,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ghg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #ad1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,capito1 ,mr4 ,welch1 and ,mrs4         
,fischer7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,comptroller ,general of the
 ,united ,states to study and report on 
the operational preparedness of air     
carriers for preparing for changing     
weather and other events related to     
changing conditions and natural hazards4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,airline ,operational      
,resiliency ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,,gao   
study and report on the operational     
preparedness of air carriers for        
preparing for changing weather and other
 events related to changing conditions  
and natural hazards  7a7 ,study  7#a7   
,in general ,the ,comptroller ,general  
shall study and assess the operational  

preparedness of air carriers for        
preparing for changing weather and other
 events related to changing conditions  
and natural hazards1 including flooding1
 extreme heat1 changes in precipitation1
 storms1 including winter storms1       
coastal storms1 tropical storms1 and    
hurricanes1 and fire conditions4  7#b7  
,requirements ,as part of the study     
required by paragraph 7#a71 the         
,comptroller ,general shall assess the  
following3 7,a7 ,the extent to which air
 carriers are preparing for weather     
events and natural disasters1 as well as
 changing conditions and natural        
hazards1 that may impact air carriers'  
operational investments1 staffing levels
 and safety policies1 mitigation        
strategies1 and other resiliency        
planning4  7,b7 ,how the ,federal       
,aviation ,administration oversees air  
carriers' operational resilience to     
storms and natural disasters1 as well as
 changing conditions4  7,c7 ,steps the  
,federal ,government and air carriers   

can take to improve their operational   
resilience to storms and natural        
disasters1 as well as changing          
conditions4  7b7 ,briefing and report   
7#a7 ,briefing ,not later than #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
section1 the ,comptroller ,general shall
 brief the appropriate committees of    
,congress on the study required by      
subsection 7a71 together with           
recommendations for such legislation and
 administrative action as the           
,comptroller ,general determines        
appropriate4  7#b7 ,report ,not later   
than #f months after the briefing       
required by paragraph 7#a7 is provided1 
the ,comptroller ,general shall submit a
 report to the appropriate committees of
 ,congress on the study required by     
subsection 7a71 together with           
recommendations for such legislation and
 administrative action as the           
,comptroller ,general determines        
appropriate4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this 
section3 7#a7 ,air carrier ,the term air

 carrier has the meaning given that term
 in section #djajb of title #di1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  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 ,comptroller     
,general ,the term ,comptroller ,general
 means the ,comptroller ,general of the 
,united ,states4