,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #caej  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bi1 #bjag,mr4 
,perlmutter 7for himself and ,mr4       
,polis7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 with respect to          
helicopter crash resistant fuel systems1
 and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short    
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,helicopter ,fuel ,system ,safety ,act4 
#b4 ,helicopter crash resistant fuel    
systems  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ddg  
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #ddgcf4 ,fuel system crash  
resistance  7a7 ,prohibition  7#a7 ,in  
general ,a person may not operate a     
covered rotorcraft in ,united ,states   
airspace unless the design of the       
rotorcraft is certified by the          
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration to-- 7,a7 comply with  

the requirements under paragraphs 7#a71 
7#b71 7#c71 7#e71 and 7#f7 of section   
#bg4ieb7;a7 and section #bg4ieb7;f7 or  
paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 7#e71 and  
7#f7 of section #bi4ieb7;a7 and section 
#bi4ieb7;f7 of title #ad1 ,code of      
,federal ,regulations1 applicable to the
 category of the rotorcraft2 or  7,b7   
employ other means acceptable to the    
,administrator to provide an equivalent 
level of fuel system crash resistance4  
7#b7 ,covered rotorcraft defined ,in    
this subsection1 the term covered       
rotorcraft means a rotorcraft for which 
manufacture was completed1 as determined
 by the ,administrator1 on or after the 
date that is #a year after the date of  
enactment of this section4  7b7         
,administrative provisions ,the         
,administrator shall-- 7#a7 expedite the
 certification and validation of ,united
 ,states and foreign type designs and   
retrofit kits that improve fuel system  
crashworthiness2 and  7#b7 not later    
than #ahj days after the date of        

enactment of this section1 and          
periodically thereafter1 issue a        
bulletin to-- 7,a7 inform rotorcraft    
owners and operators of available       
modifications to improve fuel system    
crashworthiness2 and  7,b7 urge that    
such modifications be installed as soon 
as practicable4  7c7 ,rule of           
construction ,nothing in this section   
may be construed to affect the operation
 of a rotorcraft by the ,department of  
,defense4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment   
,the analysis for chapter #ddg of title 
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#ddgcf4 ,fuel system crash resistance4  
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