ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMPLIANCE.

SEC. 343. ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMPLIANCE. (a) In General.—Section 44704(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(6) Submission of data.—When an applicant submits design data to the Administrator for a finding of compliance as part of an application for a type certificate, the applicant shall certify to the Administrator that— “(A) the submitted design data demonstrates compliance with the applicable airworthiness standards; and “(B) any airworthiness standards not complied with are compensated for by factors that provide an equivalent level of safety, as agreed upon by the Administrator.” . (b) Report to Congress.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the implementation of the certification requirement added by the amendment made by subsection (a).