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 124 STAT. 2360 PUBLIC LAW 111–216—AUG. 1, 2010 SEC. 207. FLIGHT CREWMEMBER PAIRING AND CREW RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. (a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall conduct a study on aviation industry best practices with regard to flight crewmember pairing, crew resource management techniques, and pilot commuting. (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of enact- ment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa- tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study. SEC. 208. IMPLEMENTATION OF NTSB FLIGHT CREWMEMBER TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS. (a) RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS.— (1) STALL AND UPSET RECOGNITION AND RECOVERY TRAINING.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis- tration shall conduct a rulemaking proceeding to require part 121 air carriers to provide flight crewmembers with ground training and flight training or flight simulator training— (A) to recognize and avoid a stall of an aircraft or, if not avoided, to recover from the stall; and (B) to recognize and avoid an upset of an aircraft or, if not avoided, to execute such techniques as available data indicate are appropriate to recover from the upset in a given make, model, and series of aircraft. (2) REMEDIAL TRAINING PROGRAMS.—The Administrator shall conduct a rulemaking proceeding to require part 121 air carriers to establish remedial training programs for flight crewmembers who have demonstrated performance deficiencies or experienced failures in the training environment. (3) DEADLINES.—The Administrator shall— (A) not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, issue a notice of proposed rulemaking under each of paragraphs (1) and (2); and (B) not later than 36 months after the date of enact- ment of this Act, issue a final rule for the rulemaking under each of paragraphs (1) and (2). (b) STICK PUSHER TRAINING AND WEATHER EVENT TRAINING.— (1) MULTIDISCIPLINARY PANEL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall convene a multidisciplinary panel of specialists in aircraft operations, flight crewmember training, human factors, and aviation safety to study and submit to the Administrator a report on methods to increase the familiarity of flight crew- members with, and improve the response of flight crewmembers to, stick pusher systems, icing conditions, and microburst and windshear weather events. (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS AND NTSB.—Not later than one year after the date on which the Administrator convenes the panel, the Administrator shall— (A) submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Com- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the National Transportation Safety Board a report based on the findings of the panel; and Deadline. Reports. Notice. 49 USC 44701 note. 49 USC 44701 note.