,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaje  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ad1       
#bjai,ms4 ,speier 7for herself1 ,mr4    
,case1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1  
,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4      
,rouda1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4  
,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4
 ,smith of ,washington1 and ,mr4        
,neguse7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require the ,administrator  
of the ,federal ,aviation               
,administration to respond to requests  
for information from ,members of        
,congress1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,responsive ,employees ,support     
,productive ,educated ,congressional    
,talk ,act or the ,,respect ,act4  #b4  
,,faa responsiveness to ,congress  7a7  
,purpose ,this section is enacted       
pursuant to the legislative oversight   
responsibilities of ,congress and to    

enable a ,member of ,congress to        
effectively represent their constituents
 and respond to constituent inquiries4  
7b7 ,requirements ,if a ,member of      
,congress submits to the ,,faa a written
 request for information on proposed1   
previous1 or current flight procedures  
or other data or information relating to
 the ,district of such ,member1 the     
following conditions apply3  7#a7 ,data 
,request ,not later than #ij days after 
receipt of such request1 the            
,administrator of the ,,faa shall       
substantively respond in writing with   
the requested data or information in the
 format requested by the ,member of     
,congress1 if--  7,a7 the data is within
 the control of the ,,faa2 and  7,b7 the
 data would be otherwise appropriate to 
provide if requested--  7i7 by an       
airline1 an airport1 a flight procedure 
proponent1 an ,aviation ,roundtable1 or 
anyone not employed by the ,,faa2 or    
7ii7 via a ,freedom of ,information     
request from any individual or any      

entity4  7#b7 ,notification ,if the     
,administrator does not provide the     
requested information pursuant to       
paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator shall
 notify the requesting ,member of       
,congress1 ,congress1 and the ,chairman 
and ,ranking ,member of the             
,transportation and ,infrastructure     
,committee of the ,house of             
,representatives4  7c7 ,staffing of     
meetings ,if a ,member of ,congress     
submits to the ,,faa a written request  
for the ,,faa to provide staff at a     
private or public meeting with the      
,member1 the ,administrator shall       
provide such staff if--  7#a7 the       
request is made in writing at least #cj 
days before the meeting date2 and  7#b7 
the request is made on the same terms   
and conditions as specified by ,,faa    
appearances at ,aviation ,roundtable    
meetings4  7d7 ,notification ,if the    
,administrator does not comply with a   
request made by a ,member of ,congress  
7as described in subsection 7c771 the   

,administrator shall provide the        
requesting ,member of ,congress1        
,congress1 and the ,chairman and        
,ranking ,member of the ,transportation 
and ,infrastructure ,committee of the   
,house of ,representatives with an      
explanation why the request will not be 
fulfilled4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this   
section1 the following definitions      
apply3 7#a7 ,flight procedure ,the term 
flight procedure means a preplanned     
,instrument ,flight ,rules 7,,ifr7      
procedure published for pilot use1 in   
graphic or textual format1 that provides
 obstruction clearance from the terminal
 area to the en route structure         
7departure7 or from the en route        
structure to the terminal area          
7arrival74  7#b7 ,procedure proponent   
,the term procedure proponent means a   
person or entity proposing a new or     
modified flight procedure4  7#c7        
,aviation ,roundtable ,the term         
,aviation ,roundtable means an          
organization designed to address        

community concerns over a sustained     
period of time regarding aircraft       
operations often associated with a      
nearby airport4