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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5119 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to 
provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, 
or alterations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2019 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. GARAMENDI, 
Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SIRES, Mr. PAPPAS, and Mr. 
KATKO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain 
air carriers to provide reports with respect to mainte-
nance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, 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 ‘‘Safe Aircraft Mainte-
nance Standards Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) the safety of the United States aviation sys-
tem requires the highest standards for aircraft main-
tenance, repair, and overhaul work; 
(2) the safety of aircraft operated by United 
States air carriers should not be dependent on the 
location where maintenance, repair, and overhaul 
work is performed; and 
(3) the Federal Aviation Administration must 
fully enforce its standards for maintenance, repair, 
and overhaul work at every facility, whether in the 
United States or abroad, where such work is per-
formed on aircraft operated by United States air 
carriers. 
SEC. 3. OVERSIGHT OF REPAIR STATIONS LOCATED OUT-
SIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44733 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘Inspection’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Oversight’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, without prior notice,’’ 
after ‘‘annually’’; and 
(B) by striking the last sentence and in-
serting ‘‘The Administrator may carry out an-
nounced or unannounced inspections in addition 
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to the annual unannounced inspection required 
under this subsection based on identified 
risks.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (k); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g) DATA ANALYSIS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An air carrier conducting 
operations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, shall provide to the responsible 
Flight Standards office of the Administration, not 
later than the last day of each calendar month, a re-
port containing the information described in para-
graph (2) with respect to maintenance, preventive 
maintenance, or alteration of an aircraft that is per-
formed during the preceding calendar month. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—A report under 
paragraph (1) shall contain the following informa-
tion: 
‘‘(A) The location where any maintenance, 
preventive maintenance, or alteration was per-
formed outside the United States. 
‘‘(B) A description of the work performed 
at each such location. 
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‘‘(C) The date of completion of the work 
performed at each such location. 
‘‘(D) The total man-hours associated with 
completing the work performed at each such lo-
cation. 
‘‘(E) A list of all failures, malfunctions, or 
defects affecting the safe operation of an air-
craft identified by the air carrier as requiring 
corrective action after return to service, orga-
nized by reference to aircraft registration num-
ber. 
‘‘(F) The certificate number of the person 
approving an aircraft, or a powerplant or part, 
for return to service following completion of the 
work performed at each such location. 
‘‘(3) UPDATES.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which an aircraft returns to service, an 
air carrier shall update the information described in 
paragraph (2)(E) with respect to any failure, mal-
function, or defect discovered by the air carrier fol-
lowing return to service during such period. 
‘‘(4) ANALYSIS.—The Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) analyze reports submitted under 
paragraph (1) of this subsection and sections 
121.703, 121.705, 121.707, and 145.221 of 
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