117 HR 5766 IH: Helicopter Data and Voice Recorder Requirement Act U.S. House of Representatives 2021-10-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5766IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 28, 2021Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend title 49, United States Code, to make it unlawful for any air carrier to operate certain helicopters without a flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Helicopter Data and Voice Recorder Requirement Act.

2.

Helicopter recorders

(a)

In general

Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

44744.

Helicopter recorders

It shall be unlawful for any air carrier to operate a single or multiengine, turbine-powered helicopter with 1 or more passenger seats and 1 or more pilots without a flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder that meet the requirements of section 91.609 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.

.(b)

Clerical amendment

The analysis for chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:44744. Helicopter recorders. .(c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.