Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 117.djvu/2609

 117 STAT. 2590

PUBLIC LAW 108–176—DEC. 12, 2003

SEC. 810. NOTICE CONCERNING AIRCRAFT ASSEMBLY.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 417 is amended by adding at the end the following: Effective date.

‘‘§ 41723. Notice concerning aircraft assembly ‘‘The Secretary of Transportation shall require, beginning after the last day of the 18-month period following the date of enactment of this section, an air carrier using an aircraft to provide scheduled passenger air transportation to display a notice, on an information placard available to each passenger on the aircraft, that informs the passengers of the nation in which the aircraft was finally assembled.’’. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 417 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 41722 the following: ‘‘41723. Notice concerning aircraft assembly.’’. SEC. 811. TYPE CERTIFICATES.

Section 44704(a) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(3) If the holder of a type certificate agrees to permit another person to use the certificate to manufacture a new aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance, the holder shall provide the other person with written evidence, in a form acceptable to the Administrator, of that agreement. Such other person may manufacture a new aircraft, aircraft engine, propeller, or appliance based on a type certificate only if such other person is the holder of the type certificate or has permission from the holder.’’. 49 USC 40105 note.

SEC. 812. RECIPROCAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of their bilateral negotiations with foreign nations and their civil aviation counterparts, the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall facilitate the reciprocal airworthiness certification of aviation products. (b) RECIPROCAL AIRWORTHINESS DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘reciprocal airworthiness certification of aviation products’’ means that the regulatory authorities of each nation perform a similar review in certifying or validating the certification of aircraft and aircraft components of other nations. SEC. 813. INTERNATIONAL ROLE OF THE FAA.

Section 40104(b) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(b) INTERNATIONAL ROLE OF THE FAA.—The Administrator shall promote and achieve global improvements in the safety, efficiency, and environmental effect of air travel by exercising leadership with the Administrator’s foreign counterparts, in the International Civil Aviation Organization and its subsidiary organizations, and other international organizations and fora, and with the private sector.’’. SEC. 814. FLIGHT ATTENDANT CERTIFICATION.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 447 is further amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘§ 44728. Flight attendant certification ‘‘(a) CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No person may serve as a flight attendant aboard an aircraft of an air carrier unless that person

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