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individuals within the timeline required under subsection 
(b)(3); 
‘‘(B) for any individual rejected by the Administrator 
under subsection (b) during the preceding 90-day period, 
the reasoning or basis for such rejection; and 
‘‘(C) any resource, staffing, or other challenges within 
the Administration associated with implementation of this 
section. 
‘‘(g) SPECIAL REVIEW OF QUALIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the issuance 
of minimum qualifications under subsection (c), the Adminis-
trator shall initiate a review of the qualifications of each indi-
vidual who on the date on which such minimum qualifications 
are issued is an ODA unit member of a holder of a type 
certificate for a transport airplane to ensure such individual 
meets the minimum qualifications issued by the Administrator 
under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) UNQUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL.—For any individual who is 
determined by the Administrator not to meet such minimum 
qualifications pursuant to the review conducted under para-
graph (1), the Administrator— 
‘‘(A) shall determine whether the lack of qualification 
may be remedied and, if so, provide such individual with 
an action plan or schedule for such individual to meet 
such qualifications; or 
‘‘(B) may, if the Administrator determines the lack 
of qualification may not be remedied, take appropriate 
action, including prohibiting such individual from per-
forming an authorized function. 
‘‘(3) DEADLINE.—The Administrator shall complete the 
review required under paragraph (1) not later than 18 months 
after the date on which such review was initiated. 
‘‘(4) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—An individual approved to become 
an ODA unit member of a holder of a type certificate for 
a transport airplane under subsection (a) shall not be subject 
to the review under this subsection. 
‘‘(h) PROHIBITION.—The Administrator may not authorize an 
organization or ODA holder to approve an individual selected by 
an ODA holder to become an ODA unit member under this section. 
‘‘(i) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL APPLICABILITY.—The definitions contained in 
section 44736(c) shall apply to this section. 
‘‘(2) TRANSPORT AIRPLANE.—The term ‘transport airplane’ 
means a transport category airplane designed for operation 
by an air carrier or foreign air carrier type-certificated with 
a passenger seating capacity of 30 or more or an all-cargo 
or combi derivative of such an airplane. 
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2021 through 2023. 
‘‘§ 44742. Interference with the duties of organization des-
ignation authorization unit members 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall continuously seek to eliminate or minimize 
interference by an ODA holder that affects the performance of 
authorized functions by ODA unit members.
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‘‘(b) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any individual 
who is a supervisory employee of an ODA holder that manufac-
tures a transport category airplane to commit an act of inter-
ference with an ODA unit member’s performance of authorized 
functions. 
‘‘(2) CIVIL PENALTY.— 
‘‘(A) INDIVIDUALS.—An individual shall be subject to 
a civil penalty under section 46301(a)(1) for each violation 
under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this paragraph shall 
be construed as limiting or constricting any other authority 
of the Administrator to pursue an enforcement action 
against an individual or organization for violation of 
applicable Federal laws or regulations of the Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(c) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) REPORTS TO ODA HOLDER.—An ODA unit member of 
an ODA holder that manufactures a transport category airplane 
shall promptly report any instances of interference to the office 
of the ODA holder that is designated to receive such reports. 
‘‘(2) REPORTS TO THE FAA.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The ODA holder office described 
in paragraph (1) shall investigate reports and submit to 
the office of the Administration designated by the Adminis-
trator to accept and review such reports any instances 
of interference reported under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The Administrator shall prescribe 
parameters for the submission of reports to the Administra-
tion under this paragraph, including the manner, time, 
and form of submission. Such report shall include the 
results of any investigation conducted by the ODA holder 
in response to a report of interference, a description of 
any action taken by the ODA holder as a result of the 
report of interference, and any other information or poten-
tially mitigating factors the ODA holder or the Adminis-
trator deems appropriate. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.— 
‘‘(1) GENERAL APPLICABILITY.—The definitions contained in 
section 44736(c) shall apply to this section. 
‘‘(2) INTERFERENCE.—In this section, the term ‘interference’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) blatant or egregious statements or behavior, such 
as harassment, beratement, or threats, that a reasonable 
person would conclude was intended to improperly influ-
ence or prejudice an ODA unit member’s performance of 
his or her duties; or 
‘‘(B) the presence of non-ODA unit duties or activities 
that conflict with the performance of authorized functions 
by ODA unit members.’’. 
(b) ODA PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 44736 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) AUDITS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall perform a peri-
odic audit of each ODA unit and its procedures.
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‘‘(2) DURATION.—An audit required under paragraph (1) 
shall be performed with respect to an ODA holder once every 
7 years (or more frequently as determined appropriate by the 
Administrator). 
‘‘(3) RECORDS.—The ODA holder shall maintain, for a 
period to be determined by the Administrator, a record of— 
‘‘(A) each audit conducted under this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) any corrective actions resulting from each such 
audit. 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL AVIATION SAFETY ADVISORS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of an ODA holder, the 
Administrator shall assign FAA aviation safety personnel with 
appropriate expertise to be advisors to the ODA unit members 
that are authorized to make findings of compliance on behalf 
of the Administrator. The advisors shall— 
‘‘(A) communicate with assigned unit members on an 
ongoing basis to ensure that the assigned unit members 
are knowledgeable of relevant FAA policies and acceptable 
methods of compliance; and 
‘‘(B) monitor the performance of the assigned unit 
members to ensure consistency with such policies. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (1) shall only apply to an 
ODA holder that is— 
‘‘(A) a manufacturer that holds both a type and a 
production certificate for— 
‘‘(i) transport category airplanes with a maximum 
takeoff gross weight greater than 150,000 pounds; or 
‘‘(ii) airplanes produced and delivered to operators 
operating under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, for air carrier service under such part 
121; or 
‘‘(B) a manufacturer of engines for an airplane 
described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(f) COMMUNICATION WITH THE FAA.—Neither the Adminis-
trator nor an ODA holder may prohibit— 
‘‘(1) an ODA unit member from communicating with, or 
seeking the advice of, the Administrator or FAA staff; or 
‘‘(2) the Administrator or FAA staff from communicating 
with an ODA unit member.’’. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2022, the 
Administrator shall submit to the congressional committees 
of jurisdiction a report on the implementation of subsections 
(d) and (e) of section 44736 of title 49, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (b). 
(c) ADDITIONAL ODA PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS.—Section 44736 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semicolon 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(iii) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a period; 
(iv) by striking subparagraph (D); and 
(v) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subpara-
graph (B); and
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(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and all that 
follows through the end and inserting ‘‘shall conduct reg-
ular oversight activities by inspecting the ODA holder’s 
delegated functions and taking action based on validated 
inspection findings.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking clause (i) and redesignating clauses 
(ii), (iii), and (iv) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respec-
tively; 
(ii) in clause (i) as redesignated by inserting ‘‘, 
as appropriate,’’ after ‘‘require’’; 
(iii) in clause (ii) as redesignated by inserting ‘‘, 
as appropriate,’’ after ‘‘require’’; and 
(iv) in clause (iii) as redesignated by inserting 
‘‘when appropriate,’’ before ‘‘make a reassessment’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B); 
(C) in subparagraph (F) by inserting ‘‘, when appro-
priate,’’ before ‘‘approve’’; and 
(D) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and 
(F) as subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E), respectively. 
(d) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.— 
(1) SECTION 44737.—Chapter 447 of title 49, United States 
Code, is further amended by redesignating the second section 
44737 (as added by section 581 of the FAA Reauthorization 
Act of 2018) as section 44740. 
(2) ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 447 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking the item relating to the second section 
44737 (as added by section 581 of the FAA Reauthorization 
Act of 2018); and 
(B) by inserting after the item relating to section 44739 
the following new items: 
‘‘44740. Special rule for certain aircraft operations. 
‘‘44741. Approval of organization designation authorization unit members. 
‘‘44742. Interference with the duties of organization designation authorization unit 
members.’’. 
(3) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
CERTAIN
AIRCRAFT
OPERATIONS.— 
Section 44740 of title 49, United States Code (as redesignated 
by paragraph (1)), is amended— 
(A) in the heading by striking the period at the end; 
(B) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ‘‘chapter’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ the second 
time it appears; and 
(D) in subsection (c)(2) by adding a period at the end. 
SEC. 108. INTEGRATED PROJECT TEAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt of an application for a type 
certificate for a transport category airplane, the Administrator shall 
convene an interdisciplinary integrated project team responsible 
for coordinating review and providing advice and recommendations, 
as appropriate, to the Administrator on such application. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—In convening an interdisciplinary integrated 
project team under subsection (a), the Administrator shall appoint 
employees of the Administration or other Federal agencies, such 
as the Air Force, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center,