I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4 
To reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 13, 2018 
Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. LOBI-
ONDO, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. BARLETTA, Ms. TITUS, Mr. 
GRAVES of Missouri, Ms. NORTON, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 
DENHAM, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, and Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees 
on Financial Services, Ways and Means, Science, Space, and Technology, 
and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Effective date. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Funding of FAA Programs 
Sec. 101. Airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning 
and programs. 
Sec. 102. Facilities and equipment. 
Sec. 103. FAA operations. 
Sec. 104. Adjustment to AIP program funding. 
Sec. 105. Funding for aviation programs. 
Subtitle B—Passenger Facility Charges 
Sec. 111. Passenger facility charge modernization. 
Sec. 112. Pilot program for passenger facility charge authorizations. 
Subtitle C—Airport Improvement Program Modifications 
Sec. 121. Clarification of airport obligation to provide FAA airport space. 
Sec. 122. Mothers’ rooms at airports. 
Sec. 123. Extension of competitive access reports. 
Sec. 124. Grant assurances. 
Sec. 125. Government share of project costs. 
Sec. 126. Updated veterans’ preference. 
Sec. 127. Special rule. 
Sec. 128. Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau. 
Sec. 129. Nondiscrimination. 
Sec. 130. State block grant program expansion. 
Sec. 131. Midway Island Airport. 
Sec. 132. Property conveyance releases. 
Sec. 133. Minority and disadvantaged business participation. 
Sec. 134. Contract tower program. 
Sec. 135. Airport access roads in remote locations. 
Sec. 136. Buy America requirements. 
Subtitle D—Airport Noise and Environmental Streamlining 
Sec. 151. Recycling plans for airports. 
Sec. 152. Pilot program sunset. 
Sec. 153. Extension of grant authority for compatible land use planning and 
projects by State and local governments. 
Sec. 154. Updating airport noise exposure maps. 
Sec. 155. Stage 3 aircraft study. 
Sec. 156. Addressing community noise concerns. 
Sec. 157. Study on potential health impacts of overflight noise. 
Sec. 158. Environmental mitigation pilot program. 
Sec. 159. Aircraft noise exposure. 
Sec. 160. Community involvement in FAA NextGen projects located in 
metroplexes. 
Sec. 161. Critical habitat on or near airport property. 
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Sec. 162. Clarification of reimbursable allowed costs of FAA memoranda of 
agreement. 
TITLE II—FAA SAFETY CERTIFICATION REFORM 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 201. Definitions. 
Sec. 202. Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee. 
Subtitle B—Aircraft Certification Reform 
Sec. 211. Aircraft certification performance objectives and metrics. 
Sec. 212. Organization designation authorizations. 
Sec. 213. ODA review. 
Sec. 214. Type certification resolution process. 
Sec. 215. Review of certification process for small general aviation airplanes. 
Subtitle C—Flight Standards Reform 
Sec. 231. Flight standards performance objectives and metrics. 
Sec. 232. FAA task force on flight standards reform. 
Sec. 233. Centralized safety guidance database. 
Sec. 234. Regulatory Consistency Communications Board. 
Subtitle D—Safety Workforce 
Sec. 241. Safety workforce training strategy. 
Sec. 242. Workforce review. 
Subtitle E—International Aviation 
Sec. 251. Promotion of United States aerospace standards, products, and serv-
ices abroad. 
Sec. 252. Bilateral exchanges of safety oversight responsibilities. 
Sec. 253. FAA leadership abroad. 
Sec. 254. Registration, certification, and related fees. 
TITLE III—SAFETY 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 301. FAA technical training. 
Sec. 302. Safety critical staffing. 
Sec. 303. International efforts regarding tracking of civil aircraft. 
Sec. 304. Aircraft data access and retrieval systems. 
Sec. 305. Advanced cockpit displays. 
Sec. 306. Marking of towers. 
Sec. 307. Cabin evacuation. 
Sec. 308. ODA staffing and oversight. 
Sec. 309. Funding for additional safety needs. 
Sec. 310. Funding for additional FAA licensing needs. 
Sec. 311. Emergency medical equipment on passenger aircraft. 
Sec. 312. HIMS program. 
Sec. 313. Acceptance of voluntarily provided safety information. 
Sec. 314. Flight attendant duty period limitations and rest requirements. 
Sec. 315. Secondary cockpit barriers. 
Sec. 316. Aviation maintenance industry technical workforce. 
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Sec. 317. Critical airfield markings. 
Sec. 318. Regulatory Reform. 
Subtitle B—Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
Sec. 331. Definitions. 
Sec. 332. Codification of existing law; additional provisions. 
Sec. 333. Unmanned aircraft test ranges. 
Sec. 334. Sense of Congress regarding unmanned aircraft safety. 
Sec. 335. UAS privacy review. 
Sec. 336. Public UAS operations by Tribal governments. 
Sec. 337. Evaluation of aircraft registration for small unmanned aircraft. 
Sec. 338. Study on roles of governments relating to low-altitude operation of 
small unmanned aircraft. 
Sec. 339. Study on financing of unmanned aircraft services. 
Sec. 340. Update of FAA comprehensive plan. 
Sec. 341. Cooperation related to certain counter-UAS technology. 
TITLE IV—AIR SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS 
Subtitle A—Airline Customer Service Improvements 
Sec. 401. Reliable air service in American Samoa. 
Sec. 402. Cell phone voice communication ban. 
Sec. 403. Advisory committee for aviation consumer protection. 
Sec. 404. Improved notification of insecticide use. 
Sec. 405. Advertisements and disclosure of fees for passenger air transpor-
tation. 
Sec. 406. Involuntarily bumping passengers after aircraft boarded. 
Sec. 407. Availability of consumer rights information. 
Sec. 408. Consumer complaints hotline. 
Sec. 409. Widespread disruptions. 
Sec. 410. Involuntarily denied boarding compensation. 
Sec. 411. Consumer information on actual flight times. 
Sec. 412. Advisory committee for transparency in air ambulance industry. 
Sec. 413. Air ambulance complaints. 
Sec. 414. Passenger rights. 
Subtitle B—Aviation Consumers With Disabilities 
Sec. 441. Select subcommittee. 
Sec. 442. Aviation consumers with disabilities study. 
Sec. 443. Feasibility study on in-cabin wheelchair restraint systems. 
Sec. 444. Access advisory committee recommendations. 
Subtitle C—Small Community Air Service 
Sec. 451. Essential air service authorization. 
Sec. 452. Extension of final order establishing mileage adjustment eligibility. 
Sec. 453. Study on essential air service reform. 
Sec. 454. Small community air service. 
Sec. 455. Air transportation to noneligible places. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 501. Review of FAA strategic cybersecurity plan. 
Sec. 502. Consolidation and realignment of FAA services and facilities. 
Sec. 503. FAA review and reform. 
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Sec. 611. Assistance to individuals and households. 
Sec. 612. Multifamily lease and repair assistance. 
Sec. 613. Private nonprofit facility. 
Sec. 614. Management costs. 
Sec. 615. Flexibility. 
Sec. 616. Additional disaster assistance. 
Sec. 617. National veterinary emergency teams. 
Sec. 618. Dispute resolution pilot program. 
Sec. 619. Unified Federal environmental and historic preservation review. 
Sec. 620. Closeout incentives. 
Sec. 621. Performance of services. 
Sec. 622. Study to streamline and consolidate information collection. 
Sec. 623. Agency accountability. 
Sec. 624. Audit of contracts. 
Sec. 625. Inspector general audit of FEMA contracts for tarps and plastic 
sheeting. 
Sec. 626. Relief organizations. 
Sec. 627. Guidance on inundated and submerged roads. 
Sec. 628. Authorities. 
Sec. 629. Recoupment of certain assistance prohibited. 
Sec. 630.
Statute of limitations. 
Sec. 631. Technical assistance and recommendations. 
Sec. 632.
Guidance on hazard mitigation assistance. 
Sec. 633.
Local impact. 
Sec. 634. Additional hazard mitigation activities. 
Sec. 635. National public infrastructure predisaster hazard mitigation. 
Sec. 636. Additional mitigation activities. 
TITLE VII—FLIGHT R&D ACT 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Definitions. 
Sec. 703. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—FAA Research and Development Organization 
Sec. 711. Associate Administrator for Research and Development. 
Sec. 712. Research advisory committee. 
Subtitle C—Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
Sec. 721. Unmanned aircraft systems research and development roadmap. 
Sec. 722. Probabilistic metrics for exemptions. 
Sec. 723. Probabilistic assessment of risks. 
Sec. 724. Unmanned aerial vehicle-manned aircraft collision research. 
Sec. 725. Special rule for research and development. 
Sec. 726. Beyond line-of-sight research and development. 
Subtitle D—Cybersecurity 
Sec. 731. Cyber Testbed. 
Sec. 732. Cabin communications, entertainment, and information technology 
systems cybersecurity vulnerabilities. 
Sec. 733. Cybersecurity threat modeling. 
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Sec. 734. National Institute of Standards and Technology cybersecurity stand-
ards. 
Sec. 735. Cybersecurity research coordination. 
Sec. 736. Cybersecurity research and development program. 
Subtitle E—FAA Research and Development Activities 
Sec. 741. Research plan for the certification of new technologies into the na-
tional airspace system. 
Sec. 742. Aviation fuel research, development, and usage. 
Sec. 743. Air traffic surveillance over oceans and other remote locations. 
Sec. 744. Single-piloted commercial cargo aircraft. 
Sec. 745. Electromagnetic spectrum research and development. 
TITLE VIII—AVIATION REVENUE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 801. Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 
Sec. 802. Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 
SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, this Act and 
the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Funding of FAA 
Programs 
SEC. 101. AIRPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND 
NOISE COMPATIBILITY PLANNING AND PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 48103(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
47504(c)’’ and all that follows through the period at the 
end and inserting the following: ‘‘section 47504(c)— 
‘‘(1) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(2) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(3) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
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‘‘(4) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(5) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(6) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’. 
(b) OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended in the matter 
preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2018,’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023,’’. 
SEC. 102. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM AIR-
PORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.—Section 48101(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking para-
graphs (1) through (5) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) $2,920,000,000 for fiscal year 2018. 
‘‘(2) $2,984,000,000 for fiscal year 2019. 
‘‘(3) $3,049,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(4) $3,118,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
‘‘(5) $3,190,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
‘‘(6) $3,263,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’. 
(b) SET ASIDES.—Section 48101(d) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, carried 
out using amounts appropriated under subsection (a),’’ 
after ‘‘air traffic control modernization project’’. 
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SEC. 103. FAA OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 106(k)(1) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking subpara-
graphs (A) through (F) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) $10,231,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(B) $10,434,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(C) $10,639,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(D) $10,861,000,000 for fiscal year 
2021; 
‘‘(E) $11,095,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
and 
‘‘(F) $11,329,000,000 for fiscal year 
2023.’’. 
(b) AUTHORITY
TO TRANSFER FUNDS.—Section 
106(k)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2018,’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal years 2018 through 2023,’’. 
SEC. 104. ADJUSTMENT TO AIP PROGRAM FUNDING. 
Section 48112 of title 49, United States Code, and 
the item relating to such section in the analysis for chap-
ter 481 of such title, are repealed. 
SEC. 105. FUNDING FOR AVIATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 48114(a)(1)(A)(ii) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘in fiscal year 2014 and 
each fiscal year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘in fiscal years 
2014 through 2018’’. 
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Subtitle B—Passenger Facility 
Charges 
SEC. 111. PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE MODERNIZATION. 
Section 40117(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘or $3’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$3, $4, or $4.50’’; 
(2) by repealing paragraph (4); 
(3) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘specified in paragraphs 
(1) and (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘specified in para-
graph (1)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘imposed under paragraph 
(1) or (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘imposed under para-
graph (1)’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (7)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘specified in paragraphs 
(1), (4), and (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘specified in 
paragraphs (1) and (6)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘imposed under paragraph 
(1) or (4)’’ and inserting ‘‘imposed under para-
graph (1)’’. 
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SEC. 112. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PASSENGER FACILITY 
CHARGE AUTHORIZATIONS. 
Section 40117(l) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘AT 
NONHUB AIRPORTS’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘nonhub’’. 
Subtitle C—Airport Improvement 
Program Modifications 
SEC. 121. CLARIFICATION OF AIRPORT OBLIGATION TO 
PROVIDE FAA AIRPORT SPACE. 
Section 44502 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) AIRPORT SPACE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration may not require an airport owner, 
operator, or sponsor (as defined in section 47102) to 
provide building construction, maintenance, utilities, 
administrative support, or space on airport property 
to the Federal Aviation Administration without ade-
quate compensation. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not 
apply in any case in which an airport owner, oper-
ator, or sponsor— 
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‘‘(A) provides land or buildings without 
compensation to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration for facilities used to carry out activities 
related to air traffic control or navigation pur-
suant to a grant assurance; or 
‘‘(B) provides goods or services to the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration without compensa-
tion or at below-market rates pursuant to a ne-
gotiated agreement between the owner, oper-
ator, or sponsor and the Administrator.’’. 
SEC. 122. MOTHERS’ ROOMS AT AIRPORTS. 
(a) LACTATION AREA DEFINED.—Section 47102 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(29) ‘lactation area’ means a room or other lo-
cation in a commercial service airport that— 
‘‘(A) provides a location for members of 
the public to express breast milk that is shield-
ed from view and free from intrusion from the 
public; 
‘‘(B) has a door that can be locked; 
‘‘(C) includes a place to sit, a table or 
other flat surface, and an electrical outlet; 
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‘‘(D) is readily accessible to and usable by 
individuals with disabilities, including individ-
uals who use wheelchairs; and 
‘‘(E) is not located in a restroom.’’. 
(b) PROJECT GRANT WRITTEN ASSURANCES
FOR 
LARGE AND MEDIUM HUB AIRPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 47107(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (20) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (21) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(22) with respect to a medium or large hub 
airport, the airport owner or operator will maintain 
a lactation area in each passenger terminal building 
of the airport in the sterile area (as defined in sec-
tion 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) 
of the building.’’. 
(2) APPLICABILITY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply to a project grant 
application submitted for a fiscal year begin-
ning on or after the date that is 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act. 
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(B) SPECIAL RULE.—The requirement in 
the amendment made by paragraph (1) that a 
lactation area be located in the sterile area of 
a passenger terminal building shall not apply 
with respect to a project grant application for 
a period of time, determined by the Secretary 
of Transportation, if the Secretary determines 
that construction or maintenance activities 
make it impracticable or unsafe for the lacta-
tion area to be located in the sterile area of the 
building. 
(c) 
TERMINAL
DEVELOPMENT
COSTS.—Section 
47119(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) LACTATION
AREAS.—In addition to the 
projects described in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
may approve a project for terminal development for 
the construction or installation of a lactation area at 
a commercial service airport.’’. 
(d) PRE-EXISTING FACILITIES.—On application by 
an airport sponsor, the Secretary may determine that a 
lactation area in existence on the date of enactment of 
this Act complies with the requirement of section 
47107(a)(22) of title 49, United States Code, as added 
by this section, notwithstanding the absence of one of the 
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facilities or characteristics referred to in the definition of 
the term ‘‘lactation area’’ in section 47102 of such title, 
as added by this section. 
SEC. 123. EXTENSION OF COMPETITIVE ACCESS REPORTS. 
Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 124. GRANT ASSURANCES. 
(a) CONSTRUCTION OF RECREATIONAL AIRCRAFT.— 
Section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(u) 
CONSTRUCTION
OF
RECREATIONAL
AIR-
CRAFT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The construction of a cov-
ered aircraft shall be treated as an aeronautical ac-
tivity for purposes of— 
‘‘(A) determining an airport’s compliance 
with a grant assurance made under this section 
or any other provision of law; and 
‘‘(B) the receipt of Federal financial assist-
ance for airport development. 
‘‘(2) COVERED
AIRCRAFT
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘covered aircraft’ means an air-
craft— 
‘‘(A) used or intended to be used exclu-
sively for recreational purposes; and 
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‘‘(B) constructed or under construction by 
a private individual at a general aviation air-
port.’’. 
(b) COMMUNITY USE OF AIRPORT LAND.—Section 
47107 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this 
section, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v) COMMUNITY USE OF AIRPORT LAND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a)(13), and subject to paragraph (2), the sponsor 
of a public-use airport shall not be considered to be 
in violation of this subtitle, or to be found in viola-
tion of a grant assurance made under this section, 
or under any other provision of law, as a condition 
for the receipt of Federal financial assistance for 
airport development, solely because the sponsor has 
entered into an agreement, including a revised 
agreement, with a local government providing for the 
use of airport property for an interim compatible 
recreational purpose at below fair market value. 
‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS.—This subsection shall 
apply only— 
‘‘(A) to an agreement regarding airport 
property that was initially entered into before 
the publication of the Federal Aviation Admin-
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istration’s Policy and Procedures Concerning 
the Use of Airport Revenue, dated February 
16, 1999; 
‘‘(B) if the agreement between the sponsor 
and the local government is subordinate to any 
existing or future agreements between the spon-
sor and the Secretary, including agreements re-
lated to a grant assurance under this section; 
‘‘(C) to airport property that was acquired 
under a Federal airport development grant pro-
gram; 
‘‘(D) if the airport sponsor has provided a 
written statement to the Administrator that the 
property made available for a recreational pur-
pose will not be needed for any aeronautical 
purpose during the next 10 years; 
‘‘(E) if the agreement includes a term of 
not more than 2 years to prepare the airport 
property for the interim compatible recreational 
purpose and not more than 10 years of use for 
that purpose; 
‘‘(F) if the recreational purpose will not 
impact the aeronautical use of the airport; 
‘‘(G) if the airport sponsor provides a cer-
tification that the sponsor is not responsible for 
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preparation, start-up, operations, maintenance, 
or any other costs associated with the rec-
reational purpose; and 
‘‘(H) if the recreational purpose is con-
sistent with Federal land use compatibility cri-
teria under section 47502. 
‘‘(3) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed as permitting a di-
version of airport revenue for the capital or oper-
ating costs associated with the community use of 
airport land.’’. 
SEC. 125. GOVERNMENT SHARE OF PROJECT COSTS. 
Section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘primary air-
port having at least .25 percent of the total number 
of passenger boardings each year at all commercial 
service airports;’’ and inserting ‘‘medium or large 
hub airport;’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(5) 95 percent for a project that— 
‘‘(A) the Administrator determines is a 
successive phase of a multi-phase construction 
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project for which the sponsor received a grant 
in fiscal year 2011; and 
‘‘(B) for which the United States Govern-
ment’s share of allowable project costs could 
otherwise be 90 percent under paragraph (2) or 
(3).’’. 
SEC. 126. UPDATED VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. 
Section 47112(c)(1)(C) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or Operation New Dawn for 
more’’ and inserting ‘‘Operation New Dawn, Oper-
ation Inherent Resolve, Operation Freedom’s Sen-
tinel, or any successor contingency operation to such 
operations for more’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘or Operation New Dawn 
(whichever is later)’’ and inserting ‘‘Operation New 
Dawn, Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Free-
dom’s Sentinel, or any successor contingency oper-
ation to such operations (whichever is later)’’. 
SEC. 127. SPECIAL RULE. 
Section 47114(d)(3) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) During fiscal years 2018 through 
2020— 
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‘‘(i) an airport that accrued appor-
tionment funds under subparagraph (A) in 
fiscal year 2013 that is listed as having an 
unclassified status under the most recent 
national plan of integrated airport systems 
shall continue to accrue apportionment 
funds under subparagraph (A) at the same 
amount the airport accrued apportionment 
funds in fiscal year 2013, subject to the 
conditions of this paragraph; 
‘‘(ii) notwithstanding the period of 
availability 
as 
described 
in 
section 
47117(b), an amount apportioned to an 
airport under clause (i) shall be available 
to the airport only during the fiscal year in 
which the amount is apportioned; and 
‘‘(iii) notwithstanding the waiver per-
mitted under section 47117(c)(2), an air-
port receiving apportionment funds under 
clause (i) may not waive its claim to any 
part of the apportioned funds in order to 
make the funds available for a grant for 
another public-use airport. 
‘‘(D) An airport that re-establishes its 
classified status shall be eligible to accrue ap-
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portionment funds pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) so long as such airport retains its classified 
status.’’. 
SEC. 128. MARSHALL ISLANDS, MICRONESIA, AND PALAU. 
Section 47115 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (i); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (j) as sub-
section (i); and 
(3) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated) by 
striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘fiscal years 2018 through 2023’’. 
SEC. 129. NONDISCRIMINATION. 
Section 47123 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Transpor-
tation’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) INDIAN EMPLOYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) TRIBAL
SPONSOR
PREFERENCE.—Con-
sistent with section 703(i) of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–2(i)), nothing in this section 
shall preclude the preferential employment of Indi-
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‘‘(B) The Federal Aviation Administra-
tion’s actual telecommunications costs directly 
associated with the tower. 
‘‘(C) The Federal Aviation Administra-
tion’s costs of purchasing and installing any air 
traffic control equipment that would not have 
been purchased or installed except as a result of 
the operation of the tower. 
‘‘(D) The Federal Aviation Administra-
tion’s actual travel costs associated with main-
taining air traffic control equipment that is 
owned by the Administration and would not be 
maintained except as a result of the operation 
of the tower. 
‘‘(E) Other actual costs of the Federal 
Aviation Administration directly associated with 
the tower that would not be incurred except as 
a result of the operation of the tower (excluding 
costs for non-contract tower related personnel 
and equipment, even if the personnel or equip-
ment are located in the contract tower build-
ing). 
‘‘(3) OTHER CRITERIA TO BE CONSIDERED.—In 
establishing a benefit-to-cost ratio under this section 
with respect to an air traffic control tower, the Sec-
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issued under this section shall allow the operation of 
small unmanned aircraft according to— 
‘‘(A) the standard provisions and air traf-
fic control special provisions of the certificate of 
waiver or authorization FAA Form 7711–1 (7– 
74); or 
‘‘(B) the standard and special provisions of 
a subsequent certificate of waiver or authoriza-
tion. 
‘‘(c) NOTICE TO ADMINISTRATOR.—Before operating 
a small unmanned aircraft pursuant to a certificate of 
waiver or authorization granted under this section, the op-
erator shall provide written notice to the Administrator, 
in a form and manner specified by the Administrator, that 
contains such information and assurances as the Adminis-
trator determines necessary in the interest of aviation 
safety and the efficiency of the national airspace system, 
including a certification that the operator has read, under-
stands, and will comply with all terms, conditions, and lim-
itations of the certificate of waiver or authorization. 
‘‘(d) WAIVER OF AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE.— 
Notwithstanding section 44711(a)(1), the holder of a cer-
tificate of waiver or authorization granted under this sec-
tion may operate a small unmanned aircraft under the 
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