,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dcgd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ah1 #bjai,mr4 ,garamendi 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,zeldin1 and ,mr4 ,cisneros7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to require air carriers to disclose information on aircraft maintenance1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,aircraft ,maintenance ,outsourcing ,disclosure ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,public disclosure of information on aircraft maintenance ,chapter #ddg of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ddgda4 ,disclosure of information on recent aircraft maintenance 7a7 ,in general ,beginning on the date that is #a year after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration shall require an air carrier providing scheduled passenger or cargo air transportation to disclose publicly the aircraft maintenance practices of the air carrier1 as described in this section4 7b7 ,information on passenger aircraft 7#a7 ,in general ,an air carrier providing scheduled air transportation to passengers shall provide1 in the manners described in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 the specific location where the aircraft providing scheduled air transportation most recently underwent heavy maintenance2 and 7,b7 the date of such maintenance4 7#b7 ,provision of information ,the information described in paragraph 7#a7 shall be prominently displayed in clear and plain language and in an easily readable font size on1 to the greatest extent practicable1 tickets or electronic passenger boarding documents4 7#c7 ,fleet maintenance for scheduled flights ,an air carrier providing scheduled air transportation to passengers shall disclose the percentage of airframes in the fleet of the air carrier typically assigned to each specific route that are maintained in the ,united ,states and the percentage of such airframes maintained abroad1 including the #c most common countries in which such airframes are maintained abroad1 listed by workhours4 ,such information shall be-- 7,a7 made available1 to the greatest extent practicable1 on-- 7i7 the air carrier's publicly accessible website accompanying each scheduled flight2 7ii7 the air carrier's publicly accessible website at the point of ticket purchase2 and 7iii7 the electronic confirmation of a ticket purchase sent by the air carrier or ticket agent2 7,b7 communicated clearly prior to the point of ticket purchase on the air carrier telephone reservation system1 upon request by the passenger and to the greatest extent practicable2 and 7,c7 communicated clearly to an individual purchasing a ticket by an airline representative at a ticket counter1 upon request by the passenger and to the greatest extent practicable4 7c7 ,general disclosure of heavy maintenance for entire fleet 7#a7 ,in general ,an air carrier providing scheduled passenger or cargo air transportation shall display on the publicly accessible website of the air carrier a list of-- 7,a7 all of the specific locations where aircraft in its fleet have undergone heavy maintenance in the past #c years1 listed by total workhours2 and 7,b7 all of the specific locations where heavy maintenance is carried out for the air carrier under an existing contract4 7#b7 ,requirements for information ,the information described in paragraph 7#a7 shall be-- 7,a7 prominently displayed in clear and plain language and in an easily readable font size2 and 7,b7 updated regularly and appropriately4 7d7 ,annual reporting requirement 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this section1 and annually thereafter1 each air carrier shall submit to the ,administrator 7by uploading such information to the online repository established under paragraph 7#b77 a report containing-- 7,a7 a minimum of #a year of maintenance history1 including line maintenance1 for each aircraft that has operated in scheduled passenger or cargo air transportation during the previous year2 7,b7 the percentage and total number of mechanics carrying out maintenance on aircraft for the air carrier during the previous year who are employees and who are not employees of the air carrier2 7,c7 the percentage and total number of mechanics certified by the ,federal ,aviation ,administration carrying out maintenance on aircraft for the air carrier during the previous year who are based and who are not based in the ,united ,states2 7,d7 the percentage and total number of mechanics1 regardless of certification1 carrying out maintenance on aircraft for the air carrier during the previous year who are based and who are not based in the ,united ,states2 7,e7 the percentage and total number of mechanics carrying out maintenance on aircraft for the air carrier during the previous year who are certified and who are not certified by the ,federal ,aviation ,administration2 and 7,f7 other information provided by the air carrier regarding maintenance1 safety1 and the aircraft fleet of the carrier that is of interest to the traveling public1 as determined appropriate by the ,administrator4 7#b7 ,report disclosure ,the ,administrator shall establish an online repository for information submitted under paragraph 7#a7 that-- 7,a7 allows an air carrier to electronically upload the data required to be submitted under paragraph 7#a72 and 7,b7 makes the data submitted by an air carrier publicly accessible on the website of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration4 7e7 ,heavy maintenance defined ,in this section1 the term heavy maintenance has the meaning given the term in section #ddgcc7;g74 4 #c4 ,technical and clerical amendments 7a7 ,section #ddgcg ,chapter #ddg of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amending by redesignating the second section #ddgcg 7as added by section #eha of the ,,faa ,reauthorization ,act of #bjah7 as section #ddgdj4 7b7 ,analysis ,the analysis for chapter #ddg of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking the item relating to the second section #ddgcg 7as added by section #eha of the ,,faa ,reauthorization ,act of #bjah72 and 7#b7 by inserting after section #ddgci the following3 #ddgdj4 ,special rule for certain aircraft operations4 #ddgda4 ,disclosure of information on recent aircraft maintenance4 4 7c7 ,special rule for certain aircraft operations ,section #ddgdj of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 7as redesignated by subsection 7a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the heading1 by striking the period at the end2 7#b7 in subsection 7a77#a7 by striking chapter and inserting section2 7#c7 in subsection 7b77#a7 by striking 7#a7 the second place it appears2 and 7#d7 in subsection 7c77#b7 by adding a period at the end4