Sec. 819. ENHANCING PROCESSES FOR AUTHORIZING AIRCRAFT FOR SERVICE IN COMMUTER AND ON-DEMAND OPERATIONS

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## SEC. 819 ENHANCING PROCESSES FOR AUTHORIZING AIRCRAFT FOR SERVICE IN COMMUTER AND ON-DEMAND OPERATIONS ###

(a)Establishment of Working Group ####

(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a part 135 aircraft conformity working group (in this section referred to as the “Working Group”). ####

(2)Requirements The Working Group shall study methods and make recommendations to clarify requirements and standardize the process for conducting and completing aircraft conformity processes in a timely manner for existing operators and air carriers operating aircraft under part 135 and entering such aircraft into service. ###

(b)Membership The Working Group shall be comprised of representatives of the FAA, existing operators and air carriers operating aircraft under part 135, associations or trade groups representing such operators or air carriers, and, as appropriate, labor groups representing employees of air carriers operating under part 135. ###

(c)Duties The Working Group shall consider all aspects of the FAA processes as of the date of enactment of this Act for ensuring aircraft conformity and make recommendations to enhance such processes, including with respect to— ####

(1)methodologies for air carriers and operators to document and attest to aircraft conformity in accordance with the requirements of part 135; ####

(2)streamlined protocols for operators and air carriers operating aircraft under part 135 to add an aircraft that was listed on another part 135 certificate immediately prior to moving to a new air carrier or operator; and ####

(3)changes to FAA policy and documentation necessary to implement the recommendations of the Working Group. ###

(d)Congressional Briefing Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Administrator establishes the Working Group, the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the progress made by the Working Group in carrying out the duties specified in subsection (c), recommendations of the Working Group, and the efforts of the Administrator to implement such recommendations. ###

(e)Definition of Part 135 In this section, the term “part 135” means part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.