Sec. 333. HELICOPTER SAFETY

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## SEC. 333 HELICOPTER SAFETY ###

(a)In General Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall task the Investigative Technologies Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the “Committee”) with reviewing and assessing the need for changes to the safety requirements related to flight data recorders, flight data monitoring, and terrain awareness and warning systems for turbine-powered rotorcraft certificated for 6 or more passenger seats. ###

(b)Considerations In reviewing and assessing the safety requirements under subsection (a), the Committee shall consider— ####

(1)any applicable safety recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board; and ####

(2)the operational requirements and safety considerations for operations under parts 121 and 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. ###

(c)Report and Recommendations Not later than 1 year after initiating the review and assessment under this section, the Committee shall submit to the Administrator— ####

(1)a report on the findings of the review and assessment under subsection (a); and ####

(2)any recommendations for legislative or regulatory action to improve safety that the Committee determines appropriate. ###

(d)Briefing Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Committee submits the report under subsection (c), the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on— ####

(1)the findings and recommendations included in such report; and ####

(2)any plan to implement such recommendations.