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	1	+	In the Senate of the United States,
	2	+	May 9, 2023.
	3	+	Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
	4	+	tives (H.R. 346) entitled ‘‘An Act to establish a task force
	5	+	on improvements for notices to air missions, and for other
	6	+	purposes.’’, do pass with the following
	7	+	AMENDMENT:
	8	+	Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
	9	+	following:
	10	+	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1
	11	+	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘NOTAM Improvement 2
	12	+	Act of 2023’’. 3
	13	+	SEC. 2. FAA TASK FORCE ON NOTAM IMPROVEMENT. 4
	14	+	(a) E
	15	+	STABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 5
	16	+	the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 6
	17	+	Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a task force 7
	18	+	to be known as the FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improve-8
	19	+	ment (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 9 2
	20	+	†HR 346 EAS
	21	+	(b) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall consist of 1
	22	+	members appointed by the Administrator, including at least 2
	23	+	one member of each of the following: 3
	24	+	(1) Air carrier representatives. 4
	25	+	(2) Airport representatives. 5
	26	+	(3) Labor union representatives of airline pilots. 6
	27	+	(4) Labor union representatives of aircraft dis-7
	28	+	patchers. 8
	29	+	(5) The labor union certified under section 7111 9
	30	+	of title 5, United States Code, to represent FAA air 10
	31	+	traffic control specialists assigned to the United 11
	32	+	States NOTAMs Office. 12
	33	+	(6) The labor union certified under section 7111 13
	34	+	of title 5, United States Code, to represent FAA aero-14
	35	+	nautical information specialists. 15
	36	+	(7) General and business aviation representa-16
	37	+	tives. 17
	38	+	(8) Aviation safety experts with knowledge of 18
	39	+	NOTAMs. 19
	40	+	(9) Human factors experts. 20
	41	+	(10) Computer system architecture and cyberse-21
	42	+	curity experts. 22
	43	+	(c) D
	44	+	UTIES.—The duties of the Task Force shall in-23
	45	+	clude— 24 3
	46	+	†HR 346 EAS
	47	+	(1) reviewing existing methods for publishing 1
	48	+	NOTAMs and flight operations information to pilots; 2
	49	+	(2) reviewing regulations, policies, systems, and 3
	50	+	international standards relating to NOTAMs, includ-4
	51	+	ing their content and presentation to pilots; 5
	52	+	(3) evaluating and determining best practices to 6
	53	+	organize, prioritize, and present flight operations in-7
	54	+	formation in a manner that optimizes pilot review 8
	55	+	and retention of relevant information; and 9
	56	+	(4) providing recommendations for— 10
	57	+	(A) improving the publication and delivery 11
	58	+	of NOTAM information in a manner that 12
	59	+	prioritizes or highlights the most important in-13
	60	+	formation, and optimizes pilot review and reten-14
	61	+	tion of relevant information; 15
	62	+	(B) ways to ensure that NOTAMs are com-16
	63	+	plete, accurate, timely, relevant to safe flight op-17
	64	+	erations, and contain pertinent information; 18
	65	+	(C) any best practices that the FAA should 19
	66	+	consider to improve the accuracy and under-20
	67	+	standability of NOTAMs and the display of 21
	68	+	flight operations information; 22
	69	+	(D) ways to work with air carriers, other 23
	70	+	airspace users, and aviation service providers to 24 4
	71	+	†HR 346 EAS
	72	+	implement solutions that are aligned with the 1
	73	+	recommendations under this paragraph; and 2
	74	+	(E) ways to ensure the stability, resiliency, 3
	75	+	and cybersecurity of the NOTAM computer sys-4
	76	+	tem. 5
	77	+	(d) R
	78	+	EPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 6
	79	+	the establishment of the Task Force, the Task Force shall 7
	80	+	submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-8
	81	+	ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 9
	82	+	Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a re-10
	83	+	port detailing— 11
	84	+	(1) the results of the reviews and evaluations of 12
	85	+	the Task Force under paragraphs (1) through (3) of 13
	86	+	subsection (c); 14
	87	+	(2) the best practices identified and rec-15
	88	+	ommendations provided by the Task Force under sub-16
	89	+	section (c)(4); 17
	90	+	(3) any recommendations of the Task Force for 18
	91	+	additional regulatory or policy actions to improve the 19
	92	+	publication of NOTAMs; and 20
	93	+	(4) the degree to which implementing the rec-21
	94	+	ommendations of the Task Force described under 22
	95	+	paragraph (2) will address National Transportation 23
	96	+	Safety Board Safety Recommendation A–18–024. 24 5
	97	+	†HR 346 EAS
	98	+	(e) APPLICABLELAW.—Chapter 10 of title 5, United 1
	99	+	States Code, shall not apply to the Task Force. 2
	100	+	(f) S
	101	+	UNSET.—The Task Force shall terminate on the 3
	102	+	later of— 4
	103	+	(1) the date on which the Task Force submits the 5
	104	+	report required under subsection (d); or 6
	105	+	(2) the date that is 18 months after the date on 7
	106	+	which the Task Force is established under subsection 8
	107	+	(a). 9
	108	+	(g) A
	109	+	UTHORITY.—The Administrator shall have the 10
	110	+	authority to carry out the recommendations of the Task 11
	111	+	Force detailed in the report required under subsection (d). 12
	112	+	(h) R
	113	+	ULE OFCONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 13
	114	+	may be construed to require the FAA to duplicate any 14
	115	+	prior, ongoing, or planned efforts related to the improve-15
	116	+	ment of NOTAMs, including any efforts related to imple-16
	117	+	menting any previously enacted requirements. 17
	118	+	(i) D
	119	+	EFINITIONS.—In this section: 18
	120	+	(1) FAA.—The term ‘‘FAA’’ means the Federal 19
	121	+	Aviation Administration. 20
	122	+	(2) NOTAM.—The term ‘‘NOTAM’’ means a no-21
	123	+	tice containing information (which is not known suf-22
	124	+	ficiently in advance to publicize by other means) con-23
	125	+	cerning the establishment, condition, or change in 24
	126	+	any component (including a facility, service, or pro-25 6
	127	+	†HR 346 EAS
	128	+	cedure thereof) or hazard in the National Airspace 1
	129	+	System, the timely knowledge of which is essential to 2
	130	+	personnel concerned with flight operations. 3
	131	+	SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. 4
	132	+	Not later than September 30, 2024, the Administrator 5
	133	+	of the Federal Aviation Administration shall make the fol-6
	134	+	lowing improvements: 7
	135	+	(1) Complete implementation of a Federal 8
	136	+	NOTAM System (in this section referred to as a 9
	137	+	‘‘FNS’’). 10
	138	+	(2) Implement a back-up system to the FNS. 11
	139	+	(3) Brief the Committee on Transportation and 12
	140	+	Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 13
	141	+	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-14
	142	+	tation of the Senate on a plan to enhance the capa-15
	143	+	bility to deliver information through the FNS that is 16
	144	+	machine-readable, filterable, and in the format used 17
	145	+	by the International Civil Aviation Organization 18
	146	+	(ICAO) to promote further global harmonization 19
	147	+	among neighboring Air Navigation Service Providers 20
	148	+	(ANSPs) and provide users of the National Airspace 21 7
	149	+	†HR 346 EAS
	150	+	System with one consistent format for domestic and 1
	151	+	international operations. 2
	152	+	Attest:
	153	+	Secretary. 118
	154	+	TH
	155	+	CONGRESS
	156	+	1
	157	+	ST
	158	+	S
	159	+	ESSION
	160	+
1	161		H.R. 346
2		-	One Hundred Eighteenth Congress
3		-	of the
4		-	United States of America
5		-	AT THE FIRST SESSION
6		-	Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
7		-	the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-three
8		-	An Act
9		-	To establish a task force on improvements for notices to air missions, and for
10		-	other purposes.
11		-	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
12		-	the United States of America in Congress assembled,
13		-	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
14		-	This Act may be cited as the ‘‘NOTAM Improvement Act of
15		-	2023’’.
16		-	SEC. 2. FAA TASK FORCE ON NOTAM IMPROVEMENT.
17		-	(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date
18		-	of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
19		-	Administration shall establish a task force to be known as the
20		-	FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement (in this section referred
21		-	to as the ‘‘Task Force’’).
22		-	(b) C
23		-	OMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall consist of members
24		-	appointed by the Administrator, including at least one member
25		-	of each of the following:
26		-	(1) Air carrier representatives.
27		-	(2) Airport representatives.
28		-	(3) Labor union representatives of airline pilots.
29		-	(4) Labor union representatives of aircraft dispatchers.
30		-	(5) The labor union certified under section 7111 of title
31		-	5, United States Code, to represent FAA air traffic control
32		-	specialists assigned to the United States NOTAMs Office.
33		-	(6) The labor union certified under section 7111 of title
34		-	5, United States Code, to represent FAA aeronautical informa-
35		-	tion specialists.
36		-	(7) General and business aviation representatives.
37		-	(8) Aviation safety experts with knowledge of NOTAMs.
38		-	(9) Human factors experts.
39		-	(10) Computer system architecture and cybersecurity
40		-	experts.
41		-	(c) D
42		-	UTIES.—The duties of the Task Force shall include—
43		-	(1) reviewing existing methods for publishing NOTAMs
44		-	and flight operations information to pilots;
45		-	(2) reviewing regulations, policies, systems, and inter-
46		-	national standards relating to NOTAMs, including their content
47		-	and presentation to pilots;
48		-	(3) evaluating and determining best practices to organize,
49		-	prioritize, and present flight operations information in a
50		-	manner that optimizes pilot review and retention of relevant
51		-	information; and
52		-	(4) providing recommendations for— H. R. 346—2
53		-	(A) improving the publication and delivery of NOTAM
54		-	information in a manner that prioritizes or highlights the
55		-	most important information, and optimizes pilot review
56		-	and retention of relevant information;
57		-	(B) ways to ensure that NOTAMs are complete,
58		-	accurate, timely, relevant to safe flight operations, and
59		-	contain pertinent information;
60		-	(C) any best practices that the FAA should consider
61		-	to improve the accuracy and understandability of NOTAMs
62		-	and the display of flight operations information;
63		-	(D) ways to work with air carriers, other airspace
64		-	users, and aviation service providers to implement solutions
65		-	that are aligned with the recommendations under this para-
66		-	graph; and
67		-	(E) ways to ensure the stability, resiliency, and cyberse-
68		-	curity of the NOTAM computer system.
69		-	(d) R
70		-	EPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the
71		-	establishment of the Task Force, the Task Force shall submit to
72		-	the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
73		-	of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
74		-	Transportation of the Senate a report detailing—
75		-	(1) the results of the reviews and evaluations of the Task
76		-	Force under paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (c);
77		-	(2) the best practices identified and recommendations pro-
78		-	vided by the Task Force under subsection (c)(4);
79		-	(3) any recommendations of the Task Force for additional
80		-	regulatory or policy actions to improve the publication of
81		-	NOTAMs; and
82		-	(4) the degree to which implementing the recommendations
83		-	of the Task Force described under paragraph (2) will address
84		-	National Transportation Safety Board Safety Recommendation
85		-	A–18–024.
86		-	(e) A
87		-	PPLICABLELAW.—Chapter 10 of title 5, United States
88		-	Code, shall not apply to the Task Force.
89		-	(f) S
90		-	UNSET.—The Task Force shall terminate on the later of—
91		-	(1) the date on which the Task Force submits the report
92		-	required under subsection (d); or
93		-	(2) the date that is 18 months after the date on which
94		-	the Task Force is established under subsection (a).
95		-	(g) A
96		-	UTHORITY.—The Administrator shall have the authority
97		-	to carry out the recommendations of the Task Force detailed in
98		-	the report required under subsection (d).
99		-	(h) R
100		-	ULE OFCONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be
101		-	construed to require the FAA to duplicate any prior, ongoing, or
102		-	planned efforts related to the improvement of NOTAMs, including
103		-	any efforts related to implementing any previously enacted require-
104		-	ments.
105		-	(i) D
106		-	EFINITIONS.—In this section:
107		-	(1) FAA.—The term ‘‘FAA’’ means the Federal Aviation
108		-	Administration.
109		-	(2) NOTAM.—The term ‘‘NOTAM’’ means a notice con-
110		-	taining information (which is not known sufficiently in advance
111		-	to publicize by other means) concerning the establishment,
112		-	condition, or change in any component (including a facility,
113		-	service, or procedure thereof) or hazard in the National Airspace
114		-	System, the timely knowledge of which is essential to personnel
115		-	concerned with flight operations. H. R. 346—3
116		-	SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
117		-	Not later than September 30, 2024, the Administrator of the
118		-	Federal Aviation Administration shall make the following improve-
119		-	ments:
120		-	(1) Complete implementation of a Federal NOTAM System
121		-	(in this section referred to as a ‘‘FNS’’).
122		-	(2) Implement a back-up system to the FNS.
123		-	(3) Brief the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
124		-	ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
125		-	Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on a
126		-	plan to enhance the capability to deliver information through
127		-	the FNS that is machine-readable, filterable, and in the format
128		-	used by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
129		-	to promote further global harmonization among neighboring
130		-	Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs) and provide users
131		-	of the National Airspace System with one consistent format
132		-	for domestic and international operations.
133		-	Speaker of the House of Representatives.
134		-	Vice President of the United States and
135		-	President of the Senate.
	162	+	AMENDMENT