Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013

Bill: 113-hr-1848
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4]
Introduced: 2013-05-07
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Advanced technology and technological innovations

Aviation and airports

Department of Transportation

Intellectual property

Licensing and registrations

Technology transfer and commercialization

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2013-11-27
text: Became Public Law No: 113-53.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-07
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to advance the safety and continued development of small airplanes by reorganizing the certification requirements to streamline the approval of safety advancements.</p> <p>Requires the Administrator to issue a final rule meeting certain consensus-based standards and FAA Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee objectives, including to: (1) create a regulatory regime for small airplane safety; (2) set broad, outcome-driven objectives that will spur small plane innovation and technology adoption; (3) replace current, prescriptive requirements contained in FAA rules with performance-based regulations; and (4) use FAA-accepted consensus standards to clarify how Part 23 safety objectives may be met by specific small plane safety designs and technologies.</p>

action_date: 2013-07-16
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to advance the safety and continued development of small airplanes by reorganizing the certification requirements to streamline the approval of safety advancements.</p> <p>Requires the Administrator to issue a final rule meeting certain consensus-based standards and FAA Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee objectives, including to: (1) create a regulatory regime for small airplane safety; (2) set broad, outcome-driven objectives that will spur small plane innovation and technology adoption; (3) replace current, prescriptive requirements contained in FAA rules with performance-based regulations; and (4) use FAA-accepted consensus standards to clarify how Part 23 safety objectives may be met by specific small plane safety designs and technologies.</p>

action_date: 2013-10-04
action_desc: Passed Senate amended
text: <p>Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a final rule to advance the safety and continued development of small airplanes by reorganizing the certification requirements to streamline the approval of safety advancements. </p> <p>Requires the final rule to meet certain consensus-based standards and FAA Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee objectives, including: (1) establishment of a regulatory regime for small airplane safety; (2) the establishment of broad, outcome-driven objectives that will spur small plane innovation and technology adoption; (3) the replacement of current, prescriptive requirements under Part 23 with performance-based regulations; and (4) the use of FAA-accepted consensus standards to clarify how Part 23 safety objectives may be met using specific small plane safety designs and technologies.</p>

action_date: 2013-11-27
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on October 4, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <p>Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a final rule to advance the safety and continued development of small airplanes by reorganizing the certification requirements to streamline the approval of safety advancements. </p> <p>Requires the final rule to meet certain consensus-based standards and FAA Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee objectives, including: (1) establishment of a regulatory regime for small airplane safety; (2) the establishment of broad, outcome-driven objectives that will spur small plane innovation and technology adoption; (3) the replacement of current, prescriptive requirements under Part 23 with performance-based regulations; and (4) the use of FAA-accepted consensus standards to clarify how Part 23 safety objectives may be met using specific small plane safety designs and technologies.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1848 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2013 Mr. Pompeo (for himself, Mr. Lipinski , Mr. Graves of Missouri , Mr. Nolan , and Mr. Rokita ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To ensure that the Federal Aviation Administration advances the safety of small airplanes, and the continued development of the general aviation industry, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) A healthy small aircraft industry is integral to economic growth and to maintaining an effective transportation infrastructure for communities and nations around the world. (2) Small aircraft comprise nearly 90 percent of FAA-type certified general aviation aircraft. (3) General aviation provides for the cultivation of a workforce of engineers, manufacturing and maintenance professionals, and pilots who secure the Nation’s economic success and defense. (4) General aviation contributes to well-paying manufacturing and technology jobs in the United States, and these products are exported in great numbers, providing a positive trade balance. (5) Technology developed and proven in general aviation aids in the success and safety of all sectors of aviation and scientific competence. (6) The average small airplane in the United States is now 40 years old and the regulatory barriers to bringing new designs to market are resulting in a lack of innovation and investment in small airplane design. (7) Over the past decade, the United States typically lost 10,000 active private pilots per year partially due to a lack of cost-effective, new small airplanes. (8) General aviation safety can be improved by modernizing and revamping the regulations for this sector to clear the path for technology adoption and cost effective means to retrofit the existing fleet with new safety technologies. 3. FAA safety and regulatory improvements for general aviation (a) Establishment of FAA safety and regulatory improvements for general aviation The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall advance the safety and continued development of small airplanes by reorganizing the certification requirements to streamline the approval of safety advancements. (b) Regulations The Administrator shall issue a final rule based on the FAA’s Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee (established in August 2011) by December 31, 2015. The final rule shall meet the following objectives of the Part 23 Committee: (1) Create a regulatory regime for small airplanes that will improve safety and decrease certification costs. (2) Set broad, outcome driven safety objectives that will spur innovation and technology adoption. (3) Replace current, prescriptive requirements contained in FAA rules with performance based regulations. (4) Use FAA-accepted consensus standards to clarify how the Part 23 safety objectives may be met by specific designs and technologies. (c) Consensus-Based standards The Administrator shall use acceptable consensus-based standards whenever possible in the spirit of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1996 ( 15 U.S.C. 3701 note) while continuing to evaluate traditional methods for meeting the objectives of Part 23. (d) Safety cooperation The Administrator shall lead the effort to improve general aviation safety by working with leading aviation regulators to assist them in adopting a complementary regulatory approach for small airplanes. 4. Definitions For purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. (2) Consensus standards The term consensus standards means standards developed by voluntary organizations which plan, develop, establish, or coordinate voluntary standards using agreed-upon procedures, both domestic and international. These standards include provisions requiring that owners of relevant intellectual property have agreed to make that intellectual property available on a nondiscriminatory, royalty-free, or reasonable royalty basis to all interested parties. These bodies have the attributes of openness, balance of interest, due process, an appeals process and consensus. (3) FAA The term FAA means the Federal Aviation Administration. (4) General aviation The term general aviation means all aviation activities other than scheduled commercial airline operations and military aviation. (5) Small airplane The term small airplane means FAA-type certificated airplanes that meet the parameters of part 23 of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1848 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To ensure that the Federal Aviation Administration advances the safety of small airplanes, and the continued development of the general aviation industry, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) A healthy small aircraft industry is integral to economic growth and to maintaining an effective transportation infrastructure for communities and nations around the world. (2) Small aircraft comprise nearly 90 percent of FAA type certified general aviation aircraft. (3) General aviation provides for the cultivation of a workforce of engineers, manufacturing and maintenance professionals, and pilots, who secure the Nation’s economic success and defense. (4) General aviation contributes to well-paying manufacturing and technology jobs in the United States, and these products are exported in great numbers, providing a positive trade balance. (5) Technology developed and proven in general aviation aids in the success and safety of all sectors of aviation and scientific competence. (6) The average small airplane in the United States is now 40 years old and the regulatory barriers to bringing new designs to market are resulting in a lack of innovation and investment in small airplane design. (7) Over the past decade, the United States has typically lost 10,000 active private pilots per year, partially due to a lack of cost-effective, new small airplanes. (8) General aviation safety can be improved by modernizing and revamping the regulations for this sector to clear the path for technology adoption and cost-effective means to retrofit the existing fleet with new safety technologies. 3. FAA safety and regulatory improvements for general aviation (a) Establishment of FAA safety and regulatory improvements for general aviation The Administrator shall advance the safety and continued development of small airplanes by reorganizing the certification requirements applicable to small airplanes to streamline the approval of safety advancements. (b) Regulations The Administrator shall issue a final rule based on the FAA’s Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee (established in August 2011) by December 31, 2015. The final rule shall meet the following objectives of the Part 23 Committee: (1) Create a regulatory regime for small airplanes that will improve safety and decrease certification costs. (2) Set broad, outcome-driven safety objectives that will spur innovation and technology adoption. (3) Replace current, prescriptive requirements contained in FAA rules with performance-based regulations. (4) Use FAA-accepted consensus standards to clarify how the part 23 safety objectives may be met by specific designs and technologies. (c) Consensus-Based standards The Administrator shall use acceptable consensus-based standards whenever possible in the spirit of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1996 ( 15 U.S.C. 3701 note), while continuing traditional methods for meeting part 23. (d) Safety cooperation The Administrator shall lead the effort to improve general aviation safety by working with leading aviation regulators to assist them in adopting a complementary regulatory approach for small airplanes. 4. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. (2) Consensus standards The term consensus standards means standards developed by voluntary organizations which plan, develop, establish, or coordinate voluntary standards using agreed-upon procedures, both domestic and international. These standards include provisions requiring that owners of relevant intellectual property agree to make that intellectual property available on a nondiscriminatory, royalty-free or reasonable-royalty basis to all interested parties. These bodies have the attributes of openness, balance of interest, due process, an appeals process, and consensus. (3) FAA The term FAA means the Federal Aviation Administration. (4) General aviation The term general aviation means all aviation activities other than scheduled commercial airline operations and military aviation. (5) Part 23 The term part 23 means part 23 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. (6) Small airplane The term small airplane means FAA type certificated airplanes that meet the parameters of part 23 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.

Passed the House of Representatives July 16, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 109 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1848 [Report No. 113–151] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2013 Mr. Pompeo (for himself, Mr. Lipinski , Mr. Graves of Missouri , Mr. Nolan , and Mr. Rokita ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure July 16, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mr. Hanna , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Petri , Mr. Barrow of Georgia , Ms. Jenkins , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Radel , Mr. Meehan , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Marchant , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Massie , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Ribble , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Campbell , Mr. Griffin of Arkansas , Mr. Owens , Mr. Bucshon , Mr. Coble , Mr. Collins of New York , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Schock , and Mrs. Bustos July 16, 2013 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 May 7, 2013 A BILL To ensure that the Federal Aviation Administration advances the safety of small airplanes, and the continued development of the general aviation industry, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) A healthy small aircraft industry is integral to economic growth and to maintaining an effective transportation infrastructure for communities and nations around the world. (2) Small aircraft comprise nearly 90 percent of FAA type certified general aviation aircraft. (3) General aviation provides for the cultivation of a workforce of engineers, manufacturing and maintenance professionals, and pilots, who secure the Nation’s economic success and defense. (4) General aviation contributes to well-paying manufacturing and technology jobs in the United States, and these products are exported in great numbers, providing a positive trade balance. (5) Technology developed and proven in general aviation aids in the success and safety of all sectors of aviation and scientific competence. (6) The average small airplane in the United States is now 40 years old and the regulatory barriers to bringing new designs to market are resulting in a lack of innovation and investment in small airplane design. (7) Over the past decade, the United States has typically lost 10,000 active private pilots per year, partially due to a lack of cost-effective, new small airplanes. (8) General aviation safety can be improved by modernizing and revamping the regulations for this sector to clear the path for technology adoption and cost-effective means to retrofit the existing fleet with new safety technologies. 3. FAA safety and regulatory improvements for general aviation (a) Establishment of FAA safety and regulatory improvements for general aviation The Administrator shall advance the safety and continued development of small airplanes by reorganizing the certification requirements applicable to small airplanes to streamline the approval of safety advancements. (b) Regulations The Administrator shall issue a final rule based on the FAA’s Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee (established in August 2011) by December 31, 2015. The final rule shall meet the following objectives of the Part 23 Committee: (1) Create a regulatory regime for small airplanes that will improve safety and decrease certification costs. (2) Set broad, outcome-driven safety objectives that will spur innovation and technology adoption. (3) Replace current, prescriptive requirements contained in FAA rules with performance-based regulations. (4) Use FAA-accepted consensus standards to clarify how the part 23 safety objectives may be met by specific designs and technologies. (c) Consensus-Based standards The Administrator shall use acceptable consensus-based standards whenever possible in the spirit of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1996 ( 15 U.S.C. 3701 note), while continuing traditional methods for meeting part 23. (d) Safety cooperation The Administrator shall lead the effort to improve general aviation safety by working with leading aviation regulators to assist them in adopting a complementary regulatory approach for small airplanes. 4. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. (2) Consensus standards The term consensus standards means standards developed by voluntary organizations which plan, develop, establish, or coordinate voluntary standards using agreed-upon procedures, both domestic and international. These standards include provisions requiring that owners of relevant intellectual property agree to make that intellectual property available on a nondiscriminatory, royalty-free or reasonable-royalty basis to all interested parties. These bodies have the attributes of openness, balance of interest, due process, an appeals process, and consensus. (3) FAA The term FAA means the Federal Aviation Administration. (4) General aviation The term general aviation means all aviation activities other than scheduled commercial airline operations and military aviation. (5) Part 23 The term part 23 means part 23 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. (6) Small airplane The term small airplane means FAA type certificated airplanes that meet the parameters of part 23 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.

July 16, 2013 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1848 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 17, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To ensure that the Federal Aviation Administration advances the safety of small airplanes, and the continued development of the general aviation industry, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) A healthy small aircraft industry is integral to economic growth and to maintaining an effective transportation infrastructure for communities and nations around the world. (2) Small aircraft comprise nearly 90 percent of FAA type certified general aviation aircraft. (3) General aviation provides for the cultivation of a workforce of engineers, manufacturing and maintenance professionals, and pilots, who secure the Nation’s economic success and defense. (4) General aviation contributes to well-paying manufacturing and technology jobs in the United States, and these products are exported in great numbers, providing a positive trade balance. (5) Technology developed and proven in general aviation aids in the success and safety of all sectors of aviation and scientific competence. (6) The average small airplane in the United States is now 40 years old and the regulatory barriers to bringing new designs to market are resulting in a lack of innovation and investment in small airplane design. (7) Over the past decade, the United States has typically lost 10,000 active private pilots per year, partially due to a lack of cost-effective, new small airplanes. (8) General aviation safety can be improved by modernizing and revamping the regulations for this sector to clear the path for technology adoption and cost-effective means to retrofit the existing fleet with new safety technologies. 3. FAA safety and regulatory improvements for general aviation (a) Establishment of FAA safety and regulatory improvements for general aviation The Administrator shall advance the safety and continued development of small airplanes by reorganizing the certification requirements applicable to small airplanes to streamline the approval of safety advancements. (b) Regulations The Administrator shall issue a final rule based on the FAA’s Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee (established in August 2011) by December 31, 2015. The final rule shall meet the following objectives of the Part 23 Committee: (1) Create a regulatory regime for small airplanes that will improve safety and decrease certification costs. (2) Set broad, outcome-driven safety objectives that will spur innovation and technology adoption. (3) Replace current, prescriptive requirements contained in FAA rules with performance-based regulations. (4) Use FAA-accepted consensus standards to clarify how the part 23 safety objectives may be met by specific designs and technologies. (c) Consensus-Based standards The Administrator shall use acceptable consensus-based standards whenever possible in the spirit of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1996 ( 15 U.S.C. 3701 note), while continuing traditional methods for meeting part 23. (d) Safety cooperation The Administrator shall lead the effort to improve general aviation safety by working with leading aviation regulators to assist them in adopting a complementary regulatory approach for small airplanes. 4. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. (2) Consensus standards The term consensus standards means standards developed by voluntary organizations which plan, develop, establish, or coordinate voluntary standards using agreed-upon procedures, both domestic and international. These standards include provisions requiring that owners of relevant intellectual property agree to make that intellectual property available on a nondiscriminatory, royalty-free or reasonable-royalty basis to all interested parties. These bodies have the attributes of openness, balance of interest, due process, an appeals process, and consensus. (3) FAA The term FAA means the Federal Aviation Administration. (4) General aviation The term general aviation means all aviation activities other than scheduled commercial airline operations and military aviation. (5) Part 23 The term part 23 means part 23 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. (6) Small airplane The term small airplane means FAA type certificated airplanes that meet the parameters of part 23 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.

Passed the House of Representatives July 16, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H.R. 1848 In the Senate of the United States, October 4, 2013. Amendment:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 1848) entitled An Act to ensure that the Federal Aviation Administration advances the safety of small airplanes, and the continued development of the general aviation industry, and for other purposes. , do pass with the following Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) A healthy small aircraft industry is integral to economic growth and to maintaining an effective transportation infrastructure for communities and countries around the world. (2) Small airplanes comprise nearly 90 percent of general aviation aircraft certified by the Federal Aviation Administration. (3) General aviation provides for the cultivation of a workforce of engineers, manufacturing and maintenance professionals, and pilots who secure the economic success and defense of the United States. (4) General aviation contributes to well-paying jobs in the manufacturing and technology sectors in the United States and products produced by those sectors are exported in great numbers. (5) Technology developed and proven in general aviation aids in the success and safety of all sectors of aviation and scientific competence. (6) The average small airplane in the United States is now 40 years old and the regulatory barriers to bringing new designs to the market are resulting in a lack of innovation and investment in small airplane design. (7) Since 2003, the United States lost 10,000 active private pilots per year on average, partially due to a lack of cost-effective, new small airplanes. (8) General aviation safety can be improved by modernizing and revamping the regulations relating to small airplanes to clear the path for technology adoption and cost-effective means to retrofit the existing fleet with new safety technologies. 3. Safety and regulatory improvements for general aviation (a) In general Not later than December 15, 2015, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue a final rule— (1) to advance the safety and continued development of small airplanes by reorganizing the certification requirements for such airplanes under part 23 to streamline the approval of safety advancements; and (2) that meets the objectives described in subsection (b). (b) Objectives described The objectives described in this subsection are based on the recommendations of the Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee: (1) The establishment of a regulatory regime for small airplanes that will improve safety and reduce the regulatory cost burden for the Federal Aviation Administration and the aviation industry. (2) The establishment of broad, outcome-driven safety objectives that will spur innovation and technology adoption. (3) The replacement of current, prescriptive requirements under part 23 with performance-based regulations. (4) The use of consensus standards accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration to clarify how the safety objectives of part 23 may be met using specific designs and technologies. (c) Consensus-Based standards In prescribing regulations under this section, the Administrator shall use consensus standards, as described in section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1996 (15 U.S.C. 272 note), to the extent practicable while continuing traditional methods for meeting part 23. (d) Safety cooperation The Administrator shall lead the effort to improve general aviation safety by working with leading aviation regulators to assist them in adopting a complementary regulatory approach for small airplanes. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Consensus standards (A) In general The term consensus standards means standards developed by an organization described in subparagraph (B) that may include provisions requiring that owners of relevant intellectual property have agreed to make that intellectual property available on a nondiscriminatory, royalty-free, or reasonable royalty basis to all interested persons. (B) Organizations described An organization described in this subparagraph is a domestic or international organization that— (i) plans, develops, establishes, or coordinates, through a process based on consensus and using agreed-upon procedures, voluntary standards; and (ii) operates in a transparent manner, considers a balanced set of interests with respect to such standards, and provides for due process and an appeals process with respect to such standards. (2) Part 23 The term part 23 means part 23 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. (3) Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee The term Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee means the aviation rulemaking committee established by the Federal Aviation Administration in August 2011 to consider the reorganization of the regulations under part 23. (4) Small airplane The term small airplane means an airplane which is certified to part 23 standards.

Secretary

tv_txt: I One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen H. R. 1848 AN ACT To ensure that the Federal Aviation Administration advances the safety of small airplanes, and the continued development of the general aviation industry, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) A healthy small aircraft industry is integral to economic growth and to maintaining an effective transportation infrastructure for communities and countries around the world. (2) Small airplanes comprise nearly 90 percent of general aviation aircraft certified by the Federal Aviation Administration. (3) General aviation provides for the cultivation of a workforce of engineers, manufacturing and maintenance professionals, and pilots who secure the economic success and defense of the United States. (4) General aviation contributes to well-paying jobs in the manufacturing and technology sectors in the United States and products produced by those sectors are exported in great numbers. (5) Technology developed and proven in general aviation aids in the success and safety of all sectors of aviation and scientific competence. (6) The average small airplane in the United States is now 40 years old and the regulatory barriers to bringing new designs to the market are resulting in a lack of innovation and investment in small airplane design. (7) Since 2003, the United States lost 10,000 active private pilots per year on average, partially due to a lack of cost-effective, new small airplanes. (8) General aviation safety can be improved by modernizing and revamping the regulations relating to small airplanes to clear the path for technology adoption and cost-effective means to retrofit the existing fleet with new safety technologies. 3. Safety and regulatory improvements for general aviation (a) In general Not later than December 15, 2015, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue a final rule— (1) to advance the safety and continued development of small airplanes by reorganizing the certification requirements for such airplanes under part 23 to streamline the approval of safety advancements; and (2) that meets the objectives described in subsection (b). (b) Objectives described The objectives described in this subsection are based on the recommendations of the Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee: (1) The establishment of a regulatory regime for small airplanes that will improve safety and reduce the regulatory cost burden for the Federal Aviation Administration and the aviation industry. (2) The establishment of broad, outcome-driven safety objectives that will spur innovation and technology adoption. (3) The replacement of current, prescriptive requirements under part 23 with performance-based regulations. (4) The use of consensus standards accepted by the Federal Aviation Administration to clarify how the safety objectives of part 23 may be met using specific designs and technologies. (c) Consensus-Based standards In prescribing regulations under this section, the Administrator shall use consensus standards, as described in section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1996 ( 15 U.S.C. 272 note), to the extent practicable while continuing traditional methods for meeting part 23. (d) Safety cooperation The Administrator shall lead the effort to improve general aviation safety by working with leading aviation regulators to assist them in adopting a complementary regulatory approach for small airplanes. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Consensus standards (A) In general The term consensus standards means standards developed by an organization described in subparagraph (B) that may include provisions requiring that owners of relevant intellectual property have agreed to make that intellectual property available on a nondiscriminatory, royalty-free, or reasonable royalty basis to all interested persons. (B) Organizations described An organization described in this subparagraph is a domestic or international organization that— (i) plans, develops, establishes, or coordinates, through a process based on consensus and using agreed-upon procedures, voluntary standards; and (ii) operates in a transparent manner, considers a balanced set of interests with respect to such standards, and provides for due process and an appeals process with respect to such standards. (2) Part 23 The term part 23 means part 23 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. (3) Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee The term Part 23 Reorganization Aviation Rulemaking Committee means the aviation rulemaking committee established by the Federal Aviation Administration in August 2011 to consider the reorganization of the regulations under part 23. (4) Small airplane The term small airplane means an airplane which is certified to part 23 standards.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.