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‘‘(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 access 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 security of 
the national airspace system or to support the mis-
sions of the Department of Justice, the Department 
of Homeland Security, and other law enforcement 
agencies. 
‘‘(2) RELEASE OF INFORMATION.— In access-
ing a system referred to in paragraph (1), the Ad-
ministrator shall be subject to the same conditions 
and procedures established by the Department of 
Justice or the State for other governmental agencies 
with access to the system. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATION.—The Administrator may not 
use the access authorized under paragraph (1) to 
conduct criminal investigations. 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES.—The Administrator 
shall designate, by order, employees of the Administration
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who shall carry out the authority described in subsection 
(a). The designated employees may— 
‘‘(1) have access to and receive criminal history, 
driver, vehicle, and other law enforcement informa-
tion 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 sys-
tem of the Federal Government, and of any jurisdic-
tion in a State, that provides information about 
wanted persons, be-on-the-lookout notices, warrant 
status, or other officer safety information to which 
a police officer employed by a State or local author-
ity in that State who is certified or commission 
under the laws of that State has access and in the 
same manner as such police officer; or 
‘‘(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.
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‘‘(c) SYSTEM OF DOCUMENTED CRIMINAL JUSTICE 
INFORMATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘sys-
tem of documented criminal justice information’ means 
any law enforcement database, system, or communication 
containing information concerning identification, criminal 
history, arrests, convictions, arrest warrants, wanted or 
missing persons, including the National Crime Informa-
tion Center and its incorporated criminal history data-
bases and the National Law Enforcement Telecommuni-
cations System.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 401 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘40130. FAA access to criminal history records or databases systems.’’. 
SEC. 804. CLARIFICATION OF AIR CARRIER FEE DISPUTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47129 is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘air 
carrier’’ and inserting ‘‘carrier’’; 
(2) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(as defined in 
section 40102 of this title)’’ and inserting ‘‘(as such 
terms are defined in section 40102)’’; 
(3) in the heading for subsection (d) by striking 
‘‘AIR CARRIER’’ and inserting ‘‘AIR CARRIER AND 
FOREIGN AIR CARRIER’’; 
(4) in the heading for paragraph (2) of sub-
section (d) by striking ‘‘AIR CARRIER’’ and inserting 
‘‘AIR CARRIER AND FOREIGN AIR CARRIER’’;
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(5) by striking ‘‘air carriers’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘air carriers or foreign air car-
riers’’; 
(6) by striking ‘‘air carrier’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘air carrier or foreign air car-
rier’’; and 
(7) by striking ‘‘air carrier’s’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘air carrier’s or foreign air car-
rier’s’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 471 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
47129 and inserting the following: 
‘‘47129. Resolution of airport-carrier disputes concerning airport fees.’’. 
SEC. 805. STUDY ON NATIONAL PLAN OF INTEGRATED AIR-
PORT SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall initiate a study to evaluate the formulation 
of the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (in 
this section referred to as the ‘‘plan’’) under section 47103 
of title 49, United States Code. 
(b) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—The study shall include 
a review of the following: 
(1) The criteria used for including airports in 
the plan and the application of such criteria in the 
most recently published version of the plan.
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(2) The changes in airport capital needs be-
tween fiscal years 2001 and 2007, as reported in the 
plan, as compared with the amounts apportioned or 
otherwise made available to individual airports over 
the same period of time. 
(3) A comparison of the amounts received by 
airports under the airport improvement program in 
airport apportionments, State apportionments, and 
discretionary grants during such fiscal years with 
capital needs as reported in the plan. 
(4) The effect of transfers of airport apportion-
ments under title 49, United States Code. 
(5) Any other matters pertaining to the plan 
that the Secretary determines appropriate. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 36 months 
after the date of initiation of the study, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report on the re-
sults of the study. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include— 
(A) the findings of the Secretary on each 
of the subjects listed in subsection (b);
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(B) recommendations for any changes to 
policies and procedures for formulating the 
plan; and 
(C) recommendations for any changes to 
the methods of determining the amounts to be 
apportioned or otherwise made available to indi-
vidual airports. 
SEC. 806. EXPRESS CARRIER EMPLOYEE PROTECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201 of the Railway Labor 
Act (45 U.S.C. 181) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘All’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN 
GENERAL.—All’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and every express carrier’’ 
after ‘‘common carrier by air’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) SPECIAL RULES FOR EXPRESS CARRIERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An employee of an express 
carrier shall be covered by this Act only if that em-
ployee is in a position that is eligible for certification 
under part 61, 63, or 65 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, and only if that employee performs du-
ties for the express carrier that are eligible for such 
certification. All other employees of an express car-
rier shall be covered by the provisions of the Na-
tional Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.).
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‘‘(2) AIR CARRIER STATUS.—Any person that is 
an express carrier shall be governed by paragraph 
(1) notwithstanding any finding that the person is 
also a common carrier by air. 
‘‘(3) EXPRESS CARRIER DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘express carrier’ means any person (or 
persons affiliated through common control or owner-
ship) whose primary business is the express ship-
ment of freight or packages through an integrated 
network of air and surface transportation.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1 of such 
Act (45 U.S.C. 151) is amended in the first paragraph 
by striking ‘‘, any express company that would have been 
subject to subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, as 
of December 31, 1995,,’’. 
SEC. 807. CONSOLIDATION AND REALIGNMENT OF FAA FA-
CILITIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF WORKING GROUP.—Not 
later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish within 
the Federal Aviation Administration (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘FAA’’) a working group to develop cri-
teria and make recommendations for the realignment of 
services and facilities (including regional offices) of the 
FAA to assist in the transition to next generation facilities
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and to help reduce capital, operating, maintenance, and 
administrative costs in instances in which cost reductions 
can be implemented without adversely affecting safety. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group shall be com-
posed of, at a minimum— 
(1) the Administrator of the FAA; 
(2) 2 representatives of air carriers; 
(3) 2 representatives of the general aviation 
community; 
(4) 2 representatives of labor unions rep-
resenting employees who work at regional or field fa-
cilities of the FAA; and 
(5) 2 representatives of the airport community. 
(c) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS
CONTAINING
REC-
OMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKING GROUP.— 
(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 6 months 
after convening the working group, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report con-
taining the criteria and recommendations developed 
by the working group under this section. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include a jus-
tification for each recommendation to consolidate or
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realign a service or facility (including a regional of-
fice) and a description of the costs and savings asso-
ciated with the consolidation or realignment. 
(d) PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT.—The Adminis-
trator shall publish the report submitted under subsection 
(c) in the Federal Register and allow 45 days for the sub-
mission of public comments. In addition, the Adminis-
trator upon request shall hold a public hearing in a com-
munity that would be affected by a recommendation in the 
report. 
(e) OBJECTIONS.—Any interested person may file 
with the Administrator a written objection to a rec-
ommendation of the working group. 
(f) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS
CONTAINING
REC-
OMMENDATIONS
OF
THE ADMINISTRATOR.—Not later 
than 60 days after the last day of the period for public 
comment under subsection (d), the Administrator shall 
submit to the committees referred to in subsection (c)(1) 
a report containing the recommendations of the Adminis-
trator on realignment of services and facilities (including 
regional offices) of the FAA and copies of any public com-
ments and objections received by the Administrator under 
this section. 
(g) LIMITATION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REALIGN-
MENTS AND CONSOLIDATIONS.—The Administrator may
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not realign or consolidate any services or facilities (includ-
ing regional offices) of the FAA before the Administrator 
has submitted the report under subsection (f). 
(h) FAA DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘FAA’’ means the Federal Aviation Administration. 
SEC. 808. ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT IN-
SURANCE FOR NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION 
SAFETY BOARD EMPLOYEES. 
Section 1113 is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i) ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT IN-
SURANCE.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
TO
PROVIDE
INSURANCE.— 
The Board may procure accidental death and dis-
memberment insurance for an employee of the 
Board who travels for an accident investigation or 
other activity of the Board outside the United States 
or inside the United States under hazardous cir-
cumstances, as defined by the Board. 
‘‘(2) CREDITING OF INSURANCE BENEFITS TO 
OFFSET
UNITED
STATES
TORT
LIABILITY.—Any 
amounts paid to a person under insurance coverage 
procured under this subsection shall be credited as 
offsetting any liability of the United States to pay 
damages to that person under section 1346(b) of
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title 28, chapter 171 of title 28, chapter 163 of title 
10, or any other provision of law authorizing recov-
ery based upon tort liability of the United States in 
connection with the injury or death resulting in the 
insurance payment. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF INSURANCE BENEFITS.— 
Any amounts paid under insurance coverage pro-
cured under this subsection shall not— 
‘‘(A) be considered additional pay or allow-
ances for purposes of section 5536 of title 5; or 
‘‘(B) offset any benefits an employee may 
have as a result of government service, includ-
ing compensation under chapter 81 of title 5. 
‘‘(4) ENTITLEMENT TO OTHER INSURANCE.— 
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as af-
fecting the entitlement of an employee to insurance 
under section 8704(b) of title 5.’’. 
SEC. 809. GAO STUDY ON COOPERATION OF AIRLINE IN-
DUSTRY IN INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUC-
TION CASES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General shall conduct 
a study to help determine how the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration (in this section referred to as the ‘‘FAA’’) 
could better ensure the collaboration and cooperation of 
air carriers and foreign air carriers providing air transpor-
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tation and relevant Federal agencies to develop and en-
force child safety control for adults traveling internation-
ally with children. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study, the Comp-
troller General shall examine— 
(1) the nature and scope of exit policies and 
procedures of the FAA, air carriers, and foreign air 
carriers and how the enforcement of such policies 
and procedures is monitored, including ticketing and 
boarding procedures; 
(2) the extent to which air carriers and foreign 
air carriers cooperate in the investigations of inter-
national child abduction cases, including cooperation 
with the National Center for Missing and Exploited 
Children and relevant Federal, State, and local 
agencies; 
(3) any effective practices, procedures, or les-
sons learned from the assessment of current prac-
tices and procedures of air carriers, foreign air car-
riers, and operators of other transportation modes 
that could improve the ability of the aviation com-
munity to ensure the safety of children traveling 
internationally with adults and, as appropriate, en-
hance the capability of air carriers and foreign air
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carriers to cooperate in the investigations of inter-
national child abduction cases; and 
(4) any liability issues associated with providing 
assistance in such investigations. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to Congress a report on the results of the study. 
SEC. 810. LOST NATION AIRPORT, OHIO. 
(a) APPROVAL OF SALE.—The Secretary of Trans-
portation may approve the sale of Lost Nation Airport 
from the city of Willoughby, Ohio, to Lake County, Ohio, 
if— 
(1) Lake County meets all applicable require-
ments for sponsorship of the airport; and 
(2) Lake County agrees to assume the obliga-
tions and assurances of the grant agreements relat-
ing to the airport executed by the city of Willoughby 
under chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, 
and to operate and maintain the airport in accord-
ance with such obligations and assurances. 
(b) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a 
grant, from funds made available under section 
48103 of title 49, United States Code, to Lake