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(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, the 
National Academy of Sciences shall consult with the exclu-
sive bargaining representative of employees of the FAA 
certified under section 7111 of title 5, United States Code, 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
and representatives of the Civil Aeronautical Medical In-
stitute. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The study shall include an examina-
tion of representative information on human factors, traf-
fic activity, and the technology and equipment used in air 
traffic control. 
(d) RECOMMENDATIONS AND ESTIMATES.—In con-
ducting the study, the National Academy of Sciences shall 
develop— 
(1) recommendations for the development by 
the FAA of objective staffing standards to maintain 
the safety and efficiency of the national airspace sys-
tem with current and future projected air traffic lev-
els; and 
(2) estimates of cost and schedule for the devel-
opment of such standards by the FAA or its con-
tractors. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the National Academy of 
Sciences shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
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and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a report on the results of the study. 
SEC. 608. ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR AIR 
TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall conduct a study to assess the 
adequacy of training programs for air traffic controllers. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall include— 
(1) a review of the current training system for 
air traffic controllers; 
(2) an analysis of the competencies required of 
air traffic controllers for successful performance in 
the current air traffic control environment; 
(3) an analysis of competencies required of air 
traffic controllers as the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration transitions to the Next Generation Air 
Transportation System; and 
(4) an analysis of various training approaches 
available to satisfy the controller competencies iden-
tified under paragraphs (2) and (3). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report on the results of the study. 
SEC. 609. COLLEGIATE TRAINING INITIATIVE STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall conduct a study on training op-
tions for graduates of the Collegiate Training Initiative 
program conducted under section 44506(c) of title 49 
United States Code. The study shall analyze the impact 
of providing as an alternative to the current training pro-
vided at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center of the 
Administration a new controller orientation session for 
graduates of such programs at the Mike Monroney Aero-
nautical Center followed by on-the-job training for newly 
hired air traffic controllers who are graduates of such pro-
gram and shall include— 
(1) the cost effectiveness of such an alternative 
training approach; and 
(2) the effect that such an alternative training 
approach would have on the overall quality of train-
ing received by graduates of such programs. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on 
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report on the results of the study. 
TITLE VII—AVIATION 
INSURANCE 
SEC. 701. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 
(a) EXTENSION OF POLICIES.—Section 44302(f)(1) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘August 31, 2006’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2011’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
(b) SUCCESSOR
PROGRAM.—Section 44302(f) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SUCCESSOR PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—After December 31, 
2017, coverage for the risks specified in a policy 
that has been extended under paragraph (1) 
shall be provided in an airline industry spon-
sored risk retention or other risk-sharing ar-
rangement approved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) TRANSFER OF PREMIUMS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—On December 31, 
2017, and except as provided in clause (ii), 
premiums that are collected by the Sec-
retary from the airline industry after Sep-
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tember 22, 2001, for any policy under this 
subsection, and interest earned thereon, as 
determined by the Secretary, shall be 
transferred to an airline industry spon-
sored risk retention or other risk-sharing 
arrangement approved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(ii) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT 
TRANSFERRED.—The amount transferred 
pursuant to clause (i) shall be less— 
‘‘(I) the amount of any claims 
paid out on such policies from Sep-
tember 22, 2001, through December 
31, 2017; 
‘‘(II) the amount of any claims 
pending under such policies as of De-
cember 31, 2017; and 
‘‘(III) the cost, as determined by 
the Secretary, of administering the 
provision of insurance policies under 
this chapter from September 22, 
2001, through December 31, 2017.’’. 
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SEC. 702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO LIMIT THIRD 
PARTY LIABILITY OF AIR CARRIERS ARISING 
OUT OF ACTS OF TERRORISM. 
Section 44303(b) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2012’’. 
SEC. 703. CLARIFICATION OF REINSURANCE AUTHORITY. 
Section 44304 is amended in the second sentence by 
striking ‘‘the carrier’’ and inserting ‘‘any insurance car-
rier’’. 
SEC. 704. USE OF INDEPENDENT CLAIMS ADJUSTERS. 
Section 44308(c)(1) is amended in the second sen-
tence by striking ‘‘agent’’ and inserting ‘‘agent, or a 
claims adjuster who is independent of the underwriting 
agent,’’. 
SEC. 705. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM AUTHORITY. 
Section 44310 is amended by striking ‘‘March 30, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2017’’. 
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 801. AIR CARRIER CITIZENSHIP. 
Section 40102(a)(15) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘For purposes of subparagraph (C), an air carrier 
shall not be deemed to be under the actual control 
of citizens of the United States unless citizens of the 
United States control all matters pertaining to the 
business and structure of the air carrier, including 
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operational matters such as marketing, branding, 
fleet composition, route selection, pricing, and labor 
relations.’’. 
SEC. 802. DISCLOSURE OF DATA TO FEDERAL AGENCIES IN 
INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY. 
Section 40119(b) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY OF FREE-
DOM OF INFORMATION ACT.—Section 552 of title 5, 
United States Code, shall not apply to disclosures 
that the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration may make from the systems of records 
of the Administration to any Federal law enforce-
ment, intelligence, protective service, immigration, or 
national security official in order to assist the offi-
cial receiving the information in the performance of 
official duties.’’. 
SEC. 803. FAA ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS 
AND DATABASE SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 401 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 40130. FAA access to criminal history records or 
databases systems 
‘‘(a) ACCESS
TO RECORDS
OR DATABASES SYS-
TEMS.— 
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‘‘(1) 
ACCESS
TO
INFORMATION.—Notwith-
standing section 534 of title 28, and regulations 
issued to implement such section, the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration may access a 
system of documented criminal justice information 
maintained by the Department of Justice or by a 
State but may do so only for the purpose of carrying 
out civil and administrative responsibilities of the 
Administration to protect the safety and security of 
the national airspace system or to support the mis-
sions of the Department of Justice, the Department 
of Homeland Security, and other law enforcement 
agencies. 
‘‘(2) RELEASE OF INFORMATION.—In accessing 
a system referred to in paragraph (1), the Adminis-
trator shall be subject to the same conditions and 
procedures established by the Department of Justice 
or the State for other governmental agencies with 
access to the system. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Administrator may not 
use the access authorized under paragraph (1) to 
conduct criminal investigations. 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES.—The Administrator 
shall designate, by order, employees of the Administration 
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who shall carry out the authority described in subsection 
(a). The designated employees may— 
‘‘(1) have access to and receive criminal history, 
driver, vehicle, and other law enforcement informa-
tion contained in the law enforcement databases of 
the Department of Justice, or any jurisdiction of a 
State, in the same manner as a police officer em-
ployed by a State or local authority of that State 
who is certified or commissioned under the laws of 
that State; 
‘‘(2) use any radio, data link, or warning sys-
tem of the Federal Government, and of any jurisdic-
tion in a State, that provides information about 
wanted persons, be-on-the-lookout notices, warrant 
status, or other officer safety information to which 
a police officer employed by a State or local author-
ity in that State who is certified or commission 
under the laws of that State has access and in the 
same manner as such police officer; or 
‘‘(3) receive Federal, State, or local government 
communications with a police officer employed by a 
State or local authority in that State in the same 
manner as a police officer employed by a State or 
local authority in that State who is commissioned 
under the laws of that State. 
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‘‘(c) SYSTEM OF DOCUMENTED CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
INFORMATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘sys-
tem of documented criminal justice information’ means 
any law enforcement database, system, or communication 
containing information concerning identification, criminal 
history, arrests, convictions, arrest warrants, wanted or 
missing persons, including the National Crime Informa-
tion Center and its incorporated criminal history data-
bases and the National Law Enforcement Telecommuni-
cations System.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 401 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘40130. FAA access to criminal history records or databases systems.’’. 
SEC. 804. CLARIFICATION OF AIR CARRIER FEE DISPUTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47129 is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘air 
carrier’’ and inserting ‘‘carrier’’; 
(2) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(as defined in 
section 40102)’’ and inserting ‘‘(as such terms are 
defined in section 40102)’’; 
(3) in the heading for subsection (d) by striking 
‘‘AIR CARRIER’’ and inserting ‘‘AIR CARRIER AND 
FOREIGN AIR CARRIER’’; 
(4) in the heading for paragraph (2) of sub-
section (d) by striking ‘‘AIR CARRIER’’ and inserting 
‘‘AIR CARRIER AND FOREIGN AIR CARRIER’’; 
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(5) by striking ‘‘air carriers’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘air carriers or foreign air car-
riers’’; 
(6) by striking ‘‘air carrier’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘air carrier or foreign air car-
rier’’; and 
(7) by striking ‘‘air carrier’s’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘air carrier’s or foreign air car-
rier’s’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 471 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
47129 and inserting the following: 
‘‘47129. Resolution of airport-carrier disputes concerning airport fees.’’. 
SEC. 805. STUDY ON NATIONAL PLAN OF INTEGRATED AIR-
PORT SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall initiate a study to evaluate the formulation 
of the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘plan’’) under section 47103 
of title 49, United States Code. 
(b) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—The study shall include 
a review of the following: 
(1) The criteria used for including airports in 
the plan and the application of such criteria in the 
most recently published version of the plan. 
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(2) The changes in airport capital needs be-
tween fiscal years 2001 and 2007, as reported in the 
plan, as compared with the amounts apportioned or 
otherwise made available to individual airports over 
the same period of time. 
(3) A comparison of the amounts received by 
airports under the airport improvement program in 
airport apportionments, State apportionments, and 
discretionary grants during such fiscal years with 
capital needs as reported in the plan. 
(4) The effect of transfers of airport apportion-
ments under title 49, United States Code. 
(5) Any other matters pertaining to the plan 
that the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 36 months 
after the date of initiation of the study, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report on the re-
sults of the study. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 
(A) the findings of the Secretary on each 
of the subjects listed in subsection (b); 
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(B) recommendations for any changes to 
policies and procedures for formulating the 
plan; and 
(C) recommendations for any changes to 
the methods of determining the amounts to be 
apportioned or otherwise made available to indi-
vidual airports. 
SEC. 806. CONSOLIDATION AND REALIGNMENT OF FAA FA-
CILITIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF WORKING GROUP.—Not 
later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish within 
the FAA a working group to develop criteria and make 
recommendations for the realignment of services and fa-
cilities of the FAA to assist in the transition to next gen-
eration facilities and to help reduce capital, operating, 
maintenance, and administrative costs in instances in 
which cost reductions can be implemented without ad-
versely affecting safety. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group shall be com-
posed of, at a minimum— 
(1) the Administrator of the FAA; 
(2) 2 representatives of air carriers; 
(3) 2 representatives of the general aviation 
community; 
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(4) 2 representatives of labor unions rep-
resenting employees who work at field facilities of 
the FAA; and 
(5) 2 representatives of the airport community. 
(c) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS
CONTAINING
REC-
OMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 6 months 
after convening the working group, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report con-
taining the criteria and recommendations developed 
by the working group under this section. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include a jus-
tification for each recommendation to consolidate or 
realign a facility or service and a description of the 
costs and savings associated with the consolidation 
or realignment. 
(d) PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT.—The Adminis-
trator shall publish the report submitted under subsection 
(c) in the Federal Register and allow 45 days for the sub-
mission of public comments. In addition, the Adminis-
trator upon request shall hold a public hearing in a com-
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munity that would be affected by a recommendation in the 
report. 
(e) OBJECTIONS.—Any interested person may file 
with the Administrator a written objection to a rec-
ommendation of the working group. 
(f) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS
CONTAINING
REC-
OMMENDATIONS
OF
THE ADMINISTRATOR.—Not later 
than 60 days after the last day of the period for public 
comment under subsection (d), the Administrator shall 
submit to the committees referred to in subsection (c)(1) 
a report containing the recommendations of the Adminis-
trator on realignment of services and facilities of the FAA 
and copies of any public comments and objections received 
by the Administrator under this section. 
(g) LIMITATION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REALIGN-
MENTS AND CONSOLIDATIONS.—The Administrator may 
not realign or consolidate any services or facilities of the 
FAA before the Administrator has submitted the report 
under subsection (f). 
(h) FAA DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘FAA’’ means the Federal Aviation Administration. 
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SEC. 807. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
CENTRALIZED TRAINING FACILITY FEASI-
BILITY STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall carry out a study on the feasibility of establishing 
a centralized training center for advanced security train-
ing by the Transportation Security Administration. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the study, the 
Secretary shall take into consideration the benefits, cost, 
equipment, and building requirements for a training cen-
ter and whether the benefits of establishing a center would 
be an efficient process for training transportation security 
officers. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the 
results of the study. 
SEC. 808. GAO STUDY ON COOPERATION OF AIRLINE IN-
DUSTRY IN INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUC-
TION CASES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct 
a study to help determine how the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration (in this section referred to as the ‘‘FAA’’) 
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could better ensure the collaboration and cooperation of 
air carriers and foreign air carriers providing air transpor-
tation and relevant Federal agencies to develop and en-
force child safety control for adults traveling internation-
ally with children. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study, the Comp-
troller General shall examine— 
(1) the nature and scope of exit policies and 
procedures of the FAA, air carriers, and foreign air 
carriers and how the enforcement of such policies 
and procedures is monitored, including ticketing and 
boarding procedures; 
(2) the extent to which air carriers and foreign 
air carriers cooperate in the investigations of inter-
national child abduction cases, including cooperation 
with the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
Children and relevant Federal, State, and local 
agencies; 
(3) any effective practices, procedures, or les-
sons learned from the assessment of current prac-
tices and procedures of air carriers, foreign air car-
riers, and operators of other transportation modes 
that could improve the ability of the aviation com-
munity to ensure the safety of children traveling 
internationally with adults and, as appropriate, en-
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