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‘‘(6) ELIGIBILITY OF DEMOLITION AND REBUILDING OF PROP-
ERTIES.—The Director shall consider as an eligible activity the 
demolition and rebuilding of properties to at least base flood 
levels or higher, if required by the Director or if required 
by any State or local ordinance, and in accordance with project 
implementation criteria established by the Director.’’. 
SEC. 816. HISTORICAL AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTS. 
(a) PRESERVATION OF DOCUMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall take such actions as the Adminis-
trator determines necessary to preserve original aircraft type 
certificate engineering and technical data in the possession 
of the Federal Aviation Administration related to— 
(A) approved aircraft type certificate numbers ATC 
1 through ATC 713; and 
(B) Group-2 approved aircraft type certificate numbers 
2–1 through 2–544. 
(2) REVISION OF ORDER.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall revise 
FAA Order 1350.15C, Item Number 8110. Such revision shall 
prohibit the destruction of the historical aircraft documents 
identified in paragraph (1). 
(3) CONSULTATION.—The Administrator may carry out 
paragraph (1) in consultation with the Archivist of the United 
States and the Administrator of General Services. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS.— 
(1) 
FREEDOM
OF
INFORMATION
ACT
REQUESTS.—The 
Administrator shall make the documents to be preserved under 
subsection (a)(1) available to a person— 
(A) upon receipt of a request made by the person 
pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code; 
and 
(B) subject to a prohibition on use of the documents 
for commercial purposes. 
(2) TRADE SECRETS, COMMERCIAL, AND FINANCIAL INFORMA-
TION.—Section 552(b)(4) of such title shall not apply to requests 
for documents to be made available pursuant to paragraph 
(1). 
(c) HOLDER OF TYPE CERTIFICATE.— 
(1) RIGHTS OF HOLDER.—Nothing in this section shall affect 
the rights of a holder or owner of a type certificate identified 
in subsection (a)(1), nor require the holder or owner to provide, 
surrender, or preserve any original or duplicate engineering 
or technical data to or for the Federal Aviation Administration, 
a person, or the public. 
(2) LIABILITY.—There shall be no liability on the part of, 
and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against, a 
holder of a type certificate, its authorized representative, its 
agents, or its employees, or any firm, person, corporation, or 
insurer related to the type certificate data and documents 
identified in subsection (a)(1). 
(3) AIRWORTHINESS.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the holder of a type certificate identified in subsection 
(a)(1) shall only be responsible for Federal Aviation Administra-
tion regulation requirements related to type certificate data 
and documents identified in subsection (a)(1) for aircraft having
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a standard airworthiness certificate issued prior to the date 
the documents are released to a person by the Federal Aviation 
Administration under subsection (b)(1). 
SEC. 817. RELEASE FROM RESTRICTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of 
Transportation is authorized to grant to an airport, city, or county 
a release from any of the terms, conditions, reservations, or restric-
tions contained in a deed under which the United States conveyed 
to the airport, city, or county an interest in real property for 
airport purposes pursuant to section 16 of the Federal Airport 
Act (60 Stat. 179) or section 23 of the Airport and Airway Develop-
ment Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 232). 
(b) CONDITION.—Any release granted by the Secretary pursuant 
to subsection (a) shall be subject to the following conditions: 
(1) The applicable airport, city, or county shall agree that 
in conveying any interest in the real property which the United 
States conveyed to the airport, city, or county, the airport, 
city, or county will receive consideration for such interest that 
is equal to its fair market value. 
(2) Any consideration received by the airport, city, or county 
under paragraph (1) shall be used exclusively for the develop-
ment, improvement, operation, or maintenance of a public air-
port by the airport, city, or county. 
(3) Any other conditions required by the Secretary. 
SEC. 818. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that Los Angeles World Airports, 
the operator of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)— 
(1) should consult on a regular basis with representatives 
of the community surrounding the airport regarding— 
(A) the ongoing operations of LAX; and 
(B) plans to expand, modify, or realign LAX facilities; 
and 
(2) should include in such consultations any organization, 
the membership of which includes at least 100 individuals 
who reside within 10 miles of the airport, that notifies Los 
Angeles World Airports of its desire to be included in such 
consultations. 
SEC. 819. HUMAN INTERVENTION MOTIVATION STUDY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
develop a Human Intervention Motivation Study program for cabin 
crew members employed by commercial air carriers in the United 
States. 
SEC. 820. STUDY OF AERONAUTICAL MOBILE TELEMETRY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in 
consultation with other Federal agencies, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives a report that identifies— 
(1) the current and anticipated, with respect to the next 
decade, need by civil aviation, including equipment manufactur-
ers, for aeronautical mobile telemetry services; and
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(2) the potential impact to the aerospace industry of the 
introduction of a new radio service that operates in the same 
spectrum allocated to the aeronautical mobile telemetry service. 
SEC. 821. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR VOLUNTEER 
PILOTS OPERATING CHARITABLE MEDICAL FLIGHTS. 
(a) REIMBURSEMENT
OF FUEL COSTS.—Notwithstanding any 
other law or regulation, in administering section 61.113(c) of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation), the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall allow 
an aircraft owner or operator to accept reimbursement from a 
volunteer pilot organization for the fuel costs associated with a 
flight operation to provide transportation for an individual or organ 
for medical purposes (and for other associated individuals), if the 
aircraft owner or operator has— 
(1) volunteered to provide such transportation; and 
(2) notified any individual that will be on the flight, at 
the time of inquiry about the flight, that the flight operation 
is for charitable purposes and is not subject to the same require-
ments as a commercial flight. 
(b) CONDITIONS TO ENSURE SAFETY.—The Administrator may 
impose minimum standards with respect to training and flight 
hours for single-engine, multi-engine, and turbine-engine operations 
conducted by an aircraft owner or operator that is being reimbursed 
for fuel costs by a volunteer pilot organization, including mandating 
that the pilot in command of such aircraft hold an instrument 
rating and be current and qualified for the aircraft being flown 
to ensure the safety of flight operations described in subsection 
(a). 
(c) VOLUNTEER PILOT ORGANIZATION.—In this section, the term 
‘‘volunteer pilot organization’’ means an organization that— 
(1) is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) 
of such Code; and 
(2) is organized for the primary purpose of providing, 
arranging, or otherwise fostering charitable medical transpor-
tation. 
SEC. 822. PILOT PROGRAM FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF AIRPORT PROP-
ERTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall establish a pilot program under which operators of 
up to 4 public-use airports may receive grants for activities related 
to the redevelopment of airport properties in accordance with the 
requirements of this section. 
(b) GRANTS.—Under the pilot program, the Administrator may 
make a grant in a fiscal year, from funds made available for 
grants under section 47117(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, 
to an airport operator for a project— 
(1) to support joint planning, engineering, design, and 
environmental permitting of projects, including the assembly 
and redevelopment of property purchased with noise mitigation 
funds made available under section 48103 of such title or 
passenger facility revenue collected under section 40117 of such 
title; and
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(2) to encourage airport-compatible land uses and generate 
economic benefits to the local airport authority and adjacent 
community. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—An airport operator shall be eligible to partici-
pate in the pilot program if— 
(1) the operator has received approval for a noise compat-
ibility program under section 47504 of such title; and 
(2) the operator demonstrates, as determined by the 
Administrator— 
(A) a readiness to implement cooperative land use 
management and redevelopment plans with neighboring 
local jurisdictions; and 
(B) the probability of a clear economic benefit to neigh-
boring local jurisdictions and financial return to the airport 
through the implementation of those plans. 
(d) DISTRIBUTION.—The Administrator shall seek to award 
grants under the pilot program to airport operators representing 
different geographic areas of the United States. 
(e) PARTNERSHIP WITH NEIGHBORING LOCAL JURISDICTIONS.— 
An airport operator shall use grant funds made available under 
the pilot program only in partnership with neighboring local juris-
dictions. 
(f) GRANT REQUIREMENTS.—The Administrator may not make 
a grant to an airport operator under the pilot program unless 
the grant is— 
(1) made to enable the airport operator and local jurisdic-
tions undertaking community redevelopment efforts to expedite 
those efforts; 
(2) subject to a requirement that the local jurisdiction 
governing the property interests subject to the redevelopment 
efforts has adopted and will continue in effect zoning regula-
tions that permit airport-compatible redevelopment; and 
(3) subject to a requirement that, in determining the part 
of the proceeds from disposing of land that is subject to repay-
ment 
and 
reinvestment 
requirements 
under 
section 
47107(c)(2)(A) of such title, the total amount of a grant issued 
under the pilot program that is attributable to the redevelop-
ment of such land shall be added to other amounts that must 
be repaid or reinvested under that section upon disposal of 
such land by the airport operator. 
(g) EXCEPTIONS TO REPAYMENT AND REINVESTMENT REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Amounts paid to the Secretary of Transportation under 
subsection (f)(3)— 
(1) shall be available to the Secretary for, giving preference 
to the actions in descending order— 
(A) reinvestment in an approved noise compatibility 
project at the applicable airport; 
(B) reinvestment in another approved project at the 
airport that is eligible for funding under section 47117(e) 
of such title; 
(C) reinvestment in an approved airport development 
project at the airport that is eligible for funding under 
section 47114, 47115, or 47117 of such title; 
(D) transfer to an operator of another public airport 
to be reinvested in an approved noise compatibility project 
at such airport; and