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eries made in that year or amounts covered by section
47107(f).’’; and
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(7)
through (20) as paragraphs (8) through (21),
and inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
‘‘(7) ‘amount subject to apportionment’ means
the amount newly made available, less the amount
made available for the fiscal year for administrative
expenses under section 48105.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(A) Section 41742(b) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘Notwithstanding section 47114(g) of this
title, any’’ and inserting ‘‘Any’’.
(B) Section 47104(b) is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(b) INCURRING OBLIGATIONS.—The Secretary may
incur obligations to make grants from the amount subject
to apportionment as soon as the apportionments required
by sections 47114(c) and (d)(2) of this title have been
issued.’’.
(C) Section 47107(f)(3) is amended by
striking ‘‘made available to the Secretary under
section 48103 of this title and’’ and inserting
‘‘subject to apportionment, and is’’.
(D) Section 47114 is amended—
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(i) by striking subsection (a);
(ii) by striking ‘‘apportionment for
that fiscal year’’ in subsection (b) and in-
serting ‘‘apportionment’’;
(iii) by striking ‘‘total amount made
available under section 48103’’ in sub-
sections (c)(2)(C), (d)(3), and (e)(4) and in-
serting ‘‘amount subject to apportionment’’;
(iv) by striking ‘‘each fiscal year’’ in
subsection (c)(2)(A); and
(v) by striking ‘‘for each fiscal year’’
in subsection (d)(2).
(E) Subsection 47116(b) is amended by
striking ‘‘amounts are made available under sec-
tion 48103 of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘an
amount is subject to apportionment’’.
(F) Section 47117 is amended—
(i) by striking ‘‘amounts are made
available under section 48103 of this title.’’
in subsection (a) and inserting ‘‘an amount
is subject to apportionment.’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘a sufficient amount is
made available under section 48103.’’ in
subsection (f)(2)(A) and inserting ‘‘there is
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a sufficient amount subject to apportion-
ment.’’;
(iii) in subsection (f)(2)(B), by insert-
ing ‘‘in’’ before ‘‘the succeeding’’;
(iv) by striking ‘‘NEWLY AVAILABLE’’
in the caption of subsection (f)(3) and in-
serting ‘‘RESTORED’’;
(v) by striking ‘‘newly available under
section 48103 of this title,’’ in subsection
(f)(3)(A) and inserting ‘‘subject to appor-
tionment,’’;
(vi) by striking ‘‘made available under
section 48103 for such obligations for such
fiscal year.’’ in subsection (f)(4) and insert-
ing ‘‘subject to apportionment.’’; and
(vii) by striking ‘‘enacted after Sep-
tember 3, 1982,’’ in subsection (g).
(b) RECOVERED FUNDS.—Section 47117 is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(h) CREDITING
OF RECOVERED FUNDS.—For the
purpose of determining compliance with a limitation on the
amount of grant obligations that may be incurred in a fis-
cal year imposed by an appropriations Act, an amount that
is recovered by canceling or reducing a grant obligation—
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‘‘(1) shall be treated as a negative obligation that
is to be netted against the gross obligation limitation,
and
‘‘(2) may permit the gross limitation to be ex-
ceeded by an equal amount.’’.
(c) AIRPORT SAFETY DATA COLLECTION.—Section
47130 is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 47130. Airport safety data collection
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may
award a contract, using sole source or limited source au-
thority, or enter into a cooperative agreement with, or pro-
vide a grant from amounts made available under section
48103 to, a private company or entity for the collection of
airport safety data. If a grant is provided, the United
States Government’s share of the cost of the data collection
shall be 100 percent.’’.
(d) 
STATUTE
OF
LIMITATIONS.—Section
47107(l)(5)(A) is amended by inserting ‘‘or any other gov-
ernmental entity’’ after ‘‘sponsor’’.
(e) AUDIT
CERTIFICATION.—Section 47107(m) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘promulgate regulations that’’ in
paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘include a provision in
the compliance supplement provisions to’’;
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(2) by striking ‘‘and opinion of the review’’ in
paragraph (1); and
(3) by striking paragraph (3).
(f) NOISE EXPOSURE MAPS.—Section 47503(a) is
amended by striking ‘‘1985,’’ and inserting ‘‘a forecast year
that is at least 5 years in the future,’’.
(g) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF PFCS TO
MILITARY CHARTERS.—Section 40117(e)(2) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon in sub-
paragraph (D);
(2) by striking ‘‘passengers.’’ in subparagraph
(E) and inserting ‘‘passengers; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(F) enplaning at an airport if the passenger
did not pay for the air transportation which resulted
in such enplanement due to charter arrangements and
payment by the United States Department of De-
fense.’’.
SEC. 508. LOW-EMISSION AIRPORT VEHICLES AND INFRA-
STRUCTURE.
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to permit
the use of funds made available under subchapter 471 to
encourage commercial service airports in air quality non-
attainment and maintenance areas to undertake projects for
gate electrification, acquisition or conversion of airport ve-
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hicles and airport-owned ground support equipment to ac-
quire low-emission technology, low-emission technology fuel
systems, and other related air quality projects on a vol-
untary basis to improve air quality and more aggressively
address the constraints that emissions can impose on future
aviation growth. Use of those funds is conditioned on air-
ports receiving credits for emissions reductions that can be
used to mitigate the air quality effects of future airport de-
velopment. Making these projects eligible for funding in ad-
dition to those projects that are already eligible under sec-
tion 47102(3)(F) is intended to support those projects that,
at the time of execution, may not be required by the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501 et seq.), but may be needed in
the future.
(b) ACTIVITIES ADDED TO DEFINITION OF ‘‘AIRPORT
DEVELOPMENT’’.—Section 47102(3) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(K) work necessary to construct or modify
airport facilities to provide low-emission fuel
systems, gate electrification, and other related
air quality improvements at a commercial serv-
ice airport, if the airport is located in an air
quality nonattainment or maintenance area (as
defined in sections 171(2) and 175(A) of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(2), 7505a) and
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if such project will result in an airport receiving
appropriate emission credits, as described in sec-
tion 47139 of this title. The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, shall issue guidance
describing eligible low-emission modifications
and improvements and stating how airport
sponsors will demonstrate benefits.
‘‘(L) a project for the acquisition or conver-
sion of vehicles and ground support equipment,
owned by a commercial service airport, to low-
emission technology, if the airport is located in
an air quality nonattainment or maintenance
area (as defined in sections 171(2) and 175(A)
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(2), 7505a)
and if such project will result in an airport re-
ceiving appropriate emission credits as described
in section 47139 of this title. The Secretary, in
consultation with the Administrator of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency, shall issue guid-
ance describing eligible low-emission vehicle tech-
nology and stating how airport sponsors will
demonstrate benefits. For airport-owned vehicles
and equipment, the acquisition of which are not
otherwise eligible for assistance under this sub-
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chapter, the incremental cost of equipping such
vehicles or equipment with low-emission tech-
nology shall be treated as eligible for assist-
ance.’’.
(c) LOW-EMISSION TECHNOLOGY DEFINED.—Section
47102 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (10)
through (20), as paragraphs (11) through (21) respectively,
and inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
‘‘(11) ‘low-emission technology’ means technology
for new vehicles and equipment whose emission per-
formance is the best achievable under emission stand-
ards established by the Environmental Protection
Agency and that relies exclusively on alternative fuels
that are substantially non-petroleum based, as defined
by the Department of Energy, but not excluding hy-
brid systems.’’.
(d) EMISSIONS CREDITS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 471,
as amended by section 206 of this Act, is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 47139. Emission credits for air quality projects
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall jointly
agree on how to assure that airport sponsors receive appro-
priate emission credits for projects described in sections
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40117(a)(3)(G), 47102(3)(K), or 47102(3)(L) of this title.
The agreement must, at a minimum, include provisions to
ensure that—
‘‘(1) the credits will be consistent with the Clean
Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7402 et seq.);
‘‘(2) credits generated by the emissions reduc-
tions in criteria pollutants are kept by the airport
sponsor and may be used for purposes of any current
or future general conformity determination or as off-
sets under the New Source Review program;
‘‘(3) there is national consistency in the way
credits are calculated and are provided to airports;
‘‘(4) credits are provided to airport sponsors in
a timely manner; and
‘‘(5) there is a method by which the Secretary
can be assured that, for any specific project for which
funding is being requested, the appropriate credits
will be granted.
‘‘(b) ASSURANCE OF RECEIPT OF CREDITS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition for making a
grant for a project described in section 47102(3)(K),
47102(3)(L), or 47140 of this title, or as a condition
for granting approval to collect or use a passenger fa-
cility fee for a project described in sections
40117(a)(3)(G), 47102(3)(K), 47102(3)(L), or 47140
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of this title, the Secretary must receive assurance
from the State in which the project is located, or from
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency where there is a Federal Implementation
Plan, that the airport sponsor will receive appro-
priate emission credits in accordance with the condi-
tions of this subsection.
‘‘(2) 
CREDITS
FOR
CERTAIN
EXISTING
PROJECTS.—The Secretary and the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency shall jointly
agree on how to provide emission credits to projects
previously approved under section 47136 of this title
during fiscal years 2001 through 2003, under terms
consistent with this section.’’.
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The chapter
analysis for chapter 471 is amended by inserting
after the item relating to section 47138 the following:
‘‘47139. Emission credits for air quality projects.’’.
(e) AIRPORT GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT EMIS-
SIONS RETROFIT PILOT PROGRAM.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 471
is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘§ 47140. Airport ground support equipment emissions
retrofit pilot program
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation
shall carry out a pilot program at not more than 10 com-
mercial service airports under which the sponsors of such
airports may use an amount subject to apportionment to
retrofit existing eligible airport ground support equipment
which burns conventional fuels to achieve lower emissions
utilizing emission control technologies certified or verified
by the Environmental Protection Agency.
‘‘(b) LOCATION IN AIR QUALITY NONATTAINMENT OR
MAINTENANCE AREAS.—A commercial service airport shall
be eligible for participation in the pilot program only if
the airport is located in an air quality nonattainment or
maintenance area (as defined in sections 171(2) and 175(A)
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(2), 7505a)).
‘‘(c) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting applicants
for participation in the pilot program, the Secretary shall
give priority consideration to applicants that will achieve
the greatest air quality benefits measured by the amount
of emissions reduced per dollar of funds expended under the
pilot program.
‘‘(d) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Not more than $500,000
may be expended under the pilot program at any single
commercial service airport.
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‘‘(e) GUIDELINES.—The Secretary, in consultation
with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency, shall establish guidelines regarding the types of ret-
rofit projects eligible under this pilot program by consid-
ering remaining equipment useful life, amounts of emission
reduction in relation to the cost of projects, and other fac-
tors necessary to carry out this section. The Secretary may
give priority to ground support equipment owned by the
airport and used for airport purposes.
‘‘(f) ELIGIBLE EQUIPMENT DEFINED.—For purposes
of this section, the term ‘eligible equipment’ means ground
service or maintenance equipment that—
‘‘(1) is located at the airport;
‘‘(2) used to support aeronautical and related ac-
tivities on the airport; and
‘‘(3) will remain in operation at the airport.’’.
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The chapter
analysis for chapter 471 is further amended by insert-
ing after the item relating to section 47139 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘47140. Airport ground support equipment emissions retrofit pilot program.’’.
SEC. 509. LOW-EMISSION AIRPORT VEHICLES AND GROUND
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT.
Section 40117(a)(3) is amended by inserting at the
end the following:
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‘‘(G) A project for the acquisition or conver-
sion of ground support equipment or airport-
owned vehicles used at a commercial service air-
port with, or to, low-emission technology or
cleaner burning conventional fuels, or the retro-
fitting of such equipment or vehicles that are
powered by a diesel or gasoline engine with
emission control technologies certified or verified
by the Environmental Protection Agency to re-
duce emissions, if the airport is located in an air
quality nonattainment or maintenance area (as
defined in sections 171(2) and 175(A) of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(2), 7505a), and
if such project will result in an airport receiving
appropriate emission credits as described in sec-
tion 47139 of this title. The Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, shall issue guidance
for eligible projects and for how benefits must be
demonstrated. The eligible cost is limited to the
incremental amount that exceeds the cost of ac-
quiring other vehicles or equipment that are not
low-emission and would be used for the same
purpose, or to the cost of low-emission retro-
fitting. For purposes of this paragraph, the term
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‘‘ground support equipment’’ means service and
maintenance equipment used at an airport to
support aeronautical operations and related ac-
tivities.’’.
SEC. 510. PACIFIC EMERGENCY DIVERSION AIRPORT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation
shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the
Secretaries of Defense, the Interior, and Homeland Security
to facilitate the sale of aircraft fuel on Midway Island, so
that the revenue from the fuel sales can be used to operate
Midway Island Airport in accordance with Federal Avia-
tion Administration airport standards. The memorandum
shall also address the long term potential for promoting
tourism as a means of generating revenue to operate the
airport.
(b) NAVIGATIONAL AIDS.—The Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration may support and be re-
sponsible for maintaining all aviation-related navigational
aids at Midway Island Airport.
SEC. 511. GULF OF MEXICO AVIATION SERVICE IMPROVE-
MENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation
may develop and carry out a program designed to expand
and improve the safety, efficiency, and security of—
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(1) air traffic control services provided to avia-
tion in the Gulf of Mexico area; and
(2) aviation-related navigational, low altitude
communications and surveillance, and weather serv-
ices in that area.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transpor-
tation such sums as may be necessary to carry out this sec-
tion for the 4 fiscal year period beginning with fiscal year
2004.
SEC. 512. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL COLLEGIATE TRAINING
INITIATIVE.
The Secretary of Transportation may use, from funds
available to the Secretary and not otherwise obligated or
expended, such sums as may be necessary to carry out and
expand the Air Traffic Control Collegiate Training Initia-
tive.
SEC. 513. AIR TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT SYSTEM PLAN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 90 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall transmit to the Senate Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the
House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure an action plan, with an implementation
schedule—
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(1) to provide adequate oversight of repair sta-
tions (known as Part 145 repair stations) and ensure
that Administration-approved repair stations outside
the United States are subject to the same level of over-
sight and quality control as those located in the
United States; and
(2) for addressing problems with the Air Trans-
portation Oversight System that have been identified
in reports by the Comptroller General and the Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Transportation.
(b) PLAN REQUIREMENTS.—The plan transmitted by
the Administrator under subsection (a)(2) shall set forth the
action the Administration will take under the plan—
(1) to develop specific, clear, and meaningful in-
spection checklists for the use of Administration avia-
tion safety inspectors and analysts;
(2) to provide adequate training to Administra-
tion aviation safety inspectors in system safety con-
cepts, risk analysis, and auditing;
(3) to ensure that aviation safety inspectors with
the necessary qualifications and experience are phys-
ically located where they can satisfy the most impor-
tant needs;
(4) to establish strong national leadership for the
Air Transportation Oversight System and to ensure
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that the System is implemented consistently across
Administration field offices; and
(5) to extend the Air Transportation Oversight
System beyond the 10 largest air carriers, so it gov-
erns oversight of smaller air carriers as well.
SEC. 514. NATIONAL SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE DE-
VELOPMENT OMBUDSMAN.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 417, as
amended by section 353 of this Act, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘§ 41746. National Small Community Air Service De-
velopment Ombudsman
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the De-
partment of Transportation the position of National Small
Community Air Service Ombudsman (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘Ombudsman’). The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall appoint the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman
shall report to the Secretary.
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The Ombudsman, in consultation
with officials from small communities in the United States,
State aviation agencies, and State and local economic devel-
opment agencies, shall develop strategies for retaining and
enhancing the air service provided to small communities
in the United States.
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‘‘(c) OUTREACH.—The Ombudsman shall solicit and
receive comments from small communities regarding strate-
gies for retaining and enhancing air service, and shall act
as a liaison between the communities and Federal agencies
for the purpose of developing such strategies.’’
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis
for chapter 417 is amended by inserting after the item relat-
ing to section 47145 the following:
‘‘47146. National small community air service development ombudsman.’’.
SEC. 515. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SMALL COMMUNITY
AIR SERVICE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a commis-
sion to be known as the ‘‘National Commission on Small
Community Air Service’’ (in this section referred to as the
‘‘Commission’’).
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Commission shall be
composed of 9 members of whom—
(A) 3 members shall be appointed by the
Secretary;
(B) 2 members shall be appointed by the
Majority Leader of the Senate;
(C) 1 member shall be appointed by the Mi-
nority Leader of the Senate;
(D) 2 members shall be appointed by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives; and
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(E) 1 member shall be appointed by the Mi-
nority Leader of the House of Representatives.
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Of the members ap-
pointed by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A)—
(A) 1 member shall be a representative of a
regional airline;
(B) 1 member shall be a representative of
an FAA-designated small-hub airport; and
(C) 1 member shall be a representative of a
State aviation agency.
(3) TERMS.—Members shall be appointed for the
life of the Commission.
(4) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Commission
shall be filled in the manner in which the original
appointment was made.
(5) TRAVEL
EXPENSES.—Members shall serve
without pay but shall receive travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance
with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United
States Code.
(c) CHAIRPERSON.—The Secretary shall designate,
from among the individuals appointed under subsection
(b)(1), an individual to serve as Chairperson of the Com-
mission.
(d) DUTIES.—
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(1) STUDY.—The Commission shall undertake a
study of—
(A) the challenges faced by small commu-
nities in the United States with respect to re-
taining and enhancing their scheduled commer-
cial air service; and
(B) whether the existing Federal programs
charged with helping small communities are ade-
quate for them to retain and enhance their exist-
ing air service.
(2) ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE COMMUNITIES.—In
conducting the study, the Commission shall pay par-
ticular attention to the state of scheduled commercial
air service in communities currently served by the
Essential Air Service program.
(e) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based on the results of the
study under subsection (d), the Commission shall make such
recommendations as it considers necessary to—
(1) improve the state of scheduled commercial air
service at small communities in the United States, es-
pecially communities described in subsection (d)(2);
and
(2) improve the ability of small communities to
retain and enhance their existing air service.
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(f) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date
on which initial appointments of members to the Commis-
sion are completed, the Commission shall transmit to the
President and Congress a report on the activities of the
Commission, including recommendations made by the Com-
mission under subsection (e).
(g) COMMISSION PANELS.—The Chairperson shall es-
tablish such panels consisting of members of the Commis-
sion as the Chairperson determines appropriate to carry
out the functions of the Commission.
(h) COMMISSION PERSONNEL MATTERS.—
(1) STAFF.—The Commission may appoint and
fix the pay of such personnel as it considers appro-
priate.
(2) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Upon re-
quest of the Chairperson, the head of any department
or agency of the United States may detail, on a reim-
bursable basis, any of the personnel of that depart-
ment or agency to the Commission to assist it in car-
rying out its duties under this section.
(3) OTHER STAFF AND SUPPORT.—Upon the re-
quest of the Commission, or a panel of the Commis-
sion, the Secretary shall provide the Commission or
panel with professional and administrative staff and
other support, on a reimbursable basis, to assist the
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Commission or panel in carrying out its responsibil-
ities.
(i) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Commission
may secure directly from any department or agency of the
United States information (other than information required
by any statute of the United States to be kept confidential
by such department or agency) necessary for the Commis-
sion to carry out its duties under this section. Upon request
of the Chairperson, the head of that department or agency
shall furnish such nonconfidential information to the Com-
mission.
(j) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate
on the 30th day following the date of transmittal of the re-
port under subsection (f).
(k) APPLICABILITY OF THE FEDERAL ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission.
(l) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transpor-
tation $250,000 to be used to fund the Commission.
SEC. 516. TRAINING CERTIFICATION FOR CABIN CREW.
Section 44935 is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(g) TRAINING STANDARDS FOR CABIN CREW.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish standards for cabin crew training, consistent
with the Homeland Security Act of 2002, and the
issuance of certification. The Administrator shall re-
quire cabin crew members to complete a cabin crew
training courses approved by the Federal Aviation
Administration and the Transportation Security Ad-
ministration.
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator
shall provide for the issuance of an appropriate
certificate to each individual who successfully
completes such a course.
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The cabin crew certifi-
cate shall—
‘‘(i) be numbered and recorded by the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration;
‘‘(ii) contain the name, address, and
description of the individual to whom the
certificate is issued; and
‘‘(iii) contain the name of the current
air carrier employer of the certificate hold-
er;
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‘‘(iv) contain terms the Administrator
determines are necessary to ensure safety in
air commerce, including terms that the cer-
tificate shall remain valid unless the Ad-
ministrator suspends or revokes the certifi-
cate; and
‘‘(v) designate the type and model of
aircraft on which the certificate holder
cabin crew member has successfully com-
pleted all Federal Aviation Administration
and Transportation Security Administra-
tion required training in order to be as-
signed duties on board such type and model
of aircraft.
‘‘(3) CABIN CREW DEFINED.—In this subsection,
the term ‘cabin crew’ means individuals working in
an aircraft cabin on board a transport category air-
craft with 20 or more seats.’’.
SEC. 517. AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER INSURANCE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44302(f) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(3) AIRCRAFT
MANUFACTURERS.—The Sec-
retary may offer to provide war and terrorism insur-
ance to aircraft manufacturers for loss or damage
arising from the operation of an aircraft by an air
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carrier, in excess of $50,000,000 in the aggregate or
in excess of such other amounts of available primary
insurance, on such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary may prescribe.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) DEFINITION OF AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER.—
Section 44301 is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(3) ‘aircraft manufacturer’ means any com-
pany or other business entity the majority ownership
and control of which is by United States citizens that
manufactures aircraft or aircraft engines.’’.
(2) COVERAGE.—Section 44303(a) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) war and terrorism losses or damages of an
aircraft manufacturer arising from the operation of
an aircraft by an air carrier.’’.
SEC. 518. GROUND-BASED PRECISION NAVIGATIONAL AIDS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation
may establish a program for the installation, operation,
and maintenance of ground-based precision navigational
aids for terrain-challenged airports. The program shall in-
clude provision for—
(1) preventative and corrective maintenance for
the life of each system of such aids; and
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(2) requisite staffing and resources for the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration’s efficient maintenance
of the program.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transpor-
tation to carry out the program established under sub-
section (a) such sums as may be necessary.
SEC. 519. STANDBY POWER EFFICIENCY PROGRAM.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation, in cooperation with the Secretary of Energy and,
where applicable, the Secretary of Defense, may establish
a program to improve the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and
environmental performance of standby power systems at
Federal Aviation Administration sites, including the imple-
mentation of fuel cell technology.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transpor-
tation such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal
years 2004 through 2008 to carry out the provisions of this
section.
SEC. 520. CERTAIN INTERIM AND FINAL RULES.
Notwithstanding section 141(d)(1) of the Aviation and
Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 44901 note), sec-
tion 45301(b)(1)(B) of title 49, United States Code, as
amended by section 119(d) of that Act, is deemed to apply
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to, and to have been in effect with respect to, the authority
of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion with respect to the Interim Final Rule and Final Rule
issued by the Administrator on May 30, 2000, and August
13, 2001, respectively.
SEC. 521. AIR FARES FOR MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES.
It is the sense of the Senate that each United States
air carrier should—
(1) make every effort to allow active duty mem-
bers of the Armed Forces to purchase tickets, on a
space-available basis, for the lowest fares offered for
the flights desired, without regard to advance pur-
chase requirements and other restrictions; and
(2) offer flexible terms that allow members of the
Armed Forces on active duty to purchase, modify, or
cancel tickets without time restrictions, fees, or pen-
alties.
SEC. 522. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING
TRAINING TO OPERATE AIRCRAFT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44939 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 44939. Training to operate certain aircraft
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) WAITING PERIOD.—A person subject to reg-
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United States in the operation of an aircraft to an
individual who is an alien (as defined in section
101(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1101(a)(3))) or to any other individual speci-
fied by the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for
Border and Transportation Security only if—
‘‘(A) that person has notified the Under
Secretary that the individual has requested such
training and furnished the Under Secretary with
that individual’s identification in such form as
the Under Secretary may require; and
‘‘(B) the Under Secretary has not directed,
within 30 days after being notified under sub-
paragraph (A), that person not to provide the re-
quested training because the Under Secretary has
determined that the individual presents a risk to
aviation security or national security.
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION-ONLY INDIVIDUALS.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The requirements of
paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien indi-
vidual who holds a visa issued under title I of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
1101 et seq.) and who—
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‘‘(i) has earned a Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration type rating in an aircraft or
has undergone type-specific training, or
‘‘(ii) holds a current pilot’s license or
foreign equivalent commercial pilot’s license
that permits the person to fly an aircraft
with a maximum certificated takeoff weight
of more than 12,500 pounds as defined by
the International Civil Aviation Organiza-
tion in Annex 1 to the Convention on Inter-
national Civil Aviation,
if the person providing the training has notified
the Under Secretary that the individual has re-
quested such training and furnished the Under
Secretary with that individual’s visa informa-
tion.
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) does
not apply to an alien individual whose airman’s
certificate has been suspended or revoked under
procedures established by the Under Secretary.
‘‘(3) EXPEDITED PROCESSING.—The waiting pe-
riod under paragraph (1) shall be expedited for an
individual who—
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‘‘(A) has previously undergone a back-
ground records check by the Foreign Terrorist
Tracking Task Force;
‘‘(B) is employed by a foreign air carrier
certified under part 129 of title 49, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, that has a TSA 1546 approved
security program and who is undergoing recur-
rent flight training;
‘‘(C) is a foreign military pilot endorsed by
the United States Department of Defense for
flight training; or
‘‘(D) who has unescorted access to a secured
area of an airport designated under section
44936(a)(1)(A)(ii).
‘‘(4) INVESTIGATION
AUTHORITY.—In order to
determine whether an individual requesting training
described in paragraph (1) presents a risk to aviation
security or national security the Under Secretary is
authorized to use the employment investigation au-
thority provided by section 44936(a)(1)(A) for indi-
viduals applying for a position in which the indi-
vidual has unescorted access to a secured area of an
airport designated under section 44936(a)(1)(A)(ii).
‘‘(5) FEE.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Under Secretary
may assess a fee for an investigation under this
section, which may not exceed $100 per indi-
vidual (exclusive of the cost of transmitting fin-
gerprints collected at overseas facilities) during
fiscal years 2003 and 2004. For fiscal year 2005
and thereafter, the Under Secretary may adjust
the maximum amount of the fee to reflect the
costs of such an investigation.
‘‘(B) 
OFFSET.—Notwithstanding 
section
3302 of title 31, United States Code, any fee col-
lected under this section—
‘‘(i) shall be credited to the account in
the Treasury from which the expenses were
incurred and shall be available to the Under
Secretary for those expenses; and
‘‘(ii) shall remain available until ex-
pended.
‘‘(b) INTERRUPTION OF TRAINING.—If the Under Sec-
retary, more than 30 days after receiving notification under
subsection (a)(1)(A) from a person providing training de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1) or at any time after receiving
notice from such a person under subsection (a)(2)(A), deter-
mines that an individual receiving such training presents
a risk to aviation or national security, the Under Secretary
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shall immediately notify the person providing the training
of the determination and that person shall immediately ter-
minate the training.
‘‘(c) COVERED TRAINING.—For purposes of subsection
(a), the term ‘training’—
‘‘(1) includes in-flight training, training in a
simulator, and any other form or aspect of training;
but
‘‘(2) does not include classroom instruction (also
known as ground school training), which may be pro-
vided during the 30-day period described in sub-
section (a)(1)(B).
‘‘(d) INTERAGENCY
COOPERATION.—The Attorney
General, the Director of Central Intelligence, and the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall
cooperate with the Under Secretary in implementing this
section.
‘‘(e) SECURITY AWARENESS TRAINING FOR EMPLOY-
EES.—The Under Secretary shall require flight schools to
conduct a security awareness program for flight school em-
ployees, and for certified instructors who provide instruc-
tion for the flight school but who are not employees thereof,
to increase their awareness of suspicious circumstances and
activities of individuals enrolling in or attending flight
school.’’.
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(b) PROCEDURES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary
of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation
Security shall promulgate an interim final rule to
implement section 44939 of title 49, United States
Code, as amended by subsection (a).
(2) USE OF OVERSEAS FACILITIES.—In order to
implement section 44939 of title 49, United States
Code, as amended by subsection (a), United States
Embassies and Consulates that possess appropriate
fingerprint collection equipment and personnel cer-
tified to capture fingerprints shall provide fingerprint
services to aliens covered by that section if the Under
Secretary requires fingerprints in the administration
of that section, and shall transmit the fingerprints to
the Under Secretary or other agency designated by the
Under Secretary. The Attorney General and the Sec-
retary of State shall cooperate with the Under Sec-
retary in carrying out this paragraph.
(3) USE OF UNITED STATES FACILITIES.—If the
Under Secretary requires fingerprinting in the ad-
ministration of section 44939 of title 49, United
States Code, the Under Secretary may designate loca-
tions within the United States that will provide
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fingerprinting services to individuals covered by that
section.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) takes effect on the effective date of the interim
final rule required by subsection (b)(1).
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall submit to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation and the House of Representa-
tives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure a re-
port on the effectiveness of the activities carried out under
section 44939 of title 49, United States Code, in reducing
risks to aviation security and national security.
SEC. 523. EXEMPTION FOR JACKSON HOLE AIRPORT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding chapter 475 of
title 49, United States Code, or any other provision of law,
if the Board of the Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming and
the Secretary of the Interior agree that Stage 3 aircraft
technology represents a prudent and feasible technological
advance which, if implemented at the Jackson Hole Airport,
will result in a reduction in noise at Grand Teton National
Park—
(1) the Jackson Hole Airport may impose re-
strictions on, or prohibit, the operation of Stage 2
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aircraft weighing less than 75,000 pounds, with rea-
sonable exemptions for public health and safety;
(2) the notice, study, and comment provisions of
subchapter II of chapter 475 of title 49, United States
Code, and part 161 of title 14, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, shall not apply to the imposition of the re-
strictions;
(3) the imposition of the restrictions shall not af-
fect the Airport’s eligibility to receive a grant under
title 49, United States Code; and
(4) the restrictions shall not be deemed to be un-
reasonable, discriminatory, a violation of the assur-
ances required by section 47107(a) of title 49, United
States Code, or an undue burden on interstate com-
merce.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘Stage
2 aircraft’’ and ‘‘Stage 3 aircraft’’ have the same meaning
as those terms have in chapter 475 of title 49, United States
Code.
SEC. 524. DISTANCE REQUIREMENT APPLICABLE TO ELIGI-
BILITY FOR ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE SUB-
SIDIES.
(a) MEASUREMENT OF HIGHWAY MILEAGE FOR PUR-
POSES OF DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR ESSENTIAL AIR
SERVICE SUBSIDIES.—
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(1) 
DETERMINATION
OF
ELIGIBILITY.—Sub-
chapter II of Chapter 417 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘§ 41746. Distance requirement applicable to eligi-
bility for essential air service subsidies
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall not provide
assistance under this subchapter with respect to a place in
the 48 contiguous States that—
‘‘(1) is less than 70 highway miles from the
nearest hub airport; or
‘‘(2) requires a rate of subsidy per passenger in
excess of $200, unless such place is greater than 210
highway miles from the nearest hub airport.
‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF MILEAGE.—For purposes of
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, the highway mileage between a
place and the nearest hub airport is the highway mileage
of the most commonly used route between the place and the
hub airport. In identifying such route, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(1) promulgate by regulation a standard for
calculating the mileage between Lancaster, Pennsyl-
vania and a hub airport; and
‘‘(2) identify the most commonly used route for
a community by—
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‘‘(A) consulting with the Governor of a
State or the Governor’s designee; and
‘‘(B) considering the certification of the
Governor of a State or the Governor’s designee as
to the most commonly used route.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for
subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating
to section 41745 the following new item:
‘‘41746. Distance requirement applicable to eligibility for essential air service
subsidies.’’.
(b) REPEAL.—The following provisions of law are re-
pealed:
(1) Section 332 of the Department of Transpor-
tation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2000 (49 U.S.C. 41731 note).
(2) Section 205 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation
Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (49
U.S.C. 41731 note).
(3) Section 334 of the Department of Transpor-
tation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1999 (section 101(g) of division A of the Omnibus
Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 1999) (Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat.
2681–471).
(c) SECRETARIAL REVIEW.—
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(1) REQUEST
FOR
REVIEW.—Any community
with respect to which the Secretary has, between Sep-
tember 30, 1993, and the date of the enactment of this
Act, eliminated subsidies or terminated subsidy eligi-
bility under section 332 of the Department of Trans-
portation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2000 (49 U.S.C. 41731 note), section 205 of the Wen-
dell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for
the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 41731 note), or any
prior law of similar effect, may request the Secretary
to review such action.
(2) ELIGIBILITY
DETERMINATION.—Not later
than 60 days after receiving a request under sub-
section (i), the Secretary shall—
(A) determine whether the community
would have been subject to such elimination of
subsidies or termination of eligibility under the
distance requirement enacted by the amendment
made by subsection (g) of this bill to subchapter
II of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code;
and
(B) issue a final order with respect to the
eligibility of such community for essential air
service subsidies under subchapter II of chapter
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417 of title 49, United States Code, as amended
by this Act.
SEC. 525. REIMBURSEMENT FOR LOSSES INCURRED BY
GENERAL AVIATION ENTITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation
may make grants to reimburse the following general avia-
tion entities for economic losses as a result of the restrictions
imposed by the Federal Government following the terrorist
attacks on the United States that occurred on September
11, 2001:
(1) General aviation entities that operate at
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
(2) Airports that are located within 15 miles of
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and
were operating under security restrictions on the date
of enactment of this Act and general aviation entities
operating at those airports.
(3) Any other general aviation entity that is pre-
vented from doing business or operating by an action
of the Federal Government prohibiting access to air-
space by that entity.
(b) DOCUMENTATION.—Reimbursement under this sec-
tion shall be made in accordance with sworn financial
statements or other appropriate data submitted by each
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general aviation entity demonstrating the costs incurred
and revenue foregone to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
(c) GENERAL AVIATION ENTITY DEFINED.—In this
section, the term ‘‘general aviation entity’’ means any per-
son (other than a scheduled air carrier or foreign air car-
rier, as such terms are defined in section 40102 of title 49,
United States Code) that—
(1) operates nonmilitary aircraft under part 91
of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, for the pur-
pose of conducting its primary business;
(2) provides services necessary for nonmilitary
operations under such part 91; or
(3) operates an airport, other than a primary
airport (as such terms are defined in such section
40102), that—
(A) is listed in the national plan of inte-
grated airport systems developed by the Federal
Aviation Administration under section 47103 of
such title; or
(B) is normally open to the public, is lo-
cated within the confines of enhanced class B
airspace (as defined by the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration in Notice to Airmen FDC 1/0618),
and was closed as a result of an order issued by
the Federal Aviation Administration in the pe-
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riod beginning September 11, 2001, and ending
January 1, 2002, and remained closed as a re-
sult of that order on January 1, 2002.
Such term includes fixed based operators, persons engaged
in nonscheduled air taxi service or aircraft rental.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$100,000,000. Such sums shall remain available until ex-
pended.
SEC. 
526. 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
CONCERNING 
TRAVEL
AGENTS.
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation
shall transmit to Congress a report on any actions that
should be taken with respect to recommendations made by
the National Commission to Ensure Consumer Information
and Choice in the Airline Industry on—
(1) the travel agent arbiter program; and
(2) the special box on tickets for agents to in-
clude their service fee charges.
(b) CONSULTATION.—In preparing this report, the
Secretary shall consult with representatives from the airline
and travel agent industry.
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SEC. 527. PASS-THROUGH OF REFUNDED PASSENGER SECU-
RITY FEES TO CODE-SHARE PARTNERS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Within 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, each United States flag air carrier
that received a payment made under the second proviso of
first appropriation in title IV of the Emergency Wartime
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003 (Pub. L. 108–011;
117 Stat. 604) shall transfer to each air carrier with which
it had a code-share arrangement during the period covered
by the passenger security fees remitted under that proviso
an amount equal to that portion of the remittance under
the proviso that was attributable to passenger security fees
paid or collected by that code-share air carrier and taken
into account in determining the amount of the payment to
the United States flag air carrier.
(b) DOT INSPECTOR GENERAL OVERSIGHT.—The In-
spector General of the Department of Transportation shall
review the compliance of United States flag air carriers
with subsection (a), including determinations of amounts,
determinations of eligibility of code-share air carriers, and
transfers of funds to such air carriers under subsection (a).
(c) CERTIFICATION.—The chief executive officer of each
United States flag air carrier to which subsection (a) ap-
plies shall certify to the Under Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity for Border and Transportation Security, under pen-
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alty of perjury, the air carrier’s compliance with subsection
(a).
SEC. 528. AIR CARRIER CITIZENSHIP.
Section 40102(a)(15)(C) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘which is under the actual
control of citizens of the United States,’’ before ‘‘and in
which’’.
SEC. 529. UNITED STATES PRESENCE IN GLOBAL AIR
CARGO INDUSTRY.
Section 41703 is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
‘‘(e) CARGO IN ALASKA.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the purposes of sub-
section (c), eligible cargo taken on or off any aircraft
at a place in Alaska in the course of transportation
of that cargo by any combination of 2 or more air
carriers or foreign air carriers in either direction be-
tween a place in the United States and a place out-
side the United States shall not be deemed to have
broken its international journey in, be taken on in,
or be destined for Alaska.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE CARGO.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the term ‘eligible cargo’ means cargo trans-
ported between Alaska and any other place in the
United States on a foreign air carrier (having been
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transported from, or thereafter being transported to,
a place outside the United States on a different air
carrier or foreign air carrier) that is carried—
‘‘(A) under the code of a United States air
carrier providing air transportation to Alaska;
‘‘(B) on an air carrier way bill of an air
carrier providing air transportation to Alaska;
‘‘(C) under a term arrangement or block
space agreement with an air carrier; or
‘‘(D) under the code of a United States air
carrier for purposes of transportation within the
United States.’’.
TITLE VI—SECOND CENTURY OF
FLIGHT
SEC. 601. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Since 1990, the United States has lost more
than 600,000 aerospace jobs.
(2) Over the last year, approximately 100,000
airline workers and aerospace workers have lost their
jobs as a result of the terrorist attacks in the United
States on September 11, 2001, and the slowdown in
the world economy.
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(3) The United States has revolutionized the way
people travel, developing new technologies and air-
craft to move people more efficiently and more safely.
(4) Past Federal investment in aeronautics re-
search and development have benefited the economy
and national security of the United States and the
quality of life of its citizens.
(5) The total impact of civil aviation on the
United States economy exceeds $900,000,000,000 an-
nually—9 percent of the gross national product—and
11 million jobs in the national workforce. Civil avia-
tion products and services generate a significant sur-
plus for United States trade accounts, and amount to
significant numbers of America’s highly skilled, tech-
nologically qualified work force.
(6) Aerospace technologies, products and services
underpin the advanced capabilities of our men and
women in uniform and those charged with homeland
security.
(7) Future growth in civil aviation increasingly
will be constrained by concerns related to aviation
system safety and security, aviation system capabili-
ties, aircraft noise, emissions, and fuel consumption.
(8) The United States is in danger of losing its
aerospace leadership to international competitors
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aided by persistent government intervention. Many
governments take their funding beyond basic tech-
nology development, choosing to fund product develop-
ment and often bring the product to market, even if
the products are not fully commercially viable. More-
over, international competitors have recognized the
importance of noise, emission, fuel consumption, and
constraints of the aviation system and have estab-
lished aggressive agendas for addressing each of these
concerns.
(9) Efforts by the European Union, through a
variety of means, will challenge the United States’
leadership position in aerospace. A recent report out-
lined the European Union’s goal of becoming the
world’s leader in aviation and aeronautics by the end
of 2020, utilizing better coordination among research
programs, planning, and funding to accomplish this
goal.
(10) Revitalization and coordination of the
United States’ efforts to maintain its leadership in
aviation and aeronautics are critical and must begin
now.
(11) A recent report by the Commission on the
Future of the United States Aerospace Industry out-
lined the scope of the problems confronting the aero-
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space and aviation industries in the United States
and found that—
(A) Aerospace will be at the core of Amer-
ica’s leadership and strength throughout the 21st
century;
(B) Aerospace will play an integral role in
our economy, our security, and our mobility;
and
(C) global leadership in aerospace is a na-
tional imperative.
(12) Despite the downturn in the global econ-
omy, Federal Aviation Administration projections in-
dicate that upwards of 1 billion people will fly annu-
ally by 2013. Efforts must begin now to prepare for
future growth in the number of airline passengers.
(13) The United States must increase its invest-
ment in research and development to revitalize the
aviation and aerospace industries, to create jobs, and
to provide educational assistance and training to pre-
pare workers in those industries for the future.
(14) Current and projected levels of Federal in-
vestment in aeronautics research and development are
not sufficient to address concerns related to the
growth of aviation.
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Subtitle A—The Office of Aerospace
and Aviation Liaison
SEC. 621. OFFICE OF AEROSPACE AND AVIATION LIAISON.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within the
Department of Transportation an Office of Aerospace and
Aviation Liaison.
(b) FUNCTION.—The Office shall—
(1) coordinate aviation and aeronautics research
programs to achieve the goal of more effective and di-
rected programs that will result in applicable re-
search;
(2) coordinate goals and priorities and coordi-
nate research activities within the Federal Govern-
ment with United States aviation and aeronautical
firms;
(3) coordinate the development and utilization of
new technologies to ensure that when available, they
may be used to their fullest potential in aircraft and
in the air traffic control system;
(4) facilitate the transfer of technology from re-
search programs such as the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration program established under
section 681 and the Department of Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency program to Federal agencies
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with operational responsibilities and to the private
sector;
(5) review activities relating to noise, emissions,
fuel consumption, and safety conducted by Federal
agencies, including the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion, the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis-
tration, the Department of Commerce, and the De-
partment of Defense;
(6) review aircraft operating procedures intended
to reduce noise and emissions, identify and coordinate
research efforts on aircraft noise and emissions reduc-
tion, and ensure that aircraft noise and emissions re-
duction regulatory measures are coordinated; and
(7) work with the National Air Traffic Manage-
ment System Development Office to coordinate re-
search needs and applications for the next generation
air traffic management system.
(c) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTICIPATION.—In carrying
out its functions under this section, the Office shall consult
with, and ensure participation by, the private sector (in-
cluding representatives of general aviation, commercial
aviation, and the space industry), members of the public,
and other interested parties.
(d) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—
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(1) INITIAL STATUS REPORT.—Not later than 90
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall submit a report to the
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation and the House of Representatives Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure on the
status of the establishment of the Office of Aerospace
and Aviation Liaison, including the name of the pro-
gram manager, the list of staff from each partici-
pating department or agency, names of the national
team participants, and the schedule for future ac-
tions.
(2) PLAN.—The Office shall submit to the Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation and the House of Representatives Committee
on Science a plan for implementing paragraphs (1)
and (2) of subsection (b) and a proposed budget for
implementing the plan.
(3) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Office shall submit to
the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, the House of Representatives Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the
House of Representatives Committee on Science an
annual report that—
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(A) contains a unified budget that combines
the budgets of each program coordinated by the
Office; and
(B) describes the coordination activities of
the Office during the preceding year.
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transpor-
tation $2,000,000 for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 to carry
out this section, such sums to remain available until ex-
pended.
SEC. 622. NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within the
Federal Aviation Administration a National Air Traffic
Management System Development Office, the head of which
shall report directly to the Administrator.
(b) DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT GENERATION AIR TRAF-
FIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Office shall develop a
next generation air traffic management system plan
for the United States that will—
(A) transform the national airspace system
to meet air transportation mobility, efficiency,
and capacity needs beyond those currently in-
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cluded in the Federal Aviation Administration’s
operational evolution plan;
(B) result in a national airspace system
that can safely and efficiently accommodate the
needs of all users;
(C) build upon current air traffic manage-
ment and infrastructure initiatives;
(D) improve the security, safety, quality,
and affordability of aviation services;
(E) utilize a system-of-systems, multi-agen-
cy approach to leverage investments in civil
aviation, homeland security, and national secu-
rity;
(F) develop a highly integrated, secure ar-
chitecture to enable common situational aware-
ness for all appropriate system users; and
(G) ensure seamless global operations for
system users, to the maximum extent possible.
(2) MULTI-AGENCY AND STAKEHOLDER INVOLVE-
MENT.—In developing the system, the Office shall—
(A) include staff from the Federal Aviation
Administration, the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, the Department of Home-
land Security, the Department of Defense, the
Department of Commerce, and other Federal
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agencies and departments determined by the Sec-
retary of Transportation to have an important
interest in, or responsibility for, other aspects of
the system; and
(B) consult with, and ensure participation
by, the private sector (including representatives
of general aviation, commercial aviation, and
the space industry), members of the public, and
other interested parties.
(3) DEVELOPMENT
CRITERIA
AND
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—In developing the next generation air traffic
management system plan under paragraph (1), the
Office shall—
(A) develop system performance require-
ments;
(B) select an operational concept to meet
system performance requirements for all system
users;
(C) ensure integration of civil and military
system requirements, balancing safety, security,
and efficiency, in order to leverage Federal fund-
ing;
(D) utilize modeling, simulation, and ana-
lytical tools to quantify and validate system per-
formance and benefits;
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(E) develop a transition plan, including
necessary regulatory aspects, that ensures oper-
ational achievability for system operators;
(F) develop transition requirements for on-
going modernization programs, if necessary;
(G) develop a schedule for aircraft equip-
ment implementation and appropriate benefits
and incentives to make that schedule achievable;
and
(H) assess, as part of its function within
the Office of Aeronautical and Aviation Liaison,
the technical readiness of appropriate research
technological advances for integration of such re-
search and advances into the plan.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration $300,000,000 for the pe-
riod beginning with fiscal year 2004 and ending with fiscal
year 2010 to carry out this section.
SEC. 623. REPORT ON CERTAIN MARKET DEVELOPMENTS
AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES.
Within 6 months after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Department of Transportation’s Office of Aerospace
and Aviation liaison, in cooperation with appropriate Fed-
eral agencies, shall submit to the Senate Committee on
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Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the House of Rep-
resentatives Committee on Science, and the House of Rep-
resentatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture a report about market developments and government
policies influencing the competitiveness of the United States
jet transport aircraft industry that—
(1) describes the structural characteristics of the
United States and the European Union jet transport
industries, and the markets for these industries;
(2) examines the global market factors affecting
the jet transport industries in the United States and
the European Union, such as passenger and freight
airline purchasing patterns, the rise of low-cost car-
riers and point-to-point service, the evolution of new
market niches, and direct and indirect operating cost
trends;
(3) reviews government regulations in the United
States and the European Union that have altered the
competitive landscape for jet transport aircraft, such
as airline deregulation, certification and safety regu-
lations, noise and emissions regulations, government
research and development programs, advances in air
traffic control and other infrastructure issues, cor-
porate and air travel tax issues, and industry consoli-
dation strategies;
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(4) analyzes how changes in the global market
and government regulations have affected the competi-
tive position of the United States aerospace and avia-
tion industry vis-a`-vis the European Union aerospace
and aviation industry; and
(5) describes any other significant developments
that affect the market for jet transport aircraft.
SEC. 624. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
FUNCTIONS PROHIBITED.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation
may not authorize the transfer to a private entity or to
a public entity other than the United States Government
of—
(1) the air traffic separation and control func-
tions operated by the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion on the date of enactment of this Act; or
(2) the maintenance of certifiable systems and
other functions related to certification of national air-
space systems and services operated by the Federal
Aviation Administration on the date of enactment of
this Act or flight service station personnel.
(b) CONTRACT TOWER PROGRAM.—Subsection (a)(1)
shall not apply to a Federal Aviation Administration air
traffic control tower operated under the contract tower pro-
gram as of the date of enactment of this Act.
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Subtitle B—Technical Programs
SEC. 641. AEROSPACE AND AVIATION SAFETY WORKFORCE
INITIATIVE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall estab-
lish a joint program of competitive, merit-based grants for
eligible applicants to increase the number of students study-
ing toward and completing technical training programs,
certificate programs, and associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, or
doctorate degrees in fields related to aerospace and aviation
safety.
(b) INCREASED PARTICIPATION GOAL.—In selecting
projects under this paragraph, the Director shall consider
means of increasing the number of students studying to-
ward and completing technical training and apprenticeship
programs, certificate programs, and associate’s or bachelor’s
degrees in fields related to aerospace and aviation safety
who are individuals identified in section 33 or 34 of the
Science and Engineering Equal Opportunities Act (42
U.S.C. 1885a or 1885b).
(c) SUPPORTABLE PROJECTS.—The types of projects
the Administrators may consider under this paragraph in-
clude those that promote high quality—
(1) interdisciplinary teaching;
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(2) undergraduate-conducted research;
(3) mentor relationships for students;
(4) graduate programs;
(5) bridge programs that enable students at com-
munity colleges to matriculate directly into bacca-
laureate aerospace and aviation safety related pro-
grams;
(6) internships, including mentoring programs,
carried out in partnership with the aerospace and
aviation industry;
(7) technical training and apprenticeship that
prepares students for careers in aerospace manufac-
turing or operations; and
(8) innovative uses of digital technologies, par-
ticularly at institutions of higher education that serve
high numbers or percentages of economically dis-
advantaged students.
(d) GRANTEE REQUIREMENTS.—In developing grant
requirements under this section, the Administrators shall
consider means, developed in concert with applicants, of in-
creasing the number of students studying toward and com-
pleting technical training and apprenticeship programs,
certificate programs, and associate’s or bachelor’s degrees
in fields related to aerospace and aviation safety.
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) ELIGIBLE APPLICANT DEFINED.—The term
‘‘eligible applicant’’ means—
(A) an institution of higher education;
(B) a consortium of institutions of higher
education; or
(C) a partnership between—
(i) an institution of higher education
or a consortium of such institutions; and
(ii) a nonprofit organization, a State
or local government, or a private company,
with demonstrated experience and effective-
ness in aerospace education.
(2) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the mean-
ing given that term by subsection (a) of section 101
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001(a)), and includes an institution described in
subsection (b) of that section.
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) NASA.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal year 2004 to carry out this sec-
tion.
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(2) FAA.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2004 to carry out this section.
(g) REPORT, BUDGET, AND PLAN.—Within 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrators
jointly shall submit to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation and the House of Representa-
tives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure a re-
port setting forth—
(1) recommendations as to whether the program
authorized by this section should be extended for mul-
tiple years;
(2) a budget for such a multi-year program; and
(3) a plan for conducting such a program.
SEC. 642. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SERVICE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall develop
a joint student loan program for fulltime students enrolled
in an undergraduate or post-graduate program leading to
an advanced degree in an aerospace-related or aviation
safety-related field of endeavor.
(b) INTERNSHIPS.—The Administrators may provide
temporary internships to such students.
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(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
(1) NASA.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal year 2004 to carry out this sec-
tion.
(2) FAA.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration such sums as may be necessary for
fiscal year 2004 to carry out this section.
(g) REPORT, BUDGET, AND PLAN.—Within 180 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrators
jointly shall submit to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation and the House of Representa-
tives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure a re-
port setting forth—
(1) recommendations as to whether the program
authorized by this section should be extended for mul-
tiple years;
(2) a budget for such a multi-year program; and
(3) a plan for conducting such a program.
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Subtitle C—FAA Research,
Engineering, and Development
SEC. 661. RESEARCH PROGRAM TO IMPROVE AIRFIELD
PAVEMENTS.
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall continue the program to consider awards to
nonprofit concrete and asphalt pavement research founda-
tions to improve the design, construction, rehabilitation,
and repair of rigid concrete airfield pavements to aid in
the development of safer, more cost-effective, and more dura-
ble airfield pavements. The Administrator may use grants
or cooperative agreements in carrying out this section.
Nothing in this section requires the Administrator to
prioritize an airfield pavement research program above
safety, security, Flight 21, environment, or energy research
programs.
SEC. 662. ENSURING APPROPRIATE STANDARDS FOR AIR-
FIELD PAVEMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall review and determine wheth-
er the Federal Aviation Administration’s standards used to
determine the appropriate thickness for asphalt and con-
crete airfield pavements are in accordance with the Federal
Aviation Administration’s standard 20-year-life require-
ment using the most up-to-date available information on
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the life of airfield pavements. If the Administrator deter-
mines that such standards are not in accordance with that
requirement, the Administrator shall make appropriate ad-
justments to the Federal Aviation Administration’s stand-
ards for airfield pavements.
(b) REPORT.—Within 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall report the results
of the review conducted under subsection (a) and the adjust-
ments, if any, made on the basis of that review to the Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and
the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
SEC. 663. ASSESSMENT OF WAKE TURBULENCE RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
(a) ASSESSMENT.—The Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall enter into an arrangement
with the National Research Council for an assessment of
the Federal Aviation Administration’s proposed wake tur-
bulence research and development program. The assessment
shall include—
(1) an evaluation of the research and develop-
ment goals and objectives of the program;
(2) a listing of any additional research and de-
velopment objectives that should be included in the
program;
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(3) any modifications that will be necessary for
the program to achieve the program’s goals and objec-
tives on schedule and within the proposed level of re-
sources; and
(4) an evaluation of the roles, if any, that should
be played by other Federal agencies, such as the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration and the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
in wake turbulence research and development, and
how those efforts could be coordinated.
(b) REPORT.—A report containing the results of the
assessment shall be provided to the Committee on Science
of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration $500,000 for fiscal year
2004 to carry out this section.
SEC. 664. AIR QUALITY IN AIRCRAFT CABINS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall undertake the studies and
analysis called for in the report of the National Research
Council entitled ‘‘The Airliner Cabin Environment and the
Health of Passengers and Crew’’.
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(b) REQUIRED ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out this sec-
tion, the Administrator, at a minimum, shall—
(1) conduct surveillance to monitor ozone in the
cabin on a representative number of flights and air-
craft to determine compliance with existing Federal
Aviation Regulations for ozone;
(2) collect pesticide exposure data to determine
exposures of passengers and crew;
(3) analyze samples of residue from aircraft ven-
tilation ducts and filters after air quality incidents to
identify the contaminants to which passengers and
crew were exposed;
(4) analyze and study cabin air pressure and al-
titude; and
(5) establish an air quality incident reporting
system.
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 30 months after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit
to Congress a report on the findings of the Administrator
under this section.
SEC. 665. INTERNATIONAL ROLE OF THE FAA.
Section 40101(d) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(8) Exercising leadership with the Administra-
tor’s foreign counterparts, in the International Civil
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Aviation Organization and its subsidiary organiza-
tions, and other international organizations and fora,
and with the private sector to promote and achieve
global improvements in the safety, efficiency, and en-
vironmental effect of air travel.’’.
SEC. 666. FAA REPORT ON OTHER NATIONS’ SAFETY AND
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS.
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall review aviation and aeronautical safety, and
research funding and technological actions in other coun-
tries. The Administrator shall submit a report to the Com-
mittee on Science of the House of Representatives and to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate, together with any recommendations as to how
such activities might be utilized in the United States.
SEC. 667. DEVELOPMENT OF ANALYTICAL TOOLS AND CER-
TIFICATION METHODS.
The Federal Aviation Administration shall conduct re-
search to promote the development of analytical tools to im-
prove existing certification methods and to reduce the over-
all costs for the certification of new products.
SEC. 668. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE INCENTIVES FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration may conduct a limited pilot pro-
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gram to provide operating incentives to users of the air-
space for the deployment of new technologies, including
technologies to facilitate expedited flight routing and se-
quencing of take-offs and landings.
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator
$500,000 for fiscal year 2004.
SEC. 669. FAA CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE FOR APPLIED RE-
SEARCH AND TRAINING IN THE USE OF AD-
VANCED MATERIALS IN TRANSPORT AIR-
CRAFT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall develop a Center for Excel-
lence focused on applied research and training on the dura-
bility and maintainability of advanced materials in trans-
port airframe structures, including the use of polymeric
composites in large transport aircraft. The Center shall—
(1) promote and facilitate collaboration among
academia, the Federal Aviation Administration’s
Transportation Division, and the commercial aircraft
industry, including manufacturers, commercial air
carriers, and suppliers; and
(2) establish goals set to advance technology, im-
prove engineering practices, and facilitate continuing
education in relevant areas of study.
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator
$500,000 for fiscal year 2004 to carry out this section.
SEC. 670. FAA CERTIFICATION OF DESIGN ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES.—
Section 44702(a) is amended by inserting ‘‘design organiza-
tion certificates,’’ after ‘‘airman certificates,’’.
(b) DESIGN ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 44704 is amended—
(A) by striking the section heading and in-
serting the following:
‘‘§ 44704. Design organization certificates, type cer-
tificates, production certificates, and air-
worthiness certificates’’ ;
(B) by redesignating subsections (a) through
(d) as subsections (b) through (e);
(C) by inserting before subsection (b) the
following:
‘‘(a) DESIGN ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATES.—
‘‘(1) PLAN.—Within 3 years after the date of en-
actment of the Aviation Investment and Revitaliza-
tion Vision Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall submit a plan to the
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation and the House of Representatives Com-
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mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the
development and oversight of a system for certifi-
cation of design organizations under paragraph (2)
that ensures that the system meets the highest stand-
ards of safety.
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION
OF
PLAN.—Within 5
years after the date of enactment of the Aviation In-
vestment and Revitalization Vision Act, the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration may
commence the issuance of design organization certifi-
cates under paragraph (3) to authorize design organi-
zations to certify compliance with the requirements
and minimum standards prescribed under section
44701(a) for the type certification of aircraft, aircraft
engines, propellers, or appliances.
‘‘(3) ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES.—On receiving
an application for a design organization certificate,
the Administrator shall examine and rate the design
organization in accordance with the regulations pre-
scribed by the Administrator to determine that the de-
sign organization has adequate engineering, design,
and testing capabilities, standards, and safeguards to
ensure that the product being certificated is properly
designed and manufactured, performs properly, and
meets the regulations and minimum standards pre-
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scribed under that section. The Administrator shall
include in a design organization certificate terms re-
quired in the interest of safety.
‘‘(4) NO EFFECT ON POWER OF REVOCATION.—
Nothing in this subsection affects the authority of the
Secretary of Transportation to revoke a certificate.’’;
(D) by striking subsection (b), as redesig-
nated, and inserting the following:
‘‘(b) TYPE CERTIFICATES.—
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator may
issue a type certificate for an aircraft, aircraft en-
gine, or propeller, or for an appliance specified under
paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection—
‘‘(A) when the Administrator finds that the
aircraft, aircraft engine, or propeller, or appli-
ance is properly designed and manufactured,
performs properly, and meets the regulations and
minimum standards prescribed under section
44701(a) of this title; or
‘‘(B) based on a certification of compliance
made by a design organization certificated under
subsection (a).
‘‘(2) INVESTIGATION AND HEARING.—On receiv-
ing an application for a type certificate, the Adminis-
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duct a hearing. The Administrator shall make, or re-
quire the applicant to make, tests the Administrator
considers necessary in the interest of safety.’’.
(c) REINSPECTION
AND
REEXAMINATION.—Section
44709(a) is amended by inserting ‘‘design organization,
production certificate holder,’’ after ‘‘appliance,’’.
(d) PROHIBITIONS.—Section 44711(a)(7) is amended
by striking ‘‘agency’’ and inserting ‘‘agency, design organi-
zation certificate, ’’.
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) CHAPTER ANALYSIS.—The chapter analysis
for chapter 447 is amended by striking the item relat-
ing to section 44704 and inserting the following:
‘‘44704. Design organization certificates, type certificates, production certificates,
and airworthiness certificates.’’.
(2) CROSS REFERENCE.—Section 44715(a)(3) is
amended by striking ‘‘44704(a)’’ and inserting
‘‘44704(b)’’.
SEC. 671. REPORT ON LONG TERM ENVIRONMENTAL IM-
PROVEMENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration, in consultation with the Admin-
istrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion and the head of the Department of Transportation’s
Office of Aerospace and Aviation Liaison, shall conduct a
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study of ways to reduce aircraft noise and emissions and
to increase aircraft fuel efficiency. The study shall—
(1) explore new operational procedures for air-
craft to achieve those goals;
(2) identify both near term and long term op-
tions to achieve those goals;
(3) identify infrastructure changes that would
contribute to attainment of those goals;
(4) identify emerging technologies that might
contribute to attainment of those goals;
(5) develop a research plan for application of
such emerging technologies, including new combuster
and engine design concepts and methodologies for de-
signing high bypass ratio turbofan engines so as to
minimize the effects on climate change per unit of
production of thrust and flight speed; and
(6) develop an implementation plan for exploit-
ing such emerging technologies to attain those goals.
(b) REPORT.—The Administrator shall transmit a re-
port on the study to the Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation and the House of Representa-
tives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of the
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Federal Aviation Administration $500,000 for fiscal year
2004 to carry out this section.
TITLE VII—EXTENSION OF AIR-
PORT 
AND 
AIRWAY 
TRUST
FUND 
EXPENDITURE 
AU-
THORITY
SEC. 701. EXTENSION OF EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to expendi-
tures from Airport and Airway Trust Fund) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ and inserting
‘‘October 1, 2006’’, and
(2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end
of subparagraph (A) the following: ‘‘or the Aviation
Investment and Revitalization Vision Act’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (2) of sec-
tion 9502(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘October 1, 2003’’ and inserting ‘‘October
1, 2006’’.
Attest:
Secretary.