[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 12, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1917-S1918]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3643. Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. Brown) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3464 submitted by Mr. 
Thune (for himself and Mr. Nelson) to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing 
limitations, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle C of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 2320. AVIATION RULEMAKING COMMITTEE FOR PILOT REST AND 
                   DUTY REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration shall convene an aviation rulemaking 
     committee to review pilot rest and duty regulations under 
     part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (b) Composition.--The aviation rulemaking committee 
     convened under subsection (a) shall consist of members 
     appointed by the Administrator, including--
       (1) applicable representatives of industry;
       (2) a pilot labor organization exclusively representing a 
     minimum of 1,000 pilots who are covered by--
       (A) part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and
       (B) subpart K of part 91 of such title; and
       (3) aviation safety experts with specific knowledge of 
     flight crewmember education and training requirements 
     relating to part 135 of such title.
       (c) Matters to Be Address.--In reviewing the pilot rest and 
     duty regulations under part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, the aviation rulemaking committee shall consider 
     the following:
       (1) Recommendations of aviation rulemaking committees 
     convened before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Accommodations necessary for small businesses.
       (3) Scientific data derived from aviation-related fatigue 
     and sleep research.

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       (4) Data gathered from aviation safety reporting programs.
       (5) The need to accommodate diversity of operations 
     conducted under part 135 of such title.
       (6) Such other matters as the Administrator considers 
     appropriate.
       (d) Report and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.--The 
     Administrator shall--
       (1) not later than 24 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, submit to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress a report based on the findings of the aviation 
     rulemaking committee convened under subsection (a); and
       (2) not later than 12 months after submitting the report 
     required under paragraph (1), issue a notice of proposed 
     rulemaking consistent with any consensus recommendations 
     reached by the aviation rulemaking committee.
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