and Security Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–190) have been 
published in the Federal Register. 
(b) RULEMAKING ON ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENT.— 
With respect to any employee not covered under the require-
ments of section 1554.101 of title 49, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, the Administrator shall initiate a rulemaking that 
requires a covered repair station to confirm that any such 
employee has successfully completed an assessment commen-
surate with a security threat assessment described in sub-
part 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 de-
termination to make an exception based on the criteria in 
paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (c), the Administrator— 
(1) may not delegate the authority to make such 
a determination to any other individual; and 
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(2) shall report to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate not later than 3 days 
after making each determination under subsection 
(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) FAA.—The term ‘‘FAA’’ means the Federal 
Aviation Administration. 
(2) 
ADMINISTRATOR.—The 
term 
‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the FAA. 
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(3) COVERED REPAIR STATION.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered 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 Fed-
eral Regulations. 
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Union Calendar No. 381 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7321 
[Report No. 117–506] 
A BILL 
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. 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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