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Safety Starts at the Top Act of 2025
To amend title 49 of the United States Code, to revise the qualifications for organization designation authorization holders, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill establishes new requirements for large aircraft manufacturing companies that hold Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) from the FAA, which gives them certain delegated authority to perform safety-related functions. For ODA holders with at least $15 billion in annual gross revenue, the bill requires their boards of directors to include two representatives from labor organizations representing employees involved in aircraft design and manufacturing, and two representatives with proven aerospace safety experience and demonstrated outcomes. The FAA Administrator is directed to review existing ODA holders and rescind the delegation of any entity that does not meet these new board composition requirements within 90 days of the bill's enactment. The bill also requires large ODA holders to certify annually that they meet these board requirements.
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- Apr 2, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
- Apr 2, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
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
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—
“(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
“(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). <all>
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