[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6063 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6063
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to
establish a task force on pilot manual reform, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 3, 2020
Mr. Brown of Maryland (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Garcia of Illinois,
Ms. Brownley of California, and Ms. Davids of Kansas) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to
establish a task force on pilot manual reform, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Pilot Training Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. PILOT MANUAL REFORM.
(a) Task Force.--
(1) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall establish a Pilot Manual Reform
Task Force (in this section referred to as the ``Task Force'').
(2) Membership.--The Task Force shall be composed of an
equal number of representatives of the following individuals,
industries, and entities, appointed by the Administrator:
(A) Individuals appointed by an organization
representing certified collective bargaining
representatives of airline pilots.
(B) Air carriers.
(C) Aircraft manufacturers.
(D) Members of the Federal Aviation Administration
that are essential, as determined by the Administrator.
(E) Aviation safety experts.
(3) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the Task Force shall--
(A) be selected from among the members of the Task
Force by a majority vote of such members; and
(B) shall serve until replaced by a majority vote
of the members of the Task Force.
(4) Responsibilities.--The Task Force shall--
(A) with respect to the Airplane Flight Manual,
Flightcrew Operating Manual, Quick Reference Handbook,
Flight Crew Training Manual, and Memory Items for
aircraft used to provide air transportation under part
121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, make
recommendations on--
(i) how to properly ensure that all
necessary systems are represented in such
manuals and items;
(ii) how to properly ensure that all system
changes are represented in such manuals and
items;
(iii) the changes the Task Force would make
to the regulations process regarding such
manuals and items;
(iv) a documented process to determine what
information the Federal Aviation Administration
will be required to include in such manuals and
items; and
(v) any other process or information
determined necessary by the Task Force;
(B) with respect to flight simulator training
devices under part 60 of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations, assess--
(i) pilot access to simulators and make
recommendations, if the Task Force determines
necessary, on how to improve such access; and
(ii) pilot simulator training requirements
and make recommendations, if the Task Force
determines necessary, on how to improve such
requirements; and
(C) not later than 180 days after the establishment
of the Task Force, submit to the Administrator the
recommendations described in subparagraph (A).
(5) Termination.--The Task Force shall terminate on the
date of submission of the recommendations described in
paragraph (4)(C).
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of submission
of the recommendations described in subsection (a)(4)(C), the
Administrator shall 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 report containing
a plan to address such recommendations.
(c) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
submission of the recommendations required under subsection (a)(4)(B),
the Administrator--
(1) may issue such regulations as are necessary to require
each aircraft manufacturer and air carrier to update each
Airplane Flight Manual, Flightcrew Operating Manual, Quick
Reference Handbook, Flight Crew Training Manual, and Memory
Items in accordance with the recommendations described in
subsection (a)(4);
(2) may issue such regulations as are necessary to require
the appropriate level and amount of simulator training for
pilots based on science and proficiency for each defined task
or training objective; and
(3) if the Administrator does not issue regulations under
paragraph (2), shall publish in the Federal Register an
explanation of the reason that the Administrator did not issue
such regulations.
(d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``air carrier'' and
``aircraft'' have the meanings given such terms in section 40102 of
title 49, United States Code.
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