Sec. 312. Organization designation authorizations
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Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Except as provided in paragraph (3), when overseeing an ODA holder, the Administrator of the FAA shall— require, based on an application submitted by the ODA holder and approved by the Administrator (or the Administrator’s designee), a procedures manual that addresses all procedures and limitations regarding the functions to be performed by the ODA holder in accordance with regulations issued by the Administrator; delegate fully to the ODA holder each of the functions to be performed as specified in the procedures manual, unless the Administrator determines, after the date of the delegation and as a result of an inspection or other investigation, that the public interest and safety of air commerce requires a limitation with respect to 1 or more of the functions; and conduct regular oversight activities by inspecting the ODA holder and taking action based on validated inspection findings.
An ODA holder shall— perform each function delegated to the ODA holder in accordance with the approved procedures manual for the delegation; make the procedures manual available to each member of the appropriate ODA unit; and cooperate fully with oversight activities conducted by the Administrator in connection with the delegation. When overseeing an ODA holder operating under an approved procedures manual as of the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall— at the request of the ODA holder and in a timely manner, approve revisions to the ODA holder’s procedures manual; delegate fully to the ODA holder each of the functions to be performed as specified in the procedures manual, unless the Administrator determines, after the date of the delegation and as a result of an inspection or other investigation, that the public interest and safety of air commerce requires a limitation with respect to one or more of the functions; and conduct regular oversight activities by inspecting the ODA holder and taking action based on validated inspection findings.
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the FAA shall identify, within the FAA Office of Aviation Safety, a centralized policy office to be known as the Organization Designation Authorization Office or the ODA Office. The purpose of the ODA Office shall be to oversee and ensure the consistency of the FAA’s audit functions under the ODA program across the FAA. The ODA Office shall— improve performance and ensure full utilization of the authorities delegated under the ODA program; create a more consistent approach to audit priorities, procedures, and training under the ODA program; review, in a timely fashion, a random sample of limitations on delegated authorities under the ODA program to determine if the limitations are appropriate; and ensure national consistency in the interpretation and application of the requirements of the ODA program and in the performance of the ODA program.
In this section, the following definitions apply: The term FAA means the Federal Aviation Administration. The term ODA holder means an organization— to which the FAA grants an ODA; and that is responsible for administering 1 or more ODA units. The term “ODA unit” means a group of 2 or more individuals within an ODA holder that performs authorized functions under an ODA. The term “organization” means a firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint-stock association, or governmental entity.
The term Organization Designation Authorization or ODA means an authorization by the FAA under section 44702(d) for an organization comprised of 1 or more ODA units to perform approved functions on behalf of the FAA. . The analysis for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 44736. Organization designation authorizations. .