[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5355 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5355

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
      submit to Congress progress reports on the development and 
    implementation of a national plan to transition to the use of a 
        fluorine-free firefighting foam, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2023

 Mr. Carbajal (for himself, Mr. Lawler, and Mr. Van Orden) introduced 
      the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
      submit to Congress progress reports on the development and 
    implementation of a national plan to transition to the use of a 
        fluorine-free firefighting foam, 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 ``Save Our Airports Reporting Act''.

SEC. 2. PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE NATIONAL TRANSITION PLAN RELATED TO A 
              FLUORINE-FREE FIREFIGHTING FOAM.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, and every 180 days thereafter until the 
progress report termination date described in subsection (c), the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in consultation 
with the Administrator 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 performance standards referenced in chapter 6 of AC No: 
150/5210-6D and is acceptable under section 139.319(l) of title 14, 
Code of Federal Regulations, for use at part 139 airports.
    (b) Required Information.--Each progress report required under 
subsection (a) shall include the following:
            (1) An assessment of the progress made by the Administrator 
        of the Federal Aviation Administration with respect to 
        providing part 139 airports with--
                    (A) guidance from the Environmental Protection 
                Agency on acceptable environmental limits relating to 
                such fluorine-free firefighting foam;
                    (B) guidance from the Department of Defense on the 
                transition to a fluorine-free firefighting foam by the 
                Department;
                    (C) best practices for the decontamination of 
                existing aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicles, 
                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 part 139 airport implementation 
                plans for obtaining approved military specification 
                products and firefighting personnel training.
            (2) An assessment of the progress made by the Administrator 
        with respect to providing airports that are not part 139 
        airports and local authorities with responsibility for 
        inspection and oversight with guidance described in 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) as it relates to the 
        use of fluorine-free firefighting foam at such airports.
            (3) Such other information as the Administrator determines 
        appropriate.
    (c) Progress Report Termination Date.--For purposes of subsection 
(a), the progress report termination date described in this subsection 
is the date on which the Administrator notifies the appropriate 
committees of Congress that development and implementation of the 
national transition plan described in subsection (a) is complete.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committees on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure, Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services 
                of the House of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committees on Commerce, Science, and 
                Transportation, Environment and Public Works, and Armed 
                Services of the Senate.
            (2) Part 139 airport.--The term ``part 139 airport'' means 
        an airport certified under part 139 of title 14, Code of 
        Federal Regulations.
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