References in Text
The date of enactment of this section, referred to in text, is the date of enactment of [Pub. L. 115–254], which was approved Oct. 5, 2018.
Amendments
2024—[Pub. L. 118–63, § 825(1)], substituted “helicopter” for “rotorcraft” wherever appearing in text.
Subsec. (a)(2). [Pub. L. 118–63, § 825(2)], substituted “helicopter” for “rotorcraft” in heading.
Subsec. (d). [Pub. L. 118–63, § 825(3)], added subsec. (d).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Crash-Resistant Fuel Systems in Rotorcraft
[Pub. L. 118–63, title III, § 320], May 16, 2024, [138 Stat. 1082], provided that:“(a)
In General.—
The Administrator [of the Federal Aviation Administration] shall task the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee to—
“(1)
review the data analysis conducted and the recommendations developed by the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee Rotorcraft Occupant Protection Working Group of the Administration;
“(2)
update the 2018 report of such working group on rotorcraft occupant protection by—
“(A)
reviewing National Transportation Safety Board data from 2016 through 2023 on post-crash fires in helicopter accidents; and
“(B)
determining whether and to what extent crash-resistant fuel systems could have prevented fatalities in the accidents covered by the data reviewed under subparagraph (A); and
“(3)
develop recommendations for either the Administrator or the helicopter industry to encourage helicopter owners and operators to expedite the installation of crash-resistant fuel systems in the aircraft of such owners and operators regardless of original certification and manufacture date.
“(b)
Schedule.—
“(1)
Deadline.—
Not later than 18 months after the Administrator tasks the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee under subsection (a), the Committee shall submit the recommendations developed under subsection (a)(2) to the Administrator.
“(2)
Implementation.—
If applicable, and not later than 180 days after receiving the recommendations under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall—
“(A)
begin implementing, as appropriate, any safety recommendations the Administrator receives from the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee, and brief the appropriate committees of Congress [Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives] on any recommendations the Administrator does not implement; and
“(B)
partner with the United States Helicopter Safety Team, as appropriate, to facilitate implementation of any recommendations for the helicopter industry pursuant to subsection (a)(2).”