{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-346","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 346","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023","title_source":"Short Titles as Enacted","official_title":"To establish a task force on improvements for notices to air missions, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To establish a task force on improvements for notices to air missions, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) from Engrossed Amendment Senate bill text","title":"NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Titles as Enacted","title":"NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Titles as Passed Senate","title":"NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 118-4","introduced":"2023-01-12","chambers":{"house":{"status":"voice","date":"2023-05-22","vote":null,"how":"voice_vote","words":"Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote."},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2023-05-09","vote":null,"how":"unanimous_consent","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1571-1572)"}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2023-06-03"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 118-4.","date":"2023-06-03"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[{"chamber":"house","date":"2023-01-25","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"NOTAM Improvement Act","result":"Passed","yea":424,"nay":4,"present":0,"not_voting":6,"kind":"final_candidate","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2023/roll034.xml"}],"crs_summary":{"date":"2023-06-03","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023"},{"k":"p","t":"This act directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish the FAA Task Force on NOTAM (notice to air missions required by international or domestic law) Improvement and requires the FAA to implement a federal NOTAM system. A NOTAM is a notice containing information essential to personnel concerned with flight operations but not known far enough in advance to be publicized by other means. It states the abnormal status of a component of the National Airspace System."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the task force must (1) review existing methods for publishing NOTAMs and flight operations information for pilots; (2) review regulations, policies, systems, and international standards relating to NOTAMs, including their content and presentation to pilots; (3) evaluate and determine best practices to organize, prioritize, and present flight operations information in a manner that optimizes pilot review and retention of relevant information; (4) provide recommendations to improve the publication and delivery of NOTAM information; and (5) report to Congress on its reviews and evaluations."},{"k":"p","t":"By September 30, 2024, the FAA must (1) complete implementation of a federal NOTAM system and implement a back-up system, and (2) brief Congress on a plan to enhance information delivery through this federal system to promote further global harmonization and provide users of the National Airspace System a consistent format for domestic and international operations."}],"words":222},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Federal Aviation Administration to establish a task force on improving notices to air missions (NOTAMs) and to complete a Federal NOTAM System with a back-up system.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/346/text/enr#H86529FCC53534CC995AF8AFD4FE99153:~:text=2.%20FAA%20Task%20Force%20on%20NOTAM%20Improvement"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/346/text/enr#H24521B37E27D4560B9290D782C120BE5:~:text=3.%20Additional%20requirements"}]},"core_areas":["FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement","Federal NOTAM System implementation and back-up system"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish the FAA Task Force on NOTAM Improvement not later than 180 days after the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/346/text/enr#H86529FCC53534CC995AF8AFD4FE99153:~:text=2.%20FAA%20Task%20Force%20on%20NOTAM%20Improvement"}},{"text":"Requires the Administrator to appoint Task Force members, including at least one member from each listed group, such as air carrier representatives, airport representatives, pilot and aircraft dispatcher labor union representatives, human factors experts, and cybersecurity experts.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/346/text/enr#H86529FCC53534CC995AF8AFD4FE99153:~:text=2.%20FAA%20Task%20Force%20on%20NOTAM%20Improvement"}},{"text":"Directs the Task Force to review existing methods for publishing NOTAMs, review related regulations, policies, systems and international standards, and determine best practices for presenting flight operations information to pilots.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 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traffic control specialists assigned to the United States NOTAMs Office, and one from the union certified to represent FAA aeronautical information specialists, identified by certification rather than by name.","amount":null,"quote":"The labor union certified under section 7111 of title 5, United States Code, to represent FAA air traffic control specialists assigned to the United States NOTAMs Office."}]}],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/346/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-02","approved_by":"checks"},"changes":{"first":{"chamber":"House","type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2023-01-25","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/346/text/eh"},"final":{"type":"Enrolled 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H.R. 346, 118th Congress: NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023. House: voice vote. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 3 Jun 2023."}}