Sec. 136. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON TYPE CERTIFICATION REFORM

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## SEC. 136 INDEPENDENT STUDY ON TYPE CERTIFICATION REFORM ###

(a)Report and Deadlines Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this title, the Administrator shall enter into an agreement with an appropriate Federally-funded research and development center to review, develop, and submit a report to the Administrator in accordance with the requirements and elements set forth in this section. ###

(b)Elements The review and report under subsection

(a)shall set forth analyses, assessments, and recommendations addressing the following elements for transport category airplanes: ####

(1)Whether or not aviation safety would improve as the result of institution of a fixed time beyond which a type certificate may not be amended. ####

(2)Requiring the Administrator, when issuing an amended or supplemental type certificate for a design that does not comply with the latest amendments to the applicable airworthiness standards, to document any exception from the latest amendment to an applicable regulation, issue an exemption in accordance with section 44701 of title 14, United States Code, or make a finding of an equivalent level of safety in accordance with section 21.21(a)(1) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. ####

(3)Safety benefits and costs for certification of transport category airplanes resulting from the implementation of paragraphs

(1)and (2). ####

(4)Effects on the development and introduction of advancements in new safety enhancing design and technologies, and continued operation and operational safety support of products in service in the United States and worldwide, resulting from the implementation of paragraphs

(1)and (2). ###

(c)Investigations and Reports The review and report under subsection

(a)shall take into consideration investigations, reports, and assessments regarding the Boeing 737 MAX, including but not limited to investigations, reports, and assessments by the Joint Authorities Technical Review, the National Transportation Safety Board, the Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General, the Department of Transportation Special Committee, the congressional committees of jurisdiction and other congressional committees, and foreign authorities. The review and report under subsection

(a)also shall consider the impact of changes made by this title and the amendments made by this title. ###

(d)Report to Congress Not later than 270 days after the report developed under subsection

(a)is submitted to the Administrator, the Administrator shall submit a report to the congressional committees of jurisdiction regarding the FAA’s response to the findings and recommendations of the report, what actions the FAA will take as a result of such findings and recommendations, and the FAA rationale for not taking action on any specific recommendation