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          FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRA - TION AUTHORIZATION ACT

  The text of the bill, H.R. 2739, to amend the Airport and Airway 
Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 
1994, 1995, and 1996, and for other purposes, as passed by the Senate 
on June 16, 1994, is as follows:

       Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives 
     (H.R. 2739) entitled ``An Act to amend the Airport and Airway 
     Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize appropriations for 
     fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996, and for other purposes'', 
     do pass with the following amendment:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Aviation 
     Administration Authorization Act of 1994''.
     TITLE I--AIRPORT AND AIRWAY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1982 AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 101. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Authorization.--The second sentence of section 505(a) 
     of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 App. 
     U.S.C. 2204(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' immediately after ``1993,'';
       (2) by striking ``$15,413,157,000'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``$17,463,157,000''; and
       (3) by inserting ``, $19,663,157,000 for fiscal years 
     ending before October 1, 1995, and $21,943,157,000 for fiscal 
     years ending before October 1, 1996'' immediately before the 
     period at the end.
       (b) Obligational Authority.--Section 505(b)(1) of the 
     Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 
     2204(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``June 30, 1994'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1996''.

     SEC. 102. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY.

       Section 502(a) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
     1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2201(a)) is amended by striking ``and'' 
     at the end of paragraph (13); by striking the period at the 
     end of paragraph (14) and inserting in lieu thereof a 
     semicolon; and by inserting immediately after paragraph (14) 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(15) it is in the national interest to encourage projects 
     that employ innovative technology, concepts, and approaches 
     that will promote safety, capacity, and efficiency 
     improvements in the construction of airports and in the air 
     transportation system, and it is therefore an objective of 
     this Act that the Secretary encourage and solicit innovative 
     technology proposals and activities in the expenditure of 
     funding pursuant to the Act;''.

     SEC. 103. DEFINITION OF AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT.

       Section 503(a)(2) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act 
     of 1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2202(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by inserting ``(including 
     explosive detection devices) and universal access systems'' 
     immediately after ``safety or security equipment''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and if funded by a 
     grant under this title,''.

     SEC. 104. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE.

       Section 505 of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
     1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2204) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Preventive Maintenance.--(1) After January 1, 1995, 
     no funds made available for an airport pursuant to a grant 
     under this title shall be available for the replacement or 
     reconstruction of pavement unless the sponsor has provided 
     such assurances or certifications as the Secretary may 
     determine appropriate that such airport has implemented an 
     effective pavement maintenance/management program. The 
     Secretary may require such reports on pavement condition and 
     pavement management programs as the Secretary determines may 
     be useful.
       ``(2) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall issue such regulations 
     as may be necessary to ensure that no product shall be used 
     for pavement maintenance or rehabilitation under this section 
     unless the manufacturer of such product warrants to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary the performance of such 
     product.''.

     SEC. 105. LANDING AIDS AND NAVIGATIONAL EQUIPMENT INVENTORY 
                   POOL.

       Section 506(a) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
     1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2205(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Landing aids and navigational equipment inventory 
     pool.--
       ``(A) Establishment of program.--Not later than December 
     31, 1993, and notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     title, the Secretary shall establish and implement a program 
     to purchase and reserve an inventory of precision approach 
     instrument landing system equipment, to be made available on 
     an expedited basis for installation at airports.
       ``(B) Authorization.--No less than $30,000,000 of the 
     amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for each of the 
     fiscal years 1994, 1995, and 1996 shall be available for the 
     purpose of carrying out this paragraph, including 
     acquisition, site preparation work, installation, and related 
     expenditures.''.

     SEC. 106. MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM.

       Section 506(a) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
     1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2205(a)), as amended by this Act, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Microwave landing system.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, none of the amounts appropriated under this 
     subsection may be used for the development or procurement of 
     the microwave landing system, except as necessary to meet 
     obligations of the Government that may arise under contracts 
     in effect on January 1, 1994.''.

     SEC. 107. PRESERVATION OF FUNDS AND PRIORITY FOR AIRPORT AND 
                   AIRWAY PROGRAMS.

       Section 506(e)(5) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act 
     of 1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2205(e)(5)) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1995,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1996,''.

     SEC. 108. MILITARY AIRPORT SET-ASIDE.

       Section 508(d)(5) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act 
     of 1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2207(d)(5)) is amended by striking 
     ``each of fiscal years 1994 and 1995'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``fiscal year 1994 and each of the fiscal years 
     thereafter''.

     SEC. 109. MILITARY AIRPORT PROGRAM.

       Section 508(f) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
     1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2207(f)) is amended--
       (1) by amending the subsection heading to read as follows:
       ``(f) Military Airport Program.--'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) Designation.--The Secretary may designate one or more 
     military airports to receive funds distributed under 
     subsection (d)(5). Airports designated under this subsection 
     prior to the date of enactment of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration Authorization Act of 1994 shall remain 
     eligible to receive grants under subsection (d)(5).'';
       (3) by striking paragraph (2);
       (4) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``and in conducting the survey under 
     paragraph (2)'';
       (B) by striking ``current or military airports'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``military airports listed in the 
     reports issued by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Commission''; and
       (C) by inserting ``most'' immediately before ``enhance'';
       (5) by striking the second sentence in paragraph (4);
       (6) by striking ``for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995'' 
     in paragraph (6); and
       (7) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively.

     SEC. 110. SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL OF PROJECT GRANT 
                   APPLICATIONS.

       Section 509(a)(3) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act 
     of 1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2208(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``2 or more'' wherever it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``1 or more''; and
       (2) by striking ``similar''.

     SEC. 111. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN PAST EXPENDITURES.

       Section 513(a)(2) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act 
     of 1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2212(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D)(i) it was incurred (I) not more than 2 years before 
     the grant agreement for such project was executed; (II) after 
     September 30, 1993, and not later than September 30, 1996; 
     (III) in accordance with an airport layout plan approved by 
     the Secretary and in accordance with all applicable statutory 
     and administrative requirements that would have been 
     applicable to such work if the project had been carried out 
     after the grant agreement had been executed; and (IV) in the 
     case of projects initiated on or after 90 days following the 
     date of enactment of this subparagraph, after receiving the 
     Secretary's approval of the project;
       ``(ii) allowable costs under clause (i) may include (I) 
     interest payable on, and the retirement of, the principal of 
     bonds or other evidence of indebtedness incurred to initiate 
     the project involved and before the grant agreement for such 
     project was executed; and (II) interest payable on, and the 
     retirement of, the principal of bonds or other evidences of 
     indebtedness the proceeds of which were used to finance the 
     development work for which reimbursement is provided under 
     this subparagraph; and
       ``(iii) only the sums apportioned under sections 507(a)(1) 
     and 507(a)(2) may be obligated for project costs allowable 
     under clause (i) of this subparagraph;''.

     SEC. 112. TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT.

       Section 513(b) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
     1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2212(b)) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (5) and redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph 
     (5).

     SEC. 113. AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE LETTERS OF INTENT.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     of Transportation (hereinafter referred to as the 
     ``Secretary'') may issue letters of intent under section 
     513(d) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 
     App. U.S.C. 2212(d)) and use funds for planning, approving, 
     and administering grants under the Airport Improvement 
     Program for issuing such letters of intent.

     SEC. 114. LETTERS OF INTENT.

       Section 513(d)(1) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act 
     of 1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2212(d)(1)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) Limitation of statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to prohibit the obligation of 
     amounts pursuant to a letter of intent under this paragraph 
     in the same fiscal year as the letter of intent is issued.''.

     SEC. 115. REPORTS ON IMPACTS OF NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS.

       Section 509(b) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
     1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2208(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) At least 90 days prior to the approval of a project 
     grant application for construction of a new hub airport that 
     is expected to have 0.25 percent or more of the total annual 
     enplanements in the United States, the Secretary shall submit 
     to Congress a report analyzing the anticipated impact of such 
     proposed new airport on--
       ``(A) the fees charged to air carriers (including landing 
     fees), and other costs that will be incurred by air carriers, 
     for using the proposed airport;
       ``(B) air transportation that will be provided in the 
     geographic region of the proposed airport; and
       ``(C) the availability and cost of providing air 
     transportation to rural areas in such geographic region.''.

     SEC. 116. AIRPORT SAFETY DATA COLLECTION.

       The Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 App. 
     U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 535. AIRPORT SAFETY DATA COLLECTION.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may 
     contract, using sole source or limited source authority, for 
     the collection of airport safety data.''.

     SEC. 117. INTERMODAL SYSTEM PLANNING.

       (a) Definition.--The second sentence of section 503(a)(7) 
     of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 App. 
     U.S.C. 2202(a)(7)) is amended by inserting ``the role which 
     airports play in the transportation system in a specific 
     area,'' immediately after ``identification of system 
     needs,''.
       (b) Integrated Airport System Planning Grants.--Section 
     508(d)(4) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 
     (49 App. U.S.C. 2207(d)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' immediately before ``Not less 
     than'';
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) Prior to the Secretary's approval of a grant to a 
     planning agency for integrated airport system planning, the 
     planning agency shall, insofar as its powers permit, certify 
     that the sponsor of any airport enplaning 0.25 percent or 
     more of the total number of passengers enplaned annually at 
     all commercial service airports is considered to be an 
     operator of a major mode of transportation pursuant to the 
     section 134(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, and that 
     any such sponsor is a member, or will be appointed a member 
     as soon as practicable, of such planning agency.
       ``(C) Where such airport sponsor is a municipality, county, 
     or other entity of local government which already retains 
     membership on such planning agency, such planning agency 
     shall include an additional member from such municipality, 
     county, or entity of local government to represent the 
     airport. In order for the Secretary to approve a grant to a 
     planning agency under this paragraph, the airport must be a 
     co-applicant for such grant, and such grant shall be for 
     planning for projects that substantially benefit the airport 
     and shall be in proportion to the benefit it provides to the 
     airport.''.

     SEC. 118. STUDY ON INNOVATIVE FINANCING.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall study, as a means of 
     supplementing financing available under the Airport 
     Improvement Program, innovative approaches for using Federal 
     funds to finance airport development. Mechanisms should be 
     considered that will produce greater investments in airport 
     development per dollar of Federal expenditure. The Secretary 
     shall consider, among other options, approaches that would 
     permit the entering into of agreements with non-Federal 
     entities, such as airport sponsors, for the loan of Federal 
     funds, guarantee of loan repayment, or purchase of insurance 
     or other forms of enhancement for borrower debt, including 
     the use of unobligated Airport Improvement Program contract 
     authority and unobligated balances in the Airport and Airway 
     Trust Fund. The Secretary also shall consider means to lower 
     the cost of financing airport development. The Secretary may, 
     in considering innovative financing, consult with airport 
     owners and operators and public and private sector experts.
       (b) Report To Congress.--The Secretary shall report the 
     findings of the study required by subsection (a) to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation 
     of the House of Representatives not later than 12 months 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 119. ADVANCED LANDING SYSTEM.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, 
     the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
     (hereinafter referred to as the ``Administrator'') shall 
     consider for approval under subpart C of part 171 of title 
     14, Code of Federal Regulations, the new generation, low 
     cost, advanced landing system being developed by the 
     Department of Defense. The charter for approval of such 
     system shall be considered and acted upon expeditiously by 
     the Regional Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration in the region where such system is being 
     developed.

     SEC. 120. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 503(a)(2)(B) of the Airport and 
     Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2202(a)(2)(B)) 
     is amended by moving clauses (vii) and (viii) 2 ems to the 
     right.
       (b) Airport Plans.--Section 504(a)(1) of the Airport and 
     Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2203(a)(1)) is 
     amended by redesignating clauses (1), (2), and (3) as clauses 
     (A), (B), and (C), respectively.
       (c) Certain Project Costs.--Section 513(b)(4) of the 
     Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 
     2212(b)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or (in the case of a commercial service 
     airport which annually has less than 0.05 percent of the 
     total enplanements in the United States) between January 1, 
     1992, and October 31, 1992,'' immediately after ``July 12, 
     1976,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) That, with respect to a project at a commercial 
     service airport which annually has less than 0.05 percent of 
     the total enplanements in the United States, the Secretary 
     may approve the use of the funds described under paragraph 
     (2), notwithstanding the provisions of sections 505(d), 
     511(a)(16), and 515.''.

     SEC. 121. EXPENDITURES FROM AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND.

       Section 9502(d)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     (relating to expenditure from Airport and Airway Trust Fund) 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or the Airport and Airway Safety, 
     Capacity, Noise Improvement, and Intermodal Transportation 
     Act of 1992'' immediately after ``Capacity Expansion Act of 
     1990''; and
       (2) by striking ``(as such Acts were in effect on the date 
     of the enactment of the Airport Improvement Program Temporary 
     Extension Act of 1994)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``or 
     the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 
     (as such Acts were in effect on the date of the enactment of 
     the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 
     1994)''.

     SEC. 122. ASBESTOS REMOVAL AND BUILDING DEMOLITION AND 
                   REMOVAL, VACANT AIR FORCE STATION, MARIN 
                   COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (d) of section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9502), there is authorized to be 
     appropriated in fiscal year 1995 from the Airport and Airway 
     Trust Fund established by such section 9502 to the account 
     for the Department of Transportation for facilities and 
     equipment of the Federal Aviation Administration such amount 
     as may be necessary to permit the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to carry out asbestos 
     abatement activities and the demolition and removal of 
     buildings at the site of the vacant Air Force station located 
     on Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, California. The amount 
     authorized to be appropriated by the preceding sentence shall 
     not exceed its share of the costs of carrying out such 
     activities, demolitions, and removals.
       (b) Authority To Use Funds.--The Administrator may use the 
     funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in subsection (a) to carry out the abatement 
     activities and demolition and removal described in that 
     subsection. Such funds shall be available for such purpose 
     until expended.
                 TITLE II--FEDERAL AVIATION ACT OF 1958

     SEC. 201. ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN AVIATION AUTHORITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 313 of the Federal Aviation Act of 
     1958 (49 App. U.S.C. 1354) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Assistance To Foreign Aviation Authorities.--(1) The 
     Administrator may provide safety-related training and 
     operational services to foreign aviation authorities with or 
     without reimbursement, if the Administrator determines that 
     providing such services promotes aviation safety. To the 
     extent practicable, air travel reimbursed under this 
     subsection shall be conducted on United States air carriers.
       ``(2) Funds received by the Administrator pursuant to this 
     section shall be credited to the appropriation from which the 
     expenses were incurred in providing such services.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Federal Aviation Act of 1958 is amended by adding at the end 
     of the item relating to section 313 the following:

``(g) Assistance to foreign aviation authorities.''.

     SEC. 202. FOREIGN FEE COLLECTION.

       Section 313(f) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 App. 
     U.S.C. 1354(f)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting immediately after paragraph (2) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Recovery of cost of foreign aviation services.--
       ``(A) Establishment of Fees.--Notwithstanding the 
     limitation of paragraph (4), the Administrator may establish 
     and collect fees for providing or carrying out the following 
     aviation services outside the United States: any test, 
     authorization, certificate, permit, rating, evaluation, 
     approval, inspection, or review.
       ``(B) Level of fees.--Such fees shall be established as 
     necessary to recover the additional cost of providing or 
     carrying out such services outside the United States, as 
     compared to the cost of providing or carrying out such 
     services within the United States; except that the 
     Administrator may, for such services as the Administrator 
     designates, establish fees at a level necessary to recover 
     the full cost of providing such services.
       ``(C) Effect on other authority.--The provisions of this 
     paragraph do not limit the Administrator's authority to 
     establish and collect fees permitted under section 334 of 
     title 49, United States Code.
       ``(D) Crediting of preestablished fees.--Fees described in 
     subparagraph (A) that were not established before the date of 
     enactment of the Federal Aviation Administration 
     Authorization Act of 1994 may be credited in accordance with 
     paragraph (5).''.

     SEC. 203. SAFETY AT ASPEN-PITKIN COUNTY AIRPORT.

       (a) Nighttime Operations.--On and after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, nighttime operations (takeoffs and 
     landings) at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport in the State of 
     Colorado shall be allowed for pilots operating under parts 91 
     and 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, between 30 
     minutes after official sunset and 11 p.m., local time, only 
     if they are (1) granted clearance by air traffic control, (2) 
     instrument-rated, (3) operating an aircraft that is equipped 
     as required under section 91.205(d) of such title 14 for 
     instrument flight, and (4) operating an instrument approach 
     or departure approved by the Federal Aviation Administration. 
     An instrument-rated pilot may operate under visual flight 
     rules at such County Airport between 30 minutes after 
     official sunset and 11:00 p.m., only if such pilot has 
     completed at least one takeoff or landing in the preceding 12 
     calendar months at such County Airport, is granted clearance 
     by air traffic control, and operates an instrument-certified 
     aircraft.
       (b) Commitments of Airport Owner or Operator.--The owner or 
     operator of the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport shall be 
     considered to be in compliance with the requirements of the 
     Aircraft Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 (49 App. U.S.C. 2151 
     et seq.) and not otherwise unjustly discriminatory when such 
     owner or operator notifies the Administrator that such owner 
     or operator (1) commits to modify its existing regulation to 
     expand access to general aviation operations under such 
     special operating restrictions as are created under 
     subsection (a) and such conditions applicable to aircraft 
     noise certification as are currently in effect for night 
     operations at such County Airport and (2) commits permanently 
     not to enforce its 1990 regulatory action eliminating the so-
     called ``ski season exception'' to its nighttime curfew. To 
     remain in compliance, such owner or operator shall carry out 
     both such commitments as of the effective date of the 
     Administrator's action establishing special operating 
     restrictions at such County Airport in accordance with 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Mountain Flying.--The Administrator shall issue a 
     Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on mountain flying.

     SEC. 204. EXEMPTIONS FROM SLOT RULES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the issue of slot requirements imposed by Federal 
     Aviation Administration regulations for high density airports 
     (commonly known as the ``High Density Rule'') is a 
     longstanding, significant concern to each of the affected 
     airports, the residents of neighboring communities, and the 
     aviation industry;
       (2) such slot regulations serve many purposes, including 
     ensuring that each airport operates efficiently; and
       (3) the Secretary has announced as part of the President's 
     Initiative to Promote a Strong Competitive Aviation Industry 
     that the Secretary will undertake a comprehensive examination 
     of such slot regulations and complete such examination by 
     November 1994.
       (b) Study.--(1) The Secretary's current examination of slot 
     regulations, referred to in subsection (a)(3), shall include 
     consideration of--
       (A) the impact of the current slot allocation process upon 
     the ability of air carriers to provide essential air service 
     in accordance with section 419 of the Federal Aviation Act of 
     1958 (49 App. U.S.C. 1389);
       (B) the impact of such allocation process upon the ability 
     of new entrant air carriers to obtain slots in time periods 
     that enable them to provide service;
       (C) the impact of such allocation process on the ability of 
     foreign air carriers to obtain slots;
       (D) the fairness of such process to air carriers and the 
     extent to which air carriers are provided equivalent rights 
     of access to airports in the countries of which foreign air 
     carriers holding slots are citizens;
       (E) the impact, on the ability of air carriers to provide 
     domestic and international service, of the withdrawal of 
     slots from air carriers in order to provide slots for foreign 
     air carriers; and
       (F) the impact of aircraft noise on affected communities.
       (2) The Secretary shall, not later than November 30, 1994, 
     complete and transmit the results of such examination to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation 
     of the House of Representatives.
       (c) Rulemaking Proceeding.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     rulemaking proceeding based on the results of the examination 
     described in subsection (b). In the course of such 
     proceeding, the Secretary shall issue proposed regulations 
     not later than March 1, 1995, and shall issue final 
     regulations not later than June 1, 1995.
       (d) Exemptions for High Density Airports.--(1) If the 
     Secretary finds it to be in the public interest, the 
     Secretary may grant exemptions from requirements under 
     subparts K and S of part 93 of title 14, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, pertaining to slots at any high density airport 
     except Washington National Airport, to--
       (A) air carriers using Stage 3 aircraft, and commuter 
     operators, to enable such carriers to provide essential air 
     service under section 419 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 
     (49 App. U.S.C. 1389);
       (B) air carriers and foreign air carriers to enable such 
     carriers to provide foreign air transportation, using Stage 3 
     aircraft; and
       (C) new entrant air carriers at such high density airport, 
     only under circumstances determined by the Secretary to be 
     exceptional.
       (2) Notwithstanding sections 6005(c)(5)(C) and 6009(e) of 
     the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 (49 App. 
     U.S.C. 2454(c)(5)(C) and 2458(e)), the Secretary may, only 
     under circumstances determined by the Secretary to be 
     exceptional, grant to an air carrier currently holding or 
     operating a slot an exemption from requirements under 
     subparts K and S of part 93 of title 14, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, pertaining to slots at Washington National 
     Airport, to enable that carrier to provide service with Stage 
     3 aircraft, except that such exemption--
       (A) shall not result in an increase in the number of slots 
     at Washington National Airport;
       (B) shall not increase the number of operations at 
     Washington National Airport in any 1-hour period by more than 
     two operations;
       (C) shall not result in the withdrawal or reduction of 
     slots operated by an air carrier; and
       (D) shall not result in a net increase in noise impact on 
     surrounding communities resulting from both changes in timing 
     of operations permitted under this paragraph.
       (3) No exemption granted under paragraph (1) or (2) may be 
     effective on or after the date on which the final regulations 
     issued under subsection (c) become effective.
       (e) Weekend Operations.--The Secretary shall consider the 
     advisability of revising section 93.227 of title 14, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, so as to eliminate weekend schedules 
     from the determination as to whether the 80 percent standard 
     of subsection (a)(1) of that section has been met.
       (f) Limitation on Certain Slot Withdrawals.--
     Notwithstanding section 93.223 of title 14, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, the Secretary shall not, before final 
     regulations are issued under subsection (c) of this section, 
     withdraw a slot from any air carrier at O'Hare International 
     Airport for the purpose of providing the slot to another air 
     carrier, or foreign air carrier, for foreign air 
     transportation.
       (g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) The terms ``air carrier'', ``foreign air carrier'', and 
     ``foreign air transportation'' have the meanings given those 
     terms, respectively, in section 101 of the Federal Aviation 
     Act of 1958 (49 App. U.S.C. 1301).
       (2) The term ``commuter operator'' means an air carrier as 
     described in section 93.124(c)(2) of title 14, Code of 
     Federal Regulations (as in effect on March 1, 1994).
       (3) The term ``high density airport'' means an airport at 
     which the Administrator limits the number of instrument 
     flight rule takeoffs and landings of an aircraft.
       (4) The term ``new entrant air carrier'' means an air 
     carrier that does not hold a slot at the airport concerned 
     and has never sold or given up a slot at that airport after 
     December 16, 1985.
       (5) The term ``slot'' means a reservation, by an air 
     carrier or foreign air carrier at an airport, for an 
     instrument flight rule takeoff or landing of an aircraft in 
     air transportation.

     SEC. 205. AIR SERVICE TERMINATION NOTICE.

       (a) In General.--(1) Title IV of the Federal Aviation Act 
     of 1958 (49 App. U.S.C. 1371 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 420. AIR SERVICE TERMINATION NOTICE.

       ``(a) In General.--An air carrier may not terminate 
     interstate or overseas air transportation from a nonhub 
     airport included on the Secretary's latest published list of 
     such airports, unless such air carrier has given the 
     Secretary at least 60 days' notice before such termination.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--The Secretary shall not apply the 
     requirements of subsection (a) when--
       ``(1) the carrier involved is experiencing a sudden or 
     unforeseen financial emergency, including natural weather 
     related emergencies, equipment-related emergencies, and 
     strikes;
       ``(2) the termination of transportation is made for 
     seasonal purposes only;
       ``(3) the carrier involved has operated at the affected 
     nonhub airport for 180 days or less;
       ``(4) the carrier involved provides other transportation by 
     jet from another airport serving the same community as the 
     affected nonhub airport; or
       ``(5) the carrier involved makes alternative arrangements, 
     such as a change of aircraft size, or other types of 
     arrangements with a part 121 or part 135 air carrier, that 
     continues uninterrupted service from the affected nonhub 
     airport.
       ``(c) Waivers for Regional/Commuter Carriers.--Prior to 
     October 1, 1994, the Secretary shall establish terms and 
     conditions under which regional/commuter carriers can be 
     excluded from the termination notice requirement.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Nonhub airport.--The term `nonhub airport' has the 
     meaning that term has under section 419(k)(4).
       ``(2) Part 121 air carrier.--The term `part 121 air 
     carrier' means an air carrier to which part 121 of title 14, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, applies.
       ``(3) Part 135 air carrier.--The term `part 135 air 
     carrier' means an air carrier to which part 135 of title 14, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, applies.
       ``(4) Regional/commuter carriers.--The term `regional/
     commuter carrier' means--
       ``(A) a part 135 air carrier; or
       ``(B) a part 121 air carrier that provides air 
     transportation exclusively with aircraft having a seating 
     capacity of no more than 70 passengers.
       ``(5) Termination.--The term `termination' means the 
     cessation of all service at an airport by an air carrier.''.
       (2) The portion of the table of contents of the Federal 
     Aviation Act of 1958 relating to title IV is amended by 
     inserting immediately after the item relating to section 419 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 420. Air service termination notice.
``(a) In general.
``(b) Exceptions.
``(c) Waivers for regional/commuter carriers.
``(d) Definitions.''.

       (b) Civil Penalties.--Section 901(a)(1) of the Federal 
     Aviation Act of 1958 (49 App. U.S.C. 1471(a)(1)) is amended 
     by inserting ``section 420 or'' immediately after ``$10,000 
     for each violation of''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective beginning on October 1, 1994.

     SEC. 206. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, 
                   AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 312 of the Federal Aviation Act of 
     1958 (49 App. U.S.C. 1353) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Cooperative Agreements.--The Administrator may enter 
     into cooperative agreements on a cost-shared basis with 
     Federal and non-Federal entities that the Administrator may 
     select in order to conduct, encourage, and promote aviation 
     research, engineering, and development, including the 
     development of prototypes and demonstration models.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of the 
     Federal Aviation Act of 1958 is amended by adding at the end 
     of the item relating to section 312 the following:
  ``(j) Cooperative agreements.''.

     SEC. 207. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       Section 1112 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 App. 
     U.S.C. 1512) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``50 per centum'' wherever it appears and 
     inserting in lieu ``50 percent'';
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (3) by inserting immediately after subsection (b) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Compensation paid by an air carrier to an employee 
     described in subsection (a) in connection with such 
     employee's authorized leave or other authorized absence from 
     regular duties on the carrier's aircraft in order to perform 
     services on behalf of the employee's airline union shall not 
     be subject to the income tax laws of a State or subdivision 
     thereof, other than the State or subdivision thereof of the 
     employee's residence and the State or subdivision thereof in 
     which the employee's scheduled flight time would have been 
     more than 50 percent of the employee's total scheduled flight 
     time for the calendar year had the employee been engaged full 
     time in the performance of regularly assigned duties on the 
     carrier's aircraft.''.

     SEC. 208. REVIEW OF PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE PROGRAM.

       The Secretary shall conduct a review of section 158.49(b) 
     of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to assess the 
     effectiveness of such section in light of the objectives of 
     section 1113(e) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 App. 
     U.S.C. 1513(e)) and shall take such corrective action as the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary to address any problems 
     discovered in the review.

     SEC. 209. EXCEPTIONS APPLICABLE TO STATE OF HAWAII.

       (a) Definitions.--(1) Section 101(24) of the Federal 
     Aviation Act of 1958 (49 App. U.S.C. 1301(24)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes 
     of title IV, the term `interstate air transportation' does 
     not include air transportation of passengers commencing and 
     terminating in the State of Hawaii.''.
       (2) Section 101(26) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 
     App. U.S.C. 1301(26)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``With respect to transportation of passengers by 
     air within the State of Hawaii, the term `intrastate air 
     transportation' means the carriage of persons by a common 
     carrier for compensation or hire, by such aircraft, 
     commencing and terminating in the State of Hawaii; except 
     that the carriage of passengers moving as a part of a single 
     itinerary on a single ticket for transportation on an air 
     carrier or air carriers, beginning and/or ending outside the 
     State of Hawaii, is deemed to be in interstate 
     transportation.''.
       (b) Federal Preemption.--(1) Section 105(a) of the Federal 
     Aviation Act of 1958 (49 App. U.S.C. 1305(a)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     any transportation by air of persons commencing and 
     terminating within the State of Hawaii.''.
       (2) Section 105(b)(2) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 
     (49 App. U.S.C. 1305(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``(other 
     than the State of Hawaii)''.

     SEC. 210. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY REPORT.

       Section 315(b)(1) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 
     App. U.S.C. 1356(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``December 
     31'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``March 31''.

     SEC. 211. INTERMODAL ALL-CARGO AIR CARRIERS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 101 of the Federal Aviation Act 
     of 1958 (49 App. U.S.C. 1301) is amended by redesignating 
     paragraphs (25) through (41) as paragraphs (26) through (42), 
     respectively; and by inserting immediately after paragraph 
     (24) the following new paragraph:
       ``(25) `Intermodal all-cargo air carrier' means--
       ``(A) an air carrier (including an indirect cargo air 
     carrier, as defined in section 296.3 of title 14, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, as in effect on March 1, 1994) that 
     undertakes to provide the transportation described in section 
     105(a)(4); or
       ``(B) any other carrier--
       ``(i) which has authority to provide transportation;
       ``(ii) which (I) is affiliated with an air carrier 
     described in subparagraph (A) through common controlling 
     ownership, or (II) utilizes as principal or as shipper's 
     agent, or is affiliated through common controlling ownership 
     with companies that utilize, an air carrier described in 
     subparagraph (A) at least 15,000 times annually; and
       ``(iii) which undertakes to provide the transportation 
     described in section 105(a)(4).''.
       (b) Preemption.--Section 105(a) of the Federal Aviation Act 
     of 1958 (49 App. U.S.C. 1305(a)), as amended by this Act, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no State 
     or political subdivision thereof, no interstate agency of two 
     or more States, and no other political agency of two or more 
     States shall enact or enforce any law, rule, regulation, 
     standard, or other provision having the force and effect of 
     law relating to rates, routes, or services of any intermodal 
     all-cargo air carrier when such carrier is transporting 
     property, pieces, parcels, or packages between States or 
     wholly within any single State by aircraft or by motor 
     vehicle (whether or not such property has had or will have a 
     prior or subsequent air movement).
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) does not apply to the transportation of household 
     goods as defined in section 10102(11) of title 49, United 
     States Code;
       ``(ii) shall not restrict safety regulatory authority; and
       ``(iii) does not apply to the regulation of vehicle size 
     and weight.

     For purposes of clause (ii), the authority to regulate rates, 
     routes, or services shall not be construed as safety 
     regulatory authority, and the authority permitted under the 
     Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 App. U.S.C. 1801 
     et seq.) to regulate routing shall not be affected.
       ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, a person who is an 
     intermodal all-cargo air carrier in any one State shall be 
     considered such a carrier in all States.
       ``(D) This paragraph shall not in any way limit the 
     applicability of paragraph (1).''.
 TITLE III--AVIATION SAFETY AND NOISE ABATEMENT ACT OF 1979 AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 301. REPEAL OF ANNUAL REPORT REQUIREMENT.

       Section 401 of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act 
     of 1979 (Public Law 96-193; 94 Stat. 57) is repealed.

     SEC. 302. NOISE ABATEMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Soundproofing of Certain Residential Buildings.--
     Section 104(c)(2) of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 
     Act of 1979 (49 App. U.S.C. 2104(c)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' immediately before ``to operators 
     of airports''; and
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``; and (B) for projects to soundproof residential 
     buildings--
       ``(i) if the operator of the airport involved received 
     approval for a grant for a project to soundproof residential 
     buildings pursuant to section 301(d)(4)(B) of the Airport and 
     Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987;
       ``(ii) if the operator of the airport involved submits 
     updated noise exposure contours, as required by the 
     Secretary; and
       ``(iii) if the Secretary determines that the proposed 
     projects are compatible with the purposes of this Act.''.
       (b) Soundproofing and Acquisition of Certain Residential 
     Properties.--Section 104(c) of the Aviation Safety and Noise 
     Abatement Act of 1979 (49 App. U.S.C. 2104(c)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Soundproofing and Acquisition of Certain Residential 
     Properties.--The Secretary is authorized under this section 
     to make grants to operators of airports and to units of local 
     government referred to in paragraph (1) for projects to 
     soundproof residential buildings located on residential 
     properties, and for projects to acquire residential 
     properties, at which noise levels are not compatible with 
     normal operations of an airport--
       ``(A) if the operator of the airport involved amended an 
     existing local aircraft noise regulation during calendar year 
     1993 to increase the maximum permitted noise levels for 
     scheduled air carrier aircraft as a direct result of 
     implementation of revised aircraft noise departure procedures 
     mandated for aircraft safety purposes by the Administrator of 
     the Federal Aviation Administration for standardized 
     application at airports served by scheduled air carriers;
       ``(B) if the operator of the airport involved submits 
     updated noise exposure contours, as required by the 
     Secretary; and
       ``(C) if the Secretary determines that the proposed 
     projects are compatible with the purposes of this Act.''.

     SEC. 303. WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 9308(b)(1) of the Aviation Noise 
     and Capacity Act of 1990 (49 App. U.S.C. 2157(b)(1)) is 
     amended by inserting ``or a foreign air carrier'' immediately 
     after ``air carrier'' wherever it appears.
       (b) Definition.--Section 9308(h)(1) of the Aviation Noise 
     and Capacity Act of 1990 (49 App. U.S.C. 2157(h)(1)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Air carrier; foreign air carrier; air transportation; 
     united states.--The terms `air carrier', `foreign air 
     carrier', `air transportation', and `United States' have the 
     meanings such terms have under section 101 of the Federal 
     Aviation Act of 1958.''.

     SEC. 304. RESEARCH PROGRAM ON QUIET AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY.

       The Federal Aviation Administration Research, Engineering, 
     and Development Authorization Act of 1992 (title III of 
     Public Law 102-581; 106 Stat. 495) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 306. RESEARCH PROGRAM ON QUIET AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY FOR 
                   PROPELLER AND ROTOR DRIVEN AIRCRAFT.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Administrator of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall 
     conduct a study to identify technologies for noise reduction 
     of propeller driven aircraft and rotorcraft.
       ``(b) Goal.--The goal of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a) is to determine the status of research and 
     development now underway in the area of quiet technology for 
     propeller driven aircraft and rotorcraft, including 
     technology that is cost beneficial, and to determine whether 
     a research program to supplement existing research activities 
     is necessary.
       ``(c) Participation.--In conducting the study required 
     under subsection (a), the Administrator of the FAA and the 
     administrator of NASA shall encourage the participation of 
     the Department of Defense, the Department of the Interior, 
     the airtour industry, the aviation industry, academia and 
     other appropriate groups.
       ``(d) Report.--Not less than 280 days after enactment of 
     this section the Administrator of the FAA and the 
     Administrator of NASA shall transmit to Congress a report on 
     the results of the study required under subsection (a).
       ``(e) Research and Development Program.--If the 
     Administrator of the FAA and the Administrator of NASA 
     determine that additional research and development is 
     necessary and would substantially contribute to the 
     development of quiet aircraft technology, then the agencies 
     shall conduct an appropriate research program in consultation 
     with the entities listed in subsection (c) to develop safe, 
     effective, and economical noise reduction technology 
     (including technology that can be applied to existing 
     propeller driven aircraft and rotorcraft) that would result 
     in aircraft that operate at substantially reduced levels of 
     noise to reduce the impact of such aircraft and rotorcraft on 
     the resources of national parks and other areas.''.
                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. DISCONTINUATION OF AVIATION SAFETY JOURNAL.

       The Administrator may not publish, nor contract with any 
     other organization for the publication of, the magazine known 
     as the ``Aviation Safety Journal''. Any existing contract for 
     publication of the magazine shall be cancelled within 30 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 402. SAFETY OF JUNEAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

       (a) Study.--(1) Within 30 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary, in cooperation with the National 
     Transportation Safety Board, the National Guard, and the 
     Juneau International Airport, shall undertake a study of the 
     safety of the approaches to the Juneau International Airport.
       (2) Such study shall examine--
       (A) the crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 on September 
     4, 1971;
       (B) the crash of a Lear Jet on October 22, 1985;
       (C) the crash of an Alaska Army National Guard aircraft on 
     November 12, 1992;
       (D) the adequacy of NAVAIDs in the vicinity of the Juneau 
     International Airport;
       (E) the possibility of inaccurate data from Sisters Island 
     DVOR, and the possibility of confusion between Elephant 
     Island Non-Directional Beacon and Coghlan Island Non-
     Directional Beacon;
       (F) the need for a singular Approach Surveillance Radar 
     site on top of Heintzleman Ridge;
       (G) the need for a Terminal Very High Frequency Omni-
     Directional Range (Terminal VOR) navigational aid in 
     Gastineau Channel; and
       (H) any other matters any of the parties named in paragraph 
     (1) think appropriate to the safety of aircraft approaching 
     or leaving the Juneau International Airport.
       (b) Report.--(1) Within 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation 
     of the House of Representatives a report which--
       (A) details the matters considered by the study;
       (B) summarizes any conclusions reached by the participants 
     in the study;
       (C) proposes specific recommendations to improve or enhance 
     the safety of aircraft approaching or leaving the Juneau 
     International Airport, or contains a detailed explanation of 
     why no recommendations are being proposed;
       (D) estimates the cost of any proposed recommendations; and
       (E) includes any other matters the Secretary deems 
     appropriate.
       (2) The report shall include any minority views if 
     consensus is not reached among the parties listed in 
     subsection (a)(1).

     SEC. 403. SOLDOTNA AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT.

       (a) Release.--Notwithstanding section 16 of the Federal 
     Airport Act (as in effect on December 12, 1963), the 
     Secretary is authorized, subject to the provisions of section 
     4 of the Act of October 1, 1949 (50 App. U.S.C. 1622c), and 
     the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, to grant 
     releases from any of the terms, conditions, reservations, and 
     restrictions contained in the deed of conveyance dated 
     December 12, 1963, under which the United States conveyed 
     certain property to the city of Soldotna, Alaska, for airport 
     purposes.
       (b) Conditions.--Any release granted under subsection (a) 
     shall be subject to the following conditions:
       (1) The city of Soldotna, Alaska, shall agree that, in 
     conveying any interest in the property which the United 
     States conveyed to the city by deed dated December 12, 1963, 
     the city will receive an amount for such interest which is 
     equal to the fair market value (as determined pursuant to 
     regulations issued by the Secretary).
       (2) Any such amount so received by the city shall be used 
     by the city for the development, improvement, operation, or 
     maintenance of a public airport.

     SEC. 404. ROLLA AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT.

       (a) Authorization To Grant Releases.--Notwithstanding 
     section 16 of the Federal Airport Act (as in effect on 
     December 30, 1957), the Secretary is authorized, subject to 
     the provisions of section 4 of the Act of October 1, 1949 (50 
     App. U.S.C. 1622c), and the provisions of subsection (b) of 
     this section, to grant releases from any of the terms, 
     conditions, reservations, and restrictions contained in the 
     deed of conveyance dated December 30, 1957, or any other deed 
     of conveyance dated after such date and before the date of 
     enactment of this Act, under which the United States conveyed 
     certain property to the city of Rolla, Missouri, for airport 
     purposes.
       (b) Conditions.--Any release granted under subsection (a) 
     shall be subject to the following conditions:
       (1) The city of Rolla, Missouri, shall agree that, in 
     conveying any interest in the property which the United 
     States conveyed to the city by a deed described in subsection 
     (a), the city will receive an amount for such interest which 
     is equal to the fair market value (as determined pursuant to 
     regulations issued by the Secretary).
       (2) Any such amount so received by the city shall be used 
     by the city for the development, improvement, operation, or 
     maintenance of a public airport.

     SEC. 405. PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Authority To Grant Release.--Notwithstanding section 4 
     of the Act of October 1, 1949 (50 App. U.S.C. 1622c), and 
     subject to the provisions of subsection (b), the 
     Administrator shall grant releases from all of the terms, 
     conditions, reservations, and restrictions contained in the 
     deed of conveyance dated September 15, 1949, under which the 
     United States conveyed certain property to Palm Springs, 
     California, for airport purposes. The releases shall apply 
     only to approximately 11 acres of lot 16 of section 13, and 
     approximately 39.07 acres of lots 19 and 20 of section 19, 
     used by the city of Palm Springs, California, for general 
     governmental purposes.
       (b) Conditions.--Any release granted by the Administrator 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to the following 
     conditions:
       (1) The Administrator shall waive any requirement that 
     there be credited to the account of the airport any amount 
     attributable to the city's use for governmental purposes of 
     any land conveyed under the deed of conveyance referred to in 
     subsection (a) before the date of enactment of this section.
       (2) The city shall abandon all claims, against income of 
     the Palm Springs Regional Airport or other assets of that 
     airport, for reimbursement of general revenue funds that the 
     city may have expended before the date of enactment of this 
     Act for acquisition of 523.39 acres of land conveyed August 
     28, 1961, for airport purposes and for expenses incurred at 
     any time in connection with such acquisition, and such claims 
     shall not be eligible for reimbursement under the Airport and 
     Airway Improvement Act of 1982 or any successor Act.

     SEC. 406. RELOCATION OF AIRWAY FACILITIES.

       Compensation received by the United States for transfer of 
     the San Jacinto Disposal Area by the United States to the 
     City of Galveston, Texas, shall include compensation to be 
     provided to the Federal Aviation Administration for all costs 
     of establishing airway facilities to replace existing airway 
     facilities on the San Jacinto Disposal Area. Such 
     compensation shall include but is not limited to the 
     replacement of the land, clear zones, buildings and 
     equipment, and demolition and disposal of the existing 
     facilities on the San Jacinto Disposal Area.

     SEC. 407. AUGUSTA STATE AIRPORT WEATHER SERVICES.

       (a) Requirement.--(1) The Secretary shall provide for 
     weather observation services, including direct radio contact 
     between weather observers and pilots, at Augusta State 
     Airport in Maine.
       (2) The Secretary shall be responsible for the operation 
     and maintenance of equipment necessary to carry out paragraph 
     (1).
       (b) Reimbursable Agreements.--The Secretary is authorized 
     to enter into a reimbursable agreement with the Maine 
     Department of Transportation for the provision of weather 
     services pursuant to subsection (a).

     SEC. 408. STUDY ON CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS.

       (a) Study.--The Administrator shall conduct a study on the 
     availability, effectiveness, cost, and usefulness of 
     restraint systems that may offer protection to a child 
     carried in the lap of an adult aboard an air carrier aircraft 
     or provide for the attachment of a child restraint device to 
     the aircraft.
       (b) Study Criteria.--Among other issues, the study shall 
     examine the impact of the following:
       (1) The direct cost to families of requiring air carriers 
     to provide restraint systems and requiring infants to use 
     them, including whether airlines will charge a fare for use 
     of seats containing infant restraining systems; such estimate 
     to cover a ten-year period;
       (2) The impact on air carrier aircraft passenger volume by 
     requiring use of infant restraint systems, including whether 
     families will choose to travel to destinations by other 
     means, including automobiles; such estimate to cover a ten-
     year period;
       (3) The impact on fatality rates of infants using other 
     modes of transportation, including automobiles, subject to 
     the findings in subsection (b)(2) above; such estimate to 
     cover a ten-year period; and
       (4) The efficacy of infant restraint systems currently 
     marketed as able to be used for air carrier aircraft.
       (c) Report.--The Administrator shall submit to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation 
     of the House of Representatives a report on the results of 
     the study required in subsection (a). The report shall be 
     submitted within 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 409. AIRCRAFT SMOKE EMERGENCIES.

       The Administrator shall enforce Federal Aviation 
     Administration regulations relating to pilot vision and smoke 
     emergencies caused by dense, continuous smoke in the cockpit 
     on current and future aircraft and shall report to Congress 
     within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act on the 
     Administrator's efforts to ensure compliance with such 
     regulations.

     SEC. 410. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS AND WEATHER OBSERVATIONS IN 
                   ALASKA.

       (a) Transfer Of Site In Lake Minchumina, Alaska.--The 
     Administrator shall convey to the community of Lake 
     Minchumina, Alaska, the Federal Aviation Administration 
     building number 106 and a reasonable amount of land to make 
     use of the property, at Lake Minchumina, Alaska, for the 
     purpose of providing educational facilities, under the terms 
     set forth in Agreement No. DTFA04-93-J-82007, between the 
     Federal Aviation Administration and the Iditarod Area School 
     District, and such other terms as are mutually agreed on 
     between the Administrator and the community of Lake 
     Minchumina.
       (b) Transfer Of Site In Fort Yukon, Alaska.--The 
     Administrator shall convey to the city of Fort Yukon, Alaska, 
     the buildings of the Federal Aviation Administration and land 
     in Fort Yukon, Alaska (described as that portion of Lot 4, 
     U.S. Survey 7161, within section 8, T.20 N., R.12E., 
     Fairbanks Meridian consisting of 7.14 acres, and containing 
     the health clinic and staff housing for the aforementioned 
     clinic) for the purpose of providing health services, under 
     terms that are mutually agreed on between the Administrator 
     and the city of Fort Yukon.
       (c) Weather Observation Services In Alaska.--The 
     Administrator shall provide human observers to offer real-
     time weather information to pilots by direct radio contact in 
     Alaska at--
       (1) Dutch Harbor, Valdez, Wrangell, Petersburg, Sand Point, 
     and Yakutat on a full-time basis;
       (2) Aniak, St. Marys, Dillingham, Unalakleet, Fort Yukon, 
     Port Heiden, Anaktuvuk Pass, and Gustavus to replace the 
     Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) in the event of 
     failures and to verify AWOS reports when the safety of 
     aircraft is at risk; and
       (3) other communities that the Administrator determines 
     require human weather observers.

     SEC. 411. STURGIS, KENTUCKY.

       (a) Authorization To Grant Releases.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Administrator is authorized, 
     subject to section 4 of the Act of October 1, 1949 (50 App. 
     U.S.C. 1622c), and subsection (b) of this section, to grant 
     releases with respect to such parcels of land, or portions of 
     such parcels, as the Administrator determines are no longer 
     required for airport purposes, from any of the terms, 
     conditions, reservations, and restrictions contained in the 
     deed of conveyance dated July 13, 1948, under which the 
     United States conveyed such property to the Union County Air 
     Board, State of Kentucky, for airport purposes of the Sturgis 
     Municipal Airport.
       (b) Conditions.--Any release granted by the Administrator 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to the following 
     conditions:
       (1) The Union County Air Board shall agree that, in leasing 
     or conveying any interest in the property with respect to 
     which releases are granted under subsection (a), such Board 
     will receive an amount that is equal to the fair lease value 
     or the fair market value, as the case may be (as determined 
     pursuant to regulations issued by the Secretary).
       (2) Such Board shall use any amount so received only for 
     the development, improvement, operation, or maintenance of 
     the Sturgis Municipal Airport.
       (3) Any other conditions that the Administrator considers 
     necessary to protect or advance the interests of the United 
     States in civil aviation.

     SEC. 412. GAMBLING ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Amendments.--(1) Title IV of the Federal Aviation Act 
     of 1958 (49 App. U.S.C. 1371 et seq.), as amended by this 
     Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 422. GAMBLING RESTRICTIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--No air carrier or foreign air carrier 
     may install, transport, or operate, or permit the use of, any 
     gambling device on board an aircraft in foreign air 
     transportation.
       ``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `gambling 
     device' means any machine or mechanical device (including 
     gambling applications on electronic interactive video systems 
     installed on board aircraft for passenger use)--
       ``(1) which when operated may deliver, as the result of the 
     application of an element of chance, any money or property; 
     or
       ``(2) by the operation of which a person may become 
     entitled to receive, as the result of the application of an 
     element of chance, any money or property.''.
       (2) The portion of the table of contents of the Federal 
     Aviation Act of 1958 relating to title IV, as amended by this 
     Act, is further amended by inserting immediately after the 
     item relating to section 421 the following new item:

``Sec. 422. Gambling restrictions.
``(a) In general.
``(b) Definition.''.

       (b) Aviation Safety Study.--The Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration shall, within 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, complete a study of the 
     aviation safety effects of gambling applications on 
     electronic interactive video systems installed on board 
     aircraft for passenger use. The study shall include an 
     evaluation of the effect of such systems on the navigational 
     and other electronic equipment of the aircraft, on the 
     passengers and crew of the aircraft, and on issues relating 
     to the method of payment. The Administrator shall, within 5 
     days after completing the study, submit a report to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation 
     of the House of Representatives on the results of the study.
       (c) Study on Competition Effects.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall, within 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, complete a study of the competitive 
     implications of permitting foreign air carriers only, but not 
     United States air carriers, to install, transport, and 
     operate gambling application on electronic interactive video 
     systems on board aircraft in the foreign commerce of the 
     United States on flights over international waters, or in 
     fifth freedom city-pair markets. The Secretary shall, within 
     5 days after the completion of the study, submit a report to 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation 
     of the House of Representatives on the results of the study.

     SEC. 413. LAND ACQUISITION COSTS.

       Notwithstanding section 512 of the Airport and Airway 
     Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2211), the Secretary 
     of Transportation may approve an upward adjustment not to 
     exceed $750,000, in the maximum obligation of the United 
     States under an Airport Improvement Program grant issued to a 
     reliever airport after September 1, 1989, and before October 
     1, 1989, in order to assist in funding increased land 
     acquisition costs (as determined in judicial proceedings) and 
     associated eligible project costs.

     SEC. 414. MONROE AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT.

       (a) Authorization To Grant Releases.--Notwithstanding 
     section 16 of the Federal Airport Act (as in effect on the 
     date of transfer of Selman Field, Louisiana, from the United 
     States to the city of Monroe, Louisiana), the Administrator 
     of the Federal Aviation Administration is authorized, subject 
     to the provisions of section 4 of the Act of October 1, 1949 
     (50 App. U.S.C. 1622c), and the provisions of subsection (b) 
     of this section, to grant releases from any of the terms, 
     conditions, reservations, and restrictions contained in the 
     1949 deed of conveyance, or any other deed of conveyance 
     occurring subsequent to that initial transference and before 
     the date of enactment of this Act, under which the United 
     States conveyed certain property then constituting Selman 
     Field, Louisiana, to the city of Monroe, Louisiana, for 
     airport purposes.
       (b) Conditions.--Any release granted under subsection (a) 
     shall be subject to the following conditions:
       (1) The city of Monroe, Louisiana, shall agree that, in 
     conveying any interest in the property which the United 
     States conveyed to the city by a deed described in subsection 
     (a), the city will receive an amount for such interest which 
     is equal to the fair market value (as determined pursuant to 
     regulations issued by the Secretary of Transportation).
       (2) Any such amount so received by the city shall be used 
     by the city for the development, improvement, operation, or 
     maintenance of a public airport.

     SEC. 415. NORTH KOREA.

       (a) Findings.--(1) President Clinton stated in November of 
     1993, it is the official policy of the United States that 
     North Korea cannot be allowed to become a nuclear power.
       (2) The United States seeks to compel North Korea, through 
     the imposition of sanctions or other means, to act in 
     accordance with its freely undertaken obligations under the 
     Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and to abandon its efforts 
     to develop nuclear weapons.
       (3) North Korea has repeatedly threatened to withdraw from 
     the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, has resisted efforts of 
     the International Atomic Energy Agency to conduct effective 
     inspections of its nuclear program, and has stated that it 
     would consider the imposition of economic sanctions as a 
     declaration of war and has threatened retaliatory action.
       (4) The North Korean government has constructed and has 
     operated a reprocessing facility at Yongbyon solely designed 
     to convert spent nuclear fuel into plutonium with which to 
     make nuclear weapons. Further, the existence of this facility 
     and the development of these weapons gravely threatens 
     security in the region and increases the likelihood of 
     worldwide nuclear terrorism.
       (5) The Secretary of Defense stated that the United States 
     must act on the assumption that there will be some increase 
     in the risk of war if sanctions are imposed on North Korea.
       (6) It is incumbent on the United States to take all 
     necessary and prudent action to act together with the 
     Republic of Korea to ensure the preparedness of United States 
     and Republic of Korea forces to repel as quickly as possible 
     any attack from North Korea and to protect the safety and 
     security of United States and Republic of Korea forces, as 
     well as the safety and security of the civilian population of 
     the peninsula.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the United States should immediately take all necessary 
     and prudent actions to enhance the preparedness and safety of 
     United States forces and urge and assist the Republic of 
     Korea to do likewise in order to deter and, if necessary, 
     repel an attack from North Korea.

     SEC. 416. REQUIREMENT FOR CONTINUATION OF RADAR APPROACH 
                   CONTROL ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds that the President's Five-
     Point Plan for Revitalizing Base Closure Communities dated 
     July 2, 1993, encourages all Federal agencies to marshall the 
     resources of such agencies in order to provide coordinated 
     assistance to communities that experience adverse economic 
     circumstances as the result of the closure of a military 
     installation under a base closure law.
       (b) Requirement.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration shall carry out on-going radar approach 
     control activities at K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base, Michigan. 
     The Administrator shall carry out such activities in the most 
     cost-effective manner using any funds available to the 
     Administrator.

     SEC. 417. SENSE OF THE SENATE.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the Inspector General of 
     the Department of Transportation in carrying out the duties 
     and responsibilities of the Inspector General Act of 1978 has 
     oversight responsibilities and may conduct and supervise 
     audits and investigations relating to any funds appropriated 
     by the Congress and made available for any programs or 
     operations at Washington National Airport and Dulles 
     International Airport, and that the Inspector General shall--
       (1) provide leadership and coordination and recommend 
     policies for activities designed to promote the economy, 
     efficiency, and effectiveness of such programs and 
     operations; and
       (2) act to prevent and detect fraud and abuse in such 
     programs and operations; and
       (3) inform the Secretary of the Department of 
     Transportation and the Congress about problems and 
     deficiencies relating to the administration of such programs 
     and operations.

     SEC. 418. RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the liberties protected by our Constitution include 
     religious liberty protected by the first amendment;
       (2) citizens of the United States profess the beliefs of 
     almost every conceivable religion;
       (3) Congress has historically protected religious 
     expression even from governmental action not intended to be 
     hostile to religion;
       (4) the Supreme Court has written that ``the free exercise 
     of religion means, first and foremost, the right to believe 
     and profess whatever religious doctrine one desires'';
       (5) the Supreme Court has firmly settled that under our 
     Constitution the public expression of ideas may not be 
     prohibited merely because the content of the ideas is 
     offensive to some;
       (6) Congress enacted the Religious Freedom Restoration Act 
     of 1993 to restate and make clear again our intent and 
     position that religious liberty is and should forever be 
     granted protection from unwarranted and unjustified 
     government intrusions and burdens;
       (7) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has written 
     proposed guidelines to title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
     1964, published in the Federal Register on October 1, 1993, 
     that may result in the infringement of religious liberty;
       (8) such guidelines do not appropriately resolve issues 
     related to religious liberty and religious expression in the 
     workplace;
       (9) properly drawn guidelines for the determination of 
     religious harassment should provide appropriate guidance to 
     employers and employees and assist in the continued 
     preservation of religious liberty as guaranteed by the first 
     amendment;
       (10) the Commission states in its proposed guidelines that 
     it retains wholly separate guidelines for the determination 
     of sexual harassment because the Commission believes that 
     sexual harassment raises issues about human interaction that 
     are to some extent unique in comparison to other harassment 
     and may warrant separate treatment; and
       (11) the subject of religious harassment also raises issues 
     about human interaction that are to some extent unique in 
     comparison to other harassment.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that, for purposes of issuing final regulations under title 
     VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in connection with the 
     proposed guidelines published by the Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission on October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 
     51266)--
       (1) the category of religion should be withdrawn from the 
     proposed guidelines at this time;
       (2) any new guidelines for the determination of religious 
     harassment should be drafted so as to make explicitly clear 
     that symbols or expressions of religious belief consistent 
     with the first amendment and the Religious Freedom 
     Restoration Act of 1993 are not to be restricted and do not 
     constitute proof of harassment;
       (3) the Commission should hold public hearings on such new 
     proposed guidelines; and
       (4) the Commission should receive additional public comment 
     before issuing similar new regulations.

     SEC. 419. INFORMATION ON DISINSECTION OF AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Availability of Information.--In the interest of 
     protecting the health of air travelers, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall publish a list of the countries (as 
     determined by the Secretary) that require disinsection of 
     aircraft landing in such countries while passengers and crew 
     are on board such aircraft.
       (b) Revision.--The Secretary shall revise the list required 
     under subsection (a) on a periodic basis.
       (c) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish the list 
     required under subsection (a) not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary shall 
     publish a revision to the list not later than 30 days after 
     completing the revision under subsection (b).

     SEC. 420. CONTRACT TOWER ASSISTANCE.

       The Secretary of Transportation shall take appropriate 
     action to assist Chandler, Arizona, Aberdeen, South Dakota, 
     and other communities where the Secretary deems such 
     assistance appropriate, in obtaining the installation of a 
     Level I Contract Tower for those communities.

     SEC. 421. SENSE OF SENATE ON ISSUANCE OF REPORT ON USAGE OF 
                   RADAR AT THE CHEYENNE, WYOMING AIRPORT.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of 
     Transportation--
       (1) should take such action as may be necessary to revise 
     the cost/benefit analysis process of the Department of 
     Transportation to fully take projected military enplanement 
     and cost savings figures into consideration with regard to 
     radar installations at joint-use civilian/military airports;
       (2) should require the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration to reevaluate the aircraft radar 
     needs at the Cheyenne, Wyoming Airport, and enter into an 
     immediate dialogue with officials of the Wyoming Air Guard, 
     F.E. Warren Air Force Base, and Cheyenne area leaders in the 
     phase II radar installation reevaluation of the 
     Administration and adjust cost/benefit determinations based 
     to some appropriate degree on already provided military 
     figures and concerns and other enplanement projections in the 
     region; and
       (3) should report to Congress within 60 days following the 
     date of the enactment of this Act on the results of the 
     reevaluation of the aircraft radar needs of the Cheyenne, 
     Wyoming Airport, and of Southeast Wyoming, and explain how 
     military figures and concerns will be appropriately solicited 
     in future radar decisions involving joint-use airport 
     facilities.
   TITLE V--AIRPORT-AIR CARRIER DISPUTES REGARDING RATES, FEES, AND 
                                CHARGES

     SEC. 501. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

       Section 502(a) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
     1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2201(a)), as amended by this Act, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(16) airport fees, rates, and charges must be reasonable 
     and may only be used for purposes not prohibited by this Act; 
     and
       ``(17) airports should be as self-sustaining as possible 
     under the circumstances existing at each particular airport; 
     and in establishing new fees, rates, and charges, and 
     generating revenues from all sources, airport owners and 
     operators should not seek to create revenue surpluses that 
     exceed the amounts to be used for airport system purposes and 
     for other purposes for which airport revenues may be spent 
     under section 511(a)(12), including reasonable reserves and 
     other funds to facilitate financing and cover 
     contingencies.''.

     SEC. 502. AIRPORT FINANCIAL REPORTING.

       (a) Format For Reporting.--Within 180 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prescribe a 
     uniform simplified format for reporting that is applicable to 
     airports. Such a format shall be designed to enable the 
     public to understand readily how funds are collected and 
     spent at airports, and to provide sufficient information 
     relating to total revenues, operating expenditures, capital 
     expenditures, debt service payments, contributions to 
     restricted funds, accounts, or reserves required by financing 
     agreements or covenants or airport lease or use agreements or 
     covenants. Such format shall require each commercial service 
     airport to report the amount of any revenue surplus, the 
     amount of concession-generated revenue, and other information 
     as required by the Secretary.
       (b) Requirement To Use Format.--Within 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act and once each year thereafter, 
     each airport which is subject to any grant assurance under 
     section 511(a) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 
     1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2210(a)) shall file reports to the 
     Secretary in the format prescribed by the Secretary under 
     this section.
       (c) Annual Summaries.--The Secretary shall provide annual 
     summaries of such reports to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Public Works and Transportation of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 503. ADDITIONAL ENFORCEMENT AGAINST ILLEGAL DIVERSION OF 
                   AIRPORT REVENUE.

       (a) New Policies And Procedures.--Section 511 of the 
     Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 
     2210) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i) Policies And Procedures To Ensure Enforcement Against 
     Illegal Diversion Of Airport Revenue.--
       ``(1) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish 
     policies and procedures that will assure the prompt and 
     effective enforcement of subsections (a)(9) and (a)(12) and 
     grant assurances made under such subsections. Such policies 
     and procedures shall recognize the exemption provision in 
     subsection (a)(12), and shall respond to the information 
     contained in the reports of the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Transportation on airport revenue diversion and 
     such other relevant information as the Secretary may by law 
     consider.
       ``(2) Revenue Diversion.--Such policies and procedures 
     shall prohibit, at a minimum, the diversion of airport 
     revenues (except as authorized under subsection (a)(12)) 
     through--
       ``(A) direct payments or indirect payments, other than 
     payments reflecting the value of services and facilities 
     provided to the airport;
       ``(B) use of airport revenues for general economic 
     development, marketing, and promotional activities unrelated 
     to airports or airport systems;
       ``(C) payments in lieu of taxes or other assessments that 
     exceed the value of services provided; or
       ``(D) payments to compensate nonsponsoring governmental 
     bodies for lost tax revenues exceeding stated tax rates.
       ``(3) Efforts To Be Self-Sustaining.--With respect to 
     subsection (a)(9), such policies and procedures shall take 
     into account, at a minimum, whether owners and operators of 
     airports, when entering into new or revised agreements or 
     otherwise establishing rates, charges, and fees, have 
     undertaken reasonable efforts to make their particular 
     airports as self-sustaining as possible under the 
     circumstances existing at such airports.
       ``(4) Administrative Safeguards.--Such policies and 
     procedures shall mandate internal controls, auditing 
     requirements, and increased levels of Department of 
     Transportation personnel sufficient to respond fully and 
     promptly to complaints received regarding possible violations 
     of subsections (a)(9) and (a)(12) and related grant 
     assurances and to alert the Secretary to such possible 
     violations.''.
       (b) Judicial Enforcement.--If any airport sponsor violates 
     section 511(a)(12) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act 
     of 1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2210(a)(12)) or any grant assurance 
     thereunder, or violates section 536(d) of such Act, the 
     Secretary may apply to the district court of the United 
     States, for any district in which such airport sponsor 
     carries on business or in which the violation occurred, for 
     the enforcement of such section or assurance; and such court 
     shall have jurisdiction to enforce obedience thereto by a 
     writ of injunction or other process, mandatory or otherwise, 
     restraining such airport sponsor from further violation of 
     such section or assurance and requiring their obedience 
     thereto.
       (c) Withholding Of Approval Of Applications For Grants Or 
     Passenger Facility Charges.--Section 519 of the Airport and 
     Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2218) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Action On Grant Assurances Concerning Airport 
     Revenues.--If after notice and opportunity for a hearing the 
     Secretary finds a violation of section 511(a)(12), as further 
     defined by the Secretary under section 511(i), or a violation 
     of an assurance under section 511(a)(12), and the Secretary 
     has provided an opportunity for the airport sponsor to take 
     corrective action to cure such violation and such corrective 
     action has not been taken within the period of time set by 
     the Secretary, the Secretary shall withhold approval of any 
     new grant application for funds under this Act, or any 
     proposed modification to an existing grant that would 
     increase the amount of funds made available under this Act to 
     the airport sponsor, and withhold approval of any new 
     application to impose a fee under section 1113(e) of the 
     Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 App. U.S.C. 1513(e)). Such 
     applications may thereafter be approved only upon a finding 
     by the Secretary that such corrective action as the Secretary 
     requires has been taken to address the violation and that the 
     violation no longer exists.''.
       (d) Civil Penalties.--(1) Section 901(a)(1) of the Federal 
     Aviation Act of 1958 (49 App. U.S.C. 1471(a)(1)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or (C) section 511(a)(12) of the Airport 
     and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 
     2210(a)(12)) or any assurance thereunder,'' immediately after 
     ``under this Act,'' in the first sentence; and
       (B) by inserting a semicolon and ``except that in the case 
     of a violation of section 511(a)(12) of the Airport and 
     Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2210(a)(12)), 
     the maximum civil penalty for a continuing violation shall 
     not exceed $50,000'' immediately before the period at the end 
     of the second sentence.
       (2) Section 901(a)(3)(A) of the Federal Aviation Act of 
     1958 (49 App. U.S.C. 1471(a)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting 
     ``, or a violation of section 511(a)(12) of the Airport and 
     Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 App. U.S.C. 2210(a)(12)), 
     as further defined by the Secretary under section 511(i) of 
     such Act, or a violation of an assurance under such section 
     511(a)(12)'' immediately before the period at the end.
       (3) Section 901(a)(3)(E) of the Federal Aviation Act of 
     1958 (49 App. U.S.C. 1471(a)(3)(E)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) Certain Violations Of Airport And Airway Improvement 
     Act of 1982.--In the case of a violation of section 
     511(a)(12) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 
     or an assurance thereunder--
       ``(I) a civil penalty shall not be assessed against an 
     individual;
       ``(II) a civil penalty may be compromised as provided under 
     paragraph (2) of this section; and
       ``(III) judicial review of any order assessing a civil 
     penalty may be obtained only pursuant to section 1006 of this 
     Act.''.

     SEC. 504. RESOLUTION OF AIRPORT-AIR CARRIER DISPUTES 
                   CONCERNING AIRPORT FEES.

       The Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 App. 
     U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 536. RESOLUTION OF AIRPORT-AIR CARRIER DISPUTES 
                   CONCERNING AIRPORT FEES.

       ``(a) Authority To Request Secretary's Determination.--
       ``(1) In General.--The Secretary shall issue a 
     determination as to whether a fee imposed upon one or more 
     air carriers by the owner or operator of an airport is 
     reasonable, if--
       ``(A) a written request for such determination is filed 
     with the Secretary by such owner or operator; or
       ``(B) a written complaint requesting such determination is 
     filed with the Secretary by an affected air carrier within 60 
     days after such carrier receives written notice of the 
     establishment, or increase, of such fee.
       ``(2) Calculation Of Fee.--A fee subject to a determination 
     of reasonableness under this section may be calculated 
     pursuant to either a compensatory or residual fee methodology 
     or any combination thereof.
       ``(3) Secretary Not To Set Fee.--In determining whether a 
     fee is reasonable under this section, the Secretary may only 
     determine whether the fee is reasonable or unreasonable and 
     shall not set the level of the fee.
       ``(b) Procedural Regulations.--The Secretary, not later 
     than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, 
     shall publish in the Federal Register final regulations, 
     policy statements, or guidelines establishing--
       ``(1) the procedures for acting upon any written request or 
     complaint filed under subsection (a)(1); and
       ``(2) the standards or guidelines that shall be used by the 
     Secretary in determining under this subsection whether an 
     airport fee is reasonable.
       ``(c) Decisions By Secretary.--The final regulations, 
     policy statements, or guidelines required in subsection (b) 
     shall provide the following:
       ``(1) Not more than 120 days after an air carrier files 
     with the Secretary a written complaint relating to an airport 
     fee, the Secretary shall issue a final order determining 
     whether such fee is reasonable.
       ``(2) Within 30 days after such complaint is filed with the 
     Secretary, the Secretary shall dismiss the complaint if no 
     significant dispute exists or shall assign the matter to an 
     administrative law judge; and thereafter the matter shall be 
     handled in accordance with part 302 of title 14, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, and any specifically applicable 
     provisions of this section.
       ``(3) The administrative law judge shall issue a 
     recommended decision within 90 days after the complaint is 
     filed or within such shorter period as the Secretary may 
     specify.
       ``(4) If the Secretary, upon the expiration of 120 days 
     after the filing of the complaint, has not issued a final 
     order, the decision of the administrative law judge shall be 
     deemed to be the final order of the Secretary.
       ``(5) Any party to the dispute may seek review of a final 
     order of the Secretary under this subsection in the courts of 
     appeal of the United States.
       ``(6) Any findings of fact in a final order of the 
     Secretary under this subsection, if supported by substantial 
     evidence, shall be conclusive if challenged in a court 
     pursuant to this subsection. No objection to such a final 
     order shall be considered by the court unless objection was 
     urged before an administrative law judge or the Secretary at 
     a proceeding under this subsection or, if not so urged, 
     unless there were reasonable grounds for failure to do so.
       ``(d) Escrow; Guarantee Of Air Carrier Access.--
       ``(1) Escrow.--Any fee increase or newly established fee 
     (except for a fee paid as part of an agreement entered into 
     prior to June 9, 1994, under which such fee is paid under 
     protest), which is the subject of a complaint that is not 
     dismissed by the Secretary, shall be paid by the complainant 
     air carrier into an appropriate escrow account maintained for 
     such purpose, until final disposition of the matter by the 
     Secretary. The balance of the escrow account, including any 
     interest accumulated thereon, shall be disbursed in 
     accordance with directions in the final order of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(2) Guarantee Of Air Carrier Access.--Contingent upon an 
     air carrier's compliance with the escrow requirements of 
     paragraph (1) and pending the issuance of a final order of 
     the Secretary determining the reasonableness of a fee that is 
     the subject of a complaint filed under subsection (a)(1)(B), 
     an owner or operator of an airport may not deny an air 
     carrier currently providing air service at the airport 
     reasonable access to airport facilities or service, or 
     otherwise interfere with an air carrier's rates, routes, or 
     services, as a means of enforcing the fee.
       ``(e) Applicability.--This section does not apply to--
       ``(1) a fee imposed pursuant to a written agreement with 
     air carriers using the facilities of an airport;
       ``(2) a fee imposed pursuant to a financing agreement or 
     covenant entered into prior to the date of enactment of this 
     section; or
       ``(3) any other existing fee not in dispute as of such date 
     of enactment.
       ``(f) Effect On Existing Agreements.--Nothing in this 
     section shall adversely affect--
       ``(1) the rights of any party under any existing written 
     agreement between an air carrier and the owner or operator of 
     an airport; or
       ``(2) the ability of an airport to meet its obligations 
     under a financing agreement, or covenant, that is in force as 
     of the date of enactment of this section.
       ``(g) Definition.--In this section, the term `fee' means 
     any rate, rental charge, landing fee, or other service charge 
     for the use of airport facilities.''.
                 TITLE VI--COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT HEARINGS

     SEC. 601. SCOPE OF THE HEARINGS.

       The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     (referred to as the ``committee'') shall--
       (1) conduct hearings into whether improper conduct occurred 
     regarding--
       (A) communications between officials of the White House and 
     the Department of the Treasury or the Resolution Trust 
     Corporation relating to the Whitewater Development 
     Corporation and the Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan 
     Association;
       (B) the Park Service Police investigation into the death of 
     White House Deputy Counsel Vincent Foster; and
       (C) the way in which White House officials handled 
     documents in the office of White House Deputy Counsel Vincent 
     Foster at the time of his death; and
       (2)(A) make such findings of fact as are warranted and 
     appropriate;
       (B) make such recommendations, including recommendations 
     for new legislation and amendments to existing laws and any 
     administrative or other actions, as the committee may 
     determine to be necessary or desirable; and
       (C) fulfill the Constitutional oversight and informing 
     function of the Congress with respect to the matters 
     described in this section.

     The hearings authorized by this title shall begin on a date 
     determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the 
     Minority Leader, but no later than the earlier of July 29, 
     1994, or within 30 days after the conclusion of the first 
     phase of the independent counsel's investigation.

     SEC. 602. MEMBERSHIP, ORGANIZATION, AND JURISDICTION OF THE 
                   COMMITTEE FOR PURPOSES OF THE HEARINGS.

       (a)(1) For the sole purpose of conducting the hearings 
     authorized by this title, the committee shall consist of--
       (A) the members of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs, who shall, in serving as members of the 
     committee, reflect the legislative and oversight interests of 
     other committees of the Senate with a jurisdictional interest 
     (if any) in the hearings authorized in paragraph (1) of 
     section 601 as provided in subparagraph (B);
       (B)(i) Senator Kerry and Senator Bond from the Committee on 
     Small Business;
       (ii) Senator Riegle and Senator Roth from the Committee on 
     Finance; and
       (iii) Senator Shelby and Senator Domenici from the 
     Subcommittee on Public Lands, Parks, and Forests of the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources;
       (iv) Senator Moseley-Braun from the Committee on the 
     Judiciary; and
       (v) Senator Sasser and Senator Roth from the Permanent 
     Subcommittee on Investigations; and
       (C) the ranking member of the Committee on the Judiciary 
     who shall serve for purposes of considering matters within 
     the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Judiciary, but shall 
     not serve as a voting member of the committee.
       (2) For the purpose of paragraph 4 of rule XXV of the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate, service of the ranking member 
     of the Committee on the Judiciary as a member of the 
     committee shall not be taken into account.
       (b) The jurisdiction of the committee shall encompass the 
     jurisdiction of the committees and subcommittees listed in 
     subsection (a)(1)(B), to the extent, if any, pertinent to the 
     hearings authorized by this title.
       (c) A majority of the members of the committee shall 
     constitute a quorum for reporting a matter or recommendation 
     to the Senate, except that the committee may fix a lesser 
     number as a quorum for the purpose of taking testimony before 
     the committee or for conducting the other business of the 
     committee as provided in paragraph 7 of rule XXV of the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate.

     SEC. 603. ADDITIONAL STAFF FOR THE COMMITTEE.

       (a) The committee, through the chairman, may request and 
     use, with the prior consent of the chairman of any committee 
     or subcommittee listed in section 602(a)(1)(B), the services 
     of members of the staff of such committee or subcommittee.
       (b) In addition to staff provided pursuant to subsection 
     (a) and to assist the committee in its hearings, the chairman 
     may appoint and fix the compensation of additional staff.

     SEC. 604. PUBLIC ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE.

       (a) Consistent with the rights of persons subject to 
     investigation and inquiry, the committee shall make every 
     effort to fulfill the right of the public and the Congress to 
     know the essential facts and implications of the activities 
     of officials of the United States Government with respect to 
     the matters covered by the hearings as described in section 
     601.
       (b) In furtherance of the public's and Congress' right to 
     know, the committee--
       (1) shall hold, as the chairman (in consultation with the 
     ranking member) considers appropriate and in accordance with 
     paragraph 5(b) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 
     Senate, open hearings subject to consultation and 
     coordination with the independent counsel appointed pursuant 
     to title 28, parts 600 and 603, of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations (referred to as the ``independent counsel'');
       (2) may make interim reports to the Senate as it considers 
     appropriate; and
       (3) shall, in order to accomplish the purposes set forth in 
     subsection (a), make a final comprehensive public report to 
     the Senate of the findings of fact and any recommendations 
     specified in paragraph (2) of section 601.

     SEC. 605. POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE.

       (a) The committee shall do everything necessary and 
     appropriate under the laws and Constitution of the United 
     States to conduct the hearings specified in section 601.
       (b) The committee is authorized to exercise all of the 
     powers and responsibilities of a committee under rule XXVI of 
     the Standing Rules of the Senate and section 705 of the 
     Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (2 U.S.C. 288d), including 
     the following:
       (1) To issue subpoenas or orders for the attendance of 
     witnesses or for the production of documentary or physical 
     evidence before the committee. A subpoena may be authorized 
     by the committee or by the chairman with the agreement of the 
     ranking member and may be issued by the chairman or any other 
     member designated by the chairman, and may be served by any 
     person designated by the chairman or the authorized member 
     anywhere within or without the borders of the United States 
     to the full extent permitted by law. The chairman of the 
     committee, or any other member thereof, is authorized to 
     administer oaths to any witnesses appearing before the 
     committee.
       (2) Except that the committee shall have no power to 
     exercise the powers of a committee under section 6005 of 
     title 18, United States Code for immunizing witnesses.
       (3) To procure the temporary or intermittent services of 
     individual consultants, or organizations thereof.
       (4) To use on a reimbursable basis, with the prior consent 
     of the Government department or agency concerned, the 
     services of personnel of such department or agency.
       (5) To report violations of any law to the appropriate 
     Federal, State, or local authorities.
       (6) To expend, to the extent the committee determines 
     necessary and appropriate, any money made available to such 
     committee by the Senate to conduct the hearings and to make 
     the reports authorized by this title.
       (7) To require by subpoena or order the attendance, as 
     witnesses, before the committee or at depositions, any person 
     who may have knowledge or information concerning matters 
     specified in section 601(1).
       (8) To take depositions under oath anywhere within the 
     United States, to issue orders by the chairman or his 
     designee which require witnesses to answer written 
     interrogatories under oath.
       (9) To issue commissions and to notice depositions for 
     staff members to examine witnesses and to receive evidence 
     under oath administered by an individual authorized by law to 
     administer oaths. The committee, acting through the chairman, 
     may delegate to designated staff members the power to 
     authorize and issue commissions and deposition notices.
       (c)(1) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2), the 
     committee shall be governed by the rules of the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, except that the 
     committee may modify its rules for purposes of the hearings 
     conducted under this title. The committee shall cause any 
     such amendments to be published in the Congressional Record.
       (2) The committee's rules shall be consistent with the 
     Standing Rules of the Senate and this title.

     SEC. 606. RELATION TO OTHER INVESTIGATIONS.

       In order to--
       (1) expedite the thorough conduct of the hearings 
     authorized by this title;
       (2) promote efficiency among all the various investigations 
     underway in all branches of the United States Government; and
       (3) engender a high degree of confidence on the part of the 
     public regarding the conduct of such hearing,

     the committee is encouraged--
       (A) to obtain relevant information concerning the status of 
     the independent counsel's investigation to assist in 
     establishing a hearing schedule for the committee; and
       (B) to coordinate, to the extent practicable, its 
     activities with the investigation of the independent counsel.

     SEC. 607. SALARIES AND EXPENSES.

       Senate Resolution 71 (103d Congress) is amended--
       (1) in section 2(a) by striking ``$56,428,119'' and 
     inserting ``$56,828,419''; and
       (2) in section 6(c) by striking ``$3,220,767'' and 
     inserting ``$3,620,767''.

     SEC. 608. REPORTS; TERMINATION.

       (a) The committee shall make the final public report to the 
     Senate required by section 604(b) not later than the end of 
     the One Hundred Third Congress.
       (b) The final report of the committee may be accompanied by 
     whatever confidential annexes are necessary to protect 
     confidential information.
       (c) The authorities granted by this title shall terminate 
     30 days after submission of the committee's final report. All 
     records, files, documents, and other materials in the 
     possession, custody, or control of the committee shall remain 
     under the control of the regularly constituted Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

     SEC. 609. COMMITTEE JURISDICTION AND RULE XXV.

       The jurisdiction of the committee is granted pursuant to 
     this title notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1 of 
     rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate relating to the 
     jurisdiction of the standing committees of the Senate.

     SEC. 610. COMMITTEE FUNDING AND RULE XXVI.

       The supplemental authorization for the committee is granted 
     pursuant to this title notwithstanding the provisions of 
     paragraph 9 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate.

     SEC. 611. ADDITIONAL HEARINGS.

       (a) In the fulfillment of the Senate's constitutional 
     oversight role, additional hearings on the matters identified 
     in the resolution passed by the Senate by a vote of 98-0 on 
     March 17, 1994 should by authorized as appropriate under, and 
     in accordance with, the provisions of that resolution.
       (b) Any additional hearings should be structured and 
     sequenced in such a manner that in the judgement of the two 
     leaders they would not interfere with the ongoing 
     investigation of Special Counsel Robert B. Fiske, Jr.

     SEC. 612. ADDITIONAL HEARINGS.

       (a) In the fulfillment of the Senate's constitutional 
     oversight role, additional hearings on the matters identified 
     in the resolution passed by the Senate by a vote of 98-0 on 
     March 17, 1994 should by authorized as appropriate under, and 
     in accordance with, the provisions of that resolution.
       (b) Any additional hearings should be structured and 
     sequenced in such a manner that in the judgement of the two 
     leaders they would not interfere with the ongoing 
     investigation of Special Counsel Robert B. Fiske, Jr.

     SEC. 613. ADDITIONAL HEARINGS.

       (a) In the fulfillment of the Senate's constitutional 
     oversight role, additional hearings on the matters identified 
     in the resolution passed by the Senate by a vote of 98-0 on 
     March 17, 1994 should by authorized as appropriate under, and 
     in accordance with, the provisions of that resolution.
       (b) Any additional hearings should be structured and 
     sequenced in such a manner that in the judgement of the two 
     leaders they would not interfere with the ongoing 
     investigation of Special Counsel Robert B. Fiske, Jr.

     SEC. 614. ADDITIONAL HEARINGS.

       (a) In the fulfillment of the Senate's constitutional 
     oversight role, additional hearings on the matters identified 
     in the resolution passed by the Senate by a vote of 98-0 on 
     March 17, 1994 should by authorized as appropriate under, and 
     in accordance with, the provisions of that resolution.
       (b) Any additional hearings should be structured and 
     sequenced in such a manner that in the judgement of the two 
     leaders they would not interfere with the ongoing 
     investigation of Special Counsel Robert B. Fiske, Jr.

     SEC. 615. HEARING DATE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, for 
     purposes of conducting such hearings and related activities 
     of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     required under this Act, such hearings shall begin on a date 
     no later than July 29, 1994, or within 30 days after the 
     conclusion of the first phase of the independent counsel's 
     investigation, whichever is the earlier.

     SEC. 616. ADDITIONAL HEARINGS.

       (a) In the fulfillment of the Senate's constitutional 
     oversight role, additional hearings on the matters identified 
     in the resolution passed by the Senate by a vote of 98-0 on 
     March 17, 1994 should by authorized as appropriate under, and 
     in accordance with, the provisions of that resolution.
       (b) Any additional hearings should be structured and 
     sequenced in such a manner that in the judgement of the two 
     leaders they would not interfere with the ongoing 
     investigation of Special Counsel Robert B. Fiske, Jr.

     SEC. 617. ADDITIONAL HEARINGS.

       (a) In the fulfillment of the Senate's constitutional 
     oversight role, additional hearings on the matters identified 
     in the resolution passed by the Senate by a vote of 98-0 on 
     March 17, 1994 should by authorized as appropriate under, and 
     in accordance with, the provisions of that resolution.
       (b) Any additional hearings should be structured and 
     sequenced in such a manner that in the judgement of the two 
     leaders they would not interfere with the ongoing 
     investigation of Special Counsel Robert B. Fiske, Jr.

     SEC. 618. ADDITIONAL HEARINGS.

       (a) In the fulfillment of the Senate's constitutional 
     oversight role, additional hearings on the matters identified 
     in the resolution passed by the Senate by a vote of 98-0 on 
     March 17, 1994 should by authorized as appropriate under, and 
     in accordance with, the provisions of that resolution.
       (b) Any additional hearings should be structured and 
     sequenced in such a manner that in the judgement of the two 
     leaders they would not interfere with the ongoing 
     investigation of Special Counsel Robert B. Fiske, Jr.

     SEC. 619. ADDITIONAL HEARINGS.

       (a) In the fulfillment of the Senate's constitutional 
     oversight role, additional hearings on the matters identified 
     in the resolution passed by the Senate by a vote of 98-0 on 
     March 17, 1994 should by authorized as appropriate under, and 
     in accordance with, the provisions of that resolution.
       (b) Any additional hearings should be structured and 
     sequenced in such a manner that in the judgement of the two 
     leaders they would not interfere with the ongoing 
     investigation of Special Counsel Robert B. Fiske, Jr.

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