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Union Calendar No. 159 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3371 
[Report No. 111–284] 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve airline safety and pilot 
training, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 29, 2009 
Mr. COSTELLO (for himself, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. MICA, Mr. PETRI, Mr. 
CARNAHAN, Mr. COBLE, Mr. MCMAHON, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. DEFAZIO, 
Mr. EHLERS, Mr. FILNER, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GERLACH, 
Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. DENT, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. HALL of 
New York, Mr. COHEN, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. SCHAUER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, 
Mr. LEE of New York, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. HOLT, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. 
NORTON, and Ms. HIRONO) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
OCTOBER 6, 2009 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Mr. HIMES, and Ms. 
RICHARDSON 
OCTOBER 6, 2009 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve airline 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Airline Safety and Pilot Training Improvement Act of 
2009’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. FAA Task Force on Air Carrier Safety and Pilot Training. 
Sec. 4. Implementation of NTSB flight crewmember training recommendations. 
Sec. 5. Secretary of Transportation responses to safety recommendations. 
Sec. 6. FAA pilot records database. 
Sec. 7. FAA rulemaking on training programs. 
Sec. 8. Aviation safety inspectors and operational research analysts. 
Sec. 9. Flight crewmember mentoring, professional development, and leader-
ship. 
Sec. 10. Flight crewmember screening and qualifications. 
Sec. 11. Flight schools, flight education, and pilot academic training. 
Sec. 12. Voluntary safety programs. 
Sec. 13. ASAP and FOQA implementation plan. 
Sec. 14. Safety management systems. 
Sec. 15. Disclosure of air carriers operating flights for tickets sold for air 
transportation. 
Sec. 16. Pilot fatigue. 
Sec. 17. Flight crewmember pairing and crew resource management techniques. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act, the following defini-
tions apply: 
(1) ADVANCED QUALIFICATION PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘advanced qualification program’’ means the 
program established by the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration in Advisory Circular 120–54A, dated June 
23, 2006, including any subsequent revisions there-
to. 
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(2) AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘air carrier’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 40102 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
(3) AVIATION SAFETY ACTION PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘‘aviation safety action program’’ means the 
program established by the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration in Advisory Circular 120–66B, dated No-
vember 15, 2002, including any subsequent revisions 
thereto. 
(4) FLIGHT CREWMEMBER.—The term ‘‘flight 
crewmember’’ has the meaning given that term in 
part 1.1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(5) FLIGHT OPERATIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE 
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘flight operational quality as-
surance program’’ means the program established by 
the Federal Aviation Administration in Advisory Cir-
cular 120–82, dated April 12, 2004, including any 
subsequent revisions thereto. 
(6) LINE
OPERATIONS
SAFETY
AUDIT.—The 
term ‘‘line operations safety audit’’ means the proce-
dure referenced by the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion in Advisory Circular 120–90, dated April 27, 
2006, including any subsequent revisions thereto. 
(7) PART 121 AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘part 
121 air carrier’’ means an air carrier that holds a 
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