ACE Act
Bill: H.R.8595 | Sponsor: Rep. Cloud, Michael (R-TX)
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Airspace Clearinghouse Enhancement Act or the ACE Act
This bill addresses structures interfering with air commerce or national security near military installations.
Specifically, the bill requires

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the disclosure of a 
relationship with a foreign principal by any person who is required to 
    submit an application for an energy project to the Secretary of 
                Transportation, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Airspace Clearinghouse Enhancement 
Act'' or the ``ACE Act''.

SEC. 2. STRUCTURES INTERFERING WITH AIR COMMERCE OR NATIONAL SECURITY.

    Section 44718 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking ``As part of an aeronautical 
                study'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--As part of an aeronautical study'';
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Written testimony required.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In making the finding required 
                under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary of Defense 
                shall--
                            ``(i) elicit written testimony from the 
                        base commander of each military installation--
                                    ``(I) located within a 25-mile 
                                radius of the structure or sanitary 
                                landfill described in such paragraph; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) that has a flight route 
                                within a 10-mile radius of such 
                                structure or sanitary landfill; and
                            ``(ii) consider such written testimony in 
                        making such finding.
                    ``(B) Contents.--Each base commander of a military 
                installation who submits written testimony under 
                subparagraph (A) shall describe the extent to which the 
                proposed construction, alteration, establishment, or 
                expansion of a structure or sanitary landfill would 
                impact the operations, military readiness, and military 
                training routes of such military installation.'';
            (2) in subsection (h) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Energy project.--The term `energy project' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 183a(h) of title 10.
            ``(4) Foreign principal; agent of a foreign principal.--The 
        terms `foreign principal' and `agent of a foreign principal' 
        have the meaning given such terms in section 1 of the Foreign 
        Agents Registration Act of 1938 (22 U.S.C. 611).''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Special Rule for Energy Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any person who is required to submit an 
        application for an energy project under this section shall 
        include in such application a disclosure of any relationship 
        such person has with a foreign principal or with an agent of a 
        foreign principal.
            ``(2) Inaccurate disclosure of relationship with foreign 
        principal.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation, 
                in consultation with the Attorney General of the United 
                States, shall establish a process to evaluate the 
                accuracy of a disclosure made under paragraph (1) and 
                determine whether a person has violated such paragraph.
                    ``(B) Initial penalty for inaccurate disclosure.--
                If the Secretary determines that a person has violated 
                paragraph (1), such person shall be prohibited from 
                submitting an application for an energy project under 
                this section during the period beginning on the date on 
                which the Secretary made the determination under 
                subparagraph (A) and ending on the date that is 2 years 
                after such determination.
                    ``(C) Penalties for subsequent inaccurate 
                disclosures.--If the Secretary determines that a person 
                violates paragraph (1) after an initial violation under 
                subparagraph (B), such person shall be permanently 
                prohibited from submitting an application for an energy 
                project under this section.''.
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