,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #c1 #bjbj,mr4 
,brown of ,maryland 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,norton1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,ms4 
,brownley of ,california1 and ,ms4      
,davids of ,kansas7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration to establish a
 task force on pilot manual reform1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,pilot   
,training ,enhancement ,act4  #b4 ,pilot
 manual reform  7a7 ,task ,force  7#a7  
,establishment ,not later than #ij days 
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,administrator of the ,federal
 ,aviation ,administration shall        
establish a ,pilot ,manual ,reform ,task
 ,force 7in this section referred to as 
the ,task ,force74  7#b7 ,membership    
,the ,task ,force shall be composed of  

an equal number of representatives of   
the following individuals1 industries1  
and entities1 appointed by the          
,administrator3 7,a7 ,individuals       
appointed by an organization            
representing certified collective       
bargaining representatives of airline   
pilots4  7,b7 ,air carriers4  7,c7      
,aircraft manufacturers4  7,d7 ,members 
of the ,federal ,aviation               
,administration that are essential1 as  
determined by the ,administrator4  7,e7 
,aviation safety experts4  7#c7         
,chairperson ,the chairperson of the    
,task ,force shall-- 7,a7 be selected   
from among the members of the ,task     
,force by a majority vote of such       
members2 and  7,b7 shall serve until    
replaced by a majority vote of the      
members of the ,task ,force4  7#d7      
,responsibilities ,the ,task ,force     
shall-- 7,a7 with respect to the        
,airplane ,flight ,manual1 ,flightcrew  
,operating ,manual1 ,quick ,reference   
,handbook1 ,flight ,crew ,training      

,manual1 and ,memory ,items for aircraft
 used to provide air transportation     
under part #aba of title #ad1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 make             
recommendations on-- 7i7 how to properly
 ensure that all necessary systems are  
represented in such manuals and items2  
7ii7 how to properly ensure that all    
system changes are represented in such  
manuals and items2  7iii7 the changes   
the ,task ,force would make to the      
regulations process regarding such      
manuals and items2  7iv7 a documented   
process to determine what information   
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration  
will be required to include in such     
manuals and items2 and  7v7 any other   
process or information determined       
necessary by the ,task ,force2  7,b7    
with respect to flight simulator        
training devices under part #fj of title
 #ad1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1   
assess-- 7i7 pilot access to simulators 
and make recommendations1 if the ,task  
,force determines necessary1 on how to  

improve such access2 and  7ii7 pilot    
simulator training requirements and make
 recommendations1 if the ,task ,force   
determines necessary1 on how to improve 
such requirements2 and  7,c7 not later  
than #ahj days after the establishment  
of the ,task ,force1 submit to the      
,administrator the recommendations      
described in subparagraph 7,a74  7#e7   
,termination ,the ,task ,force shall    
terminate on the date of submission of  
the recommendations described in        
paragraph 7#d77;,c74  7b7 ,report ,not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
submission of the recommendations       
described in subsection 7a77#d77;,c71   
the ,administrator shall submit to the  
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate a report containing a   
plan to address such recommendations4   
7c7 ,regulations ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of submission of the

 recommendations required under         
subsection 7a77#d77;,b71 the            
,administrator-- 7#a7 may issue such    
regulations as are necessary to require 
each aircraft manufacturer and air      
carrier to update each ,airplane ,flight
 ,manual1 ,flightcrew ,operating        
,manual1 ,quick ,reference ,handbook1   
,flight ,crew ,training ,manual1 and    
,memory ,items in accordance with the   
recommendations described in subsection 
7a77#d72  7#b7 may issue such           
regulations as are necessary to require 
the appropriate level and amount of     
simulator training for pilots based on  
science and proficiency for each defined
 task or training objective2 and  7#c7  
if the ,administrator does not issue    
regulations under paragraph 7#b71 shall 
publish in the ,federal ,register an    
explanation of the reason that the      
,administrator did not issue such       
regulations4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this 
section1 the terms air carrier and      
aircraft have the meanings given such   

terms in section #djajb of title #di1   
,united ,states ,code4