To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations to improve flight recorder and aircraft crash location requirements on certain commercial passenger aircraft by requiring the installation of a second combination digital flight data and cockpit voice recorder system that enables data recovery without an underwater search and recovery.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations to improve flight recorder and aircraft crash location requirements on certain commercial passenger aircraft by requiring the installation of a second combination digital flight data and cockpit voice recorder system that enables data recovery without an underwater search and recovery., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Defense, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H02F2F024B51242638C68409AAD5EA3D7: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Aviation and Flight Enhancement Act of 2023.
- Section HCE4842AFED43427EBFD1FF1246586AD1: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Flight data recorder (referred to in this Act as an FDR) data and cockpit voice recorder (referred to in this Act as...
- Section HF87627E00F894770BF45A7E90094F6F1: 3. Regulations requiring additional flight recorder system and other purposes Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations to improve flight recorder and aircraft crash location requirements on certain commercial passenger aircraft by requiring the installation of a second combination digital flight data and cockpit voice recorder system that enables data recovery without an underwater search and recovery., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Defense, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations to improve flight recorder and aircraft crash location requirements on certain commercial passenger aircraft by requiring the installation of a second combination digital flight data and cockpit voice recorder system that enables data recovery without an underwater search and recovery., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Sponsors
Steve Cohen
D-TN | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cohen (for himself and Mr. Burchett) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
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