[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4374 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4374
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to
disclose information on aircraft maintenance, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 18, 2019
Mr. Garamendi (for himself, Mr. Zeldin, and Mr. Cisneros) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to
disclose information on aircraft maintenance, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Aircraft Maintenance Outsourcing
Disclosure Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE.
Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``Sec. 44741. Disclosure of information on recent aircraft maintenance
``(a) In General.--Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the
date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall require an air carrier providing
scheduled passenger or cargo air transportation to disclose publicly
the aircraft maintenance practices of the air carrier, as described in
this section.
``(b) Information on Passenger Aircraft.--
``(1) In general.--An air carrier providing scheduled air
transportation to passengers shall provide, in the manners
described in paragraph (2)--
``(A) the specific location where the aircraft
providing scheduled air transportation most recently
underwent heavy maintenance; and
``(B) the date of such maintenance.
``(2) Provision of information.--The information described
in paragraph (1) shall be prominently displayed in clear and
plain language and in an easily readable font size on, to the
greatest extent practicable, tickets or electronic passenger
boarding documents.
``(3) Fleet maintenance for scheduled flights.--An air
carrier providing scheduled air transportation to passengers
shall disclose the percentage of airframes in the fleet of the
air carrier typically assigned to each specific route that are
maintained in the United States and the percentage of such
airframes maintained abroad, including the 3 most common
countries in which such airframes are maintained abroad, listed
by workhours. Such information shall be--
``(A) made available, to the greatest extent
practicable, on--
``(i) the air carrier's publicly accessible
website accompanying each scheduled flight;
``(ii) the air carrier's publicly
accessible website at the point of ticket
purchase; and
``(iii) the electronic confirmation of a
ticket purchase sent by the air carrier or
ticket agent;
``(B) communicated clearly prior to the point of
ticket purchase on the air carrier telephone
reservation system, upon request by the passenger and
to the greatest extent practicable; and
``(C) communicated clearly to an individual
purchasing a ticket by an airline representative at a
ticket counter, upon request by the passenger and to
the greatest extent practicable.
``(c) General Disclosure of Heavy Maintenance for Entire Fleet.--
``(1) In general.--An air carrier providing scheduled
passenger or cargo air transportation shall display on the
publicly accessible website of the air carrier a list of--
``(A) all of the specific locations where aircraft
in its fleet have undergone heavy maintenance in the
past 3 years, listed by total workhours; and
``(B) all of the specific locations where heavy
maintenance is carried out for the air carrier under an
existing contract.
``(2) Requirements for information.--The information
described in paragraph (1) shall be--
``(A) prominently displayed in clear and plain
language and in an easily readable font size; and
``(B) updated regularly and appropriately.
``(d) Annual Reporting Requirement.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, each air
carrier shall submit to the Administrator (by uploading such
information to the online repository established under
paragraph (2)) a report containing--
``(A) a minimum of 1 year of maintenance history,
including line maintenance, for each aircraft that has
operated in scheduled passenger or cargo air
transportation during the previous year;
``(B) the percentage and total number of mechanics
carrying out maintenance on aircraft for the air
carrier during the previous year who are employees and
who are not employees of the air carrier;
``(C) the percentage and total number of mechanics
certified by the Federal Aviation Administration
carrying out maintenance on aircraft for the air
carrier during the previous year who are based and who
are not based in the United States;
``(D) the percentage and total number of mechanics,
regardless of certification, carrying out maintenance
on aircraft for the air carrier during the previous
year who are based and who are not based in the United
States;
``(E) the percentage and total number of mechanics
carrying out maintenance on aircraft for the air
carrier during the previous year who are certified and
who are not certified by the Federal Aviation
Administration; and
``(F) other information provided by the air carrier
regarding maintenance, safety, and the aircraft fleet
of the carrier that is of interest to the traveling
public, as determined appropriate by the Administrator.
``(2) Report disclosure.--The Administrator shall establish
an online repository for information submitted under paragraph
(1) that--
``(A) allows an air carrier to electronically
upload the data required to be submitted under
paragraph (1); and
``(B) makes the data submitted by an air carrier
publicly accessible on the website of the Federal
Aviation Administration.
``(e) Heavy Maintenance Defined.--In this section, the term `heavy
maintenance' has the meaning given the term in section 44733(g).''.
SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) Section 44737.--Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is
amending by redesignating the second section 44737 (as added by section
581 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018) as section 44740.
(b) Analysis.--The analysis for chapter 447 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking the item relating to the second section
44737 (as added by section 581 of the FAA Reauthorization Act
of 2018); and
(2) by inserting after section 44739 the following:
``44740. Special rule for certain aircraft operations.
``44741. Disclosure of information on recent aircraft maintenance.''.
(c) Special Rule for Certain Aircraft Operations.--Section 44740 of
title 49, United States Code, (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is
amended--
(1) in the heading, by striking the period at the end;
(2) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``chapter'' and
inserting ``section'';
(3) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ``(1)'' the second
place it appears; and
(4) in subsection (c)(2) by adding a period at the end.
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