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Union Calendar No. 381 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7321 
[Report No. 117–506] 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain air carriers to 
provide reports with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, 
or alterations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 31, 2022 
Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. BACON, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. FITZPATRICK, 
Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. KATKO, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, 
Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. SIRES, Mr. SMITH of 
New Jersey, and Mr. VAN DREW) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Ms. CHU, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. SOTO, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, 
Mr. WELCH, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. NADLER, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. GARBARINO, 
Ms. CRAIG, and Ms. PORTER 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 31, 2022] 
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A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require certain 
air carriers to provide reports with respect to mainte-
nance, preventive maintenance, or alterations, and for 
other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Global Aircraft Mainte-
nance Safety Improvement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the safety of the global aviation system re-
quires the highest standards for aircraft maintenance, 
repair, and overhaul work; 
(2) the safety of aircraft operated by United 
States air carriers should not be dependent on the lo-
cation where maintenance, repair, and overhaul work 
is performed; and 
(3) the Federal Aviation Administration must 
fully enforce, in a manner consistent with United 
States obligations under international agreements, 
Federal Aviation Administration standards for main-
tenance, repair, and overhaul work at every facility, 
whether in the United States or abroad, where such 
work is performed on aircraft operated by United 
States air carriers. 
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SEC. 3. FAA OVERSIGHT OF REPAIR STATIONS LOCATED 
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44733 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘Inspection’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Oversight’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, without prior notice to 
such repair stations,’’ after ‘‘annually’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and the applicable laws of 
the country in which a repair station is located’’ 
after ‘‘international agreements’’; and 
(C) by striking the last sentence and insert-
ing ‘‘The Administrator may carry out an-
nounced or unannounced inspections in addition 
to the annual unannounced inspection required 
under this subsection based on identified risks 
and in a manner consistent with United States 
obligations under international agreements and 
with the applicable laws of the country in which 
a repair station is located.’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(j); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: 
‘‘(g) DATA ANALYSIS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An air carrier conducting 
operations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, shall provide to the appropriate office of 
the Administration, not later than every year, a re-
port containing the information described in para-
graph (2) with respect to heavy maintenance work on 
aircraft (including on-wing aircraft engines) per-
formed in the preceding year. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—A report under 
paragraph (1) shall contain the following informa-
tion: 
‘‘(A) The location where any heavy mainte-
nance work on aircraft (including on-wing air-
craft engines) was performed outside the United 
States. 
‘‘(B) A description of the work performed at 
each such location. 
‘‘(C) The date of completion of the work 
performed at each such location. 
‘‘(D) A list of all failures, malfunctions, or 
defects affecting the safe operation of such air-
craft identified by the air carrier within 30 days 
after the date on which an aircraft is returned 
to service, organized by reference to aircraft reg-
istration number, that— 
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‘‘(i) requires corrective action after the 
aircraft is approved to return to service; 
and 
‘‘(ii) results from the work performed 
on such aircraft. 
‘‘(E) The certificate number of the person 
approving such aircraft or aircraft engine, for 
return to service following completion of the 
work performed at each such location. 
‘‘(3) ANALYSIS.—The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration shall— 
‘‘(A) analyze information made available 
under paragraph (1) of this subsection and sec-
tions 121.703, 121.705, 121.707, and 145.221 of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, or any suc-
cessor provisions, to detect safety issues associ-
ated with heavy maintenance work on aircraft 
(including on-wing aircraft engines) performed 
outside the United States; and 
‘‘(B) require appropriate actions in re-
sponse. 
‘‘(4) 
CONFIDENTIALITY.—Information 
made 
available under paragraph (1) shall be subject to the 
same protections given to voluntarily-provided safety 
or security related information under section 40123. 
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‘‘(h) APPLICATIONS AND REQUESTS FOR RENEWAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may not 
approve any new application under part 145 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations, from a person lo-
cated or headquartered in a country that the Admin-
istration, through the International Aviation Safety 
Assessment program, has classified as Category 2. 
‘‘(2) MAINTENANCE
IMPLEMENTATION
PROCE-
DURES AGREEMENT.—The Administrator may elect 
not to enter into a new maintenance implementation 
procedures agreement with a country classified as 
Category 2, for as long as that country remains clas-
sified as Category 2, if the Administrator determines 
that doing so is necessary to comply with the require-
ments of this subsection. 
‘‘(3) CONTINUED HEAVY MAINTENANCE WORK.— 
No air carrier conducting operations under part 121 
of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, may enter 
into a new contract for heavy maintenance work with 
a person located or headquartered in a country that 
the Administration, through the International Avia-
tion Safety Assessment program, has classified as 
Category 2, for as long as such country remains clas-
sified as Category 2. 
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‘‘(i) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR MECHANICS AND 
OTHERS WORKING ON U.S. REGISTERED AIRCRAFT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Adminis-
trator shall require that, at each covered repair sta-
tion— 
‘‘(A) all supervisory personnel are appro-
priately certificated as a mechanic or repairman 
under part 65 of title 14, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, or under an equivalent certification or 
licensing regime, as determined by the Adminis-
trator; and 
‘‘(B) all personnel authorized to approve an 
article for return to service are appropriately 
certificated as a mechanic or repairman under 
part 65 of such title, or under an equivalent cer-
tification or licensing regime, as determined by 
the Administrator. 
‘‘(2) AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the Administrator shall require any indi-
vidual who is responsible for authorization of return 
of an article to service or who is directly in charge 
of aircraft (including on-wing aircraft engine) main-
tenance performed on aircraft operated under part 
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121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, be avail-
able for consultation while work is being performed.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF COVERED REPAIR STATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 44733(j) of title 49, 
United States Code (as redesignated by this section), 
is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(1) 
through (3) as paragraphs (2) through (4), re-
spectively; and 
(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(1) 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) op-
erated under part 121 of title 14, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations.’’. 
(2) 
TECHNICAL
AMENDMENT.—Section 
44733(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘covered part 145 repair stations’’ and 
inserting ‘‘part 145 repair stations’’. 
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The analysis for 
chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 44733 and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘44733. Oversight of repair stations located outside the United States.’’. 
SEC. 4. INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR SAFETY OVER-
SIGHT OF FOREIGN REPAIR STATIONS. 
(a) FOREIGN REPAIR STATION WORKING GROUP.— 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator shall convene a foreign repair sta-
tion working group with other civil aviation authorities 
(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘repair station working group’’) 
to conduct a review of the certification and oversight of for-
eign repair stations and to identify any future enhance-
ments that might be appropriate to strengthen oversight of 
such repair stations. 
(b) COMPOSITION OF THE REPAIR STATION WORKING 
GROUP.—The repair station working group shall consist 
of— 
(1) technical representatives from the FAA; and 
(2) such other civil aviation authorities or inter-
national intergovernmental aviation safety organiza-
tions as the Administrator shall invite that are will-
ing to participate, including— 
(A) civil aviation authorities responsible for 
certificating foreign repair stations; and 
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(B) civil aviation authorities of countries in 
which foreign repair stations are located. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the review under 
this section, the repair station working group shall, as ap-
propriate, consult with relevant experts and stakeholders. 
(d) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The repair station working 
group shall make recommendations with respect to any fu-
ture enhancements that might be appropriate to— 
(1) strengthen oversight of foreign repair sta-
tions; and 
(2) better leverage the resources of other civil 
aviation authorities to conduct such oversight. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) REPAIR
STATION
WORKING
GROUP
RE-
PORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
first meeting of the repair station working group, the 
repair station working group shall submit to the Ad-
ministrator a report containing the findings of the re-
view and each recommendation made under sub-
section (d). 
(2) FAA REPORTS.— 
(A) TRANSMISSION
OF
REPAIR
STATION 
WORKING
GROUP
REPORT.—The Administrator 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
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tives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate the report re-
quired under paragraph (1) as soon as is prac-
ticable after the receipt of such report. 
(B) FAA REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 45 days after receipt of the Report under 
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report con-
taining— 
(i) a statement of whether the Admin-
istrator concurs or does not concur with 
each recommendation contained in the re-
port required under paragraph (1); 
(ii) for any recommendation with 
which the Administrator does not concur, a 
detailed explanation as to why the Admin-
istrator does not concur; 
(iii) a plan to implement each rec-
ommendation related to FAA oversight of 
foreign repair stations contained in such re-
port with which the Administrator concurs; 
and 
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(iv) a plan to work with the inter-
national community to implement the rec-
ommendations applicable to both the FAA 
as well as other civil aviation authorities. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The repair station working group 
shall terminate on the earlier of the date of submission of 
the report under subsection (e)(1) or on the date that is 
2 years after the repair station working group is commis-
sioned under subsection (a). 
(g) DEFINITION OF FOREIGN REPAIR STATION.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘foreign repair station’’ means a re-
pair station located outside of the territory of the country 
of the civil aviation authority which certificated the repair 
station, including repair stations certified under part 145 
of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, which are located 
outside the United States and the territories of the United 
States. 
SEC. 5. ALCOHOL AND DRUG TESTING AND BACKGROUND 
CHECKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 24 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator may not approve or authorize international travel 
for any employee of the Federal Aviation Administration 
until a final rule carrying out the requirements of sub-
section (b) of section 2112 of the FAA Extension, Safety, 
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