EMERGENCY VISION EQUIPMENT.

SEC. 207. EMERGENCY VISION EQUIPMENT. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall evaluate and report to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, no later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, on effects of quantities of smoke in the cockpit of an aircraft which could affect the pilot’s vision. In such report, the Administrator shall also explore the efficiency of any existing technologies to evacuate smoke from the cockpit, shall evaluate the need for any change in requirements or operating rules, and shall estimate the cost of installation of such technologies for the commercial airline fleet.