DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules 
Area, including but not limited to flight oper-
ations conducted by the Department of De-
fense, emergency response providers, and air 
medical transport operators, to evaluate any as-
sociated safety risk to commercial transport air-
plane operations at Ronald Reagan Washington 
National Airport. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—In conducting a 
safety review under subparagraph (A), the Ad-
ministrator shall consult with— 
(i) the Secretary of Defense; 
(ii) Federal, State, and local agencies; 
(iii) law enforcement agencies; 
(iv) emergency response providers, in-
cluding air medical transport operators; 
(v) air carriers; 
(vi) aviation labor organizations, in-
cluding, at a minimum— 
(I) the exclusive bargaining rep-
resentative of air traffic controllers of 
the FAA certified under section 7511 
of title 5, United States Code; and 
(II) organizations representing 
certified collective bargaining rep-
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resentatives of airline pilots, including 
the 
principal 
organization 
rep-
resenting the largest certified collec-
tive bargaining representative of air-
line pilots; and 
(vii) other stakeholders determined 
appropriate by the Administrator. 
(2) OTHER AIRPORT REVIEWS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall conduct safety reviews of all military, law 
enforcement and civilian rotary wing, powered 
lift, fixed wing, and unmanned aircraft system 
flight operations and flight routes at other 
Class B airports (as listed in section 1 of Ap-
pendix D to part 91 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulation)) and 
within the lateral boundary of Class B airspace, 
at commercial service Class C airports (as listed 
in FAA Order JO 7400.11J (or any successor 
order)) and within the lateral boundary of Class 
C airspace in the national airspace system, and 
at Class D airports that provide passenger serv-
ice under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, determined to meet the risk cri-
teria set forth in subparagraph (C), including 
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flight operations conducted by the Department 
of Defense, emergency response providers, and 
air medical transport operators, to evaluate any 
associated safety risk to commercial transport 
airplane operations. 
(B) CONSULTATION.—In conducting a 
safety review under subparagraph (A), the Ad-
ministrator shall consult with— 
(i) the Secretary of Defense; 
(ii) Federal, State, local, and Tribal 
agencies; 
(iii) law enforcement agencies; 
(iv) emergency response providers; 
(v) air carriers; 
(vi) aviation labor organizations, in-
cluding, at a minimum— 
(I) the exclusive bargaining rep-
resentative of air traffic controllers of 
the FAA certified under section 7511 
of title 5, United States Code; and 
(II) organizations representing 
certified collective bargaining rep-
resentatives of airline pilots, including 
the 
principal 
organization 
rep-
resenting the largest certified collec-
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tive bargaining representative of air-
line pilots; and 
(vii) other stakeholders determined 
appropriate by the Administrator. 
(C) 
PRIORITIZATION
AND
RISK
CRI-
TERIA.—In prioritizing the safety reviews of 
Class B, Class C, and Class D airports de-
scribed in subparagraph (A) and conducting the 
safety reviews pursuant to subparagraph (A), 
the Administrator shall, at a minimum, con-
sider the following risk criteria: 
(i) The type of airspace the airport is 
located in and the type of tower at the air-
port. 
(ii) Whether the airport has radar on 
the field. 
(iii) The total number of air traffic 
operations at the airport per calendar year, 
as reported in the Operations Network 
(OPSNET) data of the FAA, and the rate 
of growth measured over a 20-year period 
prior to the initiation of a safety review 
under this section. 
(iv) The Traffic Collision Avoidance 
System (TCAS) resolution advisory rates 
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at the airport compared to the number of 
arrivals at the airport. 
(v) The presence of parallel runways. 
(vi) The presence of visual flights (in 
this subparagraph referred to as ‘‘VFR’’) 
corridors in proximity to the airport. 
(vii) The presence of a helicopter cor-
ridor in proximity to the airport or nearby 
helicopter operations. 
(viii) The presence of dense VFR op-
erations at the airport. 
(ix) The presence of complex VFR 
procedures at the airport or in the adja-
cent airspace. 
(D) DEADLINE
OF
INITIATION
OF
RE-
VIEWS.—The Administrator shall initiate the 
reviews under this paragraph by the following 
deadlines: 
(i) CLASS B AIRPORTS.—With respect 
to Class B airports, not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this section. 
(ii) CLASS C AIRPORTS.—With respect 
to Class C airports, not later than 90 days 
after the initiation date of the Class B air-
port reviews. 
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(iii) CLASS
D
AIRPORTS.—With re-
spect to Class D airports, not later than 
90 days after the initiation date of the 
Class C airport reviews. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the safety 
reviews required by paragraphs (1) and (2), the Of-
fice shall do the following: 
(A) Analyze air traffic and airspace man-
agement. 
(B) Evaluate the level of coordination the 
Administrator exercises with the Secretary of 
Defense and the heads of any other Federal 
agencies, and emergency response providers as 
appropriate, to inform the designation and ap-
proval of airspace use and flight routes for non- 
transport airplane operations. 
(C) Assess any risks posed to transport 
airplanes from military aircraft and rotorcraft, 
civil rotorcraft, powered lift aircraft, and un-
manned aircraft systems operating in Class B, 
Class C, or Class D airspace in proximity to 
Class B, Class C, or Class D airports. 
(D) Review relevant incidents submitted to 
the Administrator through Air Traffic Manda-
tory Occurrence reports (as documented via 
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FAA Form 7210–13), Aviation Safety Report-
ing System reports, and Aviation Safety Action 
Program reports, and relevant reports sub-
mitted to the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration through 
the Aviation Safety Reporting System, to iden-
tify any safety trends regarding the operation 
of military aircraft and rotorcraft, civil rotor-
craft, powered lift aircraft, and unmanned air-
craft systems in Class B, Class C, or Class D 
airspace near Class B, Class C, or Class D air-
ports. 
(4) DEADLINES FOR COMPLETION OF SAFETY 
REVIEWS.— 
(A) RONALD
REAGAN
WASHINGTON
NA-
TIONAL
AIRPORT.—The Administrator shall 
complete the safety review required by para-
graph (1) not later than 120 days after the 
date on which such review is initiated. 
(B) OTHER
AIRPORTS.—The Adminis-
trator shall complete a safety review required 
by paragraph (2) not later than 180 days after 
such review is initiated. 
(5) REPORTS.— 
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(A) REVIEW OF RONALD REAGAN WASH-
INGTON
NATIONAL
AIRPORT.—Not later than 
60 days after completing the safety review re-
quired by paragraph (1), the Administrator 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report detailing the analyses and re-
sults of such review, together with relevant 
findings and recommendations, including any 
corrective action plans to address any risks 
identified, and recommendations for legislative 
or administrative action determined appropriate 
by the Administrator. 
(B) OTHER AIRPORT REVIEWS.—Not later 
than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this section, and every 6 months thereafter, the 
Administrator shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report detailing the 
analyses and results of the safety reviews com-
pleted pursuant to paragraph (2) since the pre-
ceding report under this subparagraph (or, in 
the case of the first such report, since such date 
of enactment), together with relevant findings 
and recommendations, including any corrective 
action plans to address any risks identified, and 
recommendations for legislative or administra-
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tive actions determined appropriate by the Ad-
ministrator. 
(6) DESIGNATION.—The Administrator shall 
designate a person within the Senior Executive Serv-
ice of the FAA to be directly responsible for the 
completion of the requirements of this subsection. 
(7) STAFFING.—The Administrator shall ensure 
adequate staffing to conduct the safety reviews with-
in the deadlines specified in this section. 
SEC. 7. FAA-DOD SAFETY INFORMATION SHARING. 
(a) MOU WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY.— 
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
section, the Administrator shall enter into a Memorandum 
of Understanding with the Secretary of the Army to per-
mit, as appropriate, the sharing of information from the 
Army’s Safety Management Information System with the 
FAA to facilitate communications and analysis of any ap-
plicable impacts to the safety and efficiency of civil avia-
tion operations and to mitigate risk in the national air-
space system. 
(b) OTHER DOD MOUS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis-
trator shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding 
with the following military departments to permit, as ap-
propriate, the sharing of information from applicable avia-
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tion safety information systems to facilitate communica-
tions and analysis of any applicable impacts to the safety 
and efficiency of civil aviation operations and to mitigate 
risk in the national airspace system: 
(1) The Department of the Navy. 
(2) The Department of the Air Force. 
(3) The Coast Guard. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 
7 days after the date on which the Administrator enters 
into any Memorandum of Understanding under subsection 
(a) or (b), the Administrator shall notify the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Represent-
atives. 
SEC. 8. REPEAL OF PROVISION REGARDING ADS–B EQUIP-
MENT ON CERTAIN AIRCRAFT OF DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 1046 of the John S. McCain National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (49 U.S.C. 
40101 note) is repealed. 
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