,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbgd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbj ,mr4
 ,sherman 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,vargas1   
,mr4 ,takano1 and ,mr4 ,case7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require
 certain helicopters to be equipped with
 safety technologies1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,kobe ,bryant       
,gianna ,bryant ,helicopter ,safety     
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3  7#a7 ,the ,january #bf1    
#bjbj1 helicopter crash near ,calabasas1
 ,california1 in which #i individuals   
lost their lives1 was a tragic event4   
7#b7 ,officials from the ,national      
,transportation ,safety ,board 7,,ntsb7 
have noted that the helicopter involved 
in the fatal ,january crash was not     
equipped with a ,flight ,data ,recorder 
7,,fdr71 a ,cockpit ,voice ,recorder    
7,,cvr71 or a ,terrain ,awareness and   

,warning ,system 7,,taws74  7#c7 ,the   
,,ntsb has investigated numerous tragic 
helicopter accidents1 including the     
crash of a helicopter in the ,gulf of   
,mexico in #bjjd1 in which #aj          
individuals lost their lives1 and a     
crash in ,missouri in #bjaa1 in which #d
 individuals lost their lives4  7#d7    
,the ,,ntsb has provided recommendations
 to the ,,faa regarding equipping       
helicopters with crash-resistant ,flight
 ,data ,recorders1 ,cockpit ,voice      
,recorders1 and ,terrain ,awareness and 
,warning ,systems4  7#e7 ,the ,,faa has 
not acted on several ,,ntsb             
recommendations for increased helicopter
 safety technologies that could         
potentially avert future tragedies4  #c4
 ,implementation of ,,ntsb              
recommendations  7a7 ,in general        
,subject to subsections 7b7 and 7c71 not
 later than #ij days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator shall issue such         
regulations as are necessary to         

implement the following ,,ntsb          
recommendations for crash-resistant     
systems1 but only with respect to       
existing and new ,u4,s4-registered      
turbine-powered rotorcraft certificated 
for #f or more passenger seats3  7#a7   
,safety ,recommendation ,a-#jf-jag1     
issued on ,march #g1 #bjjf 7relating to 
requiring all rotorcraft operating under
 parts #ia and #ace of title #ad1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations1 with a        
transport-category certification to be  
equipped with a cockpit voice recorder  
7,,cvr7 and a flight data recorder      
7,,fdr7 or an onboard cockpit image     
recorder with the capability of         
recording cockpit audio1 crew           
communications1 and aircraft parametric 
data74  7#b7 ,safety ,recommendation    
,a-#jf-jah1 issued on ,march #g1 #bjjf  
7relating to not permitting exemptions  
or exceptions to the flight recorder    
regulations that allow                  
transport-category rotorcraft to operate
 without flight recorders1 and          

withdrawing exemptions and exceptions   
that allow transport-category rotorcraft
 to operate without flight recorders74  
7#c7 ,safety ,recommendation ,a-#jf-jai 
issued on ,march #bd1 #bjjf 7relating to
 requiring all existing and new         
,u4,s4-registered turbine-powered       
rotorcraft certificated for #f or more  
passenger seats to be equipped with a   
terrain awareness and warning system74  
7b7 ,timing for equipment compliance    
,the regulations required to be issued  
under subsection 7a7 shall require all  
,u4,s4-registered turbine-powered       
rotorcraft certificated for #f or more  
passenger seats to be equipped with a   
,flight ,data ,recorder1 a ,cockpit     
,voice ,recorder1 and a ,terrain        
,awareness and ,warning ,system that    
each meet the respective requirements   
applicable under such regulations1 not  
later than--  7#a7 #a year after the    
date on which the applicable regulation 
is issued2 or  7#b7 #b years after the  
date on which the applicable regulation 

is issued1 if the ,administrator        
determines appropriate4  7c7 ,exemptions
  7#a7 ,in general ,in issuing the      
regulations required under subsection   
7a71 the ,administrator may exempt any  
civilian helicopter that the            
,administrator determines appropriate   
from #a or more of the equipment        
requirements of such regulations4  7#b7 
,requirements ,if the ,administrator    
issues a final regulation that contains 
an exemption described in paragraph     
7#a71 the ,administrator shall submit to
 the ,committee on ,transportation and  
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives the ,committee on      
,appropriations of the ,house of        
,representatives1 the ,committee on     
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate1 and the ,committee on  
,appropriations of the ,senate a report 
describing the exemption1 not later than
 the date on which the final regulation 
is issued4  #d4 ,definitions ,in this   
,act3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term     

,administrator means the ,administrator 
of the ,,faa4  7#b7 ,,faa ,the term     
,,faa means the ,federal ,aviation      
,administration4  7#c7 ,,ntsb ,the term 
,,ntsb means the ,national              
,transportation ,safety ,board4