Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2019

To establish a task force on NOTAM improvements, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2019 2. FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (a) Establishment The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a special task force to be known as the FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (in this section referred to as the Task Force (b) Composition The Task Force shall consist of members appointed by the Administrator and shall include the following: (1) Air carrier representatives. (2) Labor union representatives. (3) General and business aviation representatives. (4) Aviation safety experts with knowledge of international and domestic regulatory requirements for notices to airmen (in this section referred to as NOTAMs (5) Human factors experts. (c) Duties The duties of the Task Force shall include— (1) reviewing existing methods for presenting NOTAMs and flight operations information to pilots; (2) reviewing regulations and policies relating to NOTAMs, including their content and presentation to pilots; (3) evaluating and determining best practices to organize, prioritize, and present flight operations information in a manner that optimizes pilot review and retention of relevant information; and (4) providing recommendations in the following areas: (A) Improving the presentation of NOTAM information in a manner that prioritizes or highlights the most important information, and optimizes pilot review and retention of relevant information. (B) Ways to ensure that NOTAMs are complete, accurate, and contain the proper information. (C) Any other best practices that the FAA should consider to improve the accuracy and understandability of NOTAMs and the display of flight operations information. (D) Ways to work with air carriers, other airspace users, and aviation service providers to implement solutions that are aligned with the recommendations under this paragraph. (d) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the establishment of the Task Force, the Task Force shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report detailing— (1) the results of the reviews and evaluations of the Task Force under subsection (c); (2) the best practices identified and recommendations provided by the Task Force under subsection (c); (3) any recommendations of the Task Force for additional regulatory or policy actions to improve the presentation of NOTAMs; and (4) the degree to which implementing the recommendations of the Task Force will address National Transportation Safety Board Safety Recommendation A–18–024. (e) Applicable law The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Task Force. (f) Sunset The Task Force shall terminate on the earlier of— (1) the date on which the Task Force submits the report required under subsection (d); or (2) the date that is 18 months after the date on which the Task Force is established under subsection (a). (g) Authority The Administrator shall have the authority to carry out the recommendations of the Task Force outlined in the report required under subsection (d). May 16, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish the FAA Task Force on NOTAM (notice to airmen) Improvement to (1) review existing methods for presenting NOTAMs and flight operations information to pilots; (2) review regulations and policies relating to NOTAMs, including their content and presentation to pilots; (3) evaluate and determine best practices to organize, prioritize, and present flight operations information in a manner that optimizes pilot review and retention of relevant information; and (4) provide recommendations to improve the presentation of NOTAM information. The task force must terminate on the earlier of the date it submits its report or 18 months after its establishment.