1. Study on safety and airworthiness of certain aircraft (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall conduct a study on the effects of allowing post-2017 aircraft to operate under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. (b) Considerations In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider— (1) actions that Congress may take to incentivize aircraft manufacturers to produce aircraft that are right-sized to serve small communities; (2) recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board contained in Safety Study 94/02, titled Commuter Airline Safety , and published by the Board in November 1994; (3) the final rule of the Federal Aviation Administration, titled Commuter Operations and General Certification and Operations Requirements , and published on December 20, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 65832)