[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1671 Introduced in Senate (IS)]


104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1671

  To provide for cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders on 
                non-combat aircraft of the Armed Forces.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 15, 1996

  Mr. Harkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders on 
                non-combat aircraft of the Armed Forces.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FLIGHT RECORDERS ON NON-COMBAT AIRCRAFT OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Requirement.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, aircraft of the Armed Forces shall carry 
operating cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders if aircraft 
in the civilian sector that are similar to such aircraft (or that carry 
out functions similar to the functions carried out by such aircraft) 
carry operating cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders.
    (b) Regulations.--(1) Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation 
with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
prescribe regulations setting forth the following:
            (A) The aircraft of the Department of Defense covered by 
        the requirement in subsection (a).
            (B) Specifications for the operations and maintenance of 
        cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders in such 
        aircraft.
    (2) The regulations under paragraph (1)(B) shall, to the maximum 
extent practicable, be similar to regulations relating to the 
specifications referred to in that paragraph that are established by 
the Administrator for civilian aircraft.
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