Sec. 322. Improved designee misconduct reporting process
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a streamlined process for individuals involved in incidents of alleged misconduct by a designee to report such incidents in a manner that protects the privacy and confidentiality of such individuals. The process for reporting alleged misconduct by a designee shall be made available to the public on the website of the Administration, including— the designee locator search webpage; and the webpage of the Office of Audit and Evaluation of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall revise the orders and policies governing the Designee Management System to clarify that designees are obligated to report any arrest, indictment, or conviction for violation of a local, State, or Federal law within a period of time specified by the Administrator. Not later than 3 years after the date on which the Administrator finalizes the update of the reporting process under paragraph (1), the inspector general of the Department of Transportation shall conduct an audit of such reporting process.
In conducting the audit of the reporting process described in subparagraph (A), the inspector general shall, at a minimum— review the efforts of the Administration to improve the reporting process and solutions developed to respond to and investigate allegations of misconduct; analyze reports of misconduct brought to the Administrator prior to any changes made to the reporting process as a result of the enactment of this Act, including the ultimate outcomes of those reports and whether any reports resulted in the Administrator taking action against the accused designee; determine whether the reporting process results in appropriate action, including reviewing, investigating, and closing out reports; and if applicable, make recommendations to improve the reporting process.
Not later than 1 year after the date of initiation of the audit described in subparagraph (A), the inspector general 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 on the results of such audit, including findings and recommendations. In this section, the term designee means an individual who has been designated to act as a representative of the Administrator as— an Aviation Medical Examiner (as described in section 183.21 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations); a pilot examiner (as described in section 183.23 of such title); or a technical personnel examiner (as described in section 183.25 of such title).