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‘‘(g) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—The Secretary may es-
tablish, as necessary or desirable, minimum standards for 
elements in an emergency contingency plan required to be 
submitted under this section. 
‘‘(h) PUBLIC ACCESS.—An air carrier or airport re-
quired to submit emergency contingency plans under this 
section shall ensure public access to such plan after its ap-
proval under this section on the Internet website of the car-
rier or airport or by such other means as determined by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘§ 42302. Consumer complaints 
‘‘(a) CONSUMER COMPLAINTS HOTLINE TELEPHONE 
NUMBER.—The Secretary of Transportation shall establish 
a consumer complaints hotline telephone number for the use 
of passengers in air transportation. 
‘‘(b) PUBLIC NOTICE.—The Secretary shall notify the 
public of the telephone number established under subsection 
(a). 
‘‘(c) NOTICE TO PASSENGERS OF AIR CARRIERS.—An 
air carrier providing scheduled air transportation using 
aircraft with 30 or more seats shall include on the Internet 
Web site of the carrier and on any ticket confirmation and 
boarding pass issued by the air carrier— 
‘‘(1) the hotline telephone number established 
under subsection (a); 
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‘‘(2) the email address, telephone number, and 
mailing address of the air carrier; and 
‘‘(3) the email address, telephone number, and 
mailing address of the Aviation Consumer Protection 
Division of the Department of Transportation for the 
submission of reports by passengers about air travel 
service problems. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section. Such sums shall remain 
available until expended. 
‘‘§ 42303. Use of insecticides in passenger aircraft 
‘‘(a) INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED ON THE INTER-
NET.—The Secretary shall establish, and make available to 
the general public, an Internet Web site that contains a list-
ing of countries that may require an air carrier or foreign 
air carrier to treat an aircraft passenger cabin with insecti-
cides prior to a flight in foreign air transportation to that 
country or to apply an aerosol insecticide in an aircraft 
cabin used for such a flight when the cabin is occupied with 
passengers. 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED DISCLOSURES.—An air carrier, for-
eign air carrier, or ticket agent selling, in the United 
States, a ticket for a flight in foreign air transportation 
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to a country listed on the Internet Web site established 
under subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(1) disclose, on its own Internet Web site or 
through other means, that the destination country 
may require the air carrier or foreign air carrier to 
treat an aircraft passenger cabin with insecticides 
prior to the flight or to apply an aerosol insecticide 
in an aircraft cabin used for such a flight when the 
cabin is occupied with passengers; and 
‘‘(2) refer the purchaser of the ticket to the Inter-
net Web site established under subsection (a) for addi-
tional information.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for subtitle 
VII is amended by inserting after the item relating to chap-
ter 421 the following: 
‘‘423. Air Passenger Service Improvements ................................................... 42301’’. 
(c) PENALTIES.—Section 46301 is amended in sub-
sections (a)(1)(A) and (c)(1)(A) by inserting ‘‘chapter 423,’’ 
after ‘‘chapter 421,’’. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS.—Except as 
otherwise specifically provided, the requirements of chapter 
423 of title 49, United States Code, as added by this section, 
shall begin to apply 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 407. CONTENTS OF COMPETITION PLANS. 
Section 47106(f)(2) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘patterns of air service,’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘whether’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘, and airfare levels’’ and all that 
follows before the period. 
SEC. 408. EXTENSION OF COMPETITIVE ACCESS REPORTS. 
Section 47107(s)(3) is amended by striking ‘‘April 1, 
2009’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2012’’. 
SEC. 409. CONTRACT TOWER PROGRAM. 
(a) COST-BENEFIT REQUIREMENT.—Section 47124(b) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) The Secretary’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) CONTRACT TOWER PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) CONTINUATION AND EXTENSION.—The 
Secretary’’; 
(2) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—If the Secretary de-
termines that a tower already operating under 
the program continued under this paragraph has 
a benefit to cost ratio of less than 1.0, the airport 
sponsor or State or local government having ju-
risdiction over the airport shall not be required 
to pay the portion of the costs that exceeds the 
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benefit for a period of 18 months after such de-
termination is made. 
‘‘(C) USE OF EXCESS FUNDS.—If the Sec-
retary finds that all or part of an amount made 
available to carry out the program continued 
under this paragraph is not required during a 
fiscal year, the Secretary may use, during such 
fiscal year, the amount not so required to carry 
out the program established under paragraph 
(3).’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘(2) The Secretary’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary’’. 
(b) CONTRACT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER COST- 
SHARING PROGRAM.— 
(1) 
FUNDING.—Section 
47124(b)(3)(E) 
is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, $8,500,000 for fiscal 
year 2008, $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, 
$9,500,000 for fiscal year 2010, $10,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2011, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 
2012’’ after ‘‘2007’’. 
(2) 
USE
OF
EXCESS
FUNDS.—Section 
47124(b)(3) is amended— 
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