REVIEW OF CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR SMALL GENERAL AVIATION AIRPLANES.

SEC. 215. REVIEW OF CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR SMALL GENERAL AVIATION AIRPLANES. (a) In General.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a review of the Federal Aviation Administration’s implementation of the final rule titled “Revision of Airworthiness Standards for Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, and Commuter Category Airplanes” (81 Fed. Reg. 96572). (b) Considerations.—In carrying out the review, the Comptroller General shall assess— (1) how the rule puts into practice the Administration’s efforts to implement performance and risk-based safety standards; (2) the extent to which the rule has resulted in the implementation of a streamlined regulatory regime to improve safety, reduce regulatory burden, and decrease costs; (3) whether the rule and its implementation have spurred innovation and technological adoption; (4) how consensus standards accepted by the FAA facilitate the development of new safety equipment and aircraft capabilities; and (5) whether lessons learned from the rule and its implementation have resulted in best practices that could be applied to airworthiness standards for other categories of aircraft. (c) Report.—Not later than 180 days after the date of initiation of the review, the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the review, including findings and recommendations.