Sec. 816. HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTS
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## SEC. 816 HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTS **[**[49 U.S.C. 44704 note](/us/usc/t49/s44704)**]** ###
(a)Preservation of Documents ####
(1)In general The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall take such actions as the Administrator determines necessary to preserve original aircraft type certificate engineering and technical data in the possession of the Federal Aviation Administration related to— #####
(A)approved aircraft type certificate numbers ATC 1 through ATC 713; and #####
(B)Group-2 approved aircraft type certificate numbers 2-1 through 2-544. ####
(2)Revision of order Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall revise FAA Order 1350.15C, Item Number 8110. Such revision shall prohibit the destruction of the historical aircraft documents identified in paragraph (1). ####
(3)Consultation The Administrator may carry out paragraph
(1)in consultation with the Archivist of the United States and the Administrator of General Services. ###
(b)Availability of Documents ####
(1)Freedom of information act requests The Administrator shall make the documents to be preserved under subsection (a)(1) available to a person— #####
(A)upon receipt of a request made by the person pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code; and #####
(B)subject to a prohibition on use of the documents for commercial purposes. ####
(2)Trade secrets, commercial, and financial information Section 552(b)(4) of such title shall not apply to requests for documents to be made available pursuant to paragraph (1). ###
(c)Holder of Type Certificate ####
(1)Rights of holder Nothing in this section shall affect the rights of a holder or owner of a type certificate identified in subsection (a)(1), nor require the holder or owner to provide, surrender, or preserve any original or duplicate engineering or technical data to or for the Federal Aviation Administration, a person, or the public. ####
(2)Liability There shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against, a holder of a type certificate, its authorized representative, its agents, or its employees, or any firm, person, corporation, or insurer related to the type certificate data and documents identified in subsection (a)(1). ####
(3)Airworthiness Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the holder of a type certificate identified in subsection (a)(1) shall only be responsible for Federal Aviation Administration regulation requirements related to type certificate data and documents identified in subsection (a)(1) for aircraft having a standard airworthiness certificate issued prior to the date the documents are released to a person by the Federal Aviation Administration under subsection (b)(1). **[**Section 817 was repealed by section 719(c)(2) of Public Law 118–63.**]**
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