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My notables from FAA Bill
c) International Travel.—The Administrator of the FAA, or the Administrator’s designee, may authorize international travel for any FAA employee, without the approval of any other person or entity, if the Administrator determines that the travel is necessary—
(1) to promote United States aerospace safety standards; or
(2) to support expedited acceptance of FAA design and production approvals.
SEC. 305. ADVANCED COCKPIT DISPLAYS.
(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall initiate a review of heads-up display systems, heads-down display systems employing synthetic vision systems, and enhanced vision systems (in this section referred to as “HUD systems”, “SVS”, and “EVS”, respectively).
(b) Contents.—The review shall—
(1) evaluate the impacts of single- and dual-installed HUD systems, SVS, and EVS on the safety and efficiency of aircraft operations within the national airspace system; and
(2) review a sufficient quantity of commercial aviation accidents or incidents in order to evaluate if HUD systems, SVS, and EVS would have produced a better outcome in that accident or incident.
“(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be an unfair or deceptive practice under subsection (a) for an air carrier or foreign air carrier subject to part 250 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to involuntarily deplane a revenue passenger onboard an aircraft, if the revenue passenger—
“(A) is traveling on a confirmed reservation; and
“(B) checked-in for the relevant flight prior to the check-in deadline.
SEC. 505. RIGHT TO PRIVACY WHEN USING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall, upon request of a private aircraft owner or operator, block the registration number of the aircraft of the owner or operator from any public dissemination or display, except in data made available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial flights of the owner or operator.
SEC. 520. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION EMPLOYEES STATIONED ON GUAM.
It is the sense of Congress that—
(1) the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Secretary of Defense should seek an agreement that would enable Federal Aviation Administration employees stationed on Guam to have access to Department of Defense hospitals, commissaries, and exchanges on Guam;
(2) access to these facilities is important to ensure the health and well-being of Federal Aviation Administration employees and their families; and
(3) in exchange for this access, the Federal Aviation Administration should make payments to cover the applicable administrative costs incurred by the Department of Defense in carrying out the agreement.
SEC. 531. TRAINING ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING FOR CERTAIN STAFF.
(a) In General.—Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
Ҥ 44738. Training on human trafficking for certain staff
“In addition to other training requirements, each air carrier shall provide training—
“(1) to ticket counter agents, gate agents, and other air carrier workers whose jobs require regular interaction with passengers; and
“(2) on recognizing and responding to potential human trafficking victims.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The analysis for chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: