,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hdjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #be1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington 7for   
himself and ,mr4 ,graves of ,louisiana7 
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 better integrate     
human factors into the aircraft         
certification process through the       
deployment of necessary enhancements to 
improve aviation safety1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,human ,factors     
,improvements to the ,aircraft          
,certification ,act4  #b4 ,human factors
  7a7 ,aircraft certification process   
7#a7 ,evaluation ,not later than #ah    
months after the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 the ,administrator 7acting   
through the ,associate ,administrator   
for ,aviation ,safety of the            

,administration7 shall-- 7,a7 conduct an
 evaluation of the development of tools 
and methods to support the integration  
of human factors assessment and system  
safety assessments of human interaction 
with flight deck and flight control     
systems for transport airplanes into the
 aircraft certification process under   
section #ddgjd of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code2 and  7,b7 develop a      
framework to better integrate human     
factors throughout such aircraft        
certification process with the objective
 of improving safety by designing       
systems and training pilots in a manner 
that accounts for contemporary knowledge
 to reduce the possibility of an        
accident resulting in whole or in part  
from the pilot's interaction with the   
aircraft4  7#b7 ,report to ,congress    
,not later than #fj days after the      
completion of the evaluation required   
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator
 shall submit to ,congress a report     
detailing the findings of such report   

and a plan for implementation based on  
such findings of such report4  7#c7     
,implementation ,upon submission of the 
report required under paragraph 7#b71   
the ,administrator shall implement the  
findings of such evaluation4  7b7 ,human
 factors education program  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,administrator shall       
develop a human factors education       
program that addresses the effects of   
modern flight deck systems1 including   
automated systems1 on human performance 
for transport airplanes and the         
approaches for better integration of    
human factors in aircraft design and    
certification4  7#b7 ,target audience   
,the human factors education program    
shall be integrated into the training   
protocol in existence as of the date of 
the enactment of this ,act such that    
such program is routinely administered  
to the following3 7,a7 ,appropriate     
employees within the ,flight ,standards 
,service4  7,b7 ,appropriate employees  
within the ,aircraft ,certification     

,service4  7,c7 ,other employees or     
authorized representatives determined to
 be necessary by the ,administrator4    
7c7 ,transport airplane manufacturer    
information sharing ,the ,administrator 
shall-- 7#a7 require each transport     
airplane manufacturer to provide the    
,administrator with the information or  
findings necessary for flight crew to be
 trained on flight deck systems2  7#b7  
ensure the information or findings under
 paragraph 7#a7 adequately includes     
consideration of human factors2 and     
7#c7 ensure that each transport airplane
 manufacturer identifies any technical  
basis1 justification or rationale for   
the information and findings under      
paragraph 7#a74  7d7 ,definitions ,in   
this ,act3 7#a7 ,administration ,the    
term ,administration means the ,federal 
,aviation ,administration4  7#b7        
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the ,federal
 ,aviation ,administration4  7#c7 ,human
 factors ,the term human factors means a

 multidisciplinary set of principles    
developed to holistically explain and   
predict pilot behavior in relation to   
the management of the operation of an   
aircraft1 including the pilot's         
management of aircraft systems and      
response to systems failures and        
non-normal conditions4  7#d7 ,transport 
airplane ,the term transport airplane   
means a transport-category airplane     
designed for operation by an air carrier
 or foreign air carrier                 
type-certificated with a passenger      
seating capacity of #cj or more or an   
all-cargo derivative of such an         
airplane4  7e7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated such sums as are        
necessary to carry out this section4