,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edja  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #aa1         
#bjai,mr4 ,coh5 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require aircraft            
manufactur]s to (f] or provide          
non-requir$ safety enhanc+ equipm5t ( an
 aircraft )\t additional *>ge to an air 
c>ri]1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,safety 
is ,n = ,sale ,act ( #bjai4  #b4        
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  7#a7          
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation      
,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,air c>ri] ,! t]m  
air c>ri] has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9      
section #djajb ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code4  7#c7 ,angle ( attack     
indicator ,! t]m angle ( attack         
indicator means an in/rum5t t provides a
 visual indication ( ! am\nt ( lift an  
aircraft is g5]at+ at a giv5 airspe$ or 
angle ( bank4  7#d7 ,backup fire        

suppression sy/ems ,! t]m backup fire   
suppression sy/ems means safety features
 t provide additional firefight+        
capability to requir$ sy/ems t are      
c]tifi$ by ! ,f$]al ,aviation           
,adm9i/ration4  7#e7 ,cov]$ air c>ri] ,!
 t]m cov]$ air c>ri] means an air c>ri] 
op]at+ "u "p #aba ( title #ad1 ,code (  
,f$]al ,regulations4  7#f7 ,cov]$       
manufactur] ,! t]m cov]$ manufactur]    
means an entity t manufactures or       
o!rwise produces aircraft op]at+ "u "p  
#aba ( title #ad1 ,code ( ,f$]al        
,regulations1 & holds a production      
c]tificate "u section #ddgjd7;c7 ( title
 #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#g7        
,disagree al]ts ,! t]m disagree al]ts   
means an indication to "o or m          
crewmemb]s t may be visual1 aural1 or   
indicat$ by "s o!r means1 :5 two or m   
r$undant aircraft safety-critical s5sors
 are provid+ diff]5t read+s4  7#h7      
,non-requir$ safety enhanc+ equipm5t ,! 
t]m non-requir$ safety enhanc+ equipm5t 
means an app>atus1 item1 s(tw>e1 al]t1  

or sy/em t is n requir$ by any ,f$]al   
regulations & measurably increases      
aircraft safety1 includ+ any--  7,a7    
traffic advisory sy/em2  7,b7 t]ra9     
advisory2  7,c7 attitude indicator2     
7,d7 wea!r advisory2  7,e7 cra%wor?9ess 
improvem5t2  7,f7 configuration         
advisory2  7,g7 supplem5tal indicator2  
7,h7 monitor+ or detection sy/em2  7,i7 
ext+ui%+ sy/em2 &  7,j7 /ability &      
control app>atus1 item1 al]t1 or sy/em4 
#c4 ,requirem5t to (f] or provide       
non-requir$ safety enhanc+ equipm5t ( an
 aircraft  7a7 ,requirem5t ,n lat] ?an  
#b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is    
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all require a     
cov]$ manufactur] to (f] or provide     
non-requir$ safety enhanc+ equipm5t )\t 
an additional *>ge to a cov]$ air c>ri]4
  7b7 ,non-,requir$ safety enhanc+      
equipm5t program ,to c>ry out !         
requirem5t 9 subsection 7a71 !          
,adm9i/rator %all create & implem5t a   
program to id5tify1 classify1 & approve 
non-requir$ safety enhanc+ equipm5t t-- 

7#a7 has a v>iety ( safety b5efits1     
includ+ 7b n limit$ to7-- 7,a7 increas+ 
ov]all situational aw>5ess2  7,b7       
provid+ additional in=mation o!r ?an !  
aircraft prim>y sy/em2  7,c7 provid+    
indep5d5t w>n+1 caution>y1 or advisory  
indications2 &  7,d7 provid+ additional 
occupant safety protection2  7#b7 is    
det]m9$ to be a m9or *ange to type      
design2 &  7#c7 mitigates a non-ess5tial
 function failure condition4  7c7       
,equipm5t approval ,! ,adm9i/rator %all 
id5tify1 classify1 & approve non-requir$
 safety enhanc+ equipm5t t--  7#a7 has  
met or exce$$ m9imum design requirem5ts 
to assure ! effective op]ation ( !      
non-requir$ safety enhanc+ equipm5t2    
7#b7 has met or exce$$ safety objectives
 to ensure non-requir$ safety enhanc+   
equipm5t enhances safety & is           
complem5t>y to requir$ equipm5t2 &  7#c7
 has a complet$ safety evaluation t     
consid]s-- 7,a7 :e!r ! non-requir$      
safety enhanc+ equipm5t requires pilot &
 crewmemb] tra9+1 tak+ into acc\nt !    

ar*itecture1 functionality1 op]ational  
capabilities & limitations ( !          
non-requir$ safety enhanc+ equipm5t1 &  
assurances t all =eseeable failure      
conditions h be5 id5tifi$ & assess$2 &  
7,b7 int]actions & op]ational int]faces 
relat$ to human factors4  #d4           
,non-requir$ safety enhanc+ equipm5t    
report+ requirem5t  7a7 ,report+        
requirem5t ,! ,adm9i/rator %all--  7#a7 
require a cov]$ manufactur] to submit to
 ! ,adm9i/rator1 n lat] ?an #f mon?s    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act & e   
ye> !reaft]1 a li/ ( all non-requir$    
safety enhanc+ equipm5t ! cov]$         
manufactur] (f]s to cov]$ air c>ri]s1   
)\t reg>d to :e!r any su* equipm5t has  
be5 approv$ "u ! process e/abli%$ "u    
section #b1 t includes ! in=mation      
specifi$ 9 subsection 7b72 &  7#b7      
publi% on a public website1 & make      
accessible to ! g5]al public1 ea* su*   
li/ submitt$4  7b7 ,cont5t requirem5ts  
,) respect to ea* non-requir$ safety    
enhanc+ equipm5t a cov]$ manufactur]    

includes 9 any li/ submitt$ 9 accordance
 ) subsection 7a71 ! cov]$ manufactur]  
%all describe 9 detail h[ ! equipm5t--  
7#a7 increases ov]all situational       
aw>5ess2  7#b7 provides additional      
in=mation o!r ?an ! aircraft prim>y     
sy/em2  7#c7 provides indep5d5t w>n+1   
caution>y1 or advisory indications2 &   
7#d7 provides additional occupant safety
 protection4  #e4 ,requir$ p]=mance     
/&>ds = angle ( attack indicators1      
disagree al]ts1 & backup fire           
suppression sy/ems  7a7 ,developm5t &   
c]tification requirem5ts  7#a7 ,deadl9e 
= implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,adm9i/rator %all-- 7,a7 e/abli%        
p]=mance /&>ds applicable to angle (    
attack indicators1 disagree al]ts1 &    
backup fire suppression sy/ems =        
aircraft op]at+ "u "p #aba ( title #ad1 
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations2 &  7,b7    
implem5t proc$ures = cov]$ manufactur]s 
to obta9 c]tification = angle ( attack  
indicators1 disagree al]ts1 & backup    

fire suppression sy/ems = su* aircraft t
 meet su* p]=mance /&>ds z a condition (
 hold+ a production c]tificate "u       
section #ddgjd7;c7 ( title #di1 ,unit$  
,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,mon?ly progress    
reports ,dur+ ! #a-ye> p]iod t beg9s on 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,adm9i/rator %all submit mon?ly reports 
to ,congress on ! progress be+ made to  
c>ry out ! requirem5ts ( p>agraph 7#a74 
7b7 ,in/allation & op]ation ,!          
,adm9i/rator %all require by regulation 
t1 n lat] ?an #cj mon?s aft] ! date     
c]tification proc$ures are implem5t$ 9  
accordance ) p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 angle (
 attack indicators1 disagree al]ts1 &   
backup fire suppression sy/ems t are    
c]tifi$ z meet+ ! applicable p]=mance   
/&>ds e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 are
 in/all$ & op]at$ on ea* aircraft op]at+
 "u "p #aba ( title #ad1 ,code ( ,f$]al 
,regulations4