; (C) provide for a combination of pilot training requirements, including simulators, to ensure the safe operation of powered-lift aircraft; and (D) to the maximum extent practicable, align powered-lift pilot qualifications with section 2.1.1.4 of Annex 1 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation published by the International Civil Aviation Organization. (3) Considerations In developing the regulations required under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— (A) consider whether to grant an individual with an existing commercial airplane (single- or multi-engine) or helicopter pilot certificate the authority to serve as pilot-in-command of a powered-lift aircraft in commercial operation following the completion of an FAA-approved pilot type rating for such type of aircraft; (B) consult with the Secretary of Defense with regard to— (i) the Agility Prime program of the United States Air Force; (ii) powered-lift aircraft evaluated and deployed for military purposes, including the F–35B program; and (iii) the commonalities and differences between powered-lift aircraft types and the handling qualities of such aircraft; and (C) consider the adoption of the recommendations for powered-lift operations, as appropriate, contained in document 10103 of the International Civil Aviation Organization titled Guidance on the Implementation of ICAO Standards and Recommended Practices for Tilt-rotors , published in 2019. (b) Interim application of rules and privileges in lieu of rulemaking (1) In general Beginning 16 months after the date of enactment of this Act, if a final rule has not been published pursuant to subsection (a)— (A) the rules in effect on the date that is 16 months after the date of enactment of this Act that apply to the operation and the operator of rotorcraft or fixed-wing aircraft under subchapters F, G, H, and I of chapter 1 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be— (i) deemed to apply to— (I) the operation of a powered-lift aircraft in the national airspace system