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‘‘(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subchapter, the Federal share of the costs of a project carried 
out under the program shall be 50 percent. 
‘‘(e) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The sponsor of a public-use airport car-
rying out activities funded under the program may not use 
more than 10 percent of the amounts made available under 
the program in any fiscal year for technical assistance in car-
rying out such activities. 
‘‘(2) USE OF UNIVERSITY TRANSPORTATION CENTER.—Partici-
pants in the program may use a university transportation 
center receiving grants under section 5506 in the region of 
the airport to receive the technical assistance described in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(f) MATERIALS IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary 
may develop and make available materials identifying best practices 
for carrying out activities funded under the program based on 
projects carried out under section 47136 and other sources.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRAM.—Not later than 
18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
containing— 
(1) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program estab-
lished by section 47136a of title 49, United States Code (as 
added by this section); 
(2) the performance measures used to measure such 
effectiveness, such as the goals for the projects implemented 
and the amount of emissions reduction achieved through these 
projects; 
(3) an assessment of the sufficiency of the data collected 
during the program to make a decision on whether or not 
to implement the program; 
(4) an identification of all public-use airports that expressed 
an interest in participating in the program; and 
(5) a description of the mechanisms used by the Secretary 
to ensure that the information and expertise gained by partici-
pants in the program is transferred among the participants 
and to other interested parties, including other public-use air-
ports. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such chapter 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 47136 
the following: 
‘‘47136a. Zero-emission airport vehicles and infrastructure.’’. 
(d) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 47136(f)(2) is amended— 
(1) in the paragraph heading by striking ‘‘ELIGIBLE CONSOR-
TIUM’’ and inserting ‘‘UNIVERSITY
TRANSPORTATION
CENTER’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘an eligible consortium’’ and inserting ‘‘a 
university transportation center’’.
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SEC. 512. INCREASING THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF AIRPORT POWER 
SOURCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 471 is amended by inserting after 
section 47140 the following: 
‘‘§ 47140a. Increasing the energy efficiency of airport power 
sources 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation shall estab-
lish a program under which the Secretary shall encourage the 
sponsor of each public-use airport to assess the airport’s energy 
requirements, including heating and cooling, base load, back-up 
power, and power for on-road airport vehicles and ground support 
equipment, in order to identify opportunities to increase energy 
efficiency at the airport. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants from 
amounts made available under section 48103 to assist airport 
sponsors that have completed the assessment described in sub-
section (a) to acquire or construct equipment, including 
hydrogen equipment and related infrastructure, that will 
increase energy efficiency at the airport. 
‘‘(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under para-
graph (1), the sponsor of a public-use airport shall submit 
an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may require.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for such chapter 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 47140 
the following: 
‘‘47140a. Increasing the energy efficiency of airport power sources.’’. 
TITLE VI—FAA EMPLOYEES AND 
ORGANIZATION 
SEC. 601. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL MANAGE-
MENT SYSTEM. 
Section 40122(a) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
(4) and (5), respectively; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) DISPUTE RESOLUTION.— 
‘‘(A) MEDIATION.—If the Administrator does not reach 
an agreement under paragraph (1) or the provisions 
referred to in subsection (g)(2)(C) with the exclusive bar-
gaining representative of the employees, the Administrator 
and the bargaining representative— 
‘‘(i) shall use the services of the Federal Mediation 
and Conciliation Service to attempt to reach such 
agreement in accordance with part 1425 of title 29, 
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date 
of enactment of the FAA Modernization and Reform 
Act of 2012); or 
‘‘(ii) may by mutual agreement adopt alternative 
procedures for the resolution of disputes or impasses 
arising in the negotiation of the collective-bargaining 
agreement.
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‘‘(B) MID-TERM BARGAINING.—If the services of the Fed-
eral Mediation and Conciliation Service under subpara-
graph (A)(i) do not lead to the resolution of issues in 
controversy arising from the negotiation of a mid-term 
collective-bargaining 
agreement, 
the 
Federal 
Service 
Impasses Panel shall assist the parties in resolving the 
impasse in accordance with section 7119 of title 5. 
‘‘(C) BINDING
ARBITRATION
FOR
TERM
BARGAINING.— 
‘‘(i) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL SERVICE IMPASSES 
PANEL.—If the services of the Federal Mediation and 
Conciliation Service under subparagraph (A)(i) do not 
lead to the resolution of issues in controversy arising 
from the negotiation of a term collective-bargaining 
agreement, the Administrator and the exclusive bar-
gaining representative of the employees (in this 
subparagraph referred to as the ‘parties’) shall submit 
their issues in controversy to the Federal Service 
Impasses Panel. The Panel shall assist the parties 
in resolving the impasse by asserting jurisdiction and 
ordering binding arbitration by a private arbitration 
board consisting of 3 members. 
‘‘(ii) APPOINTMENT
OF
ARBITRATION
BOARD.—The 
Executive Director of the Panel shall provide for the 
appointment of the 3 members of a private arbitration 
board under clause (i) by requesting the Director of 
the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to pre-
pare a list of not less than 15 names of arbitrators 
with Federal sector experience and by providing the 
list to the parties. Not later than 10 days after 
receiving the list, the parties shall each select one 
person from the list. The 2 arbitrators selected by 
the parties shall then select a third person from the 
list not later than 7 days after being selected. If either 
of the parties fails to select a person or if the 2 arbitra-
tors are unable to agree on the third person in 7 
days, the parties shall make the selection by alter-
nately striking names on the list until one arbitrator 
remains. 
‘‘(iii) FRAMING ISSUES IN CONTROVERSY.—If the par-
ties do not agree on the framing of the issues to be 
submitted for arbitration, the arbitration board shall 
frame the issues. 
‘‘(iv) HEARINGS.—The arbitration board shall give 
the parties a full and fair hearing, including an oppor-
tunity to present evidence in support of their claims 
and an opportunity to present their case in person, 
by counsel, or by other representative as they may 
elect. 
‘‘(v) DECISIONS.—The arbitration board shall 
render its decision within 90 days after the date of 
its appointment. Decisions of the arbitration board 
shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties. 
‘‘(vi) MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.—The arbitra-
tion board shall take into consideration such factors 
as—
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‘‘(I) the effect of its arbitration decisions on 
the Federal Aviation Administration’s ability to 
attract and retain a qualified workforce; 
‘‘(II) the effect of its arbitration decisions on 
the Federal Aviation Administration’s budget; and 
‘‘(III) any other factors whose consideration 
would assist the board in fashioning a fair and 
equitable award. 
‘‘(vii) COSTS.—The parties shall share costs of the 
arbitration equally. 
‘‘(3) RATIFICATION OF AGREEMENTS.—Upon reaching a vol-
untary agreement or at the conclusion of the binding arbitration 
under paragraph (2)(C), the final agreement, except for those 
matters decided by an arbitration board, shall be subject to 
ratification by the exclusive bargaining representative of the 
employees, if so requested by the bargaining representative, 
and the final agreement shall be subject to approval by the 
head of the agency in accordance with the provisions referred 
to in subsection (g)(2)(C).’’. 
SEC. 602. PRESIDENTIAL RANK AWARD PROGRAM. 
Section 40122(g)(2) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semi-
colon; 
(2) in subparagraph (H) by striking ‘‘Board.’’ and inserting 
‘‘Board; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 4507 (relating 
to Meritorious Executive or Distinguished Executive rank 
awards) and subsections (b) and (c) of section 4507a 
(relating to Meritorious Senior Professional or Distin-
guished Senior Professional rank awards), except that— 
‘‘(i) for purposes of applying such provisions to 
the personnel management system— 
‘‘(I) the term ‘agency’ means the Department 
of Transportation; 
‘‘(II) the term ‘senior executive’ means a Fed-
eral Aviation Administration executive; 
‘‘(III) the term ‘career appointee’ means a Fed-
eral Aviation Administration career executive; and 
‘‘(IV) the term ‘senior career employee’ means 
a Federal Aviation Administration career senior 
professional; 
‘‘(ii) receipt by a career appointee or a senior career 
employee of the rank of Meritorious Executive or Meri-
torious Senior Professional entitles the individual to 
a lump-sum payment of an amount equal to 20 percent 
of annual basic pay, which shall be in addition to 
the basic pay paid under the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration Executive Compensation Plan; and 
‘‘(iii) receipt by a career appointee or a senior 
career employee of the rank of Distinguished Executive 
or Distinguished Senior Professional entitles the indi-
vidual to a lump-sum payment of an amount equal 
to 35 percent of annual basic pay, which shall be 
in addition to the basic pay paid under the Federal
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Aviation 
Administration 
Executive 
Compensation 
Plan.’’. 
SEC. 603. COLLEGIATE TRAINING INITIATIVE STUDY. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
conduct a study on training options for graduates of the Collegiate 
Training Initiative program (in this section referred to as ‘‘CTI’’ 
programs) conducted under section 44506(c) of title 49, United 
States Code. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study shall analyze the impact of providing 
as an alternative to the current training provided at the Mike 
Monroney Aeronautical Center of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion a new air traffic controller orientation session at such Center 
for graduates of CTI programs followed by on-the-job training for 
such new air traffic controllers who are graduates of CTI programs 
and shall include an analysis of— 
(1) the cost effectiveness of such an alternative training 
approach; and 
(2) the effect that such an alternative training approach 
would have on the overall quality of training received by grad-
uates of CTI programs. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study. 
SEC. 604. FRONTLINE MANAGER STAFFING. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion shall commission an independent study on frontline manager 
staffing requirements in air traffic control facilities. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In conducting the study, the Adminis-
trator may take into consideration— 
(1) the managerial tasks expected to be performed by front-
line managers, including employee development, management, 
and counseling; 
(2) the number of supervisory positions of operation 
requiring watch coverage in each air traffic control facility; 
(3) coverage requirements in relation to traffic demand; 
(4) facility type; 
(5) complexity of traffic and managerial responsibilities; 
(6) proficiency and training requirements; and 
(7) such other factors as the Administrator considers appro-
priate. 
(c) PARTICIPATION.—The Administrator shall ensure the partici-
pation of frontline managers who currently work in safety-related 
operational areas of the Administration. 
(d) DETERMINATIONS.—The Administrator shall transmit any 
determinations made as a result of the study to the heads of 
the appropriate lines of business within the Administration, 
including the Chief Operating Officer of the Air Traffic Organiza-
tion. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 9 months after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
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Representatives a report on the results of the study and a descrip-
tion of any determinations submitted to the Chief Operating Officer 
under subsection (d). 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘frontline manager’’ 
means first-level, operational supervisors and managers who work 
in safety-related operational areas of the Administration. 
SEC. 605. FAA TECHNICAL TRAINING AND STAFFING. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall conduct a study to assess the ade-
quacy of the Administrator’s technical training strategy and 
improvement plan for airway transportation systems specialists 
(in this section referred to as ‘‘FAA systems specialists’’). 
(2) CONTENTS.—The study shall include— 
(A) a review of the current technical training strategy 
and improvement plan for FAA systems specialists; 
(B) recommendations to improve the technical training 
strategy and improvement plan needed by FAA systems 
specialists to be proficient in the maintenance of the latest 
technologies; 
(C) a description of actions that the Administration 
has undertaken to ensure that FAA systems specialists 
receive up-to-date training on the latest technologies; and 
(D) a recommendation regarding the most cost-effective 
approach to provide training to FAA systems specialists. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the 
study. 
(b) WORKLOAD OF SYSTEMS SPECIALISTS.— 
(1) STUDY BY NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
make appropriate arrangements for the National Academy of 
Sciences to conduct a study of the assumptions and methods 
used by the Federal Aviation Administration to estimate 
staffing needs for FAA systems specialists to ensure proper 
maintenance and certification of the national airspace system. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, the National 
Academy of Sciences shall— 
(A) consult with the exclusive bargaining representa-
tive certified under section 7111 of title 5, United States 
Code; and 
(B) include recommendations for objective staffing 
standards that maintain the safety of the national airspace 
system. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the initiation 
of the arrangements under paragraph (1), the National 
Academy of Sciences shall submit to Congress a report on 
the results of the study. 
SEC. 606. SAFETY CRITICAL STAFFING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 2012, the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall implement, in 
as cost-effective a manner as possible, the staffing model for aviation
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safety inspectors developed pursuant to the National Academy of 
Sciences study entitled ‘‘Staffing Standards for Aviation Safety 
Inspectors’’. In doing so, the Administrator shall consult with 
interested persons, including the exclusive bargaining representa-
tive for aviation safety inspectors certified under section 7111 of 
title 5, United States Code. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than January 1 of each year beginning 
after September 30, 2012, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, the staffing model described in sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 
607. 
AIR 
TRAFFIC 
CONTROL 
SPECIALIST 
QUALIFICATION 
TRAINING. 
Section 44506 is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: 
‘‘(d) 
AIR
TRAFFIC
CONTROL
SPECIALIST
QUALIFICATION 
TRAINING.— 
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SPECIALISTS.— 
The Administrator is authorized to appoint a qualified air traffic 
control specialist candidate for placement in an airport traffic 
control facility if the candidate has— 
‘‘(A) received a control tower operator certification 
(referred to in this subsection as a ‘CTO’ certificate); and 
‘‘(B) satisfied all other applicable qualification require-
ments for an air traffic control specialist position, including 
successful completion of orientation training at the Federal 
Aviation Administration Academy. 
‘‘(2) 
COMPENSATION
AND
BENEFITS.—An 
individual 
appointed under paragraph (1) shall receive the same com-
pensation and benefits, and be treated in the same manner 
as, any other individual appointed as a developmental air traffic 
controller. 
‘‘(3) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of 
enactment of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, 
the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that evalu-
ates the effectiveness of the air traffic control specialist quali-
fication training provided pursuant to this section, including 
the graduation rates of candidates who received a CTO certifi-
cate and are working in airport traffic control facilities. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL
APPOINTMENTS.—If the Administrator 
determines that air traffic control specialists appointed pursu-
ant to this subsection are more successful in carrying out 
the duties of an air traffic controller than air traffic control 
specialists hired from the general public without any such 
certification, the Administrator shall increase, to the maximum 
extent practicable, the number of appointments of candidates 
who possess such certification. 
‘‘(5) REIMBURSEMENT
FOR
TRAVEL
EXPENSES
ASSOCIATED 
WITH CERTIFICATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
Administrator may accept reimbursement from an edu-
cational entity that provides training to an air traffic con-
trol specialist candidate to cover reasonable travel expenses
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of the Administrator associated with issuing certifications 
to such candidates. 
‘‘(B) 
TREATMENT
OF
REIMBURSEMENTS.—Notwith-
standing section 3302 of title 31, any reimbursement 
authorized to be collected under subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) be credited as offsetting collections to the 
account that finances the activities and services for 
which the reimbursement is accepted; 
‘‘(ii) be available for expenditure only to pay the 
costs of activities and services for which the reimburse-
ment is accepted, including all costs associated with 
collecting such reimbursement; and 
‘‘(iii) remain available until expended.’’. 
SEC. 608. FAA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER STAFFING. 
(a) STUDY BY NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration shall enter into appropriate 
arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct 
a study of the air traffic controller standards used by the Federal 
Aviation Administration (in this section referred to as the ‘‘FAA’’) 
to estimate staffing needs for FAA air traffic controllers to ensure 
the safe operation of the national airspace system in the most 
cost effective manner. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study, the National 
Academy of Sciences shall consult with the exclusive bargaining 
representative of employees of the FAA certified under section 
7111 of title 5, United States Code, and other interested parties, 
including Government and industry representatives. 
(c) CONTENTS.—The study shall include— 
(1) an examination of representative information on produc-
tivity, human factors, traffic activity, and improved technology 
and equipment used in air traffic control; 
(2) an examination of recent National Academy of Sciences 
reviews of the complexity model performed by MITRE Corpora-
tion that support the staffing standards models for the en 
route air traffic control environment; and 
(3) consideration of the Administration’s current and esti-
mated budgets and the most cost-effective staffing model to 
best leverage available funding. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study. 
SEC. 609. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER TRAINING AND SCHEDULING. 
(a) 
TRAINING
STRATEGY
AND
IMPROVEMENT
PLAN.—The 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall conduct 
a study to assess the adequacy of training programs for air traffic 
controllers, including the Administrator’s technical training strategy 
and improvement plan for air traffic controllers. 
(1) CONTENTS.—The study shall include— 
(A) a review of the current training system for air 
traffic controllers, including the technical training strategy 
and improvement plan;
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(B) an analysis of the competencies required of air 
traffic controllers for successful performance in the current 
and future projected air traffic control environment; 
(C) an analysis of the competencies projected to be 
required of air traffic controllers as the Federal Aviation 
Administration transitions to the Next Generation Air 
Transportation System; 
(D) an analysis of various training approaches avail-
able to satisfy the air traffic controller competencies identi-
fied under subparagraphs (B) and (C); 
(E) recommendations to improve the current training 
system for air traffic controllers, including the technical 
training strategy and improvement plan; and 
(F) the most cost-effective approach to provide training 
to air traffic controllers. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of 
the study. 
(b) FACILITY TRAINING PROGRAM.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct 
a comprehensive review and evaluation of its Academy and facility 
training efforts. The Administrator shall— 
(1) clarify responsibility for oversight and direction of the 
Academy’s facility training program at the national level; 
(2) communicate information concerning that responsibility 
to facility managers; and 
(3) establish standards to identify the number of develop-
mental air traffic controllers that can be accommodated at 
each facility, based on— 
(A) the number of available on-the-job training instruc-
tors; 
(B) available classroom space; 
(C) the number of available simulators; 
(D) training requirements; and 
(E) the number of recently placed new personnel 
already in training. 
(c) AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER SCHEDULING.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Inspector General 
of the Department of Transportation shall conduct an assessment 
of the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic controller sched-
uling practices. 
(1) CONTENTS.—The assessment shall include, at a min-
imum— 
(A) an analysis of how air traffic controller schedules 
are determined; 
(B) an evaluation of how safety is taken into consider-
ation when schedules are being developed and adopted; 
(C) an evaluation of scheduling practices that are cost 
effective to the Government; 
(D) an examination of how scheduling practices impact 
air traffic controller performance; and 
(E) any recommendations the Inspector General may 
have related to air traffic controller scheduling practices.