Sec. 305. AIRCRAFT DATA ACCESS AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS

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## SEC. 305 AIRCRAFT DATA ACCESS AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS ###

(a)Assessment Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall initiate an assessment of aircraft data access and retrieval systems for part 121 air carrier aircraft that are used in extended overwater operations to— ####

(1)determine if the systems provide improved access and retrieval of aircraft data and cockpit voice recordings in the event of an aircraft accident; and ####

(2)assess the cost effectiveness of each system assessed. ###

(b)Systems To Be Examined The systems to be examined under this section shall include, at a minimum— ####

(1)various methods for improving detection and retrieval of flight data, including— #####

(A)low-frequency underwater locating devices; and #####

(B)extended battery life for underwater locating devices; ####

(2)automatic deployable flight recorders; ####

(3)emergency locator transmitters; ####

(4)triggered transmission of flight data and other satellite-based solutions; ####

(5)distress-mode tracking; and ####

(6)protections against disabling flight recorder systems. ###

(c)Report Not later than 1 year after the date of initiation of the assessment, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the assessment. ###

(d)Part 121 Air Carrier Defined In this section, the term “part 121 air carrier” means an air carrier with authority to conduct operations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.