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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2565 

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish an advisory committee for communities impacted by aviation, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 10, 2023 

Mr. LYNCH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish an advisory committee for communities impacted by aviation, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. IMPACTED COMMUNITIES ADVISORY COM4 MITTEE. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 

7 Federal Aviation Administration shall establish an Im8 pacted Communities Advisory Committee (in this section 

9 referred to as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’). 


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1 (b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall provide 

2 advice and recommendations to the Administrator regard3 ing community needs, objectives, plans, strategies, con4 tent, assessments, and accomplishments with respect to— 

5 (1) noise policy; 

6 (2) community engagement; 

7 (3) noise, pollution, and health mitigation for 

8 communities close to airports and communities away 

9 from airports; 

10 (4) integration of new or emerging technologies; 

11 (5) tools, policies, and analyses to accurately re12 flect impacts; 

13 (6) material negative impacts of past Federal 

14 Aviation Administration actions; and 

15 (7) other topics relevant to the Administrator 

16 and communities. 

17 (c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 

19 shall be composed of at least 30 members appointed 

20 by the Administrator from among individuals who 

21 are not employees of the Federal Aviation Adminis22 tration, airports, or the aviation industry. 

23 (2) QUALIFICATIONS.—The Administrator in 

24 appointing the members of the committee shall en25 sure that individuals who are represented are speVerDate Sep 11 2014 02:52 Apr 15, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2565.IH H2565

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1 cially qualified to serve on the committee by virtue 

2 of their education, training, and direct experience 

3 from living in areas with substantial impacts from 

4 commercial aviation, general aviation, and currently 

5 or potentially impacted communities from advanced 

6 mobility. 

7 (3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 3 members 

8 may be a member of a roundtable or individuals cur9 rently serving on Federal Aviation Administration 

10 advisory committees, such as the NextGen Advisory 

11 Committee, Advanced Aviation Advisory Committee, 

12 and Research, Engineering, and Development Advi13 sory Committee. 

14 (4) MEMBER REPRESENTATION.—In appointing 

15 members to the Advisory Committee, the Adminis16 trator shall ensure that the Advisory Committee is 

17 fairly balanced and that multiple perspectives are 

18 represented, including by ensuring the following: 

19 (A) 20 members shall be from communities 

20 impacted by commercial aviation, of which— 

21 (i) at least 10 shall be from commu22 nities away from airports and the remain23 ing from communities close to airports; 

24 and 


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1 (ii) at least 15 shall be from commu2 nities with impact from Core 30 Airports 

3 designated by the Federal Aviation Admin4 istration. 

5 (B) 7 members shall be from communities 

6 impacted by general aviation, including sight7 seeing, rotorcraft, training flights, and private 

8 and business travel. 

9 (C) 3 members shall be from communities 

10 currently or potentially impacted by advanced 

11 air mobility. 

12 (d) PUBLIC MEETINGS.—The Advisory Committee 

13 shall— 

14 (1) provide public access through a virtual 

15 forum for all public meetings of the Committee; and 

16 (2) maintain an archive of recorded Committee 

17 public meetings. 

18 (e) FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS.—The Advisory Com19 mittee shall meet 4 times per year. 

20 (f) PAY AND EXPENSES.—Members of the Advisory 

21 Committee shall serve without pay, except that the Admin22 istrator may provide any member, while attending meet23 ings of the Advisory Committee or a subordinate com24 mittee, travel or transportation expenses under section 

25 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 


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1 (g) SUPPORT STAFF.—The Administrator shall pro2 vide from the Federal Aviation Administration support 

3 staff for the Advisory Committee. 

4 (h) SUBORDINATE COMMITTEES.—The Adminis5 trator may establish any subordinate committees to the 

6 Advisory Committee to provide advice on specific areas of 

7 need and interest as determined by the Administrator. 

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