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provision of insurance policies under 
this chapter from September 22, 2001, 
through December 31, 2021.’’. 
SEC. 702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO LIMIT THIRD- 
PARTY LIABILITY OF AIR CARRIERS ARISING 
OUT OF ACTS OF TERRORISM. 
The first sentence of section 44303(b) is amended by 
striking ‘‘ending on’’ and all that follows through ‘‘the Sec-
retary may certify’’ and inserting ‘‘ending on December 31, 
2013, the Secretary may certify’’. 
SEC. 703. CLARIFICATION OF REINSURANCE AUTHORITY. 
The second sentence of section 44304 is amended by 
striking ‘‘the carrier’’ and inserting ‘‘any insurance car-
rier’’. 
SEC. 704. USE OF INDEPENDENT CLAIMS ADJUSTERS. 
The second sentence of section 44308(c)(1) is amended 
by striking ‘‘agent’’ and inserting ‘‘agent, or a claims ad-
juster who is independent of the underwriting agent,’’. 
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 801. DISCLOSURE OF DATA TO FEDERAL AGENCIES IN 
INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY. 
Section 40119(b) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) Section 552a of title 5 shall not apply to disclo-
sures that the Administrator may make from the systems 
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of records of the Administration to any Federal law enforce-
ment, intelligence, protective service, immigration, or na-
tional security official in order to assist the official receiv-
ing the information in the performance of official duties.’’. 
SEC. 802. FAA ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS 
AND DATABASE SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 401 is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 40130. FAA access to criminal history records and 
database systems 
‘‘(a) ACCESS
TO RECORDS
AND DATABASE SYS-
TEMS.— 
‘‘(1) 
ACCESS
TO
INFORMATION.—Notwith-
standing section 534 of title 28, and regulations 
issued to implement such section, the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration may have di-
rect access to a system of documented criminal justice 
information maintained by the Department of Justice 
or by a State, but may do so only for the purpose of 
carrying out civil and administrative responsibilities 
of the Administration to protect the safety and secu-
rity of the national airspace system or to support the 
missions of the Department of Justice, the Depart-
ment of Homeland Security, and other law enforce-
ment agencies. 
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‘‘(2) RELEASE OF INFORMATION.—In accessing a 
system referred to in paragraph (1), the Adminis-
trator shall be subject to the same conditions and pro-
cedures established by the Department of Justice or 
the State for other governmental agencies with direct 
access to the system. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Administrator may not 
use the direct access authorized under paragraph (1) 
to conduct criminal investigations. 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES.—The Administrator 
shall designate, by order, employees of the Administration 
who shall carry out the authority described in subsection 
(a). The designated employees may— 
‘‘(1) have direct access to and receive criminal 
history, driver, vehicle, and other law enforcement in-
formation contained in the law enforcement databases 
of the Department of Justice, or any jurisdiction of 
a State, in the same manner as a police officer em-
ployed by a State or local authority of that State who 
is certified or commissioned under the laws of that 
State; 
‘‘(2) use any radio, data link, or warning system 
of the Federal Government, and of any jurisdiction in 
a State, that provides information about wanted per-
sons, be-on-the-lookout notices, warrant status, or 
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other officer safety information to which a police offi-
cer employed by a State or local authority in that 
State who is certified or commissioned under the laws 
of that State has direct access and in the same man-
ner as such police officer; and 
‘‘(3) receive Federal, State, or local government 
communications with a police officer employed by a 
State or local authority in that State in the same 
manner as a police officer employed by a State or 
local authority in that State who is commissioned 
under the laws of that State. 
‘‘(c) SYSTEM OF DOCUMENTED CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN-
FORMATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘system of 
documented criminal justice information’ means any law 
enforcement database, system, or communication con-
taining information concerning identification, criminal 
history, arrests, convictions, arrest warrants, wanted or 
missing persons, including the National Crime Information 
Center and its incorporated criminal history databases and 
the National Law Enforcement Telecommunications Sys-
tem.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
401 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘40130. FAA access to criminal history records and database systems.’’. 
SEC. 803. CIVIL PENALTIES TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
Section 46301 is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) by inserting ‘‘chapter 
451,’’ before ‘‘section 47107(b)’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)(5)(A)(i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or chapter 449’’ and in-
serting ‘‘chapter 449’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘44909)’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or chapter 451’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) by inserting after ‘‘44723)’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, chapter 451 (except section 45107)’’; 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘44909),’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘section 45107,’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘46302’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 46302’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘46303’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 46303’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f)(1)(A)(i)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or chapter 449’’ and in-
serting ‘‘chapter 449’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘44909)’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or chapter 451’’. 
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SEC. 804. REALIGNMENT AND CONSOLIDATION OF FAA 
SERVICES AND FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 445 (as amended by this 
Act) is further amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 44519. Realignment and consolidation of FAA serv-
ices and facilities 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es-
tablish a fair process that will result in the realignment 
and consolidation of FAA services and facilities to help re-
duce capital, operating, maintenance, and administrative 
costs and facilitate Next Generation Air Transportation 
System air traffic control modernization efforts without ad-
versely affecting safety. 
‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Subject to the require-
ments of this section, the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall realign and consolidate FAA 
services and facilities pursuant to recommendations made 
by the Aviation Facilities and Services Board established 
under subsection (g). 
‘‘(c) ADMINISTRATOR’S RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PROPOSED CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall develop proposed criteria for use by the Ad-
ministrator in making recommendations for the 
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realignment and consolidation of FAA services 
and facilities under this section. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION; TRANSMITTAL TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than 30 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Administrator 
shall publish the proposed criteria in the Federal 
Register and transmit the proposed criteria to 
the congressional committees of interest. 
‘‘(C) NOTICE AND COMMENT.—The Admin-
istrator shall provide an opportunity for public 
comment on the proposed criteria for a period of 
at least 30 days and shall include notice of that 
opportunity in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(2) FINAL CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall establish final criteria based on the pro-
posed criteria developed under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION; TRANSMITTAL TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Administrator 
shall publish the final criteria in the Federal 
Register and transmit the final criteria to the 
congressional committees of interest. 
‘‘(3) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall make recommendations for the realignment 
and consolidation of FAA services and facilities 
under this section based on the final criteria es-
tablished under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) 
CONTENTS.—The 
recommendations 
shall consist of a list of FAA services and facili-
ties for realignment and consolidation, together 
with a justification for each service and facility 
included on the list. 
‘‘(C) PUBLICATION; TRANSMITTAL TO BOARD 
AND CONGRESS.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this section, the Admin-
istrator shall publish the recommendations in the 
Federal Register and transmit the recommenda-
tions to the Board and the congressional commit-
tees of interest. 
‘‘(D) 
INFORMATION.—The 
Administrator 
shall make available to the Board and the Comp-
troller General all information used by the Ad-
ministrator in establishing the recommendations. 
‘‘(E) ADDITIONAL
RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
The Administrator is authorized to make addi-
tional recommendations under this paragraph 
every 2 years. 
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‘‘(d) BOARD’S REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of receipt of the Administrator’s rec-
ommendations under subsection (c), the Board shall 
conduct public hearings on the recommendations. 
‘‘(2) BOARD’S RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Based on the 
Board’s review and analysis of the Administra-
tor’s recommendations and any public comments 
received under paragraph (1), the Board shall 
develop a report containing the Board’s findings 
and conclusions concerning the Administrator’s 
recommendations, together with the Board’s rec-
ommendations for realignment and consolidation 
of FAA services and facilities. The Board shall 
explain and justify in the report any rec-
ommendation made by the Board that differs 
from a recommendation made by the Adminis-
trator. 
‘‘(B) PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER; 
TRANSMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of receipt of the Administra-
tor’s recommendations under subsection (c), the 
Board shall publish the report in the Federal 
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Register and transmit the report to the congres-
sional committees of interest. 
‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— 
The Comptroller General shall assist the Board, to the 
extent requested by the Board, in the Board’s review 
and analysis of the Administrator’s recommendations. 
‘‘(e) REALIGNMENT
AND CONSOLIDATION
OF FAA 
SERVICES AND FACILITIES.—Subject to subsection (f), the 
Administrator shall— 
‘‘(1) realign or consolidate the FAA services and 
facilities recommended for realignment or consolida-
tion by the Board in a report transmitted under sub-
section (d); 
‘‘(2) initiate all such realignments and consoli-
dations not later than one year after the date of the 
report; and 
‘‘(3) complete all such realignments and consoli-
dations not later than 3 years after the date of the re-
port. 
‘‘(f) CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may not 
carry out a recommendation of the Board for realign-
ment or consolidation of FAA services and facilities 
that is included in a report transmitted under sub-
section (d) if a joint resolution of disapproval is en-
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acted disapproving such recommendation before the 
earlier of— 
‘‘(A) the last day of the 30-day period be-
ginning on the date of the report; or 
‘‘(B) the adjournment of Congress sine die 
for the session during which the report is trans-
mitted. 
‘‘(2) COMPUTATION
OF
30-DAY
PERIOD.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the days on which ei-
ther house of Congress is not in session because of an 
adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain 
shall be excluded in computation of the 30-day period. 
‘‘(g) AVIATION FACILITIES AND SERVICES BOARD.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall establish an inde-
pendent board to be known as the ‘Aviation Facilities 
and Services Board’. 
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Board shall be com-
posed of the following members: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary (or a designee of the 
Secretary), who shall be the Chair of the Board. 
‘‘(B) Two members appointed by the Sec-
retary, who may not be officers or employees of 
the Federal Government. 
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