Union Calendar No. 102
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1000
[Report No. 106–167, Parts I and II]
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to reau-
thorize programs of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration, and for other purposes.
JUNE 11, 1999
Committees on the Budget and Rules discharged; com-
mitted to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 102
106TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1000
[Report No. 106–167, Parts I and II]
To amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the
Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 4, 1999
Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. OBERSTAR, and Mr. LIPINSKI)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on
the Budget, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
MAY 28, 1999
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an
amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
MAY 28, 1999
Referral to the Committees on the Budget and Rules extended until June 11,
1999
JUNE 11, 1999
Additional sponsors: Mr. TERRY, Mr. DICKEY, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. HOLDEN,
Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. KLINK, Mr. COSTELLO, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr.
MORAN of Kansas, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. COOKSEY, Mr. RAHALL, Mr.
BASS, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. TAU-
ZIN, Mr. LAMPSON, Mr. BEREUTER, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr.
KUYKENDALL, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. SHER-
WOOD, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, Mr. GARY MILLER of California, Mr.
CUMMINGS, Mr. BOEHLERT, Ms. DANNER, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. DEFAZIO,
Mrs. KELLY, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. QUINN,
Mr. EVANS, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. BERKLEY, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr.
HILL of Montana, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. POMBO,
Mr. SOUDER, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. SHOWS, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. CLAY, and
Ms. LEE
JUNE 11, 1999
Committees on the Budget and Rules discharged; committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 4, 1999]
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize pro-
grams of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the
‘‘Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Cen-
tury’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 3. Applicability.
Sec. 4. Administrator defined.
TITLE I—AIRPORT AND AIRWAY IMPROVEMENTS
Subtitle A—Funding
Sec. 101. Airport improvement program.
Sec. 102. Airway facilities improvement program.
Sec. 103. FAA operations.
Sec. 104. AIP formula changes.
Sec. 105. Passenger facility fees.
Sec. 106. Budget submission.
Subtitle B—Airport Development
Sec. 121. Runway incursion prevention devices; emergency call boxes.
Sec. 122. Windshear detection equipment.
Sec. 123. Enhanced vision technologies.
Sec. 124. Pavement maintenance.
Sec. 125. Competition plans.
Sec. 126. Matching share.
Sec. 127. Letters of intent.
Sec. 128. Grants from small airport fund.
Sec. 129. Discretionary use of unused apportionments.
Sec. 130. Designating current and former military airports.
Sec. 131. Contract tower cost-sharing.
Sec. 132. Innovative use of airport grant funds.
Sec. 133. Aviation security program.
Sec. 134. Inherently low-emission airport vehicle pilot program.
Sec. 135. Technical amendments.
Sec. 136. Conveyances of airport property for public airports.
Subtitle C—Miscellaneous
Sec. 151. Treatment of certain facilities as airport-related projects.
Sec. 152. Terminal development costs.
Sec. 153. General facilities authority.
Sec. 154. Denial of airport access to certain air carriers.
Sec. 155. Construction of runways.
Sec. 156. Use of recycled materials.
TITLE II—AIRLINE SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
Subtitle A—Service to Airports Not Receiving Sufficient Service
Sec. 201. Access to high density airports.
Sec. 202. Funding for air carrier service to airports not receiving sufficient serv-
ice.
Sec. 203. Waiver of local contribution.
Sec. 204. Policy for air service to rural areas.
Sec. 205. Determination of distance from hub airport.
Subtitle B—Regional Air Service Incentive Program
Sec. 211. Establishment of regional air service incentive program.
TITLE III—FAA MANAGEMENT REFORM
Sec. 301. Air traffic control system defined.
Sec. 302. Air Traffic Control Oversight Board.
Sec. 303. Chief Operating Officer.
Sec. 304. Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council.
Sec. 305. Environmental streamlining.
Sec. 306. Clarification of regulatory approval process.
Sec. 307. Independent study of FAA costs and allocations.
TITLE IV—FAMILY ASSISTANCE
Sec. 401. Responsibilities of National Transportation Safety Board.
Sec. 402. Air carrier plans.
Sec. 403. Foreign air carrier plans.
Sec. 404. Applicability of Death on the High Seas Act.
TITLE V—SAFETY
Sec. 501. Cargo collision avoidance systems deadlines.
Sec. 502. Records of employment of pilot applicants.
Sec. 503. Whistleblower protection for FAA employees.
Sec. 504. Safety risk mitigation programs.
Sec. 505. Flight operations quality assurance rules.
Sec. 506. Small airport certification.
Sec. 507. Life-limited aircraft parts.
Sec. 508. FAA may fine unruly passengers.
Sec. 509. Report on air transportation oversight system.
Sec. 510. Airplane emergency locators.
TITLE VI—WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
Sec. 601. Protection of employees providing air safety information.
Sec. 602. Civil penalty.
TITLE VII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 701. Duties and powers of Administrator.
Sec. 702. Public aircraft.
Sec. 703. Prohibition on release of offeror proposals.
Sec. 704. Multiyear procurement contracts.
Sec. 705. Federal Aviation Administration personnel management system.
Sec. 706. Nondiscrimination in airline travel.
Sec. 707. Joint venture agreement.
Sec. 708. Extension of war risk insurance program.
Sec. 709. General facilities and personnel authority.
Sec. 710. Implementation of article 83 bis of the Chicago Convention.
Sec. 711. Public availability of airmen records.
Sec. 712. Appeals of emergency revocations of certificates.
Sec. 713. Government and industry consortia.
Sec. 714. Passenger manifest.
Sec. 715. Cost recovery for foreign aviation services.
Sec. 716. Technical corrections to civil penalty provisions.
Sec. 717. Waiver under Airport Noise and Capacity Act.
Sec. 718. Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority.
Sec. 719. Acquisition management system.
Sec. 720. Centennial of Flight Commission.
Sec. 721. Aircraft situational display data.
Sec. 722. Elimination of backlog of equal employment opportunity complaints.
Sec. 723. Newport News, Virginia.
Sec. 724. Grant of easement, Los Angeles, California.
Sec. 725. Regulation of Alaska guide pilots.
Sec. 726. Aircraft repair and maintenance advisory panel.
Sec. 727. Operations of air taxi industry.
Sec. 728. Sense of Congress concerning completion of comprehensive national air-
space redesign.
Sec. 729. Compliance with requirements.
Sec. 730. Aircraft noise levels at airports.
Sec. 731. FAA consideration of certain State proposals.
TITLE VIII—NATIONAL PARKS AIR TOUR MANAGEMENT
Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Findings.
Sec. 803. Air tour management plans for national parks.
Sec. 804. Advisory group.
Sec. 805. Reports.
Sec. 806. Exemptions.
Sec. 807. Definitions.
TITLE IX—TRUTH IN BUDGETING
Sec. 901. Short title.
Sec. 902. Budgetary treatment of Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
Sec. 903. Safeguards against deficit spending out of Airport and Airway Trust
Fund.
Sec. 904. Applicability.
TITLE X—ADJUSTMENT OF TRUST FUND AUTHORIZATIONS
Sec. 1001. Adjustment of trust fund authorizations.
Sec. 1002. Budget estimates.
Sec. 1003. Sense of Congress on fully offsetting increased aviation spending.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of
an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision
of law, the reference shall be considered to be made to a
section or other provision of title 49, United States Code.
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Act and
the amendments made by this Act shall apply only to fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 1999.
SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATOR DEFINED.
In this Act, the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
TITLE I—AIRPORT AND AIRWAY
IMPROVEMENTS
Subtitle A—Funding
SEC. 101. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
48103 is amended by striking ‘‘shall be’’ the last place it
appears and all that follows through the period at the end
and inserting the following: ‘‘shall be—
‘‘(1) $2,410,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
‘‘(2) $2,475,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
‘‘(3) $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(4) $4,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(5) $4,250,000,000 for fiscal year 2003; and
‘‘(6) $4,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’.
(b) OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) is
amended by striking ‘‘After’’ and all that follows through
‘‘1999,’’ and inserting ‘‘After September 30, 2004,’’.
SEC. 102. AIRWAY FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) GENERAL
AUTHORIZATION
AND
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—Effective September 30, 1999, section 48101(a) is
amended by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(1) Such sums as may be necessary for fiscal
year 2000.
‘‘(2) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
‘‘(3) $3,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002
through 2004.’’.
(b) UNIVERSAL ACCESS SYSTEMS.—Section 48101 is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(d) UNIVERSAL ACCESS SYSTEMS.—Of the amounts
appropriated under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2001,
$8,000,000 may be used for the voluntary purchase and in-
stallation of universal access systems.’’.
SEC. 103. FAA OPERATIONS.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM GEN-
ERAL FUND.—Effective September 30, 1999, section 106(k)
is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—’’ before
‘‘There’’;
(2) in paragraph (1) (as designated by para-
graph (1) of this subsection) by striking ‘‘the Admin-
istration’’ and all that follows through the period at
the 
end 
and 
inserting 
the 
following: 
‘‘the
Administration—
‘‘(A) such sums as may be necessary for fis-
cal year 2000;
‘‘(B) $6,450,000,000 for fiscal year 2001;
‘‘(C) $6,886,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
‘‘(D) $7,357,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
and
‘‘(E) $7,860,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.’’;
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) 
AUTHORIZED
EXPENDITURES.—Of 
the
amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for fiscal
years 2001 through 2004—
‘‘(A) $450,000 per fiscal year may be used
for wildlife hazard mitigation measures and
management of the wildlife strike database of the
Federal Aviation Administration;
‘‘(B) such sums as may be necessary may be
used to fund an office within the Federal Avia-
tion Administration dedicated to supporting in-
frastructure systems development for both general
aviation and the vertical flight industry;
‘‘(C) such sums as may be necessary may be
used to revise existing terminal and en route
procedures and instrument flight rules to facili-
tate the takeoff, flight, and landing of tiltrotor
aircraft and to improve the national airspace
system by separating such aircraft from con-
gested flight paths of fixed-wing aircraft;
‘‘(D) such sums as may be necessary may be
used to establish helicopter approach procedures
using current technologies (such as the Global
Positioning System) to support all-weather,
emergency medical service for trauma patients;
‘‘(E) $3,000,000 per fiscal year may be used
to implement the 1998 airport surface operations
safety action plan of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration;
‘‘(F) $2,000,000 per fiscal year may be used
to support a university consortium established to
provide an air safety and security management
certificate program, working cooperatively with
United States air carriers; except that funds
under this subparagraph—
‘‘(i) may not be used for the construc-
tion of a building or other facility; and
‘‘(ii) may only be awarded on the basis
of open competition; and
‘‘(G) such sums as may be necessary may be
used to develop or improve training programs
(including model training programs and cur-
riculum) for security screeners at airports.’’; and
(4) by indenting paragraph (1) (as designated
by paragraph (1) of this subsection) and aligning
such paragraph (1) with paragraph (2) (as added by
paragraph (2) of this subsection).