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provision of insurance policies under 
this chapter from September 22, 
2001, through December 31, 2021.’’. 
SEC. 702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO LIMIT THIRD- 
PARTY LIABILITY OF AIR CARRIERS ARISING 
OUT OF ACTS OF TERRORISM. 
The first sentence of section 44303(b) is amended by 
striking ‘‘ending on’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the 
Secretary may certify’’ and inserting ‘‘ending on Decem-
ber 31, 2013, the Secretary may certify’’. 
SEC. 703. CLARIFICATION OF REINSURANCE AUTHORITY. 
The second sentence of section 44304 is amended by 
striking ‘‘the carrier’’ and inserting ‘‘any insurance car-
rier’’. 
SEC. 704. USE OF INDEPENDENT CLAIMS ADJUSTERS. 
The second sentence of section 44308(c)(1) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘agent’’ and inserting ‘‘agent, or a claims 
adjuster who is independent of the underwriting agent,’’. 
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 801. DISCLOSURE OF DATA TO FEDERAL AGENCIES IN 
INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY. 
Section 40119(b) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(4) Section 552a of title 5 shall not apply to disclo-
sures that the Administrator may make from the systems 
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of records of the Administration to any Federal law en-
forcement, intelligence, protective service, immigration, or 
national security official in order to assist the official re-
ceiving the information in the performance of official du-
ties.’’. 
SEC. 802. 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 and 
database systems 
‘‘(a) ACCESS
TO RECORDS
AND DATABASE SYS-
TEMS.— 
‘‘(1) 
ACCESS
TO
INFORMATION.—Notwith-
standing section 534 of title 28, and regulations 
issued to implement such section, the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration may have di-
rect access to a system of documented criminal jus-
tice information maintained by the Department of 
Justice or by a State, but may do so only for the 
purpose of carrying out civil and administrative re-
sponsibilities of the Administration to protect the 
safety and security of the national airspace system 
or to support the missions of the Department of 
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Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, and 
other law enforcement agencies. 
‘‘(2) RELEASE OF INFORMATION.—In accessing 
a system referred to in paragraph (1), the Adminis-
trator shall be subject to the same conditions and 
procedures established by the Department of Justice 
or the State for other governmental agencies with di-
rect access to the system. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Administrator may not 
use the direct access authorized under paragraph (1) 
to conduct criminal investigations. 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES.—The Administrator 
shall designate, by order, employees of the Administration 
who shall carry out the authority described in subsection 
(a). The designated employees may— 
‘‘(1) have direct access to and receive criminal 
history, driver, vehicle, and other law enforcement 
information contained in the law enforcement data-
bases of the Department of Justice, or any jurisdic-
tion of a State, in the same manner as a police offi-
cer employed by a State or local authority of that 
State who is certified or commissioned under the 
laws of that State; 
‘‘(2) use any radio, data link, or warning sys-
tem of the Federal Government, and of any jurisdic-
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tion in a State, that provides information about 
wanted persons, be-on-the-lookout notices, warrant 
status, or other officer safety information to which 
a police officer employed by a State or local author-
ity in that State who is certified or commissioned 
under the laws of that State has direct access and 
in the same manner as such police officer; and 
‘‘(3) receive Federal, State, or local government 
communications with a police officer employed by a 
State or local authority in that State in the same 
manner as a police officer employed by a State or 
local authority in that State who is commissioned 
under the laws of that State. 
‘‘(c) SYSTEM OF DOCUMENTED CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
INFORMATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘sys-
tem of documented criminal justice information’ means 
any law enforcement database, system, or communication 
containing information concerning identification, criminal 
history, arrests, convictions, arrest warrants, wanted or 
missing persons, including the National Crime Informa-
tion Center and its incorporated criminal history data-
bases and the National Law Enforcement Telecommuni-
cations System.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 401 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘40130. FAA access to criminal history records and database systems.’’. 
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SEC. 803. CIVIL PENALTIES TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
Section 46301 is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) by inserting ‘‘chap-
ter 451,’’ before ‘‘section 47107(b)’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(5)(A)(i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or chapter 449’’ and in-
serting ‘‘chapter 449’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘44909)’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or chapter 451’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘44723)’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, chapter 451 (except section 45107)’’; 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘44909),’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘section 45107,’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘46302’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 46302’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘46303’’ and inserting 
‘‘section 46303’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f)(1)(A)(i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or chapter 449’’ and in-
serting ‘‘chapter 449’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘44909)’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or chapter 451’’. 
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SEC. 804. REALIGNMENT AND CONSOLIDATION OF FAA 
SERVICES AND FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 445 is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 44518. Realignment and consolidation of FAA serv-
ices and facilities 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es-
tablish a fair process that will result in the realignment 
and consolidation of FAA services and facilities to help 
reduce capital, operating, maintenance, and administrative 
costs and facilitate Next Generation Air Transportation 
System air traffic control modernization efforts without 
adversely affecting safety. 
‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the require-
ments of this section, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall realign and consolidate FAA 
services and facilities pursuant to recommendations made 
by the Aviation Facilities and Services Board established 
under subsection (g). 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATOR’S RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PROPOSED CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall develop proposed criteria for use by the 
Administrator in making recommendations for 
the realignment and consolidation of FAA serv-
ices and facilities under this section. 
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‘‘(B) PUBLICATION; TRANSMITTAL TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Administrator 
shall publish the proposed criteria in the Fed-
eral Register and transmit the proposed criteria 
to the congressional committees of interest. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE
AND
COMMENT.—The Ad-
ministrator shall provide an opportunity for 
public comment on the proposed criteria for a 
period of at least 30 days and shall include no-
tice of that opportunity in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(2) FINAL CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall establish final criteria based on the pro-
posed criteria developed under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION; TRANSMITTAL TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this section, the Administrator 
shall publish the final criteria in the Federal 
Register and transmit the final criteria to the 
congressional committees of interest. 
‘‘(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall make recommendations for the realign-
ment and consolidation of FAA services and fa-
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cilities under this section based on the final cri-
teria established under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The recommendations 
shall consist of a list of FAA services and facili-
ties for realignment and consolidation, together 
with a justification for each service and facility 
included on the list. 
‘‘(C) 
PUBLICATION; 
TRANSMITTAL
TO 
BOARD
AND
CONGRESS.—Not later than 120 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator shall publish the rec-
ommendations in the Federal Register and 
transmit the recommendations to the Board 
and the congressional committees of interest. 
‘‘(D) INFORMATION.—The Administrator 
shall make available to the Board and the 
Comptroller General all information used by the 
Administrator in establishing the recommenda-
tions. 
‘‘(E) ADDITIONAL
RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
The Administrator is authorized to make addi-
tional recommendations under this paragraph 
every 2 years. 
‘‘(d) BOARD’S REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) PUBLIC
HEARINGS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of receipt of the Administrator’s 
recommendations under subsection (c), the Board 
shall conduct public hearings on the recommenda-
tions. 
‘‘(2) BOARD’S RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Based on 
the Board’s review and analysis of the Adminis-
trator’s recommendations and any public com-
ments received under paragraph (1), the Board 
shall develop a report containing the Board’s 
findings and conclusions concerning the Admin-
istrator’s recommendations, together with the 
Board’s recommendations for realignment and 
consolidation of FAA services and facilities. The 
Board shall explain and justify in the report 
any recommendation made by the Board that 
differs from a recommendation made by the Ad-
ministrator. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION
IN
FEDERAL
REG-
ISTER; TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 60 days after the date of receipt of the 
Administrator’s recommendations under sub-
section (c), the Board shall publish the report 
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in the Federal Register and transmit the report 
to the congressional committees of interest. 
‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE
OF
COMPTROLLER
GEN-
ERAL.—The Comptroller General shall assist the 
Board, to the extent requested by the Board, in the 
Board’s review and analysis of the Administrator’s 
recommendations. 
‘‘(e) REALIGNMENT AND CONSOLIDATION OF FAA 
SERVICES AND FACILITIES.—Subject to subsection (f), 
the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) realign or consolidate the FAA services 
and facilities recommended for realignment or con-
solidation by the Board in a report transmitted 
under subsection (d); 
‘‘(2) initiate all such realignments and consoli-
dations not later than one year after the date of the 
report; and 
‘‘(3) complete all such realignments and con-
solidations not later than 3 years after the date of 
the report. 
‘‘(f) CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may not 
carry out a recommendation of the Board for re-
alignment or consolidation of FAA services and fa-
cilities that is included in a report transmitted under 
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subsection (d) if a joint resolution of disapproval is 
enacted disapproving such recommendation before 
the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) the last day of the 30-day period be-
ginning on the date of the report; or 
‘‘(B) the adjournment of Congress sine die 
for the session during which the report is trans-
mitted. 
‘‘(2) COMPUTATION
OF
30-DAY
PERIOD.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the days on which ei-
ther house of Congress is not in session because of 
an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day cer-
tain shall be excluded in computation of the 30-day 
period. 
‘‘(g) AVIATION FACILITIES AND SERVICES BOARD.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
Secretary of Transportation shall establish an inde-
pendent board to be known as the ‘Aviation Facili-
ties and Services Board’. 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com-
posed of the following members: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary (or a designee of the 
Secretary), who shall be the Chair of the Board. 
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