[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 57 (Thursday, April 14, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S2105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3796. Mr. SASSE 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:

       Strike section 2303 and insert the following:

     SEC. 2303. AIRCRAFT TRACKING AND FLIGHT DATA.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration shall assess current performance 
     standards and submit to Congress recommendations for revising 
     the standards to improve near-term and long-term aircraft 
     tracking and flight data recovery, including retrieval, 
     access, and protection of such data after an incident or 
     accident.
       (b) Considerations.--In assessing the performance standards 
     under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider--
       (1) various methods for improving detection and retrieval 
     of flight data, including--
       (A) low frequency underwater locating devices; and
       (B) extended battery life for underwater locating devices;
       (2) automatic deployable flight recorders;
       (3) triggered transmission of flight data, and other 
     satellite-based solutions;
       (4) distress-mode tracking; and
       (5) protections against disabling flight recorder systems.
       (c) Coordination.--In assessing the possibility of revising 
     performance standards under subsection (a), the Administrator 
     shall consult with international regulatory authorities and 
     the International Civil Aviation Organization to assess how 
     to ensure that any new international standard for aircraft 
     tracking and flight data recovery is consistent with a 
     performance based approach and is implemented in a globally 
     harmonized manner.
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