Sec. 126. Office of Innovation
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Section 106 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by striking subsection
(g)and inserting the following: There is established within the Federal Aviation Administration an Office of Innovation (in this subsection referred to as the Office ) comprised of employees of the Administration who shall— have a diverse set of expertise; assist the leadership of the Administration and the Management Board of the Administration with— scoping complex regulatory issues and drafting documents on topics that span multiple offices or lines of business of the Administration; evaluating internal processes; and positioning the Administration to support aerospace innovation; and receive taskings from the leadership of the Administration and the Management Board of the Administration, as determined necessary by such individuals, and work collaboratively with relevant program offices of the Administration, as necessary, to respond to such taskings. The Administrator shall appoint a maximum of 15 employees to serve a 2-year term as a member of the Office of Innovation with at least 1 employee appointed from each of the following: Office of Aviation Safety. The Air Traffic Organization. Office of Airports. Office of Security and Hazardous Materials Safety. Office of Commercial Space Transportation. Office of the Chief Counsel. Office of Policy, International Affairs, and Environment. The Office may consult, as necessary, with other personnel of the Administration. An employee appointed under paragraph (2)— may be appointed from nominations made by Associate Administrators, Assistant Administrators, and the Chief Counsel of the Administration; shall not be a senior executive of the Administration; shall have been an employee of the Administration for at least 2 years; and shall have expertise in the authorities and duties of the respective office of the employee. The Administrator shall appoint a lead of the Office who shall report to the leadership of the Administration and who— may have a set term, as determined by the Administrator; shall manage the personnel and activities of such Office; and may be a detailed employee of any office of the Administration, notwithstanding the numerical limits placed on appointments in paragraph (2)(A). An appointment of an employee to the Office established under this subsection shall not impact the status or position of such employee in the respective office of such employee and such employee shall be considered a detailed employee to the Office of Innovation. The Administrator shall provide resources and staff, as necessary, to the Office to support the activities of the Office described in paragraph (1), not to exceed more than 6 full-time equivalent positions, including any necessary project managers. .