I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6028 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to disclose 
the date and location of the most recent aircraft maintenance. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2018 
Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. DONOVAN) 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 the date and location of the most recent 
aircraft maintenance. 
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 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF THE DATE AND LOCATION OF THE 
MOST RECENT AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 447 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 44736. Disclosure of the date and location of most 
recent aircraft maintenance 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall require, 
beginning the day after the end of the 12-month period 
following the date of enactment of this section, an air car-
rier providing scheduled passenger air transportation to 
inform the public about its aircraft maintenance practices 
pursuant to the requirements described in subsections (b) 
and (c). 
‘‘(b) DISCLOSURE REGARDING SPECIFIC FLIGHTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirement described 
in this subsection is that an air carrier providing 
scheduled passenger air transportation shall display 
a notice that provides an individual with information 
on— 
‘‘(A) the location at which the aircraft 
used for a scheduled flight most recently under-
went heavy maintenance; and 
‘‘(B) the date of such maintenance. 
‘‘(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 on— 
‘‘(i) the air carrier website accom-
panying each scheduled flight; 
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‘‘(ii) the air carrier website at the 
point of ticket purchase; 
‘‘(iii) the electronic confirmation of a 
ticket purchase; and 
‘‘(iv) passenger boarding documents; 
‘‘(B) communicated clearly prior to the 
point of ticket purchase on the air carrier tele-
phone reservation system; and 
‘‘(C) communicated clearly by an airline 
representative at a ticket counter. 
‘‘(c) GENERAL DISCLOSURE FOR ENTIRE FLEET.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirement described 
in this subsection is that an air carrier providing 
scheduled passenger air transportation shall display 
on its Internet website a list of— 
‘‘(A) all of the locations at which aircraft 
in its fleet have undergone heavy maintenance 
in the past 5 years; and 
‘‘(B) all of the locations at which the air 
carrier has an existing contract for aircraft in 
its fleet to undergo heavy maintenance. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION.—The 
information described in paragraph (1) shall be— 
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‘‘(A) prominently displayed in clear and 
plain language and in an easily readable font 
size; and 
‘‘(B) updated appropriately. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) HEAVY MAINTENANCE.—The term ‘heavy 
maintenance’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 44733(g)(1). 
‘‘(2) LOCATION.—The term ‘location’ means 
the city and country in which the facility at which 
heavy maintenance on an aircraft was performed is 
located.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘44736. Disclosure of the date and location of most recent aircraft mainte-
nance.’’. 
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