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Flightmare Prevention Act of 2023

H.R. 2653 · 118th Congress · Apr 17, 2023 · Lineage

A BILL

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations that establish minimum requirements for aviation enterprise resource planning systems, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Flightmare Prevention Act of 2023”.

Sec. 2 Minimum requirements for aviation information technology systems

(a)
In general— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue regulations that establish minimum requirements for aviation enterprise resource planning systems that are—
(1)
used by air carriers operating interstate air transportation or intrastate air transportation; and
(2)
necessary for the safety of passengers.
(b)
Definitions— In this section:
(1)
Aviation enterprise resource planning system— The term aviation enterprise resource planning system means a technology system or software used by air carriers for operational management, including for—
(A)
crew planning;
(B)
crew communication;
(C)
building daily, monthly, and annual flight schedules;
(D)
making changes to flight paths; and
(E)
other purposes, as determined by the Secretary
(2)
Title 49— The definitions contained in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code, apply.