OBADAL, FILLER, MACLEOD & KLEIN, P.L.C.

Urge restoration of tariff-free importation of civil aviation products and articles pursuant to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Civil Aircraft.

Increase investment in U.S. air traffic control system to address current system shortcomings (HR 1)). Provide budget certainty for the FAA to insulate the agency from government shutdowns (HR 6086). Prioritize implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3935 118th Congress), specifically: Sec. 440 to improve and expand funding for the aviation technician and pilot workforce grant programs created in the 2018 FAA law, implement new grant program to recruit and train aerospace manufacturing workers, fully fund grant programs via the appropriations process. Sec. 426 directing the FAA to conduct rulemaking to create a military mechanic written competency test and (as necessary) develop Airman Certification Standard to qualify military technicians for civilian part 65 mechanic certificates. Sec. 405 directing the FAA to establish a working group to evaluate allowing high school students to take the general knowledge portion of the FAAs airframe and powerplant (A&P) mechanic exam. Sec 202 creating a new position of Assistant Administrator for Rulemaking and Regulatory Improvement responsible for FAAs rulemaking agenda, updating outdated rules, evaluating rules for redundancy, effectiveness, and accuracy, maintaining rulemaking timelines, and processing petitions for exemption. Sec. 205 directing FAA to establish a review team to improve the timeliness, performance, and accountability of regulatory material development. Sec. 821 directing the Department of Transportation Inspector General to audit FAAs Flight Standards and Aircraft Certification Services for consistency between regulations and policy, orders, and guidance relating to repair stations, supplemental type certificates, and technical standard order authorizations. Sec. 822 directing the FAA Administrator to audit the application and interpretation of policies, orders, and guidance, to update documents to resolve inconsistencies and ambiguities, and to ensure proper documentation of findings and decisions to improve consistency. Sec. 209 expresseing the sense of Congress that the FAA should make greater use of docketed ex parte communications and enhance stakeholder engagement during the rulemaking process. Sec. 349 directing the agency to establish an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) to make recommendations for improving the regulatory regime surrounding maintenance data. Sec. 302 imposing new and unnecessary mandates on the FAA certificated foreign repair stations U.S. operators rely on when operating internationally should be implemented in the manner least disruptive to U.S. companies and their international partners. Encouarging the FAA to conduct a rulemaking to amend 14 CFR part 43 and allow the agency to recognize approved maintenance organization certificates issued by foreign civil aviation authority.

Requesting language in FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2296) to clarify government ownership of data necessary to maintain DOD systems paid for by American taxpayers (S. 2209, HR 5155).