105th CONGRESS
          1st Session
          To terminate the effectiveness of certain amendments to the foreign
          repair station rules of the Federal Aviation Administration, and 
          for other purposes.
                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                     January 7, 1997
          Mr. BORSKI (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, 
              Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. EVANS, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. QUINN, Mr.
              CLEMENT, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. HALL 
              of Ohio, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. FROST, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. COYNE, Mr.
              JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. NEY, Ms.
              KAPTUR, and Mr. NADLER) introduced the following bill; which 
              was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
              Infrastructure
                                         A BILL
          To terminate the effectiveness of certain amendments to the foreign
          repair station rules of the Federal Aviation Administration, 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 `Aircraft Repair Station Safety Act
          of 1997'.
          SEC. 2. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN FOREIGN REPAIR STATION RULES.
            The amendments published by the Federal Aviation Administration 
          on November 22, 1988 (43 Fed. Reg. 47375-47376), to parts 135 and
          145 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall not be 
          effective after the date of the enactment of this Act.
          SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN REGULATIONS.
            All standards set forth in regulations issued before, on, or 
          after the date of the enactment of this Act by the Federal Aviation
          Administration that apply to a domestic repair station or shop
          described in section 44707(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code,
          and the personnel employed by the domestic repair station or shop
          shall apply to a foreign repair station or shop described in such
          section and the personnel employed by the foreign repair station or
          shop in the same manner and to the same extent as such standards
          apply to the domestic repair station or shop and the personnel
          employed by the domestic repair station or shop.
          SEC. 4. REVOCATION OF REPAIR STATION CERTIFICATES FOR USE OF
                            UNCERTIFIED OR SUBSTANDARD PARTS.
            Section 44707 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by inserting `(a) IN GENERAL- ' before `The
              Administrator'; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
            `(b) REVOCATION OF REPAIR STATION CERTIFICATES FOR USE OF
          UNCERTIFIED OR SUBSTANDARD PARTS- The Administrator shall issue an
          order revoking a certificate issued under section 44703 to a repair
          station or shop described in subsection (a)(2) if the Administrator
          finds that the station or shop knowingly used an uncertified or
          substandard airframe, engine, propeller, appliance, or any other
          part in the repair or overhaul of an aircraft.'.