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and revise experiential, educational, and other eligi-
bility requirements for the Air Safety Investigating 
Series 1815 occupational series (and any similar oc-
cupational series relating to transportation accident 
investigating). 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In updating the require-
ments under paragraph (1), the Director shall con-
sider— 
(A) the direct relationship between any re-
quirement and the duties expected to be per-
formed by the position; 
(B) changes in the skills and tools necessary 
to perform transportation accident investiga-
tions; and 
(C) such other considerations as the Direc-
tor, Administrator, or Chairman determines ap-
propriate. 
SEC. 1223. REVIEW OF NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFE-
TY BOARD PROCUREMENTS. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall, pursuant to sec-
tion 1138 of title 49, United States Code, submit to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress a report regarding the 
procurement and contracting planning, practices, and poli-
cies of the National Transportation Safety Board, including
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such planning, practices, and policies regarding sole-source 
contracts. 
TITLE XIII—REVENUE 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 1301. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM AIRPORT AND 
AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by 
striking ‘‘May 11, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2028’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (A) by striking the semi-
colon at the end and inserting ‘‘or the FAA Reauthor-
ization Act of 2024;’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 9502(e)(2) of 
such Code is amended by striking ‘‘May 11, 2024’’ and in-
serting ‘‘October 1, 2028’’. 
SEC. 1302. EXTENSION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND 
AIRWAY TRUST FUND. 
(a) FUEL TAXES.—Section 4081(d)(2)(B) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘May 
10, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2028’’. 
(b) TICKET TAXES.— 
(1) PERSONS.—Section 4261(k)(1)(A)(ii) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
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ing ‘‘May 10, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2028’’. 
(2) PROPERTY.—Section 4271(d)(1)(A)(ii) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘May 10, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2028’’. 
(c) FRACTIONAL OWNERSHIP PROGRAMS.— 
(1) FUEL TAX.—Section 4043(d) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘May 
10, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2028’’. 
(2) TREATMENT
AS
NONCOMMERCIAL
AVIA-
TION.—Section 4083(b) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘May 11, 2024’’ and 
inserting ‘‘October 1, 2028’’. 
(3) EXEMPTION
FROM
TICKET
TAX.—Section 
4261(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
amended by striking ‘‘May 10, 2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2028’’. 
Attest: 
Secretary.
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SEC. 1007. PROHIBITION ON MASK MANDATES FOR FAA 
CONTRACTORS. 
The Administrator may not require any contractor to 
mandate that employees of such contractor wear a mask. 
SEC. 1008. PROHIBITION ON MASK MANDATE FOR FAA EM-
PLOYEES. 
The Administrator may not implement or enforce any 
requirement that employees of the Administration wear a 
mask. 
SEC. 1009. PROHIBITION ON MASK MANDATE FOR PAS-
SENGERS OF AIR CARRIERS. 
The Administrator may not implement or enforce any 
requirement that passengers of air carriers wear a mask. 
SEC. 1010. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration. 
(2) AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘air carrier’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 40102 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
TITLE XI—FAA RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘FAA Research and 
Development Act of 2023’’. 
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(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Airman’s Med-
ical Bill of Rights required under paragraph (1) shall 
be— 
(A) made available to, and acknowledged 
by, an individual in the MedXpress system; 
(B) made available in a hard-copy format 
by an Aviation Medical Examiner at the time of 
exam upon request by an individual; and 
(C) displayed in a common space in the of-
fice of the Aviation Medical Examiner. 
(b) EXPECTATIONS FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall develop a simplified document explaining the 
standard procedures performed during a medical ex-
amination conducted by an Aviation Medical Exam-
iner. 
(2) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The document re-
quired under paragraph (1) shall be— 
(A) made available to, and acknowledged 
by, an individual in the MedXpress system; 
(B) made available in a hard-copy format 
by an Aviation Medical Examiner at the time of 
exam upon request by an individual; and 
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‘‘(A) appointed by the Administrator, an 
Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, an 
Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
Transportation, an Associate Administrator for 
Security and Hazardous Materials Safety, a 
Chief Operating Officer of the Air Traffic Con-
trol System; and 
‘‘(B) appointed by the President, an Asso-
ciate Administrator for Airports. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Associate Administra-
tors shall be citizens of the United States. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES.—The Associate Administrators 
shall carry out duties and powers of their office de-
scribed in this section and those prescribed by the Ad-
ministrator. 
‘‘(d) CHIEF
COUNSEL; ASSISTANT
ADMINISTRA-
TORS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration has As-
sistant Administrators and a Chief Counsel. 
‘‘(A) CHIEF COUNSEL.—The Chief Counsel 
shall be appointed by the President and shall— 
‘‘(i) advise the Administrator on legal 
matters relating to the responsibilities, func-
tions, and management of the Administra-
tion; 
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(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking subparagraph (A) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT.—There shall be a Chief 
Operating Officer for the air traffic control sys-
tem that is appointed by the Administrator and 
subject to the authority of the Administrator.’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘shall 
be appointed for the remainder of that term’’ 
and inserting ‘‘may be appointed for either the 
remainder of the term or for a full term’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘, with the ap-
proval of the Air Traffic Services Committee’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, in consultation with the 
Air Traffic Services Committee,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘annual basis.’’ and insert-
ing— ‘‘annual basis and shall include responsi-
bility for— 
‘‘(A) the state of good repair of the air traffic 
control system; 
‘‘(B) the continuous improvement of the safety 
and efficiency of the air traffic control system; and 
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‘‘(C) identifying services and solutions to in-
crease the safety and efficiency of airspace use and to 
support the safe integration of all airspace users.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘such informa-
tion as may be prescribed by the Secretary’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the annual performance agreement required 
under paragraph (3), an assessment of the perform-
ance of the Chief Operating Officer in relation to the 
performance goals in the previous year’s performance 
agreement, and such other information as may be 
prescribed by the Administrator’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Chief Operating Officer, or 
any other authority within the Administration 
responsibilities, including’’ and inserting ‘‘Chief 
Operating Officer any authority of the Adminis-
trator and shall delegate, at a minimum’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (iv) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(iii) a secondary runway at a nonhub 
airport that is equivalent in size and type 
to the primary runway of such airport.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(iii) by inserting 
‘‘and fuel infrastructure’’ after ‘‘surveillance 
equipment’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘after 
December 31, 1991,’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (K) by striking ‘‘if the 
airport is located in an air quality nonattain-
ment or maintenance area (as defined in sections 
171(2) and 175A of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7501(2); 7505a)) and if the airport would be 
able to receive emission credits, as described in 
section 47139’’; 
(E) in subparagraph (L) by striking ‘‘the 
airport is located in an air quality nonattain-
ment or maintenance area (as defined in sections 
171(2) and 175A of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7501(2); 7505a)), if the airport would be able to 
receive appropriate emission credits (as described 
in section 47139), and’’; 
(F) in subparagraph (P) by striking ‘‘im-
prove the reliability and efficiency of the air-
port’s power supply’’ and inserting ‘‘improve re-
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‘‘(1) any part of amounts apportioned to an air-
port sponsor under subsection (c) or (d) of section 
47114 to pay project costs allowable under subsection 
(a); 
‘‘(2) on the approval of the Secretary, any part 
of amounts that may be distributed for the fiscal year 
from the discretionary fund established under section 
47115 to the sponsor of an airport to pay project costs 
allowable under subsection (a); 
‘‘(3) on the approval of the Secretary, any part 
of amounts that may be distributed for the fiscal year 
from the small airport fund established under section 
47116 to the sponsor of an airport eligible to receive 
funds under section 47116 to pay project costs allow-
able under subsection (a);’’. 
SEC. 417. STATE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) OFFSETTING ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES BURDEN 
ON STATES.—Section 47109(a)(2) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘90 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘91 percent’’. 
(b) TRAINING.—Section 47128 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) TRAINING FOR PARTICIPATING STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
to each State participating in the block grant pro-
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A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize and 
improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other 
civil aviation programs, and for other purposes. 
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(1) by striking paragraphs (1) through (5); 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para-
graph (1); and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) $3,375,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 
‘‘(3) $3,425,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘(4) $3,475,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(5) $3,475,000,000 for fiscal year 2027. 
‘‘(6) $3,475,000,000 for fiscal year 2028.’’. 
SEC. 103. OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 106(k)(1) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraphs (A) through (E); 
(2) in subparagraph (F) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (A); and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) $12,730,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
‘‘(C) $13,035,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
‘‘(D) $13,334,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; 
‘‘(E) $13,640,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; 
and 
‘‘(F) $13,954,000,000 for fiscal year 2028.’’. 
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(b) 
AUTHORIZED
EXPENDITURES.—Section 
106(k)(2)(D) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking clauses (i) through (v); 
(2) by redesignating clause (vi) as clause (i); 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) $46,815,000 for fiscal year 2024. 
‘‘(iii) $52,985,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘(iv) $59,044,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(v) $65,225,000 for fiscal year 2027. 
‘‘(vi) 
$71,529,000 
for 
fiscal 
year 
2028.’’. 
(c) AUTHORITY
TO
TRANSFER
FUNDS.—Section 
106(k)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Notwithstanding’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘in each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2023,’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) PRIORITIZATION.—In reducing non- 
safety-related activities of the Administration 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
prioritize such reductions from amounts other 
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fice of the Deputy Administrator for Programs 
and Management are vacant. 
‘‘(G) COMPENSATION.—The annual rate of 
basic pay of the Deputy Administrator for Safe-
ty and Operations shall be set by the Adminis-
trator but shall not exceed the annual rate of 
basic pay payable to the Administrator. 
‘‘(4) LEADERSHIP OF THE ADMINISTRATION DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘leadership of the 
Administration’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Administrator under paragraph 
(1); 
‘‘(B) the Deputy Administrator for Pro-
grams and Management under paragraph (2); 
and 
‘‘(C) the Deputy Administrator for Safety 
and Operations under paragraph (3).’’. 
SEC. 122. FAA MANAGEMENT BOARD. 
(a) FAA MANAGEMENT BOARD.—Section 106 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections 
(c) and (d) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATORS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administration has As-
sociate Administrators, as determined necessary by 
the Administrator, including— 
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Monitor Manufacturing Co. Importer No. 31–162600400 
Entry Number 
Entry Date 
Port of Entry 
EPJ–4250000–8 
5/10/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250079–2 
5/15/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250166–7 
5/21/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250321–8 
5/25/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250361–4 
5/25/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250332–5 
5/28/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250401–8 
6/3/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250435–6 
6/3/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250495–0 
6/6/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250518–9 
6/10/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250494–3 
6/11/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250500–7 
6/11/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250504–9 
6/11/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250659–1 
6/13/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250509–8 
6/14/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250628–6 
6/17/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250727–6 
6/18/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250729–2 
6/18/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250730–0 
6/18/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250770–6 
6/23/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250800–1 
6/24/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250803–5 
6/24/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250857–1 
6/28/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250906–6 
6/28/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250909–0 
6/28/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250858–9 
6/29/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4250912–4 
6/30/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4251003–1 
7/11/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4251159–1 
7/11/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4251138–5 
7/13/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4251139–3 
7/13/2011 
Atlanta 
EPJ–4251141–9 
7/13/2011 
Atlanta 
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Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and the regime of Nicolas 
Maduro in Venezuela. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PUBLICLY TRAD-
ED CORPORATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An entity shall not be 
treated as described in paragraph (1)(D) if— 
‘‘(i) such entity is a specified publicly 
traded corporation, or 
‘‘(ii) specified publicly traded corpora-
tions (in the aggregate) control such entity. 
‘‘(B) SPECIFIED
PUBLICLY
TRADED
COR-
PORATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘specified 
publicly traded corporation’ means any cor-
poration if— 
‘‘(I) the stock of such corporation 
is regularly traded on an established 
securities market located in the United 
States, and 
‘‘(II) specified disqualified per-
sons do not (in the aggregate) control 
such corporation. 
‘‘(ii) SPECIFIED
DISQUALIFIED
PER-
SONS.—The term ‘specified disqualified per-
sons’ means, with respect to any corpora-
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‘‘(A) the North American Industry Classi-
fication System (NAICS) code that applies to 
the trades or businesses in which such property 
is held, 
‘‘(B) the population census tract in which 
the property is located, 
‘‘(C) whether the property is owned or 
leased, 
‘‘(D) the aggregate value of the items of 
qualified opportunity zone property held by the 
qualified opportunity fund as of each date de-
scribed in section 1400Z–2(d)(1), and 
‘‘(E) in the case of real property, number 
of residential units (if any), 
‘‘(7) the approximate average monthly number 
of full-time equivalent employees for the year of the 
trades or businesses of the qualified opportunity 
fund in which qualified opportunity zone business 
property is held (within numerical ranges identified 
by the Secretary) or such other indication of the em-
ployment impact of such trades or businesses as de-
termined appropriate by the Secretary, 
‘‘(8) with respect to each person who disposed 
of an investment in the qualified opportunity fund 
during the year— 
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‘‘(A) the name and taxpayer identification 
number of such person, 
‘‘(B) the date or dates on which the invest-
ment disposed was acquired, and 
‘‘(C) the date or dates on which any such 
investment was disposed and the amount of the 
investment disposed, and 
‘‘(9) such other information as the Secretary 
may require. 
‘‘(c) STATEMENT REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED TO 
INVESTORS.—Every person required to make a return 
under subsection (a) shall furnish to each person whose 
name is required to be set forth in such return by reason 
of subsection (b)(8) a written statement showing— 
‘‘(1) the name, address and phone number of 
the information contact of the person required to 
make such return, and 
‘‘(2) the information required to be shown on 
such return by reason of subsection (b)(8) with re-
spect to the person whose name is required to be so 
set forth. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any term used in this sec-
tion which is also used in subchapter Z of chapter 
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(C) by striking ‘‘standard deduction’’ and 
inserting ‘‘guaranteed deduction’’. 
(6) Section 3402 of such Code is amended by 
striking ‘‘standard deduction’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘guaranteed deduction’’. 
(7) Section 6012 of such Code is amended by 
striking ‘‘standard deduction’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘guaranteed deduction’’. 
(8) Section 6013(b)(3)(A) of such Code is 
amended by striking ‘‘standard deduction’’ and in-
serting ‘‘guaranteed deduction’’. 
(9) Section 6014(b)(4) of such Code is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘standard deduction’’ and inserting 
‘‘guaranteed deduction’’. 
(10) Section 6334 of such Code is amended by 
striking ‘‘standard deduction’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘guaranteed deduction’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2023. 
SEC. 3. BONUS GUARANTEED DEDUCTION FOR 2024 AND 
2025. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 63(c) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 (as amended by section 2) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(8) BONUS
GUARANTEED
DEDUCTION
FOR 
TAXABLE YEARS 2024 AND 2025.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a tax-
able year beginning after December 31, 2023, 
and before January 1, 2026, the guaranteed de-
duction shall be increased by the amount of the 
bonus guaranteed deduction. 
‘‘(B) BONUS GUARANTEED DEDUCTION.— 
For purposes of this paragraph, the bonus 
guaranteed deduction is— 
‘‘(i) $4,000 in the case of a joint re-
turn or a surviving spouse (as defined in 
section 2(a)), 
‘‘(ii) $3,000 in the case of a head of 
household, and 
‘‘(iii) $2,000 in any other case. 
‘‘(C) ADJUSTMENT
FOR
INFLATION.—In 
the case of a taxable year beginning after 2024, 
each dollar amount in subparagraph (B) shall 
be increased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under section 1(f)(3) for the cal-
endar year in which the taxable year be-
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SEC. 1007. PROHIBITION ON MASK MANDATES FOR FAA 
CONTRACTORS. 
The Administrator may not require any contractor to 
mandate that employees of such contractor wear a mask. 
SEC. 1008. PROHIBITION ON MASK MANDATE FOR FAA EM-
PLOYEES. 
The Administrator may not implement or enforce any 
requirement that employees of the Administration wear a 
mask. 
SEC. 1009. PROHIBITION ON MASK MANDATE FOR PAS-
SENGERS OF AIR CARRIERS. 
The Administrator may not implement or enforce any 
requirement that passengers of air carriers wear a mask. 
SEC. 1010. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration. 
(2) AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘air carrier’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 40102 of title 
49, United States Code. 
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Union Calendar No. 109 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3935 
[Report No. 118–138] 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to reau-
thorize and improve the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration and other civil aviation programs, and 
for other purposes. 
JULY 11, 2023 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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