future state of type certification that reflects the highly complex, highly integrated nature of today’s aircraft. (2) A review of the current tools and techniques used for type certification and an evaluation of whether use of advanced digital tools and techniques, including model-based system engineering, would improve the type certification process and enhance aviation safety. (3) How the FAA could develop a risk-based model for type certification and implement procedures where the FAA could rely solely on an applicant’s showing of compliance in those areas of low-risk, subject to tests, means of compliance, and substantiating data the Administrator considers necessary in the interest of safety. (4) What changes are needed to ensure that corrective actions for continued operational safety issues can be approved and implemented quickly, particularly with respect to software modifications. (5) What efficiencies are needed in the FAA’s type certification system that will facilitate the assessment and integration of innovating technologies that advance aviation safety. (6) Best practices and tools used by other certification authorities that could be adopted by the FAA and the United States, as well as the best practices and tools used by the United States which can be shared with other certification authorities. (c) Report Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of this section, the organization conducting the review and study shall submit to the Administrator and the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the review and study that includes the findings and recommendations of the organization. (d) Congressional briefing Not later than 270 days after the report required under subsection (c) is submitted to the Administrator, the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress regarding the FAA’s response to the findings and recommendations of such report, what actions the FAA will take as a result of such findings and recommendations, and the FAA rationale for