Notice to Airmen Improvement Act of 2019

IIB 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1775 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES OCTOBER 29, 2019 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To establish a task force on NOTAM improvements, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:43 Oct 30, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1775.RFS H1775 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 HR 1775 RFS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Notice to Airmen Im- 2 provement Act of 2019’’. 3 SEC. 2. FAA TASK FORCE ON NOTAM IMPROVEMENT. 4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 5 Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a special 6 task force to be known as the FAA Task Force on 7 NOTAM Improvement (in this section referred to as the 8 ‘‘Task Force’’). 9 (b) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall consist of 10 members appointed by the Administrator and shall include 11 the following: 12 (1) Air carrier representatives. 13 (2) Labor union representatives. 14 (3) General and business aviation representa- 15 tives. 16 (4) Aviation safety experts with knowledge of 17 international and domestic regulatory requirements 18 for notices to airmen (in this section referred to as 19 ‘‘NOTAMs’’). 20 (5) Human factors experts. 21 (c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Task Force shall in- 22 clude— 23 (1) reviewing existing methods for presenting 24 NOTAMs and flight operations information to pilots; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:43 Oct 30, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1775.RFS H1775 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 HR 1775 RFS (2) reviewing regulations and policies relating 1 to NOTAMs, including their content and presen- 2 tation to pilots; 3 (3) evaluating and determining best practices to 4 organize, prioritize, and present flight operations in- 5 formation in a manner that optimizes pilot review 6 and retention of relevant information; and 7 (4) providing recommendations in the following 8 areas: 9 (A) Improving the presentation of NOTAM 10 information in a manner that prioritizes or 11 highlights the most important information, and 12 optimizes pilot review and retention of relevant 13 information. 14 (B) Ways to ensure that NOTAMs are 15 complete, accurate, and contain the proper in- 16 formation. 17 (C) Any other best practices that the FAA 18 should consider to improve the accuracy and 19 understandability of NOTAMs and the display 20 of flight operations information. 21 (D) Ways to work with air carriers, other 22 airspace users, and aviation service providers to 23 implement solutions that are aligned with the 24 recommendations under this paragraph. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:43 Oct 30, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1775.RFS H1775 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 HR 1775 RFS (d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 1 of the establishment of the Task Force, the Task Force 2 shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In- 3 frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com- 4 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 5 Senate a report detailing— 6 (1) the results of the reviews and evaluations of 7 the Task Force under subsection (c); 8 (2) the best practices identified and rec- 9 ommendations provided by the Task Force under 10 subsection (c); 11 (3) any recommendations of the Task Force for 12 additional regulatory or policy actions to improve the 13 presentation of NOTAMs; and 14 (4) the degree to which implementing the rec- 15 ommendations of the Task Force will address Na- 16 tional Transportation Safety Board Safety Rec- 17 ommendation A–18–024. 18 (e) APPLICABLE LAW.—The Federal Advisory Com- 19 mittee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Task 20 Force. 21 (f) SUNSET.—The Task Force shall terminate on the 22 earlier of— 23 (1) the date on which the Task Force submits 24 the report required under subsection (d); or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:43 Oct 30, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1775.RFS H1775 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 HR 1775 RFS (2) the date that is 18 months after the date 1 on which the Task Force is established under sub- 2 section (a). 3 (g) AUTHORITY.—The Administrator shall have the 4 authority to carry out the recommendations of the Task 5 Force outlined in the report required under subsection (d). 6 Passed the House of Representatives October 28, 2019. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:43 Oct 30, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1775.RFS H1775 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS