; and 

17 (4) the degree to which implementing the rec18 ommendations of the Task Force will address Na19 tional Transportation Safety Board Safety Rec20 ommendation A–18–024. 

21 (e) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Federal Advisory Com22 mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Task 

23 Force. 

24 (f) SUNSET.—The Task Force shall terminate on the 

25 earlier of— 


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1 (1) the date on which the Task Force submits 

2 the report required under subsection (d); or 

3 (2) the date that is 18 months after the date 

4 on which the Task Force is established under sub5 section (a). 

6 (g) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator shall have the 

7 authority to carry out the recommendations of the Task 

8 Force outlined in the report required under subsection (d). 


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Union Calendar No. 43 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1775 

[Report No. 116–67] 

A BILL 

To establish a task force on NOTAM 

improvements, and for other purposes. 

MAY 16, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS