FAA TASK FORCE ON FLIGHT STANDARDS REFORM.

SEC. 222. FAA TASK FORCE ON FLIGHT STANDARDS REFORM. (a) Establishment.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish the FAA Task Force on Flight Standards Reform (in this section referred to as the “Task Force”). (b) Membership.— (1) Appointment.—The membership of the Task Force shall be appointed by the Administrator. (2) Number.—The Task Force shall be composed of not more than 20 members. (3) Representation requirements.—The membership of the Task Force shall include representatives, with knowledge of flight standards regulatory processes and requirements, of— (A) air carriers; (B) general aviation; (C) business aviation; (D) repair stations; (E) unmanned aircraft systems operators; (F) flight schools; (G) labor unions, including those representing FAA aviation safety inspectors and those representing FAA aviation safety engineers; (H) aviation and aerospace manufacturers; and (I) aviation safety experts. (c) Duties.—The duties of the Task Force shall include, at a minimum, identifying best practices and providing recommendations, for current and anticipated budgetary environments, with respect to— (1) simplifying and streamlining flight standards regulatory processes, including issuance and oversight of certificates; (2) reorganizing Flight Standards Services to establish an entity organized by function rather than geographic region, if appropriate; (3) FAA aviation safety inspector training opportunities; (4) ensuring adequate and timely provision of Flight Standards activities and responses necessary for type certification, operational evaluation, and entry into service of newly manufactured aircraft; (5) FAA aviation safety inspector standards and performance; and (6) achieving, across the FAA, consistent— (A) regulatory interpretations; and (B) application of oversight activities. (d) Report.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the establishment of the Task Force, the Task Force shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report detailing— (1) the best practices identified and recommendations provided by the Task Force under subsection (c); and (2) any recommendations of the Task Force for additional regulatory, policy, or cost-effective legislative action to improve the efficiency of agency activities. (e) Applicable Law.— Public Law 92-463 shall not apply to the Task Force. (f) Sunset.—The Task Force shall terminate on the earlier of— (1) the date on which the Task Force submits the report required under subsection (d); or (2) the date that is 18 months after the date on which the Task Force is established under subsection (a).