On the recordApril 26, 2018
I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title V, insert the following: SEC. 5__. HELICOPTER FUEL SYSTEM SAFETY. (a) In General.--Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 44738. Helicopter fuel system safety ``(a) Prohibition.-- ``(1) In general.--A person may not operate a covered rotorcraft in United States airspace unless the design of the rotorcraft is certified by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to-- ``(A) comply with the requirements applicable to the category of the rotorcraft under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of section 27.952(a), section 27.952(c), section 27.952(f), section 27.952(g), section 27.963(g) (but allowing for a minimum puncture force of 250 pounds if successfully drop tested in-structure), and section 27.975(b) or paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of section 29.952(a), section 29.952(c), section 29.952(f), section 29.952(g),section 29.963(b) (but allowing for a minimum puncture force of 250 pounds if successfully drop tested in- structure), and 29.975(a)(7) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of enactment; or ``(B) employ other means acceptable to the Administrator to provide an equivalent level of fuel system crash resistance.…
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