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Sister Florence Wangari Yongi, Melvin Riffel, Mwazo Mercy 
Ngami, Reverend Norman Tendis, and Pius Adesanmi; 
(3) the life of Indonesian diver Syachrul Anto, who died 
during search and rescue recovery operations in the aftermath 
of the Lion Air Flight 610 crash, is commemorated and recog-
nized; and 
(4) the Senate and the House of Representatives express 
their condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of 
those who died on Lion Air Flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines 
Flight 302 and commend their ongoing advocacy to advance 
aviation safety for the flying public at large. 
SEC. 103. TEMPORARY INSURANCE FOR AIR CARRIERS FOR CERTAIN 
TERMINATED COVERAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 44302 the following: 
‘‘§ 44302a. Temporary insurance 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide insurance or 
reinsurance under this section to or for an air carrier for 1 coverage 
period not to exceed 90 days. Except as otherwise provided in 
this section, such insurance or reinsurance shall be subject to 
the requirements of this chapter. 
‘‘(b) RESTRICTIONS.—A policy for insurance or reinsurance 
issued under this section— 
‘‘(1) may not be issued unless the insurance carrier of 
the air carrier has unilaterally terminated the air carrier’s 
war risk liability coverage pursuant to— 
‘‘(A) notice under the policy; 
‘‘(B) an endorsement to the policy; or 
‘‘(C) an automatic termination provision in the policy 
or any endorsement thereto; and 
‘‘(2) may cover hull, comprehensive, and third party liability 
risks. 
‘‘(c) PREMIUM.—A premium for insurance or reinsurance pro-
vided under this section shall be calculated based on a prorated 
amount equivalent to the premium that was in effect under the 
terminated insurance carrier policy. 
‘‘(d) APPROVAL.—A policy for insurance or reinsurance provided 
under this section— 
‘‘(1) shall be exempt from the requirements of section 
44302(c); and 
‘‘(2) may provide coverage to the extent allowed under 
section 44303, as determined by the Secretary, notwithstanding 
any determination by the President in subsection (a)(1) of such 
section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) GENERAL
AUTHORITY.—Section 44303(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 44302’’ 
and inserting ‘‘sections 44302 and 44302a’’. 
(2) ENDING EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 44310(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 44305’’ 
and inserting ‘‘sections 44302a and 44305’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 443 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 44302 the following: 
‘‘44302a. Temporary insurance.’’.
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SEC. 104. REMOVAL OF RESTRICTION ON VETERANS CONCURRENTLY 
SERVING IN THE OFFICES OF ADMINISTRATOR AND 
DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 106(d)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘, a retired regular officer of an armed force, or a 
former regular officer of an armed force’’. 
SEC. 105. NATIONAL AVIATION PREPAREDNESS PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation, in 
coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the heads of such other 
Federal departments or agencies as the Secretary of Transportation 
considers appropriate, shall develop a national aviation prepared-
ness plan for communicable disease outbreaks. 
(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—The plan developed under subsection 
(a) shall, at a minimum— 
(1) provide airports and air carriers with an adaptable 
and scalable framework with which to align the individual 
plans, including the emergency response plans, of such airports 
and air carriers and provide guidance as to each individual 
plan; 
(2) improve coordination among airports, air carriers, the 
Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-
tion, other appropriate Federal entities, and State and local 
governments and health agencies with respect to preparing 
for and responding to communicable disease outbreaks; 
(3) to the extent practicable, improve coordination among 
relevant international entities; 
(4) create a process to identify appropriate personal protec-
tive equipment, if any, for covered employees to reduce the 
likelihood of exposure to a covered communicable disease, and 
thereafter issue recommendations for the equipage of such 
employees; 
(5) create a process to identify appropriate techniques, 
strategies, and protective infrastructure, if any, for the cleaning, 
disinfecting, and sanitization of aircraft and enclosed facilities 
owned, operated, or used by an air carrier or airport, and 
thereafter issue recommendations pertaining to such tech-
niques, strategies, and protective infrastructure; 
(6) create a process to evaluate technologies and develop 
procedures to effectively screen passengers for communicable 
diseases, including through the use of temperature checks if 
appropriate, for domestic and international passengers, crew 
members, and other individuals passing through airport secu-
rity checkpoints; 
(7) identify and assign Federal agency roles in the deploy-
ment of emerging and existing technologies and solutions to 
reduce covered communicable diseases in the aviation eco-
system; 
(8) clearly delineate the responsibilities of the sponsors 
and operators of airports, air carriers, and Federal agencies 
in responding to a covered communicable disease;
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(9) incorporate, as appropriate, the recommendations made 
by the Comptroller General of the United States to the Sec-
retary of Transportation contained in the report titled ‘‘Air 
Travel and Communicable Diseases: Comprehensive Federal 
Plan Needed for U.S. Aviation System’s Preparedness’’, issued 
in December 2015 (GAO-16-127); 
(10) consider the latest peer-reviewed scientific studies that 
address communicable disease with respect to air transpor-
tation; and 
(11) consider funding constraints. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—When developing the plan under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Transportation shall consult with aviation 
industry and labor stakeholders, including representatives of— 
(1) air carriers, which shall include domestic air carriers 
consisting of major air carriers, low-cost carriers, regional air 
carriers and cargo carriers; 
(2) airport operators, including with respect to large hub, 
medium hub, small hub, and nonhub commercial service air-
ports; 
(3) labor organizations that represent airline pilots, flight 
attendants, air carrier airport customer service representatives, 
and air carrier maintenance, repair, and overhaul workers; 
(4) the labor organization certified under section 7111 of 
title 5, United States Code, as the exclusive bargaining rep-
resentative of air traffic controllers of the Federal Aviation 
Administration; 
(5) the labor organization certified under such section as 
the exclusive bargaining representative of airway transpor-
tation systems specialists and aviation safety inspectors of the 
Federal Aviation Administration; 
(6) trade associations representing air carriers and airports; 
(7) aircraft manufacturing companies; 
(8) general aviation; and 
(9) such other stakeholders as the Secretary considers 
appropriate. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 30 days after the plan is developed 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a report that includes such plan. 
(e) REVIEW OF PLAN.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
on which a report is submitted under subsection (d), and again 
not later than 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall review the 
plan included in such report and, after consultation with aviation 
industry and labor stakeholders, make changes by rule as the 
Secretary considers appropriate. 
(f) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall conduct 
and 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 study assessing the 
national aviation preparedness plan developed under subsection 
(a), including— 
(1) whether such plan—
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(A) is responsive to any previous recommendations 
relating to aviation preparedness with respect to an out-
break of a covered communicable disease or global health 
emergency made by the Comptroller General; and 
(B) meets the obligations of the United States under 
international conventions and treaties; and 
(2) the extent to which the United States aviation system 
is prepared to respond to an outbreak of a covered commu-
nicable disease. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘covered employee’’ 
means— 
(A) an individual whose job duties require interaction 
with air carrier passengers on a regular and continuing 
basis and who is an employee of— 
(i) an air carrier; 
(ii) an air carrier contractor; 
(iii) an airport; or 
(iv) the Federal Government; or 
(B) an air traffic controller or systems safety specialist 
of the Federal Aviation Administration. 
(2) COVERED COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.—The term ‘‘covered 
communicable disease’’ means a communicable disease that 
has the potential to cause a future epidemic or pandemic of 
infectious disease that would constitute a public health emer-
gency of international concern as declared, after the date of 
enactment of this section, by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service 
Act (42 U.S.C. 247d). 
(3) TEMPERATURE CHECK.—The term ‘‘temperature check’’ 
means the screening of an individual for a fever. 
SEC. 106. AEROSPACE SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY TASK FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
establish the Aerospace Supply Chain Resiliency Task Force (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’) to— 
(1) identify and assess risks to United States aerospace 
supply chains, including the availability of raw materials and 
critical manufactured goods, with respect to— 
(A) major end items produced by the aerospace 
industry; and 
(B) the infrastructure of the National Airspace System; 
and 
(2) identify best practices and make recommendations to 
mitigate risks identified under paragraph (1) and support a 
robust United States aerospace supply chain. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall appoint not more 
than 21 individuals to the Task Force. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—In appointing individuals to the Task 
Force, the Secretary shall appoint: 
(A) At least 1 individual representing each of the fol-
lowing: 
(i) Manufacturers of aircraft. 
(ii) Manufacturers of avionics. 
(iii) Manufacturers of aircraft propulsion systems.