Sec. 3. Alcohol and drug testing and background checks
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Beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (in this Act referred to as the Administrator ) may not approve or authorize international travel for any employee of the Federal Aviation Administration until a final rule carrying out the requirements of subsection
(b)of section 2112 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 ( 49 U.S.C. 44733 note) has been published in the Federal Register. With respect to any employee not covered under the requirements of section 1554.101 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, the Administrator shall initiate a rulemaking that requires a covered repair station to confirm that any such employee has successfully completed an assessment commensurate with a security threat assessment described in subpart C of part 1540 of such title. The prohibition in subsection
(a)shall not apply to international travel that is determined by the Administrator on an individual by individual basis to be— exclusively for the purpose of conducting a safety inspection; directly related to aviation safety standards, certification, and oversight; or vital to the national interests of the United States. For any determination to make an exception based on the criteria in paragraph
(2)or
(3)of subsection (c), the Administrator— may not delegate the authority to make such a determination to any other individual; and shall report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than 3 days after making each determination under subsection (c)— the name of the individual approved or authorized to travel internationally; the location to which the individual is traveling; a detailed explanation of why the Administrator has determined the travel is— directly related to aviation safety standards, certification, and oversight; or vital to the national interests of the United States; and a detailed description of the status of the rulemakings described in subsection (a). For purposes of this section, the term covered repair station means a facility that— is located outside the United States; is certificated under part 145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and performs heavy maintenance work on aircraft (including on-wing aircraft engines), operated under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
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