amended by striking ‘‘covered part 145 repair sta-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘part 145 repair stations’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The analysis for 
chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 44733 and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘44733. Oversight of repair stations located outside the United States.’’. 
SEC. 4. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR SAFETY OVER-
SIGHT OF FOREIGN REPAIR STATIONS. 
(a) FOREIGN REPAIR STATION WORKING GROUP.— 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator shall convene a foreign repair sta-
tion working group with other civil aviation authorities 
(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘repair station working 
group’’) to conduct a review of the certification and over-
sight of foreign repair stations and to identify any future 
enhancements that might be appropriate to strengthen 
oversight of such repair stations. 
(b) COMPOSITION OF THE REPAIR STATION WORK-
ING GROUP.—The repair station working group shall con-
sist of— 
(1) technical representatives from the FAA; and 
(2) such other civil aviation authorities or inter-
national intergovernmental aviation safety organiza-
tions as the Administrator shall invite that are will-
ing to participate, including—
(A) civil aviation authorities responsible for 
certificating foreign repair stations; and 
(B) civil aviation authorities of countries in 
which foreign repair stations are located. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the review under 
this section, the repair station working group shall, as ap-
propriate, consult with relevant experts and stakeholders. 
(d) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The repair station work-
ing group shall make recommendations with respect to any 
future enhancements that might be appropriate to— 
(1) strengthen oversight of foreign repair sta-
tions; and 
(2) better leverage the resources of other civil 
aviation authorities to conduct such oversight. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPAIR
STATION
WORKING
GROUP
RE-
PORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
first meeting of the repair station working group, 
the repair station working group shall submit to the 
Administrator a report containing the findings of the 
review and each recommendation made under sub-
section (d). 
(2) FAA REPORTS.— 
(A) TRANSMISSION
OF
REPAIR
STATION 
WORKING GROUP REPORT.—The Administrator
shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate the 
report required under paragraph (1) as soon as 
is practicable after the receipt of such report. 
(B) FAA REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not 
later than 45 days after receipt of the Report 
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report con-
taining— 
(i) a statement of whether the Admin-
istrator concurs or does not concur with 
each recommendation contained in the re-
port required under paragraph (1); 
(ii) for any recommendation with 
which the Administrator does not concur, a 
detailed explanation as to why the Admin-
istrator does not concur; 
(iii) a plan to implement each rec-
ommendation related to FAA oversight of 
foreign repair stations contained in such
report with which the Administrator con-
curs; and 
(iv) a plan to work with the inter-
national community to implement the rec-
ommendations applicable to both the FAA 
as well as other civil aviation authorities. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The repair station working 
group shall terminate on the earlier of the date of submis-
sion of the report under subsection (e)(1) or on the date 
that is 2 years after the repair station working group is 
commissioned under subsection (a). 
(g) DEFINITION OF FOREIGN REPAIR STATION.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘foreign repair station’’ means a re-
pair station that performs heavy maintenance work on an 
aircraft (including on-wing engines) and that is located 
outside of the territory of the country of the civil aviation 
authority which certificated the repair station, including 
repair stations certified under part 145 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations, which are located outside the 
United States and the territories of the United States. 
SEC. 5. ALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTING AND BACKGROUND 
CHECKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 24 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator may not approve or authorize international
travel for any employee of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration until a final rule carrying out the requirements of 
subsection (b) of section 2112 of the FAA Extension, 
Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (49 U.S.C. 44733 note) 
has been published in the Federal Register. 
(b) RULEMAKING ON ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT.— 
With respect to any employee not covered under the re-
quirements of section 1554.101 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, the Administrator shall initiate a rule-
making that requires a covered repair station to confirm 
that any such employee has successfully completed an as-
sessment commensurate with a security threat assessment 
described in subpart C of part 1540 of such title. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—The prohibition in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to international travel that is determined 
by the Administrator on an individual by individual basis 
to be— 
(1) exclusively for the purpose of conducting a 
safety inspection; 
(2) directly related to aviation safety standards, 
certification, and oversight; or 
(3) vital to the national interests of the United 
States. 
(d) NON-DELEGATION AND REPORTING.—For any 
determination to make an exception based on the criteria
in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (c), the Adminis-
trator— 
(1) may not delegate the authority to make 
such a determination to any other individual; and 
(2) shall report to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate not later than 3 
days after making each determination under sub-
section (c)— 
(A) the name of the individual approved or 
authorized to travel internationally; 
(B) the location to which the individual is 
traveling; 
(C) a detailed explanation of why the Ad-
ministrator has determined the travel is— 
(i) directly related to aviation safety 
standards, certification, and oversight; or 
(ii) vital to the national interests of 
the United States; and 
(D) a detailed description of the status of 
the rulemakings described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act:
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the FAA. 
(2) COVERED
REPAIR
STATION.—The term 
‘‘covered repair station’’ means a facility that— 
(A) is located outside the United States; 
(B) is certificated under part 145 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations; and 
(C) performs heavy maintenance work on 
aircraft (including on-wing aircraft engines), 
operated under part 121 of title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations. 
(3) FAA.—The term ‘‘FAA’’ means the Federal 
Aviation Administration. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 29, 
2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7321 
AN ACT 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require 
certain air carriers to provide reports with re-
spect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or 
alterations, and for other purposes.