H. R. 658—52 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) violate section 44732 or any regulation issued there-
under.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 447 
(as amended by this Act) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘44732. Prohibition on personal use of electronic devices on flight deck.’’. 
(d) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall initiate a rulemaking procedure for regulations 
to carry out section 44732 of title 49, United States Code (as 
added by this section), and shall issue a final rule thereunder 
not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(e) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall review relevant air carrier data and 
carry out a study— 
(A) to identify common sources of distraction for the 
flight crewmembers on the flight deck of a commercial 
aircraft; and 
(B) to determine the safety impacts of such distractions. 
(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 
that contains— 
(A) the findings of the study conducted under para-
graph (1); and 
(B) recommendations regarding how to reduce distrac-
tions for flight crewmembers on the flight deck of a 
commercial aircraft. 
SEC. 308. INSPECTION OF REPAIR STATIONS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE 
UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 447 (as amended by this Act) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 44733. Inspection of repair stations located outside the 
United States 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall establish and implement a safety assessment 
system for all part 145 repair stations based on the type, scope, 
and complexity of work being performed. The system shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure that repair stations located outside the United 
States are subject to appropriate inspections based on identified 
risks and consistent with existing United States requirements; 
‘‘(2) consider inspection results and findings submitted by 
foreign civil aviation authorities operating under a maintenance 
safety or maintenance implementation agreement with the 
United States; and 
‘‘(3) require all maintenance safety or maintenance 
implementation agreements to provide an opportunity for the 
Administration to conduct independent inspections of covered
H. R. 658—53 
part 145 repair stations when safety concerns warrant such 
inspections. 
‘‘(b) NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF NEGOTIATIONS.—The Adminis-
trator shall notify the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives not later than 
30 days after initiating formal negotiations with foreign aviation 
authorities or other appropriate foreign government agencies on 
a new maintenance safety or maintenance implementation agree-
ment. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Administrator shall publish an 
annual report on the Administration’s oversight of part 145 repair 
stations and implementation of the safety assessment system 
required under subsection (a). The report shall— 
‘‘(1) describe in detail any improvements in the Administra-
tion’s ability to identify and track where part 121 air carrier 
repair work is performed; 
‘‘(2) include a staffing model to determine the best place-
ment of inspectors and the number of inspectors needed; 
‘‘(3) describe the training provided to inspectors; and 
‘‘(4) include an assessment of the quality of monitoring 
and surveillance by the Administration of work performed by 
its inspectors and the inspectors of foreign authorities operating 
under a maintenance safety or maintenance implementation 
agreement. 
‘‘(d) ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TESTING PROGRAM 
REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Transportation, acting jointly, shall request the governments 
of foreign countries that are members of the International 
Civil Aviation Organization to establish international standards 
for alcohol and controlled substances testing of persons that 
perform safety-sensitive maintenance functions on commercial 
air carrier aircraft. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION TO PART 121 AIRCRAFT WORK.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Administrator shall promulgate a proposed rule requiring that 
all part 145 repair station employees responsible for safety- 
sensitive maintenance functions on part 121 air carrier aircraft 
are subject to an alcohol and controlled substances testing 
program determined acceptable by the Administrator and con-
sistent with the applicable laws of the country in which the 
repair station is located. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL INSPECTIONS.—The Administrator shall ensure 
that part 145 repair stations located outside the United States 
are inspected annually by Federal Aviation Administration safety 
inspectors, without regard to where the station is located, in a 
manner consistent with United States obligations under inter-
national agreements. The Administrator may carry out inspections 
in addition to the annual inspection required under this subsection 
based on identified risks. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions 
apply: 
‘‘(1) PART 121 AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘part 121 air carrier’ 
means an air carrier that holds a certificate issued under 
part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
H. R. 658—54 
‘‘(2) PART 145 REPAIR STATION.—The term ‘part 145 repair 
station’ means a repair station that holds a certificate issued 
under part 145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 447 
(as amended by this Act) is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘44733. Inspection of repair stations located outside the United States.’’. 
SEC. 309. ENHANCED TRAINING FOR FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 447 (as amended by this Act) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 44734. Training of flight attendants 
‘‘(a) TRAINING
REQUIRED.—In addition to other training 
required under this chapter, each air carrier shall provide to flight 
attendants employed or contracted by such air carrier initial and 
annual training regarding— 
‘‘(1) serving alcohol to passengers; 
‘‘(2) recognizing intoxicated passengers; and 
‘‘(3) dealing with disruptive passengers. 
‘‘(b) SITUATIONAL
TRAINING.—In carrying out the training 
required under subsection (a), each air carrier shall provide to 
flight attendants situational training on the proper method for 
dealing with intoxicated passengers who act in a belligerent 
manner. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following definitions 
apply: 
‘‘(1) AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘air carrier’ means a person, 
including a commercial enterprise, that has been issued an 
air carrier operating certificate under section 44705. 
‘‘(2) FLIGHT ATTENDANT.—The term ‘flight attendant’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 44728(g).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 447 (as 
amended by this Act) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘44734. Training of flight attendants.’’. 
SEC. 310. LIMITATION ON DISCLOSURE OF SAFETY INFORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 447 (as amended by this Act) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 44735. Limitation on disclosure of safety information 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection (c), a 
report, data, or other information described in subsection (b) shall 
not be disclosed to the public by the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration pursuant to section 552(b)(3)(B) of title 
5 if the report, data, or other information is submitted to the 
Federal Aviation Administration voluntarily and is not required 
to be submitted to the Administrator under any other provision 
of law. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY.—The limitation established by subsection 
(a) shall apply to the following: 
‘‘(1) Reports, data, or other information developed under 
the Aviation Safety Action Program. 
‘‘(2) Reports, data, or other information produced or col-
lected under the Flight Operational Quality Assurance Pro-
gram.
H. R. 658—55 
‘‘(3) Reports, data, or other information developed under 
the Line Operations Safety Audit Program. 
‘‘(4) Reports, data, or other information produced or col-
lected for purposes of developing and implementing a safety 
management system acceptable to the Administrator. 
‘‘(5) Reports, analyses, and directed studies, based in whole 
or in part on reports, data, or other information described 
in paragraphs (1) through (4), including those prepared under 
the Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing Program 
(or any successor program). 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION FOR DE-IDENTIFIED INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The limitation established by subsection 
(a) shall not apply to a report, data, or other information 
if the information contained in the report, data, or other 
information has been de-identified. 
‘‘(2) DE-IDENTIFIED DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term 
‘de-identified’ means the process by which all information that 
is likely to establish the identity of the specific persons or 
entities submitting reports, data, or other information is 
removed from the reports, data, or other information.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such chapter (as 
amended by this Act) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘44735. Limitation on disclosure of safety information.’’. 
(c) 
TECHNICAL
CORRECTION.—Section 
44703(i)(9)(B)(i) 
is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 552 of title 5’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
552(b)(3)(B) of title 5’’. 
SEC. 311. PROHIBITION AGAINST AIMING A LASER POINTER AT AN 
AIRCRAFT. 
(a) OFFENSE.—Chapter 2 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting after section 39 the following: 
‘‘§ 39A. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft 
‘‘(a) OFFENSE.—Whoever knowingly aims the beam of a laser 
pointer at an aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the 
United States, or at the flight path of such an aircraft, shall 
be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, 
or both. 
‘‘(b) LASER POINTER DEFINED.—As used in this section, the 
term ‘laser pointer’ means any device designed or used to amplify 
electromagnetic radiation by stimulated emission that emits a beam 
designed to be used by the operator as a pointer or highlighter 
to indicate, mark, or identify a specific position, place, item, or 
object. 
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.—This section does not prohibit aiming a beam 
of a laser pointer at an aircraft, or the flight path of such an 
aircraft, by— 
‘‘(1) an authorized individual in the conduct of research 
and development or flight test operations conducted by an 
aircraft manufacturer, the Federal Aviation Administration, 
or any other person authorized by the Federal Aviation 
Administration to conduct such research and development or 
flight test operations; 
‘‘(2) members or elements of the Department of Defense 
or Department of Homeland Security acting in an official