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SEC. 511. HIGH PERFORMANCE AND SUSTAINABLE AIR 
TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall implement, to the maximum 
extent practicable, sustainable practices for the incorpora-
tion of energy-efficient design, equipment, systems, and 
other measures in the construction and major renovation 
of air traffic control facilities of the Administration in 
order to reduce energy consumption and improve the envi-
ronmental performance of such facilities. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—Of amounts appropriated 
under section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
such sums as may be necessary may be used to carry out 
this section. 
SEC. 512. REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR AIRCRAFT 
ENGINE NOISE AND EMISSIONS STANDARDS. 
(a) INDEPENDENT REVIEW.—The Administrator of 
the FAA shall make appropriate arrangements for the Na-
tional Academy of Public Administration or another quali-
fied independent entity to review, in consultation with the 
FAA and the EPA, whether it is desirable to locate the 
regulatory responsibility for the establishment of engine 
noise and emissions standards for civil aircraft within one 
of the agencies. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The review shall be con-
ducted so as to take into account— 
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(1) the interrelationships between aircraft en-
gine noise and emissions; 
(2) the need for aircraft engine noise and emis-
sions to be evaluated and addressed in an integrated 
and comprehensive manner; 
(3) the scientific expertise of the FAA and the 
EPA to evaluate aircraft engine emissions and noise 
impacts on the environment; 
(4) expertise to interface environmental per-
formance with ensuring the highest safe and reliable 
engine performance of aircraft in flight; 
(5) consistency of the regulatory responsibility 
with other missions of the FAA and the EPA; 
(6) past effectiveness of the FAA and the EPA 
in carrying out the aviation environmental respon-
sibilities assigned to the agency; and 
(7) the international responsibility to represent 
the United States with respect to both engine noise 
and emissions standards for civil aircraft. 
(c) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator of the FAA shall submit to Congress a report 
on the results of the review. The report shall include any 
recommendations developed as a result of the review and, 
if a transfer of responsibilities is recommended, a descrip-
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tion of the steps and timeline for implementation of the 
transfer. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) EPA.—The term ‘‘EPA’’ means the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency. 
(2) FAA.—The term ‘‘FAA’’ means the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration. 
SEC. 513. CABIN AIR QUALITY TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall initiate research 
and development work on effective air cleaning and sensor 
technology for the engine and auxiliary power unit for 
bleed air supplied to the passenger cabin and flight deck 
of a pressurized aircraft. 
(b) TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS.—The technology 
should, at a minimum, be capable of— 
(1) removing oil-based contaminants from the 
bleed air supplied to the passenger cabin and flight 
deck; and 
(2) detecting and recording oil-based contami-
nants in the bleed air fraction of the total air sup-
plied to the passenger cabin and flight deck. 
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit 
to Congress a report on the results of the research and 
development work carried out under this section. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
SEC. 514. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the European Union directive extending the 
European Union’s emissions trading proposal to 
international civil aviation without working through 
the International Civil Aviation Organization (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘ICAO’’) in a consensus- 
based fashion is inconsistent with the Convention on 
International Civil Aviation, done at Chicago on De-
cember 7, 1944 (TIAS 1591; commonly known as 
‘‘Chicago Convention’’), and other relevant air serv-
ices agreements and antithetical to building inter-
national cooperation to address effectively the prob-
lem of greenhouse gas emissions by aircraft engaged 
in international civil aviation; and 
(2) the European Union and its member states 
should instead work with other contracting states of 
the ICAO to develop a consensual approach to ad-
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dressing aircraft greenhouse gas emissions through 
the ICAO. 
SEC. 515. AIRPORT NOISE COMPATIBILITY PLANNING 
STUDY, PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND 
NEW JERSEY. 
It is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey should 
undertake an airport noise compatibility planning study 
under part 150 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 
for the airports that the Port Authority operates as of No-
vember 2, 2009. In undertaking the study, the Port Au-
thority should pay particular attention to the impact of 
noise on affected neighborhoods, including homes, busi-
nesses, and places of worship surrounding LaGuardia Air-
port, Newark Liberty Airport, and JFK Airport. 
SEC. 516. GAO STUDY ON COMPLIANCE WITH FAA RECORD 
OF DECISION. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct 
a study to determine whether the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration and the Massachusetts Port Authority are com-
plying with the requirements of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration’s record of decision dated August 2, 2002. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to Congress a report on the results of the study. 
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SEC. 517. WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT, NEW YORK. 
(a) RULEMAKING.—The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration shall conduct a rulemaking 
proceeding to determine whether Westchester County Air-
port should be authorized to limit aircraft operations be-
tween the hours of 12 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. 
(b) DEADLINES.—The Administrator shall— 
(1) not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, issue a notice of proposed 
rulemaking under subsection (a); and 
(2) not later than 16 months after the close of 
the comment period on the proposed rule, issue a 
final rule. 
SEC. 518. AVIATION NOISE COMPLAINTS. 
(a) TELEPHONE NUMBER POSTING.—Not later than 
3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, each 
owner or operator of a large hub airport (as defined in 
section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code) shall 
publish on an Internet Web site of the airport a telephone 
number to receive aviation noise complaints related to the 
airport. 
(b) SUMMARIES AND REPORTS.—Not later than one 
year after the last day of the 3-month period referred to 
in subsection (a), and annually thereafter, an owner or 
operator that receives one or more noise complaints under 
subsection (a) shall submit to the Administrator of the 
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Federal Aviation Administration a report regarding the 
number of complaints received and a summary regarding 
the nature of such complaints. The Administrator shall 
make such information available to the public by print and 
electronic means. 
TITLE VI—FAA EMPLOYEES AND 
ORGANIZATION 
SEC. 
601. 
FEDERAL 
AVIATION 
ADMINISTRATION 
PER-
SONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 
(a) DISPUTE RESOLUTION.—Section 40122(a) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) DISPUTE RESOLUTION.— 
‘‘(A) MEDIATION.—If the Administrator 
does not reach an agreement under paragraph 
(1) or the provisions referred to in subsection 
(g)(2)(C) with the exclusive bargaining rep-
resentative of the employees, the Administrator 
and the bargaining representative— 
‘‘(i) shall use the services of the Fed-
eral Mediation and Conciliation Service to 
attempt to reach such agreement in ac-
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cordance with part 1425 of title 29, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
date of enactment of the FAA Reauthor-
ization Act of 2009); or 
‘‘(ii) may by mutual agreement adopt 
alternative procedures for the resolution of 
disputes or impasses arising in the negotia-
tion of the collective-bargaining agreement. 
‘‘(B) BINDING ARBITRATION.— 
‘‘(i) 
ASSISTANCE
FROM
FEDERAL 
SERVICE IMPASSES PANEL.—If the services 
of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
Service under subparagraph (A)(i) do not 
lead to an agreement, the Administrator 
and the exclusive bargaining representative 
of the employees (in this subparagraph re-
ferred to as the ‘parties’) shall submit 
their issues in controversy to the Federal 
Service Impasses Panel. The Panel shall 
assist the parties in resolving the impasse 
by asserting jurisdiction and ordering bind-
ing arbitration by a private arbitration 
board consisting of 3 members. 
‘‘(ii) APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATION 
BOARD.—The Executive Director of the 
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Panel shall provide for the appointment of 
the 3 members of a private arbitration 
board under clause (i) by requesting the 
Director of the Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Service to prepare a list of not 
less than 15 names of arbitrators with 
Federal sector experience and by providing 
the list to the parties. Within 10 days of 
receiving the list, the parties shall each se-
lect one person from the list. The 2 arbi-
trators selected by the parties shall then 
select a third person from the list within 7 
days. If either of the parties fails to select 
a person or if the 2 arbitrators are unable 
to agree on the third person within 7 days, 
the parties shall make the selection by al-
ternately striking names on the list until 
one arbitrator remains. 
‘‘(iii) 
FRAMING
ISSUES
IN
CON-
TROVERSY.—If the parties do not agree on 
the framing of the issues to be submitted 
for arbitration, the arbitration board shall 
frame the issues. 
‘‘(iv) 
HEARINGS.—The 
arbitration 
board shall give the parties a full and fair 
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hearing, 
including 
an 
opportunity 
to 
present evidence in support of their claims 
and an opportunity to present their case in 
person, by counsel, or by other representa-
tive as they may elect. 
‘‘(v) 
DECISIONS.—The 
arbitration 
board shall render its decision within 90 
days after the date of its appointment. De-
cisions of the arbitration board shall be 
conclusive and binding upon the parties. 
‘‘(vi) COSTS.—The parties shall share 
costs of the arbitration equally. 
‘‘(3) RATIFICATION
OF
AGREEMENTS.—Upon 
reaching a voluntary agreement or at the conclusion 
of the binding arbitration under paragraph (2)(B), 
the final agreement, except for those matters de-
cided by an arbitration board, shall be subject to 
ratification by the exclusive bargaining representa-
tive of the employees, if so requested by the bar-
gaining representative, and approval by the head of 
the agency in accordance with the provisions re-
ferred to in subsection (g)(2)(C). 
‘‘(4) ENFORCEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS IN UNITED 
STATES COURTS.—Each United States district 
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