RUNWAY SAFETY.

SEC. 334. RUNWAY SAFETY. (a) In General.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on improving runway safety. (b) Contents.—In the report required under this section, the Administrator shall— (1) review the relative benefits and risks of requiring the use of runway awareness and advisory systems in turbine-powered airplanes with a maximum takeoff weight greater than 19,000 pounds; (2) review systems capable of detecting wrong-surface alignment to determine whether the capability exists to detect imminent wrong-surface landings at each airport where such a system is in use; (3) describe information gathered from the use of the Airport Surface Surveillance Capability system at San Francisco International Airport since July 2017; (4) assess available technologies to determine whether it is feasible, cost-effective, and appropriate to install and deploy, at any airport, systems to provide a direct warning capability to flight crews or air traffic controllers, or both, of potential runway incursions; and (5) describe FAA efforts to develop metrics that would allow the FAA to determine whether runway incursions are increasing and to assess the effectiveness of implemented runway safety initiatives. (c) Consultation.—The Administrator shall consult with the National Transportation Safety Board in developing the report required under this section.