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Committee that are executive-level members of the 
aviation industry. 
(2) TERM.—Each member appointed under 
paragraph (1) shall serve a term of 1 year as Chair-
person. 
(f) MEETINGS.— 
(1) FREQUENCY.—The Advisory Committee 
shall meet at least twice each year at the call of the 
Chairperson. 
(2) PUBLIC
ATTENDANCE.—The meetings of 
the Advisory Committee shall be open to the public. 
(g) SPECIAL COMMITTEES.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Advisory Com-
mittee may establish special committees composed of 
private sector representatives, members of the pub-
lic, labor representatives, and other interested par-
ties in complying with consultation and participation 
requirements under this section. 
(2) RULEMAKING
ADVICE.—A special com-
mittee established by the Advisory Committee may— 
(A) provide rulemaking advice and rec-
ommendations to the Administrator with re-
spect to aviation-related issues; 
(B) afford the FAA additional opportuni-
ties to obtain firsthand information and insight 
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from those parties that are most affected by ex-
isting and proposed regulations; and 
(C) expedite the development, revision, or 
elimination of rules without circumventing pub-
lic rulemaking processes and procedures. 
(3) APPLICABLE
LAW.—Public Law 92–463 
shall not apply to a special committee established by 
the Advisory Committee. 
(h) SUNSET.—The Advisory Committee shall termi-
nate on the last day of the 6-year period beginning on 
the date of the initial appointment of the members of the 
Advisory Committee. 
(i) TERMINATION OF AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES AD-
VISORY COMMITTEE.—The Air Traffic Procedures Advi-
sory Committee established by the FAA shall terminate 
on the date of the initial appointment of the members of 
the Advisory Committee. 
Subtitle B—Aircraft Certification 
Reform 
SEC. 311. AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION PERFORMANCE OB-
JECTIVES AND METRICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date on which the Safety Oversight and Certification Advi-
sory Committee is established under section 302, the Ad-
ministrator of the FAA shall establish performance objec-
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tives and apply and track metrics for the FAA and the 
aviation industry relating to aircraft certification in ac-
cordance with this section. 
(b) COLLABORATION.—The Administrator shall carry 
out this section in collaboration with the Safety Oversight 
and Certification Advisory Committee. 
(c) PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.—In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Administrator shall establish perform-
ance objectives for the FAA and the aviation industry to 
ensure that, with respect to aircraft certification, progress 
is made toward, at a minimum— 
(1) eliminating certification delays and improv-
ing cycle times; 
(2) increasing accountability for both FAA and 
industry entities; 
(3) achieving full utilization of FAA delegation 
and designation authorities; 
(4) fully implementing risk management prin-
ciples and a systems safety approach; 
(5) reducing duplication of effort; 
(6) increasing transparency; 
(7) establishing and providing training, includ-
ing recurrent training, in auditing and a systems 
safety approach to certification oversight; 
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(8) improving the process for approving or ac-
cepting certification actions between the FAA and 
bilateral partners; 
(9) maintaining and improving safety; 
(10) streamlining the hiring process for— 
(A) qualified systems safety engineers to 
support FAA efforts to implement a systems 
safety approach; and 
(B) qualified systems engineers to guide 
the engineering of complex systems within the 
FAA; and 
(11) maintaining the leadership of the United 
States in international aviation and aerospace. 
(d) PERFORMANCE METRICS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Administrator shall apply and track per-
formance metrics for the FAA and the regulated aviation 
industry established by the Safety Oversight and Certifi-
cation Advisory Committee. 
(e) DATA GENERATION.— 
(1) BASELINES.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Safety Oversight and Certifi-
cation Advisory Committee establishes initial per-
formance metrics for the FAA and the regulated 
aviation industry under section 302, the Adminis-
trator shall generate initial data with respect to each 
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of the metrics applied and tracked under this sec-
tion. 
(2) MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARD GOALS.— 
The Administrator shall use the metrics applied and 
tracked under this section to generate data on an 
ongoing basis and to measure progress toward the 
achievement of national goals established by the 
Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Com-
mittee. 
(f) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator shall make 
data generated using the metrics applied and tracked 
under this section available to the public in a searchable, 
sortable, and downloadable format through the internet 
website of the FAA and other appropriate methods and 
shall ensure that the data is made available in a manner 
that— 
(1) does not provide identifying information re-
garding an individual or entity; and 
(2) protects proprietary information. 
SEC. 312. ORGANIZATION DESIGNATION AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 447 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 44736. Organization designation authorizations 
‘‘(a) DELEGATIONS OF FUNCTIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), when overseeing an ODA holder, the Ad-
ministrator of the FAA shall— 
‘‘(A) require, based on an application sub-
mitted by the ODA holder and approved by the 
Administrator (or the Administrator’s des-
ignee), a procedures manual that addresses all 
procedures and limitations regarding the func-
tions to be performed by the ODA holder; 
‘‘(B) delegate fully to the ODA holder each 
of the functions to be performed as specified in 
the procedures manual, unless the Adminis-
trator determines, after the date of the delega-
tion and as a result of an inspection or other 
investigation, that the public interest and safety 
of air commerce requires a limitation with re-
spect to 1 or more of the functions; and 
‘‘(C) conduct regular oversight activities by 
inspecting the ODA holder’s delegated functions 
and taking action based on validated inspection 
findings. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES
OF
ODA
HOLDERS.—An ODA 
holder shall— 
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‘‘(A) perform each function delegated to 
the ODA holder in accordance with the ap-
proved procedures manual for the delegation; 
‘‘(B) make the procedures manual avail-
able to each member of the appropriate ODA 
unit; and 
‘‘(C) cooperate fully with oversight activi-
ties conducted by the Administrator in connec-
tion with the delegation. 
‘‘(3) EXISTING ODA HOLDERS.—With regard to 
an ODA holder operating under a procedures man-
ual approved by the Administrator before the date of 
enactment of this section, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) at the request of the ODA holder and 
in an expeditious manner, approve revisions to 
the ODA holder’s procedures manual; 
‘‘(B) delegate fully to the ODA holder each 
of the functions to be performed as specified in 
the procedures manual, unless the Adminis-
trator determines, after the date of the delega-
tion and as a result of an inspection or other 
investigation, that the public interest and safety 
of air commerce requires a limitation with re-
spect to one or more of the functions; and 
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‘‘(C) conduct regular oversight activities by 
inspecting the ODA holder delegated functions 
and taking action based on validated inspection 
findings. 
‘‘(b) ODA OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Ad-
ministrator of the FAA shall identify, within the 
FAA Office of Aviation Safety, a centralized policy 
office to be known as the Organization Designation 
Authorization Office or the ODA Office. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the ODA Of-
fice shall be to oversee and ensure the consistency of 
the FAA’s audit functions under the ODA program 
across the FAA. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The ODA Office shall— 
‘‘(A) improve performance and ensure full 
utilization of the authorities delegated under 
the ODA program; 
‘‘(B) create a more consistent approach to 
audit priorities, procedures, and training under 
the ODA program; 
‘‘(C) review, in a timely fashion, a random 
sample of limitations on delegated authorities 
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under the ODA program to determine if the 
limitations are appropriate; 
‘‘(D) ensure national consistency in the in-
terpretation and application of the requirements 
of the ODA program, including any limitations, 
and in the performance of the ODA program; 
and 
‘‘(E) at the request of an ODA holder, re-
view and approve new limitations to ODA func-
tions. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 
definitions apply: 
‘‘(1) FAA.—The term ‘FAA’ means the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration. 
‘‘(2) ODA HOLDER.—The term ‘ODA holder’ 
means an entity authorized to perform functions 
pursuant to a delegation made by the Administrator 
of the FAA under section 44702(d). 
‘‘(3) ODA 
UNIT.—The term ‘‘ODA unit’’ 
means a group of 2 or more individuals who per-
form, under the supervision of an ODA holder, au-
thorized functions under an ODA. 
‘‘(4) ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘organization’’ 
means a firm, partnership, corporation, company, 
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association, joint-stock association, or governmental 
entity. 
‘‘(5) ORGANIZATION DESIGNATION AUTHORIZA-
TION; ODA.—The term ‘Organization Designation 
Authorization’ or ‘ODA’ means an authorization by 
the FAA under section 44702(d) for an organization 
comprised of 1 or more ODA units to perform ap-
proved functions on behalf of the FAA.’’. 
(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. Organization designation authorizations.’’. 
SEC. 313. ODA REVIEW. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF EXPERT REVIEW PANEL.— 
(1) EXPERT PANEL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator of the FAA shall convene a multidisciplinary 
expert review panel (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘Panel’’). 
(2) COMPOSITION OF PANEL.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT
OF
MEMBERS.—The 
Panel shall be composed of not more than 20 
members appointed by the Administrator. 
(B) QUALIFICATIONS.—The members ap-
pointed to the Panel shall— 
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(i) each have a minimum of 5 years of 
experience in processes and procedures 
under the ODA program; and 
(ii) represent, at a minimum, ODA 
holders, aviation manufacturers, safety ex-
perts, and FAA labor organizations, in-
cluding labor representatives of FAA avia-
tion safety inspectors and aviation safety 
engineers. 
(b) SURVEY.—The Panel shall conduct a survey of 
ODA holders and ODA program applicants to document 
and assess FAA certification and oversight activities, in-
cluding use of the ODA program and the timeliness and 
efficiency of the certification process. 
(c) ASSESSMENT
AND
RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Panel shall assess and make recommendations con-
cerning— 
(1) the FAA’s processes and procedures under 
the ODA program and whether the processes and 
procedures function as intended; 
(2) the best practices of and lessons learned by 
ODA holders and individuals who provide oversight 
of ODA holders; 
(3) performance incentive policies related to the 
ODA program for FAA personnel; 
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(4) training activities related to the ODA pro-
gram for FAA personnel and ODA holders; 
(5) the impact, if any, that oversight of the 
ODA program has on FAA resources and the FAA’s 
ability to process applications for certifications out-
side of the ODA program; and 
(6) the results of the survey conducted under 
subsection (b). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
the Panel is convened under subsection (a), the Panel shall 
submit to the Administrator, the Safety Oversight and 
Certification Advisory Committee, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report on the findings 
and recommendations of the Panel. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—The definitions contained in sec-
tion 44736 of title 49, United States Code, as added by 
this Act, apply to this section. 
(f) APPLICABLE LAW.—Public Law 92–463 shall not 
apply to the Panel. 
(g) SUNSET.—The Panel shall terminate on the date 
of submission of the report under subsection (d), or on 
the date that is 1 year after the Panel is convened under 
subsection (a), whichever occurs first. 
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SEC. 314. TYPE CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION PROCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44704(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(6) TYPE CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION PROC-
ESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 15 
months after the date of enactment of this 
paragraph, the Administrator shall establish an 
effective, timely, and milestone-based issue reso-
lution process for type certification activities 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) PROCESS REQUIREMENTS.—The res-
olution process shall provide for— 
‘‘(i) resolution of technical issues at 
pre-established stages of the certification 
process, as agreed to by the Administrator 
and the type certificate applicant; 
‘‘(ii) automatic elevation to appro-
priate management personnel of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration and the type 
certificate applicant of any major certifi-
cation process milestone that is not com-
pleted or resolved within a specific period 
of time agreed to by the Administrator and 
the type certificate applicant; and 
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‘‘(iii) resolution of a major certifi-
cation process milestone elevated pursuant 
to clause (ii) within a specific period of 
time agreed to by the Administrator and 
the type certificate applicant. 
‘‘(C) 
MAJOR
CERTIFICATION
PROCESS 
MILESTONE DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘major certification process milestone’ 
means a milestone related to a type certification 
basis, type certification plan, type inspection 
authorization, issue paper, or other major type 
certification activity agreed to by the Adminis-
trator and the type certificate applicant.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 44704 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended in the section 
heading by striking ‘‘airworthiness certificates,,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘airworthiness certificates,’’. 
SEC. 315. SAFETY ENHANCING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS 
FOR SMALL GENERAL AVIATION AIRPLANES. 
(a) POLICY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the FAA 
shall establish and begin implementation of a risk-based 
policy that streamlines the installation of safety enhancing 
equipment and systems for small general aviation air-
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planes in a manner that reduces regulatory delays and sig-
nificantly improves safety. 
(b) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT AND SYS-
TEMS.—The safety enhancing equipment and systems for 
small general aviation airplanes referred to in subsection 
(a) shall include, at a minimum, the replacement or ret-
rofit of primary flight displays, auto pilots, engine mon-
itors, and navigation equipment. 
(c) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Administrator shall collaborate with general aviation 
operators, general aviation manufacturers, and appro-
priate FAA labor groups, including representatives of 
FAA aviation safety inspectors and aviation safety engi-
neers certified under section 7111 of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(d) SMALL
GENERAL
AVIATION
AIRPLANE
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘small general aviation 
airplane’’ means an airplane that— 
(1) is certified to the standards of part 23 of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; 
(2) has a seating capacity of fewer than 9 pas-
sengers; and 
(3) is not used in scheduled passenger-carrying 
operations under part 121 or 135 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
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SEC. 316. REVIEW OF CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR SMALL 
GENERAL AVIATION AIRPLANES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of 
the Department of Transportation shall initiate a review 
of the Federal Aviation Administration’s implementation 
of the final rule titled ‘‘Revision of Airworthiness Stand-
ards for Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, and Commuter Cat-
egory Airplanes’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 96572). 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the review, 
the Inspector General shall assess— 
(1) how the rule puts into practice the Adminis-
tration’s efforts to implement performance and risk- 
based safety standards; 
(2) whether the Administration’s implementa-
tion of the rule has improved safety and reduced the 
regulatory cost burden for the Administration and 
the aviation industry; and 
(3) if there are lessons learned from, and best 
practices developed as a result of, the rule that could 
be applied to airworthiness standards for other cat-
egories of aircraft. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of initiation of the review, the Inspector General shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
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on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report on the results of the review, including findings 
and recommendations. 
Subtitle C—Flight Standards 
Reform 
SEC. 331. FLIGHT STANDARDS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 
AND METRICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date on which the Safety Oversight and Certification Advi-
sory Committee is established under section 302, the Ad-
ministrator of the FAA shall establish performance objec-
tives and apply and track metrics for the FAA and the 
aviation industry relating to flight standards activities in 
accordance with this section. 
(b) COLLABORATION.—The Administrator shall carry 
out this section in collaboration with the Safety Oversight 
and Certification Advisory Committee. 
(c) PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.—In carrying out 
subsection (a), the Administrator shall establish perform-
ance objectives for the FAA and the aviation industry to 
ensure that, with respect to flight standards activities, 
progress is made toward, at a minimum— 
(1) eliminating delays with respect to such ac-
tivities; 
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(2) increasing accountability for both FAA and 
industry entities; 
(3) achieving full utilization of FAA delegation 
and designation authorities; 
(4) fully implementing risk management prin-
ciples and a systems safety approach; 
(5) reducing duplication of effort; 
(6) eliminating inconsistent regulatory interpre-
tations and inconsistent enforcement activities; 
(7) improving and providing greater opportuni-
ties for training, including recurrent training, in au-
diting and a systems safety approach to oversight; 
(8) developing and allowing utilization of a sin-
gle master source for guidance; 
(9) providing and utilizing a streamlined appeal 
process for the resolution of regulatory interpreta-
tion questions; 
(10) maintaining and improving safety; and 
(11) increasing transparency. 
(d) METRICS.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Administrator shall apply and track performance metrics 
for the FAA and the regulated aviation industry estab-
lished by the Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory 
Committee. 
(e) DATA GENERATION.— 
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(1) BASELINES.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Safety Oversight and Certifi-
cation Advisory Committee establishes initial per-
formance metrics for the FAA and the regulated 
aviation industry under section 302, the Adminis-
trator shall generate initial data with respect to each 
of the metrics applied and tracked under this sec-
tion. 
(2) MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARD GOALS.— 
The Administrator shall use the metrics applied and 
tracked under this section to generate data on an 
ongoing basis and to measure progress toward the 
achievement of national goals established by the 
Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Com-
mittee. 
(f) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator shall make 
data generated using the metrics applied and tracked 
under this section available to the public in a searchable, 
sortable, and downloadable format through the internet 
website of the FAA and other appropriate methods and 
shall ensure that the data is made available in a manner 
that— 
(1) does not provide identifying information re-
garding an individual or entity; and 
(2) protects proprietary information. 
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SEC. 332. FAA TASK FORCE ON FLIGHT STANDARDS RE-
FORM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the FAA shall establish the FAA Task Force on Flight 
Standards Reform (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Task 
Force’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The membership of the 
Task Force shall be appointed by the Administrator. 
(2) NUMBER.—The Task Force shall be com-
posed of not more than 20 members. 
(3) REPRESENTATION
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
membership of the Task Force shall include rep-
resentatives, with knowledge of flight standards reg-
ulatory processes and requirements, of— 
(A) air carriers; 
(B) general aviation; 
(C) business aviation; 
(D) repair stations; 
(E) unmanned aircraft systems operators; 
(F) flight schools; 
(G) labor unions, including those rep-
resenting FAA aviation safety inspectors; and 
(H) aviation safety experts. 
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(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Task Force shall in-
clude, at a minimum, identifying best practices and pro-
viding recommendations, for current and anticipated 
budgetary environments, with respect to— 
(1) simplifying and streamlining flight stand-
ards regulatory processes; 
(2) reorganizing Flight Standards Services to 
establish an entity organized by function rather than 
geographic region, if appropriate; 
(3) FAA aviation safety inspector training op-
portunities; 
(4) FAA aviation safety inspector standards 
and performance; and 
(5) achieving, across the FAA, consistent— 
(A) regulatory interpretations; and 
(B) application of oversight activities. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Task Force shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
detailing— 
(1) the best practices identified and rec-
ommendations provided by the Task Force under 
subsection (c); and 
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ministration shall update the safety critical staffing model 
of the Administration to determine the number of aviation 
safety inspectors that will be needed to fulfill the safety 
oversight mission of the Administration before and after 
the date of transfer, including safety oversight of the 
American Air Navigation Services Corporation. 
(b) AUDIT BY DOT INSPECTOR GENERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date on which the Administrator has updated 
the safety critical staffing model under subsection 
(a), the Inspector General of the Department of 
Transportation shall conduct an audit of the staffing 
model. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The audit shall include, at a 
minimum— 
(A) a review of the assumptions and meth-
odologies used in devising and implementing the 
staffing model to assess the adequacy of the 
staffing model in predicting the number of avia-
tion safety inspectors needed— 
(i) to properly fulfill the mission of 
the Administration before and after the 
date of transfer; 
(ii) to meet the future growth of the 
aviation industry; and 
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