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(5) 
IMPLEMENTATION.—Not 
later 
than 
months after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator shall initiate such actions necessary to 
implement the plan developed under paragraph (1), 
including initiating any required rulemaking. 
(6) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 
‘‘certain NextGen avionics’’ means those avionics and 
baseline capabilities as recommended in the report of 
the NextGen Advisory Committee titled ‘‘Minimum 
Capabilities List (MCL) Ad Hoc Team NAC Task 
19–1 Report’’, issued on November 17, 2020. 
(h) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINE.— 
(1) NOTIFICATION
OF
CONGRESS.—For each 
deadline established under subsections (a) through (g), 
if the Administrator determines that the Adminis-
trator has not met or will not meet each such dead-
line, the Administrator shall, not later than 30 days 
after such determination, notify the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress about the failure to meet each 
deadline. 
(2) CONTENTS OF NOTIFICATION.—Each notifica-
tion under paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by the 
following:
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(A) An explanation as to why the Adminis-
trator will not or did not meet the deadline de-
scribed in such paragraph. 
(B) A description of the actions the Admin-
istrator plans to take to meet the deadline de-
scribed in such paragraph. 
(C) Actions Congress can take to assist the 
Administrator in meeting the deadline described 
in such paragraph. 
(3) BRIEFING.—If the Administrator is required 
to provide notice under paragraph (1), the Adminis-
trator shall provide the appropriate committees of 
Congress quarterly briefings as to the progress made 
by the Administrator regarding implementation 
under the respective subsection for which the deadline 
will not be or was not met until such time as the Ad-
ministrator has completed the required work under 
such subsection. 
(i) NEXTGEN
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
CONSULTA-
TION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall con-
sult and task the NextGen Advisory Committee with 
providing recommendations on ways to expedite, 
prioritize, and fully implement the NextGen program 
to realize the operational benefits of such programs.
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(2) 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In 
providing 
rec-
ommendations under paragraph (1), the NextGen Ad-
visory Committee shall consider— 
(A) air traffic throughput of the national 
airspace system; 
(B) daily operational performance, includ-
ing delays and cancellations; and 
(C) the potential need for performance-based 
operational metrics related to the NextGen pro-
gram and subsequent air traffic modernization 
programs and efforts. 
SEC. 620. CONTRACT TOWER PROGRAM. 
Section 47124 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(H) PERIOD
FOR
COMPLETION
OF
AN 
OPERATIONAL
READINESS
INSPECTION.—The 
Secretary shall provide airport sponsors acting 
in good faith 7 years to complete an operational 
readiness inspection after receiving a benefit-to- 
cost ratio of air traffic control services for an 
airport.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(f) IMPROVING CONTROLLER SITUATIONAL AWARE-
NESS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall allow air traffic controllers at towers operated 
under the Contract Tower Program to use approved 
advanced equipment and technologies to improve 
operational situational awareness, including Stand-
ard Terminal Automation Replacement System radar 
displays, Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broad-
cast, Flight Data Input/Output, and Automatic Ter-
minal Information System. 
‘‘(2) INSTALLATION
AND
MAINTENANCE.—Not 
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, the Secretary shall allow airports to— 
‘‘(A) procure a Standard Terminal Auto-
mation Replacement System or any equivalent 
system through the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion, and install and maintain such system 
using Administration services; or 
‘‘(B) purchase a Standard Terminal Auto-
mation Replacement System, or any equivalent 
system, and install and maintain such system 
using services directly from an original equip-
ment manufacturer.
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‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS.—To help facilitate the in-
tegration of the equipment and technology described 
in paragraph (1), the Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall establish minimum performance 
and technical standards that ensure the safe use 
of equipment and technology, including commer-
cial radar displays capable of displaying pri-
mary and secondary radar targets, for use by 
controllers in contract towers to improve situa-
tional awareness; 
‘‘(B) shall identify approved vendors for 
such equipment and technology, to the maximum 
extent practicable; 
‘‘(C) shall establish, in consultation with 
contract tower operators, an appropriate train-
ing program to periodically train air traffic con-
trollers employed by such operators to ensure 
proper and efficient integration and use of the 
situational awareness equipment and technology 
described in paragraph (1) into contract tower 
operations; 
‘‘(D) may add Standard Terminal Automa-
tion Replacement System equipment or any 
equivalent system to the minimum level of equi-
page necessary for Federal contract towers to
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perform the function of such towers, as applica-
ble; and 
‘‘(E) shall require that any technology, sys-
tem, or equipment procured pursuant to this 
subsection be procured using non-Federal funds, 
except as made available under a grant issued 
pursuant to 47124(b)(4). 
‘‘(g) LIABILITY INSURANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall consult with aviation industry experts, 
including air traffic control contractors and aviation 
insurance professionals, to determine adequate limits 
of liability for the Contract Tower Program. 
‘‘(2) INTERIM STEPS.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of enactment of this subsection and 
until the Secretary makes a determination on liabil-
ity limits under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
require air traffic control contractors to have excess 
liability insurance (as determined by the Secretary) 
to ensure continuity of such coverage should a major 
accident occur. 
‘‘(3) BRIEFING.—Not later than 24 months after 
the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
shall brief the Committee on Transportation and In-
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frastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
on the findings, conclusions, and actions taken and 
planned to be taken to carry out this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 621. REMOTE TOWERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47124 of title 49, United 
States Code, is further amended— 
(1) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) MILESTONES FOR DESIGN APPROVAL OF REMOTE 
TOWERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall create a program and publish milestones to 
achieve system design and operational approval for a 
remote tower system. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) rely on support from the Office of Air-
ports of the Federal Aviation Administration 
and the Air Traffic Organization of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, including the Air 
Traffic Services Service Unit and the Technical 
Operations Service Unit;
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‘‘(B) consult with relevant stakeholders, as 
the Administrator determines appropriate; 
‘‘(C) establish requirements for the system 
design and operational approval of remote tow-
ers, including— 
‘‘(i) visual siting processes and re-
quirements for electro-optical sensors; 
‘‘(ii) datalink latency requirements; 
‘‘(iii) visual presentation design re-
quirements for monitors used to display 
sensor and camera feeds; and 
‘‘(iv) any other wireless telecommuni-
cations infrastructure requirements to en-
able the operation of such towers; 
‘‘(D) use a safety risk management panel 
process to address any safety issues with respect 
to a remote tower; 
‘‘(E) if a remote tower is intended to be in-
stalled at a non-towered airport, assess the safety 
benefits of the remote tower against the lack of 
an existing tower; 
‘‘(F) allow the use of surface surveillance 
technology, either standalone or integrated into 
the visual automation platform, as a situational 
awareness tool;
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‘‘(G) establish protocols for contingency op-
erations and procedures in the event of remote 
tower technology failures and malfunctions; and 
‘‘(H) support active testing of a remote 
tower system that has achieved system design ap-
proval by the William J. Hughes Technical Cen-
ter at an airport that has installed remote tower 
infrastructure to support such system. 
‘‘(3) SYSTEM DESIGN APPROVAL AND EVALUA-
TION PROCESS.—Not later than December 31, 2024, 
the Administrator shall expand the system design ap-
proval and evaluation process for a digital or remote 
tower system to not less than 3 airports at which a 
digital or remote tower will be installed or operated 
at airports not located at the William J. Hughes 
Technical Center and using the criteria under section 
161 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 
U.S.C. 47104 note), to the extent the Administrator 
has willing technology providers and airports inter-
ested in the installation and operation of such towers. 
‘‘(4) PRESERVATION
OF
EXISTING
DESIGN
AP-
PROVALS.—Nothing in this subsection shall be con-
strued to invalidate any system design approval ac-
tivity carried out by the William J. Hughes Technical
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Center prior to the date of enactment of this sub-
section. 
‘‘(5) PRIORITIZATION FOR REMOTE TOWER CER-
TIFICATION.—In carrying out the program established 
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall 
prioritize system design and operational approval for 
a remote tower system at— 
‘‘(A) airports that do not have a permanent 
air traffic control tower at the time of applica-
tion; 
‘‘(B) airports that would provide small and 
rural community air service; or 
‘‘(C) airports that have been newly accepted 
as of the date of enactment of this subsection into 
the Contract Tower Program.’’. 
(b) BRIEFING TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months 
thereafter through October 1, 2028, the Administrator shall 
brief the appropriate committees of Congress on— 
(1) the status of remote and digital tower 
projects in the system design approval and commis-
sioning process; 
(2) the effectiveness and adequacy of the pilot 
program established under section 161 of the FAA Re-
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authorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 47104 note); 
and 
(3) any other issues related to the demand for 
and potential use of remote tower technology that the 
Administrator determines are appropriate. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 47124(b) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)(B)(ii) by inserting ‘‘or a 
remote air traffic control tower equipment that has 
received System Design Approval from the Federal 
Aviation Administration’’ after ‘‘an operating air 
traffic control tower’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (4)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i)(III) by inserting ‘‘or re-
mote air traffic control tower equipment that has 
received System Design Approval from the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration’’ after ‘‘certified by 
the Federal Aviation Administration’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii)(III) by inserting ‘‘or re-
mote air traffic control tower equipment that has 
received System Design Approval from the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration’’ after ‘‘certified by 
the Federal Aviation Administration’’. 
(d) EXTENSION.—Section 161(a)(10) of the FAA Re-
authorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 47104 note) is amend-
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ed by striking ‘‘May 10, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2028’’. 
SEC. 622. AUDIT OF LEGACY SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall ini-
tiate an audit of all legacy systems of the national airspace 
system to determine the level of operational risk, 
functionality, and security of such systems and the compat-
ibility of such systems with current and future technology. 
(b) SCOPE OF AUDIT.—The audit required under sub-
section (a)— 
(1) shall be conducted by an independent third- 
party contractor or a federally funded research and 
development center selected by the Administrator; 
(2) shall include an assessment of whether a leg-
acy system is an outdated, insufficient, unsafe, or un-
stable legacy system; 
(3) with respect to any legacy systems identified 
in the audit as an outdated, insufficient, unsafe, or 
unstable legacy system, shall include— 
(A) an analysis of the operational risks as-
sociated with using such legacy systems; 
(B) recommendations for replacement or en-
hancement of such legacy systems; and
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(C) an analysis of any potential impact on 
aviation safety and efficiency; and 
(4) shall include recommended performance 
metrics by which the Administrator can assess the 
circumstances in which safety-critical communica-
tion, navigation, and surveillance aviation infra-
structure within the national airspace system can re-
main in operational service, which take into ac-
count— 
(A) the expected lifespan of such aviation 
infrastructure; 
(B) the number and type of mechanical fail-
ures of such aviation infrastructure; 
(C) the average annual costs of maintaining 
such aviation infrastructure over a 5-year period 
and whether such costs exceed the cost to replace 
such aviation infrastructure; and 
(D) the availability of replacement parts or 
labor capable of maintaining such aviation in-
frastructure. 
(c) DEADLINE.—Not later than 15 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the audit required under sub-
section (a) shall be completed. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the audit 
required under subsection (a) is completed, the Adminis-
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trator shall provide to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on the findings and recommendations of such 
audit, including— 
(1) an inventory of the legacy systems in use; 
(2) an assessment of the operational condition of 
the legacy systems in use, including the interoper-
ability of such systems; 
(3) the average age of such legacy systems and, 
for each such legacy system, the intended design life 
of the system, by type; and 
(4) the availability of replacement parts, equip-
ment, or technology to maintain such legacy systems. 
(e) PLAN
TO ACCELERATE DRAWDOWN, REPLACE-
MENT, OR ENHANCEMENT OF IDENTIFIED LEGACY SYS-
TEMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date on which the Administrator provides the re-
port under subsection (d), the Administrator shall de-
velop and implement a plan, in consultation with in-
dustry representatives, to accelerate the drawdown, re-
placement, or enhancement of any legacy systems that 
are identified in the audit required under subsection 
(a) as outdated, insufficient, unsafe, or unstable leg-
acy systems.
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(2) PRIORITIES.—In developing the plan under 
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall prioritize the 
drawdown, replacement, or enhancement of such leg-
acy systems based on the operational risks such legacy 
systems pose to aviation safety and the costs associ-
ated with the replacement or enhancement of such leg-
acy systems. 
(3) 
COLLABORATION
WITH
EXTERNAL
EX-
PERTS.—In carrying out this subsection, the Admin-
istrator shall— 
(A) collaborate with industry representa-
tives and other external experts in information 
technology to develop the plan under paragraph 
(1) within a reasonable timeframe; 
(B) identify technologies in existence or in 
development that, with or without adaptation, 
are expected to be suitable to meet the technical 
information technology needs of the FAA; and 
(C) maintain consistency with the acquisi-
tion management system established and up-
dated pursuant to section 40110(d) of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(4) PROGRESS
UPDATES.—The Administrator 
shall provide the appropriate committees of Congress 
with semiannual updates through September 30, 2028
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on the progress made in carrying out the plan under 
paragraph (1). 
(5) INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years 
after the Administrator develops the plan re-
quired under paragraph (1), the inspector gen-
eral of the Department of Transportation shall 
assess such efforts of the Administration to draw-
down, replace, or enhance any legacy systems 
identified under subsection (a). 
(B) REPORT.—The inspector general shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report on the results of the review carried out 
under subparagraph (A). 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) INDUSTRY.—The term ‘‘industry’’ means 
aviation industry organizations with expertise in 
aviation-dedicated network systems, systems engineer-
ing platforms, aviation software services, air traffic 
management, flight operations, and International 
Civil Aviation Organization standards. 
(2) LEGACY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘legacy system’’ 
means any communication, navigation, surveillance, 
or automation or network applications or ground- 
based aviation infrastructure, or other critical soft-
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ware and hardware systems owned by the FAA, that 
were deployed prior to the year 2000, including the 
Notice to Air Missions system. 
(3) OUTDATED, INSUFFICIENT, UNSAFE, OR UN-
STABLE LEGACY SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘outdated, insuf-
ficient, unsafe, or unstable legacy system’’ means a 
legacy system for which the likelihood of failure of 
such system creates a risk to air safety or security 
due to the age, ability to be maintained in a cost-ef-
fective manner, vulnerability to degradation, errors, 
or malicious attacks of such system, or any other fac-
tors that may compromise the performance or security 
of such system, including a legacy system— 
(A) that is vulnerable or susceptible to me-
chanical failure; and 
(B) with a risk of a single point of failure 
or that lacks sufficient contingencies in the event 
of such failure. 
SEC. 623. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITY REALIGNMENT 
STUDY. 
(a) EXAMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally 
funded research and development center to conduct an
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Air Traffic Control Facility Realignment study to ex-
amine consolidating or otherwise reorganizing air 
traffic control facilities and the management of air-
space controlled by such facilities. 
(2) CONTENTS.—In the study required under 
paragraph (1), the federally funded research and de-
velopment center shall— 
(A) evaluate the potential efficiencies that 
may result from a reorganization; 
(B) identify whether certain areas prone to 
airspace congestion or facility staff shortages 
would benefit from any enhanced flexibilities or 
operational changes; and 
(C) recommend opportunities for integra-
tion of separate facilities to create a more col-
laborative and efficient traffic control environ-
ment. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the federally funded research and development 
center shall consult with the exclusive representatives 
of air traffic controllers certified under section 7111 
of title 5, United States Code. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 15 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the federally funded research and 
development center shall submit to the Administrator a re-
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port detailing the findings of the study required under sub-
section (a) and recommendations related to consolidation 
or reorganization of air traffic control work facilities and 
locations. 
(c) CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING.—Not later than 18 
months after receiving the report under subsection (b), the 
Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees of 
Congress on the results of the study under subsection (a) 
and any recommendations under subsection (b) related to 
consolidation or reorganization of air traffic control work 
facilities and locations. 
SEC. 624. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER REPLACEMENT 
PROCESS REPORT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 120 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall submit to Congress a report on the process by which 
air traffic control tower facilities are chosen for replace-
ment. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall contain— 
(1) the process by which air traffic control tower 
facilities are chosen for replacement, including which 
divisions of the Administration control or are in-
volved in the replacement decision making process;
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(2) the criteria the Administrator uses to deter-
mine which air traffic control tower facilities to re-
place, including— 
(A) the relative importance of each such cri-
teria; 
(B) why the Administrator uses each such 
criteria; and 
(C) the reasons for the relative importance 
of each such criteria; 
(3) what types of investigation the Adminis-
trator carries out to determine if an air traffic con-
trol tower facility should be replaced; 
(4) a timeline of the replacement process for an 
individual air traffic control tower facility replace-
ment; 
(5) the list of facilities established under sub-
section (c), including the reason for selecting each 
such facility; and 
(6) any other information the Administrator 
considers relevant. 
(c) LIST OF REPLACED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER 
FACILITIES.—The Administrator shall establish, maintain, 
and publish on the website of the FAA a list of the following:
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(1) All air traffic control tower facilities replaced 
within the 10-year period preceding the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) Any air traffic control tower facilities for 
which the Administrator has made a determination 
requiring replacement, but for which such replace-
ment has not yet been completed. 
SEC. 625. CONTRACT TOWER PROGRAM SAFETY ENHANCE-
MENTS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM FOR TRANSITIONING TO FAA 
TOWERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall establish a pilot program to convert high- 
activity air traffic control towers operating under the 
Contract Tower Program as established under section 
47124 of title 49, United States Code, (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Contract Tower Program’’) to a 
level I (Visual Flight Rules) tower staffed by the FAA. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In selecting air traffic control 
towers to participate in the pilot program established 
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall 
prioritize air traffic control towers operating under 
the Contract Tower Program that— 
(A) either—
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(i) had over 200,000 annual tower op-
erations in calendar year 2022; or 
(ii) served a small hub airport with 
more than 900,000 passenger enplanements 
in calendar year 2021; 
(B) are either currently owned by the FAA 
or are constructed to FAA standards; and 
(C) operate within complex airspace, in-
cluding airspace that serves air carrier, general 
aviation, and military aircraft. 
(3) TOWER SELECTION.—The number of air traf-
fic control towers selected to participate in the pilot 
program established under paragraph (1) shall be de-
termined based on the availability of funds for the 
pilot program and the interest of the airport sponsor 
related to such facility. 
(4) CONTROLLER RETENTION.—With respect to 
any high-activity air traffic control tower selected to 
be converted under the pilot program established 
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall appoint 
to the position of air traffic controller any air traffic 
controller who— 
(A) is employed at such air traffic control 
tower as of the date on which the Administrator 
selects such tower to be converted;
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(B) meets the qualifications contained in 
section 44506(f)(1)(A) of title 49, United States 
Code; and 
(C) has all other pre-employment qualifica-
tions required by law to be a certified controller 
of the FAA. 
(5) SAFETY ANALYSIS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
conduct a safety analysis to determine whether 
the conversion of any air traffic control tower 
described in paragraph (1) negatively impacts 
aviation safety at such air traffic control tower 
and take such actions needed to address any neg-
ative impact. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a report describing the results of 
the safety analysis under subparagraph (A), any 
actions taken to address any negative impacts to 
safety, and the overall results of the pilot pro-
gram established under this subsection. 
(6) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Out 
of amounts made available under section 106(k) of 
title 49, United States Code, there is authorized to be
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appropriated to carry out this subsection $30,000,000 
to remain available for 5 fiscal years. 
(b) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER STAFFING LEVELS AT 
SMALL AND MEDIUM HUB AIRPORTS.—Section 47124(b)(2) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary may’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) SMALL OR MEDIUM HUB AIRPORTS.— 
In the case of a contract entered into on or after 
the date of enactment of this subparagraph to 
operate an airport traffic control tower at a 
small or medium hub airport, the contract shall 
require the Secretary, after coordination with the 
airport sponsor and the entity, State, or subdivi-
sion, and not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 
2024, to provide funding sufficient for the cost of 
wages and benefits of at least 2 air traffic con-
trollers for each tower operating shift.’’. 
(c) PRIORITIES FOR FACILITY SELECTION.—Section 
47124(b)(3)(C) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(viii) Air traffic control towers at 
airports with safety or operational problems 
related to the lack of an existing tower. 
‘‘(ix) Air traffic control towers at air-
ports with projected commercial and mili-
tary increases in aircraft or flight oper-
ations. 
‘‘(x) Air traffic control towers at air-
ports with a variety of aircraft operations, 
including a variety of commercial and mili-
tary flight operations.’’. 
SEC. 626. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON USE OF ADVANCED SUR-
VEILLANCE IN OCEANIC AIRSPACE. 
It is the sense of Congress the FAA shall continue to 
evaluate the potential uses for space-based automatic de-
pendent surveillance broadcast to improve surveillance cov-
erage of domestic airspace including improving surveillance 
coverage over remote terrain and in oceanic airspace. If de-
termined appropriate by the Administrator, the FAA shall 
consider whether additional testing would meaningfully 
contribute to the FAA’s processes for developing separation 
standards and more efficient routes. 
SEC. 627. LOW-ALTITUDE ROUTES FOR VERTICAL FLIGHT. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the national airspace system requires additional rotor-
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craft, powered-lift aircraft, and low-altitude instrument 
flight rules, routes leveraging advances in performance 
based navigation in order to provide direct, safe, and reli-
able routes that ensure sufficient separation from higher al-
titude fixed wing aircraft traffic. 
(b) LOW-ALTITUDE ROTORCRAFT AND POWERED-LIFT 
AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENT FLIGHT ROUTES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall initiate a rulemaking process to establish or up-
date, as appropriate, low altitude routes and flight 
procedures to ensure safe rotorcraft and powered-lift 
aircraft operations in the national airspace system. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out this sub-
section, the Administrator shall— 
(A) incorporate instrument flight rules 
rotorcraft operations into the low-altitude per-
formance based navigation procedure infrastruc-
ture; 
(B) prioritize the development of new heli-
copter area navigation instrument flight rules 
routes as part of the United States air traffic 
service route structure that utilize performance 
based navigation, such as Global Positioning
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System and Global Navigation Satellite System 
equipment; and 
(C) consider the impact of such low altitude 
flight routes on other airspace users and im-
pacted communities to ensure that such routes 
are designed to minimize— 
(i) the potential for conflict with exist-
ing national airspace system operations; 
(ii) the workload of air traffic control-
lers; and 
(iii) negative effects to impacted com-
munities. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the rule-
making process under paragraph (1), the Adminis-
trator shall consult with— 
(A) stakeholders in the airport, heliport, 
rotorcraft manufacturer and operator, general 
aviation operator, powered-lift operator, air car-
rier, and performance based navigation tech-
nology manufacturer sectors; 
(B) the United States Helicopter Safety 
Team; 
(C) exclusive bargaining representatives of 
air traffic controllers certified under section 7111 
of title 5, United States Code; and
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(D) other stakeholders determined appro-
priate by the Administrator. 
SEC. 628. REQUIRED CONSULTATION WITH NATIONAL 
PARKS OVERFLIGHTS ADVISORY GROUP. 
Section 40128(b)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (D) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) consult with the advisory group estab-
lished under section 805 of the National Parks 
Air Tour Management Act of 2000 (49 U.S.C. 
40128 note) and consider all advice, informa-
tion, and recommendations provided by the advi-
sory group to the Administrator and the Direc-
tor.’’. 
SEC. 629. UPGRADING AND REPLACING AGING AIR TRAFFIC 
SYSTEMS. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall seek to enter into an agreement with a qualified 
organization to conduct a study to assess the need for
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upgrades to or replacement of existing automated sur-
face observation systems/automated weather observing 
systems (in this section referred to as ‘‘ASOS/ 
AWOS’’) located in non-contiguous States. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study conducted under 
paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of— 
(A) the age of each ASOS/AWOS located in 
non-contiguous States; 
(B) the number of days in the calendar year 
preceding the date on which the study is con-
ducted that each such ASOS/AWOS was not able 
to accurately communicate or disseminate data 
for any period of time; 
(C) impacts of extreme severe weather on 
ASOS/AWOS outages; 
(D) the effective coverage of the existing 
ASOS/AWOS; 
(E) detailed upgrade requirements for each 
existing ASOS/AWOS, including an assessment 
of whether replacement would be the most cost- 
effective recommendation; 
(F) prior maintenance expenditures for 
each existing ASOS/AWOS;
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(G) a description of all upgrades or replace-
ments made by the FAA to ASOS/AWOS prior 
to the date of enactment of this Act; 
(H) impacts of an outage or break in serv-
ice in the FAA Telecommunications Infrastruc-
ture on such ASOS/AWOS; and 
(I) any other matter determined appro-
priate by the Administrator. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
findings of the study conducted under subsection (a), and 
include in such report— 
(1) a plan for executing upgrades to or replace-
ments of existing ASOS/AWOS located in non-contig-
uous States; 
(2) a plan for converting and upgrading such 
ASOS/AWOS communications to the FAA Tele-
communications Infrastructure; 
(3) an assessment of the use of unmonitored 
navigational aids to allow for alternate airport plan-
ning for commercial and cargo aviation to limit 
ASOS/AWOS service disruptions; 
(4) an evaluation of additional alternative meth-
ods of compliance for obtaining weather elements that
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would be as sufficient as current data received 
through ASOS/AWOS; and 
(5) any other recommendation determined ap-
propriate by the Administrator. 
(c) FUNDING.—To carry out the study under this sec-
tion, the Administrator may use amounts made available 
pursuant to section 48101(c)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 630. AIRSPACE INTEGRATION FOR SPACE LAUNCH AND 
REENTRY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the Sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) a safe and efficient national airspace system 
that successfully supports existing users and inte-
grates new entrants is of the utmost importance; 
(2) both commercial aviation and space launch 
and reentry operations are vital to United States 
global leadership, national security, and economic op-
portunity; 
(3) aircraft hazard areas are necessary during 
space launch and reentry operations to ensure public 
safety; and 
(4) the Administrator should prioritize the devel-
opment and deployment of technologies to improve 
visibility of space launch and reentry operations
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within FAA computer systems and minimize oper-
ational workload to air traffic controllers associated 
with routing traffic during spaceflight launch and re-
entry operations. 
(b) SPACE LAUNCH AND REENTRY AIRSPACE INTE-
GRATION TECHNOLOGY.—Out of amounts made available 
under section 48101 of title 49, United States Code, 
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2025 through 2028 
(or until such time as the Administrator determines that 
the project meeting the requirements of this section has 
reached an operational status) is available for the Adminis-
trator to carry out a project to expedite the development, 
acquisition, and deployment of technologies or capabilities 
to aid in space launch and reentry integration with the 
objective of operational readiness not later than December 
31, 2026, which may include— 
(1) technologies recommended by the Airspace 
Access Priorities aviation rulemaking committee in 
the final report titled ‘‘ARC Recommendations Final 
Report’’, issued on August 21, 2019; 
(2) systems to enable the integration of launch 
and reentry data directly onto air traffic controller 
displays; and 
(3) automated systems to enable near real-time 
planning and dynamic rerouting of commercial air-
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craft during and following commercial space launch 
and reentry operations. 
SEC. 631. UPDATE TO FAA ORDER ON AIRWAY PLANNING 
STANDARD. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator shall take such actions as 
may be necessary to update ,the order of the FAA titled 
‘‘Airway Planning Standard Number One–Terminal Air 
Navigation Facilities and Air Traffic Control Services’’ 
(FAA Order 7031.2c), to lower the remote radar bright dis-
play scope installation requirement from 30,000 annual 
itinerant operations to 15,000 annual itinerant operations. 
TITLE VII—MODERNIZING 
AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE 
Subtitle A—Airport Improvement 
Program Modifications 
SEC. 701. DEVELOPMENT OF AIRPORT PLANS. 
Section 47101(g) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) in the second sentence, by 
inserting ‘‘(including long-term resilience from the 
impact of natural hazards and severe weather 
events)’’ after ‘‘environmental’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)—
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(A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) consider the impact of hazardous 
weather events on long-term operational resil-
ience.’’. 
SEC. 702. AIP DEFINITIONS. 
Section 47102 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) ‘air carrier’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 40102.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(ii) in clause (ii) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
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‘‘(iii) a secondary runway at a nonhub 
airport that is equivalent in size and type 
to the primary runway of such airport.’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (iii) by inserting ‘‘and 
fuel infrastructure for such equipment to re-
move snow’’ after ‘‘surveillance equipment’’; 
(ii) in clause (ix) by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(iii) in clause (x) by striking the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(xi) a medium intensity approach 
lighting system with runway alignment in-
dicator lights.’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘after 
December 31, 1991,’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (K) by striking ‘‘if the 
airport is located in an air quality nonattain-
ment or maintenance area (as defined in sections 
171(2) and 175A of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7501(2); 7505a)) and if the airport would be 
able to receive emission credits, as described in 
section 47139’’;
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(E) in subparagraph (L) by striking ‘‘the 
airport is located in an air quality nonattain-
ment or maintenance area (as defined in sections 
171(2) and 175A of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7501(2); 7505a)), if the airport would be able to 
receive appropriate emission credits (as described 
in section 47139), and’’; 
(F) in subparagraph (P)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘improve the reliability 
and efficiency of the airport’s power sup-
ply’’ and inserting ‘‘improve reliability and 
efficiency of the power supply of the airport 
or meet current and future electrical power 
demand’’; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘, renewable energy 
generation and storage infrastructure (in-
cluding necessary substation upgrades to 
support such infrastructure)’’ after ‘‘elec-
trical generators’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘supply, and’’ and in-
serting ‘‘supply,’’; and 
(iv) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘, and smart glass (including 
electrochromic glass).’’; and 
(G) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(S) acquisition of advanced digital con-
struction management systems and related tech-
nology used in the planning, design and engi-
neering, construction, and maintenance of air-
port facilities when such systems or technologies 
are acquired to carry out a project approved by 
the Secretary under this subchapter. 
‘‘(T) improvements, or planning for im-
provements (including monitoring equipment or 
services), that would be necessary to sustain com-
mercial service flight operations or permit the re-
sumption of such flight operations following a 
natural disaster (including an earthquake, flood-
ing, high water, wildfires, hurricane, storm 
surge, tidal wave, tornado, tsunami, wind driven 
water, sea level rise, tropical storm, cyclone, land 
instability, or winter storm) at— 
‘‘(i) a primary airport; or 
‘‘(ii) a nonprimary airport that is des-
ignated as a Federal staging area or inci-
dent support base by the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy. 
‘‘(U) a project to comply with rulemakings 
and recommendations on airport cybersecurity
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standards from the aviation rulemaking com-
mittee convened under section 395 of the FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2024. 
‘‘(V) reconstructing or rehabilitating an ex-
isting crosswind runway (regardless of the wind 
coverage of the primary runway) if the recon-
struction or rehabilitation of such crosswind 
runway is in the most recently approved airport 
layout plan of the sponsor. 
‘‘(W) constructing or acquiring such air-
port-owned infrastructure or equipment, not-
withstanding revenue producing capability of 
such infrastructure or equipment, as may be re-
quired for— 
‘‘(i) the on-airport distribution or stor-
age of unleaded aviation gasoline for piston- 
driven aircraft, including on-airport con-
struction or expansion of pipelines, storage 
tanks, low-emission fuel systems, and air-
port-owned fuel trucks providing exclusively 
unleaded aviation fuels (unless the Sec-
retary determines that an alternative fuel 
may be safely used in such fuel truck for a 
limited time); or
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‘‘(ii) fueling systems for type certifi-
cated hydrogen-powered aircraft. 
‘‘(X) constructing, reconstructing, or reha-
bilitating a taxiway or taxilane that serves non- 
exclusive use aeronautical facilities, including 
aircraft storage facilities, except for the 50 feet of 
pavement immediately in front of an ineligible 
building. 
‘‘(Y) any other activity (excluding terminal 
development) that the Secretary concludes will 
reasonably improve the safety of the airport.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘and 
catchment area analyses’’ after ‘‘planning’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (C) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) assessing current and future electrical 
power demand for airport airside and landside 
activities.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (20)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end;
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(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) the Republic of the Marshall Islands, 
Federated States of Micronesia, and Republic of 
Palau.’’; 
(5) in paragraph (27) by striking ‘‘the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands,’’; and 
(6) in paragraph (28)(B) by striking ‘‘described 
in section 47119(a)(1)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘for moving 
passengers and baggage between terminal facilities 
and between terminal facilities and aircraft’’. 
SEC. 703. REVENUE DIVERSION PENALTY ENHANCEMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47107 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (m)(4) by striking ‘‘an amount 
equal to’’ and inserting ‘‘an amount equal to double’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (n)(1) by striking ‘‘an amount 
equal to’’ and inserting ‘‘an amount equal to double’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall not apply to any illegal diversion of air-
port revenues (as described in section 47107(m) of title 49, 
United States Code) that occurred prior to the date of enact-
ment of this Act.
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SEC. 704. EXTENSION OF COMPETITIVE ACCESS REPORT 
REQUIREMENT. 
Section 47107(r)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘May 11, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘Octo-
ber 1, 2028’’. 
SEC. 705. RENEWAL OF CERTAIN LEASES. 
Section 47107(t)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘the date of 
enactment of this subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘October 
7, 2016’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(D) that— 
‘‘(i) supports the operation of military 
aircraft by the Air Force or Air National 
Guard— 
‘‘(I) at the airport; or 
‘‘(II) remotely from the airport; 
or 
‘‘(ii) is for the use of nonaeronautical 
land or facilities of the airport by the Na-
tional Guard.’’. 
SEC. 706. COMMUNITY USE OF AIRPORT LAND. 
Section 47107(v) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(v) COMMUNITY USE OF AIRPORT LAND.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections 
(a)(13), (b), and (c) and section 47133, and subject 
to paragraph (2), the sponsor of a public-use airport 
shall not be considered to be in violation of this sub-
title, or to be found in violation of a grant assurance 
made under this section, or under any other provision 
of law, as a condition for the receipt of Federal finan-
cial assistance for airport development, solely because 
the sponsor has— 
‘‘(A) entered into an agreement, including a 
revised agreement, with a local government pro-
viding for the use of airport property for an in-
terim compatible recreational purpose at below 
fair market value; or 
‘‘(B) permanently restricted the use of air-
port property to compatible recreational and 
public park use without paying or otherwise ob-
taining payment of fair market value for the 
property. 
‘‘(2) RESTRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) INTERIM COMPATIBLE RECREATIONAL 
PURPOSE.—Paragraph (1) shall apply, with re-
spect to a sponsor that has taken the action de-
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scribed in subparagraph (A) of such paragraph, 
only— 
‘‘(i) to an agreement regarding airport 
property that was initially entered into be-
fore the publication of the Federal Aviation 
Administration’s Policy and Procedures 
Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue, 
dated February 16, 1999; 
‘‘(ii) if the agreement between the 
sponsor and the local government is subor-
dinate to any existing or future agreements 
between the sponsor and the Secretary, in-
cluding agreements related to a grant assur-
ance under this section; 
‘‘(iii) to airport property that was 
purchased using funds from a Federal grant 
for acquiring land issued prior to January 
1, 1989; 
‘‘(iv) if the airport sponsor has pro-
vided a written statement to the Adminis-
trator that the property made available for 
a recreational purpose will not be needed 
for any aeronautical purpose during the 
next 10 years;
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‘‘(v) if the agreement includes a term 
of not more than 2 years to prepare the air-
port property for the interim compatible 
recreational purpose and not more than 10 
years of use for that purpose; 
‘‘(vi) if the recreational purpose will 
not impact the aeronautical use of the air-
port; 
‘‘(vii) if the airport sponsor provides a 
certification that the sponsor is not respon-
sible for preparation, startup, operations, 
maintenance, or any other costs associated 
with the recreational purpose; and 
‘‘(viii) if the recreational purpose is 
consistent with Federal land use compat-
ibility criteria under section 47502. 
‘‘(B) RECREATIONAL USE.—Paragraph (1) 
shall apply, with respect to a sponsor that has 
taken the action described in subparagraph (B) 
of such paragraph, only— 
‘‘(i) to airport property that was pur-
chased using funds from a Federal grant for 
acquiring land issued prior to January 1, 
1989;
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shall require the review or approval of the Secretary 
of Transportation. 
‘‘(5) STATUTORY
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection may be construed as permitting a di-
version of airport revenue for the capital or operating 
costs associated with the community use of airport 
land. 
‘‘(6) AERONAUTICAL USE; AERONAUTICAL PUR-
POSE DEFINED.—In this subsection, the terms ‘aero-
nautical use’ and ‘aeronautical purpose’— 
‘‘(A) mean all activities that involve or are 
directly related to the operation of aircraft, in-
cluding activities that make the operation of air-
craft possible and safe; 
‘‘(B) include services located at an airport 
that are directly and substantially related to the 
movement of passengers, baggage, mail, and 
cargo; and 
‘‘(C) do not include any uses of an airport 
that are not described in subparagraph (A) or 
(B), including any aviation-related uses that do 
not need to be located at an airport, such as 
flight kitchens and airline reservation centers.’’.
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SEC. 707. PRICE ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS. 
Section 47108 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘47114(d)(3)(A) 
of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘47114(d)(2)(A)’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) INCREASING GOVERNMENT SHARE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2) or (3), the amount stated in an offer as the 
maximum amount the Government will pay may not 
be increased when the offer has been accepted in writ-
ing. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—For a project receiving assist-
ance under a grant approved under this chapter or 
chapter 475, the amount may be increased— 
‘‘(A) for an airport development project, by 
not more than 15 percent; and 
‘‘(B) to acquire an interest in land for an 
airport (except a primary airport), based on 
creditable appraisals at the time of the acquisi-
tion or a court award in a condemnation pro-
ceeding, by not more than the greater of— 
‘‘(i) 15 percent; or
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‘‘(ii) 25 percent of the total increase in 
allowable project costs attributable to ac-
quiring an interest in land. 
‘‘(3) PRICE ADJUSTMENT PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may in-
corporate a provision in a project grant agree-
ment under which the Secretary agrees to pay 
more than the maximum amount otherwise spec-
ified in the agreement if the Secretary finds that 
commodity or labor prices have increased since 
the agreement was made. 
‘‘(B) DECREASE IN COSTS.—A provision in-
corporated in a project grant agreement under 
this paragraph shall ensure that the Secretary 
realizes any financial benefit associated with a 
decrease in material or labor costs for the 
project.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (c); and 
(4) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively. 
SEC. 
708. 
UPDATING 
UNITED 
STATES 
GOVERNMENT’S 
SHARE OF PROJECT COSTS. 
Section 47109 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(h) SPECIAL RULE FOR FISCAL YEARS 2025 AND 
2026.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Government’s 
share of allowable project costs for a grant made to a 
nonhub or nonprimary airport in each of fiscal years 2025 
and 2026 shall be 95 percent.’’. 
SEC. 709. ALLOWABLE PROJECT COSTS AND LETTERS OF 
INTENT. 
Section 47110 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) 
by striking ‘‘after May 13, 1946, and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or preparing for’’ 
after ‘‘formulating’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘utility relocation, 
work site preparation,’’ before ‘‘and admin-
istration’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)(1) by striking ‘‘section 
47114(c)(1) or 47114(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
47114 or distributed from the small airport fund 
under section 47116’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)(2)(C) by striking ‘‘commer-
cial service airport having at least 0.25 percent of the
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boardings each year at all such airports’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘medium hub airport or large hub airport’’; 
(4) in subsection (h) by striking ‘‘section 
47114(d)(3)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
47114(c)(1)(D) or section 47114(d)(2)(A)’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (i). 
SEC. 710. SMALL AIRPORT LETTERS OF INTENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47110 of title 49, United 
States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i) SMALL AIRPORT LETTERS OF INTENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may issue a 
letter of intent to a sponsor stating an intention to 
obligate an amount from future budget authority for 
an airport development project (including costs of for-
mulating the project) at a nonhub airport or an air-
port that is not a primary airport. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—In the letter issued under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall establish a schedule 
under which the Secretary will reimburse the sponsor 
for the Government’s share of allowable project costs, 
as amounts become available, if the sponsor, after the 
Secretary issues the letter, carries out the project 
without receiving amounts under this subchapter.
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‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.—The amount the Secretary 
intends to obligate in a letter of intent issued under 
this subsection shall not exceed the larger of— 
‘‘(A) the Government’s share of allowable 
project costs; or 
‘‘(B) $10,000,000. 
‘‘(4) FINANCING.—Allowable project costs under 
paragraphs (1) and (2) may include costs associated 
with making payments for debt service on indebted-
ness incurred to carry out the project. 
‘‘(5) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall issue 
a letter of intent under paragraph (1) only if— 
‘‘(A) the sponsor notifies the Secretary, be-
fore the project begins, of the intent of the spon-
sor to carry out the project and requests a letter 
of intent; and 
‘‘(B) the sponsor agrees to comply with all 
statutory and administrative requirements that 
would apply to the project if it were carried out 
with amounts made available under this sub-
chapter. 
‘‘(6) ASSESSMENT.—In reviewing a request for a 
letter of intent under this subsection, the Secretary 
shall consider the grant history of an airport, the
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enplanements or operations of an airport, and such 
other factors as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(7) PRIORITIZATION.—In issuing letters of in-
tent under this subsection, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) prioritize projects that— 
‘‘(i) cannot reasonably be funded by an 
airport sponsor using funds apportioned 
under section 47114(c), 47114(d)(2)(A), or 
47114(d)(6), including funds apportioned 
under such sections in multiple fiscal years 
pursuant to section 47117(b)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) are necessary to the continued 
safe operation or development of an airport; 
and 
‘‘(B) structure the reimbursement schedules 
under such letters in a manner that minimizes 
unnecessary or undesirable project segmentation. 
‘‘(8) NO OBLIGATION OR COMMITMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A letter of intent issued 
under this subsection is not an obligation of the 
Government under section 1501 of title 31, and 
the letter is not deemed to be an administrative 
commitment for financing. 
‘‘(B) OBLIGATION
OR
COMMITMENT.—An 
obligation or administrative commitment may be
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made only as amounts are provided in author-
ization and appropriation Acts. 
‘‘(9) LIMITATION
ON
STATUTORY
CONSTRUC-
TION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
prohibit the obligation of amounts pursuant to a let-
ter of intent under this subsection in the same fiscal 
year as the letter of intent is issued.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) LETTERS OF INTENT.—Section 47110(e)(7) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘under this section’’ and inserting ‘‘under this 
subsection’’. 
(2) PRIORITY FOR LETTERS OF INTENT.—Section 
47115(h) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘prior to fulfilling intentions to obligate 
under section 47110(i)’’ after ‘‘section 47110(e)’’. 
SEC. 711. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF AIRPORT IM-
PROVEMENT GRANT FUNDS TO CERTAIN EN-
TITIES THAT HAVE VIOLATED INTELLECTUAL 
PROPERTY RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES ENTI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, amounts pro-
vided as project grants under subchapter I of chapter 471 
of title 49, United States Code, may not be used to enter
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into a covered contract with any entity on the list required 
under subsection (b). 
(b) LIST REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, and thereafter as re-
quired under paragraph (2), the United States Trade 
Representative, the Attorney General, and the Admin-
istrator shall make available to the Administrator a 
publicly-available list of entities manufacturing air-
port passenger boarding infrastructure or equipment 
that— 
(A) are owned, directed by, or subsidized in 
whole or in part by the People’s Republic of 
China; 
(B) have been determined by a Federal 
court to have misappropriated intellectual prop-
erty or trade secrets from an entity organized 
under the laws of the United States or any juris-
diction within the United States; 
(C) own or control, are owned or controlled 
by, are under common ownership or control 
with, or are successors to an entity described in 
subparagraph (A); or 
(D) have entered into an agreement with or 
accepted funding from, whether in the form of
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minority investment interest or debt, have en-
tered into a partnership with, or have entered 
into another contractual or other written ar-
rangement with an entity described in subpara-
graph (A). 
(2) UPDATES
TO
LIST.—The United States 
Trade Representative shall update the list required 
under paragraph (1), based on information provided 
by the Attorney General and the Administrator— 
(A) not less frequently than every 90 days 
during the 180-day period following the initial 
publication of the list under paragraph (1); and 
(B) not less frequently than annually there-
after. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The definitions in section 
47102 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply. 
(2) COVERED
CONTRACT.—The term ‘‘covered 
contract’’ means a contract or other agreement for the 
procurement of infrastructure or equipment for a pas-
senger boarding bridge at an airport. 
SEC. 712. APPORTIONMENTS. 
(a) PRIMARY, COMMERCIAL SERVICE, AND CARGO AIR-
PORTS.—
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(1) PRIMARY
AND
COMMERCIAL
SERVICE
AIR-
PORTS.—Section 47114(c)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) PRIMARY AND COMMERCIAL SERVICE AIR-
PORTS.— 
‘‘(A) PRIMARY AIRPORT APPORTIONMENT.— 
The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of 
each primary airport for each fiscal year an 
amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) $15.60 for each of the first 50,000 
passenger boardings at the airport during 
the prior calendar year; 
‘‘(ii) $10.40 for each of the next 50,000 
passenger boardings at the airport during 
the prior calendar year; 
‘‘(iii) $5.20 for each of the next 
400,000 passenger boardings at the airport 
during the prior calendar year; 
‘‘(iv) $1.30 for each of the next 500,000 
passenger boardings at the airport during 
the prior calendar year; and 
‘‘(v) $1.00 for each additional pas-
senger boarding at the airport during the 
prior calendar year.
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‘‘(B) MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM APPORTION-
MENTS.—Not less than $1,300,000 nor more than 
$22,000,000 may be apportioned under subpara-
graph (A) to an airport sponsor for a primary 
airport for each fiscal year. 
‘‘(C) NEW AIRPORT.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall apportion in 
the first fiscal year following the official opening 
of a new airport with scheduled passenger air 
transportation an amount equal to $1,300,000 to 
the sponsor of such airport. 
‘‘(D) NONPRIMARY
COMMERCIAL
SERVICE 
AIRPORT APPORTIONMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
apportion to each commercial service air-
port that is not a primary airport an 
amount equal to— 
‘‘(I) $60 for each of the first 2,500 
passenger boardings at the airport dur-
ing the prior calendar year; and 
‘‘(II) $153.33 for each of the next 
7,499 passenger boardings at the air-
port during the prior calendar year.
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‘‘(ii) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraphs (4) 
and (5) of subsection (d) shall apply to 
funds apportioned under this subparagraph. 
‘‘(E) PUBLIC
AIRPORTS
WITH
MILITARY 
USE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, a public airport shall be considered a pri-
mary airport in each of fiscal years 2025 
through 2028 for purposes of this chapter if such 
airport was— 
‘‘(i) designated as a primary airport 
in fiscal year 2017; and 
‘‘(ii) in use by an air reserve station 
in the calendar year used to calculate ap-
portionments to airport sponsors in a fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(F) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
FISCAL
YEAR 
2024.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this paragraph or the absence of scheduled pas-
senger service at an airport, the Secretary shall 
apportion in fiscal year 2024 to the sponsor of 
an airport an amount based on the number of 
passenger boardings at the airport during which-
ever of the following years that would result in 
the highest apportioned amount under this para-
graph:
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‘‘(i) Calendar year 2018. 
‘‘(ii) Calendar year 2019. 
‘‘(iii) The prior full calendar year 
prior to fiscal year 2024.’’. 
(2) CARGO
AIRPORTS.—Section 47114(c)(2) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘3.5’’ and inserting 
‘‘4’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘100,000,000 pounds’’ 
and inserting ‘‘25,000,000 pounds’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) 
and (E) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respec-
tively. 
(b) GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS.—Section 47114(d) 
of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in the heading by striking ‘‘SPECIAL 
RULE’’ and inserting ‘‘APPORTIONMENT’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘excluding primary airports 
but including reliever and nonprimary commer-
cial service airports’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘excluding commercial service airports 
but including reliever airports’’;
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(C) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A) by striking ‘‘20 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘25 
percent’’; and 
(D) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) An airport that has previously been 
listed as unclassified under the national plan of 
integrated airport systems that has reestablished 
the classified status of such airport as of the date 
of apportionment shall be eligible to accrue ap-
portionment funds pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) so long as such airport retains such classi-
fied status.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the heading by striking ‘‘AIRPORTS 
IN ALASKA, PUERTO RICO, AND HAWAII’’ and in-
serting ‘‘AIRPORTS IN NONCONTIGUOUS STATES 
AND TERRITORIES’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘An amount apportioned 
under paragraph (2) or (3)’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(A) ALASKA, PUERTO RICO, AND HAWAII.— 
An amount apportioned under this subsection’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(B) OTHER
TERRITORIES.—An amount 
apportioned under paragraph (2)(B)(i) may be 
made available by the Secretary for any public- 
use airport in Guam, American Samoa, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, or the Virgin Islands 
if the Secretary determines that there are insuffi-
cient qualified grant applications for projects at 
airports that are otherwise eligible for funding 
under that paragraph. The Secretary shall 
prioritize the use of such amounts in the terri-
tory the amount was originally apportioned 
in.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (5) by inserting ‘‘or subsection 
(c)(1)(D)’’ after ‘‘under this subsection’’; 
(4) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘provision of this sub-
section’’ and inserting ‘‘provision of this sec-
tion’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or subsection (c)(1)(D)’’ 
after ‘‘under this subsection’’; 
(5) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(6) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (7) 
as paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
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(1) PROJECT GRANT APPLICATION APPROVAL.— 
Section 47106(a)(7) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘section 47114(d)(3)(B)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 47114(d)(2)(B)’’. 
(2) AIR
TRAFFIC
CONTROL
CONTRACT
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 47124(b)(4) of title 49, United States 
Code, is further amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 
(i) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘sec-
tions 47114(c)(2) and 47114(d)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsections (c) and (d) of section 
47114’’; 
(ii) in subclause (II) by striking ‘‘sec-
tions 47114(c)(2) and 47114(d)(3)(A)’’ and 
inserting 
‘‘sections 
47114(c) 
and 
47114(d)(2)(A)’’; and 
(iii) in subclause (III) by striking 
‘‘sections 47114(c)(2) and 47114(d)(3)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘sections 
47114(c) 
and 
47114(d)(2)(A)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(v) by striking 
‘‘section 47114(d)(2) or 47114(d)(3)(B)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 47114(d)(2)(B)’’.
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SEC. 713. PFC TURNBACK REDUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47114(f) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘sponsor of an airport hav-
ing at least .25 percent of the total number of 
boardings each year in the United States and’’ 
and inserting ‘‘sponsor of a medium or large hub 
airport’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘50 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘40 percent’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(C) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘75 
percent’’ and inserting ‘‘60 percent’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(2) EFFECTIVE DATE OF REDUCTION.— 
‘‘(A) NEW CHARGE COLLECTION.—A reduc-
tion in an apportionment under paragraph (1) 
shall not take effect until the first fiscal year fol-
lowing the year in which the collection of the 
charge imposed under section 40117 has begun. 
‘‘(B) NEW CATEGORIZATION.—A reduction 
in an apportionment under paragraph (1) shall 
only be applied to an airport if such airport has
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been designated as a medium or large hub air-
port for 3 consecutive years.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—For an airport that increased in 
categorization from a small hub to a medium hub in any 
fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of the FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254) and 
prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the amendment 
to section 47114(f)(2) of title 49, United States Code, under 
subsection (a) shall be applied as though the airport in-
creased in categorization from a small hub to a medium 
hub in the calendar year prior to the first fiscal year in 
which such amendment is applicable. 
SEC. 714. AIRPORT SAFETY AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUC-
TURE DISCRETIONARY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47115(j) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL 
DISCRETIONARY FUNDS’’ and inserting ‘‘AIRPORT 
SAFETY AND RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE DISCRE-
TIONARY PROGRAM’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking subparagraph 
(B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM ALLOCATION.—Not less than 
50 percent of the amounts available under this
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subsection shall be used to provide grants at non-
primary, nonhub, and small hub airports. 
‘‘(C) PRIORITIZATION.—In making grants 
for projects eligible under subparagraph (D)(iii), 
the Secretary shall prioritize grants to large and 
medium hub airports. 
‘‘(D) ELIGIBILITIES.—In making grants 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide 
grants to airports for projects that— 
‘‘(i) meet the definition of ‘airport de-
velopment’ under section 47102(3)(T); 
‘‘(ii) would otherwise increase the resil-
ience of airport infrastructure against 
changing flooding or inundation patterns; 
or 
‘‘(iii) reduce runway incursions or in-
crease runway or taxiway safety.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)(A) by striking clauses (i) 
through (vi) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) $532,392,074 for fiscal year 2024. 
‘‘(ii) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. 
‘‘(iii) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 
2026. 
‘‘(iv) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2027.
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‘‘(v) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 
2028.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (4)(B) by striking ‘‘2 fiscal 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘3 fiscal years’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after 
the Secretary first awards a grant for fiscal year 
2025 under section 47115(j) of title 49, United States 
Code, and annually thereafter through 2028, the Sec-
retary shall brief the appropriate committees of Con-
gress on the grant program established under such 
section. 
(2) CONTENTS.—In briefing the appropriate 
committees of Congress under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall include— 
(A) a description of each project funded 
under the grant program established under sec-
tion 47115(j), including the vulnerabilities such 
program addresses; 
(B) a description of projects completed that 
received funding under such program, including 
the total time between award and project comple-
tion;
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(C) a description of the consultation with 
other agencies that the Secretary has undertaken 
in carrying out such program; 
(D) recommendations to improve the ad-
ministration of such program, including addi-
tional consultation with other agencies and 
whether additional appropriation levels are ap-
propriate; and 
(E) other items determined appropriate by 
the Secretary. 
SEC. 715. SPECIAL CARRYOVER ASSUMPTION RULE. 
Section 47115 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(l) SPECIAL CARRYOVER ASSUMPTION RULE.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of law, in addition to 
amounts made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
subsection (a), the Secretary may add to the discretionary 
fund an amount equal to one-third of the apportionment 
funds made available under section 47114 that were not re-
quired during the previous fiscal year pursuant to section 
47117(b)(1) out of the anticipated amount of apportion-
ment funds made available under section 47114 that will 
not be required during the current fiscal year pursuant to 
section 47117(b)(1).’’.
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SEC. 717. REVISION OF DISCRETIONARY CATEGORIES. 
Section 47117 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(i) by striking ‘‘or 
(3)(A), whichever is applicable’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
47114(d)(3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
47114(d)(2)(A)’’; and 
(ii) 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
47114(d)(3)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
47114(d)(2)(B)’’; 
(2) 
in 
subsection 
(c)(2) 
by 
striking 
‘‘47114(d)(3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘47114(d)(2)(A)’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘section 
47114(d)(2)(A) of this title’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 47114(d)(2)(B)(i)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘section 47114(d)(2)(B) 
or 
(C)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section 
47114(d)(2)(B)(ii) or (iii)’’ in each place it 
appears; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘of this title’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)—
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(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘$300,000,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$200,000,000’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘for compatible 
land use planning and projects carried 
out by State and local governments 
under section 47141,’’; 
(III) 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
47102(3)(Q)’’ and inserting ‘‘subpara-
graphs (O), (P), (Q), and (W) of sec-
tion 47102(3)’’; 
(IV) by striking ‘‘to comply with 
the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
seq.)’’; and 
(V) by inserting ‘‘The Secretary 
shall provide not less than two-thirds 
of amounts under this subparagraph 
and paragraph (3) for grants to spon-
sors of small hub, medium hub, and 
large hub airports.’’ after ‘‘being met 
in that fiscal year.’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
the following:
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‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULE.—Beginning in fiscal year 
2026, if the amount made available under paragraph 
(1)(A) was not equal to or greater than $150,000,000 
in the preceding fiscal year, the Secretary shall issue 
grants for projects eligible under paragraph (1)(A) 
from apportionment funds made available under sec-
tion 47114 that are not required during the fiscal 
year pursuant to subsection (b)(1) in an amount that 
is not less than— 
‘‘(A) $150,000,000; minus 
‘‘(B) the amount made available under 
paragraph (1)(A) in the preceding fiscal year.’’. 
SEC. 718. DISCRETIONARY FUND FOR TERMINAL DEVELOP-
MENT COSTS. 
(a) TERMINAL PROJECTS
AT TRANSITIONING AIR-
PORTS.—Section 47119(c) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘or’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘section 47114(d)(3)(A)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘sections 
47114(c) 
and 
47114(d)(2)(A)’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) not more than $20,000,000 of the amount 
that may be distributed for the fiscal year from the 
discretionary fund established under section 47115, to 
the sponsor of a nonprimary airport to pay costs al-
lowable under subsection (a) for terminal development 
projects, if the Secretary determines (which may be 
based on actual and projected enplanement trends, as 
well as completion of an air service development 
study, demonstrated commitment by airlines to pro-
vide commercial service accommodating at least 
10,000 annual enplanements, the documented commit-
ment of a sponsor to providing the remaining funding 
to complete the proposed project, and a favorable en-
vironmental finding (including all required permits) 
in support of the proposed project) that the status of 
the nonprimary airport is reasonably expected to 
change to primary status based on enplanements for 
the third calendar year after the issuance of the dis-
cretionary grant.’’. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Section 47119(f) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$30,000,000’’.
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SEC. 719. PROTECTING GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORTS 
FROM CLOSURE. 
(a) NON-SURPLUS PROPERTY.—Section 47125 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(c) WAIVING RESTRICTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), the 
Secretary may grant to an airport, city, or county a 
waiver of any of the terms, conditions, reservations, 
or restrictions contained in a deed under which the 
United States conveyed to the airport, city, or county 
an interest in real property for airport purposes pur-
suant to section 16 of the Federal Airport Act (60 
Stat. 179), section 23 of the Airport and Airway De-
velopment Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 232), or this section. 
‘‘(2) CONDITIONS.—Any waiver granted by the 
Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be subject 
to the following conditions: 
‘‘(A) The applicable airport, city, county, or 
other political subdivision shall agree that in 
conveying any interest in the real property 
which the United States conveyed to the airport, 
city, or county, the airport, city, or county will 
receive consideration for such interest that is 
equal to its current fair market value.
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‘‘(B) Any consideration received by the air-
port, city, or county under subparagraph (A) 
shall be used exclusively for the development, im-
provement, operation, or maintenance of a pub-
lic airport by the airport, city, or county. 
‘‘(C) Such waiver— 
‘‘(i) will not significantly impair the 
aeronautical purpose of an airport; 
‘‘(ii) will not result in the permanent 
closure of an airport (unless the Secretary 
determines that the waiver will directly fa-
cilitate the construction of a replacement 
airport); or 
‘‘(iii) is necessary to protect or ad-
vance the civil aviation interests of the 
United States. 
‘‘(D) Any other conditions required by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(3) ANNUAL REPORTING.—The Secretary shall 
include a list and description of each waiver granted 
pursuant to paragraph (1) in the plan required under 
section 47103.’’. 
(b) SURPLUS PROPERTY.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 47151 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by striking subsection 
(d) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) WAIVER OF CONDITION.—The Secretary may not 
waive any condition imposed on an interest in surplus 
property conveyed under subsection (a) that such interest 
be used for an aeronautical purpose unless the Secretary 
provides public notice not less than 30 days before the 
issuance of such waiver and determines that such waiver— 
‘‘(1) will not significantly impair the aero-
nautical purpose of an airport; 
‘‘(2) will not result in the permanent closure of 
an airport (unless the Secretary determines that the 
waiver will directly facilitate the construction of a re-
placement airport); or 
‘‘(3) is necessary to protect or advance the civil 
aviation interests of the United States.’’. 
(2) WAIVING
AND
ADDING
TERMS.—Section 
47153 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(c) RESTRICTIONS
ON WAIVER.—Notwithstanding 
subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary may not waive any 
term under this section that an interest in land be used 
for an aeronautical purpose unless—
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‘‘(1) the Secretary provides public notice not less 
than 30 days before the issuance of a waiver; and 
‘‘(2) the Secretary determines that such waiver— 
‘‘(A) will not significantly impair the aero-
nautical purpose of an airport; 
‘‘(B) will not result in the permanent clo-
sure of an airport (unless the Secretary deter-
mines that the waiver will directly facilitate the 
construction of a replacement airport); or 
‘‘(C) is necessary to protect or advance the 
civil aviation interests of the United States.’’. 
(c) REPEALS.— 
(1) AIRPORTS
NEAR
CLOSED
OR
REALIGNED 
BASES.—Section 1203 of the Federal Aviation Reau-
thorization Act of 1996 (49 U.S.C. 47101 note), and 
the item relating to such section in the table of con-
tents under section 1(b) of such Act, are repealed. 
(2) RELEASE FROM RESTRICTIONS.—Section 817 
of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 
(49 U.S.C. 47125 note), and the item relating to such 
section in the table of contents under section 1(b) of 
such Act, are repealed. 
SEC. 720. STATE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) TRAINING.—Section 47128 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(e) TRAINING FOR PARTICIPATING STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
to each State participating in the block grant pro-
gram under this section training or updated training 
materials for the administrative responsibilities as-
sumed by the State under such program at no cost to 
the State. 
‘‘(2) TIMING.—The training or updated training 
materials provided under paragraph (1) shall be pro-
vided at least once during each 2-year period and at 
any time there is a material change in the program.’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 47128 of title 49, 
United States Code, is further amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(f) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTICIPATING 
STATES.— 
‘‘(1) AIRPORTS.—Unless a State participating 
in the block grant program under this section ex-
pressly agrees in a memorandum of agreement, the 
Secretary shall not require the State to manage func-
tions and responsibilities for airport actions or 
projects that do not relate to such program. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any grant agreement 
providing funds to be administered under such
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program shall be consistent with the most re-
cently executed memorandum of agreement be-
tween the State and the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(B) PARITY.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall provide 
parity to participating States and shall only re-
quire the same type of information and level of 
detail for any program agreements and docu-
mentation that the Administrator would perform 
with respect to such action if the State did not 
participate in the program. 
‘‘(3) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Unless the State ex-
pressly agrees to retain responsibility, the Adminis-
trator shall retain responsibility for the following: 
‘‘(A) Grant compliance investigations, de-
terminations, and enforcement. 
‘‘(B) Obstruction evaluation and airport 
airspace analysis, determinations, and enforce-
ment off airport property. 
‘‘(C) Non-rulemaking analysis, determina-
tions, and enforcement for proposed improve-
ments on airport properties not associated with 
this subchapter, or off airport property.
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‘‘(D) Land use determinations, compat-
ibility planning, and airport layout plan review 
and approval (consistent with section 47107(x)) 
for projects not funded by amounts available 
under this subchapter. 
‘‘(E) Nonaeronautical and special event rec-
ommendations and approvals. 
‘‘(F) Instrument approach procedure eval-
uations and determinations. 
‘‘(G) Environmental review for projects not 
funded by amounts available under this sub-
chapter. 
‘‘(H) Review and approval of land leases, 
land releases, changes in on-airport land-use des-
ignation, and through-the-fence agreements.’’. 
(c) IIJA STATE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM ADMINIS-
TRATIVE FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
distribute administrative funding to assist States 
participating in the State block grant program under 
section 47128 of title 49, United States Code, with 
program implementation of airport infrastructure 
projects under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs 
Act (Public Law 117–58).
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(2) FUNDING SOURCE.—In distributing adminis-
trative funds to States under this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall distribute such funds from the funds 
made available in the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) for personnel, con-
tracting, and other costs to administer and oversee 
grants of the Airport Infrastructure Grants, Contract 
Tower Competitive Grant Program, and Airport Ter-
minal Program. 
(3) ADMINISTRATIVE
FUNDS.—With respect to 
administrative funds made available for fiscal years 
2022 through 2026— 
(A) the amount of administrative funds 
available for distribution under paragraph (2) 
shall be an amount equal to a percentage deter-
mined by the Secretary, but not less than 2 per-
cent, of the annual allocations provided under 
the heading ‘‘AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE 
GRANTS’’ under the heading ‘‘FEDERAL 
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION’’ in title VIII 
of division J of the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) to non-pri-
mary airports participating in the State’s block 
grant program each fiscal year of the Airport In-
frastructure Grant program;
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(B) administrative funds distributed under 
paragraph (2) shall be used by such States to— 
(i) administer and oversee, as outlined 
in a memorandum of agreement or other 
agreement between the FAA and the State, 
all airport grant program funds provided 
under the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) to non-pri-
mary airports participating in the State’s 
block grant program, whether through direct 
allocation or through competitive selection; 
and 
(ii) carry out the public purposes of 
supporting eligible and justified airport de-
velopment and infrastructure projects as 
provided in the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58); and 
(C) except as provided in paragraph (4), 
such administrative funds shall be distributed to 
such States through a cooperative agreement exe-
cuted between the State and the FAA not later 
than December 1 of each fiscal year in which the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public 
Law 117–58) provides airport grant program 
funds.
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(4) INITIAL DISTRIBUTION.—With respect to ad-
ministrative funds made available for fiscal years 
2022 through 2024, funds available as of the date of 
enactment of this Act shall be distributed to States 
through a cooperative agreement executed between the 
State and the FAA not later than 30 days after such 
date of enactment. 
(d) REPORT.—The Comptroller General shall issue to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the Of-
fice of Airports of the FAA and the airport improvement 
program under subchapter I of chapter 471 and chapter 475 
of title 49, United States Code, and include in such report 
a description of— 
(1) the responsibilities of States participating in 
the block grant program under section 47128 of title 
49, United States Code; and 
(2) the impact of title VIII of division J of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 
117–58) and other Federal administrative funding 
sources on the ability of such States to disburse and 
administer airport improvement program funds. 
SEC. 721. INNOVATIVE FINANCING TECHNIQUES. 
Section 47135 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended—
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(1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation may approve an application by an airport 
sponsor to use grants received under this subchapter 
for innovative financing techniques related to an air-
port development project that is located at an airport 
that is not a large hub airport. 
‘‘(2) APPROVAL.—The Secretary may approve 
not more than 30 applications described under para-
graph (1) in a fiscal year. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purpose of grants made under 
this section shall be to— 
‘‘(1) provide information on the benefits and dif-
ficulties of using innovative financing techniques for 
airport development projects; 
‘‘(2) lower the total cost of an airport develop-
ment project; or 
‘‘(3) expedite the delivery or completion of an 
airport development project without reducing safety 
or causing environmental harm.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end;
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(B) in subparagraph (D) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) any other techniques that the Sec-
retary determines are consistent with the pur-
poses of this section.’’. 
SEC. 722. LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT PLANS. 
Section 47136(c) of title 49, United States Code is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘applicants that will’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘applicants that— 
‘‘(1) will’’; 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) provide a long-term management plan for 
eligible vehicles and equipment that includes the exist-
ing and future infrastructure requirements of the air-
port related to such vehicles and equipment.’’. 
SEC. 723. ALTERNATIVE PROJECT DELIVERY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47142 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading by striking ‘‘Design- 
build contracting’’ and inserting ‘‘Alternative 
project delivery’’;
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(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘award a design-build’’ 
and inserting ‘‘award a covered project de-
livery’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘design- 
build’’ and inserting ‘‘covered project delivery’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘design- 
build contract will’’ and inserting ‘‘covered 
project delivery contract is projected to’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) PILOT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) PILOT PROGRAM.—Not later than 270 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary shall establish a pilot program under which 
the Administrator may award grants for integrated 
project delivery contracts, as described in subsection 
(d)(2), to carry out up to 5 building construction
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projects at airports in the United States with a grant 
awarded under section 47104. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) ELIGIBILITY.—A sponsor of an airport 
may submit to the Secretary an application, in 
such time and manner and containing such in-
formation as the Secretary may require, to carry 
out a building construction project under the 
pilot program that would otherwise be eligible 
for assistance under this chapter. 
‘‘(B) APPROVAL.—The Secretary may ap-
prove the application of a sponsor of an airport 
submitted under paragraph (1) to authorize such 
sponsor to award an integrated project delivery 
contract using a selection process permitted 
under applicable State or local law if— 
‘‘(i) the Secretary approves the appli-
cation using criteria established by the Sec-
retary; 
‘‘(ii) the integrated project delivery 
contract is in a form that is approved by 
the Secretary; 
‘‘(iii) the Secretary is satisfied that the 
contract will be executed pursuant to com-
petitive procedures and contains a sche-
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matic design and any other material that 
the Secretary determines sufficient to ap-
prove the grant; 
‘‘(iv) the Secretary is satisfied that the 
use of an integrated project delivery con-
tract will be cost effective and expedite the 
project; 
‘‘(v) the Secretary is satisfied that 
there will be no conflict of interest; and 
‘‘(vi) the Secretary is satisfied that the 
contract selection process will be open, fair, 
and objective and that not less than 2 sets 
of proposals will be submitted for each team 
entity under the selection process. 
‘‘(3) REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may re-
imburse a sponsor of an airport for any design 
or construction costs incurred before a grant is 
made pursuant to this section if— 
‘‘(i) the project funding is approved by 
the Secretary in advance; 
‘‘(ii) the project is carried out in ac-
cordance with all administrative and statu-
tory requirements under this chapter; and
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‘‘(iii) the project is carried out under 
this chapter after a grant agreement has 
been executed. 
‘‘(B) ACCOUNTING.—Reimbursement of costs 
shall be based on transparent cost accounting or 
open book cost accounting. 
‘‘(d) COVERED PROJECT DELIVERY CONTRACT DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘covered project delivery 
contract’ means— 
‘‘(1) an agreement that provides for both design 
and construction of a project by a contractor through 
alternative project delivery methods, including con-
struction manager-at-risk and progressive design 
build; or 
‘‘(2) a single contract for the delivery of a whole 
project that— 
‘‘(A) includes, at a minimum, the sponsor, 
builder, and architect-engineer as parties that 
are subject to the terms of the contract; 
‘‘(B) aligns the interests of all the parties to 
the contract with respect to the project costs and 
project outcomes; and 
‘‘(C) includes processes to ensure trans-
parency and collaboration among all parties to
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the contract relating to project costs and project 
outcomes.’’. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 2 years after the Sec-
retary establishes the pilot program under section 47142(c) 
of title 49, United States Code (as amended by subsection 
(a)), the Secretary shall brief the appropriate committees 
of Congress on whether integrated project delivery or other 
covered project delivery contracts authorized under such sec-
tion resulted in any project efficiencies. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
471 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 47142 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘47142. Alternative project delivery.’’. 
SEC. 724. NONMOVEMENT AREA SURVEILLANCE SURFACE 
DISPLAY SYSTEMS PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 47143(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘May 11, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘Octo-
ber 1, 2028’’. 
SEC. 725. AIRPORT ACCESSIBILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 471 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘§ 47145. Pilot program for airport accessibility 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall establish and carry out a pilot program to award
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for passenger use, performed by the dis-
ability advisory committee of the recipient 
airport (if applicable), the protection and 
advocacy system for individuals with dis-
abilities in the applicable State, a center for 
independent living, or a disability organi-
zation, including an advocacy or nonprofit 
organization that represents or provides 
services to individuals with disabilities; or 
‘‘(ii) coordination by the disability ad-
visory committee of the recipient airport 
with a protection and advocacy system, cen-
ter for independent living, or such dis-
ability organization; or 
‘‘(C) to carry out any other project that 
meets or exceeds the standards and regulations 
described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Eligible costs for a project 
funded with a grant awarded under this section shall 
be limited to the costs associated with carrying out 
the purpose authorized under subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY.—A sponsor may use a grant under 
this section to upgrade a commercial service airport that 
is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabil-
ities—
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‘‘(1) consistent with the current (as of the date 
of the upgrade) standards and regulations described 
in subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) even if the related service, program, or ac-
tivity, when viewed in the entirely of the service, pro-
gram, or activity, is readily accessible and usable as 
so described. 
‘‘(d) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In making grants to 
sponsors under this section, the Secretary shall give priority 
to sponsors that are proposing— 
‘‘(1) a capital project to upgrade the accessibility 
of a commercial service airport that is not accessible 
to and usable by individuals with disabilities con-
sistent with standards and regulations described in 
subsection (a); or 
‘‘(2) to meet or exceed the Airports Council 
International accreditation under the Accessibility 
Enhancement Accreditation, through the incorpora-
tion of universal design principles. 
‘‘(e) ACCESSIBILITY COMMITMENT.—A sponsor that re-
ceives a grant under this section shall adopt a plan under 
which the sponsor commits to pursuing airport accessibility 
projects that— 
‘‘(1) enhance the passenger experience and maxi-
mize accessibility of commercial service airports, air-
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port terminals, or airport facilities for individuals 
with disabilities, including by— 
‘‘(A) upgrading bathrooms, counters, or 
pumping rooms; 
‘‘(B) increasing audio and visual accessi-
bility on information boards, security gates, or 
paging systems; 
‘‘(C) updating airport terminals to increase 
the availability of accessible seating and power 
outlets for durable medical equipment (such as 
powered wheelchairs); 
‘‘(D) updating airport websites and other 
information communication technology to be ac-
cessible for individuals with disabilities; or 
‘‘(E) increasing the number of elevators, in-
cluding elevators that move power wheelchairs to 
an aircraft; 
‘‘(2) improve the operations of, provide effi-
ciencies of service to, and enhance the use of commer-
cial service airports for individuals with disabilities; 
‘‘(3) establish a disability advisory committee if 
the airport is a small, medium, or large hub airport; 
and 
‘‘(4) make improvements in personnel, infra-
structure, and technology that can assist passenger
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self-identification regarding disability and needing 
assistance. 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION WITH DISABILITY ADVOCACY EN-
TITIES.—In administering grants under this section, the 
Secretary shall encourage— 
‘‘(1) engagement with disability advocacy enti-
ties (such as the disability advisory committee of the 
sponsor) and a protection and advocacy system for 
individuals with disabilities in the applicable State, 
a center for independent living, or a disability orga-
nization, including an advocacy or nonprofit organi-
zation that represents or provides services to individ-
uals with disabilities; and 
‘‘(2) assessments of accessibility or assessments of 
planned modifications to commercial service airports 
to the extent merited by the scope of the capital 
project of the sponsor proposed to be assisted under 
this section, taking into account any such assessment 
already conducted by the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration. 
‘‘(g) FEDERAL SHARE OF COSTS.—The Government’s 
share of allowable project costs for a project carried out with 
a grant under this section shall be the Government’s share 
of allowable project costs specified under section 47109. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING.—The 
term ‘center for independent living’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 702 of the Rehabilitation 
Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 796a). 
‘‘(2) DISABILITY
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE.—The 
term ‘disability advisory committee’ means a body of 
stakeholders (including airport staff, airline rep-
resentatives, and individuals with disabilities) that 
provide to airports and appropriate transportation 
authorities input from individuals with disabilities, 
including identifying opportunities for removing bar-
riers, expanding accessibility features, and improving 
accessibility for individuals with disabilities at air-
ports. 
‘‘(3) PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SYSTEM.—The 
term ‘protection and advocacy system’ means a sys-
tem established in accordance with section 143 of the 
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 
Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15043). 
‘‘(i) FUNDING.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of this chapter, for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2028, 
the Secretary may use up to $20,000,000 of the amounts 
that would otherwise be used to make grants from the discre-
tionary fund under section 47115 for each such fiscal year 
to carry out this section.’’.
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
47144 the following: 
‘‘47145. Pilot program for airport accessibility.’’. 
SEC. 726. GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT RUNWAY EXTEN-
SION PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 471 of title 
49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘§ 47146. General aviation program runway extension 
pilot program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall establish and carry out a pilot program to pro-
vide grants to general aviation airports to increase the usa-
ble runway length capability at such airports in order to— 
‘‘(1) expand access to such airports for larger 
aircraft; and 
‘‘(2) support the development and economic via-
bility of such airports. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of carrying 
out the pilot program established in subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall make grants to not more than 2 
sponsors of general aviation airports per fiscal year.
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‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—A sponsor of a general 
aviation airport shall use a grant awarded under this 
section to plan, design, or construct a project to ex-
tend an existing primary runway by not greater than 
1,000 feet in order to accommodate large turboprop or 
turbojet aircraft that cannot be accommodated with 
the existing runway length. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, a sponsor of a general avia-
tion airport shall submit an application to the Sec-
retary at such time, in such form, and containing 
such information as the Secretary may require. 
‘‘(4) SELECTION.—In selecting an applicant for 
a grant under this section, the Secretary shall 
prioritize projects that demonstrate that the existing 
runway length at the airport is— 
‘‘(A) inadequate to support the near-term 
operations of 1 or more business entities oper-
ating at the airport as of the date of submission 
of such application; 
‘‘(B) a direct aircraft operational impedi-
ment to airport economic viability, job creation 
or retention, or local economic development; and
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‘‘(C) not located within 20 miles of another 
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 
airport with comparable runway length. 
‘‘(c) PROJECT JUSTIFICATION.—A project that dem-
onstrates the criteria described in subsection (b) shall be 
considered a justified cost with respect to the pilot program, 
notwithstanding— 
‘‘(1) any benefit-cost analysis required under sec-
tion 47115(d); or 
‘‘(2) a project justification determination de-
scribed in section 3 of chapter 3 of FAA Order 
5100.38D, Airport Improvement Program Handbook 
(dated September 30, 2014) (or any successor docu-
ment). 
‘‘(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Government’s share of al-
lowable project costs for a project carried out with a grant 
under this section shall be the Government’s share of allow-
able project costs specified under section 47109. 
‘‘(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 5 years 
after the establishment of the pilot program under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives a report that evaluates the pilot 
program, including—
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‘‘(1) information regarding the level of applicant 
interest in grants for increasing runway length; 
‘‘(2) the number of large aircraft that accessed 
each general aviation airport that received a grant 
under the pilot program in comparison to the number 
of such aircraft that accessed the airport prior to the 
date of enactment of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 
2024, based on data provided to the Secretary by the 
airport sponsor not later than 6 months before the 
submission date described in this subsection; and 
‘‘(3) a description, provided to the Secretary by 
the airport sponsor not later than 6 months before the 
submission date described in this subsection, of the 
economic development opportunities supported by in-
creasing the runway length at general aviation air-
ports. 
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—For each of fiscal years 2025 through 
2028, the Secretary may use funds under section 
47116(b)(2) to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
chapter I of chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, 
is further amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 47145 the following: 
‘‘47146. General aviation airport runway extension pilot program.’’.
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SEC. 727. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE CRIMINAL PROVISIONS. 
Section 47306 of title 49, United States Code, and the 
item relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 473 
of such title, are repealed. 
SEC. 728. TRANSFERS OF AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEMS ACQUIRED 
WITH AIP FUNDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 44502(e) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘An airport’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subject to paragraph (4), an airport 
in a non-contiguous State’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘or’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C) by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) a Medium Intensity Approach Light-
ing System with Runway Alignment Indicator 
Lights.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTION.—The requirement under para-
graph (1) that an eligible air traffic system or equip-
ment be purchased in part using a Government air-
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port aid program, airport development aid program, 
or airport improvement project grant shall not apply 
if the air traffic system or equipment is installed at 
an airport that is categorized as a basic or local gen-
eral aviation airport under the most recently pub-
lished national plan of integrated airport systems 
under section 47103.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall take effect beginning on October 1, 2024. 
SEC. 729. NATIONAL PRIORITY SYSTEM FORMULAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall review and up-
date the National Priority System prioritization formulas 
contained in FAA Order 5090.5 to account for the amend-
ments to chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, made 
by this Act. 
(b) REQUIRED CONSULTATION.—In revising the for-
mulas under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with 
representatives of the following: 
(1) Primary airports, including large, medium, 
small, and nonhub airports. 
(2) Non-primary airports, including general 
aviation airports. 
(3) Airport trade associations, including trade 
associations representing airport executives.
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(4) State aviation officials, including associa-
tions representing such officials. 
(5) Air carriers, including mainline, regional, 
and low-cost air carriers. 
(6) Associations representing air carriers. 
(c) PRIORITY PROJECTS.—In revising the formulas 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall assign the highest 
priority to projects that increase or maintain the safety, 
efficiency, and capacity of the aviation system. 
SEC. 730. MINORITY AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PAR-
TICIPATION. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) While significant progress has occurred due 
to the establishment of the airport disadvantaged 
business enterprise program and the airport conces-
sions disadvantaged business enterprise program 
under sections 47113 and 47107(e) of title 49, United 
States Code, respectively, discrimination and related 
barriers continue to pose significant obstacles for 
minority- and women-owned businesses seeking to do 
business in airport-related markets across the Nation. 
(2) Congress has received and reviewed testimony 
and documentation of race and gender discrimination 
from numerous sources, including congressional hear-
ings and roundtables, scientific reports, reports issued
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by public and private agencies, news stories, reports 
of discrimination by organizations and individuals, 
and discrimination lawsuits. Such testimony and 
documentation show that race- and gender-neutral ef-
forts alone are insufficient to address the problem. 
(3) The testimony and documentation described 
in paragraph (2) demonstrate that race and gender 
discrimination pose a barrier to full and fair partici-
pation in airport-related businesses of women busi-
ness owners and minority business owners in the ra-
cial groups detailed in parts 23 and 26 of title 49, 
Code of Federal Regulations, and has impacted firm 
development and other aspects of airport-related busi-
ness in the public and private markets. 
(4) The testimony and documentation described 
in paragraph (2) provide a strong basis that there is 
a compelling need for the continuation of the airport 
disadvantaged business enterprise program and the 
airport concessions disadvantaged business enterprise 
program to address race and gender discrimination 
in airport-related business. 
(b) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—Section 47113 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(f) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, may, at the request of an airport 
sponsor, provide assistance under a grant issued 
under this subchapter to develop, conduct, and ad-
minister training programs and assistance programs 
in connection with any airport improvement project 
subject to part 26 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, for small business concerns referred to in sub-
section (b) to achieve proficiency to compete, on an 
equal basis for contracts and subcontracts related to 
such projects. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—An entity eligible to 
receive assistance under this section is— 
‘‘(A) a State; 
‘‘(B) a political subdivision of a State or 
local government; 
‘‘(C) a Tribal government; 
‘‘(D) an airport sponsor; 
‘‘(E) a metropolitan planning organization; 
‘‘(F) a group of entities described in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (E); or 
‘‘(G) any other organization considered ap-
propriate by the Secretary.’’.
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SEC. 731. EXTENSION OF PROVISION RELATING TO AIR-
PORT ACCESS ROADS IN REMOTE LOCATIONS. 
Section 162 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 
(49 U.S.C. 47102 note) is amended, in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘2024’’ and inserting ‘‘2024 through 2028’’. 
SEC. 732. POPULOUS COUNTIES WITHOUT AIRPORTS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary may not deny inclusion in the national plan of inte-
grated airport systems maintained under section 47103 of 
title 49, United States Code, to an airport or proposed air-
port if the airport or proposed airport— 
(1) is located in the most populous county (as 
such term is defined in section 2 of title 1, United 
States Code) of a State that does not have an airport 
listed in the national plan; 
(2) has an airport sponsor that was established 
before January 1, 2017; 
(3) is located more than 15 miles away from an-
other airport listed in the national plan; 
(4) demonstrates how the airport will meet the 
operational activity required, through a forecast vali-
dated by the Secretary, within the first 10 years of 
operation; 
(5) meets FAA airport design standards; 
(6) submits a benefit-cost analysis;
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(7) presents a detailed financial plan to accom-
plish construction and ongoing maintenance; and 
(8) has the documented support of the State gov-
ernment for the entry of the airport or proposed air-
port into the national plan. 
SEC. 733. AIP HANDBOOK UPDATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall revise 
the Airport Improvement Program Handbook (FAA Order 
5100.38D) (in this section referred to as the ‘‘AIP Hand-
book’’) to account for legislative changes to the airport im-
provement program under subchapter I of chapter 471 and 
chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, and to make 
such other changes as the Administrator determines nec-
essary. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO ALASKA.—In revis-
ing the AIP Handbook under subsection (a) (and in any 
subsequent revision), the Administrator, in consultation 
with the Governor of Alaska, shall identify and incorporate 
reasonable exceptions to the general requirements of the AIP 
Handbook to meet the unique circumstances, and advance 
the safety needs, of airports in Alaska, including with re-
spect to the following: 
(1) Snow Removal Equipment Building size and 
configuration.
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(2) Expansion of lease areas. 
(3) Shared governmental use of airport equip-
ment and facilities in remote locations. 
(4) Ensuring the resurfacing or reconstruction of 
legacy runways to support— 
(A) aircraft necessary to support critical 
health needs of a community; 
(B) remote fuel deliveries; and 
(C) firefighting response. 
(5) The use of runway end identifier lights at 
airports in Alaska. 
(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.—In revising the AIP 
Handbook under subsection (a), the Administrator shall in-
clude updates to reflect whether a light emitting diode sys-
tem is an appropriate replacement for any existing halogen 
system. 
(d) PUBLIC COMMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall publish a draft revision of the AIP Handbook 
and make such draft available for public comment for 
a period of not less than 90 days. 
(2) REVIEW.—The Administrator shall—
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(A) review all comments submitted during 
the public comment period described under para-
graph (1); 
(B) as the Administrator considers appro-
priate, incorporate changes based on such com-
ments into the final revision of the Handbook; 
and 
(C) provide a response to all significant 
comments. 
(e) INTERIM IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not later than 1 year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue pro-
gram guidance letters to provide for the interim im-
plementation of amendments made by this Act to the 
Airport Improvement Program. 
(2) ALASKA
EXCEPTIONS.—Not later than 60 
days after the date on which the Administrator iden-
tified reasonable exceptions under subsection (b), the 
Administrator, in consultation with the Regional Ad-
ministrator of the FAA Alaskan Region, shall issue 
program guidance letters to provide for the interim 
application of such exceptions.
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SEC. 734. GAO AUDIT OF AIRPORT FINANCIAL REPORTING 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AUDIT.—Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall ini-
tiate an audit of the airport financial reporting program 
of the FAA and provide recommendations to the Adminis-
trator on improvements to such program. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the audit re-
quired under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall, 
at a minimum— 
(1) review relevant FAA guidance to airports, 
including the version of Advisory Circular 150/5100– 
19, titled ‘‘Operating and Financial Summary’’, that 
is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; 
(2) evaluate the information requested or re-
quired by the Administrator from airports for com-
pleteness and usefulness by the FAA and the public; 
(3) assess the costs associated with collecting, re-
porting, and maintaining such information for air-
ports and the FAA; 
(4) determine if such information provided is— 
(A) updated on a regular basis to make 
such information useful; and 
(B) audited and verified in an appropriate 
manner;
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(5) assess if the Administrator has addressed the 
issues the Administrator discovered during the appor-
tionment and disbursement of relief funds to airports 
under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Se-
curity Act (Public Law 116–136) using inaccurate 
and aged airport financial data; and 
(6) determine whether the airport financial re-
porting program as structured as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act provides value to the FAA, the avia-
tion industry, or the public. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 3 months 
after the completion of the audit required under subsection 
(a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report containing the findings of 
such audit and any recommendations provided to the Ad-
ministrator to improve or alter the airport financial report-
ing program. 
SEC. 735. GAO STUDY OF ONSITE AIRPORT GENERATION. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall initiate 
a study on the feasibility of installation and adoption of 
certain power generation property at airports which receive 
funding from the Federal Government.
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(b) CONTENT.—In carrying out the study required 
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall exam-
ine— 
(1) any safety impacts of the installation and 
operation of such power generation property, either in 
aggregate or around certain locations or structures at 
the airport; 
(2) regulatory barriers to adoption; 
(3) benefits to adoption; 
(4) previous examples of adoptions; 
(5) impacts on other entities; and 
(6) previous examples of adoption and factors 
pertaining to previous examples of adoption, includ-
ing— 
(A) novel uses beyond supplemental power 
generation, such as expanding nonresidential 
property around airports to minimize noise, 
power generation resilience, and market forces; 
(B) challenges identified in the installation 
process; 
(C) upfront and long-term costs, both fore-
seen and unforeseen; 
(D) funding sources used to pay for upfront 
costs; and 
(E) long-term savings.
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the initi-
ation of the study under subsection (a), the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report containing the results of the study and any 
recommendations based on such results. 
(d) POWER GENERATION PROPERTY DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘power generation property’’ means 
equipment defined in section 48(a)(3)(A) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986. 
SEC. 736. TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT AT 
AIRPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
conduct a study to examine the efficacy of transportation 
demand management strategies at United States airports. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall examine, at 
a minimum— 
(1) whether transportation demand management 
strategies should be considered by airports when mak-
ing infrastructure planning and construction deci-
sions; 
(2) the impact of transportation demand man-
agement strategies on existing multimodal options to 
and from airports in the United States; and
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(3) best practices for developing transportation 
demand management strategies that can be used to 
improve access to airports for passengers and airport 
and airline personnel. 
(c) REPORT.—Upon completion of the study conducted 
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on such 
study. 
(d) TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT STRAT-
EGY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘transportation 
demand management strategy’’ means the use of planning, 
programs, policy, marketing, communications, incentives, 
pricing, data, and technology to optimize travel modes, 
routes used, departure times, and number of trips. 
SEC. 737. COASTAL AIRPORTS ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in coordi-
nation with the Chief of Engineers and Commanding Gen-
eral of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and 
the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, shall initiate an assessment on the resil-
iency of airports in coastal or flood-prone areas of the 
United States. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The assessment required under sub-
section (a) shall—
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(1) examine the impact of hazardous weather 
and other environmental factors that pose risks to air-
ports in coastal or flood-prone areas; and 
(2) identify and evaluate initiatives and best 
practices to prevent and mitigate the impacts of fac-
tors described in paragraph (1) on airports in coastal 
or flood-prone areas. 
(c) REPORT.—Upon completion of the assessment, the 
Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees 
of Congress and the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives a report on— 
(1) the results of the assessment required under 
subsection (a); and 
(2) recommendations for legislative or adminis-
trative action to improve the resiliency of airports in 
coastal or flood-prone areas in the United States. 
SEC. 738. AIRPORT INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM. 
Section 47134(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Prior to approving an 
application submitted under subsection (a), the 
Secretary may require a benefit-cost analysis.
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‘‘(B) FINDING.—If a benefit-cost analysis is 
required, the Secretary shall issue a preliminary 
and conditional finding, which shall— 
‘‘(i) be issued not later than 60 days 
after the date on which the sponsor submits 
all information required by the Secretary; 
‘‘(ii) be based upon a collaborative re-
view process that includes the sponsor or a 
representative of the sponsor; 
‘‘(iii) not constitute the issuance of a 
Federal grant or obligation to issue a grant 
under this chapter or other provision of law; 
and 
‘‘(iv) not constitute any other obliga-
tion on the part of the Federal Government 
until the conditions specified in the final 
benefit-cost analysis are met.’’. 
SEC. 739. SPECIAL RULE FOR RECLASSIFICATION OF CER-
TAIN UNCLASSIFIED AIRPORTS. 
(a) REQUEST FOR RECLASSIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 
2024, a privately owned reliever airport (as such 
term is defined in section 47102 of title 49, United 
States Code) that is identified as unclassified in the 
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems of the
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FAA titled ‘‘National Plan of Integrated Airport Sys-
tems (NPIAS) 2023–2027’’, published on September 
30, 2022 may submit to the Secretary a request to re-
classify the airport according to the criteria used to 
classify a publicly owned airport. 
(2) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—In submitting a 
request under paragraph (1), a privately owned re-
liever airport shall include the following information: 
(A) A sworn statement and accompanying 
documentation that demonstrates how the airport 
would satisfy the requirements of FAA Order 
5090.5, titled ‘‘Formulation of the NPIAS and 
ACIP’’ (or any successor guidance), to be classi-
fied as ‘‘Local’’ or ‘‘Basic’’ if the airport was 
publicly owned. 
(B) A report that— 
(i) identifies the role of the airport to 
the aviation system; and 
(ii) describes the long-term fiscal via-
bility of the airport based on demonstrated 
aeronautical activity and associated reve-
nues relative to ongoing operating and 
maintenance costs. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY REVIEW.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
receiving a request from a privately owned reliever 
airport under subsection (a), the Secretary shall per-
form an eligibility review with respect to the airport, 
including an assessment of the safety, security, capac-
ity, access, compliance with Federal grant assurances, 
and protection of natural resources of the airport and 
the quality of the environment, as prescribed by the 
Secretary. 
(2) PUBLIC SPONSOR.—In performing the eligi-
bility review under paragraph (1), the Secretary— 
(A) may require the airport requesting re-
classification to provide information regarding 
the outlook (whether positive or negative) for ob-
taining a public sponsor; and 
(B) may not require the airport to obtain 
a public sponsor. 
(c) RECLASSIFICATION BY SECRETARY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
receiving a request from a privately owned reliever 
airport under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall 
grant such request if the following criteria are met: 
(A) The request includes the required infor-
mation under subsection (a)(2).
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(B) The privately owned reliever airport, to 
the satisfaction of the Secretary— 
(i) passes the eligibility review per-
formed under subsection (b); or 
(ii) submits a corrective action plan in 
accordance with paragraph (2). 
(2) CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN.—With respect to 
a privately owned reliever airport that does not, to 
the satisfaction of the Secretary, pass the eligibility 
review performed under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall provide notice of disapproval to such airport not 
later than 60 days after receiving the request under 
subsection (a)(1), and such airport may resubmit to 
the Secretary a reclassification request along with a 
corrective action plan that— 
(A) resolves any shortcomings identified in 
such eligibility review; and 
(B) proves that any necessary corrective ac-
tion has been completed by the airport. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The reclassification of any 
privately owned reliever airport under this section shall 
take effect not later than— 
(1) October 1, 2025, for any request granted 
under subsection (c)(1); and
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(2) October 1, 2026, for any request granted 
after the submission of a corrective action plan under 
subsection (c)(2). 
SEC. 740. PERMANENT SOLAR POWERED TAXIWAY EDGE 
LIGHTING SYSTEMS. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall produce an engineering 
brief that describes the acceptable use of permanent solar 
powered taxiway edge lighting systems at regional, local, 
and basic general aviation airports (as categorized in the 
most recent National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 
of the FAA titled ‘‘National Plan of Integrated Airport Sys-
tems (NPIAS) 2023–2027’’, published on September 30, 
2022). 
SEC. 741. SECONDARY RUNWAYS. 
In approving grants for projects with funds made 
available pursuant to title VIII of division J of the Infra-
structure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) 
under the heading ‘‘Federal Aviation Administration—Air-
port Infrastructure Grants’’, the Administrator shall con-
sider permitting a nonhub or small hub airport to use such 
funds to extend secondary runways, notwithstanding the 
level of operational activity at such airport.
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SEC. 742. INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF AIRPORTS 
AND MEETING CURRENT AND FUTURE EN-
ERGY POWER DEMANDS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47140 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 47140. Meeting current and future energy power de-
mand 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) encourage the sponsor of each public-use 
airport to— 
‘‘(A) conduct airport planning that assesses 
the airport’s— 
‘‘(i) current and future energy power 
requirements, including— 
‘‘(I) heating and cooling; 
‘‘(II) on-road airport vehicles and 
ground support equipment; 
‘‘(III) gate electrification; 
‘‘(IV) electric aircraft charging; 
and 
‘‘(V) vehicles and equipment used 
to transport passengers and employees 
between the airport and— 
‘‘(aa) nearby facilities owned 
or controlled by the airport or
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which otherwise directly support 
the functions or services provided 
by the airport; or 
‘‘(bb) an intermodal surface 
transportation facility adjacent to 
the airport; and 
‘‘(ii) existing energy infrastructure 
condition, location, and capacity, including 
base load and backup power, to meet the 
current and future electrical power demand 
as identified in this subparagraph; and 
‘‘(B) conduct airport development to im-
prove energy efficiency, increase peak load sav-
ings at the airport, and meet future electrical 
power demands as identified in subparagraph 
(A); and 
‘‘(2) reimburse the airport sponsor for the costs 
incurred in conducting the assessment under para-
graph (1)(A). 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.—The Secretary shall make grants to 
airport sponsors from amounts made available under sec-
tion 48103 to assist such sponsors that have completed the 
assessment described in subsection (a)(1)— 
‘‘(1) to acquire or construct equipment that will 
improve energy efficiency at the airport; and
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‘‘(2) to pursue an airport development project 
described in subsection (a)(1)(B). 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 
paragraph (1), the sponsor of a public-use airport shall sub-
mit an application, including a certification that no safety 
projects are being deferred by requesting a grant under this 
section, to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Secretary may re-
quire.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chapter 
471 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 47140 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘47140. Meeting current and future energy power demand.’’. 
SEC. 743. REVIEW OF AIRPORT LAYOUT PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 163 of the FAA Reauthor-
ization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 47107 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) [Reserved].’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) [Reserved].’’. 
(b) AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN APPROVAL AUTHORITY.— 
Section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(16)—
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(A) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) subject to subsection (x), the Secretary 
will review and approve or disapprove the plan 
and any revision or modification of the plan be-
fore the plan, revision, or modification takes ef-
fect;’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)(i) by striking 
‘‘subparagraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(x)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(x) SCOPE OF AIRPORT LAYOUT PLAN REVIEW AND 
APPROVAL AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY OVER PROJECTS ON LAND AC-
QUIRED WITHOUT FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.—For pur-
poses of subsection (a)(16)(B), with respect to any 
project proposed on land acquired by an airport 
owner or operator without Federal assistance, the Sec-
retary may review and approve or disapprove only 
the portions of the plan (or any subsequent revision 
to the plan) that— 
‘‘(A) materially impact the safe and effi-
cient operation of aircraft at, to, or from the air-
port;
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‘‘(B) adversely affect the safety of people or 
property on the ground as a result of aircraft op-
erations; or 
‘‘(C) adversely affect the value of prior Fed-
eral investments to a significant extent. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
NON-AERONAUTICAL
RE-
VIEW.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not 
require an airport to seek approval for (includ-
ing in the submission of an airport layout plan), 
or directly or indirectly regulate or place condi-
tions on (including through any grant assur-
ance), any project that is not subject to para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(B) REVIEW AND APPROVAL AUTHORITY.— 
If only a portion of a project proposed by an 
airport owner or operator is subject to the review 
and approval of the Secretary under subsection 
(a)(16)(B), the Secretary shall not extend review 
and approval authority to other non-aero-
nautical portions of the project. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An airport owner or 
operator shall submit to the Secretary a notice of 
intent to proceed with a proposed project (or a
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portion thereof) that is outside of the review and 
approval authority of the Secretary, as described 
in this subsection, if the project was not on the 
most recently submitted airport layout plan of 
the airport. 
‘‘(B) FAILURE
TO
OBJECT.—If not later 
than 45 days after receiving the notice of intent 
described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
fails to object to such notice, the proposed project 
(or portion thereof) shall be deemed as being out-
side the scope of the review and approval author-
ity 
of 
the 
Secretary 
under 
subsection 
(a)(16)(B).’’. 
SEC. 744. PROTECTION OF SAFE AND EFFICIENT USE OF 
AIRSPACE AT AIRPORTS. 
(a) AIRSPACE REVIEW PROCESS REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Administrator shall consider the following additional 
factors in the evaluation of cumulative impacts when mak-
ing a determination of hazard or no hazard, or objection 
or no objection, as applicable, under part 77 of title 14, 
Code of Federal Regulations, regarding proposed construc-
tion or alteration within 3 miles of the runway ends and 
runway centerlines (as depicted in the FAA-approved Air-
port Layout Plan of the airport) on any land not owned 
by any such airport:
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(1) The accumulation and spacing of structures 
or other obstructions that might constrain radar or 
communication capabilities, thereby reducing the ca-
pacity of an airport, flight procedure minimums or 
availability, or aircraft takeoff or landing capabili-
ties. 
(2) Safety risks of lasers, lights, or light sources, 
inclusive of lighted billboards and screens, affixed to 
structures, that may pose hazards to air navigation. 
(3) 
Water 
features 
or 
hazardous 
wildlife 
attractants, as defined by the Administrator. 
(4) Impacts to visual flight rule traffic patterns 
for both fixed and rotary wing aircraft, inclusive of 
special visual flight rule procedures established by 
Letters of Agreement between air traffic facilities, the 
airport, and flight operators. 
(5) Impacts to FAA-funded airport improvement 
projects, improvements depicted on or described in 
FAA-approved Airport Layout Plans and master 
plans, and preservation of the navigable airspace nec-
essary for achieving the objectives and utilization of 
the projects and plans. 
(b) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—A notice submitted 
under part 77 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall 
include the following:
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(1) Actual designs of an entire project and prop-
erty, without regard to whether a proposed construc-
tion or alteration within 3 miles of the end of a run-
way of an airport and runway centerlines as depicted 
in the FAA-approved Airport Layout Plan of the air-
port is limited to a singular location on a property. 
(2) If there are any changes to such designs or 
addition of equipment, such as cranes used to con-
struct a building, after submission of such a notice, 
all information included with the notice submitted be-
fore such change or addition shall be resubmitted, 
along with information regarding the change or addi-
tion. 
(c) EXPIRATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Unless extended, revised, or 
terminated, each determination of no hazard issued 
by the Administrator under part 77 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations, shall expire 18 months after 
the effective date of the determination, or on the date 
the proposed construction or alteration is abandoned, 
whichever is earlier. 
(2) AFTER EXPIRATION.—Determinations under 
paragraph (1) are no longer valid with regard to 
whether a proposed construction or alteration would
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be a hazard to air navigation after such determina-
tion has expired. 
(d) AUTHORITY TO CONSOLIDATE OEI SURFACE CRI-
TERIA.—The Administrator may develop a single set of One 
Engine Inoperative surface criteria that is specific to an 
airport. The Administrator shall consult with the airport 
operator and flight operators that use such airport, on the 
development of such surface criteria. 
(e) DEVELOPMENT OF POLICIES TO PROTECT OEI 
SURFACES.—Not later than 6 months after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Administrator shall brief the appro-
priate committees of Congress regarding the status of the 
efforts of the FAA to protect One Engine Inoperative sur-
faces from encroachment at United States certificated and 
federally obligated airports, including the current status of 
efforts to incorporate such protections into FAA Obstruction 
Evaluation/Airport Airspace Analysis processes. 
(f) AUTHORITY
TO CONSULT WITH OTHER AGEN-
CIES.—The Administrator may consult with other Federal, 
State, or local agencies as necessary to carry out the re-
quirements of this section. 
(g) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall only apply to 
an airport in a county adjacent to 2 States with converging 
intersecting cross runway operations within 12 nautical 
miles of an Air Force base.
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SEC. 745. ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may establish a pilot 
program under which airport sponsors may use funds made 
available under chapter 471 or section 48103 of title 49, 
United States Code, for use at up to 10 airports to carry 
out— 
(1) activities associated with the acquisition, by 
purchase or lease, operation, and installation of 
equipment to support the operations of electric air-
craft, including interoperable electric vehicle charging 
equipment; and 
(2) the construction or modification of infra-
structure to facilitate the delivery of power or services 
necessary for the use of electric aircraft, including— 
(A) on airport utility upgrades; and 
(B) associated design costs. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A public-use airport is eligible for 
participation in the pilot program under this section if the 
Secretary finds that funds made available under subsection 
(a) would support— 
(1) electric aircraft operators at such airport, or 
using such airport; or 
(2) electric aircraft operators planning to oper-
ate at such airport with an associated agreement in 
place.
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(c) SUNSET.—The pilot program established under 
subsection (a) shall terminate on October 1, 2028. 
SEC. 746. CURB MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent air-
ports from— 
(1) engaging in curb management practices, in-
cluding determining and assigning curb designations 
and regulations; 
(2) installing and maintaining upon any of the 
roadways or parts of roadways as many curb zones 
as necessary to aid in the regulation, control, and in-
spection of passenger loading and unloading; or 
(3) enforcing curb zones using sensor, camera, 
automated license plate recognition, and software 
technologies and issuing citations by mail to the reg-
istered owner of the vehicle. 
SEC. 747. NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. 
Notwithstanding part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any other provision of law, funds made 
available as part of the Airport Improvement Program 
under subchapter I of chapter 471 or chapter 475 of title 
49, United States Code, shall not be subject to any public 
notice of funding opportunity requirement.
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SEC. 748. RUNWAY SAFETY PROJECTS. 
In awarding grants under section 47115 of title 49, 
United States Code, for runway safety projects, the Admin-
istrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable— 
(1) reduce unnecessary or undesirable project 
segmentation; and 
(2) complete the entire project in an expeditious 
manner. 
SEC. 749. AIRPORT DIAGRAM TERMINOLOGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall update 
Airport Diagram Order JO 7910.4 and any related advi-
sory circulars, policy, and guidance to ensure the clear and 
consistent use of terms to delineate the types of parking 
available to general aviation pilots. 
(b) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Administrator shall collaborate with industry stake-
holders, commercial service airports, and general aviation 
airports in— 
(1) facilitating basic standardization of general 
aviation parking terms; 
(2) accounting for the majority of uses of general 
aviation parking terms; and 
(3) providing clarity for chart users. 
(c) IAC SPECIFICATIONS.—The Administrator shall 
encourage the Interagency Air Committee to incorporate the
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terms developed pursuant to subsection (a) in publications 
produced by the Committee. 
SEC. 750. GAO STUDY ON FEE TRANSPARENCY BY FIXED 
BASED OPERATORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General shall con-
duct a study reviewing the efforts of fixed based operators 
to meet their commitments to improve the online trans-
parency of prices and fees for all aircraft and enhancing 
the customer experience for general and business aviation 
users. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study described in 
subsection (a), the Comptroller General, at a minimum, 
should evaluate the fixed based operator industry commit-
ment to ‘‘Know Before You Go’’ best business practices in-
cluding— 
(1) fixed based operators provisions for all gen-
eral aviation and business aircraft types regarding a 
description of available services and a listing of ap-
plicable retail fuel prices, fees, and charges; 
(2) the accessibility of fees and charges described 
in paragraph (1) to aircraft operators on-line and in 
a user-friendly manner and with sufficient clarity 
that a pilot operating a particular aircraft type can 
determine what will be charged;
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(3) efforts by fixed based operators to invite and 
encourage customers to contact them so that operators 
can ask questions, know any options, and make in-
formed decisions; and 
(4) any practices imposed by an airport oper-
ator that prevent fixed based operators from fully dis-
closing fees and charges. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
a report containing the results of the review required under 
this section. 
SEC. 751. MINORITY AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PAR-
TICIPATION. 
Section 157(b)(2) of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 
2018 (49 U.S.C. 47113 note) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(D) PUBLISHING DATA.—The Secretary of 
Transportation shall report on a publicly acces-
sible website the uniform report of DBE awards/ 
commitments and payments specified in part 26 
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and the 
uniform report of ACDBE Participation for 
non-car rental and car rental concessions, for
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each airport sponsor beginning with fiscal year 
2025.’’. 
SEC. 752. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN RUNWAY LENGTH RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary may not require an airport to shorten the length or 
width of the runway, apron, or taxiway of the airport as 
a condition for the receipt of federal financial assistance 
if the airport directly supports a base of the United States 
Air Force or the Air National Guard at the airport, regard-
less of the stationing of military aircraft. 
SEC. 753. REPORT ON INDO-PACIFIC AIRPORTS. 
The Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary 
of State, shall submit to Congress a report on airports of 
strategic importance in the Indo-Pacific region that in-
cludes each of the following: 
(1) An identification of airports and air routes 
critical to national security, defense operations, emer-
gency response, and continuity of government activi-
ties. 
(2) An assessment of the economic impact and 
contribution of airports and air routes to national 
and regional economies. 
(3) An evaluation of the connectivity and acces-
sibility of airports and air routes, including their im-
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portance in supporting domestic and international 
travel, trade, and tourism. 
(4) An analysis of infrastructure and techno-
logical requirements necessary to maintain and en-
hance the strategic importance of identified airports 
and air routes. 
(5) An identification of potential vulnerabilities, 
risks, and challenges faced by airports and air routes 
of strategic importance, including cybersecurity 
threats and physical infrastructure vulnerabilities. 
(6) Any recommendations for improving the se-
curity, resilience, and efficiency of the identified air-
ports and air routes, including potential infrastruc-
ture investments and policy changes. 
SEC. 754. GAO STUDY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF GRANTS AT 
CERTAIN AIRPORTS. 
The Comptroller General shall conduct a study on the 
implementation of grants provided to airports located in 
the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of 
Micronesia, and Republic of Palau under section 47115(i) 
of title 49, United States Code and submit to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a report on the results of such 
study.
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SEC. 755. GAO STUDY ON TRANSIT ACCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
conduct a study on transit access to airports and submit 
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
results of such study. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In carrying out the study under sub-
section (a), the Comptroller General shall review public 
transportation access to commercial service airports 
throughout the United States, including accessibility and 
other potential barriers for individuals. 
SEC. 756. BANNING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The United States, acting through 
the Administrator, shall release the City of Banning, Cali-
fornia, from all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on 
the use, encumbrance, conveyance, and closure of the Ban-
ning Municipal Airport, as described in the most recent air-
port layout plan approved by the FAA, to the extent such 
restrictions, conditions, and limitations are enforceable by 
the Administrator. 
(b) CONDITIONS.—The release under subsection (a) 
shall not be executed before the City of Banning, California, 
or its designee, transfers to the United States Government 
the following: 
(1) A reimbursement for 1983 grant the City of 
Banning, California received from the FAA for the
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purchase of 20 acres of land, at an amount equal to 
the fair market value for the highest and best use of 
the Banning Municipal Airport property determined 
in good faith by 2 independent and qualified real es-
tate appraisers and an independent review appraiser 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) An amount equal to the unamortized portion 
of any Federal development grants other than land 
paid to the City of Banning for use at the Banning 
Municipal Airport, which may be paid with, and 
shall be an allowable use of, airport revenue notwith-
standing section 47107 or 47133 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(3) For no consideration, all airport and avia-
tion-related equipment of the Banning Municipal 
Airport owned by the City of Banning and deter-
mined by the FAA or the Department of Transpor-
tation of the State of California to be salvageable for 
use at other airports. 
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to limit the applicability of— 
(1) the requirements and processes under section 
46319 of title 49, United States Code;
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(2) the requirements under the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.); 
(3) the requirements and processes under part 
157 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; or 
(4) the public notice requirements under section 
47107(h)(2) of title 49, United States Code. 
SEC. 757. DISPUTED CHANGES OF SPONSORSHIP AT FEDER-
ALLY OBLIGATED, PUBLICLY OWNED AIR-
PORT. 
(a) APPROVAL AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), in 
the case of a disputed change of airport sponsorship, 
the Administrator shall have the sole legal authority 
to approve any change in the sponsorship of, or oper-
ational responsibility for, the airport from the airport 
sponsor of record to another public or private entity. 
(2) EXCLUSION.—This section shall not apply to 
a change of sponsorship or ownership of a privately- 
owned airport, a transfer under the Airport Invest-
ment Partnership Program, a change when the Fed-
eral Government exercises a right of reverter, or a 
change that is not disputed. 
(b) CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) and 
(3), the Administrator shall not approve any disputed 
change of airport sponsorship unless the Adminis-
trator receives— 
(A) written documentation from the airport 
sponsor of record consenting to the change in 
sponsorship or operation; 
(B) notice of a final, non-reviewable judi-
cial decision requiring such change; or 
(C) notice of a legally-binding agreement 
between the parties involved. 
(2) PENDING JUDICIAL REVIEW.—The Adminis-
trator may not evaluate or approve a disputed change 
of airport sponsorship where a legal dispute is pend-
ing before a court of competent jurisdiction. 
(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Any State or local legis-
lative body or public agency considering whether 
to take an action (including by drafting legisla-
tion) that would impact the ownership, sponsor-
ship, governance, or operations of a federally ob-
ligated, publicly owned airport may request from 
the Administrator, at any point in the delibera-
tive process—
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(i) technical assistance regarding the 
interrelationship between Federal and State 
or local requirements applicable to any such 
action; and 
(ii) review and comment on such ac-
tion. 
(B) FAILURE TO SEEK TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—The Administrator may deny a change 
in the ownership, sponsorship, or governance of, 
or operational responsibility for, a federally obli-
gated, publicly owned airport if a State or local 
legislative body or public agency does not seek 
technical assistance under subparagraph (A) 
with respect to such change. 
(c) FINAL DECISION AUTHORITY.—In addition to the 
conditions outlined in subsection (b), the Administrator 
shall independently determine whether the proposed sponsor 
or operator is able to satisfy Federal requirements for air-
port sponsorship or operation and shall ensure, by requir-
ing whatever terms and conditions the Administrator deter-
mines necessary, that any change in the ownership, spon-
sorship, or governance of, or operational responsibility for, 
a federally obligated, publicly owned airport is consistent 
with existing Federal law, regulations, existing grant assur-
ances, and Federal land conveyance obligations.
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(d) DEFINITION OF DISPUTED CHANGE OF AIRPORT 
SPONSORSHIP.—In this section, the term ‘‘disputed change 
of airport sponsorship’’ means any action that seeks to 
change the ownership, sponsorship, or governance of, or 
operational responsibility for, a federally obligated, publicly 
owned airport, including any such change directed by judi-
cial action or State or local legislative action, where the 
airport sponsor of record initially does not consent to such 
change. 
SEC. 758. PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO 
FAA MULTIMODAL PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any multimodal airport develop-
ment project that uses grant funding from funds made 
available to the Administrator to carry out subchapter I 
of chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, or airport 
infrastructure projects under the Infrastructure Investment 
and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58) shall abide by the pro-
curement regulations applicable to— 
(1) the FAA; and 
(2) subject to subsection (b), the component of the 
project relating to transit, highway, or rail, respec-
tively. 
(b) MULTIPLE COMPONENT PROJECTS.—In the case of 
a multimodal airport development project described in sub-
section (a) that involves more than 1 component described
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in paragraph (2) of such subsection, such project shall only 
be required to apply the procurement regulations applicable 
to the component where the greatest amount of Federal fi-
nancial assistance will be expended. 
SEC. 759. BUCKEYE 940 RELEASE OF DEED RESTRICTIONS. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to au-
thorize the Secretary to issue a Deed of Release from all 
terms, conditions, reservations, restrictions, and obligations 
contained in the Quitclaim Deed and to permit the State 
of Arizona to deposit all proceeds of the disposition of Buck-
eye 940 in the appropriate fund for the benefit of the bene-
ficiaries of the Arizona State Land Trust. 
(b) RELEASE OF ANY AND ALL INTEREST IN BUCKEYE 
940.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the United States, acting through 
the Secretary, shall issue to the State of Arizona a 
Deed of Release to release all terms, conditions, res-
ervations, restrictions, and obligations contained in 
the Quitclaim Deed, including any and all rever-
sionary interest of the United States in Buckeye 940. 
(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Deed of Re-
lease described in paragraph (1) shall be subject to 
such additional terms and conditions, consistent with
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such paragraph, as the Secretary considers appro-
priate to protect the interests of the United States. 
(3) NO RESTRICTION ON USE OF PROCEEDS.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State 
of Arizona may dispose of Buckeye 940 and any pro-
ceeds thereof, including proceeds already collected by 
the State and held in a suspense account, without re-
gard to any restriction imposed by the Quitclaim 
Deed or by section 155.7 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(4) MINERAL RESERVATION.—The Deed of Re-
lease described in paragraph (1) shall include the re-
lease of all interests of the United States to the min-
eral rights on Buckeye 940 included in the Quitclaim 
Deed. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BUCKEYE
940.—The term ‘‘Buckeye 940’’ 
means all of section 12, T.1 N., R.3 W. and all of ad-
joining fractional section 7, T.1 N., R.2 W., Gila and 
Salt River Meridian, Arizona, which property was 
the subject of the Quitclaim Deed between the United 
States and the State of Arizona, dated July 11, 1949, 
and which is currently owned by the State of Arizona 
and held in trust for the beneficiaries of the Arizona 
State Land Trust.
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(2) QUITCLAIM
DEED.—The term ‘‘Quitclaim 
Deed’’ means the Quitclaim Deed between the United 
States and the State of Arizona, dated July 11, 1949. 
SEC. 760. WASHINGTON, DC METROPOLITAN AREA SPECIAL 
FLIGHT RULES AREA. 
(a) SUBMISSION OF STUDY TO CONGRESS.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Ad-
ministrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security and the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a study 
on the Special Flight Rules Area and the Flight Restricted 
Zone under subpart V of part 93 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(b) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—In carrying out the study 
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall assess specific 
proposed changes to the Special Flight Rules Area and the 
Flight Restricted Zone that will decrease operational im-
pacts and improve general aviation access to airports in 
the National Capital Region that are currently impacted 
by the Special Flight Rules Area and the Flight Restricted 
Zone.
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(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide 
to the committees of Congress described in subsection (a) 
a briefing on the feasibility (including any associated costs) 
of— 
(1) installing equipment that allows a pilot to 
communicate with air traffic control using a very 
high frequency radio for the purposes of receiving an 
instrument flight rules clearance, activating a DC 
FRZ flight plan, or activating a DC SFRA flight 
plan (as applicable) at— 
(A) non-towered airports in the Flight Re-
stricted Zone; and 
(B) airports in the Special Flight Rules 
Area that do not have the communications 
equipment described in this paragraph; 
(2) allowing a pilot approved by the Transpor-
tation Security Administration in accordance with 
section 1562.3 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, to electronically file a DC FRZ flight plan or 
instrument flight rules flight plan that departs from, 
or arrives at, an airport in the Flight Restricted 
Zone; and 
(3) allowing a pilot to electronically file a stand-
ard very high frequency radio flight plan that departs
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from, or arrives at, an airport in the Special Flight 
Rules Area or Flight Restricted Zone. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DC FRZ
FLIGHT
PLAN; DC
SFRA
FLIGHT 
PLAN.—The terms ‘‘DC FRZ flight plan’’ and ‘‘DC 
SFRA flight plan’’ have the meanings given such 
terms in section 93.335 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations. 
(2) STANDARD
VFR
FLIGHT
PLAN.—The term 
‘‘standard VFR flight plan’’ means a VFR flight plan 
(as such term is described in section 91.153 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations) that includes search 
and rescue services. 
SEC. 761. STUDY ON AIR CARGO OPERATIONS IN PUERTO 
RICO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—No later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall con-
duct a study on air cargo operations in Puerto Rico. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In conducting the study required 
under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall address 
the following: 
(1) The economic impact of waivers authorized 
by the Secretary related to air cargo operations in 
Puerto Rico.
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(2) Recommendations for security measures that 
may be necessary to support increased air cargo oper-
ations in Puerto Rico. 
(3) Potential need for additional staff to safely 
accommodate additional air cargo operations. 
(4) Airport infrastructure improvements that 
may be needed in the 3 international airports located 
in Puerto Rico to support increased air cargo oper-
ations. 
(5) Alternatives to increase private stakeholder 
engagement and use of the 3 international airports in 
Puerto Rico to attract increased air cargo operations. 
(6) Possible national benefits of increasing air 
cargo operations in Puerto Rico. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
the results of the study described in subsection (a). 
SEC. 762. PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE NATIONAL TRANSI-
TION PLAN RELATED TO A FLUORINE-FREE 
FIREFIGHTING FOAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter 
until the progress report termination date described in sub-
section (c), the Administrator, in consultation with the Ad-
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ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and 
the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a progress report on the development 
and implementation of a national transition plan related 
to a fluorine-free firefighting foam that meets the perform-
ance standards referenced in chapter 6 of the advisory cir-
cular of the FAA titled ‘‘Aircraft Fire Extinguishing 
Agents’’, issued on July 8, 2004 (Advisory Circular 150/ 
5210–6D) and is acceptable under section 139.319(l) of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations, for use at part 139 air-
ports. 
(b) REQUIRED INFORMATION.—Each progress report 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the progress made by the 
FAA with respect to providing part 139 airports 
with— 
(A) guidance from the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency on acceptable environmental lim-
its relating to fluorine-free firefighting foam; 
(B) guidance from the Department of De-
fense on the transition of the Department of De-
fense to a fluorine-free firefighting foam; 
(C) best practices for the decontamination 
of existing aircraft rescue and firefighting vehi-
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cles, systems, and other equipment used to deploy 
firefighting foam at part 139 airports; and 
(D) timelines for the release of policy and 
guidance relating to the development of imple-
mentation plans for part 139 airports to obtain 
approved military specification products and 
firefighting personnel training. 
(2) A comprehensive list of the amount of aque-
ous film-forming firefighting foam at each part 139 
airport as of the date of the submission of the progress 
report, including the amount of such firefighting foam 
held in firefighting equipment and the number of gal-
lons regularly kept in reserve at each such airport. 
(3) An assessment of the progress made by the 
FAA with respect to providing airports that are not 
part 139 airports and local authorities with responsi-
bility for inspection and oversight with guidance de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
(1) as such guidance relates to the use of fluorine-free 
firefighting foam at such airports. 
(4) Any other information that the Adminis-
trator determines is appropriate. 
(c) PROGRESS REPORT TERMINATION DATE.—The 
progress report termination date described in this sub-
section is the date on which the Administrator notifies the
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appropriate committees of Congress that development and 
implementation of the national transition plan described 
in subsection (a) is complete. 
(d) PART 139 AIRPORT DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘part 139 airport’’ means an airport certified under 
part 139 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
SEC. 763. REPORT ON AIRPORT NOTIFICATIONS. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report on the activities of the FAA 
with respect to— 
(1) collecting more accurate data in notices of 
construction, alteration, activation, and deactivation 
of airports as required under part 157 of title 14, 
Code of Federal Regulations; and 
(2) making the database under part 157 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations, more accurate and 
useful for aircraft operators, particularly for heli-
copter and rotary wing type aircraft operators. 
SEC. 764. STUDY ON COMPETITION AND AIRPORT ACCESS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall brief the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress on— 
(1) specific actions the Secretary and the Admin-
istrator, using existing legal authority, can take to ex-
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pand access for lower cost passenger air carriers to 
capacity constrained airports in the United States, 
including New York John F. Kennedy International 
Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and Newark Liberty 
International Airport; and 
(2) any additional legal authority the Secretary 
and the Administrator require in order to make addi-
tional slots at New York John F. Kennedy Inter-
national Airport and LaGuardia Airport and run-
way timings at Newark Liberty International Airport 
available to lower cost passenger air carriers. 
SEC. 765. REGIONAL AIRPORT CAPACITY STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall initiate 
a study on the following: 
(1) Existing FAA policy and guidance that gov-
ern the siting of new airports or the transition of gen-
eral aviation airports to commercial service. 
(2) Ways that existing regulations and policies 
could be streamlined to facilitate the development of 
new airport capacity, particularly in high-demand 
air travel regions looking to invest in new airport ca-
pacity.
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(3) Whether Federal funding sources (existing as 
of the date of enactment of this Act) that are author-
ized by the Secretary could be used for such purposes. 
(4) Whether such Federal funding sources meet 
the needs of the national airspace system for adding 
new airport capacity outside of the commercial serv-
ice airports in operation as of the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(5) If such Federal funding sources are deter-
mined by the Administrator to be insufficient for the 
purposes described in this subsection, an estimate of 
the funding gap. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 30 months 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 study conducted under subsection (a), together 
with recommendations for such legislative or administrative 
action as the Administrator determines appropriate. 
(c) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall, if appro-
priate, revise FAA guidance to incorporate the findings of 
the study conducted under subsection (a) to assist airports 
and State and local departments of transportation in in-
creasing airport capacity to meet regional air travel de-
mand.
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SEC. 766. STUDY ON AUTONOMOUS AND ELECTRIC-POW-
ERED TRACK SYSTEMS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Administrator may conduct a study 
to determine the feasibility and economic viability of auton-
omous or electric-powered track systems that— 
(1) are located underneath the pavement at an 
airport; and 
(2) allow a transport category aircraft to taxi 
without the use of the main engines of the aircraft. 
(b) BRIEFING.—If the Administrator conducts a study 
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall provide a 
briefing to the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
results of such study. 
SEC. 767. PFAS-RELATED RESOURCES FOR AIRPORTS. 
(a) PFAS REPLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR AIRPORTS.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish a 
program to reimburse sponsors of eligible airports for the 
reasonable and appropriate costs incurred after September 
12, 2023, and associated with any of the following: 
(1) The one-time initial acquisition by the spon-
sor of an eligible airport of an approved fluorine-free 
firefighting agent under Military Specification MIL– 
PRE–32725, dated January 12, 2023, in a quantity 
of—
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(A) the capacity of all required aircraft res-
cue and firefighting equipment listed in the most 
recent FAA-approved Airport Certification Man-
ual, regardless of how the equipment was ini-
tially acquired; and 
(B) twice the quantity carried onboard each 
required truck available in the fire station for 
the eligible airport. 
(2) 
The 
disposal 
of 
perfluoroalkyl 
or 
polyfluoroalkyl products, including fluorinated aque-
ous film-forming agents, to the extent such disposal is 
necessary to facilitate the transition to such approved 
fluorine-free firefighting agent, including aqueous 
film-forming agents currently in firefighting equip-
ment and vehicles and any wastewater generated dur-
ing the cleaning of firefighting equipment and vehi-
cles. 
(3) The cleaning or disposal of existing equip-
ment or components thereof, to the extent such clean-
ing or disposal is necessary to facilitate the transition 
to such approved fluorine-free firefighting agent. 
(4) The acquisition of any equipment, or compo-
nents thereof, necessary to facilitate the transition to 
such approved fluorine-free firefighting agent.
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(5) The replacement of any aircraft rescue and 
firefighting equipment determined necessary to be re-
placed by the Secretary. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) GRANTS TO REPLACE AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND 
FIREFIGHTING VEHICLES.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Of the amounts made 
available to carry out the PFAS replacement 
program, the Secretary shall reserve up to 
$30,000,000 to make grants to each eligible air-
port that is designated under part 139 as an 
Index A airport and does not have existing capa-
bilities to produce fluorine-free firefighting foam 
for the replacement of aircraft rescue and fire-
fighting vehicles. 
(B) AMOUNT.—The maximum amount of a 
grant made under subparagraph (A) may not 
exceed $2,000,000. 
(2) REMAINING AMOUNTS.— 
(A) DETERMINATION OF NEED.—With re-
spect to the amount of firefighting foam con-
centrate required for foam production commen-
surate with applicable aircraft rescue and fire-
fighting equipment required in accordance with
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the most recent FAA-approved Airport Certifi-
cation Manual, the Secretary shall determine— 
(i) for each eligible airport, the total 
amount of such concentrate required for all 
of the federally required aircraft rescue and 
firefighting vehicles that meet index require-
ments under part 139, in gallons; and 
(ii) for all eligible airports, the total 
amount of firefighting foam concentrate, in 
gallons. 
(B) 
DETERMINATION
OF
GRANT 
AMOUNTS.—The Secretary shall make a grant to 
the sponsor of each eligible airport in an amount 
equal to the product of— 
(i) the amount of funds made available 
to carry out this section that remain avail-
able after the Secretary reserves the amount 
described in paragraph (1); and 
(ii) the ratio of the amount determined 
under subparagraph (A)(i) for such eligible 
airport to the amount determined under 
subparagraph (A)(ii). 
(c) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall determine 
the eligibility of costs payable under the PFAS re-
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placement program by taking into account all engi-
neering, technical, and environmental protocols and 
generally accepted industry standards that are devel-
oped or established for approved fluorine-free fire-
fighting foams. 
(2) COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.—To be 
eligible for reimbursement under the program estab-
lished under subsection (a), the sponsor of an eligible 
airport shall carry out all actions related to the ac-
quisition, disposal, and transition to approved fluo-
rine-free firefighting foams, including the cleaning 
and disposal of equipment, in full compliance with 
all applicable Federal laws in effect at the time of ob-
ligation of a grant under this section. 
(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of al-
lowable costs under the PFAS replacement program 
shall be 100 percent. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated not more than $350,000,000 to carry out 
the PFAS replacement program. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—Amounts made available 
to carry out the PFAS replacement program shall— 
(A) remain available for expenditure for a 
period of 5 fiscal years; and
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(B) be available in addition to any other 
funding available for similar purposes under 
any other Federal, State, local, or Tribal pro-
gram. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ELIGIBLE AIRPORT.—The term ‘‘eligible air-
port’’ means an airport holding an Airport Operating 
Certificate issued under part 139. 
(2) PART 139.—The term ‘‘part 139’’ means part 
139 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(3) PFAS REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.—The term 
‘‘PFAS replacement program’’ means the program es-
tablished under subsection (a). 
SEC. 768. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN ROLLING STOCK PRO-
CUREMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 50101 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(except section 47127)’’ each 
place it appears; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON CERTAIN ROLLING STOCK PRO-
CUREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Financial assistance made 
available under the provisions described in subsection 
(a) shall not be used in awarding a contract or sub-
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contract to an entity on or after the date of enactment 
of this subsection for the procurement of rolling stock 
for use in an airport-related project if the manufac-
turer of the rolling stock— 
‘‘(A) is incorporated in or has manufac-
turing facilities in the United States; and 
‘‘(B) is owned or controlled by, is a sub-
sidiary of, or is otherwise related legally or fi-
nancially to a corporation based in a country 
that— 
‘‘(i) is identified as a nonmarket econ-
omy country (as defined in section 771(18) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1677(18))) as of the date of enactment of 
this subsection; 
‘‘(ii) was identified by the United 
States Trade Representative in the most re-
cent report required by section 182 of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2242) as a 
foreign country included on the priority 
watch list defined in subsection (g)(3) of 
that section; and 
‘‘(iii) is subject to monitoring by the 
Trade Representative under section 306 of 
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2416).
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‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of para-
graph (1), the term ‘otherwise related legally or 
financially’ does not include— 
‘‘(i) a minority relationship or invest-
ment; or 
‘‘(ii) relationship with or investment 
in a subsidiary, joint venture, or other enti-
ty based in a country described in para-
graph (1)(B) that does not export rolling 
stock or components of rolling stock for use 
in the United States. 
‘‘(B) CORPORATION BASED IN PEOPLE’S RE-
PUBLIC
OF
CHINA.—Notwithstanding subpara-
graph (A)(i), for purposes of paragraph (1), the 
term ‘otherwise related legally or financially’ in-
cludes a minority relationship or investment if 
the relationship or investment involves a cor-
poration based in the People’s Republic of China. 
‘‘(3) INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS.—This sub-
section shall be applied in a manner consistent with 
the obligations of the United States under inter-
national agreements. 
‘‘(4) WAIVER.—
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
waive the limitation described in paragraph (1) 
using the criteria described in subsection (b). 
‘‘(B) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 10 
days after issuing a waiver under subparagraph 
(A), the Secretary shall notify the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) RESTRICTING CONTRACT AWARDS BECAUSE 
OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST UNITED STATES GOODS 
OR
SERVICES.—Section 50102 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(except section 
47127)’’. 
(2) RESTRICTION ON AIRPORT PROJECTS USING 
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES DE-
NYING
FAIR
MARKET
OPPORTUNITIES.—Section 
50104(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘(except section 47127)’’. 
(3) FRAUDULENT
USE
OF
MADE
IN
AMERICA 
LABEL.—Section 50105 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘(except section 
47127)’’.
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SEC. 769. MAINTAINING SAFE FIRE AND RESCUE STAFFING 
LEVELS. 
(a) UPDATE
TO REGULATION.—The Administrator 
shall update the regulations contained in section 139.319 
of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure that para-
graph (4) of such section provides that at least 1 individual 
maintains certification at the emergency medical techni-
cian basic level, or higher, at a small, medium, or large 
hub airport. 
(b) STAFFING REVIEW.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
conduct a review of airport environments and related regu-
lations to evaluate sufficient staffing levels necessary for 
firefighting, rescue, and emergency medical services and re-
sponse at airports certified under part 139 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after completing 
the review under subsection (b), the Administrator shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
containing the results of the review. 
SEC. 770. GRANT ASSURANCES. 
(a) 
GENERAL
WRITTEN
ASSURANCES.—Section 
47107(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (20) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end;
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(2) in paragraph (21) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(22) the airport owner or operator may not re-
strict or prohibit the sale or self-fueling of any 100- 
octane low lead aviation gasoline for purchase or use 
by operators of general aviation aircraft if such avia-
tion gasoline was available at such airport at any 
time during calendar year 2022, until the earlier of— 
‘‘(A) December 31, 2030; or 
‘‘(B) the date on which the airport or any 
retail fuel seller at such airport makes available 
an unleaded aviation gasoline that— 
‘‘(i) has been authorized for use by the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration as a replacement for 100-oc-
tane low lead aviation gasoline for use in 
nearly all piston-engine aircraft and engine 
models; and 
‘‘(ii) meets either an industry con-
sensus standard or other standard that fa-
cilitates the safe use, production, and dis-
tribution of such unleaded aviation gaso-
line, as determined appropriate by the Ad-
ministrator.’’.
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(b) CIVIL PENALTIES FOR GRANT ASSURANCES VIOLA-
TIONS.—Section 46301(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
is further amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ‘‘section 
47107(a)(22) (including any assurance made under 
such section),’’ after ‘‘chapter 451,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) FAILURE
TO CONTINUE OFFERING AVIATION 
FUEL.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the maximum 
civil penalty for a violation of section 47107(a)(22) (includ-
ing any assurance made under such section) committed by 
a person, including if the person is an individual or a small 
business concern, shall be $5,000 for each day that the per-
son is in violation of that section.’’. 
SEC. 771. AVIATION FUEL IN ALASKA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) PROHIBITION
ON
RESTRICTION
OF
FUEL 
USAGE OR AVAILABILITY.—The Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration and the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
not restrict the continued use or availability of 100- 
octane low lead aviation gasoline in the State of Alas-
ka until the earlier of— 
(A) December 31, 2032; or
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(B) 6 months after the date on which the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration finds that an unleaded aviation fuel is 
widely 
commercially 
available 
at 
airports 
throughout the State of Alaska that— 
(i) has been authorized for use by the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration as a replacement for 100-oc-
tane low lead aviation gasoline; and 
(ii) meets either an industry consensus 
standard or other standard that facilitates 
and ensures the safe use, production, and 
distribution of such unleaded aviation fuel. 
(2) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section 
shall limit the authority of the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration or the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency to ad-
dress the endangerment to public health and welfare 
posed by lead emissions— 
(A) in the United States outside of the State 
of Alaska; or 
(B) within the State of Alaska after the date 
specified in paragraph (1). 
(b) GAO REPORT ON TRANSITIONING TO UNLEADED 
AVIATION FUEL IN THE STATE OF ALASKA.—
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(1) EVALUATION.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct an evaluation of the 
following: 
(A) The aircraft, routes, and supply chains 
in the State of Alaska utilizing leaded aviation 
gasoline, including identification of remote and 
rural communities that rely upon leaded avia-
tion gasoline. 
(B) The estimated costs and benefits of 
transitioning aircraft and the supply chain in 
the State of Alaska to aviation fuel that meets 
the requirements described in clauses (i) and (ii) 
of section 47107(a)(22)(B) of title 49, United 
States Code, as added by section 770, including 
direct costs of new aircraft and equipment and 
indirect costs, including transportation from re-
fineries to markets, foreign imports, and changes 
in leaded aviation gasoline prices as a result of 
reduced supply. 
(C) The programs of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration, and other government agencies that 
can be utilized to assist individuals, commu-
nities, industries, and the State of Alaska with 
the costs described in subparagraph (B).
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(D) A reasonable time frame to permit any 
limitation on 100-octane low-lead aviation gaso-
line in the State of Alaska. 
(E) Other logistical considerations associ-
ated with the transition described in subpara-
graph (B). 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller 
General shall submit a report containing the results 
of the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1) to— 
(A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works of the Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(D) the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 772. APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
The amendments to the Airport Improvement Program 
apportionment and discretionary formulas under chapter 
471 of title 49, United States Code, made by this Act (except 
as they relate to the extension of provisions or authorities 
expiring on May 10, 2024, or May 11, 2024) shall not
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apply in a fiscal year beginning before the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 773. PROHIBITION ON USE OF AMOUNTS TO PROCESS 
OR ADMINISTER ANY APPLICATION FOR THE 
JOINT USE OF HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE 
BASE WITH CIVIL AVIATION. 
No amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
to the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 
2024 through 2028 may be used to process or administer 
any application for the joint use of Homestead Air Reserve 
Base, Homestead, Florida, by the Air Force and civil air-
craft. 
SEC. 774. UNIVERSAL CHANGING STATION. 
(a) GRANT ASSURANCES.—Section 47107 of title 49, 
United States Code, as amended by section 743(b)(2), is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(y) UNIVERSAL CHANGING STATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In fiscal year 2030 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation 
may approve an application under this subchapter 
for an airport development project grant only if the 
Secretary receives written assurances that the airport 
owner or operator will install or maintain (in com-
pliance with the requirements of section 35.133 of 
title 28, Code of Federal Regulations), as applicable—
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‘‘(A) at least 1 private, single-use room with 
a universal changing station that— 
‘‘(i) meets the standards established 
under paragraph (2)(A); and 
‘‘(ii) is accessible to all individuals for 
purposes of use by an individual with a 
disability in each passenger terminal build-
ing of the airport; and 
‘‘(B) signage at or near the entrance to the 
changing station indicating the location of the 
changing station. 
‘‘(2) STANDARDS REQUIRED.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the United States Access Board shall— 
‘‘(A) establish— 
‘‘(i) comprehensive accessible design 
standards for universal changing tables; 
and 
‘‘(ii) standards on the privacy, accessi-
bility, and sanitation equipment of the 
room in which such table is located, re-
quired to be installed, or maintained under 
this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) in establishing the standards under 
subparagraph (A), consult with entities with ap-
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propriate expertise relating to the use of uni-
versal changing stations used by individuals 
with disabilities. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY.— 
‘‘(A) AIRPORT SIZE.—The requirement in 
paragraph (1) shall only apply to applications 
submitted by the airport sponsor of a medium or 
large hub airport. 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE.—The requirement in 
paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a 
project grant application for a period of time, 
determined by the Secretary, if the Secretary de-
termines that construction or maintenance ac-
tivities make it impracticable or unsafe for the 
universal changing station to be located in the 
sterile area of the building. 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTION.—Upon application by an air-
port sponsor, the Secretary may determine that a 
universal changing station in existence before the date 
of enactment of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, 
complies with the requirements of paragraph (1) (in-
cluding the standards established under paragraph 
(2)(A)), notwithstanding the absence of 1 or more of 
the standards or characteristics required under such 
paragraph.
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‘‘(5) DEFINITION.—In this section: 
‘‘(A) DISABILITY.—The term ‘disability’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 3 of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 
U.S.C. 12102). 
‘‘(B) STERILE
AREA.—The term ‘sterile 
area’ has the same meaning given that term in 
section 1540.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regu-
lations. 
‘‘(C) UNIVERSAL CHANGING STATION.—The 
term ‘universal changing station’ means a uni-
versal or adult changing station that meets the 
standards established by the United States Access 
Board under paragraph (2)(A). 
‘‘(D) UNITED STATES ACCESS BOARD.—The 
term ‘United States Access Board’ means the Ar-
chitectural and Transportation Barriers Compli-
ance Board established under section 502(a)(1) 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
792(a)(1)).’’. 
(b) 
TERMINAL
DEVELOPMENT
COSTS.—Section 
47119(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) UNIVERSAL CHANGING STATIONS.—In addi-
tion to the projects described in paragraph (1), the
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Secretary may approve a project for terminal devel-
opment for the construction or installation of a uni-
versal changing station (as defined in section 
47107(y)) at a commercial service airport.’’. 
SEC. 774A. AIRPORT HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION 
GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall establish a 
grant program to provide grants to airports described in 
subsection (b)(1) to address human trafficking awareness, 
education, and prevention efforts, including by— 
(1) coordinating human trafficking prevention 
efforts across multimodal transportation operations 
within a community; and 
(2) accomplishing the best practices and rec-
ommendations provided by the Department of Trans-
portation Advisory Committee on Human Traf-
ficking. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall distribute 
amounts made available for grants under this section 
to— 
(A) the 75 airports in the United States 
with 
the 
highest 
number 
of 
passenger 
enplanements annually, based on the most recent 
data available; and
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(B) as the Secretary determines to be ap-
propriate, an airport not described in subpara-
graph (A) that serves an area with a high preva-
lence of human trafficking, on application of the 
airport. 
(2) PRIORITY; 
CONSIDERATIONS.—In distrib-
uting amounts made available for grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall— 
(A) give priority in grant amounts to air-
ports referred to in paragraph (1) that serve re-
gions with a higher prevalence of human traf-
ficking; and 
(B) take into consideration the effect the 
amounts would have on surrounding areas. 
(3) CONSULTATION.—In distributing amounts 
made available for grants under this section, the Sec-
retary shall consult with the Department of Transpor-
tation Advisory Committee on Human Trafficking in 
determining the amounts to be distributed to each 
grant recipient to ensure the best use of the funds. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 
through 2028.
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SEC. 774B. STUDY ON IMPROVEMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
NONHUB AIRPORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General 
shall conduct a study on the challenges faced by nonhub 
airports not designated as essential air service communities 
and recommend ways to help secure and retain flight sched-
ules using existing Federal programs, such as the Small 
Community Air Service Development program. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall sub-
mit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), in-
cluding recommendations for such legislation and adminis-
trative action as the Comptroller General determines appro-
priate. 
Subtitle B—Passenger Facility 
Charges 
SEC. 775. ADDITIONAL PERMITTED USES OF PASSENGER 
FACILITY CHARGE REVENUE. 
Section 40117(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) A project at a small hub airport for 
a noise barrier where the day–night average 
sound level from commercial, general aviation,
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or cargo operations is expected to exceed 55 deci-
bels as a result of new airport development. 
‘‘(I) A project for the replacement of exist-
ing workspace elements (including any associ-
ated in-kind facility or equipment within or im-
mediately adjacent to a terminal development or 
renovation project at such airport) related to the 
relocation of a Federal agency on airport 
grounds due to such terminal development or 
renovation project for which development costs 
are eligible costs under this section.’’. 
SEC. 776. PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE STREAMLINING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 40117 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided under sub-
section (l), the Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘$1, $2, or $3’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$1, $2, $3, $4, or $4.50’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (4); 
(C) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(5) 
through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (6), re-
spectively;
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(D) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1) and 
(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1) or (4)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (6)(A), as so redesig-
nated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘paragraphs (1), (4), 
and (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (1) 
and (5)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1) or (4)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraph (1)’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘or a 
passenger facility charge imposition is author-
ized under subsection (l)’’ after ‘‘of this section’’; 
and 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘rea-
sonable’’ after ‘‘subject to’’; and 
(3) in subsection (l)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘Pilot Program for Passenger Facility 
Charge Authorizations’’ and inserting 
‘‘PASSENGER
FACILITY
CHARGE
STREAM-
LINING’’;
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(B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
prescribe regulations to streamline the process for 
authorizing eligible agencies for airports to im-
pose passenger facility charges. 
‘‘(B) PASSENGER
FACILITY
CHARGE.—An 
eligible agency may impose a passenger facility 
charge of $1, $2, $3, $4, or $4.50 in accordance 
with the provisions of this subsection instead of 
using the procedures otherwise provided in this 
section.’’; 
(C) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(4) ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT AND INDI-
CATION OF OBJECTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall ac-
knowledge receipt of the notice and indicate any 
objection to the imposition of a passenger facility 
charge under this subsection for any project 
identified in the notice within 60 days after re-
ceipt of the eligible agency’s notice. 
‘‘(B) PROHIBITED
OBJECTION.—The Sec-
retary may not object to an eligible airport-re-
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lated project that received Federal financial as-
sistance for airport development, terminal devel-
opment, airport planning, or for the purposes of 
noise compatibility, if the Federal financial as-
sistance and passenger facility charge collection 
(including interest and other returns on the rev-
enue) do not exceed the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(C) ALLOWED OBJECTION.—The Secretary 
may only object to the imposition of a passenger 
facility charge under this subsection for a project 
that— 
‘‘(i) 
establishes 
significant 
policy 
precedent; 
‘‘(ii) raises significant legal issues; 
‘‘(iii) garners significant controversy, 
as evidenced by significant opposition to the 
proposed action by the applicant or other 
airport authorities, airport users, govern-
mental agencies, elected officials, or commu-
nities; 
‘‘(iv) raises significant revenue diver-
sion, airport noise, or access issues, includ-
ing compliance with section 47111(e) or 
subchapter II of chapter 475;
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‘‘(v) includes multimodal components; 
or 
‘‘(vi) serves no aeronautical purpose.’’; 
(D) by striking paragraph (6); and 
(E) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (6). 
(b) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall ini-
tiate a rulemaking to implement the amendments made by 
subsection (a). 
(c) INTERIM GUIDANCE.—The interim guidance estab-
lished in the memorandum of the FAA titled ‘‘PFC 73–20. 
Streamlined Procedures for Passenger Facility Charge 
(PFC) Authorizations at Small-, Medium-, and Large-Hub 
Airports’’, issued on January 22, 2020, including any 
modification to such guidance necessary to conform with 
the amendments made by subsection (a), shall remain in 
effect until the effective date of the final rule issued under 
subsection (b). 
Subtitle 
C—Noise 
And 
Environ-
mental Programs And Stream-
lining 
SEC. 781. STREAMLINING CONSULTATION PROCESS. 
Section 47101(h) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘may’’.
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SEC. 782. REPEAL OF BURDENSOME EMISSIONS CREDIT RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
Section 47139 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘airport sponsors re-
ceive’’ and inserting ‘‘airport sponsors may 
receive’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘carrying out projects’’ 
and inserting ‘‘carrying out projects, in-
cluding projects’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘conditions’’ and in-
serting ‘‘considerations’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘airport sponsor’’ and 
inserting ‘‘airport sponsor, including for an 
airport outside of a nonattainment area or 
maintenance area,’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘only’’; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘or as offsets’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, as offsets’’; and 
(iv) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘, or as part of a State im-
plementation plan.’’;
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(2) by striking subsection (b); and 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
(b). 
SEC. 783. EXPEDITED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND ONE 
FEDERAL DECISION. 
Section 47171 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘develop and’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘projects at congested 
airports’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘aviation security projects’’ and inserting 
‘‘projects, terminal development projects, 
general aviation airport construction or im-
provement projects, and aviation safety 
projects’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘better’’ 
and inserting ‘‘streamlined’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) AVIATION PROJECTS SUBJECT TO A STREAM-
LINED ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS.—
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any airport capacity en-
hancement project, terminal development project, or 
general aviation airport construction or improvement 
project shall be subject to the coordinated and expe-
dited environmental review process requirements set 
forth in this section. 
‘‘(2) PROJECT DESIGNATION CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may des-
ignate an aviation safety project for priority en-
vironmental review. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—A designated project 
shall be subject to the coordinated and expedited 
environmental review process requirements set 
forth in this section. 
‘‘(C) GUIDELINES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish guidelines for the designation of an 
aviation safety project or aviation security 
project for priority environmental review. 
‘‘(ii) CONSIDERATION.—Guidelines es-
tablished under clause (i) shall provide for 
consideration of— 
‘‘(I) the importance or urgency of 
the project;
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‘‘(II) the potential for under-
taking the environmental review under 
existing emergency procedures under 
the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); 
‘‘(III) the need for cooperation 
and concurrent reviews by other Fed-
eral or State agencies; and 
‘‘(IV) the prospect for undue delay 
if the project is not designated for pri-
ority review.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘an airport ca-
pacity enhancement project at a congested airport or 
a project designated under subsection (b)(3)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘a project described or designated under sub-
section (b)’’; 
(4) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘each airport 
capacity enhancement project at a congested airport 
or a project designated under subsection (b)(3)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a project described or designated under 
subsection (b)’’; 
(5) in subsection (h) by striking ‘‘designated 
under subsection (b)(3)’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘congested airports’’ and inserting ‘‘described in sub-
section (b)(1)’’;
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(6) in subsection (j)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘For any’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall define the 
purpose and need of a project not later than 45 days 
after— 
‘‘(A) the submission of the appropriately 
completed proposed purpose and need description 
of the airport sponsor; and 
‘‘(B) any appropriately completed proposed 
revision to a development project that affects the 
purpose and need description previously pre-
pared or accepted by the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration. 
‘‘(3) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall provide 
all airport sponsors with technical assistance in 
drafting purpose and need statements and necessary 
supporting documentation for projects involving Fed-
eral approvals from more than 1 Federal agency.’’; 
(7) in subsection (k)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘an airport capacity en-
hancement project at a congested airport or a 
project designated under subsection (b)(3)’’ and
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inserting ‘‘a project described or designated 
under subsection (b)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘project shall consider’’ and 
inserting the following: ‘‘project shall— 
‘‘(1) consider’’; 
(C) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) limit the comments of the agency to— 
‘‘(A) subject matter areas within the special 
expertise of the agency; and 
‘‘(B) changes necessary to ensure the agency 
is carrying out the obligations of that agency 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other applica-
ble law.’’; 
(8) in subsection (l) by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘and section 1503 of title 40, Code 
of Federal Regulations.’’; and 
(9) by striking subsection (m) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(m) COORDINATION AND SCHEDULE.— 
‘‘(1) COORDINATION PLAN.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of publication of a notice of intent
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to prepare an environmental impact statement 
or the initiation of an environmental assessment, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a 
plan for coordinating public and agency partici-
pation in and comment on the environmental re-
view process for a project described or designated 
under subsection (b). The coordination plan may 
be incorporated into a memorandum of under-
standing. 
‘‘(B) CLOUD-BASED, INTERACTIVE DIGITAL 
PLATFORMS.—The Secretary is encouraged to 
utilize cloud-based, interactive digital platforms 
to meet community engagement and agency co-
ordination requirements under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(C) SCHEDULE.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish as part of such coordination plan, 
after consultation with and the concurrence 
of each participating agency for the project 
and with the State in which the project is 
located (and, if the State is not the project 
sponsor, with the project sponsor), a sched-
ule for—
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‘‘(I) interim milestones and dead-
lines for agency activities necessary to 
complete the environmental review; 
and 
‘‘(II) completion of the environ-
mental review process for the project. 
‘‘(ii) FACTORS FOR CONSIDERATION.— 
In establishing the schedule under clause (i), 
the Secretary shall consider factors such 
as— 
‘‘(I) the responsibilities of partici-
pating agencies under applicable laws; 
‘‘(II) resources available to the co-
operating agencies; 
‘‘(III) overall size and complexity 
of the project; 
‘‘(IV) the overall time required by 
an agency to conduct an environ-
mental review and make decisions 
under applicable Federal law relating 
to a project (including the issuance or 
denial of a permit or license) and the 
cost of the project; and