119-s1268

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1268 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1268

 To amend title 49 of the United States Code, to revise the 
qualifications for organization designation authorization holders, and 
 for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 2, 2025

 Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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 A BILL

 To amend title 49 of the United States Code, to revise the 
qualifications for organization designation authorization holders, and 
 for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Safety Starts at the Top Act of 
2025''.

SEC. 2. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ODA HOLDERS.

    (a) In General.--

Section 44736
            (c) (2) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
 ``

    (2) ODA holder.--The term `ODA holder' means an entity 
 that--
 ``
        (A) is authorized to perform functions pursuant 
 to a delegation made by the Administrator of the FAA 
 under 

section 44702
            (d) ; and
 ``
        (B) in the case of an entity with at least 
 $15,000,000,000 in annual gross revenue, certifies to 
 the Administrator, on an annual basis, that the board 
 of directors of such entity includes--
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            (i) two representatives from labor 
 organizations, including 1 representative from 
 each labor organization that represents the 
 employees of such entity that are directly 
 involved in the design and manufacturing of 
 aircraft; and
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            (ii) two representatives with proven 
 experience in aerospace safety and demonstrable 
 outcomes related to such experience.''.

    (b) Review of Existing ODA Holders.--Not later than 90 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall rescind any delegation made under 

section 44702
            (d) of title 49, United States Code, to an entity that does not 
meet the requirements under paragraph

    (2) of such 

section 44736
            (c) (2) , 
as amended by subsection

    (a) .
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