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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3921 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to facilitate information sharing 
between helicopter operators and the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration regarding helicopter noise complaints, to establish 
additional requirements on individuals and entities that register a heli-
copter, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 7, 2023 
Mr. PASCRELL (for himself, Mr. BEYER, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. NADLER, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. RASKIN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to facilitate informa-
tion sharing between helicopter operators and the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Aviation Administration regarding 
helicopter noise complaints, to establish additional re-
quirements on individuals and entities that register a 
helicopter, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Reduce Excessive Deci-
bels and Unwanted Commotion and Emissions to Height-
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en Enforcement and Limitation of Intrusive Chopper Op-
erations to Protect Towns and Enhance Residents from 
Noise Act of 2023’’ or the ‘‘REDUCE HELICOPTER 
Noise Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. HELICOPTER NOISE COMPLAINT ENFORCEMENT. 
Section 46301 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘or section 47133’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 47133, or section 47512’’. 
SEC. 3. HELICOPTER NOISE COMPLAINT INFORMATION 
SHARING DATABASE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 475 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 47512. Helicopter noise complaint information 
sharing database 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration shall establish and maintain 
a database for the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman to receive, 
collect, and provide access to information regarding heli-
copter noise complaints in accordance with this section. 
‘‘(b) SUBMISSIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Aircraft Noise Om-
budsman shall establish a process to receive com-
plaint information in accordance with paragraphs 
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(2) and (3) for the input of complaint information 
as required by subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) REQUIRED
SUBMISSIONS.—Such process 
shall provide that, not later than 48 hours after an 
owner or operator of a helicopter receives a com-
plaint from an individual, regardless of whether the 
owner or operator who received such complaint is 
the subject of that complaint, such owner or oper-
ator shall submit to the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman 
such information provided in the complaint and any 
other information as may be specified by the Air-
craft Noise Ombudsman, including— 
‘‘(A) whether such owner or operator is the 
subject of the complaint; and 
‘‘(B) to the extent that the owner or oper-
ator is the subject of the complaint that is 
being submitted, a description of any action 
such owner or operator is taking or plans to 
take to address the complaint. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC SUBMISSIONS.—Such process shall 
provide for a mechanism by which individuals may 
directly submit a complaint pertaining to helicopter 
noise to the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman. 
‘‘(c) INPUTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 48 hours 
after receiving a submission described in paragraphs (2) 
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and (3) of subsection (b), the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman 
shall— 
‘‘(1) determine which owner or operator is the 
subject of the submission; 
‘‘(2) determine whether the complaint that is 
the subject of such submission is meritorious; and 
‘‘(3) input, with respect to any claim deter-
mined to be meritorious under paragraph (2), infor-
mation pertaining to such submission into the data-
base established by subsection (a). 
‘‘(d) ACCESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall provide access 
to the database established by subsection (a) to own-
ers or operators of helicopters to view submissions of 
complaints pertaining to such owners or operators. 
‘‘(2) PRIVACY AND INDICATIONS OF ACTIONS 
BEING TAKEN.—Access pursuant to paragraph (1) 
may be extended only to the extent necessary for an 
owner or operator to— 
‘‘(A) view information included in submis-
sions pertaining to such owner or operator; and 
‘‘(B) pursuant to subsection (e)(2), add in-
formation relating to actions that may be taken 
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or intended to be taken to address such com-
plaints. 
‘‘(e) NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(1) NOTIFICATION BY AIRCRAFT NOISE OM-
BUDSMAN.—In the case the Aircraft Noise Ombuds-
man inputs a complaint into the database that was 
not submitted by an owner or operator of a heli-
copter that is the subject of the complaint, not later 
than 48 hours after such complaint is so inputted, 
the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman shall notify such 
owner or operator that the complaint has been input 
into the database. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSE BY OWNER OR OPERATOR.— 
Not later than 48 hours of being notified of a com-
plaint pursuant to paragraph (1), that is a meri-
torious complaint, as determined by the Aircraft 
Noise Ombudsman, an owner or operator of a heli-
copter shall input into the database an indication as 
to whether such owner or operator is taking an ac-
tion to address such complaint. 
‘‘(f) EXCEPTION.—Subsections (b)(2), (d), and (e) 
shall not apply with respect to complaints relating to heli-
copters owned or operated by a military department (as 
defined in section 102 of title 5) or the Coast Guard. 
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‘‘(g) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation for the Senate a re-
port that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) The number of complaints received by the 
Aircraft Noise Ombudsman that were then directed 
to the owner or operator of a helicopter who was the 
subject of such complaint. 
‘‘(2) The number of complaints received by the 
Aircraft Noise Ombudsman in which the appropriate 
owner or operator of a helicopter could not be identi-
fied. 
‘‘(3) The number of complaints received by the 
Aircraft Noise Ombudsman that were reported by— 
‘‘(A) an owner or operator of a helicopter; 
and 
‘‘(B) an individual. 
‘‘(4) The number of instances an owner or op-
erator of a helicopter indicated such owner or oper-
ated took an action to address a complaint.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis of sub-
chapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘47512. Helicopter noise complaint information sharing database.’’. 
SEC. 4. HELICOPTER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 44102 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section— 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION AND VERIFICATION OF INFORMA-
TION.— 
‘‘(1) INDIVIDUALS.—Any individual who has 
registered a helicopter under subsection (a), and any 
individual who has an ownership interest of at least 
10 percent in a helicopter registered under such sub-
section, shall submit to the Administrator the name, 
address, date of birth, driver’s license or pilot’s li-
cense, or both, of such individual, and any informa-
tion necessary as determined by the Administrator. 
‘‘(2) ENTITIES.—Any entity that has registered 
a helicopter under subsection (a), and any entity 
that has an ownership interest of at least 10 percent 
in a helicopter registered under such subsection, 
shall submit to the Administrator the name, physical 
address, principal place of business, and taxpayer 
identification number of such entity, and any infor-
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mation necessary as determined by the Adminis-
trator. 
‘‘(3) VERIFICATION.—The Administrator shall 
verify the information submitted and eligibility of 
entities registered under this subsection through an 
independent review.’’. 
SEC. 5. DEALERS’ CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION. 
Section 44104 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Administrator’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(3) in paragraph (2) by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) in the public interest for verifying any in-
formation dealers submit for the issuance of a deal-
er’s certificate. 
‘‘(b) INFORMATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF DEALERS’ 
CERTIFICATES.—For any regulations prescribed under 
subsection (a)(2) for the issuance of a dealer’s certificate 
of registration, the Administrator shall additionally re-
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