FLIGHT STANDARDS EVALUATION PROGRAM.

SEC. 315. [49 U.S.C. 44701 note] FLIGHT STANDARDS EVALUATION PROGRAM. (a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall modify the Flight Standards Evaluation Program— (1) to include periodic and random reviews as part of the Administration’s oversight of air carriers; and (2) to prohibit an individual from participating in a review or audit of an office with responsibility for an air carrier under the program if the individual, at any time in the 5-year period preceding the date of the review or audit, had responsibility for inspecting, or overseeing the inspection of, the operations of that carrier. (b) Annual Report to Congress.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the Flight Standards Evaluation Program, including the Administrator’s findings and recommendations with respect to the program. (c) Flight Standards Evaluation Program Defined.—In this section, the term “Flight Standards Evaluation Program” means the program established by the Federal Aviation Administration in FS 1100.1B CHG3, including any subsequent revisions thereto.