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(2) LARGE TICKET AGENT.—The term ‘‘large 
ticket agent’’ means a ticket agent with annual reve-
nues of $100,000,000 or more. 
SEC. 536. FAA DATA TRANSPARENCY. 
Section 45303 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) DATA TRANSPARENCY.— 
‘‘(1) AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES INITIAL DATA RE-
PORT.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 6 
months after the date of enactment of the FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2018, the Administrator 
and the Chief Operating Officer of the Air 
Traffic Organization shall, based upon the most 
recently available full fiscal year data, complete 
the following calculations for each segment of 
air traffic services users: 
‘‘(i) The total costs allocable to the 
use of air traffic services for that segment 
during such fiscal year. 
‘‘(ii) The total revenues received from 
that segment during such fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) VALIDATION OF MODEL.— 
‘‘(i) REVIEW AND DETERMINATION.— 
Not later than 3 months after completion 
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of the initial report required under sub-
paragraph (A), the Inspector General of 
the Department of Transportation shall re-
view and determine the validity of the 
model used by the Administrator and the 
Chief Operating Officer to complete the 
calculations required under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(ii) VALIDATION
PROCESS.—In the 
event that the Inspector General deter-
mines that the model used by the Adminis-
trator and the Chief Operating Officer to 
complete the calculations required by sub-
paragraph (A) is not valid— 
‘‘(I) the Inspector General shall 
provide the Administrator and Chief 
Operating Officer recommendations 
on how to revise the model; 
‘‘(II) the Administrator and the 
Chief Operating Officer shall complete 
the calculations required by subpara-
graph (A) utilizing the revised model 
and resubmit the revised initial report 
required under subparagraph (A) to 
the Inspector General; and 
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‘‘(III) not later than 3 months 
after completion of the revised initial 
report required under subparagraph 
(A), the Inspector General shall re-
view and determine the validity of the 
revised model used by the Adminis-
trator and the Chief Operating Officer 
to complete the calculations required 
by subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(iii) ACCESS TO DATA.—The Admin-
istrator and the Chief Operating Officer 
shall provide the Inspector General of the 
Department of Transportation with unfet-
tered access to all data produced by the 
cost accounting system operated and main-
tained pursuant to subsection (e). 
‘‘(C) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 60 days after completion of the review and 
receiving a determination that the model used is 
valid under subparagraph (B), the Adminis-
trator and the Chief Operating Officer shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, the Committee on Appropria-
tions, and the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
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mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation, the Committee on Appropriations, and 
the Committee on Finance of the Senate a re-
port describing the results of the calculations 
completed under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(D) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 60 
days after submission of the report required 
under subparagraph (C), the Administrator and 
Chief Operating Officer shall publish the initial 
report, including any revision thereto if required 
as a result of the validation process for the 
model. 
‘‘(2) AIR
TRAFFIC
SERVICES
BIENNIAL
DATA 
REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) BIENNIAL
DATA
REPORTING.—Not 
later than March 31, 2019, and biennially 
thereafter for 8 years, the Administrator and 
the Chief Operating Officer shall, using the 
validated model, complete the following calcula-
tions for each segment of air traffic services 
users for the most recent full fiscal year: 
‘‘(i) The total costs allocable to the 
use of the air traffic services for that seg-
ment. 
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‘‘(ii) The total revenues received from 
that segment. 
‘‘(B) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 15 days after completing the calculations 
under subparagraph (A), the Administrator and 
the Chief Operating Officer shall complete and 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, the Committee on Appropria-
tions, and the Committee on Ways and Means 
of the House of Representatives, and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation, the Committee on Appropriations, and 
the Committee on Finance of the Senate a re-
port containing the results of such calculations. 
‘‘(C) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 60 
days after completing the calculations pursuant 
to subparagraph (A), the Administrator and the 
Chief Operating Officer shall publish the results 
of such calculations. 
‘‘(3) SEGMENTS
OF
AIR
TRAFFIC
SERVICES 
USERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
subsection, each of the following shall constitute 
a separate segment of air traffic services users: 
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‘‘(i) Passenger air carriers conducting 
operations under part 121 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
‘‘(ii) All-cargo air carriers conducting 
operations under part 121 of such title. 
‘‘(iii) Operators covered by part 125 
of such title. 
‘‘(iv) Air carriers and operators of pis-
ton-engine aircraft operating under part 
135 of such title. 
‘‘(v) Air carriers and operators of tur-
bine-engine aircraft operating under part 
135 of such title. 
‘‘(vi) Foreign air carriers providing 
passenger air transportation. 
‘‘(vii) Foreign air carriers providing 
all-cargo air transportation. 
‘‘(viii) Operators of turbine-engine air-
craft operating under part 91 of such title, 
excluding those operating under subpart 
(K) of such part. 
‘‘(ix) Operators of piston-engine air-
craft operating under part 91 of such title, 
excluding those operating under subpart 
(K) of such part. 
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‘‘(x) Operators covered by subpart (K) 
of part 91 of such title. 
‘‘(xi) Operators covered by part 133 
of such title. 
‘‘(xii) Operators covered by part 136 
of such title. 
‘‘(xiii) Operators covered by part 137 
of such title. 
‘‘(xiv) Operators of public aircraft 
that qualify under section 40125. 
‘‘(xv) Operators of aircraft that nei-
ther take off from, nor land in, the United 
States. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
SEGMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may identify and include additional seg-
ments of air traffic users under paragraph (A) 
as revenue and air traffic services cost data be-
comes available for that additional segment of 
air traffic services users. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section: 
‘‘(A) AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES.—The term 
‘air traffic services’ means services— 
‘‘(i) used for the monitoring, direct-
ing, control, and guidance of aircraft or 
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flows of aircraft and for the safe conduct 
of flight, including communications, navi-
gation, and surveillance services and provi-
sion of aeronautical information; and 
‘‘(ii) provided directly, or contracted 
for, by the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion. 
‘‘(B) AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES USER.—The 
term ‘air traffic services user’ means any indi-
vidual or entity using air traffic services pro-
vided directly, or contracted for, by the Federal 
Aviation Administration within United States 
airspace or international airspace delegated to 
the United States.’’. 
SEC. 537. AGENCY PROCUREMENT REPORTING REQUIRE-
MENTS. 
Section 40110(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) ANNUAL REPORT ON THE PURCHASE OF 
FOREIGN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES.— 
‘‘(A) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the end of the fiscal year, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall submit a report to Con-
gress on the dollar amount of the acquisitions 
made by the agency from entities that manufac-
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ture the articles, materials, or supplies outside 
of the United States in such fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) CONTENTS.—The report required by 
subparagraph (A) shall separately indicate— 
‘‘(i) the dollar value of any articles, 
materials, or supplies purchased that were 
manufactured outside of the United States; 
and 
‘‘(ii) a summary of the total procure-
ment funds spent on goods manufactured 
in the United States versus funds spent on 
goods manufactured outside of the United 
States. 
‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY OF REPORT.—The Sec-
retary shall make the report under subpara-
graph (A) publicly available on the agency’s 
website not later than 30 days after submission 
to Congress.’’. 
SEC. 538. ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES AND TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE ELIGIBILITY.— 
Section 40117(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) A project for— 
‘‘(i) converting or retrofitting vehicles 
and ground support equipment into eligible 
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zero-emission vehicles and equipment (as 
defined in section 47102); or 
‘‘(ii) acquiring, by purchase or lease, 
eligible zero-emission vehicles and equip-
ment (as defined in section 47102).’’. 
(b) 
AIRPORT
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM
ELIGI-
BILITY.— 
(1) AIRPORT
DEVELOPMENT
DEFINED.—Sec-
tion 47102(3) of title 49, United States Code, as 
amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(P) converting or retrofitting vehicles and 
ground support equipment into eligible zero- 
emission vehicles and equipment or acquiring, 
by purchase or lease, eligible zero-emission vehi-
cles and equipment. 
‘‘(Q) constructing or modifying airport fa-
cilities to install a microgrid in order to provide 
increased resilience to severe weather, ter-
rorism, and other causes of grid failures.’’. 
(2) ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS.—Section 47102 
of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this 
Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(30) ‘eligible zero-emission vehicle and equip-
ment’ means a zero-emission vehicle, equipment re-
lated to such a vehicle, and ground support equip-
ment that includes zero-emission technology that 
is— 
‘‘(A) used exclusively at a commercial serv-
ice airport; or 
‘‘(B) used exclusively to transport people 
or materials to and from a commercial service 
airport. 
‘‘(31) ‘microgrid’ means a localized grouping of 
electricity sources and loads that normally operates 
connected to and synchronous with the traditional 
centralized electrical grid, but can disconnect and 
function autonomously as physical or economic con-
ditions dictate. 
‘‘(32) ‘zero-emission vehicle’ means a zero-emis-
sion vehicle as defined in section 88.102–94 of title 
40, Code of Federal Regulations, or a vehicle that 
produces zero exhaust emissions of any criteria pol-
lutant (or precursor pollutant) under any possible 
operational modes and conditions.’’. 
(3) SPECIAL
APPORTIONMENT
CATEGORIES.— 
Section 47117(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘for airport develop-
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ment described in section 47102(3)(P),’’ after 
‘‘under section 47141,’’. 
(c) ZERO-EMISSION PROGRAM.—Chapter 471 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking section 47136; 
(2) by redesignating section 47136a as section 
47136; and 
(3) in section 47136, as so redesignated, by 
striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
may establish a pilot program under which the sponsors 
of not less than 10 public-use airports may use funds 
made available under this chapter or section 48103 for 
use at such airports to carry out— 
‘‘(1) activities associated with the acquisition, 
by purchase or lease, and operation of zero-emission 
vehicles, including removable power sources for such 
vehicles; and 
‘‘(2) the construction or modification of infra-
structure to facilitate the delivery of fuel and serv-
ices necessary for the use of such vehicles. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A public-use airport is eligible 
for participation in the program if the vehicles or ground 
support equipment are— 
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‘‘(1) used exclusively at the airport; or 
‘‘(2) used exclusively to transport people or ma-
terials to and from the airport.’’; 
(4) in section 47136, as so redesignated, by 
striking subsections (d) and (e) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project carried out under the program shall be 
the Federal share specified in section 47109. 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The sponsor of a public-use 
airport may use not more than 10 percent of the 
amounts made available to the sponsor under the 
program in any fiscal year for— 
‘‘(A) technical assistance; and 
‘‘(B) project management support to assist 
the airport with the solicitation, acquisition, 
and deployment of zero-emission vehicles, re-
lated equipment, and supporting infrastructure. 
‘‘(2) PROVIDERS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
To receive the technical assistance or project man-
agement support described in paragraph (1), partici-
pants in the program may use— 
‘‘(A) a nonprofit organization selected by 
the Secretary; or 
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‘‘(B) a university transportation center re-
ceiving grants under section 5505 in the region 
of the airport.’’; 
(5) in section 47136, as so redesignated, in sub-
section (f) by striking ‘‘section 47136’’ and inserting 
‘‘the inherently low emission airport vehicle pilot 
program’’; and 
(6) in section 47136, as so redesignated, by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) ALLOWABLE PROJECT COST.—The allowable 
project cost for the acquisition of a zero-emission vehicle 
shall be the total cost of purchasing or leasing the vehicle, 
including the cost of technical assistance or project man-
agement support described in subsection (e). 
‘‘(h) FLEXIBLE PROCUREMENT.—A sponsor of a 
public-use airport may use funds made available under the 
program to acquire, by purchase or lease, a zero-emission 
vehicle and a removable power source in separate trans-
actions, including transactions by which the airport pur-
chases the vehicle and leases the removable power source. 
‘‘(i) TESTING REQUIRED.—A sponsor of a public-use 
airport may not use funds made available under the pro-
gram to acquire a zero-emission vehicle unless that make, 
model, or type of vehicle has been tested by a Federal vehi-
cle testing facility acceptable to the Secretary. 
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‘‘(j) REMOVABLE POWER SOURCE DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘removable power source’ means a 
power source that is separately installed in, and removable 
from, a zero-emission vehicle and may include a battery, 
a fuel cell, an ultra-capacitor, or other advanced power 
source used in a zero-emission vehicle.’’. 
(d) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 471 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the items relating to sections 47136 and 47136a 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘47136. Zero-emission airport vehicles and infrastructure.’’. 
SEC. 539. EMPLOYEE ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RE-
SPONSE PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, each air carrier operating 
under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 
(in this section referred to as a ‘‘part 121 air carrier’’), 
shall submit to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration for review and acceptance an Employee 
Assault Prevention and Response Plan related to the cus-
tomer service agents of the air carrier and that is devel-
oped in consultation with the labor union representing 
such agents. 
(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—An Employee Assault Pre-
vention and Response Plan submitted under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
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(1) Reporting protocols for air carrier customer 
service agents who have been the victim of a verbal 
or physical assault. 
(2) Protocols for the immediate notification of 
law enforcement after an incident of verbal or phys-
ical assault committed against an air carrier cus-
tomer service agent. 
(3) Protocols for informing Federal law enforce-
ment with respect to violations of section 46503 of 
title 49, United States Code. 
(4) Protocols for ensuring that a passenger in-
volved in a violent incident with a customer service 
agent of an air carrier is not allowed to move 
through airport security or board an aircraft until 
appropriate law enforcement has had an opportunity 
to assess the incident and take appropriate action. 
(5) Protocols for air carriers to inform pas-
sengers of Federal laws protecting Federal, airport, 
and air carrier employees who have security duties 
within an airport. 
(c) EMPLOYEE TRAINING.—A part 121 air carrier 
shall conduct initial and recurrent training for all employ-
ees, including management, of the air carrier with respect 
to the plan required under subsection (a), which shall in-
clude training on de-escalating hostile situations, written 
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protocols on dealing with hostile situations, and the re-
porting of relevant incidents. 
SEC. 540. STUDY ON TRAINING OF CUSTOMER-FACING AIR 
CARRIER EMPLOYEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall conduct a study on the training received by 
customer-facing employees of air carriers. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the training received by cus-
tomer-facing employees with respect to the manage-
ment of disputes on aircraft; and 
(2) an examination of how institutions of higher 
learning, in coordination with air carriers, customer- 
facing employees and their representatives, consumer 
advocacy organizations, and other stakeholders, 
could— 
(A) review such training and related prac-
tices; 
(B) produce recommendations; and 
(C) if determined appropriate, provide sup-
plemental training. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
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