; and (B) authorized check airmen of such air carriers. (4) Methods to harmonize the qualification standards between authorized check airmen and employees of the FAA who serve as check airmen. (5) Methods to improve the training and qualification of authorized check airmen. (6) Prior recommendations made by FAA advisory committees or working groups regarding check airmen functions. (7) Petitions for rulemaking submitted to the FAA regarding check airmen functions. (d) Briefing to Congress Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Administrator tasks a working group with the duties described in subsection (c), the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the progress and recommendations of the working group and the efforts of the Administrator to implement such recommendations. (e) Authorized check airman defined In this section, the term authorized check airman means an individual employed by an air carrier that meets the qualifications and training requirements of sections 135.337 and 135.339 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, and is approved to evaluate and certify the knowledge and skills of pilots employed by such air carrier. 337. Flight service stations Section 44514 of title 49, United States Code, and the item relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 445 of such title are repealed. 338. Tarmac operations monitoring study (a) In general The Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, in consultation with relevant offices within the Office of the Secretary and the FAA (as determined by the Secretary), shall conduct a study to explore the capture, storage, analysis, and feasibility of monitoring ground source data at airports. (b) Objectives The objectives of the study conducted under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Determining the current state of ground source data coverage at airports. (2) Understanding the technology requirements for monitoring ground movements at airports through sensors, receivers, or other technologies. (3)