SEC. 144. AIRPORT SECURITY PROGRAM. 
Section 
47137(g) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$8,500,000’’. 
SEC. 145. SUNSET OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR PURCHASE OF 
AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS. 
Section 47138 is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) SUNSET.—This section shall not be in effect 
after September 30, 2007.’’. 
SEC. 146. EXTENSION OF GRANT AUTHORITY FOR COMPAT-
IBLE LAND USE PLANNING AND PROJECTS 
BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. 
Section 47141(f) is amended by striking ‘‘September 
30, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2011’’. 
SEC. 147. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON METROPOLITAN 
WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY. 
Section 49108, and the item relating to such section 
in the analysis for chapter 491, are repealed. 
SEC. 148. MIDWAY ISLAND AIRPORT. 
Section 186(d) of the Vision 100—Century of Avia-
tion Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by 
striking ‘‘October 1, 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 
2011’’. 
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SEC. 149. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS. 
(a) TECHNICAL CHANGES TO NATIONAL PLAN OF 
INTEGRATED
AIRPORT
SYSTEMS.—Section 47103 is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘each airport to—’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the airport system to—’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘system 
in the particular area;’’ and inserting ‘‘system, 
including connection to the surface transpor-
tation network; and’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (3); 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2) and redesig-
nating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and 
(B) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) 
by striking ‘‘, Short Takeoff and Landing/Very 
Short Takeoff and Landing aircraft oper-
ations,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘status of 
the’’. 
(b) UPDATE
VETERANS
PREFERENCE
DEFINI-
TION.—Section 47112(c) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
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(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘sepa-
rated from’’ and inserting ‘‘discharged or re-
leased from active duty in’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) ‘Afghanistan-Iraq war veteran’ means an 
individual who served on active duty (as defined by 
section 101 of title 38) in the armed forces for a pe-
riod of more than 180 consecutive days, any part of 
which occurred during the period beginning on Sep-
tember 11, 2001, and ending on the date prescribed 
by presidential proclamation or by law as the last 
date of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and who was sepa-
rated from the armed forces under honorable condi-
tions.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘veterans and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘veterans, Afghanistan-Iraq war vet-
erans, and’’. 
(c) CONSOLIDATION OF TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT 
PROVISIONS.—Section 47119 is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c) 
and (d) as subsections (b), (c), (d) and (e), respec-
tively; and 
(2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(a) TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may approve 
a project for terminal development (including 
multimodal terminal development) in a nonrevenue- 
producing public-use area of a commercial service 
airport— 
‘‘(A) if the sponsor certifies that the air-
port, on the date the grant application is sub-
mitted to the Secretary, has— 
‘‘(i) all the safety equipment required 
for certification of the airport under sec-
tion 44706; 
‘‘(ii) all the security equipment re-
quired by regulation; and 
‘‘(iii) provided for access by pas-
sengers to the area of the airport for 
boarding or exiting aircraft that are not 
air carrier aircraft; 
‘‘(B) if the cost is directly related to mov-
ing passengers and baggage in air commerce 
within the airport, including vehicles for moving 
passengers between terminal facilities and be-
tween terminal facilities and aircraft; and 
‘‘(C) under terms necessary to protect the 
interests of the Government. 
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‘‘(2) PROJECT IN REVENUE-PRODUCING AREAS 
AND NONREVENUE-PRODUCING PARKING LOTS.—In 
making a decision under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary may approve as allowable costs the expenses 
of terminal development in a revenue-producing area 
and construction, reconstruction, repair, and im-
provement in a nonrevenue-producing parking lot 
if— 
‘‘(A) 
except 
as 
provided 
in 
section 
47108(e)(3), the airport does not have more 
than .05 percent of the total annual passenger 
boardings in the United States; and 
‘‘(B) the sponsor certifies that any needed 
airport development project affecting safety, se-
curity, or capacity will not be deferred because 
of the Secretary’s approval.’’; 
(3) in paragraphs (3) and (4)(A) of subsection 
(b) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this sub-
section) by striking ‘‘section 47110(d)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (5) of subsection (b) (as re-
designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) by 
striking ‘‘subsection (b)(1) and (2)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2)’’; 
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(5) in paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(B), (3), and (4) 
of subsection (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) 
of this subsection) by striking ‘‘section 47110(d) of 
this title’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; 
(6) in subsection (c)(5) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection) by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 47110(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) LIMITATION ON DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.—The 
Secretary may distribute not more than $20,000,000 from 
the discretionary fund established under section 47115 for 
terminal development projects at a nonhub airport or a 
small hub airport that is eligible to receive discretionary 
funds under section 47108(e)(3).’’. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 47131(a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘April 1’’ and inserting ‘‘June 
1’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) a summary of airport development and 
planning completed; 
‘‘(2) a summary of individual grants issued; 
‘‘(3) an accounting of discretionary and appor-
tioned funds allocated; 
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‘‘(4) the allocation of appropriations; and’’. 
(e) CORRECTION
TO EMISSION CREDITS PROVI-
SION.—Section 47139 is amended— 
(1) 
in 
subsection 
(a) 
by 
striking 
‘‘47102(3)(F),’’; and 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(b) 
by 
striking 
‘‘47102(3)(F),’’ each place it appears. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO CIVIL PENALTY 
ASSESSMENT
AUTHORITY.—Section 
46301(d)(2) 
is 
amended by inserting ‘‘46319,’’ after ‘‘46318,’’. 
(g) OTHER CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Sections 
40117(a)(3) and 47108(e)(3) are each amended by strik-
ing ‘‘section 47110(d)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘section 47119(a)’’. 
(h) CORRECTION TO SURPLUS PROPERTY AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 47151(e) is amended by striking ‘‘(other 
than real property’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(10 
U.S.C. 2687 note))’’ . 
(i) AIRPORT CAPACITY BENCHMARK REPORTS.—Sec-
tion 47175(2) is amended by striking ‘‘Airport Capacity 
Benchmark Report 2001’’ and inserting ‘‘2001 and 2004 
Airport Capacity Benchmark Reports or table 1 of the 
Federal Aviation Administration’s most recent airport ca-
pacity benchmark report’’. 
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TITLE II—AIR TRAFFIC 
CONTROL MODERNIZATION 
Subtitle A—Next Generation Air 
Transportation System 
SEC. 201. MISSION STATEMENT; SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States faces a great national 
challenge as the Nation’s aviation infrastructure is 
at a crossroads. 
(2) The demand for aviation services, a critical 
element of the United States economy, vital in sup-
porting the quality of life of the people of the United 
States, and critical in support of the Nation’s de-
fense and national security, is growing at an ever in-
creasing rate. At the same time, the ability of the 
United States air transportation system to expand 
and change to meet this increasing demand is lim-
ited. 
(3) The aviation industry accounts for more 
than 10,000,000 jobs in the United States and con-
tributes approximately $900,000,000,000 annually 
to the United States gross domestic product. 
(4) The United States air transportation sys-
tem continues to drive economic growth in the 
United States and will continue to be a major eco-
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nomic driver as air traffic triples over the next 20 
years. 
(5) The Next Generation Air Transportation 
System (in this section referred to as the ‘‘NextGen 
System’’) is the system for achieving long-term 
transformation of the United States air transpor-
tation system that focuses on developing and imple-
menting new technologies and that will set the stage 
for the long-term development of a scalable and 
more flexible air transportation system without com-
promising the unprecedented safety record of United 
States aviation. 
(6) The benefits of the NextGen System, in 
terms of promoting economic growth and develop-
ment, are enormous. 
(7) The NextGen System will guide the path of 
the United States air transportation system in the 
challenging years ahead. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) modernizing the air transportation system 
is a national priority and the United States must 
make a commitment to revitalizing this essential 
component of the Nation’s transportation infrastruc-
ture; 
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(2) one fundamental requirement for the suc-
cess of the NextGen System is strong leadership and 
sufficient resources; 
(3) the Joint Planning and Development Office 
of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Next 
Generation Air Transportation System Senior Policy 
Committee, each established by Congress in 2003, 
will lead and facilitate this important national mis-
sion to ensure that the programs and capabilities of 
the NextGen System are carefully integrated and 
aligned; 
(4) Government agencies and industry must 
work together, carefully integrating and aligning 
their work to meet the needs of the NextGen System 
in the development of budgets, programs, planning, 
and research; 
(5) the Department of Transportation, the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration, the Department of De-
fense, the Department of Homeland Security, the 
Department of Commerce, and the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration must work in co-
operation and make transformational improvements 
to the United States air transportation infrastruc-
ture a priority; and 
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(6) due to the critical importance of the 
NextGen System to the economic and national secu-
rity of the United States, partner departments and 
agencies must be provided with the resources re-
quired to complete the implementation of the 
NextGen System. 
SEC. 202. NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYS-
TEM JOINT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
OFFICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(1) ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE NEXT 
GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.—Sec-
tion 709(a) of Vision 100—Century of Aviation Re-
authorization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note; 117 Stat. 
2582) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), 
and (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) The director of the Office shall be the Associate 
Administrator for the Next Generation Air Transportation 
System, who shall be appointed by the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration. The Associate Ad-
ministrator shall report to the Administrator.’’. 
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(2) COOPERATION
WITH
OTHER
FEDERAL 
AGENCIES.—Section 709(a)(4) of such Act (as re-
designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(4)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(4)(A)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of Defense, the Adminis-
trator of the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration, the Secretary of Commerce, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, and the head of any 
other Federal agency from which the Secretary of 
Transportation requests assistance under subpara-
graph (A) shall designate a senior official in the 
agency to be responsible for— 
‘‘(i) carrying out the activities of the agen-
cy relating to the Next Generation Air Trans-
portation System in coordination with the Of-
fice, including the execution of all aspects of the 
work of the agency in developing and imple-
menting the integrated work plan described in 
subsection (b)(5); 
‘‘(ii) serving as a liaison for the agency in 
activities of the agency relating to the Next 
Generation Air Transportation System and co-
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ordinating with other Federal agencies involved 
in activities relating to the System; and 
‘‘(iii) ensuring that the agency meets its 
obligations as set forth in any memorandum of 
understanding executed by or on behalf of the 
agency relating to the Next Generation Air 
Transportation System. 
‘‘(C) The head of a Federal agency referred to 
in subparagraph (B) shall ensure that— 
‘‘(i) the responsibilities of the agency relat-
ing to the Next Generation Air Transportation 
System are clearly communicated to the senior 
official of the agency designated under subpara-
graph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) the performance of the senior official 
in carrying out the responsibilities of the agency 
relating to the Next Generation Air Transpor-
tation System is reflected in the official’s an-
nual performance evaluations and compensa-
tion.’’. 
(3) COORDINATION WITH OMB.—Section 709(a) 
of such Act (117 Stat. 2582) is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6)(A) The Office shall work with the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget to develop a process 
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whereby the Director will identify projects related to the 
Next Generation Air Transportation System across the 
agencies referred to in paragraph (4)(A) and consider the 
Next Generation Air Transportation System as a unified, 
cross-agency program. 
‘‘(B) The Director, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, shall— 
‘‘(i) oversee the development of the integrated 
plan under subsection (a)(3)(A); 
‘‘(ii) ensure that— 
‘‘(I) each Federal agency covered by the 
plan has sufficient funds requested in the Presi-
dent’s budget, as submitted under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for 
each fiscal year covered by the plan to carry out 
its responsibilities under the plan; and 
‘‘(II) the development and implementation 
of the Next Generation Air Transportation Sys-
tem remains on schedule; and 
‘‘(iii) identify and justify as part of the Presi-
dent’s budget submission any inconsistencies be-
tween the plan and amounts requested in the budg-
et. 
‘‘(7) The Associate Administrator of the Next Gen-
eration Air Transportation System shall be a voting mem-
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ber of the Joint Resources Council of the Federal Aviation 
Administration.’’. 
(b) INTEGRATED PLAN.—Section 709(b) of such Act 
(117 Stat. 2583) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
striking ‘‘beyond those currently included in the 
Federal Aviation Administration’s operational evo-
lution plan’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(3); 
(3) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (4) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) a multiagency integrated work plan for the 
Next Generation Air Transportation System that in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) an outline of the activities required to 
achieve the end-state architecture, as expressed 
in the concept of operations and enterprise ar-
chitecture documents, that identifies each Fed-
eral agency or other entity responsible for each 
activity in the outline; 
‘‘(B) details on a year-by-year basis of spe-
cific accomplishments, activities, research re-
quirements, rulemakings, policy decisions, and 
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other milestones of progress for each Federal 
agency or entity conducting activities relating to 
the Next Generation Air Transportation Sys-
tem; 
‘‘(C) for each element of the Next Genera-
tion Air Transportation System, an outline, on 
a year-by-year basis, of what is to be accom-
plished in that year toward meeting the Next 
Generation Air Transportation System’s end- 
state architecture, as expressed in the concept 
of operations and enterprise architecture docu-
ments, as well as identifying each Federal agen-
cy or other entity that will be responsible for 
each component of any research, development, 
or implementation program; 
‘‘(D) an estimate of all necessary expendi-
tures on a year-by-year basis, including a state-
ment of each Federal agency or entity’s respon-
sibility for costs and available resources, for 
each stage of development from the basic re-
search stage through the demonstration and im-
plementation phase; and 
‘‘(E) a clear explanation of how each step 
in the development of the Next Generation Air 
Transportation System will lead to the following 
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step and of the implications of not successfully 
completing a step in the time period described 
in the integrated work plan.’’. 
(c) OPERATIONAL EVOLUTION PARTNERSHIP.—Sec-
tion 709(d) of such Act (117 Stat. 2584) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(d) OPERATIONAL EVOLUTION PARTNERSHIP.— 
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall develop and publish annually the document known 
as the ‘Operational Evolution Partnership’, or any suc-
cessor document, that provides a detailed description of 
how the agency is implementing the Next Generation Air 
Transportation System.’’. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
709(e) of such Act (117 Stat. 2584) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2011’’. 
SEC. 203. NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SEN-
IOR POLICY COMMITTEE. 
(a) MEETINGS.—Section 710(a) of Vision 100—Cen-
tury of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 
note; 117 Stat. 2584) is amended by inserting before the 
period at the end the following ‘‘and shall meet at least 
twice each year’’. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 710 of such Act (117 
Stat. 2584) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than one year after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, and annually thereafter on the date of 
submission of the President’s budget request to Con-
gress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United 
States Code, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
Committee on Science of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report summarizing 
the progress made in carrying out the integrated 
work plan required by section 709(b)(5) and any 
changes in that plan. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 
‘‘(A) a copy of the updated integrated 
work plan; 
‘‘(B) a description of the progress made in 
carrying out the integrated work plan and any 
changes in that plan, including any changes 
based on funding shortfalls and limitations set 
by the Office of Management and Budget; 
‘‘(C) a detailed description of— 
‘‘(i) the success or failure of each item 
of the integrated work plan for the pre-
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