(4) system outages, excessive hold times, dropped 
calls, poor quality briefings, and any other safety or 
customer service issues under a contract for flight 
service station services. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report containing— 
(1) a description of monitoring system; 
(2) if the Administrator determines that contrac-
tual changes or corrective actions are required for the 
Administration to ensure that the vendor under a 
contract for flight service station services provides safe 
and high quality service to consumers, a description 
of the changes or actions required; and 
(3) a description of the contingency plans of the 
Administrator and the protections that the Adminis-
trator will have in place to provide uninterrupted 
flight service station services in the event of— 
(A) material non-performance of the con-
tract; 
(B) a vendor’s default, bankruptcy, or ac-
quisition by another entity; or 
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(C) any other event that could jeopardize 
the uninterrupted provision of flight service sta-
tion services. 
SEC. 218. NEXTGEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CEN-
TER OF EXCELLENCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Of the amount appropriated 
under section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
use such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2012 to contribute to the establishment of a 
center of excellence for the research and development of Next 
Generation Air Transportation System technologies. 
(b) FUNCTIONS.—The center established under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) leverage the centers of excellence program of 
the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as other 
resources and partnerships, to enhance the develop-
ment of Next Generation Air Transportation System 
technologies within academia and industry; and 
(2) provide educational, technical, and analyt-
ical assistance to the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion and other Federal agencies with responsibilities 
to research and develop Next Generation Air Trans-
portation System technologies. 
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SEC. 219. AIRSPACE REDESIGN. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The airspace redesign efforts of the Federal 
Aviation Administration will play a critical near- 
term role in enhancing capacity, reducing delays, 
transitioning to more flexible routing, and ultimately 
saving money in fuel costs for airlines and airspace 
users. 
(2) The critical importance of airspace redesign 
efforts is underscored by the fact that they are high-
lighted in strategic plans of the Administration, in-
cluding Flight Plan 2009–2013 and the document 
known as the ‘‘NextGen Implementation Plan’’. 
(3) Funding cuts have led to delays and deferrals 
of critical capacity enhancing airspace redesign ef-
forts. 
(4) Several new runways planned for the period 
of fiscal years 2009 to 2012 will not provide esti-
mated capacity benefits without additional funds. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to amounts authorized by section 106(k) of title 49, 
United States Code, there are authorized to be appropriated 
to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion $14,500,000 for fiscal year 2009 and $20,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2010, 2011, and 2012 to carry out such 
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airspace redesign initiatives as the Administrator deter-
mines appropriate. 
(c) ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.—Of the amounts appro-
priated under section 48101(a) of such title, the Adminis-
trator may use $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009, 
2010, 2011, and 2012 to carry out such airspace redesign 
initiatives as the Administrator determines appropriate. 
TITLE III—SAFETY 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SEC. 301. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DENIAL OF AIRMAN CER-
TIFICATES. 
(a) JUDICIAL REVIEW OF NTSB DECISIONS.—Section 
44703(d) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) JUDICIAL REVIEW.—A person who is sub-
stantially affected by an order of the Board under 
this subsection, or the Administrator if the Adminis-
trator decides that an order of the Board will have a 
significant adverse impact on carrying out this sub-
title, may seek judicial review of the order under sec-
tion 46110. The Administrator shall be made a party 
to the judicial review proceedings. The findings of fact 
of the Board in any such case are conclusive if sup-
ported by substantial evidence.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1153(c) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 44709 or’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 44703(d), 44709, or’’. 
SEC. 302. RELEASE OF DATA RELATING TO ABANDONED 
TYPE 
CERTIFICATES 
AND 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
TYPE CERTIFICATES. 
(a) RELEASE OF DATA.—Section 44704(a) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) RELEASE OF DATA.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the Administrator may 
make available upon request to a person seeking 
to maintain the airworthiness of an aircraft, en-
gine, propeller, or appliance, engineering data in 
the possession of the Administration relating to 
a type certificate or a supplemental type certifi-
cate for such aircraft, engine, propeller, or appli-
ance, without the consent of the owner of record, 
if the Administrator determines that— 
‘‘(i) the certificate containing the re-
quested data has been inactive for 3 or more 
years; 
‘‘(ii) after using due diligence, the Ad-
ministrator is unable to find the owner of 
record, or the owner of record’s heir, of the 
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