Sec. 336. CONSISTENT AND TIMELY PILOT CHECKS FOR AIR CARRIERS

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## SEC. 336 CONSISTENT AND TIMELY PILOT CHECKS FOR AIR CARRIERS ###

(a)Establishment of Working Group Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, unless the requirements of this section are assigned to working groups under subsection (b)(2), the Administrator shall establish a working group for purposes of reviewing and evaluating all regulations and policies related to check airmen and authorized check airmen for air carrier operations conducted under part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. ###

(b)Membership ####

(1)In general The working group established under this section shall include, at a minimum— #####

(A)employees of the FAA who serve as check airmen; #####

(B)representatives of air carriers operating under part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and #####

(C)industry associations representing such air carriers. ####

(2)Existing working group The Administrator may assign the duties described in subsection

(c)to an existing FAA working group if— #####

(A)such working group includes representatives from the list of required members under paragraph (1); or #####

(B)the membership of such existing working group can be modified to include representatives from the list of required members under paragraph (1). ###

(c)Duties A working group shall review, evaluate, and make recommendations on the following: ####

(1)Methods by which authorized check airmen for air carriers operating under part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, are selected, trained, and approved by the Administrator. ####

(2)Staffing and utilization rates of authorized check airmen by such air carriers. ####

(3)Differences in qualification standards applied to— #####

(A)employees of the FAA who serve as check airmen; and #####

(B)authorized check airmen of such air carriers. ####

(4)Methods to harmonize the qualification standards between authorized check airmen and employees of the FAA who serve as check airmen. ####

(5)Methods to improve the training and qualification of authorized check airmen. ####

(6)Prior recommendations made by FAA advisory committees or working groups regarding check airmen functions. ####

(7)Petitions for rulemaking submitted to the FAA regarding check airmen functions. ###

(d)Briefing to Congress Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Administrator tasks a working group with the duties described in subsection (c), the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the progress and recommendations of the working group and the efforts of the Administrator to implement such recommendations. ###

(e)Authorized Check Airman Defined In this section, the term “authorized check airman” means an individual employed by an air carrier that meets the qualifications and training requirements of sections 135.337 and 135.339 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, and is approved to evaluate and certify the knowledge and skills of pilots employed by such air carrier.