Union Calendar No. 359
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4057
[Report No. 105–639]
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to reau-
thorize programs of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration, and for other purposes.
JULY 20, 1998
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
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Union Calendar No. 359
105TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 4057
[Report No. 105–639]
To amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the
Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 16, 1998
Mr. SHUSTER (for himself and Mr. DUNCAN) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
JULY 20, 1998
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 16, 1998]
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize pro-
grams of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for
other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Air-
port Improvement Program Reauthorization Act of 1998’’.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 3. Applicability.
Sec. 4. Administrator defined.
TITLE I—AIRPORT AND AIRWAY IMPROVEMENTS
Sec. 101. Airport improvement program.
Sec. 102. Airway facilities improvement program.
Sec. 103. FAA operations.
Sec. 104. AIP formula changes.
Sec. 105. Grants from small airport fund.
Sec. 106. Innovative use of airport grant funds.
Sec. 107. Airport security program.
Sec. 108. Matching share for State block grant program.
Sec. 109. Treatment of certain facilities as airport-related projects.
Sec. 110. Terminal development costs.
Sec. 111. Conveyances of surplus property for public airports.
Sec. 112. Construction of runways.
Sec. 113. Potomac Metroplex terminal radar approach control facility.
Sec. 114. General facilities authority.
Sec. 115. Transportation assistance for Olympic cities.
Sec. 116. Denial of airport access to certain air carriers.
Sec. 117. Period of applicability of amendments.
Sec. 118. Technical amendments.
TITLE II—CONTRACT TOWER PROGRAM
Sec. 201. Contract towers.
TITLE III—FAMILY ASSISTANCE
Sec. 301. Responsibilities of National Transportation Safety Board.
Sec. 302. Air carrier plans.
Sec. 303. Foreign air carrier plans.
Sec. 304. Applicability of Death on the High Seas Act.
TITLE IV—WAR RISK INSURANCE PROGRAM
Sec. 401. Aviation insurance program amendments.
TITLE V—SAFETY
Sec. 501. Cargo collision avoidance systems deadline.
Sec. 502. Records of employment of pilot applicants.
Sec. 503. Whistleblower protection for FAA employees.
Sec. 504. Safety risk mitigation programs.
Sec. 505. Flight operations quality assurance rules.
Sec. 506. Small airport certification.
Sec. 507. Marking of life limited aircraft parts.
TITLE VI—WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
Sec. 601. Protection of employees providing air safety information.
Sec. 602. Civil penalty.
TITLE VII—CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT COMMISSION
Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Findings.
Sec. 703. Establishment.
Sec. 704. Membership.
Sec. 705. Duties.
Sec. 706. Powers.
Sec. 707. Staff and support services.
Sec. 708. Contributions.
Sec. 709. Exclusive right to name, logos, emblems, seals, and marks.
Sec. 710. Reports.
Sec. 711. Audit of financial transactions.
Sec. 712. Advisory Board.
Sec. 713. Definitions.
Sec. 714. Termination.
Sec. 715. Authorization of appropriations.
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 801. Clarification of regulatory approval process.
Sec. 802. Duties and powers of Administrator.
Sec. 803. Prohibition on release of offeror proposals.
Sec. 804. Multiyear procurement contracts.
Sec. 805. Federal Aviation Administration personnel management system.
Sec. 806. General facilities and personnel authority.
Sec. 807. Implementation of article 83 bis of the Chicago Convention.
Sec. 808. Public availability of airmen records.
Sec. 809. Government and industry consortia.
Sec. 810. Passenger manifest.
Sec. 811. Cost recovery for foreign aviation services.
Sec. 812. Technical corrections to civil penalty provisions.
Sec. 813. Enhanced vision technologies.
Sec. 814. Foreign carriers eligible for waiver under Airport Noise and Capacity
Act.
Sec. 815. Typographical errors.
Sec. 816. Acquisition management system.
Sec. 817. Independent validation of FAA costs and allocations.
Sec. 818. Elimination of backlog of equal employment opportunity complaints.
Sec. 819. Newport News, Virginia.
Sec. 820. Grant of easement, Los Angeles, California.
Sec. 821. Regulation of Alaska air guides.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of