EXPEDITING UPDATES TO NOTAM PROGRAM.

SEC. 394. [49 U.S.C. 44701 note] EXPEDITING UPDATES TO NOTAM PROGRAM. (a) In General.—Beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator may not take any enforcement action against any individual for a violation of a NOTAM (as defined in section 3 of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights (49 U.S.C. 44701 note)) until the Administrator certifies to the appropriate committees of Congress that the Administrator has complied with the requirements of section 3 of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights, as amended by this section. (b) Amendments.—Section 3 of the Pilot’s Bill of Rights (Public Law 112-153; 126 Stat. 1162; 49 U.S.C. 44701 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (i) by striking “this Act” and inserting “the Fairness for Pilots Act”; and (ii) by striking “begin” and inserting “complete the implementation of”; (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: “(B) to continue developing and modernizing the NOTAM repository, in a public central location, to maintain and archive all NOTAMs, including the original content and form of the notices, the original date of publication, and any amendments to such notices with the date of each amendment, in a manner that is Internet-accessible, machine-readable, and searchable;” ; (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and (D) by adding at the end the following: “(D) to specify the times during which temporary flight restrictions are in effect and the duration of a designation of special use airspace in a specific area.” ; and (2) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: “(d) Designation of Repository as Sole Source for NOTAMs.— “(1) In general.—The Administrator— “(A) shall consider the repository for NOTAMs under subsection (a)(2)(B) to be the sole location for airmen to check for NOTAMs; and “(B) may not consider a NOTAM to be announced or published until the NOTAM is included in the repository for NOTAMs under subsection (a)(2)(B). “(2) Prohibition on taking action for violations of notams not in repository.— “(A) In general.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), beginning on the date that the repository under subsection (a)(2)(B) is final and published, the Administrator may not take any enforcement action against an airman for a violation of a NOTAM during a flight if— “(i) that NOTAM is not available through the repository before the commencement of the flight; and “(ii) that NOTAM is not reasonably accessible and identifiable to the airman. “(B) Exception for national security.—Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in the case of an enforcement action for a violation of a NOTAM that directly relates to national security.” .