updated: 05/30/98:
BULLETIN:
There has been an amendment to Senate bill S.1325 which will be
addressing the
subject in H.R. 3824. The text of that amendment follows. We will
update our
site with links and more info as it becomes available.
S.1325
the Technology Administration Authorization Act for
Fiscal Years 1998, 1999, and 2000.
(Reported in the Senate)
S.1325 SEC. 17. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AS
ALTERNATIVE QUALITY AUTHORITY.
Any fastener used on an aircraft or component, system, subassembly, or
art of an aircraft that has been manufactured or altered by, or under the
direction and control of, the holder of a Type Certificate, Production
Certificate, Parts Manufacturer Approval, or Technical Standard Order
Authorization issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, or
manufactured or altered subject to a quality assurance program approved by
the Federal Aviation Administration, is deemed to comply with the
provisions of the Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) and any
regulation issued thereunder.
The following is the Jul 31, 98 text from SEC. 17 of S.1325. FASTENER QUALITY ACT STANDARDS,
which passed the Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. This amended version includes an
implementation delay provision.
SEC. 17. FASTENER QUALITY ACT STANDARDS.
(a) AMENDMENT- Section 15 of the Fastener Quality Act (15 U.S.C. 5414) is
amended--
(1) by inserting `(a) TRANSITIONAL RULE- ' before `The requirements of this
Act'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(1) IN GENERAL- The requirements of this Act shall not apply to fasteners
specifically manufactured or altered for use on an aircraft if the quality and suitability
of those fasteners for that use has been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration,
except as provided in paragraph (2).
`(2) EXCEPTION- Paragraph (1) shall not apply to fasteners represented by the
fastener manufacturer as having been manufactured in conformance with standards or
specifications established by a consensus standards organization or a Federal agency other
than the Federal Aviation Administration.'.
(b) DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATIONS- The regulations issued under the
Fastener Quality Act by the National Institute of Standards and Technology on April
14, 1998, and any other regulations issued by the National Institute of Standards and
Technology pursuant to the Fastener Quality Act, shall not take effect until after
the later of June 1, 1999, or the expiration of 120 days after the Secretary of Commerce
transmits to the Committee on Science and the Committee on Commerce of the House of
Representatives, and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate,
a report on--
(1) changes in fastener manufacturing processes that have occurred since
the enactment of the Fastener Quality Act;
(2) a comparison of the Fastener Quality Act to other regulatory
programs that regulate the various categories of fasteners, and an analysis of any
duplication that exists among programs; and
(3) any changes in that Act that may be warranted because of the changes
reported under paragraphs (1) and (2).
The report required by this section shall be transmitted to the Committee on
Science and the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives, and to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, by February 1, 1999.
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