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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7321 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to 
provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, 
or alterations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2022 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. BACON, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 
Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. KATKO, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, 
Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of 
New Jersey, and Mr. VAN DREW) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain 
air carriers to provide reports with respect to mainte-
nance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Safe Aircraft Mainte-
nance Standards Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) the safety of the United States aviation sys-
tem requires the highest standards for aircraft main-
tenance, repair, and overhaul work; 
(2) the safety of aircraft operated by United 
States air carriers should not be dependent on the 
location where maintenance, repair, and overhaul 
work is performed; and 
(3) the Federal Aviation Administration must 
fully enforce its standards for maintenance, repair, 
and overhaul work at every facility, whether in the 
United States or abroad, where such work is per-
formed on aircraft operated by United States air 
carriers. 
SEC. 3. OVERSIGHT OF REPAIR STATIONS LOCATED OUT-
SIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44733 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘Inspection’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Oversight’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, without prior notice,’’ 
after ‘‘annually’’; and 
(B) by striking the last sentence and in-
serting ‘‘The Administrator may carry out an-
nounced or unannounced inspections in addition 
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to the annual unannounced inspection required 
under this subsection based on identified 
risks.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (k); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) DATA ANALYSIS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An air carrier conducting 
operations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, shall provide to the responsible 
Flight Standards office of the Administration, not 
later than the last day of each calendar month, a re-
port containing the information described in para-
graph (2) with respect to maintenance, preventive 
maintenance, or alteration of an aircraft that is per-
formed during the preceding calendar month. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—A report under 
paragraph (1) shall contain the following informa-
tion: 
‘‘(A) The location where any maintenance, 
preventive maintenance, or alteration was per-
formed outside the United States. 
‘‘(B) A description of the work performed 
at each such location. 
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‘‘(C) The date of completion of the work 
performed at each such location. 
‘‘(D) The total man-hours associated with 
completing the work performed at each such lo-
cation. 
‘‘(E) A list of all failures, malfunctions, or 
defects affecting the safe operation of an air-
craft identified by the air carrier as requiring 
corrective action after return to service, orga-
nized by reference to aircraft registration num-
ber. 
‘‘(F) The certificate number of the person 
approving an aircraft, or a powerplant or part, 
for return to service following completion of the 
work performed at each such location. 
‘‘(3) UPDATES.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which an aircraft returns to service, an 
air carrier shall update the information described in 
paragraph (2)(E) with respect to any failure, mal-
function, or defect discovered by the air carrier fol-
lowing return to service during such period. 
‘‘(4) ANALYSIS.—The Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) analyze reports submitted under 
paragraph (1) of this subsection and sections 
121.703, 121.705, 121.707, and 145.221 of 
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title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
successor provisions, to detect safety issues as-
sociated with maintenance, preventive mainte-
nance, and alterations performed outside the 
United States; and 
‘‘(B) require appropriate actions in re-
sponse to such reports. 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, and annu-
ally thereafter, each air carrier conducting oper-
ations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, shall upload to the online repository de-
scribed in paragraph (2) a report containing— 
‘‘(A) a minimum of 1 year of heavy main-
tenance work history for each aircraft (orga-
nized by reference to aircraft registration num-
ber) that conducted operations under such part 
121 during the previous calendar year; 
‘‘(B) the percentage and total number of 
mechanics carrying out maintenance, preventive 
maintenance, or alterations on aircraft for the 
air carrier during the previous year who are 
employees and who are not employees of the air 
carrier; 
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‘‘(C) the percentage and total number of 
mechanics certified under part 65 of such title 
carrying out maintenance, preventive mainte-
nance, or alterations on aircraft for the air car-
rier during the previous year who are based and 
who are not based in the United States; 
‘‘(D) the percentage and total number of 
mechanics, regardless of certification, carrying 
out maintenance, preventive maintenance, or al-
terations on aircraft for the air carrier during 
the previous year who are based and who are 
not based in the United States; 
‘‘(E) the percentage and total number of 
mechanics carrying out maintenance, preventive 
maintenance, or alterations on aircraft for the 
air carrier during the previous year who are 
certified under part 65 of such title and who 
are not certified under part 65 of such title; 
‘‘(F) other information to be provided by 
the air carrier regarding maintenance, safety, 
and the aircraft fleet of the carrier that is of 
interest to the traveling public, as determined 
appropriate by the Administrator; 
‘‘(G) all locations where aircraft in the 
fleet of such air carrier have undergone heavy 
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maintenance work in the past 3 years, listed by 
total man-hours; and 
‘‘(H) all locations where heavy mainte-
nance work on an aircraft may be carried out 
for the air carrier under an existing contract. 
‘‘(2) ONLINE REPOSITORY.—The Administrator 
shall establish an online repository for information 
submitted under paragraph (1) that allows an air 
carrier to electronically upload the data required to 
be submitted under such paragraph. 
‘‘(i) INTERNATIONAL
STANDARDS
FOR
SAFETY 
OVERSIGHT OF CIVIL AVIATION.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICATIONS
AND
REQUESTS
FOR
RE-
NEWAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
may not approve any application or request for 
renewal under part 145 of title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, from a person located or 
headquartered in a country that the Adminis-
tration, through the International Aviation 
Safety Assessment program, has classified as 
Category 2. 
‘‘(B) 
MAINTENANCE
IMPLEMENTATION 
PROCEDURES AGREEMENT.—The Administrator 
may elect not to enter into a maintenance im-
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plementation procedures agreement with a 
country that the Administrator has classified as 
Category 2 to the extent the Administrator de-
termines is necessary to comply with the re-
quirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(2) 
CONTINUED
HEAVY
MAINTENANCE 
WORK.—No air carrier conducting operations under 
part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 
may contract for heavy maintenance work with a 
person located or headquartered in a country that 
the Administration, through the International Avia-
tion Safety Assessment program, has classified as 
Category 2. 
‘‘(j) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
FOR MECHANICS 
AND
OTHERS
WORKING
ON
U.S.-REGISTERED
AIR-
CRAFT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Admin-
istrator shall require that, at each covered repair 
station— 
‘‘(A) all supervisory personnel are appro-
priately certificated as a mechanic or repairman 
under part 65 of title 14, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations; 
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‘‘(B) all personnel authorized to approve 
an article for return to service are appropriately 
certificated as a mechanic or repairman under 
part 65 of such title; and 
‘‘(C) all personnel performing required in-
spections under part 145 of such title are ap-
propriately certificated as a mechanic or repair-
man under part 65 of such title. 
‘‘(2) PHYSICAL PRESENCE.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Administrator shall require that any individual 
who is responsible for authorization of return of an 
article to service or who is directly in charge of 
maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations 
performed on aircraft operated under part 121 of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations— 
‘‘(A) be physically present near the aircraft 
and available for consultation while work is 
being performed; or 
‘‘(B) personally perform the work.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF COVERED REPAIR STATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 44733(k) of title 49, 
United States Code (as redesignated by this sec-
tion), is amended— 
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(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (3) as paragraphs (2) through (4); and 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
so redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(1) COVERED
REPAIR
STATION.—The term 
‘covered repair station’ means a facility that— 
‘‘(A) is located outside the United States; 
‘‘(B) is certificated under part 145 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations; and 
‘‘(C) performs maintenance, preventive 
maintenance, or alterations of aircraft, includ-
ing powerplants and parts of such aircraft, op-
erated under part 121 of title 14, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations.’’. 
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Section 
44733(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘covered part 145 repair sta-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘part 145 repair stations’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The analysis for 
chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 44733 and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘44733. Oversight of repair stations located outside the United States.’’. 
SEC. 4. MORATORIUM. 
(a) MORATORIUM ON ISSUANCE OF PART 145 CER-
TIFICATE.—Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the 
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date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator may not 
issue any new certificate under part 145 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations, with respect to a facility located 
outside the United States until— 
(1) the final rule required under section 
2112(b) of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security 
Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–190) has been issued; 
(2) the Administrator has issued the final rule 
required under subsection (b); and 
(3) any regulatory changes required by this Act 
or the amendments made by this Act have been im-
plemented. 
(b) FINAL RULE ON ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT.— 
With respect to any employee not covered under the re-
quirements of section 1554.101 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, the Administrator shall issue a final rule 
that requires a covered repair station to confirm that any 
such employee has successfully completed an assessment 
commensurate with a security threat assessment described 
in subpart C of part 1540 of such title. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration. 
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(2) COVERED
REPAIR
STATION.—The term 
‘‘covered repair station’’ means a facility that— 
(A) is located outside the United States; 
(B) is certificated under part 145 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations; and 
(C) 
performs 
maintenance, 
preventive 
maintenance, or alterations of aircraft, includ-
ing powerplants and parts of such aircraft, op-
erated under part 121 of title 14, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations. 
Æ 
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