[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 787 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 787

 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study and 
 report on the operational preparedness of air carriers for preparing 
 for changing weather and other events related to changing conditions 
                          and natural hazards.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 14, 2023

  Mr. Markey (for himself, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Welch, and Mrs. Fischer) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to study and 
 report on the operational preparedness of air carriers for preparing 
 for changing weather and other events related to changing conditions 
                          and natural hazards.

    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 ``Airline Operational Resiliency Act 
of 2023''.

SEC. 2. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON THE OPERATIONAL PREPAREDNESS OF AIR 
              CARRIERS FOR PREPARING FOR CHANGING WEATHER AND OTHER 
              EVENTS RELATED TO CHANGING CONDITIONS AND NATURAL 
              HAZARDS.

    (a) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall study and 
        assess the operational preparedness of air carriers for 
        preparing for changing weather and other events related to 
        changing conditions and natural hazards, including flooding, 
        extreme heat, changes in precipitation, storms, including 
        winter storms, coastal storms, tropical storms, and hurricanes, 
        and fire conditions.
            (2) Requirements.--As part of the study required by 
        paragraph (1), the Comptroller General shall assess the 
        following:
                    (A) The extent to which air carriers are preparing 
                for weather events and natural disasters, as well as 
                changing conditions and natural hazards, that may 
                impact air carriers' operational investments, staffing 
                levels and safety policies, mitigation strategies, and 
                other resiliency planning.
                    (B) How the Federal Aviation Administration 
                oversees air carriers' operational resilience to storms 
                and natural disasters, as well as changing conditions.
                    (C) Steps the Federal Government and air carriers 
                can take to improve their operational resilience to 
                storms and natural disasters, as well as changing 
                conditions.
    (b) Briefing and Report.--
            (1) Briefing.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall brief 
        the appropriate committees of Congress on the study required by 
        subsection (a), together with recommendations for such 
        legislation and administrative action as the Comptroller 
        General determines appropriate.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the briefing 
        required by paragraph (1) is provided, the Comptroller General 
        shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of Congress 
        on the study required by subsection (a), together with 
        recommendations for such legislation and administrative action 
        as the Comptroller General determines appropriate.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Air carrier.--The term ``air carrier'' has the meaning 
        given that term in section 40102 of title 49, United States 
        Code.
            (2) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate.
            (3) Comptroller general.--The term ``Comptroller General'' 
        means the Comptroller General of the United States.
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