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(3) conditions of such facilities that could inter-
fere with such employees’ ability to effectively and 
safely perform their duties; 
(4) the ability of managers and supervisors of 
such employees to promptly document and seek reme-
diation for unsafe facility conditions; 
(5) whether employees of the Administration who 
report facility-related illnesses are treated appro-
priately; 
(6) utilization of scientifically approved remedi-
ation techniques to mitigate hazardous conditions in 
accordance with applicable State and local regula-
tions and Occupational Safety and Health Adminis-
tration practices by the Administration; and 
(7) resources allocated to facility maintenance 
and renovation by the Administration. 
(b) FACILITY CONDITION INDICES.—The Comptroller 
General shall review the facility condition indices of the Ad-
ministration for inclusion in the recommendations under 
subsection (c). 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based on the results of the 
study and review of facility condition indices under sub-
section (a), the Comptroller General shall make such rec-
ommendations as the Comptroller General considers nec-
essary to— 
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(1) prioritize those facilities needing the most 
immediate attention based on risks to employee health 
and safety; 
(2) ensure that the Administration is using sci-
entifically approved remediation techniques in all fa-
cilities; and 
(3) assist the Administration in making pro-
grammatic changes so that aging facilities do not de-
teriorate to unsafe levels. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall sub-
mit to the Administrator, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives a report on results of the study, including 
the recommendations under subsection (c). 
SEC. 610. FRONTLINE MANAGER STAFFING. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 45 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall commission an independent 
study on frontline manager staffing requirements in air 
traffic control facilities. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the study, the 
Administrator may take into consideration— 
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(1) the managerial tasks expected to be per-
formed by frontline managers, including employee de-
velopment, management, and counseling; 
(2) the number of supervisory positions of oper-
ation requiring watch coverage in each air traffic 
control facility; 
(3) coverage requirements in relation to traffic 
demand; 
(4) facility type; 
(5) complexity of traffic and managerial respon-
sibilities; 
(6) proficiency and training requirements; and 
(7) such other factors as the Administrator con-
siders appropriate. 
(c) PARTICIPATION.—The Administrator shall ensure 
the participation of frontline managers who currently work 
in safety-related operational areas of the Administration. 
(d) 
DETERMINATIONS.—The 
Administrator 
shall 
transmit any determinations made as a result of the study 
to the heads of the appropriate lines of business within the 
Administration, including the Chief Operating Officer of 
the Air Traffic Organization. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 9 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
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tation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report 
on the results of the study and a description of any deter-
minations submitted to the Chief Operating Officer under 
subsection (c). 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘frontline 
manager’’ means first-level, operational supervisors and 
managers who work in safety-related operational areas of 
the Administration. 
TITLE VII—AVIATION 
INSURANCE 
SEC. 701. GENERAL AUTHORITY. 
(a) EXTENSION OF POLICIES.—Section 44302(f)(1) is 
amended by striking ‘‘shall extend through’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘the termination date’’ and inserting ‘‘shall 
extend through September 30, 2013, and may extend 
through December 31, 2013, the termination date’’. 
(b) SUCCESSOR
PROGRAM.—Section 44302(f) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SUCCESSOR PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—After December 31, 
2021, coverage for the risks specified in a policy 
that has been extended under paragraph (1) shall 
be provided in an airline industry sponsored 
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risk retention or other risk-sharing arrangement 
approved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) TRANSFER OF PREMIUMS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—On December 31, 
2021, and except as provided in clause (ii), 
premiums collected by the Secretary from 
the airline industry after September 22, 
2001, for any policy under this subsection, 
and interest earned thereon, as determined 
by the Secretary, shall be transferred to an 
airline industry sponsored risk retention or 
other risk-sharing arrangement approved by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(ii) 
DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT 
TRANSFERRED.—The amount transferred 
pursuant to clause (i) shall be less— 
‘‘(I) the amount of any claims 
paid out on such policies from Sep-
tember 22, 2001, through December 31, 
2021; 
‘‘(II) the amount of any claims 
pending under such policies as of De-
cember 31, 2021; and 
‘‘(III) the cost, as determined by 
the Secretary, of administering the 
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