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(2) any other restriction will be imposed pursuant to Fed-
eral Aviation Administration Flight Data Center Notice to Air-
men 4/3621 (or any successor notice to airmen). 
SEC. 513. PART 91 REVIEW, REFORM, AND STREAMLINING. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
establish a task force comprised of representatives of the general 
aviation industry who regularly perform part 91 operations, labor 
unions (including those representing FAA aviation safety inspectors 
and FAA aviation safety engineers), manufacturers, and the Govern-
ment to— 
(1) conduct an assessment of the FAA oversight and 
authorization processes and requirements for aircraft under 
part 91; and 
(2) make recommendations to streamline the applicable 
authorization and approval processes, improve safety, and 
reduce regulatory cost burdens and delays for the FAA and 
aircraft owners and operators who operate pursuant to part 
91. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the assessment and making rec-
ommendations under subsection (a), the task force shall consider— 
(1) process reforms and improvements to allow the FAA 
to review and approve applications in a fair and timely fashion; 
(2) the appropriateness of requiring an authorization for 
each experimental aircraft rather than using a broader all- 
makes-and-models approach; 
(3) ways to improve the timely response to letters of 
authorization applications for aircraft owners and operators 
who operate pursuant to part 91, including setting deadlines 
and granting temporary or automatic authorizations if dead-
lines are missed by the FAA; 
(4) methods for enhancing the effective use of delegation 
systems; 
(5) methods for training the FAA’s field office employees 
in risk-based and safety management system oversight; and 
(6) such other matters related to streamlining part 91 
authorization and approval processes as the task force considers 
appropriate. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results 
of the task force’s assessment. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include an explanation 
of how the Administrator will— 
(A) implement the recommendations of the task force; 
(B) measure progress in implementing the rec-
ommendations; and 
(C) measure the effectiveness of the implemented rec-
ommendations. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.—Not later than 
18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall implement the recommendations made under this section. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘part 91’’ means 
part 91 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
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(f) APPLICABLE LAW.—Public Law 92–463 shall not apply to 
the task force. 
(g) SUNSET.—The task force shall terminate on the day the 
Administrator submits the report required under subsection (c). 
SEC. 514. AIRCRAFT LEASING. 
Section 44112(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘on land or water’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘operational’’ before ‘‘control’’. 
SEC. 515. PILOTS SHARING FLIGHT EXPENSES WITH PASSENGERS. 
(a) GUIDANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall make publicly 
available, in a clear and concise format, advisory guidance 
that describes how a pilot may share flight expenses with 
passengers in a manner consistent with Federal law, including 
regulations. 
(2) EXAMPLES
INCLUDED.—The guidance shall include 
examples of— 
(A) flights for which pilots and passengers may share 
expenses; 
(B) flights for which pilots and passengers may not 
share expenses; 
(C) the methods of communication that pilots and pas-
sengers may use to arrange flights for which expenses 
are shared; and 
(D) the methods of communication that pilots and pas-
sengers may not use to arrange flights for which expenses 
are shared. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
on which guidance is made publicly available under subsection 
(a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report analyzing 
Federal policy with respect to pilots sharing flight expenses 
with passengers. 
(2) EVALUATIONS INCLUDED.—The report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include an evaluation of— 
(A) the rationale for such Federal policy; 
(B) safety and other concerns related to pilots sharing 
flight expenses with passengers; and 
(C) benefits related to pilots sharing flight expenses 
with passengers. 
SEC. 516. TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall permit a covered 
air carrier to operate to or from a location in a noncontiguous 
State without a Terminal Aerodrome Forecast or Meteorological 
Aerodrome Report if— 
(1) such location is determined to be under visual meteoro-
logical conditions; 
(2) a current Area Forecast, supplemented by other local 
weather observations or reports, is available; and 
(3) an alternate airport that has an available Terminal 
Aerodrome Forecast and weather report is specified. 
(b) PROCEDURES.—A covered air carrier shall—
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(1) have approved procedures for dispatch or release and 
enroute weather evaluation; and 
(2) operate under instrument flight rules enroute to the 
destination. 
(c) LIMITATION.—Without a written finding of necessity, based 
on objective and historical evidence of imminent threat to safety, 
the Administrator shall not promulgate any operation specification, 
policy, or guidance document pursuant to this section that is more 
restrictive than, or requires procedures that are not expressly stated 
in, the regulations. 
(d) COVERED AIR CARRIER DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered air carrier’’ means an air carrier operating in a noncontig-
uous State under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 517. PUBLIC AIRCRAFT ELIGIBLE FOR LOGGING FLIGHT TIMES. 
The Administrator shall issue regulations modifying section 
61.51(j)(4) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, so as to include 
aircraft under the direct operational control of forestry and fire 
protection agencies as public aircraft eligible for logging flight times. 
SEC. 518. AIRCRAFT REGISTRY OFFICE. 
The Administrator shall designate employees at the Aircraft 
Registry Office in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as excepted employees 
in the event of a shutdown or emergency furlough to ensure that 
the office remains open for the duration of the lapse in Federal 
Government appropriations to the Federal Aviation Administration. 
SEC. 519. 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 REPORT.— 
‘‘(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 fol-
lowing 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 of the initial report required 
under subparagraph (A), the inspector general of the 
Department of Transportation shall review and deter-
mine the validity of the model used by the Adminis-
trator and the Chief Operating Officer to complete 
the calculations required under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) VALIDATION PROCESS.—In the event that the 
inspector general determines that the model used by 
the Administrator and the Chief Operating Officer to 
complete the calculations required by subparagraph 
(A) is not valid—
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‘‘(I) the inspector general shall provide the 
Administrator and Chief Operating Officer rec-
ommendations on how to revise the model; 
‘‘(II) the Administrator and the Chief Oper-
ating Officer shall complete the calculations 
required by subparagraph (A) utilizing the revised 
model and resubmit the revised initial report 
required under subparagraph (A) to the inspector 
general; and 
‘‘(III) not later than 3 months after completion 
of the revised initial report required under 
subparagraph (A), the inspector general shall 
review and determine the validity of the revised 
model used by the Administrator and the Chief 
Operating Officer to complete the calculations 
required by subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(iii) ACCESS TO DATA.—The Administrator and the 
Chief Operating Officer shall provide the inspector gen-
eral of the Department of Transportation with unfet-
tered access to all data produced by the cost accounting 
system operated and maintained pursuant to sub-
section (e). 
‘‘(C) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days 
after completion of the review and receiving a determina-
tion that the model used is valid under subparagraph (B), 
the Administrator and the Chief Operating Officer shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee 
on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 
the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on 
Finance of the Senate a report 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 pub-
lish 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 Adminis-
trator and the Chief Operating Officer shall, using the 
validated model, complete the following calculations 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 segment. 
‘‘(ii) The total revenues received from that seg-
ment. 
‘‘(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 Appropriations, and 
the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation, the Committee on Appropriations, and
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the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report containing 
the results of such calculations. 
‘‘(C) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 60 days after com-
pleting the calculations pursuant to subparagraph (A), the 
Administrator and the Chief Operating Officer shall pub-
lish 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: 
‘‘(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 piston-engine 
aircraft operating under part 135 of such title. 
‘‘(v) Air carriers and operators of turbine-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 aircraft oper-
ating under part 91 of such title, excluding those oper-
ating under subpart (K) of such part. 
‘‘(ix) Operators of piston-engine aircraft operating 
under part 91 of such title, excluding those operating 
under subpart (K) of such part. 
‘‘(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 neither take off 
from, nor land in, the United States. 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL SEGMENTS.—The Secretary may iden-
tify and include additional segments of air traffic users 
under subparagraph (A) as revenue and air traffic services 
cost data become available for that additional segment 
of air traffic services users. 
‘‘(4) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subsection: 
‘‘(A) AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES.—The term ‘air traffic serv-
ices’ means services— 
‘‘(i) used for the monitoring, directing, control, and 
guidance of aircraft or flows of aircraft and for the 
safe conduct of flight, including communications, 
navigation, and surveillance services and provision of 
aeronautical information; and 
‘‘(ii) provided directly, or contracted for, by the 
Federal Aviation Administration. 
‘‘(B) AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES USER.—The term ‘air traffic 
services user’ means any individual or entity using air 
traffic services provided directly, or contracted for, by the
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(B) the number of employees, including full-time 
equivalents and contractors, associated with each program, 
service, or activity; 
(C) the costs associated with the employees described 
in subparagraph (B) and the extent to which such costs 
are covered by Federal appropriations or Franchise Fund 
revenue; 
(D) the revenue, expenses, and profits or losses associ-
ated with each program, service, or activity; 
(E) overhead rates associated with each program, 
service, or activity; and 
(F) a breakdown of the revenue collected from services 
provided to the FAA, Department of Transportation, other 
Federal entities, and non-Federal entities; 
(3) assess the FAA’s governance and oversight of the Fran-
chise Fund and the programs, service, and activities that use 
the Franchise Fund, including the use of internal and publicly 
available performance metrics; 
(4) evaluate the current and historical unobligated and 
unexpended balances of the Franchise Fund; and 
(5) assess the degree to which FAA policies and controls 
associated with the Franchise Fund conform with generally 
accepted accounting principles, Federal policies, best practices, 
or other guidance relating to revolving funds. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of initiation 
of the audit described in subsection (a), the inspector general shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
the results of the audit, including findings and recommendations. 
SEC. 522. AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST. 
(a) REPEAL.—Subsection (b) of section 211 of the FAA Mod-
ernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is 
repealed. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—The Administrator shall ensure that any 
regulation issued pursuant to such subsection has no force or effect. 
SEC. 523. CONTRACT WEATHER OBSERVERS. 
Section 2306(b) of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security 
Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–190; 130 Stat. 641) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2018’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 524. REGIONS AND CENTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44507 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking the section heading and inserting ‘‘Regions 
and centers’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Civil Aeromedical Institute’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) CIVIL AEROMEDICAL INSTITUTE.—The Civil Aeromedical 
Institute’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) WILLIAM J. HUGHES TECHNICAL CENTER.—The Secretary 
of Transportation shall define the roles and responsibilities of the 
William J. Hughes Technical Center in a manner that is consistent 
with the defined roles and responsibilities of the Civil Aeromedical 
Institute under subsection (a).’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 445 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 44507 and inserting the following: 
‘‘44507. Regions and centers.’’. 
SEC. 525. GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS. 
The Administrator, to the extent practicable, shall encourage 
the use of durable, resilient, and sustainable materials and prac-
tices, including the use of geosynthetic materials and other innova-
tive technologies, in carrying out the activities of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration. 
SEC. 526. NATIONAL AIRMAIL MUSEUM. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) in 1930, commercial airmail carriers began operations 
at Smith Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana; 
(2) the United States lacks a national museum dedicated 
to airmail; and 
(3) the airmail hangar at Smith Field in Fort Wayne, 
Indiana— 
(A) will educate the public on the role of airmail in 
aviation history; and 
(B) honor the role of the hangar in the history of 
the Nation’s airmail service. 
(b) DESIGNATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The airmail museum located at the Smith 
Field in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is designated as the ‘‘National 
Airmail Museum’’. 
(2) EFFECT OF DESIGNATION.—The national museum des-
ignated by this section is not a unit of the National Park 
System and the designation of the National Airmail Museum 
shall not require or permit Federal funds to be expended for 
any purpose related to that national memorial. 
SEC. 527. STATUS OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN FAA AND LITTLE ROCK 
PORT AUTHORITY. 
(a) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on the agree-
ment between the FAA and the Little Rock Port Authority to 
relocate the Little Rock Very High Frequency Omnidirectional 
Range with Collocated Tactical Air Control and Navigation (LIT 
VORTAC). 
(b) BRIEFING CONTENTS.—The briefing required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The status of the efforts by the Federal Aviation 
Administration to relocate the LIT VORTAC. 
(2) The long-term and short-term budget projections for 
the relocation project. 
(3) A description of and timeline for each phase of the 
relocation project. 
(4) A description of and explanation for the required loca-
tion radius. 
(5) A description of work completed by the Federal Aviation 
Administration as of the date of the briefing.
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SEC. 528. BRIEFING ON AIRCRAFT DIVERSIONS FROM LOS ANGELES 
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL 
AIRPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator shall provide a briefing to appropriate 
committees of Congress on diversions of aircraft from Los Angeles 
International Airport to Hawthorne Municipal Airport, also known 
as Jack Northrop Field, in the City of Hawthorne, California. This 
briefing shall cover at least the previous one-year period and include 
the total number of aircraft diversions, the average number of 
diversions per day, the types of aircraft diverted, and the reasons 
for the diversions. 
SEC. 529. TFR REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act (except as described in subsection (d)), the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
report containing the results of the study described in subsection 
(b). 
(b) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The Administrator shall make rec-
ommendations based on— 
(1) an analysis of— 
(A) the economic effects of temporary flight restrictions, 
particularly temporary flight restrictions issued pursuant 
to section 91.141 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 
on airports or aviation-related businesses located or based 
in an area covered by the temporary flight restriction; 
and 
(B) potential options and recommendations for miti-
gating identified negative economic effects on airports or 
aviation-related businesses located or based in an area 
frequently covered by a temporary flight restriction; and 
(2) an analysis of the potential for using security procedures 
similar to those described in the Maryland Three Program 
(allowing properly vetted private pilots to fly to, from, or 
between the three general aviation airports closest to the 
National Capital Region) during temporary flight restrictions 
in the following airports: 
(A) Solberg Airport. 
(B) Somerset Airport. 
(C) Palm Beach County Park Airport (also known as 
Lantana Airport). 
(c) 
COLLABORATION.—In 
making 
the 
recommendations 
described in subsection (b), the Administrator shall consult with— 
(1) industry stakeholders; and 
(2) the head of any other agency that, in the Administrator’s 
determination, is a stakeholder agency. 
(d) SPECIAL DEADLINE.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
appropriate committees of Congress a report containing the results 
of the portion of the study described in subsection (b)(1)(A). 
SEC. 530. AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES AT AVIATION EVENTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT
TO PROVIDE SERVICES
AND RELATED SUP-
PORT.—The Administrator shall provide air traffic services and avia-
tion safety support for large, multiday aviation events, including 
airshows and fly-ins, where the average daily number of manned
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operations were 1,000 or greater in at least one of the preceding 
two years, without the imposition or collection of any fee, tax, 
or other charge for that purpose. Amounts for the provision of 
such services and support shall be derived from amounts appro-
priated or otherwise available for the Administration. 
(b) DETERMINATION OF SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO BE PRO-
VIDED.—In determining the services and support to be provided 
for an aviation event for purposes of subsection (a), the Adminis-
trator shall take into account the following: 
(1) The services and support required to meet levels of 
activity at prior events, if any, similar to the event. 
(2) The anticipated need for services and support at the 
event. 
SEC. 531. APPLICATION OF VETERANS’ PREFERENCE TO FEDERAL 
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
SYSTEM. 
Section 40122(g)(2)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘3304(f), to the extent consistent with the 
Federal Aviation Administration’s status as an excepted service 
agency,’’ before ‘‘3308–3320’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘3330a, 3330b, 3330c, and 3330d,’’ before 
‘‘relating’’. 
SEC. 532. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR LIVING HISTORY 
FLIGHTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, 
in administering sections 61.113(c), 91.9, 91.315, 91.319(a)(1), 
91.319(a)(2), 119.5(g), and 119.21(a) of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulations), the Administrator shall 
allow an aircraft owner or operator to accept monetary or in- 
kind donations for a flight operated by a living history flight experi-
ence provider, if the aircraft owner or operator has— 
(1) volunteered to provide such transportation; and 
(2) notified any individual that will be on the flight, at 
the time of inquiry about the flight, that the flight operation 
is for charitable purposes and is not subject to the same require-
ments as a commercial flight. 
(b) CONDITIONS TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY.—The Adminis-
trator, consistent with current standards of the Administration 
for such operations, shall impose minimum standards with respect 
to training and flight hours for operations conducted by an owner 
or operator of an aircraft providing living history flight experience 
operations, including mandating that the pilot in command of such 
aircraft hold a commercial pilot certificate with instrument rating 
and be current and qualified with respect to all ratings or authoriza-
tions applicable to the specific aircraft being flown to ensure the 
safety of flight operations described in subsection (a). 
(c) LIVING HISTORY FLIGHT EXPERIENCE PROVIDER DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘living history flight experience provider’’ 
means an aircraft owner, aircraft operator, or organization that 
provides, arranges, or otherwise fosters living history flight experi-
ences for the purpose of fulfilling its mission.