H. Res. 1082 
In the House of Representatives, U. S., 
September 26, 2018. 
Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution the 
House shall be considered to have taken from the Speaker’s 
table the bill, H.R. 302, with the Senate amendment thereto, 
and to have concurred in the Senate amendment with the fol-
lowing amendment: 
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill, insert 
the following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2018’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
DIVISION A—SPORTS MEDICINE LICENSURE 
Sec. 11. Short title. 
Sec. 12. Protections for covered sports medicine professionals. 
DIVISION B—FAA REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2018 
Sec. 101. Definition of appropriate committees of Congress. 
TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS
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Subtitle A—Funding of FAA Programs 
Sec. 111. Airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning 
and programs. 
Sec. 112. Facilities and equipment. 
Sec. 113. FAA operations. 
Sec. 114. Weather reporting programs. 
Sec. 115. Adjustment to AIP program funding. 
Sec. 116. Funding for aviation programs. 
Sec. 117. Extension of expiring authorities. 
Subtitle B—Passenger Facility Charges 
Sec. 121. Passenger facility charge modernization. 
Sec. 122. Future aviation infrastructure and financing study. 
Sec. 123. Intermodal access projects. 
Subtitle C—Airport Improvement Program Modifications 
Sec. 131. Grant assurances. 
Sec. 132. Mothers’ rooms. 
Sec. 133. Contract Tower Program. 
Sec. 134. Government share of project costs. 
Sec. 135. Updated veterans’ preference. 
Sec. 136. Use of State highway specifications. 
Sec. 137. Former military airports. 
Sec. 138. Eligibility of CCTV projects for airport improvement program. 
Sec. 139. State block grant program expansion. 
Sec. 140. Non-movement area surveillance pilot program. 
Sec. 141. Property conveyance releases. 
Sec. 142. Study regarding technology usage at airports. 
Sec. 143. Study on airport revenue diversion. 
Sec. 144. GAO study on the effect of granting an exclusive right of aero-
nautical services to an airport sponsor. 
Sec. 145. Sense of Congress on smart airports. 
Sec. 146. Critical airfield markings. 
Sec. 147. General facilities authority. 
Sec. 148. Recycling plans; uncategorized small airports. 
Sec. 149. Evaluation of airport master plans. 
Sec. 150. Definition of small business concern. 
Sec. 151. Small airport regulation relief. 
Sec. 152. Construction of certain control towers. 
Sec. 153. Nondiscrimination. 
Sec. 154. Definition of airport development. 
Sec. 155. General aviation airport expired funds. 
Sec. 156. Priority review of construction projects in cold weather States. 
Sec. 157. Minority and disadvantaged business participation. 
Sec. 158. Supplemental discretionary funds. 
Sec. 159. State taxation. 
Sec. 160. Airport investment partnership program. 
Sec. 161. Remote tower pilot program for rural and small communities. 
Sec. 162. Airport access roads in remote locations. 
Sec. 163. Limited regulation of non-federally sponsored property. 
Sec. 164. Seasonal airports. 
Sec. 165. Amendments to definitions. 
Sec. 166. Pilot program sunsets.
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Sec. 167. Buy America requirements. 
Subtitle D—Airport Noise and Environmental Streamlining 
Sec. 171. Funding eligibility for airport energy efficiency assessments. 
Sec. 172. Authorization of certain flights by stage 2 aircraft. 
Sec. 173. Alternative airplane noise metric evaluation deadline. 
Sec. 174. Updating airport noise exposure maps. 
Sec. 175. Addressing community noise concerns. 
Sec. 176. Community involvement in FAA NextGen projects located in 
metroplexes. 
Sec. 177. Lead emissions. 
Sec. 178. Terminal sequencing and spacing. 
Sec. 179. Airport noise mitigation and safety study. 
Sec. 180. Regional ombudsmen. 
Sec. 181. FAA leadership on civil supersonic aircraft. 
Sec. 182. Mandatory use of the New York North Shore Helicopter Route. 
Sec. 183. State standards for airport pavements. 
Sec. 184. Eligibility of pilot program airports. 
Sec. 185. Grandfathering of certain deed agreements granting through-the- 
fence access to general aviation airports. 
Sec. 186. Stage 3 aircraft study. 
Sec. 187. Aircraft noise exposure. 
Sec. 188. Study regarding day-night average sound levels. 
Sec. 189. Study on potential health and economic impacts of overflight noise. 
Sec. 190. Environmental mitigation pilot program. 
Sec. 191. Extending aviation development streamlining. 
Sec. 192. Zero-emission vehicles and technology. 
TITLE II—FAA SAFETY CERTIFICATION REFORM 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 201. Definitions. 
Sec. 202. Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee. 
Subtitle B—Aircraft Certification Reform 
Sec. 211. Aircraft certification performance objectives and metrics. 
Sec. 212. Organization designation authorizations. 
Sec. 213. ODA review. 
Sec. 214. Type certification resolution process. 
Sec. 215. Review of certification process for small general aviation airplanes. 
Sec. 216. ODA staffing and oversight. 
Subtitle C—Flight Standards Reform 
Sec. 221. Flight standards performance objectives and metrics. 
Sec. 222. FAA task force on flight standards reform. 
Sec. 223. Centralized safety guidance database. 
Sec. 224. Regulatory Consistency Communications Board. 
Subtitle D—Safety Workforce 
Sec. 231. Safety workforce training strategy. 
Sec. 232. Workforce review. 
Subtitle E—International Aviation
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Sec. 241. Promotion of United States aerospace standards, products, and serv-
ices abroad. 
Sec. 242. Bilateral exchanges of safety oversight responsibilities. 
Sec. 243. FAA leadership abroad. 
Sec. 244. Registration, certification, and related fees. 
TITLE III—SAFETY 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 301. Definitions. 
Sec. 302. FAA technical training. 
Sec. 303. Safety critical staffing. 
Sec. 304. International efforts regarding tracking of civil aircraft. 
Sec. 305. Aircraft data access and retrieval systems. 
Sec. 306. Advanced cockpit displays. 
Sec. 307. Emergency medical equipment on passenger aircraft. 
Sec. 308. FAA and NTSB review of general aviation safety. 
Sec. 309. Call to action airline engine safety review. 
Sec. 310. Sense of Congress on access to air carrier flight decks. 
Sec. 311. Part 135 accident and incident data. 
Sec. 312. Sense of Congress; pilot in command authority. 
Sec. 313. Report on conspicuity needs for surface vehicles operating on the 
airside of air carrier served airports. 
Sec. 314. Helicopter air ambulance operations data and reports. 
Sec. 315. Aviation rulemaking committee for part 135 pilot rest and duty rules. 
Sec. 316. Report on obsolete test equipment. 
Sec. 317. Helicopter fuel system safety. 
Sec. 318. Applicability of medical certification standards to operators of air bal-
loons. 
Sec. 319. Designated pilot examiner reforms. 
Sec. 320. Voluntary reports of operational or maintenance issues related to 
aviation safety. 
Sec. 321. Evaluation regarding additional ground based transmitters. 
Sec. 322. Improved safety in rural areas. 
Sec. 323. Exit rows. 
Sec. 324. Comptroller General report on FAA enforcement policy. 
Sec. 325. Annual safety incident report. 
Sec. 326. Aircraft air quality. 
Sec. 327. Approach control radar. 
Sec. 328. Report on airline and passenger safety. 
Sec. 329. Performance-based standards. 
Sec. 330. Report and recommendations on certain aviation safety risks. 
Sec. 331. Review of FAA’s Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing 
System. 
Sec. 332. Airport rescue and firefighting. 
Sec. 333. Safe air transportation of lithium cells and batteries. 
Sec. 334. Runway safety. 
Sec. 335. Flight attendant duty period limitations and rest requirements. 
Sec. 336. Secondary cockpit barriers. 
Sec. 337. Aircraft cabin evacuation procedures. 
Sec. 338. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 339. Civil penalties for interference. 
Sec. 339A. National in-flight sexual misconduct task force. 
Sec. 339B. Reporting process for sexual misconduct onboard aircraft.
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Subtitle B—Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
Sec. 341. Definitions; Integration of civil unmanned aircraft systems into na-
tional airspace system. 
Sec. 342. Update of FAA comprehensive plan. 
Sec. 343. Unmanned aircraft test ranges. 
Sec. 344. Small unmanned aircraft in the Arctic. 
Sec. 345. Small unmanned aircraft safety standards. 
Sec. 346. Public unmanned aircraft systems. 
Sec. 347. Special authority for certain unmanned aircraft systems. 
Sec. 348. Carriage of property by small unmanned aircraft systems for com-
pensation or hire. 
Sec. 349. Exception for limited recreational operations of unmanned aircraft. 
Sec. 350. Use of unmanned aircraft systems at institutions of higher education. 
Sec. 351. Unmanned aircraft systems integration pilot program. 
Sec. 352. Part 107 transparency and technology improvements. 
Sec. 353. Emergency exemption process. 
Sec. 354. Treatment of unmanned aircraft operating underground. 
Sec. 355. Public UAS operations by Tribal governments. 
Sec. 356. Authorization of appropriations for Know Before You Fly campaign. 
Sec. 357. Unmanned aircraft systems privacy policy. 
Sec. 358. UAS privacy review. 
Sec. 359. Study on fire department and emergency service agency use of un-
manned aircraft systems. 
Sec. 360. Study on financing of unmanned aircraft services. 
Sec. 361. Report on UAS and chemical aerial application. 
Sec. 362. Sense of Congress regarding unmanned aircraft safety. 
Sec. 363. Prohibition regarding weapons. 
Sec. 364. U.S. Counter-UAS system review of interagency coordination proc-
esses. 
Sec. 365. Cooperation related to certain counter-UAS technology. 
Sec. 366. Strategy for responding to public safety threats and enforcement util-
ity of unmanned aircraft systems. 
Sec. 367. Incorporation of Federal Aviation Administration occupations relating 
to unmanned aircraft into veterans employment programs of 
the administration. 
Sec. 368. Public UAS access to special use airspace. 
Sec. 369. Applications for designation. 
Sec. 370. Sense of Congress on additional rulemaking authority. 
Sec. 371. Assessment of aircraft registration for small unmanned aircraft. 
Sec. 372. Enforcement. 
Sec. 373. Federal and local authorities. 
Sec. 374. Spectrum. 
Sec. 375. Federal Trade Commission authority. 
Sec. 376. Plan for full operational capability of unmanned aircraft systems 
traffic management. 
Sec. 377. Early implementation of certain UTM services. 
Sec. 378. Sense of Congress. 
Sec. 379. Commercial and governmental operators. 
Sec. 380. Transition language. 
Sec. 381. Unmanned aircraft systems in restricted buildings or grounds. 
Sec. 382. Prohibition. 
Sec. 383. Airport safety and airspace hazard mitigation and enforcement. 
Sec. 384. Unsafe operation of unmanned aircraft.
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Subtitle C—General Aviation Safety 
Sec. 391. Short title. 
Sec. 392. Expansion of Pilot’s Bill of Rights. 
Sec. 393. Notification of reexamination of certificate holders. 
Sec. 394. Expediting updates to NOTAM Program. 
Sec. 395. Accessibility of certain flight data. 
Sec. 396. Authority for legal counsel to issue certain notices. 
TITLE IV—AIR SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS 
Subtitle A—Airline Customer Service Improvements 
Sec. 401. Definitions. 
Sec. 402. Reliable air service in American Samoa. 
Sec. 403. Cell phone voice communication ban. 
Sec. 404. Improved notification of insecticide use. 
Sec. 405. Consumer complaints hotline. 
Sec. 406. Consumer information on actual flight times. 
Sec. 407. Training policies regarding racial, ethnic, and religious non-
discrimination. 
Sec. 408. Training on human trafficking for certain staff. 
Sec. 409. Prohibitions against smoking on passenger flights. 
Sec. 410. Report on baggage reporting requirements. 
Sec. 411. Enforcement of aviation consumer protection rules. 
Sec. 412. Strollers. 
Sec. 413. Causes of airline delays or cancellations. 
Sec. 414. Involuntary changes to itineraries. 
Sec. 415. Extension of Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protection. 
Sec. 416. Online access to aviation consumer protection information. 
Sec. 417. Protection of pets on airplanes. 
Sec. 418. Advisory committee on air ambulance and patient billing. 
Sec. 419. Air ambulance complaints to the Department of Transportation. 
Sec. 420. Report to Congress on air ambulance oversight. 
Sec. 421. Refunds for other fees that are not honored by a covered air carrier. 
Sec. 422. Advance boarding during pregnancy . 
Sec. 423. Consumer complaint process improvement. 
Sec. 424. Aviation consumer advocate. 
Sec. 425. TICKETS Act. 
Sec. 426. Report on availability of lavatories on commercial aircraft. 
Sec. 427. Consumer protection requirements relating to large ticket agents. 
Sec. 428. Widespread disruptions. 
Sec. 429. Passenger rights. 
Subtitle B—Aviation Consumers With Disabilities 
Sec. 431. Aviation consumers with disabilities study. 
Sec. 432. Study on in-cabin wheelchair restraint systems. 
Sec. 433. Improving wheelchair assistance for individuals with disabilities . 
Sec. 434. Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights. 
Sec. 435. Sense of Congress regarding equal access for individuals with disabil-
ities. 
Sec. 436. Civil penalties relating to harm to passengers with disabilities. 
Sec. 437. Harmonization of service animal standards. 
Sec. 438. Review of practices for ticketing, pre-flight seat assignments, and 
stowing of assistive devices for passengers with disabilities.
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Sec. 439. Advisory committee on the air travel needs of passengers with disabil-
ities. 
Sec. 440. Regulations ensuring assistance for passengers with disabilities in air 
transportation. 
Sec. 441. Transparency for disabled passengers. 
Subtitle C—Small Community Air Service 
Sec. 451. Essential air service authorization. 
Sec. 452. Study on essential air service reform. 
Sec. 453. Air transportation to noneligible places. 
Sec. 454. Inspector general review of service and oversight of unsubsidized car-
riers. 
Sec. 455. Small community air service. 
Sec. 456. Waivers. 
Sec. 457. Extension of final order establishing mileage adjustment eligibility. 
Sec. 458. Reduction in subsidy-per-passenger. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 501. Definitions. 
Sec. 502. Report on air traffic control modernization. 
Sec. 503. Return on investment report. 
Sec. 504. Air traffic control operational contingency plans. 
Sec. 505. 2020 ADS-B Out mandate plan. 
Sec. 506. Securing aircraft avionics systems. 
Sec. 507. Human factors. 
Sec. 508. Programmatic risk management. 
Sec. 509. Review of FAA strategic cybersecurity plan. 
Sec. 510. Consolidation and realignment of FAA services and facilities. 
Sec. 511. FAA review and reform. 
Sec. 512. Air shows. 
Sec. 513. Part 91 review, reform, and streamlining. 
Sec. 514. Aircraft leasing. 
Sec. 515. Pilots sharing flight expenses with passengers. 
Sec. 516. Terminal Aerodrome Forecast. 
Sec. 517. Public aircraft eligible for logging flight times. 
Sec. 518. Aircraft Registry Office. 
Sec. 519. FAA data transparency. 
Sec. 520. Intra-agency coordination. 
Sec. 521. Administrative Services Franchise Fund. 
Sec. 522. Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast. 
Sec. 523. Contract weather observers. 
Sec. 524. Regions and centers. 
Sec. 525. Geosynthetic materials. 
Sec. 526. National Airmail Museum. 
Sec. 527. Status of agreement between FAA and Little Rock Port Authority. 
Sec. 528. Briefing on aircraft diversions from Los Angeles International Air-
port to Hawthorne Municipal Airport. 
Sec. 529. TFR report. 
Sec. 530. Air traffic services at aviation events. 
Sec. 531. Application of veterans’ preference to Federal Aviation Administra-
tion personnel management system. 
Sec. 532. Clarification of requirements for living history flights. 
Sec. 533. Review and reform of FAA performance management system. 
Sec. 534. NextGen delivery study.
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Sec. 535. Study on allergic reactions. 
Sec. 536. Oxygen mask design study. 
Sec. 537. Air cargo study. 
Sec. 538. Sense of Congress on preventing the transportation of disease-car-
rying mosquitoes and other insects on commercial aircraft. 
Sec. 539. Technical corrections. 
Sec. 540. Report on illegal charter flights. 
Sec. 541. Use of NASA’s super guppy aircraft for commercial transport. 
Sec. 542. Prohibited airspace assessment. 
Sec. 543. Report on multiagency use of airspace and environmental review. 
Sec. 544. Agency procurement reporting requirements. 
Sec. 545. FAA organizational reform. 
Sec. 546.
FAA Civil Aviation Registry upgrade. 
Sec. 547. Enhanced air traffic services. 
Sec. 548. Sense of Congress on artificial intelligence in aviation. 
Sec. 549. Study on cybersecurity workforce of FAA. 
Sec. 550. Treatment of multiyear lessees of large and turbine-powered multien-
gine aircraft. 
Sec. 551. Employee Assault Prevention and Response Plans. 
Sec. 552. Study on training of customer-facing air carrier employees. 
Sec. 553. Automated weather observing systems policy. 
Sec. 554. Prioritizing and supporting the Human Intervention Motivation 
Study (HIMS) program and the Flight Attendant Drug and 
Alcohol Program (FADAP). 
Sec. 555. Cost-effectiveness analysis of equipment rental. 
Sec. 556. Aircraft registration. 
Sec. 557. Requirement to consult with stakeholders in defining scope and re-
quirements for future flight service program. 
Sec. 558. Federal Aviation Administration performance measures and targets. 
Sec. 559. Report on plans for air traffic control facilities in the New York City 
and Newark region. 
Sec. 560. Work plan for the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Metropolitan 
Area Airspace Project. 
Sec. 561. Annual report on inclusion of disabled veteran leave in personnel 
management system. 
Sec. 562. Enhanced surveillance capability. 
Sec. 563. Access of air carriers to information about applicants to be pilots 
from national driver register. 
Sec. 564. Regulatory reform. 
Sec. 565. Aviation fuel. 
Sec. 566. Right to privacy when using air traffic control system. 
Sec. 567. Federal Aviation Administration workforce review. 
Sec. 568. Review of approval process for use of large air tankers and very large 
air tankers for wildland firefighting. 
Sec. 569. FAA technical workforce. 
Sec. 570. Study on airport credit assistance. 
Sec. 571. Spectrum availability. 
Sec. 572. Special review relating to air space changes. 
Sec. 573. Reimbursement for immigration inspections. 
Sec. 574. FAA employees in Guam. 
Sec. 575. GAO study on airline computer network disruptions. 
Sec. 576. Tower marking. 
Sec. 577. Minimum dimensions for passenger seats. 
Sec. 578. Judicial review for proposed alternative environmental review and ap-
proval procedures.
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Sec. 579. Regulatory streamlining. 
Sec. 580. Spaceports. 
Sec. 581. Special rule for certain aircraft operations (space support vehicles). 
Sec. 582. Portability of repairman certificates. 
Sec. 583. Undeclared hazardous materials public awareness campaign. 
Sec. 584. Liability protection for volunteer pilots who fly for the public benefit. 
TITLE VI—AVIATION WORKFORCE 
Subtitle A—Youth in Aviation 
Sec. 601. Student outreach report. 
Sec. 602. Youth Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force. 
Subtitle B—Women in Aviation 
Sec. 611. Sense of Congress regarding women in aviation. 
Sec. 612. Supporting women’s involvement in the aviation field. 
Subtitle C—Future of Aviation Workforce 
Sec. 621. Aviation and aerospace workforce of the future. 
Sec. 622. Aviation and aerospace workforce of the future study. 
Sec. 623. Sense of Congress on hiring veterans. 
Sec. 624. Aviation maintenance industry technical workforce. 
Sec. 625. Aviation workforce development programs. 
Subtitle D—Unmanned Aircraft Systems Workforce 
Sec. 631. Community and technical college centers of excellence in small un-
manned aircraft system technology training. 
Sec. 632. Collegiate training initiative program for unmanned aircraft systems. 
TITLE VII—FLIGHT R&D ACT 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
Sec. 701. Short title. 
Sec. 702. Definitions. 
Sec. 703. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—FAA Research and Development Organization 
Sec. 711. Assistant Administrator for Research and Development. 
Sec. 712. Research advisory committee. 
Subtitle C—Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
Sec. 721. Unmanned aircraft systems research and development roadmap. 
Subtitle D—Cybersecurity and Responses to Other Threats 
Sec. 731. Cyber Testbed. 
Sec. 732. Study on the effect of extreme weather on air travel. 
Subtitle E—FAA Research and Development Activities 
Sec. 741. Research plan for the certification of new technologies into the na-
tional airspace system. 
Sec. 742. Technology review.
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Sec. 743. CLEEN aircraft and engine technology partnership. 
Sec. 744. Research and deployment of certain airfield pavement technologies. 
Subtitle F—Geospatial Data 
Sec. 751. Short title; findings. 
Sec. 752. Definitions. 
Sec. 753. Federal Geographic Data Committee. 
Sec. 754. National Geospatial Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 755. National Spatial Data Infrastructure. 
Sec. 756. National Geospatial Data Asset data themes. 
Sec. 757. Geospatial data standards. 
Sec. 758. GeoPlatform. 
Sec. 759. Covered agency responsibilities. 
Sec. 759A. Limitation on use of Federal funds. 
Sec. 759B. Savings provision. 
Sec. 759C. Private sector. 
Subtitle G—Miscellaneous 
Sec. 761. NextGen research. 
Sec. 762. Advanced Materials Center of Excellence. 
TITLE VIII—AVIATION REVENUE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 801. Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 
Sec. 802. Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 
DIVISION C—NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD 
REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2018 
Sec. 1101. Short title. 
Sec. 1102. Definitions. 
Sec. 1103. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 1104. Still images. 
Sec. 1105. Electronic records. 
Sec. 1106. Report on Most Wanted List methodology. 
Sec. 1107. Methodology. 
Sec. 1108. Multimodal accident database management system. 
Sec. 1109. Addressing the needs of families of individuals involved in accidents. 
Sec. 1110. Government Accountability Office report on investigation launch de-
cision-making processes. 
Sec. 1111. Periodic review of safety recommendations. 
Sec. 1112. General organization. 
Sec. 1113. Technical and conforming amendments. 
DIVISION D—DISASTER RECOVERY REFORM 
Sec. 1201. Short title. 
Sec. 1202. Applicability. 
Sec. 1203. Definitions. 
Sec. 1204. Wildfire prevention. 
Sec. 1205. Additional activities. 
Sec. 1206. Eligibility for code implementation and enforcement. 
Sec. 1207. Program improvements. 
Sec. 1208. Prioritization of facilities. 
Sec. 1209. Guidance on evacuation routes.
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Sec. 1210. Duplication of benefits. 
Sec. 1211. State administration of assistance for direct temporary housing and 
permanent housing construction. 
Sec. 1212. Assistance to individuals and households. 
Sec. 1213. Multifamily lease and repair assistance. 
Sec. 1214. Private nonprofit facility. 
Sec. 1215. Management costs. 
Sec. 1216. Flexibility. 
Sec. 1217. Additional disaster assistance. 
Sec. 1218. National veterinary emergency teams. 
Sec. 1219. Right of arbitration. 
Sec. 1220. Unified Federal environmental and historic preservation review. 
Sec. 1221. Closeout incentives. 
Sec. 1222. Performance of services. 
Sec. 1223. Study to streamline and consolidate information collection. 
Sec. 1224. Agency accountability. 
Sec. 1225. Audit of contracts. 
Sec. 1226. Inspector general audit of FEMA contracts for tarps and plastic 
sheeting. 
Sec. 1227. Relief organizations. 
Sec. 1228. Guidance on inundated and submerged roads. 
Sec. 1229. Extension of assistance. 
Sec. 1230. Guidance and recommendations. 
Sec. 1231. Guidance on hazard mitigation assistance. 
Sec. 1232. Local impact. 
Sec. 1233. Additional hazard mitigation activities. 
Sec. 1234. National public infrastructure predisaster hazard mitigation. 
Sec. 1235. Additional mitigation activities. 
Sec. 1236. Guidance and training by FEMA on coordination of emergency re-
sponse plans. 
Sec. 1237. Certain recoupment prohibited. 
Sec. 1238. Federal assistance to individuals and households and nonprofit fa-
cilities. 
Sec. 1239. Cost of assistance estimates. 
Sec. 1240. Report on insurance shortfalls. 
Sec. 1241. Post disaster building safety assessment. 
Sec. 1242. FEMA updates on national preparedness assessment. 
Sec. 1243. FEMA report on duplication in non-natural disaster preparedness 
grant programs. 
Sec. 1244. Study and report. 
Sec. 1245. Review of assistance for damaged underground water infrastructure. 
Sec. 1246. Extension. 
DIVISION E—CONCRETE MASONRY 
Sec. 1301. Short title. 
Sec. 1302. Declaration of policy. 
Sec. 1303. Definitions. 
Sec. 1304. Issuance of orders. 
Sec. 1305. Required terms in orders. 
Sec. 1306. Assessments. 
Sec. 1307. Referenda. 
Sec. 1308. Petition and review. 
Sec. 1309. Enforcement. 
Sec. 1310. Investigation and power to subpoena.
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Sec. 1311. Suspension or termination. 
Sec. 1312. Amendments to orders. 
Sec. 1313. Effect on other laws. 
Sec. 1314. Regulations. 
Sec. 1315. Limitation on expenditures for administrative expenses. 
Sec. 1316. Limitations on obligation of funds. 
Sec. 1317. Study and report by the Government Accountability Office. 
Sec. 1318. Study and report by the Department of Commerce. 
DIVISION F—BUILD ACT OF 2018 
Sec. 1401. Short title. 
Sec. 1402. Definitions. 
TITLE I—ESTABLISHMENT 
Sec. 1411. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 1412. United States International Development Finance Corporation. 
Sec. 1413. Management of Corporation. 
Sec. 1414. Inspector General of the Corporation. 
Sec. 1415. Independent accountability mechanism. 
TITLE II—AUTHORITIES 
Sec. 1421. Authorities relating to provision of support. 
Sec. 1422. Terms and conditions. 
Sec. 1423. Payment of losses. 
Sec. 1424. Termination. 
TITLE III—ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 1431. Operations. 
Sec. 1432. Corporate powers. 
Sec. 1433. Maximum contingent liability. 
Sec. 1434. Corporate funds. 
Sec. 1435. Coordination with other development agencies. 
TITLE IV—MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND REPORTING 
Sec. 1441. Establishment of risk and audit committees. 
Sec. 1442. Performance measures, evaluation, and learning. 
Sec. 1443. Annual report. 
Sec. 1444. Publicly available project information. 
Sec. 1445. Engagement with investors. 
Sec. 1446. Notifications to be provided by the Corporation. 
TITLE V—CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND PROHIBITIONS 
Sec. 1451. Limitations and preferences. 
Sec. 1452. Additionality and avoidance of market distortion. 
Sec. 1453. Prohibition on support in countries that support terrorism or violate 
human rights and with sanctioned persons. 
Sec. 1454. Applicability of certain provisions of law. 
TITLE VI—TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 1461. Definitions. 
Sec. 1462. Reorganization plan.
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Sec. 1463. Transfer of functions. 
Sec. 1464. Termination of Overseas Private Investment Corporation and other 
superceded authorities. 
Sec. 1465. Transitional authorities. 
Sec. 1466. Savings provisions. 
Sec. 1467. Other terminations. 
Sec. 1468. Incidental transfers. 
Sec. 1469. Reference. 
Sec. 1470. Conforming amendments. 
DIVISION G—SYRIA STUDY GROUP 
Sec. 1501. Syria Study Group. 
DIVISION H—PREVENTING EMERGING THREATS 
Sec. 1601. Short title. 
Sec. 1602. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. 
Sec. 1603. Protecting against unmanned aircraft. 
DIVISION I—SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER 
RELIEF, 2018 
Sec. 1701. Budgetary effects. 
DIVISION J—MARITIME SECURITY 
Sec. 1801. Short title. 
Sec. 1802. Definitions. 
Sec. 1803. Coordination with TSA on maritime facilities. 
Sec. 1804. Strategic plan to enhance the security of the international supply 
chain. 
Sec. 1805. Cybersecurity information sharing and coordination in ports. 
Sec. 1806. Facility inspection intervals. 
Sec. 1807. Updates of maritime operations coordination plan . 
Sec. 1808. Evaluation of Coast Guard deployable specialized forces. 
Sec. 1809. Repeal of interagency operational centers for port security and se-
cure systems of transportation. 
Sec. 1810. Duplication of efforts in the maritime domain. 
Sec. 1811. Maritime security capabilities assessments. 
Sec. 1812. Container Security Initiative. 
Sec. 1813. Maritime border security review. 
Sec. 1814. Maritime border security cooperation. 
Sec. 1815. Transportation worker identification credential appeals process. 
Sec. 1816. Technical and conforming amendments. 
DIVISION K—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
TITLE I—TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
Sec. 1901. Short title; references. 
Sec. 1902. Definitions. 
Subtitle A—Organization and Authorizations 
Sec. 1903. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 1904. Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration; 5-year 
term.
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Sec. 1905. Transportation Security Administration organization. 
Sec. 1906. Transportation Security Administration efficiency. 
Sec. 1907. Personnel management system review. 
Sec. 1908. TSA leap pay reform. 
Sec. 1909. Rank awards program for transportation security administration ex-
ecutives and senior professionals. 
Sec. 1910. Transmittals to Congress. 
Subtitle B—Security Technology 
Sec. 1911. Third party testing and verification of screening technology. 
Sec. 1912. Transportation security administration systems integration facility. 
Sec. 1913. Opportunities to pursue expanded networks for business. 
Sec. 1914. Reciprocal recognition of security standards. 
Sec. 1915. Transportation Security Laboratory. 
Sec. 1916. Innovation Task Force. 
Sec. 1917. 5-Year technology investment plan update. 
Sec. 1918. Maintenance of security-related technology. 
Sec. 1919. Biometrics expansion. 
Sec. 1920. Pilot program for automated exit lane technology. 
Sec. 1921. Authorization of appropriations; exit lane security. 
Sec. 1922. Real-time security checkpoint wait times. 
Sec. 1923. GAO report on deployment of screening technologies across airports. 
Sec. 1924. Screening technology review and performance objectives. 
Sec. 1925. Computed tomography pilot programs. 
Subtitle C—Public Area Security 
Sec. 1926. Definitions. 
Sec. 1927. Explosives detection canine capacity building. 
Sec. 1928. Third party domestic canines. 
Sec. 1929. Tracking and monitoring of canine training and testing. 
Sec. 1930. VIPR team statistics. 
Sec. 1931. Public area security working group. 
Sec. 1932. Public area best practices. 
Sec. 1933. Airport worker access controls cost and feasibility study. 
Sec. 1934. Securing airport worker access points. 
Sec. 1935. Law Enforcement Officer Reimbursement Program. 
Sec. 1936. Airport perimeter and access control security. 
Subtitle D—Passenger and Cargo Security 
Sec. 1937. PreCheck Program. 
Sec. 1938. PreCheck expedited screening. 
Sec. 1939. Trusted traveler programs; collaboration. 
Sec. 1940. Passenger security fee. 
Sec. 1941. Third party canine teams for air cargo security. 
Sec. 1942. Known Shipper Program review. 
Sec. 1943. Establishment of air cargo security division. 
Sec. 1944. Air cargo regulation review. 
Sec. 1945. GAO review. 
Sec. 1946. Screening partnership program updates. 
Sec. 1947. Screening performance assessments. 
Sec. 1948. Transportation security training programs. 
Sec. 1949. Traveler redress improvement. 
Sec. 1950. Improvements for screening of passengers with disabilities.
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Sec. 1951. Air cargo advance screening program. 
Sec. 1952. General aviation airports. 
Subtitle E—Foreign Airport Security 
Sec. 1953. Last point of departure airports; security directives. 
Sec. 1954. Last point of departure airport assessment. 
Sec. 1955. Tracking security screening equipment from last point of departure 
airports. 
Sec. 1956. International security standards. 
Sec. 1957. Aviation security in Cuba. 
Sec. 1958. Report on airports used by Mahan Air. 
Subtitle F—Cockpit and Cabin Security 
Sec. 1959. Federal air marshal service updates. 
Sec. 1960. Crew member self-defense training. 
Sec. 1961. Flight deck safety and security. 
Sec. 1962. Carriage of weapons, explosives, and incendiaries by individuals. 
Sec. 1963. Federal flight deck officer program improvements. 
Subtitle G—Surface Transportation Security 
Sec. 1964. Surface transportation security assessment and implementation of 
risk-based strategy. 
Sec. 1965. Risk-based budgeting and resource allocation. 
Sec. 1966. Surface transportation security management and interagency coordi-
nation review. 
Sec. 1967. Transparency. 
Sec. 1968. TSA counterterrorism asset deployment. 
Sec. 1969. Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 1970. Review of the explosives detection canine team program. 
Sec. 1971. Expansion of national explosives detection canine team program. 
Sec. 1972. Study on security standards and best practices for passenger trans-
portation systems. 
Sec. 1973. Amtrak security upgrades. 
Sec. 1974. Passenger rail vetting. 
Sec. 1975. Study on surface transportation inspectors. 
Sec. 1976. Security awareness program. 
Sec. 1977. Voluntary use of credentialing. 
Sec. 1978. Background records checks for issuance of hazmat licenses. 
Sec. 1979. Cargo container scanning technology review. 
Sec. 1980. Pipeline security study. 
Sec. 1981. Feasibility assessment. 
Sec. 1982. Best practices to secure against vehicle-based attacks. 
Sec. 1983. Surface transportation stakeholder survey. 
Sec. 1984. Nuclear material and explosive detection technology. 
Subtitle H—Transportation Security 
Sec. 1985. National strategy for transportation security review. 
Sec. 1986. Risk scenarios. 
Sec. 1987. Integrated and unified operations centers. 
Sec. 1988. National Deployment Force. 
Sec. 1989. Information sharing and cybersecurity. 
Sec. 1990. Security technologies tied to foreign threat countries.
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Subtitle I—Conforming and Miscellaneous Amendments 
Sec. 1991. Title 49 amendments. 
Sec. 1992. Table of contents of chapter 449. 
Sec. 1993. Other laws; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 
2004. 
Sec. 1994. Savings provisions. 
DIVISION A—SPORTS MEDICINE 
LICENSURE 
SEC. 11. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Sports Medicine Li-
censure Clarity Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 12. PROTECTIONS FOR COVERED SPORTS MEDICINE PRO-
FESSIONALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a covered sports medi-
cine professional who has in effect medical professional liabil-
ity insurance coverage and provides in a secondary State cov-
ered medical services that are within the scope of practice of 
such professional in the primary State to an athlete or an 
athletic team (or a staff member of such an athlete or ath-
letic team) pursuant to an agreement described in subsection 
(c)(4) with respect to such athlete or athletic team— 
(1) such medical professional liability insurance cov-
erage shall cover (subject to any related premium adjust-
ments) such professional with respect to such covered 
medical services provided by the professional in the sec-
ondary State to such an individual or team as if such 
services were provided by such professional in the pri-
mary State to such an individual or team; and
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(2) to the extent such professional is licensed under 
the requirements of the primary State to provide such 
services to such an individual or team, the professional 
shall be treated as satisfying any licensure requirements 
of the secondary State to provide such services to such 
an individual or team to the extent the licensure require-
ments of the secondary State are substantially similar to 
the licensure requirements of the primary State. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed— 
(1) to allow a covered sports medicine professional 
to provide medical services in the secondary State that 
exceed the scope of that professional’s license in the pri-
mary State; 
(2) to allow a covered sports medicine professional 
to provide medical services in the secondary State that 
exceed the scope of a substantially similar sports medi-
cine professional license in the secondary State; 
(3) to supersede any reciprocity agreement in effect 
between the two States regarding such services or such 
professionals; 
(4) to supersede any interstate compact agreement 
entered into by the two States regarding such services 
or such professionals; or
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(5) to supersede a licensure exemption the sec-
ondary State provides for sports medicine professionals 
licensed in the primary State. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this division, the following defini-
tions apply: 
(1) ATHLETE.—The term ‘‘athlete’’ means— 
(A) an individual participating in a sporting 
event or activity for which the individual may be 
paid; 
(B) an individual participating in a sporting 
event or activity sponsored or sanctioned by a na-
tional governing body; or 
(C) an individual for whom a high school or in-
stitution of higher education provides a covered 
sports medicine professional. 
(2) ATHLETIC TEAM.—The term ‘‘athletic team’’ 
means a sports team— 
(A) composed of individuals who are paid to 
participate on the team; 
(B) composed of individuals who are partici-
pating in a sporting event or activity sponsored or 
sanctioned by a national governing body; or 
(C) for which a high school or an institution of 
higher education provides a covered sports medicine 
professional.
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(3) COVERED MEDICAL SERVICES.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered medical services’’ means general medical care, 
emergency medical care, athletic training, or physical 
therapy services. Such term does not include care pro-
vided by a covered sports medicine professional— 
(A) at a health care facility; or 
(B) while a health care provider licensed to 
practice in the secondary State is transporting the 
injured individual to a health care facility. 
(4) COVERED SPORTS MEDICINE PROFESSIONAL.— 
The term ‘‘covered sports medicine professional’’ means 
a physician, athletic trainer, or other health care profes-
sional who— 
(A) is licensed to practice in the primary State; 
(B) provides covered medical services, pursuant 
to a written agreement with an athlete, an athletic 
team, a national governing body, a high school, or 
an institution of higher education; and 
(C) prior to providing the covered medical serv-
ices described in subparagraph (B), has disclosed 
the nature and extent of such services to the entity 
that provides the professional with liability insur-
ance in the primary State. 
(5) HEALTH
CARE
FACILITY.—The term ‘‘health 
care facility’’ means a facility in which medical care, di-
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(B) the majority of the covered sports medicine 
professional’s practice is underwritten for medical 
professional liability insurance coverage. 
(10) SECONDARY
STATE.—The term ‘‘secondary 
State’’ means, with respect to a covered sports medicine 
professional, any State that is not the primary State. 
(11) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 
several States, the District of Columbia, and each com-
monwealth, territory, or possession of the United States. 
(12) SUBSTANTIALLY
SIMILAR.—The term ‘‘sub-
stantially similar’’, with respect to the licensure by pri-
mary and secondary States of a sports medicine profes-
sional, means that both the primary and secondary 
States have in place a form of licensure for such profes-
sionals that permits such professionals to provide cov-
ered medical services. 
DIVISION B—FAA 
REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2018 
SEC. 101. DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON-
GRESS. 
In this division, the term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
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TITLE I—AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Funding of FAA 
Programs 
SEC. 111. AIRPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE 
COMPATIBILITY PLANNING AND PROGRAMS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 48103(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘section 
47504(c)’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting the following: ‘‘section 47504(c)— 
‘‘(1) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(2) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(3) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(4) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; 
‘‘(5) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and 
‘‘(6) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’. 
(b) OBLIGATION AUTHORITY.—Section 47104(c) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2018,’’ and inserting ‘‘2023,’’. 
SEC. 112. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS FROM AIR-
PORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.—Section 48101(a) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs 
(1) through (5) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(1) $3,330,000,000 for fiscal year 2018. 
‘‘(2) $3,398,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.
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‘‘(3) $3,469,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(4) $3,547,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
‘‘(5) $3,624,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
‘‘(6) $3,701,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES.—Section 48101(c) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading by striking ‘‘Auto-
mated Surface Observation System/Automated Weather 
Observing System Upgrade’’ and inserting ‘‘Authorized 
Expenditures’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘may be used for the implementa-
tion’’ and all that follows through the period at the end 
and inserting the following: ‘‘may be used for the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) The implementation and use of upgrades to 
the current automated surface observation system/auto-
mated weather observing system, if the upgrade is suc-
cessfully demonstrated. 
‘‘(2) The acquisition and construction of remote 
towers (as defined in section 161 of the FAA Reauthor-
ization Act of 2018). 
‘‘(3) The remediation and elimination of identified 
cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the air traffic control sys-
tem.
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‘‘(4) The construction of facilities dedicated to im-
proving the cybersecurity of the National Airspace Sys-
tem. 
‘‘(5) Systems associated with the Data Communica-
tions program. 
‘‘(6) The infrastructure, sustainment, and the elimi-
nation of the deferred maintenance backlog of air navi-
gation facilities and other facilities for which the Federal 
Aviation Administration is responsible. 
‘‘(7) The modernization and digitization of the Civil 
Aviation Registry. 
‘‘(8) The construction of necessary Priority 1 Na-
tional Airspace System facilities. 
‘‘(9) Cost-beneficial construction, rehabilitation, or 
retrofitting programs designed to reduce Federal Avia-
tion Administration facility operating costs.’’. 
SEC. 113. FAA OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 106(k)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) 
through (F) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) $10,247,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; 
‘‘(B) $10,486,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; 
‘‘(C) $10,732,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; 
‘‘(D) $11,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
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‘‘(E) $11,269,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
and 
‘‘(F) $11,537,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES.—Section 106(k)(2) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(D) Not more than the following amounts for 
commercial space transportation activities: 
‘‘(i) $22,587,000 for fiscal year 2018. 
‘‘(ii) $33,038,000 for fiscal year 2019. 
‘‘(iii) $43,500,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(iv) $54,970,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
‘‘(v) $64,449,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
‘‘(vi) $75,938,000 for fiscal year 2023.’’. 
(c) 
AUTHORITY
TO
TRANSFER
FUNDS.—Section 
106(k)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2018,’’ and inserting ‘‘fis-
cal years 2018 through 2023,’’. 
SEC. 114. WEATHER REPORTING PROGRAMS. 
Section 48105 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘To reimburse the’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘the Secretary of Transportation’’ and in-
serting ‘‘To sustain the aviation weather reporting pro-
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grams of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Sec-
retary of Transportation’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) $39,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 
through 2023.’’. 
SEC. 115. ADJUSTMENT TO AIP PROGRAM FUNDING. 
Section 48112 of title 49, United States Code, and the 
item relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 481 
of such title, are repealed. 
SEC. 116. FUNDING FOR AVIATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 48114(a)(1)(A)(ii) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘in fiscal year 2014 and each 
fiscal year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘in fiscal years 2014 
through 2018’’. 
SEC. 117. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES. 
(a) MARSHALL ISLANDS, MICRONESIA, AND PALAU.— 
Section 47115 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (i); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (i); 
and 
(3) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated), by strik-
ing ‘‘fiscal years 2012 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘fis-
cal years 2018 through 2023’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF COMPATIBLE LAND USE PLANNING 
AND PROJECTS BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—Sec-
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tion 47141(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 
2023’’. 
(c) MIDWAY ISLAND AIRPORT.—Section 186(d) of the 
Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (Public 
Law 108–176; 117 Stat. 2518) is amended by striking ‘‘for 
fiscal years 2012 through 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘for fiscal 
years 2018 through 2023’’. 
(d) EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR REDEVELOP-
MENT
OF AIRPORT PROPERTIES.—Section 822(k) of the 
FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 
47141 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 2018’’ 
and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2023’’. 
Subtitle B—Passenger Facility 
Charges 
SEC. 121. PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE MODERNIZATION. 
(a) PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES; GENERAL AUTHOR-
ITY.—Section 40117(b)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘, if the Secretary finds—’’ and inserting a pe-
riod; and 
(2) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B).
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(b) 
PILOT
PROGRAM
FOR
PASSENGER
FACILITY 
CHARGE AUTHORIZATIONS AT NONHUB AIRPORTS.—Section 
40117(l) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘AT NONHUB AIR-
PORTS’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘nonhub’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the’’ and inserting ‘‘The’’. 
SEC. 122. FUTURE AVIATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND FINANC-
ING STUDY. 
(a) FUTURE AVIATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND FINANC-
ING STUDY.—Not later than 60 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall enter 
into an agreement with a qualified organization to conduct a 
study assessing the infrastructure needs of airports and exist-
ing financial resources for commercial service airports and 
make recommendations on the actions needed to upgrade the 
national aviation infrastructure system to meet the growing 
and shifting demands of the 21st century. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the study, the 
qualified organization shall convene and consult with a panel 
of national experts, including representatives of— 
(1) nonhub airports; 
(2) small hub airports;
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(3) medium hub airports; 
(4) large hub airports; 
(5) airports with international service; 
(6) nonprimary airports; 
(7) local elected officials; 
(8) relevant labor organizations; 
(9) passengers; 
(10) air carriers; 
(11) the tourism industry; and 
(12) the business travel industry. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the study, the 
qualified organization shall consider— 
(1) the ability of airport infrastructure to meet cur-
rent and projected passenger volumes; 
(2) the available financial tools and resources for 
airports of different sizes; 
(3) the available financing tools and resources for 
airports in rural areas; 
(4) the current debt held by airports, and its impact 
on future construction and capacity needs; 
(5) the impact of capacity constraints on passengers 
and ticket prices; 
(6) the purchasing power of the passenger facility 
charge from the last increase in 2000 to the year of en-
actment of this Act;
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(7) the impact to passengers and airports of index-
ing the passenger facility charge for inflation; 
(8) how long airports are constrained with current 
passenger facility charge collections; 
(9) the impact of passenger facility charges on pro-
moting competition; 
(10) the additional resources or options to fund ter-
minal construction projects; 
(11) the resources eligible for use toward noise re-
duction and emission reduction projects; 
(12) the gap between the cost of projects eligible for 
the airport improvement program and the annual Fed-
eral funding provided; 
(13) the impact of regulatory requirements on air-
port infrastructure financing needs; 
(14) airline competition; 
(15) airline ancillary fees and their impact on ticket 
pricing and taxable revenue; and 
(16) the ability of airports to finance necessary 
safety, security, capacity, and environmental projects 
identified in capital improvement plans. 
(d) LARGE HUB AIRPORTS.—The study shall, to the ex-
tent not considered under subsection (c), separately evaluate 
the infrastructure requirements of the large hub airports
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identified in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 
(NPIAS). The evaluation shall— 
(1) analyze the current and future capacity con-
straints of large hub airports; 
(2) quantify large hub airports’ infrastructure re-
quirements, including terminal, landside, and airside in-
frastructure; 
(3) quantify the percentage growth in infrastructure 
requirements of the large hub airports relative to other 
commercial service airports; 
(4) analyze how much funding from the airport im-
provement program (AIP) has gone to meet the require-
ments of large hub airports over the past 10 years; and 
(5) project how much AIP funding would be avail-
able to meet the requirements of large hub airports in 
the next 5 years if funding levels are held constant. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 15 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the qualified organization shall sub-
mit to the Secretary and the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on the results of the study described in sub-
section (a), including its findings and recommendations re-
lated to each item in subsections (c) and (d). 
(f) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED ORGANIZATION.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘qualified organization’’ means an inde-
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pendent nonprofit organization that recommends solutions to 
public policy challenges through objective analysis. 
SEC. 123. INTERMODAL ACCESS PROJECTS. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall, after consideration of all public comments, pub-
lish in the Federal Register a final policy amendment con-
sistent with the notice published in the Federal Register on 
May 3, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 26611). 
Subtitle C—Airport Improvement 
Program Modifications 
SEC. 131. GRANT ASSURANCES. 
Section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)(17), by striking ‘‘each con-
tract’’ and inserting ‘‘if any phase of such project has 
received funds under this subchapter, each contract’’; 
(2) in subsection (r)(3), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(u) CONSTRUCTION OF RECREATIONAL AIRCRAFT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The construction of a covered 
aircraft shall be treated as an aeronautical activity for 
purposes of—
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‘‘(A) determining an airport’s compliance with 
a grant assurance made under this section or any 
other provision of law; and 
‘‘(B) the receipt of Federal financial assistance 
for airport development. 
‘‘(2) COVERED AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘covered aircraft’ means an aircraft— 
‘‘(A) used or intended to be used exclusively 
for recreational purposes; and 
‘‘(B) constructed or under construction by a 
private individual at a general aviation airport. 
‘‘(v) COMMUNITY USE OF AIRPORT LAND.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(a)(13), and subject to paragraph (2), the sponsor of a 
public-use airport shall not be considered to be in viola-
tion of this subtitle, or to be found in violation of a 
grant assurance made under this section, or under any 
other provision of law, as a condition for the receipt of 
Federal financial assistance for airport development, 
solely because the sponsor has entered into an agree-
ment, including a revised agreement, with a local govern-
ment providing for the use of airport property for an in-
terim compatible recreational purpose at below fair mar-
ket value.
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‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS.—This subsection shall apply 
only— 
‘‘(A) to an agreement regarding airport prop-
erty that was initially entered into before the publi-
cation of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Pol-
icy and Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport 
Revenue, dated February 16, 1999; 
‘‘(B) if the agreement between the sponsor and 
the local government is subordinate to any existing 
or future agreements between the sponsor and the 
Secretary, including agreements related to a grant 
assurance under this section; 
‘‘(C) to airport property that was acquired 
under a Federal airport development grant pro-
gram; 
‘‘(D) if the airport sponsor has provided a 
written statement to the Administrator that the 
property made available for a recreational purpose 
will not be needed for any aeronautical purpose dur-
ing the next 10 years; 
‘‘(E) if the agreement includes a term of not 
more than 2 years to prepare the airport property 
for the interim compatible recreational purpose and 
not more than 10 years of use for that purpose;
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‘‘(F) if the recreational purpose will not impact 
the aeronautical use of the airport; 
‘‘(G) if the airport sponsor provides a certifi-
cation that the sponsor is not responsible for prepa-
ration, start-up, operations, maintenance, or any 
other costs associated with the recreational purpose; 
and 
‘‘(H) if the recreational purpose is consistent 
with Federal land use compatibility criteria under 
section 47502. 
‘‘(3) STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed as permitting a diversion of 
airport revenue for the capital or operating costs associ-
ated with the community use of airport land.’’. 
SEC. 132. MOTHERS’ ROOMS. 
(a) GRANT ASSURANCES.—Section 47107 of title 49, 
United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(w) MOTHERS’ ROOMS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In fiscal year 2021 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation 
may approve an application under this subchapter for an 
airport development project grant only if the Secretary 
receives written assurances that the airport owner or op-
erator will maintain—
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‘‘(A) a lactation area in the sterile area of each 
passenger terminal building of the airport; and 
‘‘(B) a baby changing table in one men’s and 
one women’s restroom in each passenger terminal 
building of the airport. 
‘‘(2) APPLICABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) AIRPORT
SIZE.—The requirement in 
paragraph (1) shall only apply to applications sub-
mitted by the airport sponsor of a medium or large 
hub airport. 
‘‘(B) PREEXISTING
FACILITIES.—On applica-
tion by an airport sponsor, the Secretary may deter-
mine that a lactation area in existence on the date 
of enactment of this Act complies with the require-
ment in paragraph (1), notwithstanding the absence 
of one of the facilities or characteristics referred to 
in the definition of the term ‘lactation area’ in this 
subsection. 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL
RULE.—The requirement in 
paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a 
project grant application for a period of time, deter-
mined by the Secretary, if the Secretary determines 
that construction or maintenance activities make it 
impracticable or unsafe for the lactation area to be 
located in the sterile area of the building.
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‘‘(3) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term— 
‘‘(A) ‘lactation area’ means a room or similar 
accommodation that— 
‘‘(i) provides a location for members of 
the public to express breast milk that is shield-
ed from view and free from intrusion from the 
public; 
‘‘(ii) has a door that can be locked; 
‘‘(iii) includes a place to sit, a table or 
other flat surface, a sink or sanitizing equip-
ment, and an electrical outlet; 
‘‘(iv) is readily accessible to and usable by 
individuals with disabilities, including individ-
uals who use wheelchairs; and 
‘‘(v) is not located in a restroom; and 
‘‘(B) ‘sterile area’ has the same meaning given 
that term in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of 
Federal Regulations.’’. 
(b) 
TERMINAL
DEVELOPMENT
COSTS.—Section 
47119(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) LACTATION
AREAS.—In addition to the 
projects described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
approve a project for terminal development for the con-
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struction or installation of a lactation area (as defined 
in section 47107(w)) at a commercial service airport.’’. 
SEC. 133. CONTRACT TOWER PROGRAM. 
(a) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CONTRACT PROGRAM.— 
(1) SPECIAL
RULE.—Section 47124(b)(1)(B) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘under the program continued 
under this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘under the 
Contract Tower Program’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘exceeds the benefit for a pe-
riod of 18 months after such determination is 
made’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘exceeds the 
benefit— 
‘‘(i) for the 1-year period after such deter-
mination is made; or 
‘‘(ii) if an appeal of such determination is 
requested, for the 1-year period described in 
subsection (d)(4)(D).’’. 
(2) EXEMPTION.—Section 47124(b)(3)(D) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘under the program’’ and in-
serting ‘‘under the Cost-share Program’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Air-
ports with air service provided under part 121 of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, and more
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than 25,000 passenger enplanements in calendar 
year 2014 shall be exempt from any cost-share re-
quirement under this paragraph.’’. 
(3) CONSTRUCTION OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOW-
ERS.— 
(A) GRANTS.—Section 47124(b)(4)(A) of title 
49, United States Code, is amended in each of 
clauses (i)(III) and (ii)(III) by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing remote air traffic control tower equipment cer-
tified by the Federal Aviation Administration’’ after 
‘‘1996’’. 
(B) 
ELIGIBILITY.—Section 
47124(b)(4)(B)(i)(I) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘contract tower pro-
gram established under subsection (a) and contin-
ued under paragraph (1) or the pilot program es-
tablished under paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘Con-
tract Tower Program or the Cost-share Program’’. 
(C) LIMITATION ON FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 
47124(b)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subparagraph (C). 
(4) BENEFIT-TO-COST CALCULATION FOR PROGRAM 
APPLICANTS.—Section 47124(b)(3) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(G) BENEFIT-TO-COST
CALCULATION.—Not 
later than 90 days after receiving an application to 
the Contract Tower Program, the Secretary shall 
calculate a benefit-to-cost ratio (as described in sub-
section (d)) for the applicable air traffic control 
tower for purposes of selecting towers for participa-
tion in the Contract Tower Program.’’. 
(b) CRITERIA TO EVALUATE PARTICIPANTS.—Section 
47124 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) CRITERIA TO EVALUATE PARTICIPANTS.— 
‘‘(1) TIMING OF EVALUATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) TOWERS PARTICIPATING IN COST-SHARE 
PROGRAM.—In the case of an air traffic control 
tower that is operated under the Cost-share Pro-
gram, the Secretary shall annually calculate a ben-
efit-to-cost ratio with respect to the tower. 
‘‘(B) TOWERS
PARTICIPATING
IN
CONTRACT 
TOWER PROGRAM.—In the case of an air traffic 
control tower that is operated under the Contract 
Tower Program, the Secretary shall not calculate a 
benefit-to-cost ratio after the date of enactment of 
this subsection with respect to the tower unless the 
Secretary determines that the annual aircraft traffic
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at the airport where the tower is located has de-
creased— 
‘‘(i) by more than 25 percent from the 
previous year; or 
‘‘(ii) by more than 55 percent cumula-
tively in the preceding 3-year period. 
‘‘(2) COSTS TO BE CONSIDERED.—In establishing a 
benefit-to-cost ratio under this section with respect to an 
air traffic control tower, the Secretary shall consider 
only the following costs: 
‘‘(A) The Federal Aviation Administration’s 
actual cost of wages and benefits of personnel work-
ing at the tower. 
‘‘(B) The Federal Aviation Administration’s 
actual telecommunications costs directly associated 
with the tower. 
‘‘(C) The Federal Aviation Administration’s 
costs of purchasing and installing any air traffic 
control equipment that would not have been pur-
chased or installed except as a result of the oper-
ation of the tower. 
‘‘(D) The Federal Aviation Administration’s 
actual travel costs associated with maintaining air 
traffic control equipment that is owned by the Ad-
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ministration and would not be maintained except as 
a result of the operation of the tower. 
‘‘(E) Other actual costs of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration directly associated with the 
tower that would not be incurred except as a result 
of the operation of the tower (excluding costs for 
noncontract tower-related personnel and equipment, 
even if the personnel or equipment is located in the 
contract tower building). 
‘‘(3) OTHER CRITERIA TO BE CONSIDERED.—In es-
tablishing a benefit-to-cost ratio under this section with 
respect to an air traffic control tower, the Secretary 
shall add a 10 percentage point margin of error to the 
benefit-to-cost ratio determination to acknowledge and 
account for the direct and indirect economic and other 
benefits that are not included in the criteria the Sec-
retary used in calculating that ratio. 
‘‘(4) 
REVIEW
OF
COST-BENEFIT
DETERMINA-
TIONS.—In issuing a benefit-to-cost ratio determination 
under this section with respect to an air traffic control 
tower located at an airport, the Secretary shall imple-
ment the following procedures: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary shall provide the airport 
(or the State or local government having jurisdic-
tion over the airport) at least 90 days following the
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date of receipt of the determination to submit to the 
Secretary a request for an appeal of the determina-
tion, together with updated or additional data in 
support of the appeal. 
‘‘(B) Upon receipt of a request for an appeal 
submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(i) transmit to the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration any updated 
or additional data submitted in support of the 
appeal; and 
‘‘(ii) provide the Administrator not more 
than 90 days to review the data and provide a 
response to the Secretary based on the review. 
‘‘(C) After receiving a response from the Ad-
ministrator pursuant to subparagraph (B), the Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(i) provide the airport, State, or local 
government that requested the appeal at least 
30 days to review the response; and 
‘‘(ii) withhold from taking further action 
in connection with the appeal during that 30- 
day period. 
‘‘(D) If, after completion of the appeal proce-
dures with respect to the determination, the Sec-
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retary requires the tower to transition into the 
Cost-share Program, the Secretary shall not require 
a cost-share payment from the airport, State, or 
local government for 1 year following the last day 
of the 30-day period described in subparagraph (C). 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CONTRACT TOWER PROGRAM.—The term ‘Con-
tract Tower Program’ means the level I air traffic con-
trol tower contract program established under subsection 
(a) and continued under subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(2) COST-SHARE PROGRAM.—The term ‘Cost-share 
Program’ means the cost-share program established 
under subsection (b)(3).’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 47124(b) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘the program 
established under paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
Cost-share Program’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘CONTRACT AIR 
TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER PROGRAM’’ and inserting 
‘‘COST-SHARE PROGRAM’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘contract 
tower program established under subsection (a) and 
continued under paragraph (1) (in this paragraph
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referred to as the ‘Contract Tower Program’)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Contract Tower Program’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘In car-
rying out the program’’ and inserting ‘‘In carrying 
out the Cost-share Program’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘partici-
pate in the program’’ and inserting ‘‘participate in 
the Cost-share Program’’; and 
(E) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘the pro-
gram continued under paragraph (1)’’ and inserting 
‘‘the Contract Tower Program’’. 
(d) APPROVAL
OF CERTAIN APPLICATIONS
FOR
THE 
CONTRACT TOWER PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration has not implemented a re-
vised cost-benefit methodology for purposes of deter-
mining eligibility for the Contract Tower Program before 
the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, any airport with an application for participa-
tion in the Contract Tower Program pending as of Janu-
ary 1, 2017, shall be approved for participation in the 
Contract Tower Program if the Administrator deter-
mines the tower is eligible under the criteria set forth in 
the Federal Aviation Administration report entitled ‘‘Es-
tablishment and Discontinuance Criteria for Airport
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Traffic Control Towers’’, and dated August 1990 (FAA– 
APO–90–7). 
(2) REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY.—The 
Administrator shall respond not later than 60 days after 
the date the Administrator receives a formal request 
from an airport and air traffic control contractor for ad-
ditional authority to expand contract tower operational 
hours and staff to accommodate flight traffic outside of 
current tower operational hours. 
(3) DEFINITION OF CONTRACT TOWER PROGRAM.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘Contract Tower Program’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 47124(e) of title 
49, United States Code, as added by this Act. 
SEC. 134. GOVERNMENT SHARE OF PROJECT COSTS. 
Section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘primary airport 
having at least .25 percent of the total number of pas-
senger boardings each year at all commercial service air-
ports;’’ and inserting ‘‘medium or large hub airport;’’; 
and 
(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) 95 percent for a project that—
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‘‘(A) the Administrator determines is a succes-
sive phase of a multiphase construction project for 
which the sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 
2011; and 
‘‘(B) for which the United States Govern-
ment’s share of allowable project costs would other-
wise be capped at 90 percent under paragraph (2) 
or (3).’’. 
SEC. 135. UPDATED VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. 
Section 47112(c)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or Operation New Dawn for more’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Operation New Dawn, Operation Inher-
ent Resolve, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, or any suc-
cessor contingency operation to such operations for 
more’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘or Operation New Dawn (whichever 
is later)’’ and inserting ‘‘Operation New Dawn, Oper-
ation Inherent Resolve, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, or 
any successor contingency operation to such operations 
(whichever is later)’’. 
SEC. 136. USE OF STATE HIGHWAY SPECIFICATIONS. 
Section 47114(d)(5) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(5) USE OF STATE HIGHWAY SPECIFICATIONS.— 
The Secretary shall use the highway specifications of a 
State for airfield pavement construction and improve-
ment using funds made available under this subsection 
at nonprimary airports serving aircraft that do not ex-
ceed 60,000 pounds gross weight if— 
‘‘(A) such State requests the use of such speci-
fications; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(i) safety will not be negatively affected; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the life of the pavement, with nec-
essary maintenance and upkeep, will not be 
shorter than it would be if constructed using 
Administration standards.’’. 
SEC. 137. FORMER MILITARY AIRPORTS. 
Section 47118(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) the airport is—
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‘‘(A) a former military installation that, at any 
time after December 31, 1965, was owned and op-
erated by the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(B) a nonhub primary airport.’’. 
SEC. 138. ELIGIBILITY OF CCTV PROJECTS FOR AIRPORT IM-
PROVEMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 47119(a)(1)(B) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
or’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘directly related to moving pas-
sengers’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘directly related 
to— 
‘‘(i) moving passengers’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(ii) installing security cameras in the 
public area of the interior and exterior of the 
terminal; and’’. 
SEC. 139. STATE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM EXPANSION. 
Section 47128(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘not more than 9 qualified States for 
fiscal years 2000 and 2001 and 10 qualified States for each 
fiscal year thereafter’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than 20 quali-
fied States for each fiscal year’’.
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SEC. 140. NON-MOVEMENT AREA SURVEILLANCE PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 471 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
47142 the following: 
‘‘§ 47143. Non-movement area surveillance surface dis-
play systems pilot program 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration may carry out a pilot program to 
support non-Federal acquisition and installation of qualifying 
non-movement area surveillance surface display systems and 
sensors if— 
‘‘(1) the Administrator determines that such sys-
tems and sensors would improve safety or capacity in the 
National Airspace System; and 
‘‘(2) the non-movement area surveillance surface 
display systems and sensors supplement existing move-
ment area systems and sensors at the selected airports 
established under other programs administered by the 
Administrator. 
‘‘(b) PROJECT GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of carrying out 
the pilot program, the Administrator may make a 
project grant out of funds apportioned under paragraph 
(1) or paragraph (2) of section 47114(c) to not more 
than 5 eligible sponsors to acquire and install qualifying
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non-movement area surveillance surface display systems 
and sensors. The airports selected to participate in the 
pilot program shall have existing Administration move-
ment area systems and airlines that are participants in 
Federal Aviation Administration’s airport collaborative 
decision-making process. 
‘‘(2) DATA EXCHANGE PROCESSES.—As part of the 
pilot program carried out under this section, the Admin-
istrator may establish data exchange processes to allow 
airport participation in the Administration’s airport col-
laborative decision-making process and fusion of the 
non-movement surveillance data with the Administra-
tion’s movement area systems. 
‘‘(c) SUNSET.—This section shall cease to be effective on 
October 1, 2023. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) NON-MOVEMENT AREA.—The term ‘non-move-
ment area’ means the portion of the airfield surface that 
is not under the control of air traffic control. 
‘‘(2) NON-MOVEMENT
AREA
SURVEILLANCE
SUR-
FACE DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND SENSORS.—The term ‘non- 
movement area surveillance surface display systems and 
sensors’ means a non-Federal surveillance system that 
uses on-airport sensors that track vehicles or aircraft
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that are equipped with transponders in the non-move-
ment area. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFYING NON-MOVEMENT AREA SURVEIL-
LANCE SURFACE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND SENSORS.—The 
term ‘qualifying non-movement area surveillance surface 
display system and sensors’ means a non-movement area 
surveillance surface display system that— 
‘‘(A) provides the required transmit and receive 
data formats consistent with the National Airspace 
System architecture at the appropriate service deliv-
ery point; 
‘‘(B) is on-airport; and 
‘‘(C) is airport operated.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The 
table of contents of chapter 471 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 47142 the following: 
‘‘47143. Non-movement area surveillance surface display systems pilot pro-
gram.’’. 
SEC. 141. PROPERTY CONVEYANCE RELEASES. 
Section 817(a) of the FAA Modernization and Reform 
Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47125 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or section 23’’ and inserting ‘‘, sec-
tion 23’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, or section 47125 of title 49, 
United States Code’’ before the period at the end.
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SEC. 142. STUDY REGARDING TECHNOLOGY USAGE AT AIR-
PORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration shall initiate a study on— 
(1) technology developed by international entities 
(including foreign nations and companies) that have 
been installed in American airports and aviation systems 
over the past decade, including the nation where the 
technology was developed and any airports utilizing the 
technology; and 
(2) aviation safety-related technology developed and 
implemented by international entities with proven track 
records of success that may assist in establishing best 
practices to improve American aviation operations and 
safety. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the re-
sults of the study. 
SEC. 143. STUDY ON AIRPORT REVENUE DIVERSION. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall initiate a study of— 
(1) the legal and financial challenges related to re-
pealing the exception in section 47107(b)(2) of title 49,
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United States Code, for those airports that the Federal 
Aviation Administration has identified are covered by the 
exception; and 
(2) measures that may be taken to mitigate the im-
pact of repealing the exception. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study required under subsection 
(a) shall address— 
(1) the level of revenue diversion at the airports 
covered by the exception described in subsection (a)(1) 
and the uses of the diverted revenue; 
(2) the terms of any bonds or financial covenants 
an airport owner has issued relying on diverted airport 
revenue; 
(3) applicable local laws or ordinances requiring use 
of airport revenue for nonairport purposes; 
(4) whether repealing the exception would improve 
the long-term financial performance of impacted air-
ports; and 
(5) any other practical implications of repealing the 
exception for airports or the national aviation system. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
the results of the study.
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SEC. 144. GAO STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF GRANTING AN EXCLU-
SIVE RIGHT OF AERONAUTICAL SERVICES TO AN 
AIRPORT SPONSOR. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study to examine the cases in 
which an airport sponsor has exercised an exclusive right 
(commonly known as a proprietary exclusive right), as de-
scribed in the Federal Aviation Advisory Circular 150/1590– 
6 issued on January 4, 2007. 
(b) REPORT.—Upon completion of the study described 
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the find-
ings of the study. 
SEC. 145. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SMART AIRPORTS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration and the Secretary of Trans-
portation should produce a smart airports initiative plan that 
focuses on creating a more consumer-friendly and digitally 
connected airport experience. The plan should include rec-
ommendations on modernizing technologies to provide more 
efficient check-ins, shortened security lines, Wi-Fi and GPS 
upgrades, as well as improvements of aircraft turnaround for 
on-time boarding and flights. The purpose of the initiative is 
to invest in technologies and infrastructure toward better-con-
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nected airports while providing appropriate national security 
and cybersecurity for travelers. 
SEC. 146. CRITICAL AIRFIELD MARKINGS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall issue a request for proposal for a study that in-
cludes— 
(1) an independent, third-party study to assess the 
durability of Type III and Type I glass beads applied to 
critical markings over a 2-year period at not fewer than 
2 primary airports in varying weather conditions to 
measure the retroreflectivity levels of such markings on 
a quarterly basis; and 
(2) a study at 2 other airports carried out by apply-
ing Type III glass beads on half of the centerline and 
Type I glass beads to the other half and providing for 
assessments from pilots through surveys administered by 
a third party as to the visibility and performance of the 
Type III glass beads as compared to the Type I glass 
beads over a 1-year period. 
SEC. 147. GENERAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY. 
Section 44502 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(1) RESTRICTION.—The Administrator may not 
require an airport owner or sponsor (as defined in sec-
tion 47102) to provide to the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration without cost any of the following: 
‘‘(A) Building construction, maintenance, utili-
ties, or expenses for services relating to air traffic 
control, air navigation, or weather reporting. 
‘‘(B) Space in a facility owned by the airport 
owner or sponsor for services relating to air traffic 
control, air navigation, or weather reporting. 
‘‘(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to affect— 
‘‘(A) any agreement the Secretary may have or 
make with an airport owner or sponsor for the air-
port owner or sponsor to provide any of the items 
described in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B) at below- 
market rates; or 
‘‘(B) any grant assurance that requires an air-
port owner or sponsor to provide land to the Ad-
ministration without cost for an air traffic control 
facility.’’. 
SEC. 148. RECYCLING PLANS; UNCATEGORIZED SMALL AIR-
PORTS. 
(a) PROJECT GRANT APPLICATION APPROVAL.—Section 
47106(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in paragraph (6), by inserting ‘‘that includes 
the project’’ before ‘‘, the master plan’’; 
(3) in paragraph (6)(E), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) if the project is at an airport that is listed as 
having an unclassified status under the most recent na-
tional plan of integrated airport systems (as described in 
section 47103), the project will be funded with an 
amount appropriated under section 47114(d)(3)(B) and 
is— 
‘‘(A) for maintenance of the pavement of the 
primary runway; 
‘‘(B) for obstruction removal for the primary 
runway; 
‘‘(C) for the rehabilitation of the primary run-
way; or 
‘‘(D) for a project that the Secretary considers 
necessary for the safe operation of the airport.’’. 
(b) 
NONPRIMARY
APPORTIONMENT.—Section 
47114(d)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) During fiscal years 2019 and 2020—
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‘‘(i) an airport that accrued apportion-
ment funds under subparagraph (A) in fiscal 
year 2013 that is listed as having an unclassi-
fied status under the most recent national plan 
of integrated airport systems shall continue to 
accrue apportionment funds under subpara-
graph (A) at the same amount the airport ac-
crued apportionment funds in fiscal year 2013, 
subject to the conditions of this paragraph; 
‘‘(ii) notwithstanding the period of avail-
ability as described in section 47117(b), an 
amount apportioned to an airport under clause 
(i) shall be available to the airport only during 
the fiscal year in which the amount is appor-
tioned; and 
‘‘(iii) notwithstanding the waiver per-
mitted under section 47117(c)(2), an airport 
receiving apportionment funds under clause (i) 
may not waive its claim to any part of the ap-
portioned funds in order to make the funds 
available for a grant for another public-use air-
port. 
‘‘(D) An airport that re-establishes its classi-
fied status shall be eligible to accrue apportionment
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funds pursuant to subparagraph (A) so long as 
such airport retains its classified status.’’. 
SEC. 149. EVALUATION OF AIRPORT MASTER PLANS. 
Section 47106 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) EVALUATION OF AIRPORT MASTER PLANS.—When 
evaluating the master plan of an airport for purposes of this 
subchapter, the Secretary shall take into account— 
‘‘(1) the role the airport plays with respect to med-
ical emergencies and evacuations; and 
‘‘(2) the role the airport plays in emergency or dis-
aster preparedness in the community served by the air-
port.’’. 
SEC. 150. DEFINITION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN. 
Section 47113(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) ‘small business concern’— 
‘‘(A) has the meaning given the term in section 
3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632); but 
‘‘(B) in the case of a concern in the construc-
tion industry, a concern shall be considered a small 
business concern if the concern meets the size 
standard for the North American Industry Classi-
fication System Code 237310, as adjusted by the 
Small Business Administration;’’.
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SEC. 151. SMALL AIRPORT REGULATION RELIEF. 
Section 47114(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) SPECIAL RULE FOR FISCAL YEARS 2018 
THROUGH
2020.—Notwithstanding 
subparagraph 
(A) and subject to subparagraph (G), the Secretary 
shall apportion to a sponsor of an airport under 
that subparagraph for each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2020 an amount based on the number of 
passenger boardings at the airport during calendar 
year 2012 if the airport— 
‘‘(i) had 10,000 or more passenger 
boardings during calendar year 2012; 
‘‘(ii) had fewer than 10,000 passenger 
boardings during the calendar year used to cal-
culate the apportionment for fiscal year 2018, 
2019, or 2020, as applicable, under subpara-
graph (A); and 
‘‘(iii) had scheduled air service at any 
point in the calendar year used to calculate the 
apportionment. 
‘‘(G) LIMITATIONS
AND
WAIVERS.—The au-
thority to make apportionments in the manner pre-
scribed in subparagraph (F) may be utilized no 
more than 3 years in a row. The Secretary may
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waive this limitation if the Secretary determines 
that an airport’s enplanements are substantially 
close to 10,000 enplanements and the airport spon-
sor or affected communities are taking reasonable 
steps to restore enplanements above 10,000. 
‘‘(H) MINIMUM
APPORTIONMENT
FOR
COM-
MERCIAL
SERVICE
AIRPORTS
WITH
MORE
THAN 
8,000
PASSENGER
BOARDINGS
IN
A
CALENDAR 
YEAR.—Not less than $600,000 may be apportioned 
under subparagraph (A) for each fiscal year to each 
sponsor of a commercial service airport that had 
fewer than 10,000 passenger boardings, but at least 
8,000 passenger boardings, during the prior cal-
endar year.’’. 
SEC. 152. CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN CONTROL TOWERS. 
Section 47116(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) CONTROL
TOWER
CONSTRUCTION.—Notwith-
standing section 47124(b)(4)(A), the Secretary may pro-
vide grants under this section to an airport sponsor par-
ticipating in the contract tower program under section 
47124 for the construction or improvement of a non-
approach control tower, as defined by the Secretary, and 
for the acquisition and installation of air traffic control, 
communications, and related equipment to be used in
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that tower. Such grants shall be subject to the distribu-
tion requirements of subsection (b) and the eligibility re-
quirements of section 47124(b)(4)(B).’’. 
SEC. 153. NONDISCRIMINATION. 
Section 47123 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Transportation’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) INDIAN EMPLOYMENT.— 
‘‘(1) TRIBAL
SPONSOR
PREFERENCE.—Consistent 
with section 703(i) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000e–2(i)), nothing in this section shall pre-
clude the preferential employment of Indians living on or 
near a reservation on a project or contract at— 
‘‘(A) an airport sponsored by an Indian tribal 
government; or 
‘‘(B) an airport located on an Indian reserva-
tion. 
‘‘(2) STATE PREFERENCE.—A State may implement 
a preference for employment of Indians on a project car-
ried out under this subchapter near an Indian reserva-
tion.
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‘‘(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary shall con-
sult with Indian tribal governments and cooperate with 
the States to implement this subsection. 
‘‘(4) INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘Indian tribal government’ has the 
same meaning given that term in section 102 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).’’. 
SEC. 154. DEFINITION OF AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 47116(d)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT FOR ELIGIBLE MOUN-
TAINTOP AIRPORTS.—In making grants to sponsors de-
scribed in subsection (b), the Secretary shall give pri-
ority consideration to mass grading and associated struc-
tural support (including access road, duct banks, and 
other related infrastructure) at mountaintop airports, 
provided that the airport would not otherwise have suffi-
cient surface area for— 
‘‘(A) eligible and justified airport development 
projects; or 
‘‘(B) additional hangar space.’’. 
SEC. 155. GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT EXPIRED FUNDS. 
Section 47117(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘An amount’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) IN 
GENERAL.—An amount’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘If the amount’’ and inserting ‘‘Ex-
cept as provided in paragraph (2), if the amount’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) EXPIRED AMOUNTS APPORTIONED FOR GEN-
ERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (B), if an amount apportioned under sec-
tion 47114(d) is not obligated within the time speci-
fied in paragraph (1), that amount shall be added 
to the discretionary fund under section 47115 of 
this title, provided that— 
‘‘(i) amounts made available under para-
graph (2)(A) shall be used for grants for 
projects 
in 
accordance 
with 
section 
47115(d)(2) at airports eligible to receive an 
apportionment under section 47114(d)(2) or 
(3)(A), whichever is applicable; and 
‘‘(ii) amounts made available under para-
graph (2)(A) that are not obligated by July 1 
of the fiscal year in which the funds will expire 
shall be made available for all projects in ac-
cordance with section 47115(d)(2).
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‘‘(B) STATE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.—If an 
amount apportioned to an airport under section 
47114(d)(3)(A) is not obligated within the time 
specified in paragraph (1), and the airport is lo-
cated in a State participating in the State block 
grant program under section 47128, the amount 
shall be made available to that State under the 
same conditions as if the State had been appor-
tioned the amount under section 47114(d)(3)(B).’’. 
SEC. 156. PRIORITY REVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN 
COLD WEATHER STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, to the extent practicable, shall 
schedule the Administrator’s review of construction projects 
so that projects to be carried out in the States in which the 
weather during a typical calendar year prevents major con-
struction projects from being carried out before May 1 are 
reviewed as early as possible. 
(b) BRIEFING.—The Administrator shall provide a brief-
ing to the appropriate committees of Congress annually on 
the effectiveness of the review and prioritization. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 154 of the FAA 
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 47112 
note) and the item relating to that section in the table of con-
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tents under section 1(b) of that Act (126 Stat. 13) are re-
pealed. 
SEC. 157. MINORITY AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PARTICI-
PATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) While significant progress has occurred due to 
the establishment of the airport disadvantaged business 
enterprise program (sections 47107(e) and 47113 of title 
49, United States Code), discrimination and related bar-
riers continue to pose significant obstacles for minority- 
and women-owned businesses seeking to do business in 
airport-related markets across the Nation. These con-
tinuing barriers merit the continuation of the airport 
disadvantaged business enterprise program. 
(2) Congress has received and reviewed testimony 
and documentation of race and gender discrimination 
from numerous sources, including congressional hearings 
and roundtables, scientific reports, reports issued by 
public and private agencies, news stories, reports of dis-
crimination by organizations and individuals, and dis-
crimination lawsuits. This testimony and documentation 
shows that race- and gender-neutral efforts alone are in-
sufficient to address the problem. 
(3) This testimony and documentation demonstrates 
that discrimination across the Nation poses a barrier to
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full and fair participation in airport-related businesses of 
women business owners and minority business owners in 
the racial groups detailed in parts 23 and 26 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, and has impacted firm de-
velopment and many aspects of airport-related business 
in the public and private markets. 
(4) This testimony and documentation provides a 
strong basis that there is a compelling need for the con-
tinuation of the airport disadvantaged business enter-
prise program and the airport concessions disadvantaged 
business enterprise program to address race and gender 
discrimination in airport-related business. 
(b) PROMPT PAYMENTS.— 
(1) REPORTING OF COMPLAINTS.—Not later than 
120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall ensure that each airport that participates in the 
Program tracks, and reports to the Administrator, the 
number of covered complaints made in relation to activi-
ties at that airport. 
(2) IMPROVING COMPLIANCE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
take actions to assess and improve compliance with 
prompt payment requirements under part 26 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations.
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(B) CONTENTS OF ASSESSMENT.—In carrying 
out subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall as-
sess— 
(i) whether requirements relating to the 
inclusion of prompt payment language in con-
tracts are being satisfied; 
(ii) whether and how airports are enforc-
ing prompt payment requirements; 
(iii) the processes by which covered com-
plaints are received and resolved by airports; 
(iv) whether improvements need to be 
made to— 
(I) better track covered complaints 
received by airports; and 
(II) assist the resolution of covered 
complaints in a timely manner; 
(v) whether changes to prime contractor 
specifications need to be made to ensure 
prompt payments to subcontractors; and, 
(vi) whether changes to prime contractor 
specifications need to be made to ensure 
prompt payment of retainage to subcontrac-
tors. 
(C) REPORTING.—The Administrator shall 
make available to the public on an appropriate
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website operated by the Administrator a report de-
scribing the results of the assessment completed 
under this paragraph, including a plan to respond 
to such results. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the following 
definitions apply: 
(A) COVERED
COMPLAINT.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered complaint’’ means a complaint relating to an 
alleged failure to satisfy a prompt payment require-
ment under part 26 of title 49, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(B) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 
the airport disadvantaged business enterprise pro-
gram referenced in subsection (a)(1) of the FAA 
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 
47113 note). 
SEC. 158. SUPPLEMENTAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS. 
Section 47115 of title 49, United States Code, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(j) SUPPLEMENTAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
program to provide grants, subject to the conditions of 
this subsection, for any purpose for which amounts are 
made available under section 48103 that the Secretary 
considers most appropriate to carry out this subchapter.
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‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A grant made under this 
subsection shall be treated as having been made 
pursuant to the Secretary’s authority under section 
47104(a) and from the Secretary’s discretionary 
fund under subsection (a) of this section. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, grants made under this 
subsection shall not be subject to subsection (c), 
section 47117(e), or any other apportionment for-
mula, special apportionment category, or minimum 
percentage set forth in this chapter. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY AND PRIORITIZATION.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY.—The Secretary may pro-
vide grants under this subsection for an airport or 
terminal development project at any airport that is 
eligible to receive a grant from the discretionary 
fund under subsection (a) of this section. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITIZATION.—Not less than 50 per-
cent of the amounts available under this subsection 
shall used to provide grants at— 
‘‘(i) airports that are eligible for appor-
tionment under section 47114(d)(3); and 
‘‘(ii) nonhub and small hub airports. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this sub-
section the following amounts: 
‘‘(i) $1,020,000,000 for fiscal year 2019. 
‘‘(ii) $1,041,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(iii) $1,064,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
‘‘(iv) $1,087,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. 
‘‘(v) $1,110,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY.—Sums authorized to be 
appropriated under subparagraph (A) shall remain 
available for 2 fiscal years.’’. 
SEC. 159. STATE TAXATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 40116(d)(2)(A) of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(v) except as otherwise provided under section 
47133, levy or collect a tax, fee, or charge, first taking 
effect after the date of enactment of this clause, upon 
any business located at a commercial service airport or 
operating as a permittee of such an airport that is not 
generally imposed on sales or services by that State, po-
litical subdivision, or authority unless wholly utilized for 
airport or aeronautical purposes.’’. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
or an amendment made by this section shall affect a change
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to a rate or other provision of a tax, fee, or charge under sec-
tion 40116 of title 49, United States Code, that was enacted 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act. Such provision of 
a tax, fee, or charge shall continue to be subject to the re-
quirements to which such provision was subject under that 
section as in effect on the day before the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 160. AIRPORT INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47134 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting 
‘‘Airport investment partnership program’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, with respect to 
not more than 10 airports,’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘The Secretary 
may grant an exemption to a sponsor’’ and inserting ‘‘If 
the Secretary grants an exemption to a sponsor pursuant 
to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall grant an exemption 
to the sponsor’’; 
(4) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘The Secretary 
may grant an exemption to a purchaser or lessee’’ and 
inserting ‘‘If the Secretary grants an exemption to a 
sponsor pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
grant an exemption to the corresponding purchaser or 
lessee’’;
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(5) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: 
‘‘(d) PROGRAM PARTICIPATION.— 
‘‘(1) MULTIPLE
AIRPORTS.—The Secretary may 
consider applications under this section submitted by a 
public airport sponsor for multiple airports under the 
control of the sponsor if all airports under the control 
of the sponsor are located in the same State. 
‘‘(2) PARTIAL PRIVATIZATION.—A purchaser or les-
see may be an entity in which a sponsor has an inter-
est.’’; and 
(6) by striking subsections (l) and (m) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(l) PREDEVELOPMENT LIMITATION.—A grant to an 
airport sponsor under this subchapter for predevelopment 
planning costs relating to the preparation of an application 
or proposed application under this section may not exceed 
$750,000 per application or proposed application.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
471 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 47134 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘47134. Airport investment partnership program.’’. 
SEC. 161. REMOTE TOWER PILOT PROGRAM FOR RURAL AND 
SMALL COMMUNITIES. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall establish— 
(A) in consultation with airport operators and 
other aviation stakeholders, a pilot program at pub-
lic-use airports to construct and operate remote 
towers in order to assess their operational benefits; 
(B) a selection process for participation in the 
pilot program; and 
(C) a clear process for the safety and oper-
ational certification of the remote towers. 
(2) SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS.— 
(A) SAFETY
RISK
MANAGEMENT
PANEL.— 
Prior to the operational use of a remote tower 
under the pilot program established in subsection 
(a), the Administrator shall convene a safety risk 
management panel for the tower to address any 
safety issues with respect to the tower. The panels 
shall be created and utilized in a manner similar to 
that of the safety risk management panels pre-
viously convened for remote towers and shall take 
into account existing best practices and operational 
data from existing remote towers in the United 
States. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—In establishing the pilot 
program, the Administrator shall consult with oper-
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ators of remote towers in the United States and for-
eign countries to design the pilot program in a 
manner that leverages as many safety and airspace 
efficiency benefits as possible. 
(3) APPLICATIONS.—The operator of an airport 
seeking to participate in the pilot program shall submit 
to the Administrator an application that is in such form 
and contains such information as the Administrator may 
require. 
(4) PROGRAM DESIGN.—In designing the pilot pro-
gram, the Administrator shall— 
(A) to the maximum extent practicable, ensure 
that at least 2 different vendors of remote tower 
systems participate; 
(B) identify which air traffic control informa-
tion and data will assist the Administrator in evalu-
ating the feasibility, safety, costs, and benefits of 
remote towers; 
(C) implement processes necessary to collect 
the information and data identified in subparagraph 
(B); 
(D) develop criteria, in addition to considering 
possible selection criteria in paragraph (5), for the 
selection of airports that will best assist the Admin-
istrator in evaluating the feasibility, safety, costs,
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and benefits of remote towers, including the amount 
and variety of air traffic at an airport; and 
(E) prioritize the selection of airports that can 
best demonstrate the capabilities and benefits of re-
mote towers, including applicants proposing to oper-
ate multiple remote towers from a single facility. 
(5) SELECTION CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION.—In 
selecting airports for participation in the pilot program, 
the Administrator, after consultation with representa-
tives of labor organizations representing operators and 
employees of the air traffic control system, shall consider 
for participation in the pilot program— 
(A) 1 nonhub airport; 
(B) 3 airports that are not primary airports 
and that do not have existing air traffic control tow-
ers; 
(C) 1 airport that participates in the Contract 
Tower Program; and 
(D) 1 airport selected at the discretion of the 
Administrator. 
(6) DATA.—The Administrator shall clearly identify 
and collect air traffic control information and data from 
participating airports that will assist the Administrator 
in evaluating the feasibility, safety, costs, and benefits of 
remote towers.
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(7) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
the first remote tower is operational, and annually there-
after, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report— 
(A) detailing any benefits, costs, or safety im-
provements associated with the use of the remote 
towers; and 
(B) evaluating the feasibility of using remote 
towers, particularly in the Contract Tower Pro-
gram, for airports without an air traffic control 
tower, to improve safety at airports with towers, or 
to reduce costs without impacting safety at airports 
with or without existing towers. 
(8) DEADLINE.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
select airports for participation in the pilot program. 
(9) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) CONTRACT TOWER PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘Contract Tower Program’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 47124(e) of title 49, United 
States Code, as added by this Act. 
(B) REMOTE
TOWER.—The term ‘‘remote 
tower’’ means a remotely operated air navigation fa-
cility, including all necessary system components, 
that provides the functions and capabilities of an
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air traffic control tower whereby air traffic services 
are provided to operators at an airport from a loca-
tion that may not be on or near the airport. 
(C) 
OTHER
DEFINITIONS.—The 
terms 
‘‘nonhub airport’’, ‘‘primary airport’’, and ‘‘public- 
use airport’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
section 47102 of title 49, United States Code. 
(10) SUNSET.—This subsection, including the re-
port required under paragraph (8), shall not be in effect 
after September 30, 2023. 
(b) REMOTE TOWER PROGRAM.—Concurrent with the 
establishment of the process for safety and operational certifi-
cation of remote towers under subsection (a)(1)(C), the Ad-
ministrator shall establish a process to authorize the con-
struction and commissioning of additional remote towers that 
are certificated under subsection (a)(1)(C) at other airports. 
(c) AIP FUNDING ELIGIBILITY.—For purposes of the 
pilot program under subsection (a), and after certificated re-
mote towers are available under subsection (b), constructing 
a remote tower or acquiring and installing air traffic control, 
communications, or related equipment specifically for a re-
mote tower shall be considered airport development (as de-
fined in section 47102 of title 49, United States Code) for 
purposes of subchapter I of chapter 471 of that title if the
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components are installed and used at the airport, except, as 
needed, for off-airport sensors installed on leased towers. 
SEC. 162. AIRPORT ACCESS ROADS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS. 
Notwithstanding section 47102 of title 49, United States 
Code, for fiscal years 2018 through 2023— 
(1) the definition of the term ‘‘airport development’’ 
under that section includes the construction of a storage 
facility to shelter snow removal equipment or aircraft 
rescue and firefighting equipment that is owned by an 
airport sponsor and used exclusively to maintain safe 
airfield operations, up to the facility size necessary to ac-
commodate the types and quantities of equipment pre-
scribed by the FAA, regardless of whether Federal fund-
ing was used to acquire the equipment; 
(2) a storage facility to shelter snow removal equip-
ment may exceed the facility size limitation described in 
paragraph (1) if the airport sponsor certifies to the Sec-
retary that the following conditions are met: 
(A) The storage facility to be constructed will 
be used to store snow removal equipment exclusively 
used for clearing airfield pavement of snow and ice 
following a weather event. 
(B) The airport is categorized as a local gen-
eral aviation airport in the Federal Aviation Admin-
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istration’s 2017–2021 National Plan of Integrated 
Airport Systems (NPIAS) report. 
(C) The 30-year annual snowfall normal of the 
nearest weather station based on the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration Summary of 
Monthly Normals 1981–2010 exceeds 26 inches. 
(D) The airport serves as a base for a medical 
air ambulance transport aircraft. 
(E) The airport master record (Form 5010–1) 
effective on September 14, 2017 for the airport in-
dicates 45 based aircraft consisting of single engine, 
multiple engine, and jet engine aircraft. 
(F) No funding under this section will be used 
for any portion of the storage facility designed to 
shelter maintenance and operations equipment that 
are not required for clearing airfield pavement of 
snow and ice. 
(G) The airport sponsor will complete design of 
the storage building not later than September 30, 
2019, and will initiate construction of the storage 
building not later than September 30, 2020. 
(H) The area of the storage facility, or portion 
thereof, to be funded under this subsection does not 
exceed 6,000 square feet; and
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(3) the definition of the term ‘‘terminal develop-
ment’’ under that section includes the development of an 
airport access road that— 
(A) is located in a noncontiguous State; 
(B) is not more than 5 miles in length; 
(C) connects to the nearest public roadways of 
not more than the 2 closest census designated 
places; and 
(D) may provide incidental access to public or 
private property that is adjacent to the road and is 
not otherwise connected to a public road. 
SEC. 163. LIMITED REGULATION OF NON-FEDERALLY SPON-
SORED PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), 
the Secretary of Transportation may not directly or indirectly 
regulate— 
(1) the acquisition, use, lease, encumbrance, trans-
fer, or disposal of land by an airport owner or operator; 
(2) any facility upon such land; or 
(3) any portion of such land or facility. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) does not apply to— 
(1) any regulation ensuring— 
(A) the safe and efficient operation of aircraft 
or safety of people and property on the ground re-
lated to aircraft operations;
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(B) that an airport owner or operator receives 
not less than fair market value in the context of a 
commercial transaction for the use, lease, encum-
brance, transfer, or disposal of land, any facilities 
on such land, or any portion of such land or facili-
ties; or 
(C) that the airport pays not more than fair 
market value in the context of a commercial trans-
action for the acquisition of land or facilities on 
such land; 
(2) any regulation imposed with respect to land or 
a facility acquired or modified using Federal funding; or 
(3) any authority contained in— 
(A) a Surplus Property Act instrument of 
transfer, or 
(B) section 40117 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to affect the applicability of sections 
47107(b) or 47133 of title 49, United States Code, to reve-
nues generated by the use, lease, encumbrance, transfer, or 
disposal of land under subsection (a), facilities upon such 
land, or any portion of such land or facilities.
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(d) AMENDMENTS TO AIRPORT LAYOUT PLANS.—Sec-
tion 47107(a)(16) of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(B) the Secretary will review and approve or 
disapprove only those portions of the plan (or any 
subsequent revision to the plan) that materially im-
pact the safe and efficient operation of aircraft at, 
to, or from the airport or that would adversely af-
fect the safety of people or property on the ground 
adjacent to the airport as a result of aircraft oper-
ations, or that adversely affect the value of prior 
Federal investments to a significant extent;’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘if the alter-
ation’’ and all that follows through ‘‘airport; and’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘unless the alteration— 
‘‘(i) is outside the scope of the Secretary’s 
review and approval authority as set forth in 
subparagraph (B); or 
‘‘(ii) complies with the portions of the 
plan approved by the Secretary; and’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (D), in the matter preceding 
clause (i), by striking ‘‘when an alternation’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘Secretary, will’’ and inserting ‘‘when an
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alteration in the airport or its facility is made that is 
within the scope of the Secretary’s review and approval 
authority as set forth in subparagraph (B), and does not 
conform with the portions of the plan approved by the 
Secretary, and the Secretary decides that the alteration 
adversely affects the safety, utility, or efficiency of air-
craft operations, or of any property on or off the airport 
that is owned, leased, or financed by the Government, 
then the owner or operator will, if requested by the Sec-
retary’’. 
SEC. 164. SEASONAL AIRPORTS. 
Section 47114(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(I) SEASONAL
AIRPORTS.—Notwithstanding 
section 47102, if the Secretary determines that a 
commercial service airport with at least 8,000 pas-
senger boardings receives scheduled air carrier serv-
ice for fewer than 6 months in the calendar year 
used to calculate apportionments to airport spon-
sors in a fiscal year, then the Secretary shall con-
sider the airport to be a nonhub primary airport for 
purposes of this chapter.’’.
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SEC. 165. AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS. 
Section 47102 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (K), by striking ‘‘7505a) 
and if such project will result in an airport receiving 
appropriate’’ and inserting ‘‘7505a)) and if the air-
port would be able to receive’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (L) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(L) a project by a commercial service airport 
for the acquisition of airport-owned vehicles or 
ground support equipment equipped with low-emis-
sion technology if the airport is located in an air 
quality nonattainment or maintenance area (as de-
fined in sections 171(2) and 175A of the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(2); 7505a)), if the airport 
would be able to receive appropriate emission cred-
its (as described in section 47139), and the vehicles 
are; 
‘‘(i) used exclusively on airport property; 
or 
‘‘(ii) used exclusively to transport pas-
sengers and employees between the airport and 
the airport’s consolidated rental car facility or
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an intermodal surface transportation facility 
adjacent to the airport.’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(P) an on-airport project to improve the reli-
ability and efficiency of the airport’s power supply 
and to prevent power disruptions to the airfield, 
passenger terminal, and any other airport facilities, 
including the acquisition and installation of elec-
trical generators, separation of the airport’s main 
power supply from its redundant power supply, and 
the construction or modification of airport facilities 
to install a microgrid (as defined in section 641 of 
the United States Energy Storage Competitiveness 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17231)). 
‘‘(Q) converting or retrofitting vehicles and 
ground support equipment into eligible zero-emis-
sion vehicles and equipment (as defined in section 
47136) and for acquiring, by purchase or lease, eli-
gible zero-emission vehicles and equipment. 
‘‘(R) predevelopment planning, including finan-
cial, legal, or procurement consulting services, re-
lated to an application or proposed application for 
an exemption under section 47134.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘regulations’’ and 
inserting ‘‘requirements’’; and
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(3) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘public’’ and in-
serting ‘‘public-use’’. 
SEC. 166. PILOT PROGRAM SUNSETS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Sections 47136 and 47140 of title 
49, United States Code, are repealed. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Sections 47136a and 47140a of title 49, United 
States Code, are redesignated as sections 47136 and 
47140, respectively. 
(2) Section 47139 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(A) by striking subsection (c); and 
(B) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (c). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.—The analysis for chapter 
471 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the items relating to sections 47136, 
47136a, 47140, and 47140a; 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to section 
47135 the following: 
‘‘47136. Zero-emission airport vehicles and infrastructure.’’; and 
(3) by inserting after the item relating to section 
47139 the following: 
‘‘47140. Increasing the energy efficiency of airport power sources.’’.
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SEC. 167. BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) NOTICE OF WAIVERS.—If the Secretary of Transpor-
tation determines that it is necessary to waive the application 
of section 50101(a) of title 49, United States Code, based on 
a finding under section 50101(b) of that title, the Secretary, 
at least 10 days before the date on which the waiver takes 
effect, shall— 
(1) make publicly available, in an easily identifiable 
location on the website of the Department of Transpor-
tation, a detailed written justification of the waiver de-
termination; and 
(2) provide an informal public notice and comment 
opportunity on the waiver determination. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORT.—For each fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on waivers issued under section 50101 of title 
49, United States Code, during the fiscal year. 
Subtitle D—Airport Noise and 
Environmental Streamlining 
SEC. 171. FUNDING ELIGIBILITY FOR AIRPORT ENERGY EFFI-
CIENCY ASSESSMENTS. 
(a) COST REIMBURSEMENTS.—Section 47140(a) of title 
49, United States Code, as so redesignated, is amended by 
striking ‘‘airport.’’ and inserting ‘‘airport, and to reimburse 
the airport sponsor for the costs incurred in conducting the 
assessment.’’.
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(b) SAFETY PRIORITY.—Section 47140(b)(2) of title 49, 
United States Code, as so redesignated, is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘, including a certification that no safety projects are 
being be deferred by requesting a grant under this section,’’ 
after ‘‘an application’’. 
SEC. 172. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN FLIGHTS BY STAGE 2 
AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding chapter 475 of title 
49, United States Code, not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration shall initiate a pilot program to 
permit an operator of a stage 2 aircraft to operate that air-
craft in nonrevenue service into not more than 4 medium hub 
airports or nonhub airports if— 
(1) the airport— 
(A) is certified under part 139 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations; 
(B) has a runway that— 
(i) is longer than 8,000 feet and not less 
than 200 feet wide; and 
(ii) is load bearing with a pavement classi-
fication number of not less than 38; and 
(C) has a maintenance facility with a mainte-
nance certificate issued under part 145 of such 
title; and
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(2) the operator of the stage 2 aircraft operates not 
more than 10 flights per month using that aircraft. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall terminate 
on the earlier of— 
(1) the date that is 10 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act; or 
(2) the date on which the Administrator determines 
that no stage 2 aircraft remain in service. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MEDIUM HUB AIRPORT; NONHUB AIRPORT.— 
The terms ‘‘medium hub airport’’ and ‘‘nonhub airport’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 40102 
of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) STAGE 2 AIRCRAFT.—The term ‘‘stage 2 air-
craft’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘stage 2 air-
plane’’ in section 91.851 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (as in effect on the day before the date of 
the enactment of this Act). 
SEC. 173. ALTERNATIVE AIRPLANE NOISE METRIC EVALUATION 
DEADLINE. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion shall complete the ongoing evaluation of alternative 
metrics to the current Day Night Level (DNL) 65 standard.
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SEC. 174. UPDATING AIRPORT NOISE EXPOSURE MAPS. 
Section 47503(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) REVISED MAPS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An airport operator that sub-
mits a noise exposure map under subsection (a) shall 
submit a revised map to the Secretary if, in an area sur-
rounding an airport, a change in the operation of the 
airport would establish a substantial new noncompatible 
use, or would significantly reduce noise over existing 
noncompatible uses, that is not reflected in either the ex-
isting conditions map or forecast map currently on file 
with the Federal Aviation Administration. 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—A submission under paragraph (1) 
shall be required only if the relevant change in the oper-
ation of the airport occurs during— 
‘‘(A) the forecast period of the applicable noise 
exposure map submitted by an airport operator 
under subsection (a); or 
‘‘(B) the implementation period of the airport 
operator’s noise compatibility program.’’. 
SEC. 175. ADDRESSING COMMUNITY NOISE CONCERNS. 
When proposing a new area navigation departure proce-
dure, or amending an existing procedure that would direct 
aircraft between the surface and 6,000 feet above ground 
level over noise sensitive areas, the Administrator of the Fed-
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eral Aviation Administration shall consider the feasibility of 
dispersal headings or other lateral track variations to address 
community noise concerns, if— 
(1) the affected airport operator, in consultation 
with the affected community, submits a request to the 
Administrator for such a consideration; 
(2) the airport operator’s request would not, in the 
judgment of the Administrator, conflict with the safe 
and efficient operation of the national airspace system; 
and 
(3) the effect of a modified departure procedure 
would not significantly increase noise over noise sensitive 
areas, as determined by the Administrator. 
SEC. 
176. 
COMMUNITY 
INVOLVEMENT 
IN 
FAA 
NEXTGEN 
PROJECTS LOCATED IN METROPLEXES. 
(a) COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT POLICY.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall complete 
a review of the Federal Aviation Administration’s community 
involvement practices for Next Generation Air Transportation 
System (NextGen) projects located in metroplexes identified 
by the Administration. The review shall include, at a min-
imum, a determination of how and when to engage airports 
and communities in performance-based navigation proposals.
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after completion 
of the review, the Administrator shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report on— 
(1) how the Administration will improve community 
involvement practices for NextGen projects located in 
metroplexes; 
(2) how and when the Administration will engage 
airports and communities in performance-based naviga-
tion proposals; and 
(3) lessons learned from NextGen projects and pilot 
programs and how those lessons learned are being inte-
grated into community involvement practices for future 
NextGen projects located in metroplexes. 
SEC. 177. LEAD EMISSIONS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Transportation shall 
enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Acad-
emies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which 
the National Research Council will study aviation gasoline. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall include an assessment 
of— 
(1) existing non-leaded fuel alternatives to the avia-
tion gasoline used by piston-powered general aviation 
aircraft;
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(2) ambient lead concentrations at and around air-
ports where piston-powered general aviation aircraft are 
used; and 
(3) mitigation measures to reduce ambient lead con-
centrations, including increasing the size of run-up 
areas, relocating run-up areas, imposing restrictions on 
aircraft using aviation gasoline, and increasing the use 
of motor gasoline in piston-powered general aviation air-
craft. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress the study devel-
oped by the National Research Council pursuant to this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 178. TERMINAL SEQUENCING AND SPACING. 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall provide a briefing to the appropriate committees 
of Congress on the status of Terminal Sequencing and Spac-
ing (TSAS) implementation across all completed NextGen 
metroplexes with specific information provided by airline re-
garding the adoption and equipping of aircraft and the train-
ing of pilots in its use.
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SEC. 179. AIRPORT NOISE MITIGATION AND SAFETY STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall initiate a study to review and evalu-
ate existing studies and analyses of the relationship between 
jet aircraft approach and takeoff speeds and corresponding 
noise impacts on communities surrounding airports. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the study initiated 
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall determine— 
(1) whether a decrease in jet aircraft approach or 
takeoff speeds results in significant aircraft noise reduc-
tions; 
(2) whether the jet aircraft approach or takeoff 
speed reduction necessary to achieve significant noise re-
ductions— 
(A) jeopardizes aviation safety; or 
(B) decreases the efficiency of the National 
Airspace System, including lowering airport capac-
ity, increasing travel times, or increasing fuel burn; 
(3) the advisability of using jet aircraft approach or 
takeoff speeds as a noise mitigation technique; and 
(4) if the Administrator determines that using jet 
aircraft approach or takeoff speeds as a noise mitigation 
technique is advisable, whether any of the metropolitan 
areas specifically identified in section 189(b)(2) would 
benefit from such a noise mitigation technique without
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a significant impact to aviation safety or the efficiency 
of the National Airspace System. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results 
of the study initiated under subsection (a). 
SEC. 180. REGIONAL OMBUDSMEN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, with respect to each region of the 
Federal Aviation Administration, the Regional Administrator 
for that region shall designate an individual to be the Re-
gional Ombudsman for the region. 
(b) 
REQUIREMENTS.—Each 
Regional 
Ombudsman 
shall— 
(1) serve as a regional liaison with the public, in-
cluding community groups, on issues regarding aircraft 
noise, pollution, and safety; 
(2) make recommendations to the Administrator for 
the region to address concerns raised by the public and 
improve the consideration of public comments in deci-
sion-making processes; and 
(3) be consulted on proposed changes in aircraft op-
erations affecting the region, including arrival and de-
parture routes, in order to minimize environmental im-
pacts, including noise.
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SEC. 181. FAA LEADERSHIP ON CIVIL SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall exercise leadership in the cre-
ation of Federal and international policies, regulations, and 
standards relating to the certification and safe and efficient 
operation of civil supersonic aircraft. 
(b) EXERCISE OF LEADERSHIP.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Administrator shall— 
(1) consider the needs of the aerospace industry 
and other stakeholders when creating policies, regula-
tions, and standards that enable the safe commercial de-
ployment of civil supersonic aircraft technology and the 
safe and efficient operation of civil supersonic aircraft; 
and 
(2) obtain the input of aerospace industry stake-
holders regarding— 
(A) the appropriate regulatory framework and 
timeline for permitting the safe and efficient oper-
ation of civil supersonic aircraft within United 
States airspace, including updating or modifying ex-
isting regulations on such operation; 
(B) issues related to standards and regulations 
for the type certification and safe operation of civil 
supersonic aircraft, including noise certification, in-
cluding—
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(i) the operational differences between 
subsonic aircraft and supersonic aircraft; 
(ii) costs and benefits associated with 
landing and takeoff noise requirements for civil 
supersonic aircraft, including impacts on air-
craft emissions; 
(iii) public and economic benefits of the 
operation of civil supersonic aircraft and asso-
ciated aerospace industry activity; and 
(iv) challenges relating to ensuring that 
standards and regulations aimed at relieving 
and protecting the public health and welfare 
from aircraft noise and sonic booms are eco-
nomically 
reasonable, 
technologically 
prac-
ticable, and appropriate for civil supersonic air-
craft; and 
(C) other issues identified by the Administrator 
or the aerospace industry that must be addressed to 
enable the safe commercial deployment and safe 
and efficient operation of civil supersonic aircraft. 
(c) INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP.—The Administrator, 
in the appropriate international forums, shall take actions 
that— 
(1) demonstrate global leadership under subsection 
(a);
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(2) address the needs of the aerospace industry 
identified under subsection (b); and 
(3) protect the public health and welfare. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
detailing— 
(1) the Administrator’s actions to exercise leader-
ship in the creation of Federal and international policies, 
regulations, and standards relating to the certification 
and safe and efficient operation of civil supersonic air-
craft; 
(2) planned, proposed, and anticipated actions to 
update or modify existing policies and regulations related 
to civil supersonic aircraft, including those identified as 
a result of industry consultation and feedback; and 
(3) a timeline for any actions to be taken to update 
or modify existing policies and regulations related to civil 
supersonic aircraft. 
(e) LONG-TERM REGULATORY REFORM.— 
(1) NOISE STANDARDS.—Not later than March 31, 
2020, the Administrator shall issue a notice of proposed 
rulemaking to revise part 36 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, to include supersonic aircraft in the appli-
cability of such part. The proposed rule shall include
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necessary definitions, noise standards for landing and 
takeoff, and noise test requirements that would apply to 
a civil supersonic aircraft. 
(2) SPECIAL FLIGHT AUTHORIZATIONS.—Not later 
than December 31, 2019, the Administrator shall issue 
a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise appendix B of 
part 91 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to mod-
ernize the application process for a person applying to 
operate a civil aircraft at supersonic speeds for the pur-
poses stated in that rule. 
(f) NEAR-TERM CERTIFICATION OF SUPERSONIC CIVIL 
AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If a person submits an applica-
tion requesting type certification of a civil supersonic 
aircraft pursuant to part 21 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, before the Administrator promulgates a 
final rule amending part 36 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, in accordance with subsection (e)(1), the 
Administrator shall, not later than 18 months after hav-
ing received such application, issue a notice of proposed 
rulemaking applicable solely for the type certification, in-
clusive of the aircraft engines, of the supersonic aircraft 
design for which such application was made. 
(2) CONTENTS.—A notice of proposed rulemaking 
described in paragraph (1) shall—
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(A) address safe operation of the aircraft type, 
including development and flight testing prior to 
type certification; 
(B) address manufacturing of the aircraft; 
(C) address continuing airworthiness of the 
aircraft; 
(D) specify landing and takeoff noise standards 
for that aircraft type that the Administrator con-
siders appropriate, practicable, and consistent with 
section 44715 of title 49, United States Code; and 
(E) consider differences between subsonic and 
supersonic aircraft including differences in thrust 
requirements at equivalent gross weight, engine re-
quirements, aerodynamic characteristics, operational 
characteristics, and other physical properties. 
(3) NOISE AND PERFORMANCE DATA.—The require-
ment of the Administrator to issue a notice of proposed 
rulemaking under paragraph (1) shall apply only if an 
application contains sufficient aircraft noise and per-
formance data as the Administrator finds necessary to 
determine appropriate noise standards and operating 
limitations for the aircraft type consistent with section 
44715 of title 49, United States Code. 
(4) FINAL RULE.—Not later than 18 months after 
the end of the public comment period provided in the no-
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tice of proposed rulemaking required under paragraph 
(1), the Administrator shall publish in the Federal Reg-
ister a final rule applying solely to the aircraft model 
submitted for type certification. 
(5) REVIEW
OF
RULES
OF
CIVIL
SUPERSONIC 
FLIGHTS.—Beginning December 31, 2020, and every 2 
years thereafter, the Administrator shall review available 
aircraft noise and performance data, and consult with 
heads of appropriate Federal agencies, to determine 
whether section 91.817 of title 14, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, and Appendix B of part 91 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations, may be amended, consistent with 
section 44715 of title 49, United States Code, to permit 
supersonic flight of civil aircraft over land in the United 
States. 
(6) IMPLEMENTATION OF NOISE STANDARDS.—The 
portion of the regulation issued by the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration titled ‘‘Revision of 
General Operating and Flight Rules’’ and published in 
the Federal Register on August 18, 1989 (54 Fed. Reg. 
34284) that restricts operation of civil aircraft at a true 
flight Mach number greater than 1 shall have no force 
or effect beginning on the date on which the Adminis-
trator publishes in the Federal Register a final rule
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specifying sonic boom noise standards for civil super-
sonic aircraft. 
SEC. 182. MANDATORY USE OF THE NEW YORK NORTH SHORE 
HELICOPTER ROUTE. 
(a) PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration shall provide notice of, and 
an opportunity for, at least 60 days of public comment 
with respect to the regulations in subpart H of part 93 
of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(2) TIMING.—The public comment period required 
under paragraph (1) shall begin not later than 30 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(b) PUBLIC HEARING.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall hold 
a public hearing in the communities impacted by the regula-
tions described in subsection (a)(1) to solicit feedback with 
respect to the regulations. 
(c) REVIEW.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall initiate a re-
view of the regulations described in subsection (a)(1) that as-
sesses the— 
(1) noise impacts of the regulations for commu-
nities, including communities in locations where aircraft
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are transitioning to or from a destination or point of 
landing; 
(2) enforcement of applicable flight standards, in-
cluding requirements for helicopters operating on the rel-
evant route to remain at or above 2,500 feet mean sea 
level; and 
(3) availability of alternative or supplemental routes 
to reduce the noise impacts of the regulations, including 
the institution of an all water route over the Atlantic 
Ocean. 
SEC. 183. STATE STANDARDS FOR AIRPORT PAVEMENTS. 
Section 47105(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—’’ before ‘‘The 
Secretary’’ the first place it appears; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) PAVEMENT STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(A) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—At the request 
of a State, the Secretary shall, not later than 30 
days after the date of the request, provide technical 
assistance to the State in developing standards, ac-
ceptable to the Secretary under subparagraph (B), 
for pavement on nonprimary public-use airports in 
the State. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall—
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‘‘(i) continue to provide technical assist-
ance under subparagraph (A) until the stand-
ards are approved under paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(ii) clearly indicate to the State the 
standards that are acceptable to the Secretary, 
considering, at a minimum, local conditions 
and locally available materials.’’. 
SEC. 184. ELIGIBILITY OF PILOT PROGRAM AIRPORTS. 
(a) DISCRETIONARY FUND.—Section 47115 of title 49, 
United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(k) PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AIRPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may make grants 
with funds made available under this section for an air-
port participating in the program under section 47134 
if— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary has approved the applica-
tion of an airport sponsor under section 47134(b) 
in fiscal year 2019; and 
‘‘(B) the grant will— 
‘‘(i) satisfy an obligation incurred by an 
airport sponsor under section 47110(e) or 
funded by a nonpublic sponsor for an airport 
development project on the airport; or
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‘‘(ii) provide partial Federal reimburse-
ment for airport development (as defined in 
section 47102) on the airport layout plan initi-
ated in the fiscal year in which the application 
was approved, or later, for over a period of not 
more than 10 years. 
‘‘(2) NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN SECTIONS.— 
Grants made under this subsection shall not be subject 
to— 
‘‘(A) subsection (c) of this section; 
‘‘(B) section 47117(e); or 
‘‘(C) any other apportionment formula, special 
apportionment category, or minimum percentage set 
forth in this chapter.’’. 
(b) ALLOWABLE PROJECT COSTS; LETTERS
OF IN-
TENT.—Section 47110(e) of such title is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) PARTNERSHIP
PROGRAM
AIRPORTS.—The Sec-
retary may issue a letter of intent under this section to an 
airport sponsor with an approved application under section 
47134(b) if— 
‘‘(A) the application was approved in fiscal year 
2019; and 
‘‘(B) the project meets all other requirements set 
forth in this chapter.’’.
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SEC. 185. GRANDFATHERING OF CERTAIN DEED AGREEMENTS 
GRANTING THROUGH-THE-FENCE ACCESS TO GEN-
ERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS. 
Section 47107(s) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) EXEMPTION.—The terms and conditions of 
paragraph (2) shall not apply to an agreement described 
in paragraph (1) made before the enactment of the FAA 
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 
112–95) that the Secretary determines does not comply 
with such terms and conditions but involves property 
that is subject to deed or lease restrictions that are con-
sidered perpetual and that cannot readily be brought 
into compliance. However, if the Secretary determines 
that the airport sponsor and residential property owners 
are able to make any modification to such an agreement 
on or after the date of enactment of this paragraph, the 
exemption provided by this paragraph shall no longer 
apply.’’. 
SEC. 186. STAGE 3 AIRCRAFT STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall initiate a review of the potential benefits, costs, 
and other impacts that would result from a phaseout of cov-
ered stage 3 aircraft. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The review shall include—
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(1) a determination of the number, types, frequency 
of operations, and owners and operators of covered stage 
3 aircraft; 
(2) an analysis of the potential benefits, costs, and 
other impacts to air carriers, general aviation operators, 
airports, communities surrounding airports, and the gen-
eral public associated with phasing out or reducing the 
operations of covered stage 3 aircraft, assuming such a 
phaseout or reduction is put into effect over a reasonable 
period of time; 
(3) a determination of lessons learned from the 
phaseout of stage 2 aircraft that might be applicable to 
a phaseout or reduction in the operations of covered 
stage 3 aircraft, including comparisons between the ben-
efits, costs, and other impacts associated with the phase-
out of stage 2 aircraft and the potential benefits, costs, 
and other impacts determined under paragraph (2); 
(4) a determination of the costs and logistical chal-
lenges associated with recertifying stage 3 aircraft capa-
ble of meeting stage 4 noise levels; and 
(5) a determination of stakeholder views on the fea-
sibility and desirability of phasing out covered stage 3 
aircraft, including the views of— 
(A) air carriers; 
(B) airports;
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(C) communities surrounding airports; 
(D) aircraft and avionics manufacturers; 
(E) operators of covered stage 3 aircraft other 
than air carriers; and 
(F) such other stakeholders and aviation ex-
perts as the Comptroller General considers appro-
priate. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
the results of the review. 
(d) COVERED STAGE 3 AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered stage 3 aircraft’’ means a civil 
subsonic jet aircraft that is not capable of meeting the stage 
4 noise levels in part 36 of title 14, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
SEC. 187. AIRCRAFT NOISE EXPOSURE. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall conclude the Administrator’s ongo-
ing review of the relationship between aircraft noise exposure 
and its effects on communities around airports. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
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submit to Congress a report containing the results of the 
review. 
(2) PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS.—The report 
shall contain such preliminary recommendations as the 
Administrator determines appropriate for revising the 
land use compatibility guidelines in part 150 of title 14, 
Code of Federal Regulations, based on the results of the 
review and in coordination with other agencies. 
SEC. 188. STUDY REGARDING DAY-NIGHT AVERAGE SOUND LEV-
ELS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall evaluate alternative metrics to the cur-
rent average day-night level standard, such as the use of ac-
tual noise sampling and other methods, to address community 
airplane noise concerns. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results 
of the study under subsection (a). 
SEC. 189. STUDY ON POTENTIAL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC IM-
PACTS OF OVERFLIGHT NOISE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration shall enter into an agreement 
with an eligible institution of higher education to conduct a
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study on the health impacts of noise from aircraft flights on 
residents exposed to a range of noise levels from such flights. 
(b) SCOPE OF STUDY.—The study conducted under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) include an examination of the incremental 
health impacts attributable to noise exposure that result 
from aircraft flights, including sleep disturbance and ele-
vated blood pressure; 
(2) be focused on residents in the metropolitan area 
of— 
(A) Boston; 
(B) Chicago; 
(C) the District of Columbia; 
(D) New York; 
(E) the Northern California Metroplex; 
(F) Phoenix; 
(G) the Southern California Metroplex; 
(H) Seattle; or 
(I) such other area as may be identified by the 
Administrator; 
(3) consider, in particular, the incremental health 
impacts on residents living partly or wholly underneath 
flight paths most frequently used by aircraft flying at an 
altitude lower than 10,000 feet, including during takeoff 
or landing;
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(4) include an assessment of the relationship be-
tween a perceived increase in aircraft noise, including as 
a result of a change in flight paths that increases the 
visibility of aircraft from a certain location, and an ac-
tual increase in aircraft noise, particularly in areas with 
high or variable levels of nonaircraft-related ambient 
noise; and 
(5) consider the economic harm or benefits to busi-
nesses located party or wholly underneath flight paths 
most frequently used by aircraft flying at an altitude 
lower than 10,000 feet, including during takeoff or land-
ing. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—An institution of higher education is 
eligible to conduct the study if the institution— 
(1) has— 
(A) a school of public health that has partici-
pated in the Center of Excellence for Aircraft Noise 
and Aviation Emissions Mitigation of the Federal 
Aviation Administration; or 
(B) a center for environmental health that re-
ceives funding from the National Institute of Envi-
ronmental Health Sciences; 
(2) is located in one of the areas identified in sub-
section (b); 
(3) applies to the Administrator in a timely fashion;
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(4) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Adminis-
trator that the institution is qualified to conduct the 
study; 
(5) agrees to submit to the Administrator, not later 
than 3 years after entering into an agreement under 
subsection (a), the results of the study, including any 
source materials used; and 
(6) meets such other requirements as the Adminis-
trator determines necessary. 
(d) SUBMISSION OF STUDY.—Not later than 90 days 
after the Administrator receives the results of the study, the 
Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress the study and a summary of the results. 
SEC. 190. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation may 
carry out a pilot program involving not more than 6 projects 
at public-use airports in accordance with this section. 
(b) GRANTS.—In carrying out the program, the Sec-
retary may make grants to sponsors of public-use airports 
from funds apportioned under section 47117(e)(1)(A) of title 
49, United States Code. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts from a grant received by 
the sponsor of a public-use airport under the program shall 
be used for environmental mitigation projects that will meas-
urably reduce or mitigate aviation impacts on noise, air qual-
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ity, or water quality at the airport or within 5 miles of the 
airport. 
(d) ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, an environ-
mental mitigation project approved under this section shall be 
treated as eligible for assistance under that chapter. 
(e) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting from among ap-
plicants for participation in the program, the Secretary may 
give priority consideration to projects that— 
(1) will achieve the greatest reductions in aircraft 
noise, airport emissions, or airport water quality impacts 
either on an absolute basis or on a per dollar of funds 
expended basis; and 
(2) will be implemented by an eligible consortium. 
(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of 
a project carried out under the program shall be 50 percent. 
(g) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—Not more than $2,500,000 
may be made available by the Secretary in grants under the 
program for any single project. 
(h) IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary may 
establish and publish information identifying best practices 
for reducing or mitigating aviation impacts on noise, air qual-
ity, and water quality at airports or in the vicinity of airports 
based on the projects carried out under the program.
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(i) SUNSET.—The program shall terminate 5 years after 
the Secretary makes the first grant under the program. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defini-
tions apply: 
(1) ELIGIBLE
CONSORTIUM.—The term ‘‘eligible 
consortium’’ means a consortium that is composed of 2 
or more of the following entities: 
(A) Businesses incorporated in the United 
States. 
(B) Public or private educational or research 
organizations located in the United States. 
(C) Entities of State or local governments in 
the United States. 
(D) Federal laboratories. 
(2) ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PROJECT.—The 
term ‘‘environmental mitigation project’’ means a project 
that— 
(A) introduces new environmental mitigation 
techniques or technologies that have been proven in 
laboratory demonstrations; 
(B) proposes methods for efficient adaptation 
or integration of new concepts into airport oper-
ations; and 
(C) will demonstrate whether new techniques 
or technologies for environmental mitigation are—
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(i) practical to implement at or near mul-
tiple public-use airports; and 
(ii) capable of reducing noise, airport 
emissions, or water quality impacts in measur-
ably significant amounts. 
(k) AUTHORIZATION
FOR
THE TRANSFER
OF FUNDS 
FROM DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration may accept funds from the 
Secretary of Defense to increase the authorized funding 
for this section by the amount of such transfer only to 
carry out projects designed for environmental mitigation 
at a site previously, but not currently, managed by the 
Department of Defense. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
GRANTEES.—If additional funds 
are made available by the Secretary of Defense under 
paragraph (1), the Administrator may increase the num-
ber of grantees under subsection (a). 
SEC. 
191. 
EXTENDING 
AVIATION 
DEVELOPMENT 
STREAM-
LINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47171 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding para-
graph (1), by inserting ‘‘general aviation airport con-
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struction or improvement projects,’’ after ‘‘congested air-
ports,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(2) GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION 
OR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.—A general aviation airport 
construction or improvement project shall be subject to 
the coordinated and expedited environmental review 
process requirements set forth in this section.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; 
(5) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’; and 
(6) in subsection (k), by striking ‘‘subsection 
(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 47175 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION 
OR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.—The term ‘general aviation 
airport construction or improvement project’ means—
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‘‘(A) a project for the construction or extension 
of a runway, including any land acquisition, helipad, 
taxiway, safety area, apron, or navigational aids as-
sociated with the runway or runway extension, at a 
general aviation airport, a reliever airport, or a 
commercial service airport that is not a primary air-
port (as such terms are defined in section 47102); 
and 
‘‘(B) any other airport development project 
that the Secretary designates as facilitating aviation 
capacity building projects at a general aviation air-
port.’’. 
SEC. 192. ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES AND TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47136 of title 49, United 
States Code, as so redesignated, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
may establish a pilot program under which the sponsors of 
public-use airports may use funds made available under this 
chapter or section 48103 for use at such airports to carry 
out— 
‘‘(1) activities associated with the acquisition, by 
purchase or lease, and operation of eligible zero-emission
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vehicles and equipment, including removable power 
sources for such vehicles; and 
‘‘(2) the construction or modification of infrastruc-
ture to facilitate the delivery of fuel, power or services 
necessary for the use of such vehicles. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A public-use airport is eligible for 
participation in the program if the eligible vehicles or equip-
ment are— 
‘‘(1) used exclusively on airport property; or 
‘‘(2) used exclusively to transport passengers and 
employees between the airport and— 
‘‘(A) nearby facilities which are owned or con-
trolled by the airport or which otherwise directly 
support the functions or services provided by the 
airport; or 
‘‘(B) an intermodal surface transportation fa-
cility adjacent to the airport.’’; 
(2) by striking subsections (d) through (f) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of a project carried out under the program shall be the Fed-
eral share specified in section 47109. 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The sponsor of a public-use air-
port may use not more than 10 percent of the amounts
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made available to the sponsor under the program in any 
fiscal year for— 
‘‘(A) technical assistance; and 
‘‘(B) project management support to assist the 
airport with the solicitation, acquisition, and deploy-
ment of zero-emission vehicles, related equipment, 
and supporting infrastructure. 
‘‘(2) PROVIDERS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—To 
receive the technical assistance or project management 
support described in paragraph (1), participants in the 
program may use— 
‘‘(A) a nonprofit organization selected by the 
Secretary; or 
‘‘(B) a university transportation center receiv-
ing grants under section 5505 in the region of the 
airport. 
‘‘(f) MATERIALS IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES.—The 
Secretary may create and make available materials identi-
fying best practices for carrying out activities funded under 
the program based on previous related projects and other 
sources. 
‘‘(g) 
ALLOWABLE
PROJECT
COST.—The 
allowable 
project cost for the acquisition of a zero-emission vehicle shall 
be the total cost of purchasing or leasing the vehicle, includ-
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ing the cost of technical assistance or project management 
support described in subsection (e). 
‘‘(h) FLEXIBLE PROCUREMENT.—A sponsor of a public- 
use airport may use funds made available under the program 
to acquire, by purchase or lease, a zero-emission vehicle and 
a removable power source in separate transactions, including 
transactions by which the airport purchases the vehicle and 
leases the removable power source. 
‘‘(i) TESTING REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A sponsor of a public-use air-
port may not use funds made available under the pro-
gram to acquire a zero-emission vehicle unless that 
make, model, or type of vehicle has been tested by a 
Federal vehicle testing facility acceptable to the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) PENALTIES FOR FALSE STATEMENTS.—A cer-
tification of compliance under paragraph (1) shall be 
considered a certification required under this subchapter 
for purposes of section 47126. 
‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defini-
tions apply: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE
ZERO-EMISSION
VEHICLE
AND 
EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘eligible zero-emission vehicle 
and equipment’ means a zero-emission vehicle, equip-
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ment related to such a vehicle, or ground support equip-
ment that includes zero-emission technology that is— 
‘‘(A) used exclusively on airport property; or 
‘‘(B) used exclusively to transport passengers 
and employees between the airport and— 
‘‘(i) nearby facilities which are owned or 
controlled by the airport or which otherwise di-
rectly support the functions or services pro-
vided by the airport; or 
‘‘(ii) an intermodal surface transportation 
facility adjacent to the airport. 
‘‘(2) REMOVABLE POWER SOURCE.—The term ‘re-
movable power source’ means a power source that is sep-
arately installed in, and removable from, a zero-emission 
vehicle and may include a battery, a fuel cell, an ultra- 
capacitor, or other power source used in a zero-emission 
vehicle. 
‘‘(3) ZERO-EMISSION
VEHICLE.—The term ‘zero- 
emission vehicle’ means— 
‘‘(A) a zero-emission vehicle as defined in sec-
tion 88.102–94 of title 40, Code of Federal Regula-
tions; or 
‘‘(B) a vehicle that produces zero exhaust 
emissions of any criteria pollutant (or precursor pol-
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lutant) under any possible operational modes and 
conditions.’’. 
(b) SPECIAL APPORTIONMENT CATEGORIES.—Section 
47117(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘for airport development described in section 
47102(3)(Q),’’ after ‘‘under section 47141,’’. 
(c) DEPLOYMENT OF ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE TECH-
NOLOGY.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation may establish a zero-emission airport technology 
program— 
(A) to facilitate the deployment of commer-
cially viable zero-emission airport vehicles, tech-
nology, and related infrastructure; and 
(B) to minimize the risk of deploying such ve-
hicles, technology, and infrastructure. 
(2) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— 
(A) ASSISTANCE
TO
NONPROFIT
ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The Secretary may provide assistance 
under the program to not more than 3 geographi-
cally diverse, eligible organizations to conduct zero- 
emission airport technology and infrastructure 
projects. 
(B) FORMS
OF
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may provide assistance under the program in the
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form of grants, contracts, and cooperative agree-
ments. 
(3) SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS.— 
(A) NATIONAL
SOLICITATION.—In selecting 
participants, the Secretary shall— 
(i) conduct a national solicitation for ap-
plications for assistance under the program; 
and 
(ii) select the recipients of assistance 
under the program on a competitive basis. 
(B) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
selecting 
from 
among applicants for assistance under the program, 
the Secretary shall consider— 
(i) the ability of an applicant to contribute 
significantly to deploying zero-emission tech-
nology as the technology relates to airport op-
erations; 
(ii) the financing plan and cost-share po-
tential of the applicant; and 
(iii) other factors, as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(C) PRIORITY.—ln selecting from among appli-
cants for assistance under the program, the Sec-
retary shall give priority consideration to an appli-
cant that has successfully managed advanced trans-
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portation technology projects, including projects re-
lated to zero-emission transportation operations. 
(4) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS.—A recipient of assistance 
under the program shall use the assistance— 
(A) to review and conduct demonstrations of 
zero-emission technologies and related infrastruc-
ture at airports; 
(B) to evaluate the credibility of new, unproven 
vehicle and energy-efficient technologies in various 
aspects of airport operations prior to widespread in-
vestment in the technologies by airports and the 
aviation industry; 
(C) to collect data and make the recipient’s 
findings available to airports, so that airports can 
evaluate the applicability of new technologies to 
their facilities; and 
(D) to report the recipient’s findings to the 
Secretary. 
(5) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
(A) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of a project carried out under the program 
may not exceed 80 percent. 
(B) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A grant, con-
tract, or cooperative agreement under this section
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shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary determines appropriate. 
(6) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection, the following 
definitions apply: 
(A) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘eli-
gible organization’’ means an organization that has 
expertise in zero-emission technology. 
(B) ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘organization’’ 
means— 
(i) described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt 
from tax under section 501(a) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986; 
(ii) a university transportation center re-
ceiving grants under section 5505 of title 49, 
United States Code; or 
(iii) any other Federal or non-Federal en-
tity as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
TITLE II—FAA SAFETY 
CERTIFICATION REFORM 
Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title, the following definitions apply: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Administrator’’ 
means the Administrator of the FAA.
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(2) ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Advisory 
Committee’’ means the Safety Oversight and Certifi-
cation Advisory Committee established under section 
202. 
(3) FAA.—The term ‘‘FAA’’ means the Federal 
Aviation Administration. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the 
Secretary of Transportation. 
(5) SYSTEMS SAFETY APPROACH.—The term ‘‘sys-
tems safety approach’’ means the application of special-
ized technical and managerial skills to the systematic, 
forward-looking identification and control of hazards 
throughout the lifecycle of a project, program, or activ-
ity. 
SEC. 202. SAFETY OVERSIGHT AND CERTIFICATION ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish 
a Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee. 
(b) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall provide ad-
vice to the Secretary on policy-level issues facing the aviation 
community that are related to FAA safety oversight and cer-
tification programs and activities, including, at a minimum, 
the following:
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(1) Aircraft and flight standards certification proc-
esses, including efforts to streamline those processes. 
(2) Implementation and oversight of safety manage-
ment systems. 
(3) Risk-based oversight efforts. 
(4) Utilization of delegation and designation au-
thorities, including organization designation authoriza-
tion. 
(5) Regulatory interpretation standardization ef-
forts. 
(6) Training programs. 
(7) Expediting the rulemaking process and giving 
priority to rules related to safety. 
(8) Enhancing global competitiveness of United 
States manufactured and United States certificated 
aerospace and aviation products and services throughout 
the world. 
(c) FUNCTIONS.—In carrying out its duties under sub-
section (b), the Advisory Committee shall: 
(1) Foster industry collaboration in an open and 
transparent manner. 
(2) Consult with, and ensure participation by— 
(A) the private sector, including representa-
tives of— 
(i) general aviation;
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(ii) commercial aviation; 
(iii) aviation labor; 
(iv) aviation maintenance, repair, and 
overhaul; 
(v) aviation, aerospace, and avionics man-
ufacturing; 
(vi) unmanned aircraft systems operators 
and manufacturers; and 
(vii) the commercial space transportation 
industry; 
(B) members of the public; and 
(C) other interested parties. 
(3) Recommend consensus national goals, strategic 
objectives, and priorities for the most efficient, stream-
lined, and cost-effective certification and safety oversight 
processes in order to maintain the safety of the aviation 
system and, at the same time, allow the FAA to meet 
future needs and ensure that aviation stakeholders re-
main competitive in the global marketplace. 
(4) Provide policy guidance recommendations for 
the FAA’s certification and safety oversight efforts. 
(5) On a regular basis, review and provide rec-
ommendations on the FAA’s certification and safety 
oversight efforts.
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(6) Periodically review and evaluate registration, 
certification, and related fees. 
(7) Provide appropriate legislative, regulatory, and 
guidance recommendations for the air transportation 
system and the aviation safety regulatory environment. 
(8) Recommend performance objectives for the FAA 
and industry. 
(9) Recommend performance metrics and goals to 
track and review the FAA and the regulated aviation in-
dustry on their progress towards streamlining certifi-
cation reform, conducting flight standards reform, and 
carrying out regulation consistency efforts. 
(10) Provide a venue for tracking progress toward 
national goals and sustaining joint commitments. 
(11) Recommend recruiting, hiring, training, and 
continuing education objectives for FAA aviation safety 
engineers and aviation safety inspectors. 
(12) Provide advice and recommendations to the 
FAA on how to prioritize safety rulemaking projects. 
(13) Improve the development of FAA regulations 
by providing information, advice, and recommendations 
related to aviation issues. 
(14) Facilitate the validation and acceptance of 
United States manufactured and United States certifi-
cated products and services throughout the world.
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(d) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee shall 
be composed of the following members: 
(A) The Administrator (or the Administrator’s 
designee). 
(B) At least 11 individuals, appointed by the 
Secretary, each of whom represents at least 1 of the 
following interests: 
(i) Transport aircraft and engine manu-
facturers. 
(ii) General aviation aircraft and engine 
manufacturers. 
(iii) Avionics and equipment manufactur-
ers. 
(iv) Aviation labor organizations, including 
collective bargaining representatives of FAA 
aviation safety inspectors and aviation safety 
engineers. 
(v) General aviation operators. 
(vi) Air carriers. 
(vii) Business aviation operators. 
(viii) Unmanned aircraft systems manu-
facturers and operators. 
(ix) Aviation safety management experts.
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(x) Aviation maintenance, repair, and 
overhaul. 
(xi) Airport owners and operators. 
(2) NONVOTING MEMBERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the members 
appointed under paragraph (1), the Advisory Com-
mittee shall be composed of nonvoting members ap-
pointed by the Secretary from among individuals 
representing FAA safety oversight program offices. 
(B) DUTIES.—The nonvoting members may— 
(i) take part in deliberations of the Advi-
sory Committee; and 
(ii) provide input with respect to any final 
reports or recommendations of the Advisory 
Committee. 
(C) LIMITATION.—The nonvoting members 
may not represent any stakeholder interest other 
than that of an FAA safety oversight program of-
fice. 
(3) TERMS.—Each voting member and nonvoting 
member of the Advisory Committee appointed by the 
Secretary shall be appointed for a term of 2 years. 
(4) COMMITTEE CHARACTERISTICS.—The Advisory 
Committee shall have the following characteristics:
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(A) Each voting member under paragraph 
(1)(B) shall be an executive officer of the organiza-
tion who has decisionmaking authority within the 
member’s organization and can represent and enter 
into commitments on behalf of such organization. 
(B) The ability to obtain necessary information 
from experts in the aviation and aerospace commu-
nities. 
(C) A membership size that enables the Advi-
sory Committee to have substantive discussions and 
reach consensus on issues in a timely manner. 
(D) Appropriate expertise, including expertise 
in certification and risked-based safety oversight 
processes, operations, policy, technology, labor rela-
tions, training, and finance. 
(5) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
Public Law 104–65 (2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) may not be 
construed to prohibit or otherwise limit the appointment 
of any individual as a member of the Advisory Com-
mittee. 
(e) CHAIRPERSON.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chairperson of the Advisory 
Committee shall be appointed by the Secretary from 
among those members of the Advisory Committee that 
are voting members under subsection (d)(1)(B).
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(2) TERM.—Each member appointed under para-
graph (1) shall serve a term of 2 years as Chairperson. 
(f) MEETINGS.— 
(1) FREQUENCY.—The Advisory Committee shall 
meet at least twice each year at the call of the Chair-
person. 
(2) PUBLIC
ATTENDANCE.—The meetings of the 
Advisory Committee shall be open and accessible to the 
public. 
(g) SPECIAL COMMITTEES.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Advisory Committee 
may establish special committees composed of private 
sector representatives, members of the public, labor rep-
resentatives, and other relevant parties in complying 
with consultation and participation requirements under 
this section. 
(2) RULEMAKING ADVICE.—A special committee es-
tablished by the Advisory Committee may— 
(A) provide rulemaking advice and rec-
ommendations to the Advisory Committee with re-
spect to aviation-related issues; 
(B) provide the FAA additional opportunities 
to obtain firsthand information and insight from 
those parties that are most affected by existing and 
proposed regulations; and
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(C) assist in expediting the development, revi-
sion, or elimination of rules without circumventing 
public rulemaking processes and procedures. 
(3) APPLICABLE LAW.—Public Law 92–463 shall 
not apply to a special committee established by the Advi-
sory Committee. 
(h) SUNSET.—The Advisory Committee shall terminate 
on the last day of the 6-year period beginning on the date 
of the initial appointment of the members of the Advisory 
Committee. 
(i) TERMINATION OF AIR TRAFFIC PROCEDURES ADVI-
SORY COMMITTEE.—The Air Traffic Procedures Advisory 
Committee established by the FAA shall terminate on the 
date of the initial appointment of the members of the Advi-
sory Committee. 
Subtitle B—Aircraft Certification 
Reform 
SEC. 211. AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION PERFORMANCE OBJEC-
TIVES AND METRICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date on which the Advisory Committee is established under 
section 202, the Administrator shall establish performance 
objectives and apply and track performance metrics for the 
FAA and the aviation industry relating to aircraft certifi-
cation in accordance with this section.
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(b) COLLABORATION.—The Administrator shall carry 
out this section in collaboration with the Advisory Committee 
and update agency performance objectives and metrics after 
considering the recommendations of the Advisory Committee 
under paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 202(c). 
(c) PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Administrator shall establish performance ob-
jectives for the FAA and the aviation industry to ensure that, 
with respect to aircraft certification, progress is made toward, 
at a minimum— 
(1) eliminating certification delays and improving 
cycle times; 
(2) increasing accountability for both the FAA and 
the aviation industry; 
(3) achieving full utilization of FAA delegation and 
designation authorities, including organizational designa-
tion authorization; 
(4) fully implementing risk management principles 
and a systems safety approach; 
(5) reducing duplication of effort; 
(6) increasing transparency; 
(7) developing and providing training, including re-
current training, in auditing and a systems safety ap-
proach to certification oversight;
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(8) improving the process for approving or accept-
ing certification actions between the FAA and bilateral 
partners; 
(9) maintaining and improving safety; 
(10) streamlining the hiring process for— 
(A) qualified systems safety engineers to sup-
port the FAA’s efforts to implement a systems safe-
ty approach; and 
(B) qualified systems engineers to guide the 
engineering of complex systems within the FAA; 
and 
(11) maintaining the leadership of the United 
States in international aviation and aerospace. 
(d) PERFORMANCE METRICS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Administrator shall apply and track perform-
ance metrics for the FAA and the regulated aviation industry 
established by the Advisory Committee. 
(e) DATA GENERATION.— 
(1) BASELINES.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which the Advisory Committee recommends ini-
tial performance metrics for the FAA and the regulated 
aviation industry under section 202, the Administrator 
shall generate initial data with respect to each of the 
performance metrics applied and tracked under this sec-
tion.
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(2) BENCHMARKS TO MEASURE PROGRESS TOWARD 
GOALS.—The Administrator shall use the metrics applied 
and tracked under this section to generate data on an 
ongoing basis and to measure progress toward the 
achievement of national goals recommended by the Advi-
sory Committee. 
(f) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator shall make data 
generated using the performance metrics applied and tracked 
under this section available to the public in a searchable, 
sortable, and downloadable format through the internet 
website of the FAA or other appropriate methods and shall 
ensure that the data are made available in a manner that— 
(1) does not provide identifying information regard-
ing an individual or entity; and 
(2) prevents inappropriate disclosure of proprietary 
information. 
SEC. 212. ORGANIZATION DESIGNATION AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 447 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 44736. Organization designation authorizations 
‘‘(a) DELEGATIONS OF FUNCTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (3), when overseeing an ODA holder, the Adminis-
trator of the FAA shall—
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‘‘(A) require, based on an application sub-
mitted by the ODA holder and approved by the Ad-
ministrator (or the Administrator’s designee), a 
procedures manual that addresses all procedures 
and limitations regarding the functions to be per-
formed by the ODA holder; 
‘‘(B) delegate fully to the ODA holder each of 
the functions to be performed as specified in the 
procedures manual, unless the Administrator deter-
mines, after the date of the delegation and as a re-
sult of an inspection or other investigation, that the 
public interest and safety of air commerce requires 
a limitation with respect to 1 or more of the func-
tions; 
‘‘(C) conduct regular oversight activities by in-
specting the ODA holder’s delegated functions and 
taking action based on validated inspection findings; 
and 
‘‘(D) for each function that is limited under 
subparagraph (B), work with the ODA holder to de-
velop the ODA holder’s capability to execute that 
function safely and effectively and return to full au-
thority status. 
‘‘(2) DUTIES OF ODA HOLDERS.—An ODA holder 
shall—
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‘‘(A) perform each specified function delegated 
to the ODA holder in accordance with the approved 
procedures manual for the delegation; 
‘‘(B) make the procedures manual available to 
each member of the appropriate ODA unit; and 
‘‘(C) cooperate fully with oversight activities 
conducted by the Administrator in connection with 
the delegation. 
‘‘(3) EXISTING ODA HOLDERS.—With regard to an 
ODA holder operating under a procedures manual ap-
proved by the Administrator before the date of enact-
ment of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, the Ad-
ministrator shall— 
‘‘(A) at the request of the ODA holder and in 
an expeditious manner, approve revisions to the 
ODA holder’s procedures manual; 
‘‘(B) delegate fully to the ODA holder each of 
the functions to be performed as specified in the 
procedures manual, unless the Administrator deter-
mines, after the date of the delegation and as a re-
sult of an inspection or other investigation, that the 
public interest and safety of air commerce requires 
a limitation with respect to one or more of the func-
tions;
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‘‘(C) conduct regular oversight activities by in-
specting the ODA holder’s delegated functions and 
taking action based on validated inspection findings; 
and 
‘‘(D) for each function that is limited under 
subparagraph (B), work with the ODA holder to de-
velop the ODA holder’s capability to execute that 
function safely and effectively and return to full au-
thority status. 
‘‘(b) ODA OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis-
trator of the FAA shall identify, within the FAA Office 
of Aviation Safety, a centralized policy office to be 
known as the Organization Designation Authorization 
Office or the ODA Office. 
‘‘(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the ODA Office 
shall be to provide oversight and ensure the consistency 
of the FAA’s audit functions under the ODA program 
across the FAA. 
‘‘(3) FUNCTIONS.—The ODA Office shall— 
‘‘(A)(i) at the request of an ODA holder, elimi-
nate all limitations specified in a procedures manual 
in place on the day before the date of enactment of 
the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 that are low
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and medium risk as determined by a risk analysis 
using criteria established by the ODA Office and 
disclosed to the ODA holder, except where an ODA 
holder’s performance warrants the retention of a 
specific limitation due to documented concerns 
about inadequate current performance in carrying 
out that authorized function; 
‘‘(ii) require an ODA holder to establish a cor-
rective action plan to regain authority for any re-
tained limitations; 
‘‘(iii) require an ODA holder to notify the 
ODA Office when all corrective actions have been 
accomplished; and 
‘‘(iv) make a reassessment to determine if sub-
sequent performance in carrying out any retained 
limitation warrants continued retention and, if such 
reassessment determines performance meets objec-
tives, lift such limitation immediately; 
‘‘(B) improve FAA and ODA holder perform-
ance and ensure full utilization of the authorities 
delegated under the ODA program; 
‘‘(C) develop a more consistent approach to 
audit priorities, procedures, and training under the 
ODA program;
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‘‘(D) review, in a timely fashion, a random 
sample of limitations on delegated authorities under 
the ODA program to determine if the limitations 
are appropriate; 
‘‘(E) ensure national consistency in the inter-
pretation and application of the requirements of the 
ODA program, including any limitations, and in the 
performance of the ODA program; and 
‘‘(F) at the request of an ODA holder, review 
and approve new limitations to ODA functions. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defini-
tions apply: 
‘‘(1) FAA.—The term ‘FAA’ means the Federal 
Aviation Administration. 
‘‘(2) ODA 
HOLDER.—The term ‘ODA holder’ 
means an entity authorized to perform functions pursu-
ant to a delegation made by the Administrator of the 
FAA under section 44702(d). 
‘‘(3) ODA UNIT.—The term ‘‘ODA unit’’ means a 
group of 2 or more individuals who perform, under the 
supervision of an ODA holder, authorized functions 
under an ODA. 
‘‘(4) ORGANIZATION.—The term ‘‘organization’’ 
means a firm, partnership, corporation, company, asso-
ciation, joint-stock association, or governmental entity.
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‘‘(5) ORGANIZATION DESIGNATION AUTHORIZATION; 
ODA.—The term ‘Organization Designation Authoriza-
tion’ or ‘ODA’ means an authorization by the FAA 
under section 44702(d) for an organization composed of 
1 or more ODA units to perform approved functions on 
behalf of the FAA.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘44736. Organization designation authorizations.’’. 
SEC. 213. ODA REVIEW. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF EXPERT REVIEW PANEL.— 
(1) EXPERT PANEL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall convene a multidisciplinary expert review panel (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Panel’’). 
(2) COMPOSITION OF PANEL.— 
(A) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—The Panel 
shall be composed of not more than 20 members ap-
pointed by the Administrator. 
(B) 
QUALIFICATIONS.—The 
members 
ap-
pointed to the Panel shall— 
(i) each have a minimum of 5 years of ex-
perience in processes and procedures under the 
ODA program; and
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(ii) represent, at a minimum, ODA hold-
ers, aviation manufacturers, safety experts, 
and FAA labor organizations, including labor 
representatives of FAA aviation safety inspec-
tors and aviation safety engineers. 
(b) SURVEY.—The Panel shall conduct a survey of ODA 
holders and ODA program applicants to document and assess 
FAA certification and oversight activities, including use of 
the ODA program and the timeliness and efficiency of the 
certification process. In carrying out this subsection, the 
Panel shall consult with appropriate survey experts to best 
design and conduct the survey. 
(c) ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Panel 
shall assess and make recommendations concerning— 
(1) the FAA’s processes and procedures under the 
ODA program and whether the processes and procedures 
function as intended; 
(2) the best practices of and lessons learned by 
ODA holders and FAA personnel who provide oversight 
of ODA holders; 
(3) performance incentive policies that— 
(A) are related to the ODA program for FAA 
personnel; and 
(B) do not conflict with the public interest;
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(4) training activities related to the ODA program 
for FAA personnel and ODA holders; 
(5) the impact, if any, that oversight of the ODA 
program has on FAA resources and the FAA’s ability to 
process applications for certifications outside of the ODA 
program; and 
(6) the results of the survey conducted under sub-
section (b). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
the Panel is convened under subsection (a), the Panel shall 
submit to the Administrator, the Advisory Committee, and 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the find-
ings and recommendations of the Panel. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—The definitions contained in section 
44736 of title 49, United States Code, as added by this Act, 
apply to this section. 
(f) APPLICABLE LAW.—Public Law 92–463 shall not 
apply to the Panel. 
(g) SUNSET.—The Panel shall terminate on the date of 
submission of the report under subsection (d), or on the date 
that is 1 year after the Panel is convened under subsection 
(a), whichever occurs first. 
SEC. 214. TYPE CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION PROCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44704(a) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(6) TYPE
CERTIFICATION
RESOLUTION
PROC-
ESS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 months 
after the date of enactment of the FAA Reauthor-
ization Act of 2018, the Administrator shall estab-
lish an effective, timely, and milestone-based issue 
resolution process for type certification activities 
under this subsection. 
‘‘(B) PROCESS
REQUIREMENTS.—The resolu-
tion process shall provide for— 
‘‘(i) resolution of technical issues at pre- 
established stages of the certification process, 
as agreed to by the Administrator and the type 
certificate applicant; 
‘‘(ii) automatic elevation to appropriate 
management personnel of the Federal Aviation 
Administration and the type certificate appli-
cant of any major certification process mile-
stone that is not completed or resolved within 
a specific period of time agreed to by the Ad-
ministrator and the type certificate applicant; 
and 
‘‘(iii) resolution of a major certification 
process milestone elevated pursuant to clause 
(ii) within a specific period of time agreed to
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by the Administrator and the type certificate 
applicant. 
‘‘(C) MAJOR
CERTIFICATION
PROCESS
MILE-
STONE
DEFINED.—In this paragraph, the term 
‘major certification process milestone’ means a mile-
stone related to a type certification basis, type cer-
tification plan, type inspection authorization, issue 
paper, or other major type certification activity 
agreed to by the Administrator and the type certifi-
cate applicant.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 44704 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended in the section heading 
by striking ‘‘airworthiness certificates,,’’ and inserting 
‘‘airworthiness certificates,’’. 
SEC. 215. REVIEW OF CERTIFICATION PROCESS FOR SMALL 
GENERAL AVIATION AIRPLANES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
United States shall initiate a review of the Federal Aviation 
Administration’s implementation of the final rule titled ‘‘Re-
vision of Airworthiness Standards for Normal, Utility, Acro-
batic, and Commuter Category Airplanes’’ (81 Fed. Reg. 
96572). 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out the review, the 
Comptroller General shall assess—
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(1) how the rule puts into practice the Administra-
tion’s efforts to implement performance and risk-based 
safety standards; 
(2) the extent to which the rule has resulted in the 
implementation of a streamlined regulatory regime to 
improve safety, reduce regulatory burden, and decrease 
costs; 
(3) whether the rule and its implementation have 
spurred innovation and technological adoption; 
(4) how consensus standards accepted by the FAA 
facilitate the development of new safety equipment and 
aircraft capabilities; and 
(5) whether lessons learned from the rule and its 
implementation have resulted in best practices that could 
be applied to airworthiness standards for other cat-
egories of aircraft. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
initiation of the review, the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the re-
sults of the review, including findings and recommendations. 
SEC. 216. ODA STAFFING AND OVERSIGHT. 
(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a re-
port on the Administration’s progress with respect to—
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(1) determining what additional model inputs and 
labor distribution codes are needed to identify ODA 
oversight staffing needs; 
(2) developing and implementing system-based eval-
uation criteria and risk-based tools to aid ODA team 
members in targeting their oversight activities; 
(3) developing agreements and processes for sharing 
resources to ensure adequate oversight of ODA per-
sonnel performing certification and inspection work at 
supplier and company facilities; and 
(4) ensuring full utilization of ODA authority. 
(b) ODA DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘ODA’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 44736 of title 49, 
United States Code, as added by this Act. 
Subtitle C—Flight Standards Reform 
SEC. 221. FLIGHT STANDARDS PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 
AND METRICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date on which the Advisory Committee is established under 
section 202, the Administrator shall establish performance 
objectives and apply and track performance metrics for the 
FAA and the aviation industry relating to flight standards 
activities in accordance with this section. 
(b) COLLABORATION.—The Administrator shall carry 
out this section in collaboration with the Advisory Committee,
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and update agency performance objectives and metrics after 
considering the recommendations of the Advisory Committee 
under paragraphs (8) and (9) of section 202(c). 
(c) PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Administrator shall establish performance ob-
jectives for the FAA and the aviation industry to ensure that, 
with respect to flight standards activities, progress is made 
toward, at a minimum— 
(1) eliminating delays with respect to such activi-
ties; 
(2) increasing accountability for both the FAA and 
the aviation industry; 
(3) achieving full utilization of FAA delegation and 
designation authorities, including organizational designa-
tion authority; 
(4) fully implementing risk management principles 
and a systems safety approach; 
(5) reducing duplication of effort; 
(6) eliminating inconsistent regulatory interpreta-
tions and inconsistent enforcement activities; 
(7) improving and providing greater opportunities 
for training, including recurrent training, in auditing 
and a systems safety approach to oversight; 
(8) developing and allowing utilization of a single 
master source for guidance;
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(9) providing and utilizing a streamlined appeal 
process for the resolution of regulatory interpretation 
questions; 
(10) maintaining and improving safety; and 
(11) increasing transparency. 
(d) PERFORMANCE METRICS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Administrator shall apply and track perform-
ance metrics for the FAA and the regulated aviation industry 
established by the Advisory Committee. 
(e) DATA GENERATION.— 
(1) BASELINES.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date on which the Advisory Committee recommends ini-
tial performance metrics for the FAA and the regulated 
aviation industry under section 202, the Administrator 
shall generate initial data with respect to each of the 
performance metrics applied and tracked under this sec-
tion. 
(2) BENCHMARKS TO MEASURE PROGRESS TOWARD 
GOALS.—The Administrator shall use the metrics applied 
and tracked under this section to generate data on an 
ongoing basis and to measure progress toward the 
achievement of national goals recommended by the Advi-
sory Committee. 
(f) PUBLICATION.—The Administrator shall make data 
generated using the performance metrics applied and tracked
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under this section available to the public in a searchable, 
sortable, and downloadable format through the internet 
website of the FAA or other appropriate methods and shall 
ensure that the data are made available in a manner that— 
(1) does not provide identifying information regard-
ing an individual or entity; and 
(2) prevents inappropriate disclosure of proprietary 
information. 
SEC. 222. FAA TASK FORCE ON FLIGHT STANDARDS REFORM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall estab-
lish the FAA Task Force on Flight Standards Reform (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The membership of the Task 
Force shall be appointed by the Administrator. 
(2) NUMBER.—The Task Force shall be composed 
of not more than 20 members. 
(3) REPRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS.—The mem-
bership of the Task Force shall include representatives, 
with knowledge of flight standards regulatory processes 
and requirements, of— 
(A) air carriers; 
(B) general aviation; 
(C) business aviation;
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(D) repair stations; 
(E) unmanned aircraft systems operators; 
(F) flight schools; 
(G) labor unions, including those representing 
FAA aviation safety inspectors and those rep-
resenting FAA aviation safety engineers; 
(H) aviation and aerospace manufacturers; and 
(I) aviation safety experts. 
(c) DUTIES.—The duties of the Task Force shall in-
clude, at a minimum, identifying best practices and providing 
recommendations, for current and anticipated budgetary envi-
ronments, with respect to— 
(1) simplifying and streamlining flight standards 
regulatory processes, including issuance and oversight of 
certificates; 
(2) reorganizing Flight Standards Services to estab-
lish an entity organized by function rather than geo-
graphic region, if appropriate; 
(3) FAA aviation safety inspector training opportu-
nities; 
(4) ensuring adequate and timely provision of 
Flight Standards activities and responses necessary for 
type certification, operational evaluation, and entry into 
service of newly manufactured aircraft;
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(5) FAA aviation safety inspector standards and 
performance; and 
(6) achieving, across the FAA, consistent— 
(A) regulatory interpretations; and 
(B) application of oversight activities. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the establishment of the Task Force, the Task Force shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
detailing— 
(1) the best practices identified and recommenda-
tions provided by the Task Force under subsection (c); 
and 
(2) any recommendations of the Task Force for ad-
ditional regulatory, policy, or cost-effective legislative ac-
tion to improve the efficiency of agency activities. 
(e) APPLICABLE LAW.—Public Law 92–463 shall not 
apply to the Task Force. 
(f) SUNSET.—The Task Force shall terminate on the 
earlier of— 
(1) the date on which the Task Force submits the 
report required under subsection (d); or 
(2) the date that is 18 months after the date on 
which the Task Force is established under subsection 
(a).
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SEC. 223. CENTRALIZED SAFETY GUIDANCE DATABASE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall estab-
lish a centralized safety guidance database that will— 
(1) encompass all of the regulatory guidance docu-
ments of the FAA Office of Aviation Safety; 
(2) contain, for each such guidance document, a 
link to the Code of Federal Regulations provision to 
which the document relates; and 
(3) be publicly available in a manner that— 
(A) protects from disclosure identifying infor-
mation regarding an individual or entity; and 
(B) prevents inappropriate disclosure propri-
etary information. 
(b) DATA ENTRY TIMING.— 
(1) EXISTING
DOCUMENTS.—Not later than 14 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator shall begin entering into the database estab-
lished under subsection (a) all of the regulatory guidance 
documents of the Office of Aviation Safety that are in 
effect and were issued before the date on which the Ad-
ministrator begins such entry process. 
(2) NEW
DOCUMENTS
AND
CHANGES.—On and 
after the date on which the Administrator begins the 
document entry process under paragraph (1), the Ad-
ministrator shall ensure that all new regulatory guidance
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documents of the Office of Aviation Safety and any 
changes to existing documents are included in the data-
base established under subsection (a) as such documents 
or changes to existing documents are issued. 
(c) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—In establishing the 
database under subsection (a), the Administrator shall con-
sult and collaborate with appropriate stakeholders, including 
labor organizations (including those representing aviation 
workers, FAA aviation safety engineers and FAA aviation 
safety inspectors) and aviation industry stakeholders. 
(d) REGULATORY GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘regulatory guidance documents’’ 
means all forms of written information issued by the FAA 
that an individual or entity may use to interpret or apply 
FAA regulations and requirements, including information an 
individual or entity may use to determine acceptable means 
of compliance with such regulations and requirements, such 
as an order, manual, circular, policy statement, legal inter-
pretation memorandum, or rulemaking document. 
SEC. 
224. 
REGULATORY 
CONSISTENCY 
COMMUNICATIONS 
BOARD. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall es-
tablish a Regulatory Consistency Communications Board (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘Board’’).
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(b) CONSULTATION REQUIREMENT.—In establishing the 
Board, the Administrator shall consult and collaborate with 
appropriate stakeholders, including FAA labor organizations 
(including labor organizations representing FAA aviation 
safety inspectors) and industry stakeholders. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall be composed of 
FAA representatives, appointed by the Administrator, from— 
(1) the Flight Standards Service; 
(2) the Aircraft Certification Service; and 
(3) the Office of the Chief Counsel. 
(d) FUNCTIONS.—The Board shall carry out the fol-
lowing functions: 
(1) Establish, at a minimum, processes by which— 
(A) FAA personnel and persons regulated by 
the FAA may submit anonymous regulatory inter-
pretation questions without fear of retaliation; 
(B) FAA personnel may submit written ques-
tions, and receive written responses, as to whether 
a previous approval or regulatory interpretation 
issued by FAA personnel in another office or region 
is correct or incorrect; and 
(C) any other person may submit written anon-
ymous regulatory interpretation questions. 
(2) Meet on a regular basis to discuss and resolve 
questions submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) and the
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appropriate application of regulations and policy with re-
spect to each question. 
(3) Provide to a person that submitted a question 
pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) 
a timely written response to the question. 
(4) Establish a process to make resolutions of com-
mon regulatory interpretation questions publicly avail-
able to FAA personnel, persons regulated by the FAA, 
and the public without revealing any identifying data of 
the person that submitted the question and in a manner 
that protects any proprietary information. 
(5) Ensure the incorporation of resolutions of ques-
tions submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) into regu-
latory guidance documents, as such term is defined in 
section 223(d). 
(e) PERFORMANCE METRICS, TIMELINES, AND GOALS.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Advisory 
Committee recommends performance objectives and perform-
ance metrics for the FAA and the regulated aviation industry 
under section 202, the Administrator, in collaboration with 
the Advisory Committee, shall— 
(1) establish performance metrics, timelines, and 
goals to measure the progress of the Board in resolving 
regulatory interpretation questions submitted pursuant 
to subsection (d)(1); and
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(2) implement a process for tracking the progress 
of the Board in meeting the performance metrics, 
timelines, and goals established under paragraph (1). 
Subtitle D—Safety Workforce 
SEC. 231. SAFETY WORKFORCE TRAINING STRATEGY. 
(a) SAFETY WORKFORCE TRAINING STRATEGY.—Not 
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator shall review and revise its safety workforce 
training strategy to ensure that such strategy— 
(1) aligns with an effective risk-based approach to 
safety oversight; 
(2) best uses available resources; 
(3) allows FAA employees participating in organiza-
tion management teams or conducting ODA program 
audits to complete, in a timely fashion, appropriate 
training, including recurrent training, in auditing and a 
systems safety approach to oversight; 
(4) seeks knowledge-sharing opportunities between 
the FAA and the aviation industry in new technologies, 
equipment and systems, best practices, and other areas 
of interest related to safety oversight; 
(5) functions within the current and anticipated 
budgetary environments; 
(6) fosters an inspector and engineer workforce that 
has the skills and training necessary to improve risk-