Sec. 528. FAA leadership on civil supersonic aircraft
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The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall exercise leadership in the creation of Federal and international policies, regulations, and standards relating to the certification and safe and efficient operation of civil supersonic aircraft. In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall— consider the needs of the aerospace industry and other stakeholders when creating policies, regulations, and standards that enable the safe commercial deployment of civil supersonic aircraft technology and the safe and efficient operation of civil supersonic aircraft; and obtain the input of aerospace industry stakeholders regarding— the appropriate regulatory framework and timeline for permitting the safe and efficient operation of civil supersonic aircraft within United States airspace, including updating or modifying existing regulations on such operation; issues related to standards and regulations for the type certification and safe operation of civil supersonic aircraft, including noise certification, including— the operational differences between subsonic aircraft and supersonic aircraft; costs and benefits associated with landing and takeoff noise requirements for civil supersonic aircraft, including impacts on aircraft emissions; public and economic benefits of the operation of civil supersonic aircraft and associated aerospace industry activity; and challenges relating to ensuring that standards and regulations aimed at relieving and protecting the public health and welfare from aircraft noise and sonic booms are economically reasonable, technologically practicable, and appropriate for civil supersonic aircraft; and other issues identified by the Administrator or the aerospace industry that must be addressed to enable the safe commercial deployment and safe and efficient operation of civil supersonic aircraft.
The Administrator, in the appropriate international forums, shall take actions that— demonstrate global leadership under subsection (a); address the needs of the aerospace industry identified under subsection (b); and protect the public health and welfare. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 detailing— the Administrator’s actions to exercise leadership in the creation of Federal and international policies, regulations, and standards relating to the certification and safe and efficient operation of civil supersonic aircraft; planned, proposed, and anticipated actions to update or modify existing policies and regulations related to civil supersonic aircraft, including those identified as a result of industry consultation and feedback; and a timeline for any actions to be taken to update or modify existing policies and regulations related to civil supersonic aircraft.