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Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Advisory Committee’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall provide 
advice to the Secretary on policy-level issues facing the 
aviation community that are related to FAA certification 
and safety oversight programs and activities, including, at 
a minimum, the following: 
(1) Aircraft and flight standards certification 
processes, including efforts to streamline those proc-
esses. 
(2) Implementation and oversight of safety 
management systems. 
(3) Risk-based oversight efforts. 
(4) Utilization of delegation and designation au-
thorities. 
(5) Regulatory interpretation standardization 
efforts. 
(6) Training programs. 
(7) Expediting the rulemaking process and giv-
ing priority to rules related to safety. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Advisory Committee shall 
carry out the following functions (as the functions relate 
to FAA certification and safety oversight programs and 
activities): 
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(1) Foster industry collaboration in an open 
and transparent manner. 
(2) Consult with, and ensure participation by— 
(A) the private sector, including represent-
atives of— 
(i) general aviation; 
(ii) commercial aviation; 
(iii) aviation labor; 
(iv) aviation, aerospace, and avionics 
manufacturing; 
(v) unmanned aircraft systems opera-
tors and manufacturers; and 
(vi) the commercial space transpor-
tation industry; 
(B) members of the public; and 
(C) other interested parties. 
(3) Establish consensus national goals, strategic 
objectives, and priorities for the most efficient, 
streamlined, and cost-effective certification and over-
sight processes in order to maintain the safety of the 
aviation system and, at the same time, allow the 
FAA to meet future needs and ensure that aviation 
stakeholders remain competitive in the global mar-
ketplace. 
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(4) Provide policy guidance for the FAA’s cer-
tification and safety oversight efforts. 
(5) Provide ongoing policy reviews of the FAA’s 
certification and safety oversight efforts. 
(6) Make appropriate legislative, regulatory, 
and guidance recommendations for the air transpor-
tation system and the aviation safety regulatory en-
vironment. 
(7) Establish performance objectives for the 
FAA and industry. 
(8) Establish performance metrics and goals for 
the FAA and the regulated aviation industry to be 
tracked and reviewed as streamlining and certifi-
cation reform and regulation standardization efforts 
progress. 
(9) Provide a venue for tracking progress to-
ward national goals and sustaining joint commit-
ments. 
(10) Develop recruiting, hiring, training, and 
continuing education objectives for FAA aviation 
safety engineers and aviation safety inspectors. 
(11) Provide advice and recommendations to 
the FAA on how to prioritize safety rulemaking 
projects. 
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(12) Improve the development of FAA regula-
tions by providing information, advice, and rec-
ommendations related to aviation issues. 
(13) Facilitate the validation of United States 
products abroad. 
(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 
shall be composed of the following members: 
(A) The Administrator of the FAA (or the 
Administrator’s designee). 
(B) Individuals appointed by the Secretary 
to represent the following interests: 
(i) Aircraft and engine manufacturers. 
(ii) Avionics and equipment manufac-
turers. 
(iii) Labor organizations, including 
collective bargaining representatives of 
FAA aviation safety inspectors and avia-
tion safety engineers. 
(iv) General aviation operators. 
(v) Air carriers. 
(vi) Business aviation operators. 
(vii) Unmanned aircraft systems man-
ufacturers and operators. 
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(viii) Aviation safety management ex-
pertise. 
(2) NONVOTING MEMBERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In addition to the 
members appointed under paragraph (1), the 
Advisory Committee shall be composed of non-
voting members appointed by the Secretary 
from among individuals representing FAA safe-
ty oversight program offices. 
(B) DUTIES.—The nonvoting members 
shall— 
(i) take part in deliberations of the 
Advisory Committee; and 
(ii) provide input with respect to any 
final reports or recommendations of the 
Advisory Committee. 
(C) LIMITATION.—The nonvoting members 
may not represent any stakeholder interest 
other than FAA safety oversight program of-
fices. 
(3) TERMS.—Each member and nonvoting 
member of the Advisory Committee appointed by the 
Secretary shall be appointed for a term of 2 years. 
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(4) COMMITTEE CHARACTERISTICS.—The Advi-
sory Committee shall have the following characteris-
tics: 
(A) An executive-level membership, with 
members who can represent and enter into com-
mitments for their organizations. 
(B) The ability to obtain necessary infor-
mation from experts in the aviation and aero-
space communities. 
(C) A membership size that enables the 
Committee to have substantive discussions and 
reach consensus on issues in a timely manner. 
(D) Appropriate expertise, including exper-
tise in certification and risked-based safety 
oversight processes, operations, policy, tech-
nology, labor relations, training, and finance. 
(5) LIMITATION
ON
STATUTORY
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Public Law 104–65 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) 
may not be construed to prohibit or otherwise limit 
the appointment of any individual as a member of 
the Advisory Committee. 
(e) CHAIRPERSON.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson of the Ad-
visory Committee shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary from among those members of the Advisory 
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