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Version 07 · Reported to House · Jul 29, 2020
Safe Aircraft Maintenance Standards Act
This bill addresses safety standards related to foreign aircraft repair stations.
Among other things, the bill
requires that all foreign aircraft repair stations be subject to at least one unannounced safety inspection each year;
requires air carriers to submit monthly reports to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with respect to maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alternations of an aircraft;
sets forth minimum qualifications for mechanics and others working on U.S. registered aircraft at foreign repair stations; and
establishes a moratorium on FAA certification of new foreign aircraft repair stations if certain regulations are not implemented within one year.
People & committees
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D–OR
Legislative record
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 370.
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-462.
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-462.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 39 - 19.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Aviation Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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