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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Apprenticeships can help veterans bridge the gap 
        between service in the Armed Forces and civilian employment 
        by--
                    (A) receiving on-the-job training under the direct 
                supervision of a professional and classroom 
                instruction;
                    (B) implementing skills the veterans acquired while 
                in the Armed Forces;
                    (C) providing practical work experience to the 
                veterans; and
                    (D) forming professional connections to fellow 
                members of skilled occupations.
            (2) According to the Employment and Training Administration 
        of the Department of Labor, in fiscal year 2016--
                    (A) more than 21,000 apprenticeship programs across 
                the United States are registered with the 
                Administration;
                    (B) approximately 1,700 new apprenticeship programs 
                were established in the United States;
                    (C) more than 206,000 individuals across the United 
                States entered an apprenticeship program;
                    (D) more than 505,000 apprentices sought to acquire 
                skills to earn the wages necessary for financial 
                security; and
                    (E) approximately 49,000 individuals graduated from 
                apprenticeship programs.

SEC. 2. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS WHO PURSUE CERTAIN 
              APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS.

    Section 3313(g)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(E) In the case of an individual pursuing a 
                program of apprenticeship (that is registered with the 
                Employment and Training Administration of the 
                Department of Labor) on more than a half-time but less 
                than full-time basis, an annual stipend for tuition and 
                fees not to exceed the lesser of--
                            ``(i) the actual net cost for tuition and 
                        fees for the program of apprenticeship after 
                        the application of any waiver of, or reduction 
                        in, tuition and fees; or
                            ``(ii) 25 percent of the amount calculated 
                        under subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii).
                    ``(F) In the case of an individual pursuing a 
                program of apprenticeship (that is registered with the 
                Employment and Training Administration of the 
                Department of Labor and for which the individual 
                provides proof of current registration to the 
                Secretary) that is not sponsored by the employer of the 
                individual, an annual stipend for tuition and fees not 
                to exceed the lesser of--
                            ``(i) the actual net cost for tuition and 
                        fees for the program of apprenticeship after 
                        the application of any waiver of, or reduction 
                        in, tuition and fees; or
                            ``(ii) 25 percent of the amount calculated 
                        under subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii).''.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that apprenticeship programs that are 
not sponsored by employers of participants in such programs should 
supply professional development resources and interview training to the 
participants.

SEC. 4. PILOT PROGRAM FOR VETERANS WHO PURSUE COMPUTER NUMERICALLY 
              CONTROLLED MACHINING CERTIFICATIONS.

    (a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry 
out a pilot program under which the Secretary shall provide eligible 
veterans with the opportunity to enroll in certification programs in 
computer numerically controlled machining.
    (b) Eligibility.--For purposes of the pilot program under this 
section, an eligible veteran is a veteran who is entitled to 
educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary.
    (c) Contracts.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of carrying out subsection 
        (a), by not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
        of this Act, the Secretary shall seek to enter into contracts 
        with multiple qualified providers of certification programs in 
        computer numerically controlled machining for the provision of 
        such programs to eligible veterans under the pilot program.
            (2) Payment of contractors.--A contract under this 
        subsection shall provide that the Secretary shall pay to a 
        provider--
                    (A) 25 percent of the cost of providing the 
                certification program upon the enrollment of an 
                eligible veteran in the program;
                    (B) 25 percent of such cost upon the completion of 
                the program by the veteran; and
                    (C) 50 percent of such cost upon the employment of 
                the veteran following completion of the program.
            (3) Qualified providers.--For purposes of the pilot 
        program, a provider of a certification program in computer 
        numerically controlled machining is qualified if the provider 
        has been operational for at least two years.
            (4) Tuition reimbursement.--In entering into contracts to 
        carry out the pilot program, the Secretary shall give 
        preference to a qualified provider that offers tuition 
        reimbursement for any student who--
                    (A) completes a certification program offered by 
                the provider; and
                    (B) does not find full-time meaningful employment 
                within the 180-day period beginning on the date the 
                student completes the program.
    (d) Housing Stipend.--The Secretary shall pay to each eligible 
veteran who is enrolled in a certification program in computer 
numerically controlled machining under the pilot program on a full-time 
basis a monthly housing stipend equal to the product of--
            (1) in the case of--
                    (A) a veteran pursuing resident training, the 
                monthly amount of the basic allowance for housing 
                payable under section 403 of title 37, United States 
                Code, for a member with dependents in pay grade E-5 who 
                resides in the military housing area that encompasses 
                all or the majority of the ZIP code area in which the 
                campus at which the veteran attends training or classes 
                is located; or
                    (B) a veteran pursuing a certification program 
                through distance learning, a monthly amount equal to 50 
                percent of the amount payable under subparagraph (A); 
                and
            (2) the lesser of--
                    (A) 1.0; or
                    (B) the number of course hours carried by the 
                individual in pursuit of the certification program 
                involved, divided by the minimum number of course hours 
                required for full-time pursuit of such certification 
                program, rounded to the nearest tenth.
    (e) Certification Program in Computer Numerically Controlled 
Machining Defined.--In this section, the term ``certification program 
in computer numerically controlled machining'' means a training program 
that--
            (1) is offered by an entity--
                    (A) other than an institution of higher learning; 
                or
                    (B) that is a professional organization;
            (2) does not lead to a degree; and
            (3) leads to a National Institute for Metalworking Skills 
        credential or certification in computer numerically controlled 
        machining.
    (f) Reports.--
            (1) Secretary of veterans affairs.--Not later than one year 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
        thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
        the pilot program under this section.
            (2) Comptroller general.--
                    (A) Interim report.--Not later than three years 
                after the date on which the Secretary first enters into 
                a contract under this section, the Comptroller General 
                of the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
                containing the results of the interim assessment of the 
                Comptroller General. Such report shall include the 
                recommendations of the Comptroller General for 
                improving the pilot program and an assessment of each 
                of the following:
                            (i) The manufacturing and training 
                        experience of the directors and instructors of 
                        the providers of certification programs in 
                        computer numerically controlled machining under 
                        the pilot program.
                            (ii) Whether the providers followed 
                        training curricula commonly used in the 
                        industry (including curricula from the National 
                        Institute for Metalworking Skills) for the 
                        certification programs.
                            (iii) Whether the providers use open source 
                        curricula for the certification programs.
                            (iv) The admittance rate into the pilot 
                        program.
                            (v) The job placement rate for veterans who 
                        completed a certification program under the 
                        pilot program.
                            (vi) The average salary of veterans who 
                        completed a certification program under the 
                        pilot program and were subsequently employed.
                            (vii) The average age of veterans who 
                        participated in the pilot program.
                    (B) Final report.--Not later than five years after 
                the date on which the Secretary first enters into a 
                contract under this section, the Comptroller General 
                shall submit to Congress a final report on the pilot 
                program. Such report shall include the recommendation 
                of the Comptroller General with respect to whether the 
                program should be extended and an assessment of each of 
                the following:
                            (i) Each item described in clauses (i) 
                        through (vii) of subparagraph (A).
                            (ii) The percentage of veterans who 
                        completed a certification program under the 
                        pilot program who were subsequently employed 
                        for a period of six months or longer.
    (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs $5,000,000 for each 
fiscal year during which the Secretary carries out a pilot program 
under this section.
    (h) Termination.--The authority to carry out a pilot program under 
this section shall terminate on the date that is five years after the 
date on which the Secretary first enters into a contract under this 
section.

SEC. 5. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF THE CAREER TECHNICAL TRAINING 
              TRACK OF THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a 
review of the career technical training track of the Transition 
Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (specifically 
with regard to the effectiveness of educating participants about 
apprenticeship opportunities) and submit to Congress a report on the 
results of the review and any recommendations of the Comptroller 
General for improving the program.
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This bill provides educational assistance to veterans who pursue certain apprenticeship programs registered with the Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor. It is the sense of Congress that apprenticeship programs that are not sponsored by program participants' employers should provide the participants with professional development resources and interview training.  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall carry out a pilot program to provide eligible veterans with the opportunity to enroll in certification programs in computer numerically controlled machining. The Government Accountability Office shall report to Congress regarding the career technical training track of the VA's Transition Assistance Program, including its effectiveness in educating participants about apprenticeship opportunities. 


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preservation of Antibiotics for 
Medical Treatment Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) In January 2001, a Federal interagency task force--
                    (A) released an action plan to address the 
                continuing decline in effectiveness of antibiotics 
                against common bacterial infections, referred to as 
                antibiotic resistance;
                    (B) determined that antibiotic resistance is a 
                growing menace to all people and poses a serious threat 
                to public health; and
                    (C) cautioned that if current trends continue, 
                treatments for common infections will become 
                increasingly limited and expensive, and, in some cases, 
                nonexistent.
            (2) Antibiotic resistance, resulting in a reduced number of 
        effective antibiotics, may significantly impair the ability of 
        the United States to respond to terrorist attacks involving 
        bacterial infections or a large influx of hospitalized 
        patients.
            (3)(A) Any overuse or misuse of antibiotics contributes to 
        the spread of antibiotic resistance, whether in human medicine 
        or in agriculture.
            (B) Recognizing the public health threat caused by 
        antibiotic resistance, Congress took several steps to curb 
        antibiotic overuse in human medicine through amendments to the 
        Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) made by 
        section 102 of the Public Health Threats and Emergencies Act 
        (Public Law 106-505, title I; 114 Stat. 2315), but has not yet 
        addressed antibiotic overuse in agriculture.
            (4) In a March 2003 report, the National Academy of 
        Sciences stated that--
                    (A) a decrease in antimicrobial use in human 
                medicine alone will have little effect on the current 
                situation; and
                    (B) substantial efforts must be made to decrease 
                inappropriate overuse in animals and agriculture.
            (5) In 2010, the FDA determined that--
                    (A) 13.1 million kilograms of antibacterial drugs 
                were sold for use on food animals in the United States 
                in 2009;
                    (B) 3.3 million kilograms of antibacterial drugs 
                were used for human health in 2009; and
                    (C) therefore, 80 percent of antibacterial drugs 
                disseminated in the United States in 2009 were sold for 
                use on food animals, rather than being used for human 
                health.
            (6)(A) Large-scale, voluntary surveys by the Department of 
        Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in 
        1999, 2001, and 2006 revealed that--
                    (i) 84 percent of grower-finisher swine farms, 83 
                percent of cattle feedlots, and 84 percent of sheep 
                farms administer antimicrobials in the feed or water 
                for health or growth promotion reasons; and
                    (ii) many of the antimicrobials identified are 
                identical or closely related to drugs used in human 
                medicine, including tetracyclines, macrolides, 
                Bacitracin, penicillins, and sulfonamides; and
            (B) these drugs are used in people to treat serious 
        diseases such as pneumonia, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, 
        venereal disease, skin infections, and even pandemics like 
        malaria and plague, as well as bioterrorism agents like 
        smallpox and anthrax.
            (7) Many scientific studies confirm that the nontherapeutic 
        use of antibiotics in agricultural animals contributes to the 
        development of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in 
        people.
            (8) The periodical entitled ``Clinical Infectious 
        Diseases'' published a report in June 2002, that--
                    (A) was based on a 2-year review by experts in 
                human and veterinary medicine, public health, 
                microbiology, biostatistics, and risk analysis, of more 
                than 500 scientific studies on the human health impacts 
                of antimicrobial use in agriculture; and
                    (B) recommended that antimicrobial agents should no 
                longer be used in agriculture in the absence of 
                disease, but should be limited to therapy for diseased 
                individual animals and prophylaxis when disease is 
                documented in a herd or flock.
            (9) The United States Geological Survey reported in March 
        2002 that--
                    (A) antibiotics were present in 48 percent of the 
                streams tested nationwide; and
                    (B) almost half of the tested streams were 
                downstream from agricultural operations.
            (10) An April 1999 study by the General Accounting Office 
        concluded that resistant strains of 3 microorganisms that cause 
        food-borne illness or disease in humans (Salmonella, 
        Campylobacter, and E. coli) are linked to the use of 
        antibiotics in animals.
            (11) Epidemiological research has shown that resistant 
        Salmonella and Campylobacter infections are associated with 
        increased numbers of ill patients and bloodstream infections, 
        and increased death.
            (12) In 2010, the peer-reviewed journal Molecular Cell 
        published a study demonstrating that low-dosage use of 
        antibiotics causes a dramatic increase in genetic mutation, 
        raising new concerns about the agricultural practice of using 
        low-dosage antibiotics in order to stimulate growth promotion 
        and routinely prevent disease in unhealthy conditions.
            (13)(A) In January 2003, Consumer Reports published test 
        results on poultry products bought in grocery stores nationwide 
        showing disturbingly high levels of Campylobacter and 
        Salmonella bacteria that were resistant to the antibiotics used 
        to treat food-borne illnesses.
            (B) The Food and Drug Administration's National 
        Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System routinely finds that 
        retail meat products are contaminated with bacteria (including 
        the foodborne pathogens Campylobacter and Salmonella) that are 
        resistant to antibiotics important in human medicine.
            (C) In December 2007, the USDA issued a fact sheet on the 
        recently recognized link between antimicrobial drug use in 
        animals and Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureas (MRSA) 
        infections in humans.
            (14) In October 2001, the New England Journal of Medicine 
        published an editorial urging a ban on nontherapeutic use of 
        medically important antibiotics in animals.
            (15)(A) In 1998, the National Academy of Sciences noted 
        that antibiotic-resistant bacteria generate a minimum of 
        $4,000,000,000 to $5,000,000,000 in costs to United States 
        society and individuals yearly.
            (B) In 2009, Cook County Hospital and the Alliance for 
        Prudent Use of Antibiotics estimated that the total health care 
        cost of antibiotic resistant infections in the United States 
        was between $16,600,000,000 and $26,000,000,000 annually.
            (16) The American Medical Association, the American Public 
        Health Association, the National Association of County and City 
        Health Officials, and the National Campaign for Sustainable 
        Agriculture are among the more than 300 organizations 
        representing health, consumer, agricultural, environmental, 
        humane, and other interests that have supported enactment of 
        legislation to phase out nontherapeutic use in farm animals of 
        medically important antibiotics.
            (17) In 2010, the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration 
        testified that the Danish ban of the non-therapeutic use of 
        antibiotics in food animal production resulted in a marked 
        reduction in antimicrobial resistance in multiple bacterial 
        species, including Campylobacter and Enterococci.
            (18) In 2009, the Congressional Research Service concluded 
        that restrictions overseas on the use of antimicrobial drugs in 
        the production of livestock could impact U.S. export markets 
        for livestock and poultry.
            (19) The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
        301 et seq.)--
                    (A) requires that all drugs be shown to be safe 
                before the drugs are approved; and
                    (B) places the burden on manufacturers to account 
                for health consequences and prove safety.
            (20)(A) The Food and Drug Administration recently modified 
        the drug approval process for antibiotics to recognize the 
        development of resistant bacteria as an important aspect of 
        safety, but most antibiotics currently used in animal 
        production systems for nontherapeutic purposes were approved 
        before the Food and Drug Administration began considering 
        resistance during the drug-approval process.
            (B) The Food and Drug Administration has not established a 
        schedule for reviewing those existing approvals.
            (21) Certain non-routine uses of antibiotics in animal 
        agriculture are legitimate to prevent animal disease.
            (22) An April 2004 study by the General Accounting Office--
                    (A) concluded that Federal agencies do not collect 
                the critical data on antibiotic use in animals that 
                they need to support research on human health risks; 
                and
                    (B) recommends that the Department of Agriculture 
                and the Department of Health and Human Services develop 
                and implement a plan to collect data on antibiotic use 
                in animals.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to preserve the effectiveness of 
medically important antibiotics used in the treatment of human and 
animal diseases by reviewing the safety of certain antibiotics for 
nontherapeutic purposes in food-producing animals.

SEC. 4. PROOF OF SAFETY OF CRITICAL ANTIMICROBIAL ANIMAL DRUGS.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
    ``(ss) Critical Antimicrobial Animal Drug.--The term `critical 
antimicrobial animal drug' means a drug that--
            ``(1) is intended for use in food-producing animals; and
            ``(2) is composed wholly or partly of--
                    ``(A) any kind of penicillin, tetracycline, 
                macrolide, lincosamide, streptogramin, aminoglycoside, 
                or sulfonamide; or
                    ``(B) any other drug or derivative of a drug that 
                is used in humans or intended for use in humans to 
                treat or prevent disease or infection caused by 
                microorganisms.
    ``(tt) Nontherapeutic Use.--The term `nontherapeutic use', with 
respect to a critical antimicrobial animal drug, means any use of the 
drug as a feed or water additive for an animal in the absence of any 
clinical sign of disease in the animal for growth promotion, feed 
efficiency, weight gain, routine disease prevention, or other routine 
purpose.''.
    (b) Applications Pending or Submitted After Enactment.--Section 
512(d)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
360b(d)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence--
                    (A) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ``or'' at the 
                end; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the 
                following:
                    ``(J) with respect to a critical antimicrobial 
                animal drug or a drug of the same chemical class as a 
                critical antimicrobial animal drug, the applicant has 
                failed to demonstrate that there is a reasonable 
                certainty of no harm to human health due to the 
                development of antimicrobial resistance that is 
                attributable, in whole or in part, to the 
                nontherapeutic use of the drug; or''; and
            (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``(A) through (I)'' 
        and inserting ``(A) through (J)''.
    (c) Phased Elimination of Nontherapeutic Use in Animals of Critical 
Antimicrobial Animal Drugs Important for Human Health.--Section 512 of 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
    ``(q) Phased Elimination of Nontherapeutic Use in Animals of 
Critical Antimicrobial Animal Drugs Important for Human Health.--
            ``(1) Applicability.--This subsection applies to the 
        nontherapeutic use in a food-producing animal of a drug--
                    ``(A)(i) that is a critical antimicrobial animal 
                drug; or
                    ``(ii) that is of the same chemical class as a 
                critical antimicrobial animal drug; and
                    ``(B)(i) for which there is in effect an approval 
                of an application or an exemption under subsection (b), 
                (i), or (j) of section 505; or
                    ``(ii) that is otherwise marketed for use.
            ``(2) Withdrawal.--The Secretary shall withdraw the 
        approval of a nontherapeutic use in food-producing animals 
        described in paragraph (1) on the date that is 2 years after 
        the date of enactment of this subsection unless--
                    ``(A) before the date that is 2 years after the 
                date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
                makes a final written determination that the holder of 
                the approved application has demonstrated that there is 
                a reasonable certainty of no harm to human health due 
                to the development of antimicrobial resistance that is 
                attributable in whole or in part to the nontherapeutic 
                use of the drug; or
                    ``(B) before the date specified in subparagraph 
                (A), the Secretary makes a final written determination 
                under this subsection, with respect to a risk analysis 
                of the drug conducted by the Secretary and other 
                relevant information, that there is a reasonable 
                certainty of no harm to human health due to the 
                development of antimicrobial resistance that is 
                attributable in whole or in part to the nontherapeutic 
                use of the drug.
            ``(3) Exemptions.--Except as provided in paragraph (5), if 
        the Secretary grants an exemption under section 505(i) for a 
        drug that is a critical antimicrobial animal drug, the 
        Secretary shall rescind each approval of a nontherapeutic use 
        in a food-producing animal of the critical antimicrobial animal 
        drug, or of a drug in the same chemical class as the critical 
        antimicrobial animal drug, as of the date that is 2 years after 
        the date on which the Secretary grants the exemption.
            ``(4) Approvals.--Except as provided in paragraph (5), if 
        an application for a drug that is a critical antimicrobial 
        animal drug is submitted to the Secretary under section 505(b), 
        the Secretary shall rescind each approval of a nontherapeutic 
        use in a food-producing animal of the critical antimicrobial 
        animal drug, or of a drug in the same chemical class as the 
        critical antimicrobial animal drug, as of the date that is 2 
        years after the date on which the application is submitted to 
        the Secretary.
            ``(5) Exception.--Paragraph (3) or (4), as the case may be, 
        shall not apply if--
                    ``(A) before the date on which approval would be 
                rescinded under that paragraph, the Secretary makes a 
                final written determination that the holder of the 
                application for the approved nontherapeutic use has 
                demonstrated that there is a reasonable certainty of no 
                harm to human health due to the development of 
                antimicrobial resistance that is attributable in whole 
                or in part to the nontherapeutic use in the food-
                producing animal of the critical antimicrobial animal 
                drug; or
                    ``(B) before the date specified in subparagraph 
                (A), the Secretary makes a final written determination 
                under this subsection, with respect to a risk analysis 
                of the critical antimicrobial animal drug conducted by 
                the Secretary and any other relevant information, that 
                there is a reasonable certainty of no harm to human 
                health due to the development of antimicrobial 
                resistance that is attributable in whole or in part to 
                the nontherapeutic use of the drug.''.

SEC. 5. COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION.

    (a) In General.--The Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Energy of the Senate shall each 
hold a hearing on the implementation by the Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs of section 512(q) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as 
added by section 4 of this Act.
    (b) Exercise of Rulemaking Authority.--Subsection (a) is enacted--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
        Representatives and Senate, and, as such, they shall be 
        considered as part of the rules of the House or Senate (as the 
        case may be), and such rules shall supersede any other rule of 
        the House or Senate only to the extent that rule is 
        inconsistent therewith; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change such rules (so far as relating to the 
        procedure in such House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
        to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of the 
        House or Senate.
answer:
Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deny an application for a new animal drug that is a critical antimicrobial animal drug unless the applicant demonstrates that there is a reasonably certainty of no harm to human health due to the development of antimicrobial resistance attributable to the nontherapeutic use of the drug. Defines "critical antimicrobial animal drug" as a drug intended for use in food-producing animals that contains specified antibiotics or other drugs used in humans to treat or prevent disease or infection caused by microorganisms.

Requires the Secretary to withdraw approval of a nontherapeutic use of such drugs in food-producing animals two years after the date of enactment of this Act unless certain safety requirements are met. Directs specified congressional committees to hold hearings on the implementation of such a withdrawal of approval.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Aviation Capacity Expansion 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The reliability and efficiency of the national air 
        transportation system significantly depend on the efficiency of 
        Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Because of O'Hare's 
        central location, and the magnitude of the demand for air 
        transportation services in northeast Illinois and northwest 
        Indiana, O'Hare has an essential role in the national air 
        transportation system. The reliability and efficiency of 
        interstate air transportation for residents and businesses in 
        many States depend on efficient processing of air traffic 
        operations at O'Hare.
            (2) The largest efficient hub airports in the United States 
        are designed with multiple parallel runways without substantial 
        runway intersections. O'Hare cannot efficiently perform its 
        role in the national air transportation system unless it has 
        such a design.
            (3) New runway construction projects are local decisions 
        that are supported by the Federal Government through the 
        Airport Improvement Program and other programs. Given the 
        importance of air travel to our national economy, and the 
        importance of O'Hare to national air transportation, it is 
        critical that the Federal Government does all it can to 
        facilitate redesign of O'Hare and the development of a 
        supplemental air carrier airport located near Peotone, 
        Illinois.
            (4) The Governor of Illinois and the Mayor of Chicago have 
        determined that redesign of O'Hare and the development of a 
        supplemental air carrier airport located near Peotone, 
        Illinois, as described in this Act, are each necessary and 
        desirable to provide reliable and efficient air commerce.
            (5) On December 5, 2001, the Governor of Illinois and the 
        Mayor of Chicago signed an historic agreement that would 
        modernize O'Hare International Airport, by providing for--
                    (A) east-west parallel runways;
                    (B) construction of a south suburban airport near 
                Peotone;
                    (C) addressing traffic congestion along the 
                Northwest Corridor, including western airport access;
                    (D) continuation of the operation of Chicago Meigs 
                Field; and
                    (E) maintenance of the quality of life for 
                residents near the airports.
            (6) The importance of increasing commercial air service at 
        the Gary-Chicago and Greater Rockford Airports is also 
        recognized.

SEC. 3. AIRPORT REDESIGN.

    (a) Necessity of O'Hare Runway Redesign and Development of South 
Suburban Airport.--
            (1) It is the policy of Congress that redesign and 
        reconstruction of Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Cook 
        and DuPage Counties, Illinois, in accordance with the runway 
        redesign plan, and the development of a south suburban airport 
        in the Chicago metropolitan region, are each required to 
        improve the efficiency of, and relieve congestion in, the 
        national air transportation system.
            (2)(A) The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration shall implement the Federal policy described in 
        paragraph (1) by facilitating approval, funding, construction, 
        and implementation of--
                    (i) the runway redesign plan upon receipt of an 
                application from Chicago for approval of an airport 
                layout plan that includes the runway redesign plan; and
                    (ii) the south suburban airport upon receipt of an 
                application from the State of Illinois or a political 
                subdivision thereof for approval of an airport layout 
                plan for a south suburban airport.
            (B) Implementation of the plan described in subparagraph 
        (A) shall be subject to application of Federal laws with 
        respect to environmental protection and environmental analysis 
        including the National Environmental Policy Act and the 
        determination of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration that the plan meets the criteria regarding 
        practicability, safety, and efficiency, and is consistent with 
        Federal Aviation Administration design criteria.
            (3) The State shall not enact or enforce any law respecting 
        aeronautics that interferes with, or has the effect of 
        interfering with, implementation of Federal policy with respect 
        to the runway redesign plan including sections 38.01, 47, and 
        48 of the Illinois Aeronautics Act.
            (4) All environmental reviews, analyses, and opinions 
        related to issuance of permits, licenses, or approvals by 
        operation of Federal law relating to the runway redesign plan 
        or the south suburban airport shall be conducted on an 
        expedited basis. Each Federal agency having jurisdiction shall 
        complete environmental-related reviews on an expedited and 
        coordinated basis.
            (5) If the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration determines that construction or operation of the 
        runway redesign plan would not conform, within the meaning of 
        section 176(c) of the  Clean Air Act, to an applicable 
implementation plan approved or promulgated under section 110 of the 
Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency shall forthwith 
cause or promulgate a revision of such implementation plan sufficient 
for the runway redesign plan to satisfy the requirements of section 
176(c) of the Clean Air Act.
            (6) In this section:
                    (A) The term ``runway redesign plan'' means--
                            (i) 6 parallel runways at O'Hare oriented 
                        in the east-west direction with the capability, 
                        to the extent determined by the Administrator 
                        to be practicable, safe, and efficient, for 4 
                        simultaneous independent instrument aircraft 
                        arrivals, and all associated taxiways, 
                        navigational facilities, passenger handling 
                        facilities, and other related facilities; and
                            (ii) the closure of existing runways 14L-
                        32R, 14R-32L, and 18-36.
                    (B) The term ``south suburban airport'' means an 
                additional air carrier airport in the vicinity of 
                Peotone, Illinois.
                    (C) The term ``Administrator'' means the 
                Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration or 
                his designee.
    (b) Phasing of Construction.--Approval by the Administrator of an 
airport layout plan that includes the runway redesign plan shall 
provide that any runway located more than 2500 feet south of existing 
runway 9R-27L shall not begin construction before January 1, 2011.
    (c) Western Public Roadway Access.--The Administrator shall not 
consider an airport layout plan submitted by Chicago that includes the 
runway redesign plan, unless it includes public roadway access through 
the western boundary of O'Hare to passenger terminal and parking 
facilities. Approval of western public road access shall be subject to 
the condition that the cost of construction be paid for from airport 
revenues.
    (d) Noise Mitigation.--
            (1) Approval by the Administrator of an airport layout plan 
        that includes the runway redesign plan shall require Chicago to 
        offer acoustical treatment of all single-family houses and 
        schools located within the 65 DNL noise contour for each 
        construction phase of the runway redesign plan, subject to 
        Federal Aviation Administration guidelines and specifications 
        of general applicability. The Administrator shall determine 
        that Chicago's plan for acoustical treatment is financially 
        feasible.
            (2)(A) Approval by the Administrator of an airport layout 
        plan that includes the runway redesign plan shall be subject to 
        the condition that noise impact of aircraft operations at 
        O'Hare in the calendar year immediately following the year in 
        which the first new runway is first used, and in each calendar 
        year thereafter, will be less than the noise impact in calendar 
        year 2000.
            (B) The Administrator shall make the determination 
        described in subparagraph (A)--
                    (i) using, to the extent practicable, the 
                procedures specified in part 150 of title 14, Code of 
                Federal Regulations;
                    (ii) using the same method for calendar year 2000 
                and for each forecast year; and
                    (iii) by determining noise impact solely in terms 
                of the aggregate number of square miles and the 
                aggregate number of single-family houses and schools 
                exposed to 65 or greater decibels using the DNL metric, 
                including only single-family houses and schools in 
                existence on the last day of calendar year 2000.
            (C) The condition described in paragraph (1) shall be 
        enforceable exclusively by the Administrator, using noise 
        mitigation measures approved or approvable under part 150 of 
        title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
    (e) South Suburban Airport Federal Funding.--The Administrator 
shall give priority consideration to a letter of intent application 
submitted by the State of Illinois or a political subdivision thereof 
for the construction of the south suburban airport. The Administrator 
shall consider the letter not later than 90 days after the 
Administrator issues final approval of the airport layout plan for the 
south suburban airport.
    (f) Federal Construction.--
            (1) On July 1, 2004, or as soon practicable thereafter, the 
        Administrator shall construct the runway redesign plan as a 
        Federal project, if--
                    (A) the Administrator finds, after notice and 
                opportunity for public comment, that a continuous 
                course of construction of the runway redesign plan has 
                not commenced and is not reasonably expected to 
                commence by December 1, 2004;
                    (B) Chicago agrees in writing to construction of 
                the runway redesign plan as a Federal project;
                    (C) Chicago enters into an agreement, acceptable to 
                the Administrator, to protect the interests of the 
                United States Government with respect to the 
                construction, operation, and maintenance of the runway 
                redesign plan; and
                    (D) Chicago provides, without cost to the United 
                States Government, land, easements, rights-of-way, 
                rights of entry, and other interests in land or 
                property necessary to permit construction of the runway 
                redesign plan as a Federal project and to protect the 
                interests of the United States Government in its 
                construction, operation, maintenance, and use.
            (2) The Administrator may make an agreement with the City 
        of Chicago under which Chicago will provide the work described 
        in paragraph (1), for the benefit of the Administrator.
            (3) The Administrator is authorized and directed to acquire 
        in the name of the United States all land, easements, rights-
        of-way, rights of entry, or other interests in land or property 
        necessary for the runway redesign plan under this section, 
        subject to  such terms and conditions as the Administrator 
deems necessary to protect the interests of the United States.
    (g) Merrill C. Meigs Field.--
            (1) Until January 1, 2026, the Administrator shall withhold 
        all airport grant funds respecting Chicago O'Hare International 
        Airport, other than grants involving national security and 
        safety, unless the Administrator is reasonably satisfied that 
        the following conditions have been met:
                    (A) Merrill C. Meigs Field in Chicago either is 
                being operated by Chicago as an airport or has been 
                closed for reasons beyond Chicago's control.
                    (B) Chicago is providing, at its own expense, all 
                off-airport roads and other access, services, 
                equipment, and other personal property that it provided 
                in connection with the operation of Meigs Field on and 
                prior to December 1, 2001.
                    (C) Chicago is operating Meigs Field, at its own 
                expense, at all times as a public airport in good 
                condition and repair open to all users capable of 
                utilizing the airport, and is maintaining the airport 
                for such public operations at least from 6:00 a.m. to 
                10:00 p.m. 7 days a week whenever weather conditions 
                permit.
                    (D) Chicago is providing or causing its agents or 
                independent contractors to provide all services 
                (including police and fire protection services) 
                provided or offered at Meigs Field on or immediately 
                prior to December 1, 2001, including tie-down, 
                terminal, refueling, and repair services, at rates that 
                reflect actual costs of providing such goods and 
                services.
            (2) After January 1, 2006, the Administrator shall not 
        withhold grant funds under this Act to the extent the 
        Administrator determines that withholding of grant funds would 
        create an unreasonable burden on interstate commerce. If Meigs 
        Field is closed for reasons beyond Chicago's control, the 
        conditions described in subparagraphs (B) through (D) shall not 
        apply.
            (3) The Administrator shall not enforce the conditions 
        listed in paragraph (1) if the State of Illinois enacts a law 
        on or after January 1, 2006, authorizing the closure of Meigs 
        Field.
            (4) Net operating losses resulting from operation of Meigs 
        Field, to the extent consistent with law, are to be paid by the 
        2 air carriers at O'Hare International Airport that paid the 
        highest amount of airport fees and charges at O'Hare 
        International Airport for the preceding calendar year. 
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the City of Chicago 
        may use airport revenues generated at O'Hare International 
        Airport to fund the operation of Meigs Field.
    (h) Judicial Review.--An order issued by the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration, in whole or in part, under this 
section shall be deemed to be an order issued under subtitle VII of 
part A of title 49, United States Code, and shall be reviewed in 
accordance with the procedures in section 46110 of title 49, United 
States Code.
answer:

National Aviation Capacity Expansion Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to implement the redesign and reconstruction of Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Cook and DuPage Counties, Illinois, in accordance with a specified runway redesign plan, and the development of a south suburban airport in the Chicago metropolitan region, by facilitating approval, funding, construction, and implementation of such plan and suburban airport.Requires all environmental reviews, analyses, and opinions related to issuance of permits, licenses, or approvals relating to such plan or airport to be conducted on an expedited and coordinated basis.States that approval by the Administrator of an airport layout plan submitted by Chicago that includes the runway redesign plan shall: (1) provide that any runway located more than 2500 feet south of existing runway 9R-27L shall not begin construction before January 2011; and (2) be subject to the condition that noise impact of aircraft operations at O'Hare after the year in which the first new runway is first used will be less than that in 2000. Prohibits the consideration of such a plan unless it includes public roadway access through the western boundary of O'Hare to passenger terminal and parking facilities.Directs the Administrator to give priority consideration to a letter of intent application submitted by the State of Illinois (or a political subdivision thereof) for construction of the suburban airport.Sets forth requirements regarding the construction of the runway redesign plan as a Federal project on or after July 1, 2004.Requires the withholding of all airport grant funds for O'Hare (other than grants involving national security and safety) until January 1, 2026, unless specified conditions with respect to operations at Merrill C. Meigs Field have been met.