AIR TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT SYSTEM PLAN.

SEC. 507. AIR TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT SYSTEM PLAN.(a) In General.—Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure a plan containing an implementation schedule for addressing problems with the air transportation oversight system that have been identified in reports by the Comptroller General and the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation.(b) Plan Requirements.—The plan transmitted by the Administrator under subsection (a) shall set forth the action the Administration will take under the plan—(1) to develop specific, clear, and meaningful inspection guidance for the use by Administration aviation safety inspectors and analysts;(2) to provide adequate training to Administration aviation safety inspectors in system safety concepts, risk analysis, and auditing;(3) to ensure that aviation safety inspectors with the necessary qualifications and experience are physically located where they can satisfy the most important needs; (4) to establish strong national leadership for the air transportation oversight system and to ensure that the system is implemented consistently across Administration field offices; and(5) to extend the air transportation oversight system beyond the 10 largest air carriers, so it governs oversight of smaller air carriers as well.