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(5) consistency of the regulatory responsibility 
with other missions of the FAA and the EPA; 
(6) past effectiveness of the FAA and the EPA 
in carrying out the aviation environmental respon-
sibilities assigned to the agency; and 
(7) the international responsibility to represent 
the United States with respect to both engine noise 
and emissions standards for civil aircraft 
(c) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the FAA shall submit to Congress a report 
on the results of the review. The report shall include any 
recommendations developed as a result of the review and, 
if a transfer of responsibilities is recommended, a descrip-
tion of the steps and timeline for implementation of the 
transfer. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) EPA.—The term ‘‘EPA’’ means the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency. 
(2) FAA.—The term ‘‘FAA’’ means the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration. 
SEC. 511. CONTINUATION OF AIR QUALITY SAMPLING. 
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall complete the air quality studies and analysis 
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started pursuant to section 815 of the Vision 100—Cen-
tury of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note; 117 Stat. 2592), including the collection of samples 
of the air onboard passenger aircraft by flight attendants 
and the testing and analyzation of such samples for con-
taminants. 
SEC. 512. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the proposed European Union directive ex-
tending the European Union’s emissions trading 
proposal to international civil aviation without work-
ing through the International Civil Aviation Organi-
zation (in this section referred to as the ‘‘ICAO’’) in 
a consensus-based fashion is inconsistent with the 
Convention on International Civil Aviation, done at 
Chicago on December 7, 1944 (TIAS 1591; com-
monly known as ‘‘Chicago Convention’’), and other 
relevant air services agreements and antithetical to 
building international cooperation to address effec-
tively the problem of greenhouse gas emissions by 
aircraft engaged in international civil aviation; and 
(2) the European Union and its member states 
should instead work with other contracting states of 
the ICAO to develop a consensual approach to ad-
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dressing aircraft greenhouse gas emissions through 
the ICAO. 
SEC. 513. AIRPORT NOISE COMPATIBILITY PLANNING 
STUDY, PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND 
NEW JERSEY. 
It is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey should 
undertake an airport noise compatibility planning study 
under part 150 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 
for the airports that the Port Authority operates as of No-
vember 2, 2007. In undertaking the study, the Port Au-
thority should pay particular attention to the impact of 
noise on affected neighborhoods, including homes, busi-
nesses, and places of worship surrounding LaGuardia Air-
port and JFK Airport. 
TITLE VI—FAA EMPLOYEES AND 
ORGANIZATION 
SEC. 
601. 
FEDERAL 
AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
PER-
SONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 
(a) DISPUTE RESOLUTION.—Section 40122(a) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(2) DISPUTE RESOLUTION.— 
‘‘(A) MEDIATION.—If the Administrator 
does not reach an agreement under paragraph 
(1) or the provisions referred to in subsection 
(g)(2)(C) with the exclusive bargaining rep-
resentative of the employees, the Administrator 
and the bargaining representative— 
‘‘(i) shall use the services of the Fed-
eral Mediation and Conciliation Service to 
attempt to reach such agreement in ac-
cordance with part 1425 of title 29, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of the FAA Reauthor-
ization Act of 2007); or 
‘‘(ii) may by mutual agreement adopt 
alternative procedures for the resolution of 
disputes or impasses arising in the negotia-
tion of the collective-bargaining agreement. 
‘‘(B) BINDING ARBITRATION.— 
‘‘(i) 
ASSISTANCE
FROM
FEDERAL 
SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL.—If the services 
of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
Service under subparagraph (A)(i) do not 
lead to an agreement, the Administrator 
and the exclusive bargaining representative 
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of the employees (in this subparagraph re-
ferred to as the ‘parties’) shall submit 
their issues in controversy to the Federal 
Service Impasses Panel. The Panel shall 
assist the parties in resolving the impasse 
by asserting jurisdiction and ordering bind-
ing arbitration by a private arbitration 
board consisting of 3 members. 
‘‘(ii) APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATION 
BOARD.—The Executive Director of the 
Panel shall provide for the appointment of 
the 3 members of a private arbitration 
board under clause (i) by requesting the 
Director of the Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Service to prepare a list of not 
less than 15 names of arbitrators with 
Federal sector experience and by providing 
the list to the parties. Within 10 days of 
receiving the list, the parties shall each se-
lect one person from the list. The 2 arbi-
trators selected by the parties shall then 
select a third person from the list within 7 
days. If either of the parties fails to select 
a person or if the 2 arbitrators are unable 
to agree on the third person within 7 days, 
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