To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a study of the safety impact of distracted pilots.

SA 3504. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
to amendment SA 3452 proposed by Mr. Rockefeller to the bill H.R. 1586,
to impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP
recipients; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 204, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
(e) Study.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall review relevant air carrier data and
carry out a study--
(A) to identify common sources of distraction for the
cockpit flight crew on commercial aircraft; and
(B) to determine the safety impacts of such distractions.
(2) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit a
report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives that contains--
(A) the findings of the study conducted under paragraph
(1); and
(B) recommendations about ways to reduce distractions for
cockpit flight crews.
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