Sec. 522. Secondary cockpit barriers
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Not later than 9 months after the issuance of a final rule on the proposed rule of the Federal Aviation Administration titled Installation and Operation of Flightdeck Installed Physical Secondary Barriers on Transport Category Airlines in Part 121 Service , and issued on August 1, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 46892), the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall convene an aviation rulemaking committee to review and develop findings and recommendations to require installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on aircraft operated under the provisions of part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, that are not captured under another regulation or proposed regulation.
The Administrator shall appoint the members of the rulemaking committee convened under subsection (a), which shall be comprised of at least 1 representative each of— mainline air carriers; regional air carriers; cargo air carriers; aircraft manufacturers; a labor group representing pilots; a labor group representing flight attendants; and other stakeholders the Administrator determines appropriate. The aviation rulemaking committee convened under subsection
(a)shall consider— minimum dimension requirements for secondary barriers on all aircraft types operated under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; secondary barrier performance standards manufacturers and air carriers must meet for such aircraft types; the availability of certified secondary barriers suitable for use on such aircraft types; the development, certification, testing, manufacturing, installation, and training for secondary barriers for such aircraft types; flight duration and stage length; the location of lavatory on such aircraft as related to operational complexities; operational complexities; any risks to safely evacuate passengers of such aircraft; and other considerations the Administrator determines appropriate. Not later than 4 years 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 based on the findings and recommendations of the aviation rulemaking committee convened under subsection (a), to include— if applicable, any dissenting positions on the findings and the rationale for each position; and any disagreements, including the rationale for each position and the reasons for the disagreement.