§ 956. ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS REGULATIONS.

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In General .— Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act [ May 16, 2024 ], the Administrator shall task the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (in this section referred to as the ‘Committee’) to provide the Administrator with specific findings and recommendations for regulations related to the certification and installation of— electric engines and propellers; hybrid electric engines and propulsion systems; hydrogen fuel cells; hydrogen combustion engines or propulsion systems; and other new or novel propulsion mechanisms and methods as determined appropriate by the Administrator.

Considerations .— In carrying out subsection (a), the Committee shall consider, at a minimum, the following: Outcome-driven safety objectives to spur innovation and technology adoption, and promote the development of performance-based regulations. Lessons and insights learned from previously published special conditions and other published airworthiness criteria for novel engines, propellers, and aircraft. The requirements of part 33 and part 35 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, any boundaries of applicability for standalone engine type certificates (including highly integrated systems), and the use of technical standards order authorizations.

Report .— Not later than 1 year after providing findings and recommendations under subsection (a), the Committee shall submit to the Administrator and the appropriate committees of Congress [Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives] a report containing such findings and recommendations. Briefing .— Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Committee submits the report under subsection (c), the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress regarding plans of the FAA in response to the findings and recommendations contained in the report.