Brian McDaniel Helicopter Safety Act

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8829 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8829

 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
   issue regulations to require certain air carriers to adopt safety 
              management systems, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 2, 2020

  Mr. Allred introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
   issue regulations to require certain air carriers to adopt safety 
              management systems, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Brian McDaniel Helicopter Safety 
Act''.

SEC. 2. HELICOPTER SAFETY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall issue such regulations as are necessary to amend 
part 5 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to require each air 
carriers conducting commercial air tours (as such term is defined in 
section 110.2 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations) to adopt a 
safety management system.
    (b) Guidance.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue guidance 
        to operators of commercial air tours (as such term is defined 
        in section 110.2 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations) on 
        determining if a passenger is intoxicated or impaired.
            (2) Consideration.--In developing guidance pursuant to 
        paragraph (1), the Administrator shall address unique risks, 
        regardless of aircraft size, when passengers are in proximity 
        to aircraft controls.
    (c) Prohibition.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall issue such regulations as are 
necessary to prohibit air carriers conducting commercial air tours (as 
such term is defined in section 110.2 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations) from operating under part 91 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, without an exemption from the Administrator.
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