,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ghg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ad1 #bjbc,mr4    
,m>key 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4  
,wel*1 & ,mrs4 ,fis*]7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
to /udy & report on ! op]ational        
prep>$ness ( air c>ri]s = prep>+ = *ang+
 wea!r & o!r ev5ts relat$ to *ang+      
conditions & natural haz>ds4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,airl9e 
,op]ational ,resili5cy ,act ( #bjbc4    
#b4 ,,gao /udy & report on ! op]ational 
prep>$ness ( air c>ri]s = prep>+ = *ang+
 wea!r & o!r ev5ts relat$ to *ang+      
conditions & natural haz>ds  7a7 ,/udy  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all
 /udy & assess ! op]ational prep>$ness (
 air c>ri]s = prep>+ = *ang+ wea!r & o!r
 ev5ts relat$ to *ang+ conditions &     
natural haz>ds1 includ+ flood+1 extreme 
heat1 *anges 9 precipitation1 /orms1    

includ+ w9t] /orms1 coa/al /orms1       
tropical /orms1 & hurricanes1 & fire    
conditions4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,z "p ( !
 /udy requir$ by p>agraph 7#a71 !       
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all assess ! foll[+3
 7,a7 ,! ext5t to :i* air c>ri]s are    
prep>+ = wea!r ev5ts & natural disa/]s1 
z well z *ang+ conditions & natural     
haz>ds1 t may impact air c>ri]s'        
op]ational inve/m5ts1 /aff+ levels &    
safety policies1 mitigation /rategies1 &
 o!r resili5cy plann+4  7,b7 ,h[ !      
,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration ov]sees  
air c>ri]s' op]ational resili5ce to     
/orms & natural disa/]s1 z well z *ang+ 
conditions4  7,c7 ,/eps ! ,f$]al        
,gov]nm5t & air c>ri]s c take to improve
 _! op]ational resili5ce to /orms &     
natural disa/]s1 z well z *ang+         
conditions4  7b7 ,brief+ & report  7#a7 
,brief+ ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,comptroll]  
,g5]al %all brief ! appropriate         
committees ( ,congress on ! /udy requir$
 by subsection 7a71 toge!r )            

recomm5dations = su* legislation &      
adm9i/rative action z ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al det]m9es appropriate4  7#b7      
,report ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] !     
brief+ requir$ by p>agraph 7#a7 is      
provid$1 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al %all      
submit a report to ! appropriate        
committees ( ,congress on ! /udy requir$
 by subsection 7a71 toge!r )            
recomm5dations = su* legislation &      
adm9i/rative action z ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al det]m9es appropriate4  7c7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,air   
c>ri] ,! t]m air c>ri] has ! mean+ giv5 
t t]m 9 section #djajb ( title #di1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7 ,appropriate 
committees ( congress ,! t]m appropriate
 committees ( ,congress means !         
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate4  7#c7 ,comptroll] ,g5]al ,! t]m
 ,comptroll] ,g5]al means ! ,comptroll] 
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4