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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4374 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to disclose 
information on aircraft maintenance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 
Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. ZELDIN, and Mr. CISNEROS) 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 air car-
riers to disclose information on aircraft maintenance, 
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 ‘‘Aircraft Maintenance 
Outsourcing Disclosure Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON AIR-
CRAFT MAINTENANCE. 
Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘§ 44741. Disclosure of information on recent aircraft 
maintenance 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 1 
year after the date of enactment of this section, the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
require an air carrier providing scheduled passenger or 
cargo air transportation to disclose publicly the aircraft 
maintenance practices of the air carrier, as described in 
this section. 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION ON PASSENGER AIRCRAFT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An air carrier providing 
scheduled air transportation to passengers shall pro-
vide, in the manners described in paragraph (2)— 
‘‘(A) the specific location where the air-
craft providing scheduled air transportation 
most recently underwent heavy maintenance; 
and 
‘‘(B) the date of such maintenance. 
‘‘(2) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—The infor-
mation described in paragraph (1) shall be promi-
nently displayed in clear and plain language and in 
an easily readable font size on, to the greatest extent 
practicable, tickets or electronic passenger boarding 
documents. 
‘‘(3) FLEET
MAINTENANCE
FOR
SCHEDULED 
FLIGHTS.—An air carrier providing scheduled air 
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transportation to passengers shall disclose the per-
centage of airframes in the fleet of the air carrier 
typically assigned to each specific route that are 
maintained in the United States and the percentage 
of such airframes maintained abroad, including the 
3 most common countries in which such airframes 
are maintained abroad, listed by workhours. Such 
information shall be— 
‘‘(A) made available, to the greatest extent 
practicable, on— 
‘‘(i) the air carrier’s publicly acces-
sible website accompanying each scheduled 
flight; 
‘‘(ii) the air carrier’s publicly acces-
sible website at the point of ticket pur-
chase; and 
‘‘(iii) the electronic confirmation of a 
ticket purchase sent by the air carrier or 
ticket agent; 
‘‘(B) communicated clearly prior to the 
point of ticket purchase on the air carrier tele-
phone reservation system, upon request by the 
passenger and to the greatest extent prac-
ticable; and 
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‘‘(C) communicated clearly to an individual 
purchasing a ticket by an airline representative 
at a ticket counter, upon request by the pas-
senger and to the greatest extent practicable. 
‘‘(c) GENERAL DISCLOSURE
OF HEAVY MAINTE-
NANCE FOR ENTIRE FLEET.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—An air carrier providing 
scheduled passenger or cargo air transportation shall 
display on the publicly accessible website of the air 
carrier a list of— 
‘‘(A) all of the specific locations where air-
craft in its fleet have undergone heavy mainte-
nance in the past 3 years, listed by total 
workhours; and 
‘‘(B) all of the specific locations where 
heavy maintenance is carried out for the air 
carrier under an existing contract. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION.—The 
information described in paragraph (1) shall be— 
‘‘(A) prominently displayed in clear and 
plain language and in an easily readable font 
size; and 
‘‘(B) updated regularly and appropriately. 
‘‘(d) ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this section, and annually 
thereafter, each air carrier shall submit to the Ad-
ministrator (by uploading such information to the 
online repository established under paragraph (2)) a 
report containing— 
‘‘(A) a minimum of 1 year of maintenance 
history, including line maintenance, for each 
aircraft that has operated in scheduled pas-
senger or cargo air transportation during the 
previous year; 
‘‘(B) the percentage and total number of 
mechanics carrying out maintenance on aircraft 
for the air carrier during the previous year who 
are employees and who are not employees of the 
air carrier; 
‘‘(C) the percentage and total number of 
mechanics certified by the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration carrying out maintenance on air-
craft for the air carrier 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 on aircraft for the air carrier 
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