[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2565 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2565

 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
 establish an advisory committee for communities impacted by aviation, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 10, 2023

  Mr. Lynch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
 establish an advisory committee for communities impacted by aviation, 
                        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. IMPACTED COMMUNITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall establish an Impacted Communities Advisory Committee (in this 
section referred to as the ``Advisory Committee'').
    (b) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall provide advice and 
recommendations to the Administrator regarding community needs, 
objectives, plans, strategies, content, assessments, and 
accomplishments with respect to--
            (1) noise policy;
            (2) community engagement;
            (3) noise, pollution, and health mitigation for communities 
        close to airports and communities away from airports;
            (4) integration of new or emerging technologies;
            (5) tools, policies, and analyses to accurately reflect 
        impacts;
            (6) material negative impacts of past Federal Aviation 
        Administration actions; and
            (7) other topics relevant to the Administrator and 
        communities.
    (c) Membership.--
            (1) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall be composed 
        of at least 30 members appointed by the Administrator from 
        among individuals who are not employees of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration, airports, or the aviation industry.
            (2) Qualifications.--The Administrator in appointing the 
        members of the committee shall ensure that individuals who are 
        represented are specially qualified to serve on the committee 
        by virtue of their education, training, and direct experience 
        from living in areas with substantial impacts from commercial 
        aviation, general aviation, and currently or potentially 
        impacted communities from advanced mobility.
            (3) Limitation.--Not more than 3 members may be a member of 
        a roundtable or individuals currently serving on Federal 
        Aviation Administration advisory committees, such as the 
        NextGen Advisory Committee, Advanced Aviation Advisory 
        Committee, and Research, Engineering, and Development Advisory 
        Committee.
            (4) Member representation.--In appointing members to the 
        Advisory Committee, the Administrator shall ensure that the 
        Advisory Committee is fairly balanced and that multiple 
        perspectives are represented, including by ensuring the 
        following:
                    (A) 20 members shall be from communities impacted 
                by commercial aviation, of which--
                            (i) at least 10 shall be from communities 
                        away from airports and the remaining from 
                        communities close to airports; and
                            (ii) at least 15 shall be from communities 
                        with impact from Core 30 Airports designated by 
                        the Federal Aviation Administration.
                    (B) 7 members shall be from communities impacted by 
                general aviation, including sightseeing, rotorcraft, 
                training flights, and private and business travel.
                    (C) 3 members shall be from communities currently 
                or potentially impacted by advanced air mobility.
    (d) Public Meetings.--The Advisory Committee shall--
            (1) provide public access through a virtual forum for all 
        public meetings of the Committee; and
            (2) maintain an archive of recorded Committee public 
        meetings.
    (e) Frequency of Meetings.--The Advisory Committee shall meet 4 
times per year.
    (f) Pay and Expenses.--Members of the Advisory Committee shall 
serve without pay, except that the Administrator may provide any 
member, while attending meetings of the Advisory Committee or a 
subordinate committee, travel or transportation expenses under section 
5703 of title 5, United States Code.
    (g) Support Staff.--The Administrator shall provide from the 
Federal Aviation Administration support staff for the Advisory 
Committee.
    (h) Subordinate Committees.--The Administrator may establish any 
subordinate committees to the Advisory Committee to provide advice on 
specific areas of need and interest as determined by the Administrator.
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