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SEC. 561. ANNUAL REPORT ON INCLUSION OF DISABLED VETERAN 
LEAVE IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and not less frequently than annually there after until the 
date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall publish on a publicly accessible internet website 
a report on— 
(1) the effect of the amendments made by subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 2 of the Federal Aviation Administration 
Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016 (Public Law 114– 
242), on the Administration’s work force; and 
(2) the number of disabled veterans benefitting from such 
subsections. 
SEC. 562. ENHANCED SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITY. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator shall identify and implement a strategy 
to— 
(1) advance near-term and long-term uses of enhanced 
surveillance systems, such as space-based ADS–B, within 
United States airspace or international airspace delegated to 
the United States; 
(2) exercise leadership on setting global standards for the 
separation of aircraft in oceanic airspace by working with— 
(A) foreign counterparts of the Administrator in the 
International Civil Aviation Organization and its sub-
sidiary organizations; 
(B) other international organizations and fora; and 
(C) the private sector; and 
(3) ensure the participation of the Administration in the 
analysis of trials of enhanced surveillance systems, such as 
space-based ADS–B, performed by foreign air navigation service 
providers in North Atlantic airspace. 
SEC. 563. ACCESS OF AIR CARRIERS TO INFORMATION ABOUT 
APPLICANTS TO BE PILOTS FROM NATIONAL DRIVER REG-
ISTER. 
Section 30305(b)(8) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(8)(A) An individual who is seeking employment by an 
air carrier as a pilot may request the chief driver licensing 
official of a State to provide information about the individual 
under subsection (a) of this section to the prospective employer 
of the individual, the authorized agent of the prospective 
employer, or the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(B) An air carrier that is the prospective employer of 
an individual described in subparagraph (A), or an authorized 
agent of such an air carrier, may request and receive informa-
tion about that individual from the National Driver Register 
through an organization approved by the Secretary for purposes 
of requesting, receiving, and transmitting such information 
directly to the prospective employer of such an individual or 
the authorized agent of the prospective employer. This para-
graph shall be carried out in accordance with paragraphs (2) 
and (11) of section 44703(h) and the Fair Credit Reporting 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.).
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‘‘(C) Information may not be obtained from the National 
Driver Register under this paragraph if the information was 
entered in the Register more than 5 years before the request 
unless the information is about a revocation or suspension 
still in effect on the date of the request.’’. 
SEC. 564. REGULATORY REFORM. 
Section 106(p)(5) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Committee, or’’ and inserting ‘‘Committee,’’; 
and 
(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘, or 
such aerospace rulemaking committees as the Secretary shall 
designate.’’. 
SEC. 565. AVIATION FUEL. 
(a) USE OF UNLEADED AVIATION GASOLINE.—The Administrator 
shall allow the use of an unleaded aviation gasoline in an aircraft 
as a replacement for a leaded gasoline if the Administrator— 
(1) determines that the unleaded aviation gasoline qualifies 
as a replacement for an approved leaded gasoline; 
(2) identifies the aircraft and engines that are eligible 
to use the qualified replacement unleaded gasoline; and 
(3) adopts a process (other than the traditional means 
of certification) to allow eligible aircraft and engines to operate 
using qualified replacement unleaded gasoline in a manner 
that ensures safety. 
(b) TIMING.—The Administrator shall adopt the process 
described in subsection (a)(3) not later than 180 days after the 
later of— 
(1) the date on which the Administration completes the 
Piston Aviation Fuels Initiative; or 
(2) the date on which the American Society for Testing 
and Materials publishes a production specification for an 
unleaded aviation gasoline. 
(c) TYPE CERTIFICATION.—Existing regulatory mechanisms by 
which an unleaded aviation gasoline can be approved for use in 
an engine or aircraft by Type or Supplemental Type Certificate 
for individual aircraft and engine types or by Approved Model 
List Supplemental Type Certificate providing coverage for a broad 
range of applicable types of aircraft or engines identified in the 
application shall continue to be fully available as a means of 
approving and bringing an unleaded aviation gasoline into general 
use in the United States. Such approvals shall be issued when 
the Administrator finds that the aircraft or engine performs prop-
erly and meets the applicable regulations and minimum standards 
under the normal certification process. 
SEC. 566. RIGHT TO PRIVACY WHEN USING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 
SYSTEM. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator 
shall, upon request of a private aircraft owner or operator, block 
the registration number of the aircraft of the owner or operator 
from any public dissemination or display, except in data made 
available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial flights 
of the owner or operator.
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SEC. 567. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WORKFORCE REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall conduct a review to assess the workforce and training needs 
of the FAA in the anticipated budgetary environment. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the review, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall— 
(1) identify the long-term workforce and training needs 
of the FAA workforce; 
(2) assess the impact of automation, digitalization, and 
artificial intelligence on the FAA workforce; 
(3) analyze the skills and qualifications required of the 
FAA workforce for successful performance in the current and 
future projected aviation environment; 
(4) review current performance incentive policies of the 
FAA, including awards for performance; 
(5) analyze ways in which the FAA can work with industry 
and labor, including labor groups representing the FAA 
workforce, 
to 
establish 
knowledge-sharing 
opportunities 
between the FAA and the aviation industry regarding new 
equipment and systems, best practices, and other areas of 
interest; and 
(6) develop recommendations on the most effective quali-
fications, training programs (including e-learning training), and 
performance incentive approaches to address the needs of the 
future projected aviation regulatory system in the anticipated 
budgetary environment. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the 
review. 
SEC. 568. REVIEW OF APPROVAL PROCESS FOR USE OF LARGE AIR 
TANKERS AND VERY LARGE AIR TANKERS FOR WILDLAND 
FIREFIGHTING. 
(a) REVIEW
AND
IMPROVEMENT
OF
CURRENT
APPROVAL 
PROCESS.—The Chief of the Forest Service, in consultation with 
the Administrator, shall conduct a review of the process used by 
the Forest Service to approve the use of large air tankers and 
very large air tankers for wildland firefighting for the purpose 
of— 
(1) determining the current effectiveness, safety, and 
consistency of the approval process; 
(2) developing recommendations for improving the effective-
ness, safety, and consistency of the approval process; and 
(3) assisting in developing standardized next-generation 
requirements for air tankers used for firefighting. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Chief of the Forest Service 
shall submit to Congress a report describing the outcome of the 
review conducted under subsection (a). 
SEC. 569. FAA TECHNICAL WORKFORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall— 
(1) identify and assess barriers to attracting, developing, 
training, and retaining a talented workforce in the areas of
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systems engineering, architecture, systems integration, digital 
communications, and cybersecurity; 
(2) develop a comprehensive plan to attract, develop, train, 
and retain talented individuals in those fields; and 
(3) identify existing authorities available to the Adminis-
trator, through personnel reform, to attract, develop, and retain 
this talent. 
(b) REPORT.—The Administrator shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on the progress made toward 
implementing the requirements under subsection (a). 
SEC. 570. STUDY ON AIRPORT CREDIT ASSISTANCE. 
(a) REVIEW.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation shall 
conduct a review to determine whether a Federal credit assist-
ance program would be beneficial and feasible for airport- 
related projects as defined in section 40117(a) of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the review under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary may consider— 
(A) expanding eligibility under an existing Federal 
credit assistance program to include such projects; and 
(B) establishing a new credit assistance program for 
such projects. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date of enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representa-
tives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate, and the Committee on the Environment and Public 
Works of the Senate a report on the results of the review carried 
out under subsection (a). The report shall include a description 
of— 
(1) the benefits and other effects; 
(2) potential projects; 
(3) the budgetary impacts, including an estimate of— 
(A) the average annual loan volume; 
(B) the average subsidy rate; and 
(C) any loss of Federal revenue; 
(4) impacts on existing programs; 
(5) the administrative costs; and 
(6) any personnel changes. 
SEC. 571. SPECTRUM AVAILABILITY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 (47 U.S.C. 921 
note) requires the Secretary of Commerce to identify 30 mega-
hertz of electromagnetic spectrum below the frequency of 3 
gigahertz to be reallocated to non-Federal use, to shared Fed-
eral and non-Federal use, or to a combination thereof. 
(2) The Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2015 (47 U.S.C. 921 
note) authorized the Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget to use amounts made available through the Spec-
trum Relocation Fund to make payments to Federal entities 
for research and development, engineering studies, economic 
analyses, and other activities intended to improve the efficiency 
and effectiveness of Federal spectrum use in order to make 
such spectrum available for reallocation for non-Federal use,