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SEC. 810. NOTICE CONCERNING AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 417 is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 41723. Notice concerning aircraft assembly
‘‘The Secretary of Transportation shall require, beginning after
the last day of the 18-month period following the date of enactment
of this section, an air carrier using an aircraft to provide scheduled
passenger air transportation to display a notice, on an information
placard available to each passenger on the aircraft, that informs
the passengers of the nation in which the aircraft was finally
assembled.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 417
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 41722
the following:
‘‘41723. Notice concerning aircraft assembly.’’.
SEC. 811. TYPE CERTIFICATES.
Section 44704(a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) If the holder of a type certificate agrees to permit another
person to use the certificate to manufacture a new aircraft, aircraft
engine, propeller, or appliance, the holder shall provide the other
person with written evidence, in a form acceptable to the Adminis-
trator, of that agreement. Such other person may manufacture
a new aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance based on
a type certificate only if such other person is the holder of the
type certificate or has permission from the holder.’’.
SEC. 812. RECIPROCAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of their bilateral negotiations with
foreign nations and their civil aviation counterparts, the Secretary
of State and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion shall facilitate the reciprocal airworthiness certification of avia-
tion products.
(b) RECIPROCAL AIRWORTHINESS DEFINED.—In this section, the
term ‘‘reciprocal airworthiness certification of aviation products’’
means that the regulatory authorities of each nation perform a
similar review in certifying or validating the certification of aircraft
and aircraft components of other nations.
SEC. 813. INTERNATIONAL ROLE OF THE FAA.
Section 40104(b) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(b) INTERNATIONAL ROLE
OF
THE FAA.—The Administrator
shall promote and achieve global improvements in the safety, effi-
ciency, and environmental effect of air travel by exercising leader-
ship with the Administrator’s foreign counterparts, in the Inter-
national Civil Aviation Organization and its subsidiary organiza-
tions, and other international organizations and fora, and with
the private sector.’’.
SEC. 814. FLIGHT ATTENDANT CERTIFICATION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 447 is further amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘§ 44728. Flight attendant certification
‘‘(a) CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No person may serve as a flight attend-
ant aboard an aircraft of an air carrier unless that person
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holds a certificate of demonstrated proficiency from the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. Upon
the request of the Administrator or an authorized representa-
tive of the National Transportation Safety Board or another
Federal agency, a person who holds such a certificate shall
present the certificate for inspection within a reasonable period
of time after the date of the request.
‘‘(2) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
CURRENT
FLIGHT
ATTENDANTS.—
An individual serving as a flight attendant on the effective
date of this section may continue to serve aboard an aircraft
as a flight attendant until completion by that individual of
the required recurrent or requalification training and subse-
quent certification under this section.
‘‘(3) TREATMENT
OF
FLIGHT
ATTENDANT
AFTER
NOTIFICA-
TION.—On the date that the Administrator is notified by an
air carrier that an individual has the demonstrated proficiency
to be a flight attendant, the individual shall be treated for
purposes of this section as holding a certificate issued under
the section.
‘‘(b) ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE.—The Administrator shall issue
a certificate of demonstrated proficiency under this section to an
individual after the Administrator is notified by the air carrier
that the individual has successfully completed all the training
requirements for flight attendants approved by the Administrator.
‘‘(c) DESIGNATION
OF
PERSON
TO
DETERMINE
SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF TRAINING.—In accordance with part 183 of chapter
14, Code of Federal Regulation, the director of operations of an
air carrier is designated to determine that an individual has success-
fully completed the training requirements approved by the Adminis-
trator for such individual to serve as a flight attendant.
‘‘(d) SPECIFICATIONS RELATING TO CERTIFICATES.—Each certifi-
cate issued under this section shall—
‘‘(1) be numbered and recorded by the Administrator;
‘‘(2) contain the name, address, and description of the indi-
vidual to whom the certificate is issued;
‘‘(3) is similar in size and appearance to certificates issued
to airmen;
‘‘(4) contain the airplane group for which the certificate
is issued; and
‘‘(5) be issued not later than 120 days after the Adminis-
trator receives notification from the air carrier of demonstrated
proficiency and, in the case of an individual serving as flight
attendant on the effective date of this section, not later than
1 year after such effective date.
‘‘(e) APPROVAL
OF TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Air carrier flight
attendant training programs shall be subject to approval by the
Administrator. All flight attendant training programs approved by
the Administrator in the 1-year period ending on the date of enact-
ment of this section shall be treated as providing a demonstrated
proficiency for purposes of meeting the certification requirements
of this section.
‘‘(f) FLIGHT ATTENDANT DEFINED.—In this section, the term
‘flight attendant’ means an individual working as a flight attendant
in the cabin of an aircraft that has 20 or more seats and is
being used by an air carrier to provide air transportation.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 447
is further amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘44728. Flight attendant certification.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsections
(a) and (b) shall take effect on the 365th day following the date
of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 815. AIR QUALITY IN AIRCRAFT CABINS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall undertake the studies and analysis called
for in the report of the National Research Council entitled ‘‘The
Airliner Cabin Environment and the Health of Passengers and
Crew’’.
(b) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out this section, the
Administrator, at a minimum, shall—
(1) conduct surveillance to monitor ozone in the cabin on
a representative number of flights and aircraft to determine
compliance with existing Federal Aviation Regulations for
ozone;
(2) collect pesticide exposure data to determine exposures
of passengers and crew;
(3) analyze samples of residue from aircraft ventilation
ducts and filters after air quality incidents to identify the
contaminants to which passengers and crew were exposed;
(4) analyze and study cabin air pressure and altitude;
and
(5) establish an air quality incident reporting system.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 30 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress
a report on the findings of the Administrator under this section.
SEC. 816. RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING TRAVEL AGENTS.
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit
to Congress a report on any actions that should be taken with
respect to recommendations made by the National Commission
to Ensure Consumer Information and Choice in the Airline Industry
on—
(1) the travel agent arbiter program; and
(2) the special box on tickets for agents to include their
service fee charges.
(b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing this report, the Secretary
shall consult with representatives from the airline and travel agent
industry.
SEC. 817. REIMBURSEMENT FOR LOSSES INCURRED BY GENERAL AVIA-
TION ENTITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation may make
grants to reimburse the following general aviation entities for the
security costs incurred and revenue foregone as a result of the
restrictions imposed by the Federal Government following the ter-
rorist attacks on the United States that occurred on September
11, 2001:
(1) General aviation entities that operate at Ronald Reagan
Washington National Airport.
(2) Airports that are located within 15 miles of Ronald
Reagan Washington National Airport and were operating under
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security restrictions on the date of enactment of this Act and
general aviation entities operating at those airports.
(3) General aviation entities affected by implementation
of section 44939 of title 49, United States Code.
(4) General aviation entities that were affected by Federal
Aviation Administration Notices to Airmen FDC 2/1099 and
3/1862 or section 352 of the Department of Transportation
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2003 (Public Law
108–7, division I), or both.
(5) Sightseeing operations that were not authorized to
resume in enhanced class B air space under Federal Aviation
Administration notice to airmen 1/1225.
(b) DOCUMENTATION.—Reimbursement under this section shall
be made in accordance with sworn financial statements or other
appropriate data submitted by each general aviation entity dem-
onstrating the costs incurred and revenue foregone to the satisfac-
tion of the Secretary.
(c) GENERAL AVIATION ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, the
term ‘‘general aviation entity’’ means any person (other than a
scheduled air carrier or foreign air carrier, as such terms are
defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code) that—
(1) operates nonmilitary aircraft under part 91 of title
14, Code of Federal Regulations, for the purpose of conducting
its primary business;
(2) manufactures nonmilitary aircraft with a maximum
seating capacity of fewer than 20 passengers or aircraft parts
to be used in such aircraft;
(3) provides services necessary for nonmilitary operations
under such part 91; or
(4) operates an airport, other than a primary airport (as
such terms are defined in such section 40102), that—
(A) is listed in the national plan of integrated airport
systems developed by the Federal Aviation Administration
under section 47103 of such title; or
(B) is normally open to the public, is located within
the confines of enhanced class B airspace (as defined by
the Federal Aviation Administration in Notice to Airmen
FDC 1/0618), and was closed as a result of an order issued
by the Federal Aviation Administration in the period begin-
ning September 11, 2001, and ending January 1, 2002,
and remained closed as a result of that order on January
1, 2002.
Such term includes fixed based operators, flight schools, manufac-
turers of general aviation aircraft and products, persons engaged
in nonscheduled aviation enterprises, and general aviation inde-
pendent contractors.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $100,000,000. Such
sums shall remain available until expended.
SEC. 818. INTERNATIONAL AIR SHOW.
If the Secretary of Defense conducts activities necessary to
enable the United States to host a major international air show
in the United States, the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate
such activities with the Secretary of Transportation and the Sec-
retary of Commerce.