[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 346 Engrossed Amendment Senate (EAS)]

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                  In the Senate of the United States,

                                                           May 9, 2023.
    Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 
346) entitled ``An Act to establish a task force on improvements for 
notices to air missions, and for other purposes.'', do pass with the 
following

                               AMENDMENT:

             Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
      following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. FAA TASK FORCE ON NOTAM IMPROVEMENT.

    (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall establish a task force to be known as the FAA Task 
Force on NOTAM Improvement (in this section referred to as the ``Task 
Force'').
    (b) Composition.--The Task Force shall consist of members appointed 
by the Administrator, including at least one member of each of the 
following:
            (1) Air carrier representatives.
            (2) Airport representatives.
            (3) Labor union representatives of airline pilots.
            (4) Labor union representatives of aircraft dispatchers.
            (5) The labor union certified under section 7111 of title 
        5, United States Code, to represent FAA air traffic control 
        specialists assigned to the United States NOTAMs Office.
            (6) The labor union certified under section 7111 of title 
        5, United States Code, to represent FAA aeronautical 
        information specialists.
            (7) General and business aviation representatives.
            (8) Aviation safety experts with knowledge of NOTAMs.
            (9) Human factors experts.
            (10) Computer system architecture and cybersecurity 
        experts.
    (c) Duties.--The duties of the Task Force shall include--
            (1) reviewing existing methods for publishing NOTAMs and 
        flight operations information to pilots;
            (2) reviewing regulations, policies, systems, and 
        international standards relating to NOTAMs, including their 
        content and presentation to pilots;
            (3) evaluating and determining best practices to organize, 
        prioritize, and present flight operations information in a 
        manner that optimizes pilot review and retention of relevant 
        information; and
            (4) providing recommendations for--
                    (A) improving the publication and delivery of NOTAM 
                information in a manner that prioritizes or highlights 
                the most important information, and optimizes pilot 
                review and retention of relevant information;
                    (B) ways to ensure that NOTAMs are complete, 
                accurate, timely, relevant to safe flight operations, 
                and contain pertinent information;
                    (C) any best practices that the FAA should consider 
                to improve the accuracy and understandability of NOTAMs 
                and the display of flight operations information;
                    (D) ways to work with air carriers, other airspace 
                users, and aviation service providers to implement 
                solutions that are aligned with the recommendations 
                under this paragraph; and
                    (E) ways to ensure the stability, resiliency, and 
                cybersecurity of the NOTAM computer system.
    (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
establishment of the Task Force, the Task Force shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report detailing--
            (1) the results of the reviews and evaluations of the Task 
        Force under paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (c);
            (2) the best practices identified and recommendations 
        provided by the Task Force under subsection (c)(4);
            (3) any recommendations of the Task Force for additional 
        regulatory or policy actions to improve the publication of 
        NOTAMs; and
            (4) the degree to which implementing the recommendations of 
        the Task Force described under paragraph (2) will address 
        National Transportation Safety Board Safety Recommendation A-
        18-024.
    (e) Applicable Law.--Chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, 
shall not apply to the Task Force.
    (f) Sunset.--The Task Force shall terminate on the later of--
            (1) the date on which the Task Force submits the report 
        required under subsection (d); or
            (2) the date that is 18 months after the date on which the 
        Task Force is established under subsection (a).
    (g) Authority.--The Administrator shall have the authority to carry 
out the recommendations of the Task Force detailed in the report 
required under subsection (d).
    (h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed 
to require the FAA to duplicate any prior, ongoing, or planned efforts 
related to the improvement of NOTAMs, including any efforts related to 
implementing any previously enacted requirements.
    (i) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) FAA.--The term ``FAA'' means the Federal Aviation 
        Administration.
            (2) NOTAM.--The term ``NOTAM'' means a notice containing 
        information (which is not known sufficiently in advance to 
        publicize by other means) concerning the establishment, 
        condition, or change in any component (including a facility, 
        service, or procedure thereof) or hazard in the National 
        Airspace System, the timely knowledge of which is essential to 
        personnel concerned with flight operations.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

    Not later than September 30, 2024, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall make the following improvements:
            (1) Complete implementation of a Federal NOTAM System (in 
        this section referred to as a ``FNS'').
            (2) Implement a back-up system to the FNS.
            (3) Brief the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
        Senate on a plan to enhance the capability to deliver 
        information through the FNS that is machine-readable, 
        filterable, and in the format used by the International Civil 
        Aviation Organization (ICAO) to promote further global 
        harmonization among neighboring Air Navigation Service 
        Providers (ANSPs) and provide users of the National Airspace 
        System with one consistent format for domestic and 
        international operations.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
118th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                                H.R. 346

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                               AMENDMENT