; (ii) the United States has a bilateral safety agreement relating to aircraft certification with the country; (iii) as part of the bilateral safety agreement with the country, the Administrator has determined that the aeronautical safety authority has an aircraft certification system relating to safety that produces a level of safety equivalent to the level produced by the system of the Federal Aviation Administration; and (iv) the aeronautical safety authority utilizes an open and transparent public notice and comment process in the issuance of mandatory compliance airworthiness instructions. (B) Alternative approval process Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the Administrator may issue a Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive instead of accepting mandatory compliance airworthiness instructions issued by the aeronautical safety authority of a foreign country if the Administrator determines that such issuance is necessary for safety or operational reasons due to the complexity or unique features of the Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directive or the United States aviation system. (C) Alternative means of compliance The Administrator may— (i) accept an alternative means of compliance, with respect to mandatory compliance airworthiness instructions under subparagraph (A), that was approved by the aeronautical safety authority of the foreign country that issued the instructions; or (ii) notwithstanding subparagraph (A), and at the request of any person affected by mandatory compliance airworthiness instructions under that subparagraph, the Administrator may approve an alternative means of compliance with respect to the instructions. . 119J. Section 40104 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Promotion of united states aerospace standards, products, and services abroad The Secretary shall take appropriate actions— (1) to promote United States aerospace-related safety standards abroad