,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aejf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #i1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,warnock 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,moran7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve 
the processes for type certification1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,faa ,advancements ,act4  #b4          
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the ,federal
 ,aviation ,administration4  7#b7       
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
,the term appropriate committees of     
,congress means the ,committee on       
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate4  7#c7   
,,faa ,the term ,,faa means the ,federal
 ,aviation ,administration4  7#d7       

,international ,validation ,branch ,the 
term ,international ,validation ,branch 
means the ,international ,validation    
,branch of the ,compliance and          
,airworthiness ,division of the         
,aircraft ,certification ,service of the
 ,,faa4  7#e7 ,regulatory materials ,the
 term regulatory materials means rules1 
orders1 advisory circulars1 statements  
of policy1 guidance1 and other materials
 related to aviation safety regulations1
 as well as other materials pertaining  
to training and operation of            
aeronautical products4  7#f7 ,secretary 
,the term ,secretary means the          
,secretary of ,transportation4  #c4     
,independent study on a future state on 
type certification processes  7a7       
,review and study ,not later than #fj   
days after the date of enactment of this
 section1 subject to the availability of
 appropriations1 the ,administrator     
shall enter into an agreement with an   
appropriate federally funded research   
and development center1 or other        

independent nonprofit organization that 
recommends solutions to aviation policy 
challenges through objective analysis1  
to conduct a review and study in        
accordance with the requirements and    
elements set forth in this section4  7b7
 ,elements ,the review and study under  
subsection 7a7 shall provide analyses1  
assessments1 and recommendations that   
address the following3 7#a7 ,a vision   
for a future state of type certification
 that reflects the highly complex1      
highly integrated nature of today's     
aircraft4  7#b7 ,a review of the current
 tools and techniques used for type     
certification and an evaluation of      
whether use of advanced digital tools   
and techniques1 including model-based   
system engineering1 would improve the   
type certification process and enhance  
aviation safety4  7#c7 ,how the ,,faa   
could develop a risk-based model for    
type certification and implement        
procedures where the ,,faa could rely   
solely on an applicant's showing of     

compliance in those areas of low-risk1  
subject to tests1 means of compliance1  
and substantiating data the             
,administrator considers necessary in   
the interest of safety4  7#d7 ,what     
changes are needed to ensure that       
corrective actions for continued        
operational safety issues can be        
approved and implemented quickly1       
particularly with respect to software   
modifications4  7#e7 ,what efficiencies 
are needed in the ,,faa's type          
certification system that will          
facilitate the assessment and           
integration of innovating technologies  
that advance aviation safety4  7#f7     
,best practices and tools used by other 
certification authorities that could be 
adopted by the ,,faa and the ,united    
,states1 as well as the best practices  
and tools used by the ,united ,states   
which can be shared with other          
certification authorities4  7c7 ,report 
,not later than #ae months after the    
date of enactment of this section1 the  

organization conducting the review and  
study shall submit to the ,administrator
 and the appropriate committees of      
,congress a report on the results of the
 review and study that includes the     
findings and recommendations of the     
organization4  7d7 ,congressional       
briefing ,not later than #bgj days after
 the report required under subsection   
7c7 is submitted to the ,administrator1 
the ,administrator shall brief the      
appropriate committees of ,congress     
regarding the ,,faa's response to the   
findings and recommendations of such    
report1 what actions the ,,faa will take
 as a result of such findings and       
recommendations1 and the ,,faa rationale
 for not taking action on any specific  
recommendation4  #d4 ,report on         
validation program performance  7a7 ,in 
general ,not later than #abj days after 
the date of enactment of this section1  
the ,secretary shall evaluate the       
performance of the ,,faa's type         
certificate validation program under    

bilateral agreements1 with reference to 
agreed implementation procedures4  7b7  
,contents ,the evaluation under         
subsection 7a7 shall consider1 at       
minimum1 the following3 7#a7 ,progress  
under section #bdc7;a7 of the ,,faa     
,reauthorization ,act of #bjah 7#di     
,u4,s4,c4 #ddgja note7 with respect to  
improving the ,,faa's leadership abroad4
  7#b7 ,performance with reference to   
metrics such as the number and types of 
projects1 timeline milestones1 the      
validating authority level of           
involvement and certifying authority    
delegation1 and trends relating to the  
repeated use of non-basic criteria to   
review systems or methods of compliance 
that have been validated previously in  
similar context4  7#c7 ,training on the 
minimum standards for validation work   
plan content1 such as the validating    
authority level of involvement1 and what
 constitutes justification for level of 
involvement and compliance document     
requests4  7#d7 ,the perspectives of    

,,faa employees responsible for type    
validation projects1 bilateral civil    
aviation regulator partners1 and        
industry applicants on the ,,faa's      
performance in carrying out validation  
projects4  7#e7 ,the levels of funding  
and staffing for the ,international     
,validation ,branch compared to the     
,branch's workload and goals4  7#f7 ,the
 effectiveness of ,,faa training for    
employees and outreach conducted to     
improve and enforce validation          
processes4  7#g7 ,efforts undertaken to 
strengthen relationships with           
international certification authorities 
to maximize safety cooperation and the  
use of approvals issued by other        
certifying authorities in compliance    
with applicable bilateral agreements and
 implementation procedures4  7c7 ,report
 ,the ,administrator shall issue a      
report regarding the evaluation required
 under subsection 7a7 to the appropriate
 committees of ,congress not later than 
#a year after enactment of this section4

  #e4 ,internal regulatory process      
review  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary 
shall establish an internal regulatory  
process review team 7in this section    
referred to as the review team7         
comprising of ,,faa employees and       
individuals described in subsection 7b7 
to develop recommendations to improve   
the timeliness of1 and performance      
accountability in1 the development and  
promulgation of regulatory materials 7as
 defined in section #b74 ,the review    
team shall deliver a report with        
recommendations to the ,secretary in    
accordance with the deadlines specified 
in subsection 7e74  7b7 ,other members2 
consultation  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
review team shall include outside       
experts and academics with relevant     
experience or expertise in aviation and 
commercial space transportation safety  
and in improving the performance1       
accountability1 and transparency of the 
,federal regulatory process1            
particularly as it relates to aviation  

and commercial space transportation     
safety4 ,the review team shall include  
at least #a outside expert or academic  
with relevant experience or expertise in
 aviation and commercial space          
transportation safety and at least #a   
outside expert or academic with relevant
 experience or expertise in improving   
the performance1 accountability1 and    
transparency of the ,federal regulatory 
process1 particularly as it relates to  
aviation and commercial space           
transportation safety4  7#b7            
,consultation ,the review team may1 as  
appropriate1 consult with industry      
stakeholders4  7c7 ,contents of review  
,in conducting the review required under
 subsection 7a71 the review team shall  
do the following3 7#a7 ,develop a       
proposal for rationalizing processes and
 eliminating redundant administrative   
review of regulatory materials within   
the ,,faa1 particularly when            
,,faa-sponsored rulemaking committees   
and stakeholders have collaborated on   

the proposed regulations to address     
airworthiness standards deficiencies4   
7#b7 ,with respect to each office within
 the ,,faa that reviews regulatory      
materials1 assess-- 7,a7 the timeline   
assigned to each such office to complete
 the review of regulatory materials2    
7,b7 the actual time spent for such     
review2  7,c7 opportunities to reduce   
the actual time for such review2 and    
7,d7 whether clear roles1               
responsibilities1 requirements1 and     
expectations are clearly defined for    
each office required to review the      
regulatory materials4  7#c7 ,define and 
document the roles and responsibilities 
of each office within the ,,faa that    
develops1 drafts or reviews each kind of
 regulatory material in order to ensure 
that hiring reflects who1 where1 and how
 these employees function in the        
rulemaking framework4  7#d7 ,describe   
any organizational changes or the need  
to hire additional ,,faa employees1 if  
necessary and taking into consideration 

whether current positions are staffed1  
to reduce delays in publication of      
proposed and final regulatory materials4
  7#e7 ,in order to provide the public  
with detailed information on the        
progress of the development of          
regulatory materials1 identify reporting
 mechanisms and develop a template and  
appropriate system metrics for making   
publicly available on a website a       
real-time progress tracker that updates 
itself to show the major stages 7as     
determined by the ,secretary7 of the    
development of regulatory materials as  
they are initiated1 in progress1 and    
completed1 from inception of a proposed 
development of regulatory materials to  
publication of the final version of such
 materials4  7#f7 ,consider changes to  
the ,,faa's best practices under rules  
governing ex parte communications with  
other validating authorities1 including 
international validating authorities1   
and with consideration of the public    
interest in transparency1 to provide    

flexibility for ,,faa employees to      
discuss regulatory materials1           
particularly for those related to       
enhancing aviation safety and commercial
 space transportation safety1 and the   
,united ,states aviation and commercial 
space transportation international      
leadership4  7#g7 ,recommend methods by 
which the ,,faa can incorporate research
 funded by the ,department of           
,transportation1 in addition to         
consensus standards and conformance     
assessment processes set by private     
sector standards-developing             
organizations into regulatory materials1
 to keep pace with rapid changes in     
aviation and commercial space           
transportation technologies and         
processes4  7#h7 ,recommend mechanisms  
to optimize the roles of the ,office of 
the ,secretary of ,transportation and   
the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 
with the objective of improving the     
efficiency of regulatory activity4  7d7 
,action plan ,the ,administrator shall  

develop an action plan to implement the 
recommendations developed by the review 
team4 ,the ,administrator shall publish 
the action plan on the internet website 
of the ,,faa and shall transmit the plan
 to the appropriate committees of       
,congress4  7e7 ,deadlines ,the         
requirements of this section shall be   
subject to the following deadlines3 7#a7
 ,the review team shall complete the    
evaluation required under subsection 7a7
 and submit the review team's report on 
such evaluation to the ,secretary not   
later than #abj days after the date of  
enactment of this section4  7#b7 ,the   
,administrator shall develop and publish
 the action plan under subsection 7d7   
not later than #cj days after the date  
on which the review team submits the    
report required by subsection 7a7 to the
 ,administrator4  7f7 ,administrative   
procedure requirements inapplicable ,the
 provisions of subchapter ,,ii of       
chapter #e1 and chapter #g1 of title #e1
 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly known  

as the ,administrative ,procedure ,act7 
shall not apply to any activities of the
 review team in carrying out the        
requirements of this section4