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SEC. 408. ODA STAFFING AND OVERSIGHT. 
(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
on the Administration’s progress with respect to— 
(1) determining what additional model inputs 
and labor distribution codes are needed to identify 
ODA oversight staffing needs prior to and after the 
date of transfer; 
(2) developing and implementing system-based 
evaluation criteria and risk-based tools to aid ODA 
team members in targeting their oversight activities; 
(3) developing agreements and processes for 
sharing resources to ensure adequate oversight of 
ODA personnel performing certification and inspec-
tion work at supplier and company facilities; and 
(4) ensuring full utilization of ODA authority 
prior to and after the date of transfer. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) DATE OF TRANSFER.—The term ‘‘date of 
transfer’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
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90101(a) of title 49, United States Code, as added 
by this Act. 
(2) ODA.—the term ‘‘ODA’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 44736 of title 49, United 
States Code, as added by this Act. 
SEC. 409. FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY NEEDS. 
Section 44704 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL SAFETY NEEDS.— 
‘‘(1) ACCEPTANCE
OF
APPLICANT-PROVIDED 
FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, the Administrator may accept funds from an 
applicant for a certificate under this section to hire 
additional staff or obtain the services of consultants 
and experts to facilitate the timely processing, re-
view, and issuance of certificates under this section. 
‘‘(2) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed as permitting the Admin-
istrator to grant priority or afford any pref-
erence to an applicant providing funds under 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) POLICIES
AND
PROCEDURES.—The 
Administrator shall implement such policies and 
procedures as may be required to ensure that 
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the acceptance of funds under paragraph (1) 
does not prejudice the Administrator in the 
issuance of any certificate to an applicant. 
‘‘(3) RECEIPTS CREDITED AS OFFSETTING COL-
LECTIONS.—Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 
31, any funds accepted under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall be credited as offsetting collec-
tions to the account that finances the activities 
and services for which the funds are accepted; 
‘‘(B) shall be available for expenditure only 
to pay the costs of activities and services for 
which the funds are accepted; and 
‘‘(C) shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’. 
SEC. 410. FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL FAA LICENSING 
NEEDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 509 of title 51, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 50924. Funding to facilitate FAA licensing 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law, the Secretary of Transportation may accept 
funds from a person applying for a license or permit under 
this chapter to hire additional staff or obtain the services 
of consultants and experts— 
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‘‘(1) to facilitate the timely processing, review, 
and issuance of licenses or permits issued under this 
chapter; 
‘‘(2) to conduct environmental activities, stud-
ies, or reviews associated with such licenses or per-
mits; or 
‘‘(3) to conduct additional activities associated 
with or necessitated by such licenses or permits, in-
cluding pre-application consultation, hazard area de-
termination, or on-site inspection. 
‘‘(b) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed as permitting the Secretary to 
grant priority or afford any preference to an appli-
cant providing funds under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) POLICIES
AND
PROCEDURES.—The Sec-
retary shall implement such policies and procedures 
as may be required to ensure that the acceptance of 
funds under subsection (a) does not prejudice the 
Secretary in the issuance of any license or permit to 
an applicant. 
‘‘(c) RECEIPTS CREDITED AS OFFSETTING COLLEC-
TIONS.—Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, any 
funds accepted under this section— 
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‘‘(1) shall be credited as offsetting collections to 
the account that finances the activities and services 
for which the funds are accepted; 
‘‘(2) shall be available for expenditure only to 
pay the costs of activities and services for which the 
funds are accepted; and 
‘‘(3) shall remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 509 of title 51, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘50924. Funding to facilitate FAA licensing.’’. 
SEC. 411. EMERGENCY MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ON PAS-
SENGER AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall evaluate and revise, 
as appropriate, regulations in part 121 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations, regarding emergency medical 
equipment, including the contents of first-aid kits, applica-
ble to all certificate holders operating passenger aircraft 
under that part. 
(b) CONSIDERATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Administrator shall consider whether the minimum 
contents of approved emergency medical kits, including 
approved first-aid kits, include appropriate medications 
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and equipment to meet the emergency medical needs of 
children. 
SEC. 412. HIMS PROGRAM. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration shall conduct a human intervention motiva-
tion study (HIMS) program for flight crewmembers em-
ployed by commercial air carriers operating in United 
States airspace. 
SEC. 413. ACCEPTANCE OF VOLUNTARILY PROVIDED SAFE-
TY INFORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There shall be a presumption that 
an individual’s voluntary disclosure of an operational or 
maintenance issue related to aviation safety under an avia-
tion safety action program meets the criteria for accept-
ance as a valid disclosure under such program. 
(b) DISCLAIMER REQUIRED.—Any dissemination of 
a disclosure that was submitted and accepted under an 
aviation safety action program pursuant to the presump-
tion under subsection (a), but that has not undergone re-
view by an event review committee, shall be accompanied 
by a disclaimer stating that the disclosure— 
(1) has not been reviewed by an event review 
committee tasked with reviewing such disclosures; 
and 
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(2) may subsequently be determined to be ineli-
gible for inclusion in the aviation safety action pro-
gram. 
(c) REJECTION OF DISCLOSURE.—A disclosure de-
scribed under subsection (a) shall be rejected from an 
aviation safety action program if, after a review of the dis-
closure, an event review committee tasked with reviewing 
such disclosures determines that the disclosure fails to 
meet the criteria for acceptance under such program. 
(d) AVIATION
SAFETY
ACTION
PROGRAM
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘aviation safety action 
program’’ means a program established in accordance with 
Federal Aviation Administration Advisory Circular 120– 
66B, issued November 15, 2002 (including any similar 
successor advisory circular), to allow an individual to vol-
untarily disclose operational or maintenance issues related 
to aviation safety. 
SEC. 414. FLIGHT ATTENDANT DUTY PERIOD LIMITATIONS 
AND REST REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF FINAL RULE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall modify the final rule of the 
Federal Aviation Administration published in the 
Federal Register on August 19, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 
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42974; relating to flight attendant duty period limi-
tations and rest requirements) in accordance with 
the requirements of this subsection. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The final rule, as modified 
under paragraph (1), shall ensure that— 
(A) a flight attendant scheduled to a duty 
period of 14 hours or less is given a scheduled 
rest period of at least 10 consecutive hours; and 
(B) the rest period is not reduced under 
any circumstances. 
(b) FATIGUE RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) SUBMISSION OF PLAN BY PART 121 AIR CAR-
RIERS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, each air carrier operating under 
part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (in 
this section referred to as a ‘‘part 121 air carrier’’), 
shall submit to the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration for review and acceptance a 
fatigue risk management plan for the carrier’s flight 
attendants. 
(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—A fatigue risk man-
agement plan submitted by a part 121 air carrier 
under paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Current flight time and duty period 
limitations. 
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(B) A rest scheme consistent with such 
limitations that enables the management of 
flight attendant fatigue, including annual train-
ing to increase awareness of— 
(i) fatigue; 
(ii) the effects of fatigue on flight at-
tendants; and 
(iii) fatigue countermeasures. 
(C) Development and use of a methodology 
that continually assesses the effectiveness of im-
plementation of the plan, including the ability 
of the plan— 
(i) to improve alertness; and 
(ii) to mitigate performance errors. 
(3) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall review and accept or reject each fatigue risk 
management plan submitted under this subsection. 
If the Administrator rejects a plan, the Adminis-
trator shall provide suggested modifications for re-
submission of the plan. 
(4) PLAN UPDATES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A part 121 air carrier 
shall update its fatigue risk management plan 
under paragraph (1) every 2 years and submit 
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the update to the Administrator for review and 
acceptance. 
(B) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of submission of a plan update under 
subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall re-
view and accept or reject the update. If the Ad-
ministrator rejects an update, the Adminis-
trator shall provide suggested modifications for 
resubmission of the update. 
(5) COMPLIANCE.—A part 121 air carrier shall 
comply with the fatigue risk management plan of the 
air carrier that is accepted by the Administrator 
under this subsection. 
(6) CIVIL PENALTIES.—A violation of this sub-
section by a part 121 air carrier shall be treated as 
a violation of chapter 447 of title 49, United States 
Code, for purposes of the application of civil pen-
alties under chapter 463 of that title. 
Subtitle B—Unmanned Aircraft 
Systems 
SEC. 431. DEFINITIONS. 
Except as otherwise provided, the definitions con-
tained in section 45501 of title 49, United States Code 
(as added by this Act), shall apply to this subtitle. 
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