Modifications in registration and recordation system for aircraft not providing air transportation
(a)
Application .—
This section applies only to aircraft not used to provide air transportation.
(b)
Authority To Make Modifications .—
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall make modifications in the system for registering and recording aircraft necessary to make the system more effective in serving the needs of—
(1)
buyers and sellers of aircraft;
(2)
21 U.S.C. 802 officials responsible for enforcing laws related to the regulation of controlled substances (as defined in section 102 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 ()); and
(3)
other users of the system.
(c)
Nature of Modifications .—
Modifications made under subsection (b) of this section—
(1)
may include a system of titling aircraft or registering all aircraft, even aircraft not operated;
(2)
shall ensure positive, verifiable, and timely identification of the true owner; and
(3)
shall address at least each of the following deficiencies in and abuses of the existing system:
(A)
the registration of aircraft to fictitious persons.
(B)
the use of false or nonexistent addresses by persons registering aircraft.
(C)
the use by a person registering an aircraft of a post office box or “mail drop” as a return address to evade identification of the person’s address.
(D)
the registration of aircraft to entities established to facilitate unlawful activities.
(E)
the submission of names of individuals on applications for registration of aircraft that are not identifiable.
(F)
the ability to make frequent legal changes in the registration markings assigned to aircraft.
(G)
the use of false registration markings on aircraft.
(H)
the illegal use of “reserved” registration markings on aircraft.
(I)
the large number of aircraft classified as being in “self-reported status”.
(J)
the lack of a system to ensure timely and adequate notice of the transfer of ownership of aircraft.
(K)
the practice of allowing temporary operation and navigation of aircraft without the issuance of a certificate of registration.
(d)
Regulations .—
(1)
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section and provide a written explanation of how the regulations address each of the deficiencies and abuses described in subsection (c) of this section. In prescribing the regulations, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall consult with the Administrator of Drug Enforcement, the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, other law enforcement officials of the United States Government, representatives of State and local law enforcement officials, representatives of the general aviation aircraft industry, representatives of users of general aviation aircraft, and other interested persons.
(2)
Regulations prescribed under this subsection shall require that—
(A)
each individual listed in an application for registration of an aircraft provide with the application the individual’s driver’s license number; and
(B)
each person (not an individual) listed in an application for registration of an aircraft provide with the application the person’s taxpayer identifying number.
In subsection (c)(3)(D), the words “corporations and others” are omitted as surplus.
87 Stat. 1092In subsection (d)(1), the words “Not later than ” and “final” are omitted as obsolete. The words “Administrator of Drug Enforcement” are substituted for “Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of Justice” because of section 5(a) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973 (eff. , ).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Change of Name
section 802(d)(2) of Pub. L. 114–125section 211 of Title 6“Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection” substituted for “Commissioner of Customs” in subsec. (d)(1) on authority of , set out as a note under , Domestic Security.
Transfer of Functions
section 542 of Title 6Pub. L. 107–296section 211 of Title 6Pub. L. 114–125section 802(b) of Pub. L. 114–125section 211 of Title 6For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the United States Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury, including functions of the Secretary of the Treasury relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 203(1), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of , as modified, set out as a note under . For establishment of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Department of Homeland Security, treated as if included in as of , see , as amended generally by , and , set out as a note under .
Drug Enforcement Status and Progress; Reports to Congress; Definitions
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subtitle [] and annually thereafter during the 5-year period beginning on such 180th day, the Administrator shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report on the following:
“(1)
The status of the rulemaking process, issuance of regulations, and implementation of regulations in accordance with this section [see subsec. (d) of this section].
“(2)
The progress being made in reducing the number of aircraft classified by the Federal Aviation Administration as being in ‘sale-reported status’.
“(3)
The progress being made in expediting the filing and processing of forms for major repairs and alterations of fuel tanks and fuel systems of aircraft.
“(4)
section 45302(b) of this title The status of establishing and collecting fees under section 313(f) of the Federal Aviation Act [see ].
“(e)
Definitions .—
Pub. L. 100–690For purposes of this subtitle [subtitle E (§§ 7201–7214) of title VII of , see Tables for classification]—
“(1)
Administrator .—
The term ‘Administrator’ means the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
“(2)
Aircraft .—
section 40102 of this titleThe term ‘aircraft’ has the meaning such term has under section 101 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 [see ].”
“Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this subtitle [] and annually thereafter during the 3-year period beginning on such 180th day, the Administrator shall prepare and transmit to Congress a report on the following:“(1)
The progress made in establishing a process for provision of informational assistance by such Administration to officials of Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies.
“(2)
Pub. L. 98–499Pub. L. 99–570Pub. L. 100–690 The progress made in establishing a process for effectively pursuing suspensions and revocations of certificates of registration and airman certificates in accordance with the amendments made to the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 by the Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act [, see Tables for classification], section 3401 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 [], and this subtitle [subtitle E (§§ 7201–7214) of title VII of ].
“(3)
The efforts of such Administration in assessing and defining the appropriate relationship of such Administration’s informational assistance resources (including the El Paso Intelligence Center and the Law Enforcement Assistance Unit of the Aeronautical Center of such Administration).
“(4)
21 U.S.C. 802 The progress made in issuing guidelines on (A) the reporting of aviation sensitive drug-related information, and (B) the development, in coordination with the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of Justice and the United States Customs Service, of training and educational policies to assist employees of such Administration to better understand (i) the trafficking of controlled substances (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act []), and (ii) the role of such Administration with respect to such trafficking.
“(5)
The progress made in improving and expanding such Administration’s role in the El Paso Intelligence Center.”
Pub. L. 100–690“No information collection requests necessary to carry out the objectives of this subtitle [subtitle E (§§ 7201–7214) of title VI of , see Tables for classification] (including the amendments made by this subtitle) shall be subject to or affect, directly or indirectly, the annual information collection budget goals established for the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Transportation under chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code.”