ans living on or near a reservation on a project or 
contract at— 
‘‘(A) an airport sponsored by an Indian 
tribal government; or 
‘‘(B) an airport located on an Indian res-
ervation. 
‘‘(2) STATE PREFERENCE.—A State may imple-
ment a preference for employment of Indians on a 
project carried out under this subchapter near an 
Indian reservation. 
‘‘(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall 
cooperate with Indian tribal governments and the 
States to implement this subsection. 
‘‘(4) INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘Indian tribal government’ 
has the same meaning given that term in section 
102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).’’. 
SEC. 130. STATE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM EXPANSION. 
Section 47128(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘not more than 9 qualified States 
for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 and 10 qualified States 
for each fiscal year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘not more 
than 20 qualified States for each fiscal year’’. 
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SEC. 131. MIDWAY ISLAND AIRPORT. 
Section 186(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Avia-
tion Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended in 
the first sentence by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 
2018’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2018 through 2023’’. 
SEC. 132. PROPERTY CONVEYANCE RELEASES. 
Section 817(a) of the FAA Modernization and Re-
form Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47125 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or section 23’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
section 23’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or section 47125 of title 49, 
United States Code’’ before the period at the end. 
SEC. 133. MINORITY AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PAR-
TICIPATION. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) While significant progress has occurred due 
to the establishment of the airport disadvantaged 
business enterprise program (49 U.S.C. 47107(e) 
and 47113), discrimination and related barriers con-
tinue to pose significant obstacles for minority- and 
women-owned businesses seeking to do business in 
airport-related markets across the Nation. These 
continuing barriers merit the continuation of the air-
port disadvantaged business enterprise program. 
(2) Congress has received and reviewed testi-
mony and documentation of race and gender dis-
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crimination from numerous sources, including con-
gressional hearings and roundtables, scientific re-
ports, reports issued by public and private agencies, 
news stories, reports of discrimination by organiza-
tions and individuals, and discrimination lawsuits. 
This testimony and documentation shows that race- 
and gender-neutral efforts alone are insufficient to 
address the problem. 
(3) This testimony and documentation dem-
onstrates that discrimination across the Nation 
poses a barrier to full and fair participation in air-
port-related businesses of women business owners 
and minority business owners in the racial groups 
detailed in parts 23 and 26 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, and has impacted firm develop-
ment and many aspects of airport-related business 
in the public and private markets. 
(4) This testimony and documentation provides 
a strong basis that there is a compelling need for the 
continuation of the airport disadvantaged business 
enterprise program and the airport concessions dis-
advantaged business enterprise program to address 
race and gender discrimination in airport-related 
business. 
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SEC. 134. CONTRACT TOWER PROGRAM. 
(a) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CONTRACT PROGRAM.— 
(1) SPECIAL RULE.—Section 47124(b)(1)(B) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘exceeds the benefit for a period of 18 months after 
such determination is made’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: ‘‘exceeds the benefit— 
‘‘(i) for the 1-year period after such 
determination is made; or 
‘‘(ii) if an appeal of such determina-
tion is requested, for the 1-year period de-
scribed in subsection (d)(4)(D)’’. 
(2) FUNDING OF COST-SHARE PROGRAM.—Sec-
tion 47124(b)(3)(E) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(E) FUNDING.—Amounts appropriated pursu-
ant to section 106(k)(1) may be used to carry out 
this paragraph.’’. 
(3) CONSTRUCTION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 
TOWERS.— 
(A) GRANTS.—Section 47124(b)(4)(A) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended in 
each of clauses (i)(III) and (ii)(III) by inserting 
‘‘, including remote air traffic control tower 
equipment certified by the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration’’ after ‘‘1996’’. 
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(B) 
ELIGIBILITY.—Section 
47124(b)(4)(B)(i)(I) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘pilot’’. 
(C) LIMITATION
ON
FEDERAL
SHARE.— 
Section 47124(b)(4) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (C). 
(4) BENEFIT-TO-COST CALCULATION FOR PRO-
GRAM APPLICANTS.—Section 47124(b)(3) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(G) BENEFIT-TO-COST
CALCULATION.—Not 
later than 90 days after receiving an application to 
the Contract Tower Program, the Secretary shall 
calculate a benefit-to-cost ratio (as described in sub-
section (d)) for the applicable air traffic control 
tower for purposes of selecting towers for participa-
tion in the Contract Tower Program.’’. 
(b) CRITERIA TO EVALUATE PARTICIPANTS.—Sec-
tion 47124 of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) CRITERIA TO EVALUATE PARTICIPANTS.— 
‘‘(1) TIMING OF EVALUATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) TOWERS
PARTICIPATING
IN
COST- 
SHARE PROGRAM.—In the case of an air traffic 
control tower that is operated under the pro-
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gram established under subsection (b)(3), the 
Secretary shall annually calculate a benefit-to- 
cost ratio with respect to the tower. 
‘‘(B) TOWERS
PARTICIPATING
IN
CON-
TRACT TOWER PROGRAM.—In the case of an air 
traffic control tower that is operated under the 
program established under subsection (a) and 
continued under subsection (b)(1), the Sec-
retary shall not calculate a benefit-to-cost ratio 
after the date of enactment of this subsection 
with respect to the tower unless the Secretary 
determines that the annual aircraft traffic at 
the airport where the tower is located has de-
creased— 
‘‘(i) by more than 25 percent from the 
previous year; or 
‘‘(ii) by more than 55 percent cumula-
tively in the preceding 3-year period. 
‘‘(2) COSTS
TO
BE
CONSIDERED.—In estab-
lishing a benefit-to-cost ratio under this section with 
respect to an air traffic control tower, the Secretary 
shall consider only the following costs: 
‘‘(A) The Federal Aviation Administra-
tion’s actual cost of wages and benefits of per-
sonnel working at the tower. 
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retary shall add a 10 percentage point margin of 
error to the benefit-to-cost ratio determination to ac-
knowledge and account for the direct and indirect 
economic and other benefits that are not included in 
the criteria the Secretary used in calculating that 
ratio. 
‘‘(4) REVIEW
OF
COST-BENEFIT
DETERMINA-
TIONS.—In issuing a benefit-to-cost ratio determina-
tion under this section with respect to an air traffic 
control tower located at an airport, the Secretary 
shall implement the following procedures: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary shall provide the air-
port (or the State or local government having 
jurisdiction over the airport) at least 90 days 
following the date of receipt of the determina-
tion to submit to the Secretary a request for an 
appeal of the determination, together with up-
dated or additional data in support of the ap-
peal. 
‘‘(B) Upon receipt of a request for an ap-
peal submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) transmit to the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration any 
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updated or additional data submitted in 
support of the appeal; and 
‘‘(ii) provide the Administrator not 
more than 90 days to review the data and 
provide a response to the Secretary based 
on the review. 
‘‘(C) After receiving a response from the 
Administrator pursuant to subparagraph (B), 
the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) provide the airport, State, or local 
government that requested the appeal at 
least 30 days to review the response; and 
‘‘(ii) withhold from taking further ac-
tion in connection with the appeal during 
that 30-day period. 
‘‘(D) If, after completion of the appeal pro-
cedures with respect to the determination, the 
Secretary requires the tower to transition into 
the program established under subsection 
(b)(3), the Secretary shall not require a cost- 
share payment from the airport, State, or local 
government for 1 year following the last day of 
the 30-day period described in subparagraph 
(C).’’. 
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SEC. 135. AIRPORT ACCESS ROADS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS. 
Notwithstanding section 47102 of title 49, United 
States Code, for fiscal years 2018 through 2021, the defi-
nition of the term ‘‘terminal development’’ under that sec-
tion includes the development of an airport access road 
that— 
(1) is located in a noncontiguous State; 
(2) is not more than 3 miles in length; 
(3) connects to the nearest public roadways of 
not more than the 2 closest census designated 
places; and 
(4) is constructed for the purpose of connecting 
the census designated places with a planned or 
newly constructed airport. 
SEC. 136. BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) NOTICE OF WAIVERS.—If the Secretary of Trans-
portation determines that it is necessary to waive the ap-
plication of section 50101(a) of title 49, United States 
Code, based on a finding under section 50101(b) of that 
title, the Secretary, at least 10 days before the date on 
which the waiver takes effect, shall— 
(1) make publicly available, in an easily identifi-
able location on the website of the Department of 
Transportation, a detailed written justification of 
the waiver determination; and 
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(2) provide an informal public notice and com-
ment opportunity on the waiver determination. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—For each fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a report on waivers issued under section 
50101 of title 49, United States Code, during the fiscal 
year. 
Subtitle D—Airport Noise and 
Environmental Streamlining 
SEC. 151. RECYCLING PLANS FOR AIRPORTS. 
Section 47106(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘that includes the project’’ before 
‘‘, the master plan’’. 
SEC. 152. PILOT PROGRAM SUNSET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47140 of title 49, United 
States Code, is repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 47140a of 
title 49, United States Code, is redesignated as section 
47140. 
(c) CLERICAL
AMENDMENTS.—The analysis for 
chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the items relating to sections 
47140 and 47140a; and 
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(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 47139 the following: 
‘‘47140. Increasing the energy efficiency of airport power sources.’’. 
SEC. 153. EXTENSION OF GRANT AUTHORITY FOR COMPAT-
IBLE LAND USE PLANNING AND PROJECTS 
BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. 
Section 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 154. UPDATING AIRPORT NOISE EXPOSURE MAPS. 
Section 47503(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) REVISED MAPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An airport operator that 
submitted a noise exposure map under subsection 
(a) shall submit a revised map to the Secretary if, 
in an area surrounding an airport, a change in the 
operation of the airport would establish a substantial 
new noncompatible use, or would significantly reduce 
noise over existing noncompatible uses, that is not 
reflected in either the existing conditions map or 
forecast map currently on file with the Federal Avia-
tion Administration. 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—A submission under paragraph 
(1) shall be required only if the relevant change in 
the operation of the airport occurs during— 
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‘‘(A) the forecast period of the applicable 
noise exposure map submitted by an airport op-
erator under subsection (a); or 
‘‘(B) the implementation period of the air-
port operator’s noise compatibility program.’’. 
SEC. 155. STAGE 3 AIRCRAFT STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall initiate a review of the potential bene-
fits, costs, and other impacts that would result from a 
phaseout of covered stage 3 aircraft. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The review shall include— 
(1) a determination of the number, types, fre-
quency of operations, and owners and operators of 
covered stage 3 aircraft; 
(2) an analysis of the potential benefits, costs, 
and other impacts to air carriers, general aviation 
operators, airports, communities surrounding air-
ports, and the general public associated with phasing 
out or reducing the operations of covered stage 3 
aircraft, assuming such a phaseout or reduction is 
put into effect over a reasonable period of time; 
(3) a determination of lessons learned from the 
phaseout of stage 2 aircraft that might be applicable 
to a phaseout or reduction in the operations of cov-
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ered stage 3 aircraft, including comparisons between 
the benefits, costs, and other impacts associated 
with the phaseout of stage 2 aircraft and the poten-
tial benefits, costs, and other impacts determined 
under paragraph (2); 
(4) a determination of the costs and logistical 
challenges associated with recertifying stage 3 air-
craft capable of meeting stage 4 noise levels; and 
(5) a determination of stakeholder views on the 
feasibility and desirability of phasing out covered 
stage 3 aircraft, including the views of— 
(A) air carriers; 
(B) airports; 
(C) communities surrounding airports; 
(D) aircraft and avionics manufacturers; 
(E) operators of covered stage 3 aircraft 
other than air carriers; and 
(F) such other stakeholders and aviation 
experts as the Comptroller General considers 
appropriate. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
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mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report on the results of the review. 
(d) COVERED STAGE 3 AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered stage 3 aircraft’’ means a civil 
subsonic jet aircraft that is not capable of meeting the 
stage 4 noise levels in part 36 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
SEC. 156. ADDRESSING COMMUNITY NOISE CONCERNS. 
When proposing a new area navigation departure pro-
cedure, or amending an existing procedure that would di-
rect aircraft between the surface and 6,000 feet above 
ground level over noise sensitive areas, the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration shall consider the 
feasibility of dispersal headings or other lateral track vari-
ations to address community noise concerns, if— 
(1) the affected airport operator, in consulta-
tion with the affected community, submits a request 
to the Administrator for such a consideration; 
(2) the airport operator’s request would not, in 
the judgment of the Administrator, conflict with the 
safe and efficient operation of the national airspace 
system; and 
(3) the effect of a modified departure procedure 
would not significantly increase noise over noise sen-
sitive areas, as determined by the Administrator. 
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SEC. 157. STUDY ON POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS OF 
OVERFLIGHT NOISE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall enter into an agree-
ment with an eligible institution of higher education to 
conduct a study on the health impacts of noise from air-
craft flights on residents exposed to a range of noise levels 
from such flights. 
(b) SCOPE OF STUDY.—The study shall— 
(1) include an examination of the incremental 
health impacts attributable to noise exposure that 
result from aircraft flights, including sleep disturb-
ance and elevated blood pressure; 
(2) be focused on residents in the metropolitan 
area of— 
(A) Boston; 
(B) Chicago; 
(C) the District of Columbia; 
(D) New York; 
(E) the Northern California Metroplex; 
(F) Phoenix; 
(G) the Southern California Metroplex; or 
(H) such other area as may be identified 
by the Administrator; 
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(3) consider, in particular, the incremental 
health impacts on residents living partly or wholly 
underneath flight paths most frequently used by air-
craft flying at an altitude lower than 10,000 feet, in-
cluding during takeoff or landing; and 
(4) include an assessment of the relationship 
between a perceived increase in aircraft noise, in-
cluding as a result of a change in flight paths that 
increases the visibility of aircraft from a certain lo-
cation, and an actual increase in aircraft noise, par-
ticularly in areas with high or variable levels of non-
aircraft-related ambient noise. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—An institution of higher education 
is eligible to conduct the study if the institution— 
(1) has— 
(A) a school of public health that has par-
ticipated in the Center of Excellence for Air-
craft Noise and Aviation Emissions Mitigation 
of the Federal Aviation Administration; or 
(B) a center for environmental health that 
receives funding from the National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences; 
(2) is located in one of the areas identified in 
subsection (b); 
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terms, conditions, and limitations of such certificate with-
out an airworthiness certificate. 
‘‘(e) PROCEDURE.—The granting of an exemption or 
the issuance of a certificate of waiver or authorization, or 
any other action authorized by this section, shall be made 
without regard to— 
‘‘(1) section 553 of title 5; or 
‘‘(2) chapter 35 of title 44. 
‘‘(f) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
section may be construed to— 
‘‘(1) affect the issuance of a rule by or any 
other activity of the Secretary of Transportation or 
the Administrator under any other provision of law; 
or 
‘‘(2) invalidate an exemption or certificate of 
waiver or authorization issued by the Administrator 
before the date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(g) EFFECTIVE PERIODS.—An exemption or certifi-
cate of waiver or authorization issued under this section, 
or an amendment of such exemption or certificate, shall 
cease to be valid on the effective date of a final rule on 
small unmanned aircraft systems issued under section 
45502(b)(1). 
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