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Science, and Transportation, and the House of Representa-
tives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure con-
taining the Government Accountability Office’s findings 
and recommendations regarding the study under this sec-
tion. 
(e) ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDED POLICY CHANGES.— 
Not later than 60 days after the date of receipt of the report 
under subsection (d), the Secretary shall issue a report to 
the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation, and the House of Representatives Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure that— 
(1) specifies which, if any, policy changes rec-
ommended by the Comptroller General and any other 
policy changes with respect to air ambulances the 
Secretary will adopt and implement; and 
(2) includes recommendations for legislative 
change, if appropriate 
(f) PART 135 CERTIFICATE HOLDER DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘part 135 certificate holder’’ means 
a person holding a certificate issued under part 135 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 718. REPEAL OF CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON METRO-
POLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHOR-
ITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 49108 is repealed.
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(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—The table of sections for 
chapter 491 is amended by striking the item relating to sec-
tion 49108. 
SEC. 719. STUDY OF AERONAUTICAL MOBILE TELEMETRY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, in consultation with other Federal agencies, 
shall submit a report to the Senate Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation, the House of Rep-
resentatives Committee on Science and Technology, and the 
House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Com-
merce that identifies— 
(1) the current and anticipated need over the 
next decade by civil aviation, including equipment 
manufacturers, for aeronautical mobile telemetry serv-
ices; and 
(2) the potential impact to the aerospace indus-
try of the introduction of a new radio service oper-
ating in the same spectrum allocated to the aero-
nautical mobile telemetry service. 
SEC. 720. FLIGHTCREW MEMBER PAIRING AND CREW RE-
SOURCE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall conduct a study on aviation in-
dustry best practices with regard to flightcrew member
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pairing, crew resource management techniques, and pilot 
commuting. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
a report to the House of Representatives Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on the 
results of the study. 
SEC. 721. CONSOLIDATION OR ELIMINATION OF OBSOLETE, 
REDUNDANT, OR OTHERWISE UNNECESSARY 
REPORTS; USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA FOR-
MAT. 
(a) CONSOLIDATION OR ELIMINATION OF REPORTS.— 
No later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall submit a report to 
the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation and the House of Representatives Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure containing— 
(1) a list of obsolete, redundant, or otherwise un-
necessary reports the Administration is required by 
law to submit to the Congress or publish that the Ad-
ministrator recommends eliminating or consolidating 
with other reports; and
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(2) an estimate of the cost savings that would re-
sult from the elimination or consolidation of those re-
ports. 
(b) USE OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA FOR REPORTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion— 
(A) may not publish any report required or 
authorized by law in printed format; and 
(B) shall publish any such report by post-
ing it on the Administration’s website in an eas-
ily accessible and downloadable electronic for-
mat. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) does not apply 
to any report with respect to which the Administrator 
determines that— 
(A) its publication in printed format is es-
sential to the mission of the Federal Aviation 
Administration; or 
(B) its publication in accordance with the 
requirements of paragraph (1) would disclose 
matter— 
(i) described in section 552(b) of title 
5, United States Code; or
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(ii) the disclosure of which would have 
an adverse impact on aviation safety or se-
curity, as determined by the Administrator. 
SEC. 722. LINE CHECK EVALUATIONS. 
Section 44729(h) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2). 
SEC. 723. REPORT ON NEWARK LIBERTY AIRPORT AIR TRAF-
FIC CONTROL TOWER. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration shall report to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives, on the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion’s plan to staff the Newark Liberty Airport air traffic 
control tower at negotiated staffing levels within 1 year 
after such date of enactment. 
SEC. 724 PRIORITY REVIEW OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 
IN COLD WEATHER STATES. 
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall, to the maximum extent practicable, schedule 
the Administrator’s review of construction projects so that 
projects to be carried out in States in which the weather
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during a typical calendar year prevents major construction 
projects from being carried out before May 1 are reviewed 
as early as possible. 
SEC. 725. AIR-RAIL CODESHARE STUDY. 
(a) CODESHARE STUDY.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the GAO shall 
conduct a study of— 
(1) the current airline and intercity passenger 
rail codeshare arrangements; 
(2) the feasibility and costs to taxpayers and 
passengers of increasing intermodal connectivity of 
airline and intercity passenger rail facilities and sys-
tems to improve passenger travel. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—The study shall consider— 
(1) the potential benefits to passengers and costs 
to taxpayers from the implementation of more inte-
grated scheduling between airlines and Amtrak or 
other intercity passenger rail carriers achieved 
through codesharing arrangements; 
(2) 
airport 
operations 
that 
can 
improve 
connectivity to intercity passenger rail facilities and 
stations. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after commencing 
the study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller shall 
submit the report to the Committee on Commerce, Science,