A bill to provide for updates to the Federal Aviation Administration type certification process to support development of new and novel technologies, and for other purposes.

This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to change how it reviews and approves new aircraft designs, known as type certification. Within 180 days, the FAA would publish a public plan to improve its issue paper process, use industry consensus standards where possible, and create stable policy on common certification topics. Within 270 days, the FAA would set standard expected timelines for major certification steps and report yearly to Congress on whether it meets them. The bill also requires the FAA to set criteria for when issue papers are needed and to publish updated guidance on delegating certification work to authorized representatives within 90 days.

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Sponsors

• Peter Welch Democrat sponsor
• 8 cosponsors