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 PUBLIC LAW 100-223—DEC. 30, 1987

101 STAT. 1525

include separating and controlling air traffic. Such term does not include any air traffic assistant and any student at an air traffic control academy. SEC. 303. SAFETY RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS.

49 USC app. 1421

(a) FLOATATION EQUIPMENT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider requiring (1) adequate, uniform life preservers, life rafts, and floatation devices for passengers, including small children and infants, on any flight of an air carrier which the Secretary determines a part of which flight will occur over water, and (2) adequate information and instructions as to the use of such preservers, rafts, and floatation devices. (b)

IMPROVED

CRASHWORTHINESS

STANDARDS

FOR

AIRCRAFT

SEATS.—Not later than 120 da^s after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider requiring all seats on board all air carrier aircraft to meet improved crashworthiness standards based upon the best avail£U>le testing standards for crashworthiness. (c) COCKPIT VOICE RECORDERS AND FUGHT DATA RECORDERS.—Not

later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider the use of cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders on commuter aircraft and other aircraft, commensurate with the recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board. (d) MONTHLY STATUS R!n>ORTS.—The Secretary shall transmit to Congress monthly status reports on the rulemaking proceedings being conducted under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section. (e) AIRCRAFT DESIGN AND EQUIPMENT.—

(1) STUDY.—The Secretary shall conduct a study pertaining to aircraft design and equipment which minimize the incidence of fire or explosion, including fuel tanks (including crash resistant inner fuel tanks and bres^way, self-closing fittings throughout the fuel S3rstem). (2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under this subsection, together with recommendations. (f) REPORT ON MODERNIZATION RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report to Congress on specific regulations the Secretary has adopted or intends to adopt to modernize and improve the oversight and inspection of air carrier maintenance and safetyrelated procedures. SEC. 304. INFLATION ADJUSTMENT ON COLLECTION OF CERTAIN AVIATION FEES.

Section 334 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end of the Hrst sentence the following: ", adjusted in proportion to changes in the Consumer Price Index for AH Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor between January 1, 1973, and the date the charge is imposed". SEC. 305. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER ACT.

(a) EXPANSION OF COVERAGE.—Section 206(a)(l) of the National Driver Register Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 note) is amended by

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