(A) specific terrain, weather, and infra-
structure challenges relevant in the local oper-
ating environment that increase the risk of such 
accidents; 
(B) pilot decision-making relevant to the 
avoidance of instrument meteorological condi-
tions while operating under visual flight rules; 
(C) use of terrain awareness displays; 
(D) spatial disorientation risk factors and 
countermeasures; and 
(E) strategies for maintaining control, in-
cluding the use of automated systems. 
(b) AVIATION RULEMAKING COMMITTEE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator, shall 
convene an aviation rulemaking committee to review 
and develop findings and recommendations to in-
form— 
(A) 
establishing 
a 
performance-based 
standard for flight data monitoring for all com-
mercial air tour operators that reviews all avail-
able data sources to identify deviations from es-
tablished areas of operation and potential safety 
issues; 
(B) requiring all commercial air tour oper-
ators to install flight data recording devices ca-
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pable of supporting collection and dissemination 
of the data incorporated in the Flight Oper-
ational Quality Assurance Program (or, if an 
aircraft cannot be retrofitted with such equip-
ment, requiring the commercial air tour oper-
ator for such aircraft to collect and maintain 
flight data through alternative methods); 
(C) requiring all commercial air tour oper-
ators to implement a flight data monitoring 
program, such as a Flight Operational Quality 
Assurance Program; 
(D) establishing methods to provide effec-
tive terrain awareness and warning; and 
(E) establishing methods to provide effec-
tive traffic avoidance in identified high-traffic 
tour areas, such as requiring air tour operators 
that operate within those areas be equipped 
with an Automatic Dependent Surveillance- 
Broadcast Out- and In-supported traffic advi-
sory system that— 
(i) includes both visual and aural 
alerts; 
(ii) is driven by an algorithm designed 
to eliminate nuisance alerts; and 
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(iii) is operational during all flight op-
erations. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The aviation rulemaking 
committee shall consist of members appointed by the 
Administrator, including— 
(A) representatives of industry, including 
manufacturers of aircraft and aircraft tech-
nologies; 
(B) representatives of aviation operator or-
ganizations; and 
(C) aviation safety experts with specific 
knowledge of safety management systems and 
flight data monitoring programs under part 135 
of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(3) DUTIES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall direct the aviation rulemaking committee 
to make findings and submit recommendations 
regarding each of the matters specified in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph (1). 
(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out its 
duties under subparagraph (A), the Adminis-
trator shall direct the aviation rulemaking com-
mittee to consider— 
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(i) recommendations of the National 
Transportation Safety Board; 
(ii) recommendations of previous avia-
tion rulemaking committees that reviewed 
flight data monitoring program require-
ments on part 135 commercial operators; 
(iii) recommendations from industry 
safety organizations, including but not lim-
ited to the Vertical Aviation Safety Team 
(VAST), the General Aviation Joint Safety 
Committee, and the United States Heli-
copter Safety Team (USHST); 
(iv) scientific data derived from a 
broad range of flight data recording tech-
nologies capable of continuously transmit-
ting and that support a measurable and 
viable means of assessing data to identify 
and correct hazardous trends; 
(v) appropriate use of data for modi-
fying behavior to prevent accidents; 
(vi) the need to accommodate techno-
logical advancements in flight data record-
ing technology; 
(vii) data gathered from aviation safe-
ty reporting programs; 
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(viii) appropriate methods to provide 
effective terrain awareness and warning 
system (TAWS) protections while miti-
gating nuisance alerts for aircraft; 
(ix) the need to accommodate the di-
versity of airworthiness standards under 
part 27 and part 29 of title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations; 
(x) the need to accommodate diversity 
of operations and mission sets; 
(xi) benefits of third-party data anal-
ysis for large and small operations; 
(xii) accommodations necessary for 
small businesses; and 
(xiii) other issues as necessary. 
(4) REPORTS AND REGULATIONS.—The Admin-
istrator shall— 
(A) not later than 20 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, submit to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives a report based on the find-
ings of the aviation rulemaking committee; 
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(B) not later than 12 months after the 
date of submission of the report under subpara-
graph (A), and after consideration of the rec-
ommendations of the aviation rulemaking com-
mittee, issue an intent to proceed with proposed 
rulemakings regarding each of the matters 
specified in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of 
paragraph (1); and 
(C) not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, issue a final rule with 
respect to each of the matters specified in such 
subparagraphs of paragraph (1). 
SEC. 5. EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR OBTAINING OPERATING 
CERTIFICATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall imple-
ment procedures to improve the process for obtaining op-
erating certificates under part 119 of title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out subsection 
(a), beginning on the date that is 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall give 
priority consideration to operators that must obtain a cer-
tificate in accordance with section 4(a)(1) of this Act. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
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submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report describing— 
(1) how the procedures implemented under sub-
section (a) will increase the efficiency of the process 
for obtaining operating certificates under part 119 
of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, and, if ap-
plicable, certificates authorizing operations under 
part 135 of such title; 
(2) how considerations under subsection (b) will 
be incorporated into procedures implemented under 
subsection (a); and 
(3) any additional resources required to imple-
ment procedures under subsection (a). 
(d) ADDITIONAL REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later 
than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and 
annually thereafter the Administrator shall submit a re-
port to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate and the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
that— 
(1) includes— 
(A) data on certification approvals and de-
nials; and 
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(B) data on duration of key phases of the 
certification process; and 
(2) identifies certification policies in need of re-
form or repeal. 
SEC. 6. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR SPORT PARACHUTE 
OPERATIONS. 
(a) AVIATION RULEMAKING COMMITTEE.—The Ad-
ministrator, shall convene an aviation rulemaking com-
mittee to review and develop findings and recommenda-
tions to inform— 
(1) rulemaking governing parachute operations 
conducted in the United States that are subject to 
the requirements of part 105 of title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, to address— 
(A) Federal Aviation Administration-ap-
proved aircraft maintenance and inspection pro-
grams that consider, at a minimum, require-
ments for compliance with engine manufactur-
ers’ recommended maintenance instructions, 
such as service bulletins and service information 
letters for time between overhauls and compo-
nent life limits; 
(B) initial and annual recurrent pilot pro-
ficiency checking programs for pilots conducting 
parachute operations that address, at a min-
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imum, operation- and aircraft-specific weight 
and balance calculations, preflight inspections, 
emergency and recovery procedures, and para-
chutist egress procedures for each type of air-
craft flown; and 
(C) initial and annual recurrent pilot re-
view programs for parachute operations pilots 
that address, at a minimum, operation- specific 
and aircraft-specific weight and balance calcula-
tions, preflight inspections, emergency and re-
covery procedures, and parachutist egress pro-
cedures for each type of aircraft flown, as well 
as competency flight checks to determine pilot 
competence in practical skills and techniques in 
each type of aircraft; 
(2) the revision of guidance material contained 
in Advisory Circular 105-2E (relating to sport para-
chute jumping), to include guidance for parachute 
operations in implementing the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration-approved aircraft maintenance and in-
spection program and the pilot training and pilot 
proficiency checking programs required under any 
new or revised regulations issued in accordance with 
paragraph (1); and 
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(3) the revision of guidance materials issued in 
Order 8900.1 entitled ‘‘Flight Standards Informa-
tion Management System’’, to include guidance for 
Federal Aviation Administration inspectors who 
oversee part 91 of title 14 Code of Federal Regula-
tions, operations conducted under any of the excep-
tions specified in section 119.1(e) of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations, which include parachute op-
erations. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The aviation rulemaking com-
mittee shall consist of members appointed by the Adminis-
trator, including— 
(1) representatives of industry, including manu-
facturers of aircraft and aircraft technologies; 
(2) representatives of parachute operator orga-
nizations; and 
(3) aviation safety experts with specific knowl-
edge of safety management systems and flight data 
monitoring programs under part 135 and part 105 
of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall di-
rect the aviation rulemaking committee to make 
findings and submit recommendations regarding 
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each of the matters specified in paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of subsection (a). 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out its du-
ties under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall di-
rect the aviation rulemaking committee to con-
sider— 
(A) findings and recommendations of the 
National Transportation Safety Board generally 
as relevant and specifically those related to 
parachute operations, including the June 21, 
2019, incident in Mokuleia, Hawaii; 
(B) recommendations of previous aviation 
rulemaking committees that considered similar 
issues; 
(C) recommendations from industry safety 
organizations, including, but not limited to, the 
United States Parachute Association; 
(D) appropriate use of data for modifying 
behavior to prevent accidents; 
(E) data gathered from aviation safety re-
porting programs; 
(F) the need to accommodate diversity of 
operations and mission sets; 
(G) accommodations necessary for small 
businesses; and 
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(H) other issues as necessary. 
(d) REPORTS
AND REGULATIONS.—The Adminis-
trator shall— 
(1) not later than 20 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, submit a report based on the 
findings of the aviation rulemaking committee to the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives; 
(2) not later than 12 months after the date of 
submission of the report under paragraph (1), and 
after consideration of the recommendations of the 
aviation rulemaking committee, issue an intent to 
proceed with proposed rulemakings regarding each 
of the matters specified in paragraphs (1) through 
(3) of subsection (a); and 
(3) not later than 3 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act, issue a final rule with respect 
to each of the matters specified in such paragraphs 
of subsection (a). 
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SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Ad-
ministrator, to remain available until expended, such sums 
as necessary to carry out this Act. 
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