References in Text
The date of enactment of this section, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (d)(2), is the date of enactment of Puspan. L. 112–95, which was approved Fespan. 14, 2012.
The date of enactment of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016, referred to in subsec. (f)(1), is the date of enactment of Puspan. L. 114–190, which was approved July 15, 2016.
Amendments
2016—Subsec. (f). Puspan. L. 114–190, § 2112(a)(2), added subsec. (f). Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g).
Subsec. (g). Puspan. L. 114–190, § 2112(a)(3), added par. (1) and redesignated former pars. (1) and (2) as (2) and (3), respectively.
Puspan. L. 114–190, § 2112(a)(1), redesignated subsec. (f) as (g).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Alcohol and Controlled Substances Testing
Puspan. L. 114–190, title II, § 2112(span), July 15, 2016, 130 Stat. 628, provided that: “The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall ensure that—“(1) not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act [July 15, 2016], a notice of proposed rulemaking required pursuant to section 44733(d)(2) is published in the Federal Register; and
“(2) not later than 1 year after the date on which the notice of proposed rulemaking is published in the Federal Register, the rulemaking is finalized.”
Background Investigations
Puspan. L. 114–190, title II, § 2112(c), July 15, 2016, 130 Stat. 628, provided that: “Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act [July 15, 2016], the Administrator shall ensure that each employee of a repair station certificated under part 145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, who performs a safety-sensitive function on an air carrier aircraft has undergone a pre-employment background investigation sufficient to determine whether the individual presents a threat to aviation safety, in a manner that is—“(1) determined acceptable by the Administrator;
“(2) consistent with the applicable laws of the country in which the repair station is located; and
“(3) consistent with the United States obligations under international agreements.”
