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(e) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the National Academy of 
Sciences shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a report on the results of the study. 
SEC. 608. ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR AIR 
TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall conduct a study to assess the 
adequacy of training programs for air traffic controllers. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall include— 
(1) a review of the current training system for 
air traffic controllers; 
(2) an analysis of the competencies required of 
air traffic controllers for successful performance in 
the current air traffic control environment; 
(3) an analysis of competencies required of air 
traffic controllers as the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration transitions to the Next Generation Air 
Transportation System; and 
(4) an analysis of various training approaches 
available to satisfy the controller competencies iden-
tified under paragraphs (2) and (3).
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report on the results of the study. 
SEC. 609. COLLEGIATE TRAINING INITIATIVE STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall conduct a study on training op-
tions for graduates of the Collegiate Training Initiative 
program conducted under section 44506(c) of title 49 
United States Code. The study shall analyze the impact 
of providing as an alternative to the current training pro-
vided at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center of the 
Administration a new controller orientation session for 
graduates of such programs at the Mike Monroney Aero-
nautical Center followed by on-the-job training for newly 
hired air traffic controllers who are graduates of such pro-
gram and shall include— 
(1) the cost effectiveness of such an alternative 
training approach; and 
(2) the effect that such an alternative training 
approach would have on the overall quality of train-
ing received by graduates of such programs.
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report on the results of the study. 
SEC. 610. FAA TASK FORCE ON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FA-
CILITY CONDITIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a special 
task force to be known as the ‘‘FAA Task Force on Air 
Traffic Control Facility Conditions’’ (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The Task Force shall be 
composed of 12 members of whom— 
(A) 8 members shall be appointed by the 
Administrator; and 
(B) 4 members shall be appointed by labor 
unions representing employees who work at 
field facilities of the Administration. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Of the members ap-
pointed by the Administrator under paragraph 
(1)(A)—
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(A) 4 members shall be specialists on toxic 
mold abatement, ‘‘sick building syndrome,’’ and 
other hazardous building conditions that can 
lead to employee health concerns and shall be 
appointed by the Administrator in consultation 
with the Director of the National Institute for 
Occupational Safety and Health; and 
(B) 2 members shall be specialists on the 
rehabilitation of aging buildings. 
(3) TERMS.—Members shall be appointed for 
the life of the Task Force. 
(4) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Task Force 
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 Administrator shall des-
ignate, from among the individuals appointed under sub-
section (b)(1), an individual to serve as chairperson of the 
Task Force. 
(d) TASK FORCE PERSONNEL MATTERS.—
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(1) STAFF.—The Task Force 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 of the Task Force, the 
head of any department or agency of the United 
States may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of 
the personnel of that department or agency to the 
Task Force to assist it in carrying out its duties 
under this section. 
(3) OTHER
STAFF
AND
SUPPORT.—Upon re-
quest of the Task Force or a panel of the Task 
Force, the Administrator shall provide the Task 
Force or panel with professional and administrative 
staff and other support, on a reimbursable basis, to 
the Task Force to assist it in carrying out its duties 
under this section. 
(e) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA.—The Task Force 
may secure directly from any department or agency of the 
United States information (other than information re-
quired by any statute of the United States to be kept con-
fidential by such department or agency) necessary for the 
Task Force to carry out its duties under this section. 
Upon request of the chairperson of the Task Force, the
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head of that department or agency shall furnish such in-
formation to the Task Force. 
(f) DUTIES.— 
(1) STUDY.—The Task Force shall undertake a 
study of— 
(A) the conditions of all air traffic control 
facilities across the Nation, including towers, 
centers, and terminal radar air control; 
(B) reports from employees of the Admin-
istration relating to respiratory ailments and 
other health conditions resulting from exposure 
to mold, asbestos, poor air quality, radiation 
and facility-related hazards in facilities of the 
Administration; 
(C) conditions of such facilities that could 
interfere with such employees’ ability to effec-
tively and safely perform their duties; 
(D) the ability of managers and super-
visors of such employees to promptly document 
and seek remediation for unsafe facility condi-
tions; 
(E) whether employees of the Administra-
tion who report facility-related illnesses are 
treated fairly;
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(F) utilization of scientifically-approved re-
mediation techniques in a timely fashion once 
hazardous conditions are identified in a facility 
of the Administration; and 
(G) resources allocated to facility mainte-
nance and renovation by the Administration. 
(2) FACILITY CONDITION INDICIES (FCI).—The 
Task Force shall review the facility condition 
indicies of the Administration (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘FCI’’) for inclusion in the rec-
ommendations under subsection (g). 
(g) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based on the results of 
the study and review of the FCI under subsection (f), the 
Task Force shall make recommendations as it considers 
necessary to— 
(1) prioritize those facilities needing the most 
immediate attention in order of the greatest risk to 
employee health and safety; 
(2) ensure that the Administration is using sci-
entifically approved remediation techniques in all fa-
cilities; and 
(3) assist the Administration in making pro-
grammatic changes so that aging air traffic control 
facilities do not deteriorate to unsafe levels.
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(h) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
on which initial appointments of members to the Task 
Force are completed, the Task Force shall submit to the 
Administrator, the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives, and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report on the activities of the Task Force, 
including the recommendations of the Task Force under 
subsection (g). 
(i) IMPLEMENTATION.—Within 30 days of the receipt 
of the Task Force report under subsection (h), the Admin-
istrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
of the Senate a report that includes a plan and timeline 
to implement the recommendations of the Task Force and 
to align future budgets and priorities of the Administra-
tion accordingly. 
(j) TERMINATION.—The Task Force shall terminate 
on the last day of the 30-day period beginning on the date 
on which the report under subsection (h) was submitted. 
(k) APPLICABILITY
OF
THE FEDERAL ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ACT.—The Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Task Force.
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(l) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Transportation $250,000 to carry out this section. 
TITLE VII—AVIATION 
INSURANCE 
SEC. 701. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 
(a) EXTENSION OF POLICIES.—Section 44302(f)(1) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘August 31, 2006’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘September 30, 2011’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2006’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
(b) SUCCESSOR
PROGRAM.—Section 44302(f) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SUCCESSOR PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—After December 31, 
2017, coverage for the risks specified in a policy 
that has been extended under paragraph (1) 
shall be provided in an airline industry spon-
sored risk retention or other risk-sharing ar-
rangement approved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) TRANSFER OF PREMIUMS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—On December 31, 
2017, and except as provided in clause (ii), 
premiums that are collected by the Sec-
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retary from the airline industry after Sep-
tember 22, 2001, for any policy under this 
subsection, and interest earned thereon, as 
determined by the Secretary, shall be 
transferred to an airline industry spon-
sored risk retention or other risk-sharing 
arrangement approved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(ii) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT 
TRANSFERRED.—The amount transferred 
pursuant to clause (i) shall be less— 
‘‘(I) the amount of any claims 
paid out on such policies from Sep-
tember 22, 2001, through December 
31, 2017; 
‘‘(II) the amount of any claims 
pending under such policies as of De-
cember 31, 2017; and 
‘‘(III) the cost, as determined by 
the Secretary, of administering the 
provision of insurance policies under 
this chapter from September 22, 
2001, through December 31, 2017.’’.
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SEC. 702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO LIMIT THIRD 
PARTY LIABILITY OF AIR CARRIERS ARISING 
OUT OF ACTS OF TERRORISM. 
Section 44303(b) is amended by striking ‘‘December 
31, 2006’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2012’’. 
SEC. 703. CLARIFICATION OF REINSURANCE AUTHORITY. 
Section 44304 is amended in the second sentence by 
striking ‘‘the carrier’’ and inserting ‘‘any insurance car-
rier’’. 
SEC. 704. USE OF INDEPENDENT CLAIMS ADJUSTERS. 
Section 44308(c)(1) is amended in the second sen-
tence by striking ‘‘agent’’ and inserting ‘‘agent, or a 
claims adjuster who is independent of the underwriting 
agent,’’. 
SEC. 705. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM AUTHORITY. 
Section 44310 is amended by striking ‘‘March 30, 
2008’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2017’’. 
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 801. AIR CARRIER CITIZENSHIP. 
Section 40102(a)(15) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘For purposes of subparagraph (C), an air carrier 
shall not be deemed to be under the actual control 
of citizens of the United States unless citizens of the 
United States control all matters pertaining to the 
business and structure of the air carrier, including
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operational matters such as marketing, branding, 
fleet composition, route selection, pricing, and labor 
relations.’’. 
SEC. 802. DISCLOSURE OF DATA TO FEDERAL AGENCIES IN 
INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY. 
Section 40119(b) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION ON APPLICABILITY OF FREE-
DOM OF INFORMATION ACT.—Section 552a of title 5, 
United States Code, shall not apply to disclosures 
that the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration may make from the systems of records 
of the Administration to any Federal law enforce-
ment, intelligence, protective service, immigration, or 
national security official in order to assist the offi-
cial receiving the information in the performance of 
official duties.’’. 
SEC. 803. FAA ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS 
AND DATABASE SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 401 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 40130. FAA access to criminal history records or 
databases systems 
‘‘(a) ACCESS
TO RECORDS
OR DATABASES SYS-
TEMS.—