Sec. 502. Global aviation safety
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Section 40104(d) of title 49, United States Code, (as redesignated by section 325) is amended— in the subsection heading by inserting after and assistance ; International role in paragraph
(1)by striking The Administrator and inserting In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator ; by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph (4); and by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: The Administrator shall maintain an international presence to— assist foreign civil aviation authorities in— establishing robust aviation oversight practices and policies; training staff, to include inspectors and accident investigators; harmonizing international aviation standards for air traffic management, operator certification, aircraft certification, airports, and certificated or credentialed individuals; validating and accepting foreign aircraft design and production approvals; maintaining appropriate levels of air navigation services; preparing for new aviation technologies; and appropriately adopting continuing airworthiness information, such as airworthiness directives; encourage the adoption of United States standards, regulations, and policies; establish, maintain, and update bilateral or multilateral aviation safety agreements and the aviation safety information contained within such agreements; engage in bilateral and multilateral discussions and provide technical assistance as described in paragraph (5); validate foreign aviation products and ensure reciprocal validation of products for which the United States is the state of design or production; support accident and incident investigations, particularly such investigations that involve United States persons and certified products and such investigations where the National Transportation Safety Board is supporting an investigation pursuant to annex 13 of the International Civil Aviation Organization; support the international activities of the United States aviation sector; maintain valuable relationships with entities with aviation equities, including civil aviation authorities, other governmental bodies, non-governmental organizations, and foreign manufacturers; and perform other activities as determined necessary by the Administrator. . Section 40104(d) of title 49, United States Code, (as redesignated by section 325) is further amended by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: In carrying out the responsibilities described in subsection (a), the Administrator shall— maintain international offices of the Administration; every 3 years, review existing international offices to determine— the effectiveness of such offices in fulfilling the mission described in paragraph (2); and the adequacy of resources and staffing to achieve the mission described in paragraph (2); establish offices to address gaps identified by the review under subparagraph
(B)and in furtherance of the mission described in paragraph (2), putting an emphasis on establishing such offices— where international civil aviation authorities are located; where regional intergovernmental organizations are located; in countries that have difficulty maintaining a category 1 classification through the International Aviation Safety Assessment program; and in regions that have experienced substantial growth in aviation operations or manufacturing. . Section 40104(d) of title 49, United States Code, (as redesignated by section 325) is further amended by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following: The Administrator shall negotiate, enter into, promote, enforce, evaluate the effectiveness of, and seek to update bilateral or multilateral aviation safety agreements, and the parts of such agreements, with international aviation authorities. The Administrator shall seek to enter into bilateral aviation safety agreements under this section to, at a minimum— improve global aviation safety; increase harmonization of, and reduce duplicative, requirements, processes, and approvals to advance the aviation interests of the United States; ensure access to international markets for operators, service providers, and manufacturers from the United States; and put in place procedures for recourse when a party to such agreements fails to meet the obligations of such party under such agreements. The scope of a bilateral aviation safety agreement entered into under this section shall, as appropriate, cover existing aviation users and concepts and establish a process by which bilateral aviation safety agreements can be updated to include new and novel concepts on an ongoing basis. Bilateral aviation safety agreements entered into under this section shall, as appropriate and consistent with United States law and regulation, include topics such as— airworthiness, certification, and validation; maintenance; operations and pilot training; airspace access, efficiencies, and navigation services; transport category aircraft; fixed-wing aircraft, rotorcraft, and powered-lift aircraft; aerodrome certification; unmanned aircraft and associated elements of such aircraft; flight simulation training devices; new or emerging technologies and technology trends; and other topics as determined appropriate by the Administrator. Bilateral or multilateral aviation safety agreements entered into under this subsection shall not be construed to diminish or alter any authority of the Administrator under any other provision of law. . Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the inspector general of the Department of Transportation shall initiate an audit of bilateral compliance with respect to the validation of aircraft and aircraft parts as set forth in bilateral or multilateral aviation safety agreements between the Federal Aviation Administration and the civil aviation authorities of— the European Union; Canada; Brazil; China; the United Kingdom; and any other country as determined by the inspector general. As part of the review required under this subsection, the inspector general shall evaluate the performance of validation programs by assessing— validation timelines and milestones for individual projects; trends relating to the repeated use of nonbasic criteria to review systems and methods of compliance that have been validated previously in similar contexts; the extent to which implementation tools such as validation workplans and safety emphasis items have addressed validation issues; the perspective of Administration employees; the perspective of employees of other civil aviation authorities, who wish to provide such perspective, on the validation of products certified in the United States and the validation of products by the United States of products certified abroad; and the perspective of domestic and foreign industry applicants seeking validation of aircraft and aircraft parts. Not later than 14 months after beginning the audit under paragraph (2), the inspector general shall provide to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report summarizing the findings of the audit and any recommendations to increase compliance and improve the validation timeframes of aircraft and aircraft parts. Section 40104(d) of title 49, United States Code, (as redesignated by section 325) is further amended by inserting after paragraph
(5)the following: The Administrator shall maintain a strategic plan for the international engagement of the Administration that includes— all elements of the report required in section 243(b)(1) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44701 note); measures to fulfill the mission described in paragraph (2); initiatives to attain greater expertise among employees of the Federal Aviation Administration in issues related to dispute resolution, intellectual property, and expert control laws; policy regarding the future direction and strategy of the United States engagement with the International Civil Aviation Organization; procedures for acceptance of mandatory airworthiness information, such as airworthiness directives, and other safety-related regulatory documents, including procedures to implement the requirements of section 44701(e)(5); all factors, including funding and resourcing, necessary for the Administration to maintain leadership in the global activities related to aviation safety and air transportation; and establishment of, and a process to regularly track and update, metrics to measure the effectiveness of, and foreign civil aviation authority compliance with, bilateral aviation safety agreements. .
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