Sec. 227. Airshow safety team
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall coordinate with the General Aviation Joint Safety Committee to establish an Airshow Safety Team focused on airshow and aerial event safety. The objective of the Airshow Safety Team described in subsection
(a)shall be to— serve as a mechanism for Federal Government and industry cooperation, communication, and coordination on airshow and aerial event safety; and reduce airshow and aerial event accidents and incidents through non-regulatory, proactive safety strategies. In carrying out the objectives pursuant to subsection (b), the Airshow Safety Team shall, at a minimum— perform an analysis of airshow and aerial event accidents and incidents in conjunction with the Safety Analysis Team; publish and update every 2 years after initial publication an Airshow Safety Plan that incorporates consensus based and data driven mitigation measures and non-regulatory safety strategies to improve and promote safety of the public, performers, and airport personnel; and engage the airshow and aerial event community to— communicate non-regulatory, proactive safety strategies identified by the Airshow Safety Plan to mitigate incidents; and discuss best practices to uphold and maintain safety at events. The Administrator may request the Airshow Safety Team be comprised of at least 10 individuals, each of whom shall have knowledge or a background in the planning, execution, operation, or management of an airshow or aerial event. The Airshow Safety Team shall meet at least twice a year at the direction of the co-chairs of the General Aviation Joint Safety Committee. The Administrator shall not initiate a regulatory action based on any— discussion or sharing of information and data that occurs as part of an official meeting of the Airshow Safety Team; or safety strategies or best practices identified by the Airshow Safety Plan that are not intended to be used by the Administrator for regulatory purposes.