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SEC. 510. REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR AIRCRAFT 
ENGINE NOISE AND EMISSIONS STANDARDS. 
(a) INDEPENDENT REVIEW.—The Administrator of the 
FAA shall make appropriate arrangements for the National 
Academy of Public Administration or another qualified 
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 conducted 
so as to take into account— 
(1) the interrelationships between aircraft engine 
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 perform-
ance with ensuring the highest safe and reliable en-
gine performance of aircraft in flight; 
(5) consistency of the regulatory responsibility 
with other missions of the FAA and the EPA; 
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(6) past effectiveness of the FAA and the EPA in 
carrying out the aviation environmental responsibil-
ities 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 Administrator 
of the FAA shall submit to Congress a report on the results 
of the review. The report shall include any recommenda-
tions developed as a result of the review and, if a transfer 
of responsibilities is recommended, a description 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 Environ-
mental Protection Agency. 
(2) FAA.—The term ‘‘FAA’’ means the Federal 
Aviation Administration. 
SEC. 511. PRODUCTION OF ALTERNATIVE JET FUEL TECH-
NOLOGY FOR CIVIL AIRCRAFT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
RESEARCH
PROGRAM.— 
Using amounts made available under section 48102(a) of 
title 49, United States Code, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish a research program related to devel-
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oping jet fuel from alternative sources (such as coal, natural 
gas, biomass, ethanol, butanol, and hydrogen) through 
grants or other measures authorized under section 106(l)(6) 
of such title, including reimbursable agreements with other 
Federal agencies. 
(b) PARTICIPATION BY EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH 
INSTITUTIONS.—In conducting the program, the Secretary 
provide for participation by educational and research insti-
tutions that have existing facilities and experience in the 
development and deployment of technology for alternative 
jet fuels. 
(c) DESIGNATION OF INSTITUTE AS A CENTER OF EX-
CELLENCE.—Not later than 6 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall designate an institution de-
scribed in subsection (a) as a Center of Excellence for Alter-
native Jet Fuel Research. 
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 
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(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 Federal 
Mediation and Conciliation Service to at-
tempt to reach such agreement in accord-
ance with part 1425 of title 29, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date 
of enactment of the FAA Reauthorization 
Act of 2007); 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 SERV-
ICE IMPASSES PANEL.—If the services of the 
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service 
under subparagraph (A)(i) do not lead to 
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an agreement, the Administrator and the 
exclusive bargaining representative of the 
employees (in this subparagraph referred 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 jurisdic-
tion and ordering binding arbitration by a 
private arbitration board consisting of 3 
members. 
‘‘(ii) APPOINTMENT
OF
ARBITRATION 
BOARD.—The Executive Director of the 
Panel shall provide for the appointment of 
the 3 members of a private arbitration 
board under clause (i) by requesting the Di-
rector of the Federal Mediation and Concil-
iation 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 select one per-
son from the list. The 2 arbitrators selected 
by the parties shall then select a third per-
son from the list within 7 days. If either of 
the parties fails to select a person or if the 
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