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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1775 
To establish a task force on NOTAM improvements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 14, 2019 
Mr. STAUBER (for himself and Mr. DESAULNIER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To establish a task force on NOTAM improvements, 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 ‘‘Notice to Airmen Im-
provement Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. FAA TASK FORCE ON NOTAM IMPROVEMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a special 
task force to be known as the FAA Task Force on 
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NOTAM Improvement (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Task Force’’). 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall consist of 
members appointed by the Administrator and shall include 
the following: 
(1) Air carrier representatives. 
(2) Labor union representatives. 
(3) General and business aviation representa-
tives. 
(4) Aviation safety experts with knowledge of 
international and domestic regulatory requirements 
for notices to airmen (in this section referred to as 
‘‘NOTAMs’’). 
(5) Human factors experts. 
(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Task Force shall in-
clude— 
(1) reviewing existing methods for presenting 
NOTAMs and flight operations information to pilots; 
(2) reviewing regulations and policies relating 
to NOTAMs, including their content and presen-
tation to pilots; 
(3) evaluating and determining best practices to 
organize, prioritize, and present flight operations in-
formation in a manner that optimizes pilot review 
and retention of relevant information; and 
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(4) providing recommendations in the following 
areas: 
(A) Improving the presentation of NOTAM 
information in a manner that prioritizes or 
highlights the most important information, and 
optimizes pilot review and retention of relevant 
information. 
(B) Ways to ensure that NOTAMs are 
complete, accurate, and contain the proper in-
formation. 
(C) Any other best practices that the FAA 
should consider to improve the accuracy and 
understandability of NOTAMs and the display 
of flight operations information. 
(D) Ways to work with air carriers, other 
airspace users, and aviation service providers to 
implement solutions that are aligned with the 
recommendations under this paragraph. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the establishment of the Task Force, the Task Force 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report detailing— 
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