[House Report 110-335]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    110-335

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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 2881) TO AMEND TITLE 49, 
    UNITED STATES CODE, TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FEDERAL 
AVIATION ADMINISTRATION FOR FISCAL YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2011, TO IMPROVE 
    AVIATION SAFETY AND CAPACITY, TO PROVIDE STABLE FUNDING FOR THE 
            NATIONAL AVIATION SYSTEM, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

                                _______
                                

 September 19, 2007.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

   Mr. Welch of Vermont, from the Committee on Rules, submitted the 
                               following

                              R E P O R T

                       [To accompany H. Res. 664]

    The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration 
House Resolution 664, by a non-record vote, report the same to 
the House with the recommendation that the resolution be 
adopted.

                SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

    The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2881, the 
``FAA Reauthorization Act,'' under a structured rule providing 
one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure.
    The resolution waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 
or 10 of rule XXI. The resolution provides that, in lieu of the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in 
the bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed 
in part A of this report, modified by the amendment printed in 
part B of this report, shall be considered as adopted in the 
House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, 
shall be considered as the original bill for purpose of further 
amendment and shall be considered as read. The resolution 
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
amended.
    The resolution makes in order only those amendments printed 
in part C of this report. Amendments so printed may be offered 
only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by 
a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as 
read, shall be debatable for the time specified in this report 
equally divided and controlled by a proponent and an opponent, 
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to 
a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. The resolution waives all points of 
order against such amendments except those arising under clause 
9 or 10 of rule XXI.
    The resolution provides one motion to recommit H.R. 2881 
with or without instructions. Finally, notwithstanding the 
operation of the previous question, during consideration in the 
House of H.R. 2881, the Chair may postpone further 
consideration until a time designated by the Speaker.

                         EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

    The waiver of all points of order against consideration of 
the bill (except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 
XXI) includes a waiver of section 306 of the Congressional 
Budget Act (matters within Budget Committee jurisdiction). The 
waiver of all points of order against provisions in the bill, 
as amended, includes a waiver of clause 4 of rule XXI 
(appropriating on legislative bills) and clause 5(a) of rule 
XXI (tax or tariff measures reported from committees not having 
jurisdiction to report tax or tariff measures).

                            COMMITTEE VOTES

    The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion 
to report, together with the names of those voting for and 
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 309

    Date: September 19, 2007.
    Measure: H.R. 2881.
    Motion by: Mr. Dreier.
    Summary of motion: To make in order en bloc and provide 
appropriate waivers for the following amendments: an amendment 
by Rep. Doolittle (CA), #11, which would require all helicopter 
emergency medical operators to comply with the safety 
regulations under 14 CFR Part 135 whenever there is medical 
crew on board, unless flying under Instrument Flight Rules. The 
amendment also directs the Federal Aviation Administration to 
conduct studies and initiate rulemakings regarding flight risk 
evaluation for emergency medical operators. It also requires 
the FAA to study the feasibility of requiring flight data and 
cockpit voice recorders on such helicopters. An amendment by 
Rep. Garrett (NJ), #5, which would prevent the FAA from 
implementing the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Airspace 
redesign until they submit reports detailing strategies that 
would decrease delays in that region. The reports shall review 
flight overscheduling and size of aircraft. An amendment by 
Reps. Lampson (TX), Poe (TX), and Shuler (NC), #2, which would 
strike the provision in the bill that would increase the 
maximum Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) from $4.50 to $7.00. 
The amendment would keep the maximum PFC at its current level 
of $4.50. An amendment by Rep. Pearce (NM), #14, which revises 
the requirement that an airport owner or operator, who has come 
to an agreement with a person who owns an aircraft that a 
hangar is to be constructed at the airport for the aircraft at 
the aircraft owner's expense, will grant to the aircraft owner 
a long-term lease for the hangar. Adds a requirement that such 
a lease be for a term of not less than 75 years (currently, 
there is no minimum). Requires further that the airport owner 
or operator will compensate the lessee for the costs of, and 
associated loss of income from, relocation, replacement, or 
removal of the hangar (in whole or in part) during the lease 
term whenever such relocation, replacement, or removal is the 
result of a change in the airport development plan or at the 
airport owner's or operator's request. An amendment by Rep. 
Pearce (NM), #15, which requires the Secretary of 
Transportation to permit public charter operators to use any 
direct air carrier in conducting public charters. Authorizes 
the Secretary of Transportation to allow public charter 
operators, if certain conditions are met, to provide air 
service to small communities utilizing smaller jets (turbine-
powered aircraft with nine or fewer passenger seats). 
Authorizes airports to choose not to receive such air services 
(opt-out) if they notify the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration (FAA) not later than 180 days after 
making their choice. An amendment by Rep. Smith, Adrian (NE), 
#13, which would increase funding for the Airport Improvement 
Program (AIP) by $10 million over 4 years ($2.5 million a 
year). An amendment by Rep. Lipinski (IL), #3, which would give 
airports access to Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds to 
create recycling and waste minimization plans. The amendment 
also would require that all airport master plans funded with 
AIP grants address the feasibility of a solid waste recycling 
and minimization plan at the airport. An amendment by Rep. 
Payne (NJ), #18, which would prevent the New York/New Jersey/
Philadelphia Metropolitan Area Airport Redesign project from 
being implemented until the Administrator of the FAA submits a 
report to Congress that explains how the Administrator has met 
the requirements of Executive Order 12898, relating to 
environmental concerns regarding air noise distribution. An 
amendment by Rep. Waters (CA), #8, which would prohibit FAA 
approval of plans to relocate runway 24R or construct a runway 
further north of runway 24R at Los Angeles International 
Airport (LAX). An amendment by Rep. Waters (CA), #10, which 
would suspend the authority of the FAA to consolidate FAA 
regional offices until January 1, 2009. An amendment by Rep. 
Waxman (CA), #4, which would require the FAA to authorize the 
City of Santa Monica, California, and the Santa Monica Airport 
to install engineered materials arresting system safety areas 
for runways to address all aircraft categories that use the 
Airport.
    Results: Defeated 3-7.
    Vote by Members: McGovern--Nay; Hastings (FL)--Nay; 
Cardoza--Nay; Welch--Nay; Castor--Nay; Arcuri--Nay; Dreier--
Yea; Diaz-Balart--Yea; Sessions--Yea; Slaughter--Nay.

       SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT IN PART A TO BE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    For FY08 through FY11, the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute would authorize $37.2 billion for Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA) operations, almost $13 billion for FAA 
Facilities and Equipment, $15.8 billion for the Airport 
Improvement Program, and $1.82 billion for Research, 
Engineering, and Development. It recommends that Ways and Means 
provide increases in the general aviation jet fuel tax rate due 
to inflation, and also recommends that Ways and Means provide 
an increase in the aviation gasoline tax rate to provide 
capital funding needed to modernize the Air Traffic Control 
system and for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. It also 
increases the Passenger Facility Charge from a maximum of $4.50 
to a maximum of $7.00, increases the number of aviation safety 
inspectors, and requires airlines and airports to have 
emergency contingency plans in place to take care of passengers 
that are involved in long flight and tarmac delays. It also 
requires, on a retroactive basis, that the FAA and National Air 
Traffic Controllers Association go to independent binding 
arbitration to resolve a contract dispute. Finally, it would 
move certain FedEx employees from the Railway Labor Act to the 
coverage of the National Labor Relations Act.

       SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT IN PART B TO BE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

    The amendment would extend for four years the current 
Airport and Airway Trust Fund taxes applicable to the 
transportation of persons by air, the transportation of 
property by air, and fuel (aviation-grade kerosene and aviation 
gasoline) used in commercial aviation. It would increase the 
taxes applicable to fuel used in noncommercial aviation from 
21.8 cents per gallon to 35.9 cents per gallon in the case of 
aviation-grade kerosene and from 19.3 cents per gallon to 24.1 
cents per gallon in the case of aviation gasoline. (These rates 
do not include the 0.1 cent per gallon Leaking Underground 
Storage Tank tax). The additional revenue due to the tax 
increase is, subject to appropriation, for air traffic control 
modernization.

             SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS IN PART C MADE IN ORDER

    (Summaries derived from information provided by sponsors.)
    1. Oberstar (MN): Manager's Amendment. The manager's 
amendment requires the Federal Aviation Administration 
(``FAA'') to begin schedule reduction meetings if aircraft 
operations exceed hourly maximum arrival and departure rules at 
airports, calls for an update of the Department of 
Transportation Inspector General's 2000 report on air carrier 
flight delays, cancellations, and causes for such delays and 
cancellations. Essential Air Service communities receive 
additional resources to help their communities continue to 
receive service, including a repeal of the local participation 
match, a notice to communities prior to termination of 
eligibility, procedures for the restoration of eligibility, and 
the creation of an Office of Rural Aviation. The manager's 
amendment provides for labor integration during airline 
mergers, directs the FAA to conduct rulemakings on flight time 
limitations, OSHA standards for flight attendants, and aircraft 
rescue and firefighting standards, and includes provisions on 
cabin air quality. (10 minutes)
    2. LaTourette (OH): Provides the Secretary the authority to 
grant Airport Improvement Program funds no greater than 
$1,220,000 to Lake County for the purpose of purchasing the 
Lost Nation Airport from the city of Willoughby. (10 minutes)
    3. Poe (TX): The amendment will extend drug and alcohol 
testing to individuals performing maintenance work on U.S. air 
carriers at foreign aircraft repair stations. (10 minutes)
    4. Shays (CT): The amendment requires a GAO report 
assessing the possibility of utilizing market-based strategies 
for air congestion reduction, such as incentivizing airlines to 
move flights to off-peak times, implementing slotting systems 
for airports or quotas, and comparing these strategies' 
effectiveness against redesigning airspace. (10 minutes)
    5. Waters (CA): The amendment would state that Section 807, 
which establishes a working group on ``Consolidation and 
Realignment of FAA Facilities,'' covers consolidation of FAA 
regional offices. It would also ensure that the working group 
could include representatives of the employees of the regional 
offices. (10 minutes)
    6. Udall, Tom (NM): This amendment requires the Secretary 
of Transportation to issue regulations requiring air carriers 
to provide initial and annual recurring training for flight 
attendants and gate attendants regarding serving alcohol, 
dealing with disruptive passengers, and recognizing intoxicated 
persons. The training must include situational training on 
methods of handling an intoxicated person who is belligerent. 
(10 minutes)
    7. Klein (FL): The amendment would require, subject to 
appropriations, that the Secretary of Transportation 
investigate consumer complaints regarding flight cancellations, 
overbooking of flights, baggage problems, ticket refund 
problems, incorrect or incomplete fare information, the rights 
of frequent flyer passengers, and deceptive or misleading 
advertising. The amendment also would require the Secretary to 
provide, as an annex to the Department's annual budget request, 
an estimate of resources that would have been needed to 
investigate all consumer complaints received the previous 
fiscal year. (10 minutes)
    8. Neugebauer (TX): The amendment would require the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to carry 
out a study on the feasibility of developing a publicly 
searchable, Internet Web-based resource that provides 
information regarding the acceptable height and distance that 
wind turbines may be installed in relation to aviation sites 
and the level of obstruction such turbines may present to such 
sites. (10 minutes)

        TEXT OF AMENDMENT IN PART A TO BE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following:

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

  (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2007''.
  (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 3. Effective date.

                         TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

                   Subtitle A--Funding of FAA Programs

Sec. 101. Airport planning and development and noise compatibility 
          planning and programs.
Sec. 102. Air navigation facilities and equipment.
Sec. 103. FAA operations.
Sec. 104. Research and development.
Sec. 105. Funding for aviation programs.

                 Subtitle B--Passenger Facility Charges

Sec. 111. PFC authority.
Sec. 112. PFC eligibility for bicycle storage.
Sec. 113. Noise compatibility projects.
Sec. 114. Intermodal ground access project pilot program.
Sec. 115. Impacts on airports of accommodating connecting passengers.

                    Subtitle C--Fees for FAA Services

Sec. 121. Update on overflights.
Sec. 122. Registration fees.

                      Subtitle D--AIP Modifications

Sec. 131. Amendments to AIP definitions.
Sec. 132. Amendments to grant assurances.
Sec. 133. Government share of project costs.
Sec. 134. Amendments to allowable costs.
Sec. 135. Uniform certification training for airport concessions under 
          disadvantaged business enterprise program.
Sec. 136. Preference for small business concerns owned and controlled by 
          disabled veterans.
Sec. 137. Calculation of State apportionment fund.
Sec. 138. Reducing apportionments.
Sec. 139. Minimum amount for discretionary fund.
Sec. 140. Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.
Sec. 141. Use of apportioned amounts.
Sec. 142. Sale of private airport to public sponsor.
Sec. 143. Airport privatization pilot program.
Sec. 144. Airport security program.
Sec. 145. Sunset of pilot program for purchase of airport development 
          rights.
Sec. 146. Extension of grant authority for compatible land use planning 
          and projects by State and local governments.
Sec. 147. Repeal of limitations on Metropolitan Washington Airports 
          Authority.
Sec. 148. Midway Island Airport.
Sec. 149. Miscellaneous amendments.

  TITLE II--NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND AIR TRAFFIC 
                          CONTROL MODERNIZATION

Sec. 201. Mission statement; sense of Congress.
Sec. 202. Next generation air transportation system joint planning and 
          development office.
Sec. 203. Next Generation Air Transportation Senior Policy Committee.
Sec. 204. Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast services.
Sec. 205. Inclusion of stakeholders in air traffic control modernization 
          projects.
Sec. 206. GAO review of challenges associated with transforming to the 
          Next Generation Air Transportation System.
Sec. 207. GAO review of Next Generation Air Transportation System 
          acquisition and procedures development.
Sec. 208. DOT inspector general review of operational and approach 
          procedures by a third party.
Sec. 209. Expert review of enterprise architecture for Next Generation 
          Air Transportation System.
Sec. 210. NEXTGEN technology testbed.
Sec. 211. Clarification of authority to enter into reimbursable 
          agreements.
Sec. 212. Definition of air navigation facility.
Sec. 213. Improved management of property inventory.
Sec. 214. Clarification to acquisition reform authority.
Sec. 215. Assistance to foreign aviation authorities.
Sec. 216. Front line manager staffing.
Sec. 217. Flight service stations.

                            TITLE III--SAFETY

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 301. Age standards for pilots.
Sec. 302. Judicial review of denial of airman certificates.
Sec. 303. Release of data relating to abandoned type certificates and 
          supplemental type certificates.
Sec. 304. Inspection of foreign repair stations.
Sec. 305. Runway incursion reduction.
Sec. 306. Improved pilot licenses.
Sec. 307. Aircraft fuel tank safety improvement.
Sec. 308. Flight crew fatigue.
Sec. 309. OSHA standards.
Sec. 310. Aircraft surveillance in mountainous areas.
Sec. 311. Off-airport, low-altitude aircraft weather observation 
          technology.

                  Subtitle B--Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Sec. 321. Commercial unmanned aircraft systems integration plan.
Sec. 322. Special rules for certain unmanned aircraft systems.
Sec. 323. Public unmanned aircraft systems.
Sec. 324. Definitions.

                   TITLE IV--AIR SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS

Sec. 401. Monthly air carrier reports.
Sec. 402. Flight operations at Reagan National Airport.
Sec. 403. EAS contract guidelines.
Sec. 404. Essential air service reform.
Sec. 405. Small community air service.
Sec. 406. Air passenger service improvements.
Sec. 407. Contents of competition plans.
Sec. 408. Extension of competitive access reports.
Sec. 409. Contract tower program.
Sec. 410. Airfares for members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 411. Medical oxygen and portable respiratory assistive devices.

           TITLE V--ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND STREAMLINING

Sec. 501. Amendments to air tour management program.
Sec. 502. State block grant program.
Sec. 503. Airport funding of special studies or reviews.
Sec. 504. Grant eligibility for assessment of flight procedures.
Sec. 505. CLEEN research, development, and implementation partnership.
Sec. 506. Prohibition on operating certain aircraft weighing 75,000 
          pounds or less not complying with stage 3 noise levels.
Sec. 507. Environmental mitigation pilot program.
Sec. 508. Aircraft departure queue management pilot program.
Sec. 509. High performance and sustainable air traffic control 
          facilities.
Sec. 510. Regulatory responsibility for aircraft engine noise and 
          emissions standards.

                TITLE VI--FAA EMPLOYEES AND ORGANIZATION

Sec. 601. Federal Aviation Administration personnel management system.
Sec. 602. MSPB remedial authority for FAA employees.
Sec. 603. FAA technical training and staffing.
Sec. 604. Designee program.
Sec. 605. Staffing model for aviation safety inspectors.
Sec. 606. Safety critical staffing.
Sec. 607. FAA air traffic controller staffing.
Sec. 608. Assessment of training programs for air traffic controllers.
Sec. 609. Collegiate training initiative study.

                      TITLE VII--AVIATION INSURANCE

Sec. 701. General authority.
Sec. 702. Extension of authority to limit third party liability of air 
          carriers arising out of acts of terrorism.
Sec. 703. Clarification of reinsurance authority.
Sec. 704. Use of independent claims adjusters.
Sec. 705. Extension of program authority.

                        TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 801. Air carrier citizenship.
Sec. 802. Disclosure of data to Federal agencies in interest of national 
          security.
Sec. 803. FAA access to criminal history records and database systems.
Sec. 804. Clarification of air carrier fee disputes.
Sec. 805. Study on national plan of integrated airport systems.
Sec. 806. Express carrier employee protection.
Sec. 807. Consolidation and realignment of FAA facilities.
Sec. 808. Transportation Security Administration centralized training 
          facility feasibility study.
Sec. 809. GAO study on cooperation of airline industry in international 
          child abduction cases.
Sec. 810. Lost Nation Airport, Ohio.
Sec. 811. Pollock Municipal Airport, Louisiana.
Sec. 812. Human intervention and motivation study program.
Sec. 813. Washington, D.C., Air Defense Identification Zone.
Sec. 814. Merrill Field Airport, Anchorage, Alaska.
Sec. 815. William P. Hobby Airport, Houston, Texas.

           TITLE IX--FEDERAL AVIATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Sec. 901. Short title.
Sec. 902. Definitions.
Sec. 903. Interagency research initiative on the impact of aviation on 
          the climate.
Sec. 904. Research program on runways.
Sec. 905. Research on design for certification.
Sec. 906. Centers of excellence.
Sec. 907. Airport cooperative research program.
Sec. 908. Unmanned aircraft systems.
Sec. 909. Research grants program involving undergraduate students.
Sec. 910. Research program on space weather and aviation.
Sec. 911. Aviation gas research and development program.
Sec. 912. Research reviews and assessments.
Sec. 913. Review of FAA's aviation safety-related research programs.
Sec. 914. Research program on alternative jet fuel technology for civil 
          aircraft.
Sec. 915. Center for excellence in aviation employment.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

  Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act 
an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 
to, or a repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference 
shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision 
of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

  Except as otherwise expressly provided, this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act shall apply only to fiscal years 
beginning after September 30, 2007.

                        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

                  Subtitle A--Funding of FAA Programs

SEC. 101. AIRPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE COMPATIBILITY 
                    PLANNING AND PROGRAMS.

   (a) Authorization.--Section 48103 is amended--
          (1) by striking ``September 30, 2003'' and inserting 
        ``September 30, 2007''; and
          (2) by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and 
        inserting the following:
          ``(1) $3,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
          ``(2) $3,900,000,000 fiscal year 2009;
          ``(3) $4,000,000,000 fiscal year 2010; and
          ``(4) $4,100,000,000 fiscal year 2011.''.
  (b) Obligational Authority.--Section 47104(c) is amended by 
striking ``September 30, 2007'' and inserting ``September 30, 
2011''.

SEC. 102. AIR NAVIGATION FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.

  (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 48101(a) is 
amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and inserting 
the following:
          ``(1) $3,120,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
          ``(2) $3,246,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
          ``(3) $3,259,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
          ``(4) $3,353,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.''.
  (b) Use of Funds.--Section 48101 is amended by striking 
subsections (c) through (i) and inserting the following:
  ``(c) Wake Vortex Mitigation.--Of amounts appropriated under 
subsection (a), such sums as may be necessary for each of 
fiscal years 2008 through 2011 may be used for the development 
and analysis of wake vortex mitigation, including advisory 
systems.
  ``(d) Weather Hazards.--
          ``(1) In general.--Of amounts appropriated under 
        subsection (a), such sums as may be necessary for each 
        of fiscal years 2008 through 2011 may be used for the 
        development of in-flight and ground-based weather 
        threat mitigation systems, including ground de-icing 
        and anti-icing systems and other systems for 
        predicting, detecting, and mitigating the effects of 
        certain weather conditions on both airframes and 
        engines.
          ``(2) Specific hazards.--Weather conditions referred 
        to in paragraph (1) include--
                  ``(A) ground-based icing threats such as ice 
                pellets and freezing drizzle;
                  ``(B) oceanic weather, including convective 
                weather, and other hazards associated with 
                oceanic operations (where commercial traffic is 
                high and only rudimentary satellite sensing is 
                available) to reduce the hazards presented to 
                commercial aviation, including convective 
                weather ice crystal ingestion threats; and
                  ``(C) en route turbulence prediction.
  ``(e) Safety Management Systems.--Of amounts appropriated 
under subsection (a) and section 106(k)(1), such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2011 may be 
used to advance the development and implementation of safety 
management systems.
  ``(f) Runway Incursion Reduction Programs.--Of amounts 
appropriated under subsection (a), $8,000,000 for fiscal year 
2008, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, $12,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 may be used for 
the development and implementation of runway incursion 
reduction programs.
  ``(g) Runway Status Lights.--Of amounts appropriated under 
subsection (a), $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $27,000,000 
for fiscal year 2009, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 
$20,000,000 for 2011 may be used for the acquisition and 
installation of runway status lights.
  ``(h) Additional Programs in Fiscal Year 2008.--Of amounts 
appropriated under subsection (a), $19,500,000 for fiscal year 
2008 may be used for--
          ``(1) system capacity, planning, and improvement;
          ``(2) operations concept validation;
          ``(3) NAS weather requirements;
          ``(4) Airspace Management Lab;
          ``(5) Local Area Augmentation System (LAAS); and
          ``(6) wind profiling and weather research, Juneau.
  ``(i) Additional Programs in Fiscal Years 2009-2011.--Of 
amounts appropriated under subsection (a), $14,500,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2009, 2010, and 2011 may be used for--
          ``(1) system capacity, planning, and improvement;
          ``(2) operations concept validation;
          ``(3) NAS weather requirements; and
          ``(4) Airspace Management Lab.''.

SEC. 103. FAA OPERATIONS.

  (a) In General.--Section 106(k)(1) is amended by striking 
subparagraphs (A) through (D) and inserting the following:
                  ``(A) $8,726,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
                  ``(B) $8,978,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
                  ``(C) $9,305,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
                and
                  ``(D) $9,590,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.''.
  (b) Authorized Expenditures.--Section 106(k)(2) is amended--
          (1) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and 
        (F);
          (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) and (G) as 
        subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; and
          (3) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) (as so redesignated) 
        by striking ``2004 through 2007'' and inserting ``2008 
        through 2011''.
  (c) Airline Data and Analysis.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation out of the 
Airport and Airway Trust Fund established by section 9502 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9502) to fund 
airline data collection and analysis by the Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics in the Research and Innovative 
Technology Administration of the Department of Transportation--
          (1) $4,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
          (2) $6,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009, 2010, 
        and 2011.

SEC. 104. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

  Section 48102(a) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (11)(L) by striking ``and'';
          (2) in paragraph (12)(L) by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting a semicolon; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(13) for fiscal year 2008, $335,191,000, 
        including--
                  ``(A) $7,350,000 for fire research and 
                safety;
                  ``(B) $4,086,000 for propulsion and fuel 
                systems;
                  ``(C) $2,713,000 for advanced materials and 
                structural safety;
                  ``(D) $3,574,000 for atmospheric hazards and 
                digital system safety;
                  ``(E) $14,931,000 for aging aircraft;
                  ``(F) $2,202,000 for aircraft catastrophic 
                failure prevention research;
                  ``(G) $14,651,000 for flightdeck maintenance, 
                system integration, and human factors;
                  ``(H) $9,517,000 for aviation safety risk 
                analysis;
                  ``(I) $15,254,000 for air traffic control, 
                technical operations, and human factors;
                  ``(J) $6,780,000 for aeromedical research;
                  ``(K) $19,888,000 for weather programs;
                  ``(L) $6,310,000 for unmanned aircraft 
                systems research;
                  ``(M) $18,100,000 for the Next Generation Air 
                Transportation System Joint Planning and 
                Development Office;
                  ``(N) $10,755,000 for wake turbulence;
                  ``(O) $20,469,000 for environment and energy;
                  ``(P) $1,184,000 for system planning and 
                resource management;
                  ``(Q) $3,415,000 for the William J. Hughes 
                Technical Center Laboratory Facility;
                  ``(R) $74,200,000 for the Center for Advanced 
                Aviation System Development;
                  ``(S) $2,000,000 for the Airport Cooperative 
                Research Program--capacity;
                  ``(T) $3,000,000 for the Airport Cooperative 
                Research Program--environment;
                  ``(U) $5,000,000 for the Airport Cooperative 
                Research Program--safety;
                  ``(V) $3,600,000 for GPS civil requirements;
                  ``(W) $15,000,000 for Safe Flight 21, Alaska 
                Capstone;
                  ``(X) $8,907,000 for airports technology 
                research--capacity;
                  ``(Y) $9,805,000 for airports technology 
                research--safety;
          ``(14) for fiscal year 2009, $481,554,000, 
        including--
                  ``(A) $8,457,000 for fire research and 
                safety;
                  ``(B) $4,050,000 for propulsion and fuel 
                systems;
                  ``(C) $2,686,000 for advanced materials and 
                structural safety;
                  ``(D) $3,568,000 for atmospheric hazards and 
                digital system safety;
                  ``(E) $14,683,000 for aging aircraft;
                  ``(F) $2,158,000 for aircraft catastrophic 
                failure prevention research;
                  ``(G) $37,499,000 for flightdeck maintenance, 
                system integration, and human factors;
                  ``(H) $8,349,000 for aviation safety risk 
                analysis;
                  ``(I) $15,323,000 for air traffic control, 
                technical operations, and human factors;
                  ``(J) $6,932,000 for aeromedical research;
                  ``(K) $22,336,000 for weather program;
                  ``(L) $6,738,000 for unmanned aircraft 
                systems research;
                  ``(M) $18,100,000 for the Next Generation Air 
                Transportation System Joint Planning and 
                Development Office;
                  ``(N) $10,560,000 for wake turbulence;
                  ``(O) $35,039,000 for environment and energy;
                  ``(P) $1,847,000 for system planning and 
                resource management;
                  ``(Q) $3,548,000 for the William J. Hughes 
                Technical Center Laboratory Facility;
                  ``(R) $85,000,000 for Center for Advanced 
                Aviation System Development;
                  ``(S) $5,000,000 for the Airport Cooperative 
                Research Program--capacity;
                  ``(T) $5,000,000 for the Airport Cooperative 
                Research Program--environment;
                  ``(U) $5,000,000 for the Airport Cooperative 
                Research Program--safety;
                  ``(V) $3,469,000 for GPS civil requirements;
                  ``(W) $20,000,000 for Safe Flight 21, Alaska 
                Capstone;
                  ``(X) $8,907,000 for airports technology 
                research--capacity;
                  ``(Y) $9,805,000 for airports technology 
                research--safety;
          ``(15) for fiscal year 2010, $486,502,000, 
        including--
                  ``(A) $8,546,000 for fire research and 
                safety;
                  ``(B) $4,075,000 for propulsion and fuel 
                systems;
                  ``(C) $2,700,000 for advanced materials and 
                structural safety;
                  ``(D) $3,608,000 for atmospheric hazards and 
                digital system safety;
                  ``(E) $14,688,000 for aging aircraft;
                  ``(F) $2,153,000 for aircraft catastrophic 
                failure prevention research;
                  ``(G) $36,967,000 for flightdeck maintenance, 
                system integration, and human factors;
                  ``(H) $8,334,000 for aviation safety risk 
                analysis;
                  ``(I) $15,471,000 for air traffic control, 
                technical operations, and human factors;
                  ``(J) $7,149,000 for aeromedical research;
                  ``(K) $23,286,000 for weather program;
                  ``(L) $6,236,000 for unmanned aircraft 
                systems research;
                  ``(M) $18,100,000 for the Next Generation Air 
                Transportation System Joint Planning and 
                Development Office;
                  ``(N) $10,412,000 for wake turbulence;
                  ``(O) $34,678,000 for environment and energy;
                  ``(P) $1,827,000 for system planning and 
                resource management;
                  ``(Q) $3,644,000 for William J. Hughes 
                Technical Center Laboratory Facility;
                  ``(R) $90,000,000 for the Center for Advanced 
                Aviation System Development;
                  ``(S) $5,000,000 for the Airport Cooperative 
                Research Program--capacity;
                  ``(T) $5,000,000 for the Airport Cooperative 
                Research Program--environment;
                  ``(U) $5,000,000 for the Airport Cooperative 
                Research Program--safety;
                  ``(V) $3,416,000 for GPS civil requirements;
                  ``(W) $20,000,000 for Safe Flight 21, Alaska 
                Capstone;
                  ``(X) $8,907,000 for airports technology 
                research--capacity;
                  ``(Y) $9,805,000 for airports technology 
                research--safety; and
          ``(16) for fiscal year 2011, $514,832,000, 
        including--
                  ``(A) $8,815,000 for fire research and 
                safety;
                  ``(B) $4,150,000 for propulsion and fuel 
                systems;
                  ``(C) $2,747,000 for advanced materials and 
                structural safety;
                  ``(D) $3,687,000 for atmospheric hazards and 
                digital system safety;
                  ``(E) $14,903,000 for aging aircraft;
                  ``(F) $2,181,000 for aircraft catastrophic 
                failure prevention research;
                  ``(G) $39,245,000 for flightdeck maintenance, 
                system integration and human factors;
                  ``(H) $8,446,000 for aviation safety risk 
                analysis;
                  ``(I) $15,715,000 for air traffic control, 
                technical operations, and human factors;
                  ``(J) $7,390,000 for aeromedical research;
                  ``(K) $23,638,000 for weather program;
                  ``(L) $6,295,000 for unmanned aircraft 
                systems research;
                  ``(M) $18,100,000 for the Next Generation Air 
                Transportation System Joint Planning and 
                Development Office;
                  ``(N) $10,471,000 for wake turbulence;
                  ``(O) $34,811,000 for environment and energy;
                  ``(P) $1,836,000 for system planning and 
                resource management;
                  ``(Q) $3,758,000 for William J. Hughes 
                Technical Center Laboratory Facility;
                  ``(R) $114,000,000 for Center for Advanced 
                Aviation System Development;
                  ``(S) $5,000,000 for the Airport Cooperative 
                Research Program--capacity;
                  ``(T) $5,000,000 for the Airport Cooperative 
                Research Program--environment;
                  ``(U) $5,000,000 for the Airport Cooperative 
                Research Program--safety;
                  ``(V) $3,432,000 for GPS civil requirements;
                  ``(W) $20,000,000 for Safe Flight 21, Alaska 
                Capstone;
                  ``(X) $8,907,000 for airports technology 
                research--capacity;
                  ``(Y) $9,805,000 for airports technology 
                research--safety.''.

SEC. 105. FUNDING FOR AVIATION PROGRAMS.

  (a) Airport and Airway Trust Fund Guarantee.--Section 
48114(a)(1)(A) is amended to read as follows:
                  ``(A) In general.--The total budget resources 
                made available from the Airport and Airway 
                Trust Fund each fiscal year through fiscal year 
                2011 pursuant to sections 48101, 48102, 48103, 
                and 106(k) shall--
                          ``(i) in each of fiscal years 2008 
                        and 2009, be equal to 95 percent of the 
                        estimated level of receipts plus 
                        interest credited to the Airport and 
                        Airway Trust Fund for that fiscal year; 
                        and
                          ``(ii) in each of fiscal years 2010 
                        and 2011, be equal to the sum of--
                                  ``(I) 95 percent of the 
                                estimated level of receipts 
                                plus interest credited to the 
                                Airport and Airway Trust Fund 
                                for that fiscal year; and
                                  ``(II) the actual level of 
                                receipts plus interest credited 
                                to the Airport and Airway Trust 
                                Fund for the second preceding 
                                fiscal year minus the total 
                                amount made available for 
                                obligation from the Airport and 
                                Airway Trust Fund for the 
                                second preceding fiscal year.
                Such amounts may be used only for aviation 
                investment programs listed in subsection 
                (b).''.
  (b) Additional Authorizations of Appropriations From the 
General Fund.--Section 48114(a)(2) is amended by striking 
``2007'' and inserting ``2011''.
  (c) Estimated Level of Receipts Plus Interest Defined.--
Section 48114(b)(2) is amended--
          (1) in the paragraph heading by striking ``Level'' 
        and inserting ``Estimated level''; and
          (2) by striking ``level of receipts plus interest'' 
        and inserting ``estimated level of receipts plus 
        interest''.
  (d) Enforcement of Guarantees.--Section 48114(c)(2) is 
amended by striking ``2007'' and inserting ``2011''.

                 Subtitle B--Passenger Facility Charges

SEC. 111. PFC AUTHORITY.

  (a) PFC Defined.--Section 40117(a)(5) is amended to read as 
follows:
          ``(5) Passenger facility charge.--The term `passenger 
        facility charge' means a charge or fee imposed under 
        this section.''.
  (b) Increase in PFC Maximum Level.--Section 40117(b)(4) is 
amended by striking ``$4.00 or $4.50'' and inserting ``$4.00, 
$4.50, $5.00, $6.00, or $7.00''.
  (c) Pilot Program for PFC at Nonhub Airports.--Section 
40117(l) is amended--
          (1) by striking paragraph (7); and
          (2) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (7).
  (d) Correction of References.--
          (1) Section 40117.--Section 40117 is amended--
                  (A) in the section heading by striking 
                ``fees'' and inserting ``charges'';
                  (B) in the heading for subsection (e) by 
                striking ``Fees'' and inserting ``Charges'';
                  (C) in the heading for subsection (l) by 
                striking ``Fee'' and inserting ``Charge'';
                  (D) in the heading for paragraph (5) of 
                subsection (l) by striking ``fee'' and 
                inserting ``charge'';
                  (E) in the heading for subsection (m) by 
                striking ``Fees'' and inserting ``Charges'';
                  (F) in the heading for paragraph (1) of 
                subsection (m) by striking ``fees'' and 
                inserting ``charges'';
                  (G) by striking ``fee'' each place it appears 
                (other than the second sentence of subsection 
                (g)(4)) and inserting ``charge''; and
                  (H) by striking ``fees'' each place it 
                appears and inserting ``charges''.
          (2) Other references.--Subtitle VII is amended by 
        striking ``fee'' and inserting ``charge'' each place it 
        appears in each of the following sections:
                  (A) Section 47106(f)(1).
                  (B) Section 47110(e)(5).
                  (C) Section 47114(f).
                  (D) Section 47134(g)(1).
                  (E) Section 47139(b).
                  (F) Section 47524(e).
                  (G) Section 47526(2).

SEC. 112. PFC ELIGIBILITY FOR BICYCLE STORAGE.

  (a) In General.--Section 40117(a)(3) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
                  ``(H) A project to construct secure bicycle 
                storage facilities that are to be used by 
                passengers at the airport and that are in 
                compliance with applicable security 
                standards.''.
  (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall submit to Congress a report on 
the progress being made by airports to install bicycle parking 
for airport customers and airport employees.

SEC. 113. NOISE COMPATIBILITY PROJECTS.

  Section 40117(b) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
          ``(7) Noise mitigation for certain schools.--
                  ``(A) In general.--In addition to the uses 
                specified in paragraphs (1), (4), and (6), the 
                Secretary may authorize a passenger facility 
                charge imposed under paragraph (1) or (4) at a 
                large hub airport that is the subject of an 
                amended judgment and final order in 
                condemnation filed on January 7, 1980, by the 
                Superior Court of the State of California for 
                the county of Los Angeles, to be used for a 
                project to carry out noise mitigation for a 
                building, or for the replacement of a 
                relocatable building with a permanent building, 
                in the noise impacted area surrounding the 
                airport at which such building is used 
                primarily for educational purposes, 
                notwithstanding the air easement granted or any 
                terms to the contrary in such judgment and 
                final order, if--
                          ``(i) the Secretary determines that 
                        the building is adversely affected by 
                        airport noise;
                          ``(ii) the building is owned or 
                        chartered by the school district that 
                        was the plaintiff in case number 
                        986,442 or 986,446, which was resolved 
                        by such judgment and final order;
                          ``(iii) the project is for a school 
                        identified in one of the settlement 
                        agreements effective February 16, 2005, 
                        between the airport and each of the 
                        school districts;
                          ``(iv) in the case of a project to 
                        replace a relocatable building with a 
                        permanent building, the eligible 
                        project costs are limited to the actual 
                        structural construction costs necessary 
                        to mitigate aircraft noise in 
                        instructional classrooms to an interior 
                        noise level meeting current standards 
                        of the Federal Aviation Administration; 
                        and
                          ``(v) the project otherwise meets the 
                        requirements of this section for 
                        authorization of a passenger facility 
                        charge.
                  ``(B) Eligible project costs.--In 
                subparagraph (A)(iv), the term `eligible 
                project costs' means the difference between the 
                cost of standard school construction and the 
                cost of construction necessary to mitigate 
                classroom noise to the standards of the Federal 
                Aviation Administration.''.

SEC. 114. INTERMODAL GROUND ACCESS PROJECT PILOT PROGRAM.

  Section 40117 is amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(n) Pilot Program for PFC Eligibility for Intermodal Ground 
Access Projects.--
          ``(1) PFC eligibility.--Subject to the requirements 
        of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a 
        pilot program under which the Secretary may authorize, 
        at no more than 5 airports, a passenger facility charge 
        imposed under subsection (b)(1) or (b)(4) to be used to 
        finance the eligible cost of an intermodal ground 
        access project.
          ``(2) Intermodal ground access project defined.--In 
        this section, the term `intermodal ground access 
        project' means a project for constructing a local 
        facility owned or operated by an eligible agency that 
        is directly and substantially related to the movement 
        of passengers or property traveling in air 
        transportation.
          ``(3) Eligible costs.--
                  ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph 
                (1), the eligible cost of an intermodal ground 
                access project shall be the total cost of the 
                project multiplied by the ratio that--
                          ``(i) the number of individuals 
                        projected to use the project to gain 
                        access to or depart from the airport; 
                        bears to
                          ``(ii) the total number of the 
                        individuals projected to use the 
                        facility.
                  ``(B) Determinations regarding projected 
                project use.--
                          ``(i) In general.--Except as provided 
                        by clause (ii), the Secretary shall 
                        determine the projected use of a 
                        project for purposes of subparagraph 
                        (A) at the time the project is approved 
                        under this subsection.
                          ``(ii) Public transportation 
                        projects.--In the case of a project 
                        approved under this section to be 
                        financed in part using funds 
                        administered by the Federal Transit 
                        Administration, the Secretary shall use 
                        the travel forecasting model for the 
                        project at the time such project is 
                        approved by the Federal Transit 
                        Administration to enter preliminary 
                        engineering to determine the projected 
                        use of the project for purposes of 
                        subparagraph (A).''.

SEC. 115. IMPACTS ON AIRPORTS OF ACCOMMODATING CONNECTING PASSENGERS.

  (a) Study.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
initiate a study to evaluate--
          (1) the impacts on airports of accommodating 
        connecting passengers; and
          (2) the treatment of airports at which the majority 
        of passengers are connecting passengers under the 
        passenger facility charge program authorized by section 
        40117 of title 49, United States Code.
  (b) Contents of Study.--In conducting the study, the 
Secretary shall review, at a minimum, the following:
          (1) the differences in facility needs, and the costs 
        for constructing, maintaining, and operating those 
        facilities, for airports at which the majority of 
        passengers are connecting passengers as compared to 
        airports at which the majority of passengers are 
        originating and destination passengers;
          (2) whether the costs to an airport of accommodating 
        additional connecting passengers differs from the cost 
        of accommodating additional originating and destination 
        passengers;
          (3) for each airport charging a passenger facility 
        charge, the percentage of passenger facility charge 
        revenue attributable to connecting passengers and the 
        percentage of such revenue attributable to originating 
        and destination passengers;
          (4) the potential effects on airport revenues of 
        requiring airports to charge different levels of 
        passenger facility charges on connecting passengers and 
        originating and destination passengers; and
          (5) the added costs to air carriers of collecting 
        passenger facility charges under a system in which 
        different levels of passenger facility charges are 
        imposed on connecting passengers and originating and 
        destination passengers.
  (c) Report to Congress.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the 
        date of initiation of the study, the Secretary shall 
        submit to Congress a report on the results of the 
        study.
          (2) Contents.--The report shall include--
                  (A) the findings of the Secretary on each of 
                the subjects listed in subsection (b); and
                  (B) recommendations, if any, of the Secretary 
                based on the results of the study for any 
                changes to the passenger facility charge 
                program, including recommendations as to 
                whether different levels of passenger facility 
                charges should be imposed on connecting 
                passengers and originating and destination 
                passengers.

                   Subtitle C--Fees for FAA Services

SEC. 121. UPDATE ON OVERFLIGHTS.

  (a) Establishment and Adjustment of Fees.--Section 45301(b) 
is amended to read as follows:
  ``(b) Establishment and Adjustment of Fees.--
          ``(1) In general.--In establishing and adjusting fees 
        under subsection (a), the Administrator shall ensure 
        that the fees are reasonably related to the 
        Administration's costs, as determined by the 
        Administrator, of providing the services rendered. 
        Services for which costs may be recovered include the 
        costs of air traffic control, navigation, weather 
        services, training, and emergency services which are 
        available to facilitate safe transportation over the 
        United States and the costs of other services provided 
        by the Administrator, or by programs financed by the 
        Administrator, to flights that neither take off nor 
        land in the United States. The determination of such 
        costs by the Administrator, and the allocation of such 
        costs by the Administrator to services provided, are 
        not subject to judicial review.
          ``(2) Adjustment of fees.--The Administrator shall 
        adjust the overflight fees established by subsection 
        (a)(1) by expedited rulemaking and begin collections 
        under the adjusted fees by October 1, 2008. In 
        developing the adjusted overflight fees, the 
        Administrator may seek and consider the recommendations 
        offered by an aviation rulemaking committee for 
        overflight fees that are provided to the Administrator 
        by June 1, 2008, and are intended to ensure that 
        overflight fees are reasonably related to the 
        Administrator's costs of providing air traffic control 
        and related services to overflights.
          ``(3) Aircraft altitude.--Nothing in this section 
        shall require the Administrator to take into account 
        aircraft altitude in establishing any fee for aircraft 
        operations in en route or oceanic airspace.
          ``(4) Costs defined.--In this subsection, the term 
        `costs' includes those costs associated with the 
        operation, maintenance, leasing costs, and overhead 
        expenses of the services provided and the facilities 
        and equipment used in such services, including the 
        projected costs for the period during which the 
        services will be provided.
          ``(5) Publication; comment.--The Administrator shall 
        publish in the Federal Register any fee schedule under 
        this section, including any adjusted overflight fee 
        schedule, and the associated collection process as an 
        interim final rule, pursuant to which public comment 
        will be sought and a final rule issued.''.
  (b) Adjustments.--Section 45301 is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
  ``(e) Adjustments.--In addition to adjustments under 
subsection (b), the Administrator may periodically adjust the 
fees established under this section.''.

SEC. 122. REGISTRATION FEES.

  (a) In General.--Chapter 453 is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``Sec. 45305. Registration, certification, and related fees

  ``(a) General Authority and Fees.--The Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall establish the following 
fees for services and activities of the Administration:
          ``(1) $130 for registering an aircraft.
          ``(2) $45 for replacing an aircraft registration.
          ``(3) $130 for issuing an original dealer's aircraft 
        certificate.
          ``(4) $105 for issuing an aircraft certificate (other 
        than an original dealer's aircraft certificate).
          ``(5) $80 for issuing a special registration number.
          ``(6) $50 for issuing a renewal of a special 
        registration number.
          ``(7) $130 for recording a security interest in an 
        aircraft or aircraft part.
          ``(8) $50 for issuing an airman certificate.
          ``(9) $25 for issuing a replacement airman 
        certificate.
          ``(10) $42 for issuing an airman medical certificate.
          ``(11) $100 for providing a legal opinion pertaining 
        to aircraft registration or recordation.
  ``(b) Fees Credited as Offsetting Collections.--
          ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 3302 of 
        title 31, any fee authorized to be collected under this 
        section shall, subject to appropriation made in 
        advance--
                  ``(A) be credited as offsetting collections 
                to the account that finances the activities and 
                services for which the fee is imposed;
                  ``(B) be available for expenditure only to 
                pay the costs of activities and services for 
                which the fee is imposed; and
                  ``(C) remain available until expended.
          ``(2) Continuing appropriations.--The Administrator 
        may continue to assess, collect, and spend fees 
        established under this section during any period in 
        which the funding for the Federal Aviation 
        Administration is provided under an Act providing 
        continuing appropriations in lieu of the 
        Administration's regular appropriations.
          ``(3) Adjustments.--The Administrator shall 
        periodically adjust the fees established by subsection 
        (a) when cost data from the cost accounting system 
        developed pursuant to section 45303(e) reveal that the 
        cost of providing the service is higher or lower than 
        the cost data that were used to establish the fee then 
        in effect.''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 453 is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``45305. Registration, certification, and related fees.''.

  (c) Fees Involving Aircraft Not Providing Air 
Transportation.--Section 45302(e) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``A fee'' and inserting the 
        following:
          ``(1) In general.--A fee''; and
          (2) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(2) Effect of imposition of other fees.--A fee may 
        not be imposed for a service or activity under this 
        section during any period in which a fee for the same 
        service or activity is imposed under section 45305.''.

                     Subtitle D--AIP Modifications

SEC. 131. AMENDMENTS TO AIP DEFINITIONS.

  (a) Airport Development.--Section 47102(3) is amended--
          (1) in subparagraph (B)(iv) by striking ``20'' and 
        inserting ``9''; and
          (2) by adding at the end the following:
                  ``(M) construction of mobile refueler parking 
                within a fuel farm at a nonprimary airport 
                meeting the requirements of section 112.8 of 
                title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
                  ``(N) terminal development under section 
                47119(a).
                  ``(O) acquiring and installing facilities and 
                equipment to provide air conditioning, heating, 
                or electric power from terminal-based, non-
                exclusive use facilities to aircraft parked at 
                a public use airport for the purpose of 
                reducing energy use or harmful emissions as 
                compared to the provision of such air 
                conditioning, heating, or electric power from 
                aircraft-based systems.''.
  (b) Airport Planning.--Section 47102(5) is amended by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: ``and 
developing an environmental management system''.
  (c) General Aviation Airport.--Section 47102 is amended--
          (1) by redesignating paragraphs (23) through (25) as 
        paragraphs (25) through (27), respectively;
          (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (22) as 
        paragraphs (9) through (23), respectively; and
          (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
          ``(8) `general aviation airport' means a public 
        airport that is located in a State and that, as 
        determined by the Secretary--
                  ``(A) does not have scheduled service; or
                  ``(B) has scheduled service with less that 
                2,500 passenger boardings each year.''.
  (d) Revenue Producing Aeronautical Support Facilities.--
Section 47102 is amended by inserting after paragraph (23) (as 
redesignated by subsection (c)(2) of this section) the 
following:
          ``(24) `revenue producing aeronautical support 
        facilities' means fuel farms, hangar buildings, self-
        service credit card aeronautical fueling systems, 
        airplane wash racks, major rehabilitation of a hangar 
        owned by a sponsor, or other aeronautical support 
        facilities that the Secretary determines will increase 
        the revenue producing ability of the airport.''.
  (e) Terminal Development.--Section 47102 is further amended 
by adding at the end the following:
          ``(28) `terminal development' means--
                  ``(A) development of--
                          ``(i) an airport passenger terminal 
                        building, including terminal gates;
                          ``(ii) access roads servicing 
                        exclusively airport traffic that leads 
                        directly to or from an airport 
                        passenger terminal building; and
                          ``(iii) walkways that lead directly 
                        to or from an airport passenger 
                        terminal building; and
                  ``(B) the cost of a vehicle described in 
                section 47119(a)(1)(B).''.

SEC. 132. AMENDMENTS TO GRANT ASSURANCES.

  (a) General Written Assurances.--Section 47107(a)(16)(D)(ii) 
is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
following: ``, except in the case of a relocation or 
replacement of an existing airport facility that meets the 
conditions of section 47110(d)''.
  (b) Written Assurances on Acquiring Land.--
          (1) Use of proceeds.--Section 47107(c)(2)(A)(iii) is 
        amended by striking ``paid to the Secretary'' and all 
        that follows before the semicolon and inserting 
        ``reinvested in another project at the airport or 
        transferred to another airport as the Secretary 
        prescribes under paragraph (4)''.
          (2) Eligible projects.--Section 47107(c) is amended 
        by adding at the end the following:
          ``(4) Priorities for reinvestment.--In approving the 
        reinvestment or transfer of proceeds under subsection 
        (c)(2)(A)(iii), the Secretary shall give preference, in 
        descending order, to the following actions:
                  ``(A) Reinvestment in an approved noise 
                compatibility project.
                  ``(B) Reinvestment in an approved project 
                that is eligible for funding under section 
                47117(e).
                  ``(C) Reinvestment in an approved airport 
                development project that is eligible for 
                funding under sections 47114, 47115, or 47117.
                  ``(D) Transfer to a sponsor of another public 
                airport to be reinvested in an approved noise 
                compatibility project at such airport.
                  ``(E) Payment to the Secretary for deposit in 
                the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.''.
  (c) Clerical Amendment.--Section 47107(c)(2)(B)(iii) is 
amended by striking ``the Fund'' and inserting ``the Airport 
and Airway Trust Fund established under section 9502 of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9502)''.

SEC. 133. GOVERNMENT SHARE OF PROJECT COSTS.

  Section 47109 is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``provided in 
        subsection (b) or subsection (c) of this section'' and 
        inserting ``otherwise specifically provided in this 
        section''; and
          (2) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(e) Special Rule for Transition From Small Hub to Medium 
Hub Status.--If the status of a small hub airport changes to a 
medium hub airport, the Government's share of allowable project 
costs for the airport may not exceed 90 percent for the first 2 
fiscal years following such change in hub status.
  ``(f) Special Rule for Economically Depressed Communities.--
The Government's share of allowable project costs shall be 95 
percent for a project at an airport that--
          ``(1) is receiving subsidized air service under 
        subchapter II of chapter 417; and
          ``(2) is located in an area that meets one or more of 
        the criteria established in section 301(a) of the 
        Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 
        U.S.C. 3161(a)), as determined by the Secretary of 
        Commerce.''.

SEC. 134. AMENDMENTS TO ALLOWABLE COSTS.

  (a) Allowable Project Costs.--Section 47110(b)(2) is 
amended--
          (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph 
        (C);
          (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of 
        subparagraph (D) and inserting ``; or''; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(E) if the cost is for airport development and is 
        incurred before execution of the grant agreement, but 
        in the same fiscal year as execution of the grant 
        agreement, and if--
                  ``(i) the cost was incurred before execution 
                of the grant agreement due to the short 
                construction season in the vicinity of the 
                airport;
                  ``(ii) the cost is in accordance with an 
                airport layout plan approved by the Secretary 
                and with all statutory and administrative 
                requirements that would have been applicable to 
                the project if the project had been carried out 
                after execution of the grant agreement;
                  ``(iii) the sponsor notifies the Secretary 
                before authorizing work to commence on the 
                project; and
                  ``(iv) the sponsor's decision to proceed with 
                the project in advance of execution of the 
                grant agreement does not affect the priority 
                assigned to the project by the Secretary for 
                the allocation of discretionary funds;''.
  (b) Relocation of Airport-Owned Facilities.--Section 47110(d) 
is amended to read as follows:
  ``(d) Relocation of Airport-Owned Facilities.--The Secretary 
may determine that the costs of relocating or replacing an 
airport-owned facility are allowable for an airport development 
project at an airport only if--
          ``(1) the Government's share of such costs will be 
        paid with funds apportioned to the airport sponsor 
        under section 47114(c)(1) or 47114(d);
          ``(2) the Secretary determines that the relocation or 
        replacement is required due to a change in the 
        Secretary's design standards; and
          ``(3) the Secretary determines that the change is 
        beyond the control of the airport sponsor.''.
  (c) Nonprimary Airports.--Section 47110(h) is amended--
          (1) by inserting ``construction of'' before ``revenue 
        producing''; and
          (2) by striking ``, including fuel farms and 
        hangars,''.

SEC. 135. UNIFORM CERTIFICATION TRAINING FOR AIRPORT CONCESSIONS UNDER 
                    DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM.

  (a) In General.--Section 47107(e) is amended--
          (1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); 
        and
          (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following:
          ``(8) Mandatory training program for airport 
        concessions.--
                  ``(A) In general.--Not later than one year 
                after the date of enactment of the FAA 
                Reauthorization Act of 2007, the Secretary 
                shall establish a mandatory training program 
                for persons described in subparagraph (C) on 
                the certification of whether a small business 
                concern in airport concessions qualifies as a 
                small business concern owned and controlled by 
                a socially and economically disadvantaged 
                individual for purposes of paragraph (1).
                  ``(B) Implementation.--The training program 
                may be implemented by one or more private 
                entities approved by the Secretary.
                  ``(C) Participants.--A person referred to in 
                paragraph (1) is an official or agent of an 
                airport owner or operator who is required to 
                provide a written assurance under paragraph (1) 
                that the airport owner or operator will meet 
                the percentage goal of paragraph (1) or who is 
                responsible for determining whether or not a 
                small business concern in airport concessions 
                qualifies as a small business concern owned and 
                controlled by a socially and economically 
                disadvantaged individual for purposes of 
                paragraph (1).
                  ``(D) Authorization of appropriations.--There 
                are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
                may be necessary to carry out this 
                paragraph.''.
  (b) Report.--Not later than 24 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate, and other appropriate committees 
of Congress a report on the results of the training program 
conducted under the amendment made by subsection (a).

SEC. 136. PREFERENCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS OWNED AND CONTROLLED 
                    BY DISABLED VETERANS.

  Section 47112(c) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
  ``(3) A contract involving labor for carrying out an airport 
development project under a grant agreement under this 
subchapter must require that a preference be given to the use 
of small business concerns (as defined in section 3 of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 1632)) owned and controlled by 
disabled veterans.''.

SEC. 137. CALCULATION OF STATE APPORTIONMENT FUND.

  Section 47114(d) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (2)--
                  (A) by striking ``Except as provided in 
                paragraph (3), the Secretary'' and inserting 
                ``The Secretary''; and
                  (B) by striking ``18.5 percent'' and 
                inserting ``10 percent''; and
          (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the 
        following:
          ``(3) Additional amount.--
                  ``(A) In general.--In addition to amounts 
                apportioned under paragraph (2) and subject to 
                subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall apportion 
                to each airport, excluding primary airports but 
                including reliever and nonprimary commercial 
                service airports, in States the lesser of--
                          ``(i) $150,000; or
                          ``(ii) 1/5 of the most recently 
                        published estimate of the 5-year costs 
                        for airport improvement for the 
                        airport, as listed in the national plan 
                        of integrated airport systems developed 
                        by the Federal Aviation Administration 
                        under section 47103.
                  ``(B) Reduction.--In any fiscal year in which 
                the total amount made available for 
                apportionment under paragraph (2) is less than 
                $300,000,000, the Secretary shall reduce, on a 
                prorated basis, the amount to be apportioned 
                under subparagraph (A) and make such reduction 
                available to be apportioned under paragraph 
                (2), so as to apportion under paragraph (2) a 
                minimum of $300,000,000.''.

SEC. 138. REDUCING APPORTIONMENTS.

  Section 47114(f)(1) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
        (A);
          (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                  (A) by inserting ``except as provided by 
                subparagraph (C),'' before ``in the case''; and
                  (B) by striking the period at the end and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
                  ``(C) in the case of a charge of more than 
                $4.50 imposed by the sponsor of an airport 
                enplaning at least one percent of the total 
                number of boardings each year in the United 
                States, 100 percent of the projected revenues 
                from the charge in the fiscal year but not more 
                than 100 percent of the amount that otherwise 
                would be apportioned under this section.''.

SEC. 139. MINIMUM AMOUNT FOR DISCRETIONARY FUND.

  Section 47115(g)(1) is amended by striking ``sum of--'' and 
all that follows through the period at the end of subparagraph 
(B) and inserting ``sum of $520,000,000.''.

SEC. 140. MARSHALL ISLANDS, MICRONESIA, AND PALAU.

   Section 47115(j) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2004 
through 2007'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2008 through 
2011''.

SEC. 141. USE OF APPORTIONED AMOUNTS.

   Section 47117(e)(1)(A) is amended--
          (1) in the first sentence--
                  (A) by striking ``35 percent'' and inserting 
                ``$300,000,000'';
                  (B) by striking ``and'' after ``47141,''; and
                  (C) by inserting before the period at the end 
                the following: ``, and for water quality 
                mitigation projects to comply with the Federal 
                Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et. 
                seq.) as approved in an environmental record of 
                decision for an airport development project 
                under this title''; and
          (2) in the second sentence by striking ``such 35 
        percent requirement is'' and inserting ``the 
        requirements of the preceding sentence are''.

SEC. 142. SALE OF PRIVATE AIRPORT TO PUBLIC SPONSOR.

  (a) In General.--Section 47133(b) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``Subsection (a) shall not apply if'' 
        and inserting the following:
          ``(1) Prior laws and agreements.--Subsection (a) 
        shall not apply if''; and
          (2) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(2) Sale of private airport to public sponsor.--In 
        the case of a privately owned airport, subsection (a) 
        shall not apply to the proceeds from the sale of the 
        airport to a public sponsor if--
                  ``(A) the sale is approved by the Secretary;
                  ``(B) funding is provided under this subtitle 
                for any portion of the public sponsor's 
                acquisition of airport land; and
                  ``(C) an amount equal to the remaining 
                unamortized portion of any airport improvement 
                grant made to that airport for purposes other 
                than land acquisition, amortized over a 20-year 
                period, plus an amount equal to the Federal 
                share of the current fair market value of any 
                land acquired with an airport improvement grant 
                made to that airport, is repaid to the 
                Secretary by the private owner.
          ``(3) Treatment of repayments.--Repayments referred 
        to in paragraph (2)(C) shall be treated as a recovery 
        of prior year obligations.''.
  (b) Applicability to Grants.--The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to grants issued on or after October 
1, 1996.

SEC. 143. AIRPORT PRIVATIZATION PILOT PROGRAM.

  (a) Approval Requirements.--Section 47134 is amended in 
subsections (b)(1)(A)(i), (b)(1)(A)(ii), (c)(4)(A), and 
(c)(4)(B) by striking ``65 percent'' each place it appears and 
inserting ``75 percent''.
  (b) Prohibition on Receipt of Funds.--
          (1) Section 47134.--Section 47134 is amended by 
        adding at the end the following:
  ``(n) Prohibition on Receipt of Certain Funds.--An airport 
receiving an exemption under subsection (b) shall be prohibited 
from receiving apportionments under section 47114 or 
discretionary funds under section 47115.''.
          (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 47134(g) is 
        amended--
                  (A) in the subsection heading by striking 
                ``Apportionments;'';
                  (B) in paragraph (1) by striking the 
                semicolon at the end and inserting ``; or'';
                  (C) by striking paragraph (2); and
                  (D) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
                paragraph (2).
  (c) Federal Share of Project Costs.--Section 47109(a) is 
amended--
          (1) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph 
        (3) and inserting ``; and'';
          (2) by striking paragraph (4); and
          (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

SEC. 144. AIRPORT SECURITY PROGRAM.

  Section 47137(g) is amended by striking ``$5,000,000'' and 
inserting ``$8,500,000''.

SEC. 145. SUNSET OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR PURCHASE OF AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT 
                    RIGHTS.

  Section 47138 is amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(f) Sunset.--This section shall not be in effect after 
September 30, 2007.''.

SEC. 146. EXTENSION OF GRANT AUTHORITY FOR COMPATIBLE LAND USE PLANNING 
                    AND PROJECTS BY STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

  Section 47141(f) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
2007'' and inserting ``September 30, 2011''.

SEC. 147. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS ON METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS 
                    AUTHORITY.

  Section 49108, and the item relating to such section in the 
analysis for chapter 491, are repealed.

SEC. 148. MIDWAY ISLAND AIRPORT.

  Section 186(d) of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act (117 Stat. 2518) is amended by striking 
``October 1, 2007'' and inserting ``October 1, 2011''.

SEC. 149. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS.

  (a) Technical Changes to National Plan of Integrated Airport 
Systems.--Section 47103 is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)--
                  (A) by striking ``each airport to--'' and 
                inserting ``the airport system to--'';
                  (B) in paragraph (1) by striking ``system in 
                the particular area;'' and inserting ``system, 
                including connection to the surface 
                transportation network; and'';
                  (C) in paragraph (2) by striking ``; and'' 
                and inserting a period; and
                  (D) by striking paragraph (3);
          (2) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) in paragraph (1) by striking the 
                semicolon and inserting ``; and'';
                  (B) by striking paragraph (2) and 
                redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); 
                and
                  (C) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by 
                striking ``, Short Takeoff and Landing/Very 
                Short Takeoff and Landing aircraft 
                operations,''; and
          (3) in subsection (d) by striking ``status of the''.
  (b) Update Veterans Preference Definition.--Section 47112(c) 
is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (1)--
                  (A) in subparagraph (B) by striking 
                ``separated from'' and inserting ``discharged 
                or released from active duty in''; and
                  (B) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(C) `Afghanistan-Iraq war veteran' means an 
        individual who served on active duty (as defined by 
        section 101 of title 38) in the armed forces for a 
        period of more than 180 consecutive days, any part of 
        which occurred during the period beginning on September 
        11, 2001, and ending on the date prescribed by 
        presidential proclamation or by law as the last date of 
        Operation Iraqi Freedom, and who was separated from the 
        armed forces under honorable conditions.''; and
          (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``veterans and'' and 
        inserting ``veterans, Afghanistan-Iraq war veterans, 
        and''.
  (c) Consolidation of Terminal Development Provisions.--
Section 47119 is amended--
          (1) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c) and 
        (d) as subsections (b), (c), (d) and (e), respectively; 
        and
          (2) by inserting before subsection (b) (as so 
        redesignated) the following:
  ``(a) Terminal Development Projects.--
          ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may approve a 
        project for terminal development (including multimodal 
        terminal development) in a nonrevenue-producing public-
        use area of a commercial service airport--
                  ``(A) if the sponsor certifies that the 
                airport, on the date the grant application is 
                submitted to the Secretary, has--
                          ``(i) all the safety equipment 
                        required for certification of the 
                        airport under section 44706;
                          ``(ii) all the security equipment 
                        required by regulation; and
                          ``(iii) provided for access by 
                        passengers to the area of the airport 
                        for boarding or exiting aircraft that 
                        are not air carrier aircraft;
                  ``(B) if the cost is directly related to 
                moving passengers and baggage in air commerce 
                within the airport, including vehicles for 
                moving passengers between terminal facilities 
                and between terminal facilities and aircraft; 
                and
                  ``(C) under terms necessary to protect the 
                interests of the Government.
          ``(2) Project in revenue-producing areas and 
        nonrevenue-producing parking lots.--In making a 
        decision under paragraph (1), the Secretary may approve 
        as allowable costs the expenses of terminal development 
        in a revenue-producing area and construction, 
        reconstruction, repair, and improvement in a 
        nonrevenue-producing parking lot if--
                  ``(A) except as provided in section 
                47108(e)(3), the airport does not have more 
                than .05 percent of the total annual passenger 
                boardings in the United States; and
                  ``(B) the sponsor certifies that any needed 
                airport development project affecting safety, 
                security, or capacity will not be deferred 
                because of the Secretary's approval.'';
          (3) in paragraphs (3) and (4)(A) of subsection (b) 
        (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) 
        by striking ``section 47110(d)'' and inserting 
        ``subsection (a)''; and
          (4) in paragraph (5) of subsection (b) (as 
        redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) by 
        striking ``subsection (b)(1) and (2)'' and inserting 
        ``subsections (c)(1) and (c)(2)'';
          (5) in paragraphs (2)(A), (3), and (4) of subsection 
        (c) (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this 
        subsection) by striking ``section 47110(d) of this 
        title'' and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
          (6) in paragraph (2)(B) of subsection (c) (as 
        redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) by 
        striking ``section 47110(d)'' and inserting 
        ``subsection (a)'';
          (7) in subsection (c)(5) (as redesignated by 
        paragraph (1) of this subsection) by striking ``section 
        47110(d)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''; and
          (8) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(f) Limitation on Discretionary Funds.--The Secretary may 
distribute not more than $20,000,000 from the discretionary 
fund established under section 47115 for terminal development 
projects at a nonhub airport or a small hub airport that is 
eligible to receive discretionary funds under section 
47108(e)(3).''.
  (d) Annual Report.--Section 47131(a) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``April 1'' and inserting ``June 1''; 
        and
          (2) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) and 
        inserting the following:
          ``(1) a summary of airport development and planning 
        completed;
          ``(2) a summary of individual grants issued;
          ``(3) an accounting of discretionary and apportioned 
        funds allocated;
          ``(4) the allocation of appropriations; and''.
  (e) Correction to Emission Credits Provision.--Section 47139 
is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``47102(3)(F),''; 
        and
          (2) in subsection (b)--
                  (A) by striking ``47102(3)(F),''; and
                  (B) by striking ``47103(3)(F),''.
  (f) Conforming Amendment to Civil Penalty Assessment 
Authority.--Section 46602(d)(2) is amended by inserting 
``46319,'' after ``46318,''.
  (g) Other Conforming Amendments.--Sections 40117(a)(3)(B) and 
47108(e)(3) are each amended by striking ``section 47110(d)'' 
each place it appears and inserting ``section 47119(a)''.
  (h) Correction to Surplus Property Authority.--Section 
47151(e) is amended by striking ``(other than real property'' 
and all that follows through ``(10 U.S.C. 2687 note))'' .
  (i) Airport Capacity Benchmark Reports.--Section 47175(2) is 
amended by striking ``Airport Capacity Benchmark Report 2001'' 
and inserting ``2001 and 2004 Airport Capacity Benchmark 
Reports or table 1 of the Federal Aviation Administration's 
most recent airport capacity benchmark report''.

  TITLE II--NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND AIR TRAFFIC 
                         CONTROL MODERNIZATION

SEC. 201. MISSION STATEMENT; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
          (1) The United States faces a great national 
        challenge as the Nation's aviation infrastructure is at 
        a crossroads.
          (2) The demand for aviation services, a critical 
        element of the United States economy, vital in 
        supporting the quality of life of the people of the 
        United States, and critical in support of the Nation's 
        defense and national security, is growing at an ever 
        increasing rate. At the same time, the ability of the 
        United States air transportation system to expand and 
        change to meet this increasing demand is limited.
          (3) The aviation industry accounts for more than 
        10,000,000 jobs in the United States and contributes 
        approximately $900,000,000,000 annually to the United 
        States gross domestic product.
          (4) The United States air transportation system 
        continues to drive economic growth in the United States 
        and will continue to be a major economic driver as air 
        traffic triples over the next 20 years.
          (5) The Next Generation Air Transportation System (in 
        this section referred to as the ``NextGen System'') is 
        the system for achieving long-term transformation of 
        the United States air transportation system that 
        focuses on developing and implementing new technologies 
        and that will set the stage for the long-term 
        development of a scalable and more flexible air 
        transportation system without compromising the 
        unprecedented safety record of United States aviation.
          (6) The benefits of the NextGen System, in terms of 
        promoting economic growth and development, are 
        enormous.
          (7) The NextGen System will guide the path of the 
        United States air transportation system in the 
        challenging years ahead.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
          (1) modernizing the air transportation system is a 
        national priority and the United States must make a 
        commitment to revitalizing this essential component of 
        the Nation's transportation infrastructure;
          (2) one fundamental requirement for the success of 
        the NextGen System is strong leadership and sufficient 
        resources;
          (3) the Joint Planning and Development Office of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration and the Next Generation 
        Air Transportation System Senior Policy Committee, each 
        established by Congress in 2003, will lead and 
        facilitate this important national mission to ensure 
        that the programs and capabilities of the NextGen 
        System are carefully integrated and aligned;
          (4) Government agencies and industry must work 
        together, carefully integrating and aligning their work 
        to meet the needs of the NextGen System in the 
        development of budgets, programs, planning, and 
        research;
          (5) the Department of Transportation, the Federal 
        Aviation Administration, the Department of Defense, the 
        Department of Homeland Security, the Department of 
        Commerce, and the National Aeronautics and Space 
        Administration must work in cooperation and make 
        transformational improvements to the United States air 
        transportation infrastructure a priority; and
          (6) due to the critical importance of the NextGen 
        System to the economic and national security of the 
        United States, partner departments and agencies must be 
        provided with the resources required to complete the 
        implementation of the NextGen System.

SEC. 202. NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM JOINT PLANNING AND 
                    DEVELOPMENT OFFICE.

  (a) Establishment.--
          (1) Associate administrator for the next generation 
        air transportation system.--Section 709(a) of Vision 
        100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 
        40101 note; 117 Stat. 2582) is amended--
                  (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and 
                (4) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), 
                respectively; and
                  (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
                following:
  ``(2) The director of the Office shall be the Associate 
Administrator for the Next Generation Air Transportation 
System, who shall be appointed by the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration. The Associate Administrator 
shall report to the Administrator.''.
          (2) Responsibilities.--Section 709(a)(3) of such Act 
        (as redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) 
        is amended--
                  (A) in subparagraph (G) by striking ``; and'' 
                and inserting a semicolon;
                  (B) in subparagraph (H) by striking the 
                period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                  (C) by adding at the end the following:
                  ``(I) establishing specific quantitative 
                goals for the safety, capacity, efficiency, 
                performance, and environmental impacts of each 
                phase of Next Generation Air Transportation 
                System implementation activities and measuring 
                actual operational experience against those 
                goals, taking into account noise pollution 
                reduction concerns of affected communities to 
                the greatest extent practicable in establishing 
                the environmental goals;
                  ``(J) working to ensure global 
                interoperability of the Next Generation Air 
                Transportation System;
                  ``(K) working to ensure the use of weather 
                information and space weather information in 
                the Next Generation Air Transportation System 
                as soon as possible;
                  ``(L) overseeing, with the Administrator of 
                the Federal Aviation Administration, the 
                selection of products or outcomes of research 
                and development activities that would be moved 
                to the next stage of a demonstration project; 
                and
                  ``(M) maintaining a baseline modeling and 
                simulation environment for testing and 
                evaluating alternative concepts to satisfy Next 
                Generation Air Transportation enterprise 
                architecture requirements.''.
          (3) Cooperation with other federal agencies.--Section 
        709(a)(4) of such Act (as redesignated by paragraph (1) 
        of this subsection) is amended--
                  (A) by striking ``(4)'' and inserting 
                ``(4)(A)''; and
                  (B) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(B) The Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Secretary of 
Commerce, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the head of 
any other Federal agency from which the Secretary of 
Transportation requests assistance under subparagraph (A) shall 
designate a senior official in the agency to be responsible 
for--
          ``(i) carrying out the activities of the agency 
        relating to the Next Generation Air Transportation 
        System in coordination with the Office, including the 
        execution of all aspects of the work of the agency in 
        developing and implementing the integrated work plan 
        described in subsection (b)(5);
          ``(ii) serving as a liaison for the agency in 
        activities of the agency relating to the Next 
        Generation Air Transportation System and coordinating 
        with other Federal agencies involved in activities 
        relating to the System; and
          ``(iii) ensuring that the agency meets its 
        obligations as set forth in any memorandum of 
        understanding executed by or on behalf of the agency 
        relating to the Next Generation Air Transportation 
        System.
  ``(C) The head of a Federal agency referred to in 
subparagraph (B) shall ensure that--
          ``(i) the responsibilities of the agency relating to 
        the Next Generation Air Transportation System are 
        clearly communicated to the senior official of the 
        agency designated under subparagraph (B); and
          ``(ii) the performance of the senior official in 
        carrying out the responsibilities of the agency 
        relating to the Next Generation Air Transportation 
        System is reflected in the official's annual 
        performance evaluations and compensation.
  ``(D) The head of a Federal agency referred to in 
subparagraph (B) shall--
          ``(i) establish or designate an office within the 
        agency to carry out its responsibilities under the 
        memorandum of understanding under the supervision of 
        the designated official; and
          ``(ii) ensure that the designated official has 
        sufficient budgetary authority and staff resources to 
        carry out the agency's Next Generation Air 
        Transportation System responsibilities as set forth in 
        the integrated plan under subsection (b).
  ``(E) Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of 
this subparagraph, the head of each Federal agency that has 
responsibility for carrying out any activity under the 
integrated plan under subsection (b) shall execute a memorandum 
of understanding with the Office obligating that agency to 
carry out the activity.''.
          (4) Coordination with omb.--Section 709(a) of such 
        Act (117 Stat. 2582) is further amended by adding at 
        the end the following:
  ``(6)(A) The Office shall work with the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget to develop a process whereby 
the Director will identify projects related to the Next 
Generation Air Transportation System across the agencies 
referred to in paragraph (4)(A) and consider the Next 
Generation Air Transportation System as a unified, cross-agency 
program.
  ``(B) The Director, to the maximum extent practicable, 
shall--
          ``(i) ensure that--
                  ``(I) each Federal agency covered by the plan 
                has sufficient funds requested in the 
                President's budget, as submitted under section 
                1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, for 
                each fiscal year covered by the plan to carry 
                out its responsibilities under the plan; and
                  ``(II) the development and implementation of 
                the Next Generation Air Transportation System 
                remains on schedule;
          ``(ii) include, in the President's budget, a 
        statement of the portion of the estimated budget of 
        each Federal agency covered by the plan that relates to 
        the activities of the agency under the Next Generation 
        Air Transportation System initiative; and
          ``(iii) identify and justify as part of the 
        President's budget submission any inconsistencies 
        between the plan and amounts requested in the budget.
  ``(7) The Associate Administrator of the Next Generation Air 
Transportation System shall be a voting member of the Joint 
Resources Council of the Federal Aviation Administration.''.
  (b) Integrated Plan.--Section 709(b) of such Act (117 Stat. 
2583) is amended--
          (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                  (A) by striking ``meets air'' and inserting 
                ``meets anticipated future air''; and
                  (B) by striking ``beyond those currently 
                included in the Federal Aviation 
                Administration's operational evolution plan'';
          (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
          (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
        (4) and inserting ``; and''; and
          (4) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(5) a multiagency integrated work plan for the Next 
        Generation Air Transportation System that includes--
                  ``(A) an outline of the activities required 
                to achieve the end-state architecture, as 
                expressed in the concept of operations and 
                enterprise architecture documents, that 
                identifies each Federal agency or other entity 
                responsible for each activity in the outline;
                  ``(B) details on a year-by-year basis of 
                specific accomplishments, activities, research 
                requirements, rulemakings, policy decisions, 
                and other milestones of progress for each 
                Federal agency or entity conducting activities 
                relating to the Next Generation Air 
                Transportation System;
                  ``(C) for each element of the Next Generation 
                Air Transportation System, an outline, on a 
                year-by-year basis, of what is to be 
                accomplished in that year toward meeting the 
                Next Generation Air Transportation System's 
                end-state architecture, as expressed in the 
                concept of operations and enterprise 
                architecture documents, as well as identifying 
                each Federal agency or other entity that will 
                be responsible for each component of any 
                research, development, or implementation 
                program;
                  ``(D) an estimate of all necessary 
                expenditures on a year-by-year basis, including 
                a statement of each Federal agency or entity's 
                responsibility for costs and available 
                resources, for each stage of development from 
                the basic research stage through the 
                demonstration and implementation phase;
                  ``(E) a clear explanation of how each step in 
                the development of the Next Generation Air 
                Transportation System will lead to the 
                following step and of the implications of not 
                successfully completing a step in the time 
                period described in the integrated work plan;
                  ``(F) a transition plan for the 
                implementation of the Next Generation Air 
                Transportation System that includes date-
                specific milestones for the implementation of 
                new capabilities into the national airspace 
                system; and
                  ``(G) date-specific timetables for meeting 
                the environmental goals identified in 
                subsection (a)(3)(I).''.
  (c) Operational Evolution Partnership.--Section 709(d) of 
such Act (117 Stat. 2584) is amended to read as follows:
  ``(d) Operational Evolution Partnership.--The Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration shall develop and 
publish annually the document known as the `Operational 
Evolution Partnership', or any successor document, that 
provides a detailed description of how the agency is 
implementing the Next Generation Air Transportation System.''.
  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 709(e) of such 
Act (117 Stat. 2584) is amended by striking ``2010'' and 
inserting ``2011''.
  (e) Contingency Planning.--The Associate Administrator for 
the Next Generation Air Transportation System shall, as part of 
the design of the System, develop contingency plans for dealing 
with the degradation of the System in the event of a natural 
disaster, major equipment failure, or act of terrorism.

SEC. 203. NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SENIOR POLICY COMMITTEE.

  (a) Meetings.--Section 710(a) of Vision 100--Century of 
Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note; 117 Stat. 
2584) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
following ``and shall meet at least twice each year''.
  (b) Annual Report.--Section 710 of such Act (117 Stat. 2584) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(e) Annual Report.--
          ``(1) Submission to congress.--Not later than one 
        year after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
        and annually thereafter on the date of submission of 
        the President's budget request to Congress under 
        section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the 
        Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on 
        Science and Technology of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
        Transportation of the Senate a report summarizing the 
        progress made in carrying out the integrated work plan 
        required by section 709(b)(5) and any changes in that 
        plan.
          ``(2) Contents.--The report shall include--
                  ``(A) a copy of the updated integrated work 
                plan;
                  ``(B) a description of the progress made in 
                carrying out the integrated work plan and any 
                changes in that plan, including any changes 
                based on funding shortfalls and limitations set 
                by the Office of Management and Budget;
                  ``(C) a detailed description of--
                          ``(i) the success or failure of each 
                        item of the integrated work plan for 
                        the previous year and relevant 
                        information as to why any milestone was 
                        not met; and
                          ``(ii) the impact of not meeting the 
                        milestone and what actions will be 
                        taken in the future to account for the 
                        failure to complete the milestone;
                  ``(D) an explanation of any change to future 
                years in the integrated work plan and the 
                reasons for such change; and
                  ``(E) an identification of the levels of 
                funding for each agency participating in the 
                integrated work plan devoted to programs and 
                activities under the plan for the previous 
                fiscal year and in the President's budget 
                request.''.

SEC. 204. AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST SERVICES.

  (a) Report on FAA Program and Schedule.--
          (1) In general.--The Administrator of the Federal 
        Aviation Administration shall prepare a report 
        detailing the program and schedule for integrating 
        automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (in this 
        section referred to as ``ADS-B'') technology into the 
        national airspace system.
          (2) Contents.--The report shall include--
                  (A) a description of segment 1 and segment 2 
                activity to acquire ADS-B services;
                  (B) a description of plans for implementation 
                of advanced operational procedures and ADS-B 
                air-to-air applications; and
                  (C) a discussion of protections that the 
                Administration will require as part of any 
                contract or program in the event of a 
                contractor's default, bankruptcy, acquisition 
                by another entity, or any other event 
                jeopardizing the uninterrupted provision of 
                ADS-B services.
          (3) Submission to congress.--Not later than 90 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Administrator shall submit to the Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
        and Transportation of the Senate the report prepared 
        under paragraph (1).
  (b) Requirements of FAA Contracts for ADS-B Services.--Any 
contract entered into by the Administrator with an entity to 
acquire ADS-B services shall contain terms and conditions 
that--
          (1) require approval by the Administrator before the 
        contract may be assigned to or assumed by another 
        entity, including any successor entity, subsidiary of 
        the contractor, or other corporate entity;
          (2) provide that the assets, equipment, hardware, and 
        software used in the performance of the contract be 
        designated as critical national infrastructure for 
        national security and related purposes;
          (3) require the contractor to provide continued 
        broadcast services for a reasonable period, as 
        determined by the Administrator, until the provision of 
        such services can be transferred to another vendor or 
        to the Government in the event of a termination of the 
        contract;
          (4) require the contractor to provide continued 
        broadcast services for a reasonable period, as 
        determined by the Administrator, until the provision of 
        such services can be transferred to another vendor or 
        to the Government in the event of material 
        nonperformance, as determined by the Administrator; and
          (5) permit the Government to acquire or utilize for a 
        reasonable period, as determined by the Administrator, 
        the assets, equipment, hardware, and software necessary 
        to ensure the continued and uninterrupted provision of 
        ADS-B services and to have ready access to such assets, 
        equipment, hardware, and software through its own 
        personnel, agents, or others, if the Administrator 
        provides reasonable compensation for such acquisition 
        or utilization.
  (c) Review by DOT Inspector General.--
          (1) In general.--The Inspector General of the 
        Department of Transportation shall conduct a review 
        concerning the Federal Aviation Administration's award 
        and oversight of any contract entered into by the 
        Administration to provide ADS-B services for the 
        national airspace system.
          (2) Contents.--The review shall include, at a 
        minimum--
                  (A) an examination of how program risks are 
                being managed;
                  (B) an assessment of expected benefits 
                attributable to the deployment of ADS-B 
                services, including the implementation of 
                advanced operational procedures and air-to-air 
                applications as well as to the extent to which 
                ground radar will be retained;
                  (C) a determination of whether the 
                Administration has established sufficient 
                mechanisms to ensure that all design, 
                acquisition, operation, and maintenance 
                requirements have been met by the contractor;
                  (D) an assessment of whether the 
                Administration and any contractors are meeting 
                cost, schedule, and performance milestones, as 
                measured against the original baseline of the 
                Administration's program for providing ADS-B 
                services;
                  (E) an assessment of whether security issues 
                are being adequately addressed in the overall 
                design and implementation of the ADS-B system; 
                and
                  (F) any other matters or aspects relating to 
                contract implementation and oversight that the 
                Inspector General determines merit attention.
          (3) Reports to congress.--The Inspector General shall 
        periodically, on at least an annual basis, submit to 
        the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
        the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
        Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
        report on the results of the review conducted under 
        this subsection.

SEC. 205. INCLUSION OF STAKEHOLDERS IN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 
                    MODERNIZATION PROJECTS.

  (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall establish a process for including in the 
planning, development, and deployment of air traffic control 
modernization projects (including the Next Generation Air 
Transportation System) and collaborating with qualified 
employees selected by each exclusive collective bargaining 
representative of employees of the Administration who are 
likely to be impacted by such planning, development, and 
deployment.
  (b) Participation.--
          (1) Bargaining obligations and rights.--Participation 
        in the process described in subsection (a) shall not be 
        construed as a waiver of any bargaining obligations or 
        rights under section 40122(a)(1) or 40122(g)(2)(C) of 
        title 49, United States Code.
          (2) Capacity and compensation.--Exclusive collective 
        bargaining representatives and selected employees 
        participating in the process described in subsection 
        (a) shall--
                  (A) serve in a collaborative and advisory 
                capacity; and
                  (B) receive appropriate travel and per diem 
                expenses in accordance with the travel policies 
                of the Administration in addition to any 
                regular compensation and benefits.
  (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the implementation of 
this section.

SEC. 206. GAO REVIEW OF CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH TRANSFORMING TO THE 
                    NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

  (a) In General.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a 
review of the progress and challenges associated with 
transforming the Nation's air traffic control system into the 
Next Generation Air Transportation System (in this section 
referred to as the ``NextGen System'').
  (b) Review.--The review shall include the following:
          (1) An evaluation of the continued implementation and 
        institutionalization of the processes that are key to 
        the ability of the Air Traffic Organization to 
        effectively maintain management structures and systems 
        acquisitions procedures utilized under the current air 
        traffic control modernization program as a basis for 
        the NextGen System.
          (2) An assessment of the progress and challenges 
        associated with collaboration and contributions of the 
        partner agencies working with the Joint Planning and 
        Development Office of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration (in this section referred to as the 
        ``JPDO'') in planning and implementing the NextGen 
        System.
          (3) The progress and challenges associated with 
        coordinating government and industry stakeholders in 
        activities relating to the NextGen System, including an 
        assessment of the contributions of the NextGen 
        Institute.
          (4) An assessment of planning and implementation of 
        the NextGen System against established schedules, 
        milestones, and budgets.
          (5) An evaluation of the recently modified 
        organizational structure of the JPDO.
          (6) An examination of transition planning by the Air 
        Traffic Organization and the JPDO.
          (7) Any other matters or aspects of planning and 
        coordination of the NextGen System by the Federal 
        Aviation Administration and the JPDO that the 
        Comptroller General determines appropriate.
  (c) Reports.--
          (1) Report to congress on priorities.--Not later than 
        one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Comptroller General shall determine the priority of 
        topics to be reviewed under this section and report 
        such priorities to the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure and the Committee on Science and 
        Technology of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
        the Senate.
          (2) Periodic reports to congress on results of the 
        review.--The Comptroller General shall periodically 
        submit to the committees referred to in paragraph (1) a 
        report on the results of the review conducted under 
        this section.

SEC. 207. GAO REVIEW OF NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM 
                    ACQUISITION AND PROCEDURES DEVELOPMENT.

  (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a review of 
the progress made and challenges related to the acquisition of 
designated technologies and the development of procedures for 
the Next Generation Air Transportation System (in this section 
referred to as the ``NextGen System'').
  (b) Specific Systems Review.--The review shall include, at a 
minimum, an examination of the acquisition costs, schedule, and 
other relevant considerations for the following systems:
          (1) En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM).
          (2) Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System/
        Common Automated Radar Terminal System (STARS/CARTS).
          (3) Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-
        B).
          (4) System Wide Information Management (SWIM).
          (5) Traffic Flow Management Modernization (TFM-M).
  (c) Review.--The review shall include, at a minimum, an 
assessment of the progress and challenges related to the 
development of standards, regulations, and procedures that will 
be necessary to implement the NextGen System, including 
required navigation performance, area navigation, the airspace 
management program, and other programs and procedures that the 
Comptroller General identifies as relevant to the 
transformation of the air traffic system.
  (d) Periodic Reports to Congress on Results of the Review.--
The Comptroller General shall periodically submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
Committee on Science and Technology of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the 
review conducted under this section.

SEC. 208. DOT INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEW OF OPERATIONAL AND APPROACH 
                    PROCEDURES BY A THIRD PARTY.

  (a) Review.--The Inspector General of the Department of 
Transportation shall conduct a review regarding the 
effectiveness of the oversight activities conducted by the 
Federal Aviation Administration in connection with any 
agreement with or delegation of authority to a third party for 
the development of flight procedures for the national airspace 
system.
  (b) Assessments.--The Inspector General shall include, at a 
minimum, in the review--
          (1) an assessment of the extent to which the Federal 
        Aviation Administration is relying or intends to rely 
        on a third party for the development of new procedures 
        and a determination of whether the Administration has 
        established sufficient mechanisms and staffing to 
        provide safety oversight of a third party; and
          (2) an assessment regarding whether the 
        Administration has sufficient existing personnel and 
        technical resources or mechanisms to develop such 
        flight procedures in a safe and efficient manner to 
        meet the demands of the national airspace system 
        without the use of third party resources.
  (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the 
review conducted under this section, including the assessments 
described in subsection (b).

SEC. 209. EXPERT REVIEW OF ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE FOR NEXT GENERATION 
                    AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

  (a) Review.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall enter into an arrangement with the 
National Research Council to review the enterprise architecture 
for the Next Generation Air Transportation System.
  (b) Contents.--At a minimum, the review to be conducted under 
subsection (a) shall--
          (1) highlight the technical activities, including 
        human-system design, organizational design, and other 
        safety and human factor aspects of the system, that 
        will be necessary to successfully transition current 
        and planned modernization programs to the future system 
        envisioned by the Joint Planning and Development Office 
        of the Administration;
          (2) assess technical, cost, and schedule risk for the 
        software development that will be necessary to achieve 
        the expected benefits from a highly automated air 
        traffic management system and the implications for 
        ongoing modernization projects; and
          (3) include judgments on how risks with automation 
        efforts for the Next Generation Air Transportation 
        System can be mitigated based on the experiences of 
        other public or private entities in developing complex, 
        software-intensive systems.
  (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report containing the results of the review 
conducted pursuant to subsection (a).

SEC. 210. NEXTGEN TECHNOLOGY TESTBED.

  Of amounts appropriated under section 48101(a) of title 49, 
United States Code, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall use such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011 to contribute to the 
establishment by a public-private partnership (including a 
university component with significant aviation expertise in air 
traffic management, simulation, meteorology, and engineering 
and aviation business) an airport-based testing site for 
existing Next Generation Air Transport System technologies. The 
Administrator shall ensure that next generation air traffic 
control integrated systems developed by private industries are 
installed at the site for demonstration, operational research, 
and evaluation by the Administration. The testing site shall 
serve a mix of general aviation and commercial traffic.

SEC. 211. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO REIMBURSABLE 
                    AGREEMENTS.

  Section 106(m) is amended in the last sentence by inserting 
``with or'' before ``without reimbursement''.

SEC. 212. DEFINITION OF AIR NAVIGATION FACILITY.

  Section 40102(a)(4) is amended--
          (1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph 
        (E);
          (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and 
        inserting the following:
                  ``(B) runway lighting and airport surface 
                visual and other navigation aids;
                  ``(C) aeronautical and meteorological 
                information to air traffic control facilities 
                or aircraft;
                  ``(D) communication, navigation, or 
                surveillance equipment for air-to-ground or 
                air-to-air applications;'';
          (3) in subparagraph (E) (as redesignated by paragraph 
        (1) of this section)--
                  (A) by striking ``another structure'' and 
                inserting ``any structure, equipment,''; and
                  (B) by striking the period at the end and 
                inserting ``; and''; and
          (4) by adding at the end the following:
                  ``(F) buildings, equipment, and systems 
                dedicated to the national airspace system.''.

SEC. 213. IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY INVENTORY.

  Section 40110(a)(2) is amended by striking ``compensation'' 
and inserting ``compensation, and the amount received shall be 
credited as an offsetting collection to the account from which 
the amount was expended and shall remain available until 
expended''.

SEC. 214. CLARIFICATION TO ACQUISITION REFORM AUTHORITY.

  Section 40110(c) is amended--
          (1) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph 
        (3) and inserting ``; and'';
          (2) by striking paragraph (4); and
          (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

SEC. 215. ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN AVIATION AUTHORITIES.

  Section 40113(e) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (1)--
                  (A) by inserting ``public and private'' 
                before ``foreign aviation authorities''; and
                  (B) by striking the period at the end of the 
                first sentence and inserting ``or efficiency. 
                The Administrator may participate in, and 
                submit offers in response to, competitions to 
                provide such services and may contract with 
                foreign aviation authorities to provide such 
                services consistent with section 106(l)(6). 
                Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
                policy, the Administrator may accept payments 
                received under this subsection in arrears.''; 
                and
          (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``credited'' and all 
        that follows through the period at the end and 
        inserting ``credited as an offsetting collection to the 
        account from which the expenses were incurred in 
        providing such services and shall remain available 
        until expended.''.

SEC. 216. FRONT LINE MANAGER STAFFING.

   (a) Study.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall initiate a study on front line 
manager staffing requirements in air traffic control 
facilities.
  (b) Considerations.--In conducting the study, the 
Administrator shall take into consideration--
          (1) the number of supervisory positions of operation 
        requiring watch coverage in each air traffic control 
        facility;
          (2) coverage requirements in relation to traffic 
        demand;
          (3) facility type;
          (4) complexity of traffic and managerial 
        responsibilities;
          (5) proficiency and training requirements; and
          (6) such other factors as the Administrator considers 
        appropriate.
  (c) Determinations.--The Administrator shall transmit any 
determinations made as a result of the study to the Chief 
Operating Officer for the air traffic control system.
  (d) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the 
study and a description of any determinations submitted to the 
Chief Operating Officer under subsection (c).

SEC. 217. FLIGHT SERVICE STATIONS.

  (a) Establishment of Monitoring System.--Not later than 60 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration shall develop and 
implement a monitoring system for flight service specialist 
staffing and training under service contracts for flight 
service stations.
  (b) Components.--At a minimum, the monitoring system shall 
include mechanisms to monitor--
          (1) flight specialist staffing plans for individual 
        facilities;
          (2) actual staffing levels for individual facilities;
          (3) the initial and recurrent certification and 
        training of flight service specialists on the safety, 
        operational, and technological aspects of flight 
        services, including any certification and training 
        necessary to meet user demand; and
          (4) system outages, excessive hold times, dropped 
        calls, poor quality briefings, and any other safety or 
        customer service issues under a contract for flight 
        service station services.
  (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing--
          (1) a description of monitoring system;
          (2) if the Administrator determines that contractual 
        changes or corrective actions are required for the 
        Administration to ensure that the vendor under a 
        contract for flight service station services provides 
        safe and high quality service to consumers, a 
        description of the changes or actions required; and
          (3) a description of the contingency plans of the 
        Administrator and the protections that the 
        Administrator will have in place to provide 
        uninterrupted flight service station services in the 
        event of--
                  (A) material non-performance of the contract;
                  (B) a vendor's default, bankruptcy, or 
                acquisition by another entity; or
                  (C) any other event that could jeopardize the 
                uninterrupted provision of flight service 
                station services.

                           TITLE III--SAFETY

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

SEC. 301. AGE STANDARDS FOR PILOTS.

  (a) In General.--Chapter 447 is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``Sec. 44729. Age standards for pilots

  ``(a) In General.--Subject to the limitation in subsection 
(c), a pilot may serve in multicrew covered operations until 
attaining 65 years of age.
  ``(b) Covered Operations Defined.--In this section, the term 
`covered operations' means operations under part 121 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations.
  ``(c) Limitation for International Flights.--
          ``(1) Applicability of icao standard.--A pilot who 
        has attained 60 years of age may serve as pilot-in-
        command in covered operations between the United States 
        and another country only if there is another pilot in 
        the flight deck crew who has not yet attained 60 years 
        of age.
          ``(2) Sunset of limitation.--Paragraph (1) shall 
        cease to be effective on such date as the Convention on 
        International Civil Aviation provides that a pilot who 
        has attained 60 years of age may serve as pilot-in-
        command in international commercial operations without 
        regard to whether there is another pilot in the flight 
        deck crew who has not attained age 60.
  ``(d) Sunset of Age-60 Retirement Rule.--On and after the 
date of enactment of this section, section 121.383(c) of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall cease to be effective.
  ``(e) Applicability.--
          ``(1) Nonretroactivity.--No person who has attained 
        60 years of age before the date of enactment of this 
        section may serve as a pilot for an air carrier engaged 
        in covered operations unless--
                  ``(A) such person is in the employment of 
                that air carrier in such operations on such 
                date of enactment as a required flight deck 
                crew member; or
                  ``(B) such person is newly hired by an air 
                carrier as a pilot on or after such date of 
                enactment without credit for prior seniority or 
                prior longevity for benefits or other terms 
                related to length of service prior to the date 
                of rehire under any labor agreement or 
                employment policies of the air carrier.
          ``(2) Protection for compliance.--An action taken in 
        conformance with this section, taken in conformance 
        with a regulation issued to carry out this section, or 
        taken prior to the date of enactment of this section in 
        conformance with section 121.383(c) of title 14, Code 
        of Federal Regulations (as in effect before such date 
        of enactment), may not serve as a basis for liability 
        or relief in a proceeding before any court or agency of 
        the United States or of any State or locality.
  ``(f) Amendments to Labor Agreements and Benefit Plans.--Any 
amendment to a labor agreement or benefit plan of an air 
carrier that is required to conform with the requirements of 
this section or a regulation issued to carry out this section, 
and is applicable to pilots represented for collective 
bargaining, shall be made by agreement of the air carrier and 
the designated bargaining representative of the pilots of the 
air carrier.
  ``(g) Medical Standards and Records.--
          ``(1) Medical examinations and standards.--Except as 
        provided by paragraph (2), a person serving as a pilot 
        for an air carrier engaged in covered operations shall 
        not be subject to different medical standards, or 
        different, greater, or more frequent medical 
        examinations, on account of age unless the Secretary 
        determines (based on data received or studies published 
        after the date of enactment of this section) that 
        different medical standards, or different, greater, or 
        more frequent medical examinations, are needed to 
        ensure an adequate level of safety in flight.
          ``(2) Duration of first-class medical certificate.--
        No person who has attained 60 years of age may serve as 
        a pilot of an air carrier engaged in covered operations 
        unless the person has a first-class medical 
        certificate. Such a certificate shall expire on the 
        last day of the 6-month period following the date of 
        examination shown on the certificate.
  ``(h) Safety.--
          ``(1) Training.--Each air carrier engaged in covered 
        operations shall continue to use pilot training and 
        qualification programs approved by the Federal Aviation 
        Administration, with specific emphasis on initial and 
        recurrent training and qualification of pilots who have 
        attained 60 years of age, to ensure continued 
        acceptable levels of pilot skill and judgment.
          ``(2) Line evaluations.--Not later than 6 months 
        after the date of enactment of this section, and every 
        6 months thereafter, an air carrier engaged in covered 
        operations shall evaluate the performance of each pilot 
        of the air carrier who has attained 60 years of age 
        through a line check of such pilot. Notwithstanding the 
        preceding sentence, an air carrier shall not be 
        required to conduct for a 6-month period a line check 
        under this paragraph of a pilot serving as second in 
        command if the pilot has undergone a regularly 
        scheduled simulator evaluation during that period.
          ``(3) GAO report.--Not later than 24 months after the 
        date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller 
        General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
        the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
        of the Senate a report concerning the effect, if any, 
        on aviation safety of the modification to pilot age 
        standards made by subsection (a).''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``44729. Age standards for pilots.''.

SEC. 302. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF DENIAL OF AIRMAN CERTIFICATES.

  (a) Judicial Review of NTSB Decisions.--Section 44703(d) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
          ``(3) Judicial review.--A person who is substantially 
        affected by an order of the Board under this 
        subsection, or the Administrator if the Administrator 
        decides that an order of the Board will have a 
        significant adverse impact on carrying out this 
        subtitle, may seek judicial review of the order under 
        section 46110. The Administrator shall be made a party 
        to the judicial review proceedings. The findings of 
        fact of the Board in any such case are conclusive if 
        supported by substantial evidence.''.
  (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1153(c) is amended by 
striking ``section 44709 or'' and inserting ``section 44703(d), 
44709, or''.

SEC. 303. RELEASE OF DATA RELATING TO ABANDONED TYPE CERTIFICATES AND 
                    SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATES.

  (a) Release of Data.--Section 44704(a) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
          ``(5) Release of data.--
                  ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other 
                provision of law, the Administrator may make 
                available upon request to a person seeking to 
                maintain the airworthiness of an aircraft, 
                engine, propeller, or appliance, engineering 
                data in the possession of the Administration 
                relating to a type certificate or a 
                supplemental type certificate for such 
                aircraft, engine, propeller, or appliance, 
                without the consent of the owner of record, if 
                the Administrator determines that--
                          ``(i) the certificate containing the 
                        requested data has been inactive for 3 
                        or more years;
                          ``(ii) after using due diligence, the 
                        Administrator is unable to find the 
                        owner of record, or the owner of 
                        record's heir, of the type certificate 
                        or supplemental certificate; and
                          ``(iii) making such data available 
                        will enhance aviation safety.
                  ``(B) Engineering data defined.--In this 
                section, the term `engineering data' as used 
                with respect to an aircraft, engine, propeller, 
                or appliance means type design drawing and 
                specifications for the entire aircraft, engine, 
                propeller, or appliance or change to the 
                aircraft, engine, propeller, or appliance, 
                including the original design data, and any 
                associated supplier data for individual parts 
                or components approved as part of the 
                particular certificate for the aircraft engine, 
                propeller, or appliance.''.
  (b) Design Organization Certificates.--Section 44704(e)(1) is 
amended by striking ``Beginning 7 years after the date of 
enactment of this subsection,'' and inserting ``Beginning 
January 1, 2013,''.

SEC. 304. INSPECTION OF FOREIGN REPAIR STATIONS.

  (a) In General.--Chapter 447 (as amended by section 301 of 
this Act) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``Sec. 44730. Inspection of foreign repair stations

  ``Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this 
section, and annually thereafter, the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall submit to Congress a 
certification that each foreign repair station that is 
certified by the Administrator under part 145 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations, and performs work on air carrier 
aircraft or components has been inspected by safety inspectors 
of the Administration not fewer than 2 times in the preceding 
calendar year.''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such chapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``44730. Inspection of foreign repair stations.''.

SEC. 305. RUNWAY INCURSION REDUCTION.

  Not later than December 31, 2008, the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall submit to Congress a 
report containing a plan for the installation and deployment of 
systems the Administration is installing to alert controllers 
or flight crews, or both, of potential runway incursions. The 
plan shall be integrated into the annual Operational Evolution 
Partnership document of the Administration or any successor 
document.

SEC. 306. IMPROVED PILOT LICENSES.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall begin to issue improved pilot 
licenses consistent with the requirements of title 49, United 
States Code, and title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
  (b) Requirements.--Improved pilots licenses issued under 
subsection (a) shall--
          (1) be resistant to tampering, alteration, and 
        counterfeiting;
          (2) include a photograph of the individual to whom 
        the license is issued; and
          (3) be capable of accommodating a digital photograph, 
        a biometric identifier, or any other unique identifier 
        that the Administrator considers necessary.
  (c) Tampering.--To the extent practical, the Administrator 
shall develop methods to determine or reveal whether any 
component or security feature of a license issued under 
subsection (a) has been tampered, altered, or counterfeited.
  (d) Use of Designees.--The Administrator may use designees to 
carry out subsection (a) to the extent feasible in order to 
minimize the burdens on pilots.
  (e) Report.--Not later than 9 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act and every 6 months thereafter until 
September 30, 2011, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the issuance of 
improved pilot licenses under this section.

SEC. 307. AIRCRAFT FUEL TANK SAFETY IMPROVEMENT.

  Not later than December 31, 2007, the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall issue a final rule 
regarding the reduction of fuel tank flammability in transport 
category aircraft.

SEC. 308. FLIGHT CREW FATIGUE.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 3 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall conclude arrangements with the 
National Academy of Sciences for a study of pilot fatigue.
  (b) Study.--The study shall include consideration of--
          (1) research on pilot fatigue, sleep, and circadian 
        rhythms;
          (2) sleep and rest requirements of pilots recommended 
        by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
        and the National Transportation Safety Board; and
          (3) Federal Aviation Administration and international 
        standards regarding flight limitations and rest for 
        pilots.
  (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after initiating the 
study, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to the 
Administrator a report containing its findings and 
recommendations regarding the study under subsections (a) and 
(b), including recommendations with respect to Federal Aviation 
Administration regulations governing flight time limitations 
and rest requirements for pilots.
  (d) Rulemaking.--After the Administrator receives the report 
of the National Academy of Sciences, the Administrator shall 
consider the findings in the report and update as appropriate 
based on scientific data Federal Aviation Administration 
regulations governing flight time limitations and rest 
requirements for pilots.
  (e) Implementation of Flight Attendant Fatigue Study 
Recommendations.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall initiate a 
process for the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute to carry out 
its recommendations for further study of the issue of flight 
attendant fatigue and to submit not later than March 31, 2009, 
to Congress a report on such process, including an analysis of 
the following:
          (1) A survey of field operations of flight 
        attendants.
          (2) A study of incident reports regarding flight 
        attendant fatigue.
          (3) Field research on the effects of such fatigue.
          (4) A validation of models for assessing flight 
        attendant fatigue, international policies, and 
        practices regarding flight limitations and rest of 
        flight attendants, and the potential benefits of 
        training flight attendants regarding such fatigue.
  (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out this 
section.

SEC. 309. OSHA STANDARDS.

  (a) In General.--The Administrator of the FAA shall--
          (1) not later than 6 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, establish milestones, in 
        consultation with the Administrator of the OSHA, to 
        complete work begun under the August 2000 memorandum of 
        understanding between the FAA and OSHA and to address 
        issues needing further action identified in the joint 
        report of the FAA and OSHA in December 2000; and
          (2) not later than 24 months after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, issue a policy statement to set 
        forth the circumstances in which requirements of OSHA 
        may be applied to crewmembers while working in an 
        aircraft cabin.
  (b) Contents of Policy Statement.--
          (1) Establishment of coordinating body.--The policy 
        statement to be developed under subsection (a)(2) shall 
        provide for the establishment of a coordinating body, 
        similar to the aviation safety and health joint team 
        established pursuant to the August 2000 memorandum of 
        understanding between the FAA and OSHA, that includes 
        representatives designated by the FAA and OSHA--
                  (A) to examine the applicability of current 
                and proposed regulations of OSHA for 
                application and enforcement by the FAA;
                  (B) to recommend policies for facilitating 
                the training of inspectors of the FAA; and
                  (C) to make recommendations that will govern 
                the inspection and enforcement by the FAA of 
                occupational safety and health standards on 
                board an aircraft providing air transportation.
          (2) FAA standards.--The policy statement to be 
        developed under subsection (a)(2) shall ensure that 
        standards adopted by the FAA set forth clearly--
                  (A) the circumstances under which an employer 
                is required to take action to address 
                occupational safety and health hazards;
                  (B) the measures required of an employer 
                under the standard; and
                  (C) the compliance obligations of an employer 
                under the standard.
  (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the FAA 
shall submit to Congress a report describing the milestones 
established under subsection (a)(1).
  (d) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
          (1) FAA.--The term ``FAA'' means the Federal Aviation 
        Administration.
          (2) OSHA.--The term ``OSHA'' means the ``Occupational 
        Safety and Health Administration''.

SEC. 310. AIRCRAFT SURVEILLANCE IN MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.

   (a) Establishment.--The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration may establish a pilot program to 
improve safety and efficiency by providing surveillance for 
aircraft flying outside of radar coverage in mountainous areas.
  (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
section. Such sums shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 311. OFF-AIRPORT, LOW-ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT WEATHER OBSERVATION 
                    TECHNOLOGY.

  (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall conduct a review of off-airport, low-
altitude aircraft weather observation technologies.
  (b) Specific Review.--The review shall include, at a minimum, 
an examination of off-airport, low-altitude weather reporting 
needs, an assessment of technical alternatives (including 
automated weather observation stations), an investment 
analysis, and recommendations for improving weather reporting.
  (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report containing the results of the review.

                 Subtitle B--Unmanned Aircraft Systems

SEC. 321. COMMERCIAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS INTEGRATION PLAN.

  (a) Integration Plan.--
          (1) Comprehensive plan.--Not later than 9 months 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, 
        in consultation with representatives of the aviation 
        industry, shall develop a comprehensive plan to safely 
        integrate commercial unmanned aircraft systems into the 
        national airspace system.
          (2) Minimum requirements.--In developing the plan 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, at a 
        minimum--
                  (A) review technologies and research that 
                will assist in facilitating the safe 
                integration of commercial unmanned aircraft 
                systems into the national airspace system;
                  (B) provide recommendations for the 
                rulemaking to be conducted under subsection (b) 
                to--
                          (i) define the acceptable standards 
                        for operations and certification of 
                        commercial unmanned aircraft systems;
                          (ii) ensure that any commercial 
                        unmanned aircraft system includes a 
                        detect, sense, and avoid capability; 
                        and
                          (iii) develop standards and 
                        requirements for the operator or 
                        programmer of a commercial unmanned 
                        aircraft system, including standards 
                        and requirements for registration and 
                        licensing;
                  (C) recommend how best to enhance the 
                technologies and subsystems necessary to effect 
                the safe and routine operations of commercial 
                unmanned aircraft systems in the national 
                airspace system; and
                  (D) recommend how a phased-in approach to the 
                integration of commercial unmanned aircraft 
                systems into the national airspace system can 
                best be achieved and a timeline upon which such 
                a phase-in shall occur.
          (3) Deadline.--The plan to be developed under 
        paragraph (1) shall provide for the safe integration of 
        commercial unmanned aircraft systems into the national 
        airspace system as soon as possible, but not later than 
        September 30, 2012.
          (4) Report to congress.--Not later than one year 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
        shall submit to Congress a copy of the plan developed 
        under paragraph (1).
  (b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 18 months after the date on 
which the integration plan is submitted to Congress under 
subsection (a)(4), the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall publish in the Federal Register a notice 
of proposed rulemaking to implement the recommendations of the 
integration plan.
  (c) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

SEC. 322. SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

  (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the requirements of sections 
321 and 323, and not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall determine if certain 
unmanned aircraft systems may operate safely in the national 
airspace system before completion of the plan and rulemaking 
required by section 321 or the guidance required by section 
323.
  (b) Assessment of Unmanned Aircraft Systems.--In making the 
determination under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
determine, at a minimum--
          (1) which types of unmanned aircraft systems, if any, 
        as a result of their size, weight, speed, operational 
        capability, proximity to airports and population areas, 
        and operation within visual line-of-sight do not create 
        a hazard to users of the national airspace system or 
        the public or pose a threat to national security; and
          (2) whether a certificate of authorization or an 
        airworthiness certification under section 44704 of 
        title 49, United States Code, is required for the 
        operation of unmanned aircraft systems identified under 
        paragraph (1).
  (c) Requirements for Safe Operation.--If the Secretary 
determines under this section that certain unmanned aircraft 
systems may operate safely in the national airspace system, the 
Secretary shall establish requirements for the safe operation 
of such aircraft systems in the national airspace system.

SEC. 323. PUBLIC UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

  Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall issue guidance regarding the operation 
of public unmanned aircraft systems to--
          (1) expedite the issuance of a certificate of 
        authorization process;
          (2) provide for a collaborative process with public 
        agencies to allow for an incremental expansion of 
        access to the national airspace system as technology 
        matures and the necessary safety analysis and data 
        become available and until standards are completed and 
        technology issues are resolved; and
          (3) facilitate the capability of public agencies to 
        develop and use test ranges, subject to operating 
        restrictions required by the Federal Aviation 
        Administration, to test and operate unmanned aircraft 
        systems.

SEC. 324. DEFINITIONS.

  In this subtitle, the following definitions apply:
          (1) Certificate of authorization.--The term 
        ``certificate of authorization'' means a Federal 
        Aviation Administration grant of approval for a 
        specific flight operation.
          (2) Detect, sense, and avoid capability.--The term 
        ``detect, sense, and avoid capability'' means the 
        technical capability to perform separation assurance 
        and collision avoidance, as defined by the Federal 
        Aviation Administration.
          (3) Public unmanned aircraft system.--The term 
        ``public unmanned aircraft system'' means an unmanned 
        aircraft system that meets the qualifications and 
        conditions required for operation of a public aircraft, 
        as defined by section 40102 of title 49, United States 
        Code.
          (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of Transportation.
          (5) Test range.--The term ``test range'' means a 
        defined geographic area where research and development 
        are conducted.
          (6) Unmanned aircraft.--The term ``unmanned 
        aircraft'' means an aircraft that is operated without 
        the possibility of direct human intervention from 
        within or on the aircraft.
          (7) Unmanned aircraft system.--The term ``unmanned 
        aircraft system'' means an unmanned aircraft and 
        associated elements (such as communication links and a 
        ground control station) that are required to operate 
        safely and efficiently in the national airspace system.

                   TITLE IV--AIR SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS

SEC. 401. MONTHLY AIR CARRIER REPORTS.

  (a) In General.--Section 41708 is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
  ``(c) Diverted and Cancelled Flights.--
          ``(1) Monthly reports.--The Secretary shall require 
        an air carrier referred to in paragraph (2) to file 
        with the Secretary a monthly report on each flight of 
        the air carrier that is diverted from its scheduled 
        destination to another airport and each flight of the 
        air carrier that departs the gate at the airport at 
        which the flight originates but is cancelled before 
        wheels-off time.
          ``(2) Applicability.--An air carrier that is required 
        to file a monthly airline service quality performance 
        report under subsection (b) shall be subject to the 
        requirement of paragraph (1).
          ``(3) Contents.--A monthly report filed by an air 
        carrier under paragraph (1) shall include, at a 
        minimum, the following information:
                  ``(A) For a diverted flight--
                          ``(i) the flight number of the 
                        diverted flight;
                          ``(ii) the scheduled destination of 
                        the flight;
                          ``(iii) the date and time of the 
                        flight;
                          ``(iv) the airport to which the 
                        flight was diverted;
                          ``(v) wheels-on time at the diverted 
                        airport;
                          ``(vi) the time, if any, passengers 
                        deplaned the aircraft at the diverted 
                        airport; and
                          ``(vii) if the flight arrives at the 
                        scheduled destination airport--
                                  ``(I) the gate-departure time 
                                at the diverted airport;
                                  ``(II) the wheels-off time at 
                                the diverted airport;
                                  ``(III) the wheels-on time at 
                                the scheduled arrival airport; 
                                and
                                  ``(IV) the gate arrival time 
                                at the scheduled arrival 
                                airport.
                  ``(B) For flights cancelled after gate 
                departure--
                          ``(i) the flight number of the 
                        cancelled flight;
                          ``(ii) the scheduled origin and 
                        destination airports of the cancelled 
                        flight;
                          ``(iii) the date and time of the 
                        cancelled flight;
                          ``(iv) the gate-departure time of the 
                        cancelled flight; and
                          ``(v) the time the aircraft returned 
                        to the gate.
          ``(4) Publication.--The Secretary shall compile the 
        information provided in the monthly reports filed 
        pursuant to paragraph (1) in a single monthly report 
        and publish such report on the Web site of the 
        Department of Transportation.''.
  (b) Effective Date.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
require monthly reports pursuant to the amendment made by 
subsection (a) beginning not later than 90 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 402. FLIGHT OPERATIONS AT REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT.

  (a) Beyond Perimeter Exemptions.--Section 41718(a) is amended 
by striking ``24'' and inserting ``34''.
  (b) Limitations.--Section 41718(c)(2) is amended by striking 
``3 operations'' and inserting ``5 operations''.
  (c) Allocation of Beyond-Perimeter Exemptions.--Section 
41718(c) is amended --
          (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as (4) 
        and (5), respectively; and
          (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
          ``(3) Slots.--The Administrator of the Federal 
        Aviation Administration shall reduce the hourly air 
        carrier slot quota for Ronald Reagan Washington 
        National Airport in section 93.123(a) of title 14, Code 
        of Federal Regulations, by a total of 10 slots that are 
        available for allocation. Such reductions shall be 
        taken in the 6:00 a.m., 10:00 p.m., or 11:00 p.m. 
        hours, as determined by the Administrator, in order to 
        grant exemptions under subsection (a).''.
  (d) Scheduling Priority.--Section 41718 is amended--
          (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
        subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and
          (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
  ``(e) Scheduling Priority.--Operations conducted by new 
entrant air carriers and limited incumbent air carriers shall 
be afforded a scheduling priority over operations conducted by 
other air carriers granted exemptions pursuant to this section, 
with the highest scheduling priority to be afforded to beyond-
perimeter operations conducted by new entrant air carriers and 
limited incumbent air carriers.''.

SEC. 403. EAS CONTRACT GUIDELINES.

  Section 41737(a)(1) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
        (B);
          (2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``provided.'' and 
        inserting ``provided;''; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(D) include provisions under which the Secretary 
        may encourage an air carrier to improve air service for 
        which compensation is being paid under this subchapter 
        by incorporating financial incentives in an essential 
        air service contract based on specified performance 
        goals; and
          ``(E) include provisions under which the Secretary 
        may execute a long-term essential air service contract 
        to encourage an air carrier to provide air service to 
        an eligible place if it would be in the public interest 
        to do so.''.

SEC. 404. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE REFORM.

  (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 41742(a)(2) is 
amended by striking ``$77,000,000'' and inserting 
``$83,000,000''.
  (b) Distribution of Excess Funds.--
          (1) In general.--Section 41742(a) is amended by 
        adding at the end the following:
          ``(4) Distribution of excess funds.--Of the funds, if 
        any, credited to the account established under section 
        45303 in a fiscal year that exceed the $50,000,000 made 
        available for such fiscal year under paragraph (1)--
                  ``(A) one-half shall be made available 
                immediately for obligation and expenditure to 
                carry out section 41743; and
                  ``(B) one-half shall be made available 
                immediately for obligation and expenditure to 
                carry out subsection (b).''.
          (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 41742(b) is 
        amended--
                  (A) in the first sentence by striking 
                ``moneys credited'' and all that follows before 
                ``shall be used'' and inserting ``amounts made 
                available under subsection (a)(4)(B)''; and
                  (B) in the second sentence by striking ``any 
                amounts from those fees'' and inserting ``any 
                of such amounts''.

SEC. 405. SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE.

  (a) Priorities.--Section 41743(c)(5) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
        (D);
          (2) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``fashion.'' and 
        inserting ``fashion; and''; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
                  ``(F) multiple communities cooperate to 
                submit a regional or multistate application to 
                improve air service.''.
  (b) Extension of Authorization.--Section 41743(e)(2) is 
amended by striking ``2008'' and inserting ``2011''.

SEC. 406. AIR PASSENGER SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS.

  (a) In General.--Subtitle VII is amended by inserting after 
chapter 421 the following:

           ``CHAPTER 423--AIR PASSENGER SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS

``Sec.
``42301. Emergency contingency plans.
``42302. Consumer complaints.
``42303. Use of insecticides in passenger aircraft.

``Sec. 42301. Emergency contingency plans

  ``(a) Submission of Air Carrier and Airport Plans.--Not later 
than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, each 
air carrier providing covered air transportation at a large hub 
airport or medium hub airport and each operator of a large hub 
airport or medium hub airport shall submit to the Secretary of 
Transportation for review and approval an emergency contingency 
plan in accordance with the requirements of this section.
  ``(b) Covered Air Transportation Defined.--In this section, 
the term `covered air transportation' means scheduled passenger 
air transportation provided by an air carrier using aircraft 
with more than 60 seats.
  ``(c) Air Carrier Plans.--
          ``(1) Plans for individual airports.--An air carrier 
        shall submit an emergency contingency plan under 
        subsection (a) for--
                  ``(A) each large hub airport and medium hub 
                airport at which the carrier provides covered 
                air transportation; and
                  ``(B) each large hub airport and medium hub 
                airport at which the carrier has flights for 
                which it has primary responsibility for 
                inventory control.
          ``(2) Contents.--An emergency contingency plan 
        submitted by an air carrier for an airport under 
        subsection (a) shall contain a description of how the 
        air carrier will--
                  ``(A) provide food, water, restroom 
                facilities, cabin ventilation, and access to 
                medical treatment for passengers onboard an 
                aircraft at the airport that is on the ground 
                for an extended period of time without access 
                to the terminal; and
                  ``(B) share facilities and make gates 
                available at the airport in an emergency.
  ``(d) Airport Plans.--An emergency contingency plan submitted 
by an airport operator under subsection (a) shall contain a 
description of how the airport operator, to the maximum extent 
practicable, will provide for the sharing of facilities and 
make gates available at the airport in an emergency.
  ``(e) Updates.--
          ``(1) Air carriers.--An air carrier shall update the 
        emergency contingency plan submitted by the air carrier 
        under subsection (a) every 3 years and submit the 
        update to the Secretary for review and approval.
          ``(2) Airports.--An airport operator shall update the 
        emergency contingency plan submitted by the airport 
        operator under subsection (a) every 5 years and submit 
        the update to the Secretary for review and approval.
  ``(f) Approval.--The Secretary shall review and approve 
emergency contingency plans submitted under subsection (a) and 
updates submitted under subsection (e) to ensure that the plans 
and updates will effectively address emergencies and provide 
for the health and safety of passengers.

``Sec. 42302. Consumer complaints

  ``(a) Consumer Complaints Hotline Telephone Number.--The 
Secretary of Transportation shall establish a consumer 
complaints hotline telephone number for the use of passengers 
in air transportation.
  ``(b) Public Notice.--The Secretary shall notify the public 
of the telephone number established under subsection (a).
  ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this section. Such sums shall remain available until expended.

``Sec. 42303. Use of insecticides in passenger aircraft

  ``No air carrier, foreign air carrier, or ticket agent may 
sell in the United States a ticket for air transportation for a 
flight on which an insecticide is planned to be used in the 
aircraft while passengers are on board the aircraft unless the 
air carrier, foreign air carrier, or ticket agent selling the 
ticket first informs the person purchasing the ticket of the 
planned use of the insecticide, including the name of the 
insecticide.''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for subtitle VII is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 421 the 
following:

``423. Air Passenger Service Improvements                       42301''.

  (c) Penalties.--Section 46602 is amended in subsections 
(a)(1)(A) and (c)(1)(A) by inserting ``chapter 423,'' after 
``chapter 421,''.
  (d) Applicability of Requirements.--Except as otherwise 
specifically provided, the requirements of chapter 423 of title 
49, United States Code, as added by this section, shall begin 
to apply 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 407. CONTENTS OF COMPETITION PLANS.

  Section 47106(f)(2) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``patterns of air service,'';
          (2) by inserting ``and'' before ``whether''; and
          (3) by striking `` , and airfare levels'' and all 
        that follows before the period.

SEC. 408. EXTENSION OF COMPETITIVE ACCESS REPORTS.

  Section 47107(s)(3) is amended by striking ``2008'' and 
inserting ``2012''.

SEC. 409. CONTRACT TOWER PROGRAM.

  (a) Cost-Benefit Requirement.--Section 47124(b) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``(1) The Secretary'' and inserting 
        the following:
          ``(1) Contract tower program.--
                  ``(A) Continuation and extension.--The 
                Secretary'';
          (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the 
        following:
                  ``(B) Special rule.--If the Secretary 
                determines that a tower already operating under 
                the program continued under this paragraph has 
                a benefit to cost ratio of less than 1.0, the 
                airport sponsor or State or local government 
                having jurisdiction over the airport shall not 
                be required to pay the portion of the costs 
                that exceeds the benefit for a period of 18 
                months after such determination is made.
                  ``(C) Use of excess funds.--If the Secretary 
                finds that all or part of an amount made 
                available to carry out the program continued 
                under this paragraph is not required during a 
                fiscal year, the Secretary may use, during such 
                fiscal year, the amount not so required to 
                carry out the program established under 
                paragraph (3).''; and
          (3) by striking ``(2) The Secretary'' and inserting 
        the following:
          ``(2) General authority.--The Secretary''.
  (b) Contract Air Traffic Control Tower Cost-Sharing 
Program.--
          (1) Funding.--Section 47124(b)(3)(E) is amended--
                  (A) by striking ``and''; and
                  (B) by inserting ``, $8,500,000 for fiscal 
                year 2008, $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2009, 
                $9,500,000 for fiscal year 2010, and 
                $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2011'' after 
                ``2007''.
          (2) Use of excess funds.--Section 47124(b)(3) is 
        amended--
                  (A) by redesignating subparagraph (E) (as 
                amended by paragraph (1) of this subsection) as 
                subparagraph (F); and
                  (B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
                following:
                  ``(E) Use of excess funds.--If the Secretary 
                finds that all or part of an amount made 
                available under this subparagraph is not 
                required during a fiscal year to carry out this 
                paragraph, the Secretary may use, during such 
                fiscal year, the amount not so required to 
                carry out the program continued under paragraph 
                (1).''.
  (c) Federal Share.--Section 47124(b)(4)(C) is amended by 
striking ``$1,500,000'' and inserting ``$2,000,000''.
  (d) Safety Audits.--Section 47124 is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
  ``(c) Safety Audits.--The Secretary shall establish uniform 
standards and requirements for safety assessments of air 
traffic control towers that receive funding under this 
section.''.

SEC. 410. AIRFARES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) the Armed Forces is comprised of approximately 
        1,400,000 members who are stationed on active duty at 
        more than 6,000 military bases in 146 different 
        countries;
          (2) the United States is indebted to the members of 
        the Armed Forces, many of whom are in grave danger due 
        to their engagement in, or exposure to, combat;
          (3) military service, especially in the current war 
        against terrorism, often requires members of the Armed 
        Forces to be separated from their families on short 
        notice, for long periods of time, and under very 
        stressful conditions;
          (4) the unique demands of military service often 
        preclude members of the Armed Forces from purchasing 
        discounted advance airline tickets in order to visit 
        their loved ones at home; and
          (5) it is the patriotic duty of the people of the 
        United States to support the members of the Armed 
        Forces who are defending the Nation's interests around 
        the world at great personal sacrifice.
  (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that each 
United States air carrier should--
          (1) establish for all members of the Armed Forces on 
        active duty reduced air fares that are comparable to 
        the lowest airfare for ticketed flights; and
          (2) offer flexible terms that allow members of the 
        Armed Forces on active duty to purchase, modify, or 
        cancel tickets without time restrictions, fees, and 
        penalties.

SEC. 411. MEDICAL OXYGEN AND PORTABLE RESPIRATORY ASSISTIVE DEVICES.

  Not later than December 31, 2007, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall issue a final rule regarding the carriage 
and use of passenger-owned portable electronic respiratory 
assistive devices and carrier-supplied medical oxygen devices 
aboard commercial flights to improve accommodations in air 
travel for passengers with respiratory disabilities.

          TITLE V--ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND STREAMLINING

SEC. 501. AMENDMENTS TO AIR TOUR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

  Section 40128 is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)(1)(C) by inserting ``or 
        voluntary agreement under subsection (b)(7)'' before 
        ``for the park'';
          (2) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the 
        following:
          ``(5) Exemption.--
                  ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
                (1), a national park that has 50 or fewer 
                commercial air tour flights a year shall be 
                exempt from the requirements of this section, 
                except as provided in subparagraph (B).
                  ``(B) Withdrawal of exemption.--If the 
                Director determines that an air tour management 
                plan or voluntary agreement is necessary to 
                protect park resources and values or park 
                visitor use and enjoyment, the Director shall 
                withdraw the exemption of a park under 
                subparagraph (A).
                  ``(C) List of parks.--The Director shall 
                inform the Administrator, in writing, of each 
                determination under subparagraph (B). The 
                Director and Administrator shall publish an 
                annual list of national parks that are covered 
                by the exemption provided by this paragraph.
                  ``(D) Annual report.--A commercial air tour 
                operator conducting commercial air tours in a 
                national park that is exempt from the 
                requirements of this section shall submit to 
                the Administrator and the Director an annual 
                report regarding the number of commercial air 
                tour flights it conducts each year in such 
                park.'';
          (3) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the 
        following:
          ``(7) Voluntary agreements.--
                  ``(A) In general.--As an alternative to an 
                air tour management plan, the Director and the 
                Administrator may enter into a voluntary 
                agreement with a commercial air tour operator 
                (including a new entrant applicant and an 
                operator that has interim operating authority) 
                that has applied to conduct air tour operations 
                over a national park to manage commercial air 
                tour operations over such national park.
                  ``(B) Park protection.--A voluntary agreement 
                under this paragraph with respect to commercial 
                air tour operations over a national park shall 
                address the management issues necessary to 
                protect the resources of such park and visitor 
                use of such park without compromising aviation 
                safety or the air traffic control system and 
                may--
                          ``(i) include provisions such as 
                        those described in subparagraphs (B) 
                        through (E) of paragraph (3);
                          ``(ii) include provisions to ensure 
                        the stability of, and compliance with, 
                        the voluntary agreement; and
                          ``(iii) provide for fees for such 
                        operations.
                  ``(C) Public.--The Director and the 
                Administrator shall provide an opportunity for 
                public review of a proposed voluntary agreement 
                under this paragraph and shall consult with any 
                Indian tribe whose tribal lands are, or may be, 
                flown over by a commercial air tour operator 
                under a voluntary agreement under this 
                paragraph. After such opportunity for public 
                review and consultation, the voluntary 
                agreement may be implemented without further 
                administrative or environmental process beyond 
                that described in this subsection.
                  ``(D) Termination.--A voluntary agreement 
                under this paragraph may be terminated at any 
                time at the discretion of the Director or the 
                Administrator if the Director determines that 
                the agreement is not adequately protecting park 
                resources or visitor experiences or the 
                Administrator determines that the agreement is 
                adversely affecting aviation safety or the 
                national aviation system. If a voluntary 
                agreement for a national park is terminated, 
                the operators shall conform to the requirements 
                for interim operating authority under 
                subsection (c) until an air tour management 
                plan for the park is in effect.'';
          (4) in subsection (c) by striking paragraph (2)(I) 
        and inserting the following:
                  ``(I) may allow for modifications of the 
                interim operating authority without further 
                environmental review beyond that described in 
                this section if--
                          ``(i) adequate information regarding 
                        the operator's existing and proposed 
                        operations under the interim operating 
                        authority is provided to the 
                        Administrator and the Director;
                          ``(ii) the Administrator determines 
                        that there would be no adverse impact 
                        on aviation safety or the air traffic 
                        control system; and
                          ``(iii) the Director agrees with the 
                        modification, based on the Director's 
                        professional expertise regarding the 
                        protection of the park resources and 
                        values and visitor use and 
                        enjoyment.'';
          (5) in subsection (c)(3)(A) by striking ``if the 
        Administrator determines'' and all that follows through 
        the period at the end and inserting ``without further 
        environmental process beyond that described in this 
        paragraph if--
                          ``(i) adequate information on the 
                        operator's proposed operations is 
                        provided to the Administrator and the 
                        Director by the operator making the 
                        request;
                          ``(ii) the Administrator agrees that 
                        there would be no adverse impact on 
                        aviation safety or the air traffic 
                        control system; and
                          ``(iii) the Director agrees, based on 
                        the Director's professional expertise 
                        regarding the protection of park 
                        resources and values and visitor use 
                        and enjoyment.''; and
          (6) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as 
        subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and
          (7) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
  ``(d) Commercial Air Tour Operator Reports.--
          ``(1) Report.--Each commercial air tour operator 
        providing a commercial air tour over a national park 
        under interim operating authority granted under 
        subsection (c) or in accordance with an air tour 
        management plan under subsection (b) shall submit a 
        report to the Administrator and Director regarding the 
        number of its commercial air tour operations over each 
        national park and such other information as the 
        Administrator and Director may request in order to 
        facilitate administering the provisions of this 
        section.
          ``(2) Report submission.--Not later than 3 months 
        after the date of enactment of the FAA Reauthorization 
        Act of 2007, the Administrator and Director shall 
        jointly issue an initial request for reports under this 
        subsection. The reports shall be submitted to the 
        Administrator and Director on a frequency and in a 
        format prescribed by the Administrator and Director.''.

SEC. 502. STATE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

  (a) General Requirements.--Section 47128(a) is amended--
          (1) in the first sentence by striking ``prescribe 
        regulations'' and inserting ``issue guidance''; and
          (2) in the second sentence by striking 
        ``regulations'' and inserting ``guidance''.
  (b) Applications and Selection.--Section 47128(b)(4) is 
amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, 
including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), State and local environmental policy 
acts, Executive Orders, agency regulations and guidance, and 
other Federal environmental requirements''.
  (c) Environmental Analysis and Coordination Requirements.--
Section 47128 is amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(d) Environmental Analysis and Coordination Requirements.--
A Federal agency, other than the Federal Aviation 
Administration, that is responsible for issuing an approval, 
license, or permit to ensure compliance with a Federal 
environmental requirement applicable to a project or activity 
to be carried out by a State using amounts from a block grant 
made under this section shall--
          ``(1) coordinate and consult with the State;
          ``(2) use the environmental analysis prepared by the 
        State for the project or activity if such analysis is 
        adequate; and
          ``(3) supplement such analysis, as necessary, to meet 
        applicable Federal requirements.''.

SEC. 503. AIRPORT FUNDING OF SPECIAL STUDIES OR REVIEWS.

  Section 47173(a) is amended by striking ``services of 
consultants in order to'' and all that follows through the 
period at the end and inserting ``services of consultants--
          ``(1) to facilitate the timely processing, review, 
        and completion of environmental activities associated 
        with an airport development project;
          ``(2) to conduct special environmental studies 
        related to an airport project funded with Federal 
        funds;
          ``(3) to conduct special studies or reviews to 
        support approved noise compatibility measures described 
        in part 150 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; 
        or
          ``(4) to conduct special studies or reviews to 
        support environmental mitigation in a record of 
        decision or finding of no significant impact by the 
        Federal Aviation Administration.''.

SEC. 504. GRANT ELIGIBILITY FOR ASSESSMENT OF FLIGHT PROCEDURES.

  Section 47504 is amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(e) Grants for Assessment of Flight Procedures.--
          ``(1) In general.--In accordance with subsection 
        (c)(1), the Secretary may make a grant to an airport 
        operator to assist in completing environmental review 
        and assessment activities for proposals to implement 
        flight procedures at such airport that have been 
        approved as part of an airport noise compatibility 
        program under subsection (b).
          ``(2) Additional staff.--The Administrator may accept 
        funds from an airport operator, including funds 
        provided to the operator under paragraph (1), to hire 
        additional staff or obtain the services of consultants 
        in order to facilitate the timely processing, review, 
        and completion of environmental activities associated 
        with proposals to implement flight procedures at such 
        airport that have been approved as part of an airport 
        noise compatibility program under subsection (b).
          ``(3) Receipts credited as offsetting collections.--
        Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, any funds 
        accepted under this section--
                  ``(A) shall be credited as offsetting 
                collections to the account that finances the 
                activities and services for which the funds are 
                accepted;
                  ``(B) shall be available for expenditure only 
                to pay the costs of activities and services for 
                which the funds are accepted; and
                  ``(C) shall remain available until 
                expended.''.

SEC. 505. CLEEN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERSHIP.

  (a) Cooperative Agreement.--Subchapter I of chapter 475 is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 47511. CLEEN research, development, and implementation 
                    partnership

  ``(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration, in coordination with the Administrator of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall enter into 
a cooperative agreement, using a competitive process, with an 
institution, entity, or consortium to carry out a program for 
the development, maturing, and certification of CLEEN engine 
and airframe technology for aircraft over the next 10 years.
  ``(b) CLEEN Engine and Airframe Technology Defined.--In this 
section, the term `CLEEN engine and airframe technology' means 
continuous lower energy, emissions, and noise engine and 
airframe technology.
  ``(c) Performance Objective.--The Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration, in coordination with the 
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, shall establish the following performance 
objectives for the program, to be achieved by September 30, 
2015:
          ``(1) Development of certifiable aircraft technology 
        that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by increasing 
        aircraft fuel efficiency by 25 percent relative to 1997 
        subsonic jet aircraft technology.
          ``(2) Development of certifiable engine technology 
        that reduces landing and takeoff cycle nitrogen oxide 
        emissions by 50 percent, without increasing other 
        gaseous or particle emissions, over the International 
        Civil Aviation Organization standard adopted in 2004.
          ``(3) Development of certifiable aircraft technology 
        that reduces noise levels by 10 decibels at each of the 
        3 certification points relative to 1997 subsonic jet 
        aircraft technology.
          ``(4) Determination of the feasibility of the use of 
        alternative fuels in aircraft systems, including 
        successful demonstration and quantification of the 
        benefits of such fuels.
          ``(5) Determination of the extent to which new engine 
        and aircraft technologies may be used to retrofit or 
        re-engine aircraft to increase the integration of 
        retrofitted and re-engined aircraft into the commercial 
        fleet.
  ``(d) Funding.--Of amounts appropriated under section 
48102(a), not more than the following amounts may be used to 
carry out this section:
          ``(1) $6,000,000 for fiscal year 2008.
          ``(2) $22,000,000 for fiscal year 2009.
          ``(3) $33,000,000 for fiscal year 2010.
          ``(4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.
  ``(e) Report.--Beginning in fiscal year 2009, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
publish an annual report on the program established under this 
section until completion of the program.''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for such subchapter is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``47511. CLEEN research, development, and implementation partnership.''.

SEC. 506. PROHIBITION ON OPERATING CERTAIN AIRCRAFT WEIGHING 75,000 
                    POUNDS OR LESS NOT COMPLYING WITH STAGE 3 NOISE 
                    LEVELS.

  (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 475 is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 47534. Prohibition on operating certain aircraft weighing 75,000 
                    pounds or less not complying with stage 3 noise 
                    levels

  ``(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
(c), or (d), after December 31, 2012, a person may not operate 
a civil subsonic jet airplane with a maximum weight of 75,000 
pounds or less, and for which an airworthiness certificate 
other than an experimental certificate has been issued, to or 
from an airport in the United States unless the Secretary of 
Transportation finds that the aircraft complies with stage 3 
noise levels.
  ``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to aircraft 
operated only outside the 48 contiguous States.
  ``(c) Exceptions.--The Secretary may allow temporary 
operation of an airplane otherwise prohibited from operation 
under subsection (a) to or from an airport in the contiguous 
United States by granting a special flight authorization for 
one or more of the following circumstances:
          ``(1) To sell, lease, or use the aircraft outside the 
        48 contiguous States.
          ``(2) To scrap the aircraft.
          ``(3) To obtain modifications to the aircraft to meet 
        stage 3 noise levels.
          ``(4) To perform scheduled heavy maintenance or 
        significant modifications on the aircraft at a 
        maintenance facility located in the contiguous 48 
        States.
          ``(5) To deliver the aircraft to an operator leasing 
        the aircraft from the owner or return the aircraft to 
        the lessor.
          ``(6) To prepare, park, or store the aircraft in 
        anticipation of any of the activities described in 
        paragraphs (1) through (5).
          ``(7) To provide transport of persons and goods in 
        the relief of emergency situations.
          ``(8) To divert the aircraft to an alternative air 
        port in the 48 contiguous States on account of weather, 
        mechanical, fuel, air traffic control, or other safety 
        reasons while conducting a flight in order to perform 
        any of the activities described in paragraphs (1) 
        through (7).
  ``(d) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in the section may be 
construed as interfering with, nullifying, or otherwise 
affecting determinations made by the Federal Aviation 
Administration, or to be made by the Administration, with 
respect to applications under part 161 of title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, that were pending on the date of enactment 
of this section.''.
  (b) Conforming Amendments.--
          (1) Section 47531 is amended--
                  (A) in the section heading by striking ``for 
                violating sections 47528-47530''; and
                  (B) by striking ``47529, or 47530'' and 
                inserting ``47529, 47530, or 47534''.
          (2) Section 47532 is amended by inserting ``or 
        47534'' after ``47528-47531''.
          (3) The analysis for chapter 475 is amended--
                  (A) by striking the item relating to section 
                47531 and inserting the following:

``47531. Penalties.''; and

                  (B) by inserting after the item relating to 
                section 47533 the following:
``47534. Prohibition on operating certain aircraft weighing 75,000 
          pounds or less not complying with stage 3 noise levels.''.

SEC. 507. ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PILOT PROGRAM.

  (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
establish a pilot program to carry out not more than 6 
environmental mitigation demonstration projects at public-use 
airports.
  (b) Grants.--In implementing the program, the Secretary may 
make a grant to the sponsor of a public-use airport from funds 
apportioned under section 47117(e)(1)(A) of title 49, United 
States Code, to carry out an environmental mitigation 
demonstration project to measurably reduce or mitigate aviation 
impacts on noise, air quality, or water quality in the vicinity 
of the airport.
  (c) Eligibility for Passenger Facility Fees.--An 
environmental mitigation demonstration project that receives 
funds made available under this section may be considered an 
eligible airport-related project for purposes of section 40117 
of such title.
  (d) Selection Criteria.--In selecting among applicants for 
participation in the program, the Secretary shall give priority 
consideration to applicants proposing to carry out 
environmental mitigation demonstration projects that will--
          (1) achieve the greatest reductions in aircraft 
        noise, airport emissions, or airport water quality 
        impacts either on an absolute basis or on a per dollar 
        of funds expended basis; and
          (2) be implemented by an eligible consortium.
  (e) Federal Share.--Notwithstanding any provision of 
subchapter I of chapter 471 of such title, the United States 
Government share of allowable project costs of an environmental 
mitigation demonstration project carried out under this section 
shall be 50 percent.
  (f) Maximum Amount.--The Secretary may not make grants for a 
single environmental mitigation demonstration project under 
this section in a total amount that exceeds $2,500,000.
  (g) Publication of Information.--The Secretary may develop 
and publish information on the results of environmental 
mitigation demonstration projects carried out under this 
section, including information identifying best practices for 
reducing or mitigating aviation impacts on noise, air quality, 
or water quality in the vicinity of airports.
  (h) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
          (1) Eligible consortium.--The term ``eligible 
        consortium'' means a consortium of 2 or more of the 
        following entities:
                  (A) A business incorporated in the United 
                States.
                  (B) A public or private educational or 
                research organization located in the United 
                States.
                  (C) An entity of a State or local government.
                  (D) A Federal laboratory.
          (2) Environmental mitigation demonstration project.--
        The term ``environmental mitigation demonstration 
        project'' means a project that--
                  (A) demonstrates at a public-use airport 
                environmental mitigation techniques or 
                technologies with associated benefits, which 
                have already been proven in laboratory 
                demonstrations;
                  (B) utilizes methods for efficient adaptation 
                or integration of innovative concepts to 
                airport operations; and
                  (C) demonstrates whether a technique or 
                technology for environmental mitigation 
                identified in research is--
                          (i) practical to implement at or near 
                        multiple public-use airports; and
                          (ii) capable of reducing noise, 
                        airport emissions, greenhouse gas 
                        emissions, or water quality impacts in 
                        measurably significant amounts.

SEC. 508. AIRCRAFT DEPARTURE QUEUE MANAGEMENT PILOT PROGRAM.

  (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall carry 
out a pilot program at not more than 5 public-use airports 
under which the Federal Aviation Administration shall use funds 
made available under section 48101(a) to test air traffic flow 
management tools, methodologies, and procedures that will allow 
air traffic controllers of the Administration to better manage 
the flow of aircraft on the ground and reduce the length of 
ground holds and idling time for aircraft.
  (b) Selection Criteria.--In selecting from among airports at 
which to conduct the pilot program, the Secretary shall give 
priority consideration to airports at which improvements in 
ground control efficiencies are likely to achieve the greatest 
fuel savings or air quality or other environmental benefits, as 
measured by the amount of reduced fuel, reduced emissions, or 
other environmental benefits per dollar of funds expended under 
the pilot program.
  (c) Maximum Amount.--Not more than a total of $5,000,000 may 
be expended under the pilot program at any single public-use 
airport.
  (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing--
          (1) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the pilot 
        program, including an assessment of the tools, 
        methodologies, and procedures that provided the 
        greatest fuel savings and air quality and other 
        environmental benefits, and any impacts on safety, 
        capacity, or efficiency of the air traffic control 
        system or the airports at which affected aircraft were 
        operating;
          (2) an identification of anticipated benefits from 
        implementation of the tools, methodologies, and 
        procedures developed under the pilot program at other 
        airports;
          (3) a plan for implementing the tools, methodologies, 
        and procedures developed under the pilot program at 
        other airports or the Secretary's reasons for not 
        implementing such measures at other airports; and
          (4) such other information as the Secretary considers 
        appropriate.

SEC. 509. HIGH PERFORMANCE AND SUSTAINABLE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 
                    FACILITIES.

  (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall implement, to the maximum extent 
practicable, sustainable practices for the incorporation of 
energy-efficient design, equipment, systems, and other measures 
in the construction and major renovation of air traffic control 
facilities of the Administration in order to reduce energy 
consumption and improve the environmental performance of such 
facilities.
  (b) Authorization.--Of amounts appropriated under section 
48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, such sums as may be 
necessary may be used to carry out this section.

SEC. 510. REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITY FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE NOISE AND 
                    EMISSIONS STANDARDS.

  (a) Independent Review.--The Administrator of the FAA shall 
make appropriate arrangements for the National Academy of 
Public Administration or another qualified independent entity 
to review, in consultation with the FAA and the EPA, whether it 
is desirable to locate the regulatory responsibility for the 
establishment of engine noise and emissions standards for civil 
aircraft within one of the agencies.
  (b) Considerations.--The review shall be conducted so as to 
take into account--
          (1) the interrelationships between aircraft engine 
        noise and emissions;
          (2) the need for aircraft engine noise and emissions 
        to be evaluated and addressed in an integrated and 
        comprehensive manner;
          (3) the scientific expertise of the FAA and the EPA 
        to evaluate aircraft engine emissions and noise impacts 
        on the environment;
          (4) expertise to interface environmental performance 
        with ensuring the highest safe and reliable engine 
        performance of aircraft in flight;
          (5) consistency of the regulatory responsibility with 
        other missions of the FAA and the EPA;
          (6) past effectiveness of the FAA and the EPA in 
        carrying out the aviation environmental 
        responsibilities assigned to the agency; and
          (7) the international responsibility to represent the 
        United States with respect to both engine noise and 
        emissions standards for civil aircraft
  (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the FAA 
shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the review. 
The report shall include any recommendations developed as a 
result of the review and, if a transfer of responsibilities is 
recommended, a description of the steps and timeline for 
implementation of the transfer.
  (d) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
          (1) EPA.--The term ``EPA'' means the Environmental 
        Protection Agency.
          (2) FAA.--The term ``FAA'' means the Federal Aviation 
        Administration.

                TITLE VI--FAA EMPLOYEES AND ORGANIZATION

SEC. 601. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

  (a) Dispute Resolution.--Section 40122(a) is amended--
          (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
        paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and
          (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
        following:
          ``(2) Dispute resolution.--
                  ``(A) Mediation.--If the Administrator does 
                not reach an agreement under paragraph (1) or 
                the provisions referred to in subsection 
                (g)(2)(C) with the exclusive bargaining 
                representative of the employees, the 
                Administrator and the bargaining 
                representative--
                          ``(i) shall use the services of the 
                        Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
                        Service to attempt to reach such 
                        agreement in accordance with part 1425 
                        of title 29, Code of Federal 
                        Regulations (as in effect on the date 
                        of enactment of the FAA Reauthorization 
                        Act of 2007); or
                          ``(ii) may by mutual agreement adopt 
                        alternative procedures for the 
                        resolution of disputes or impasses 
                        arising in the negotiation of the 
                        collective-bargaining agreement.
                  ``(B) Binding arbitration.--
                          ``(i) Assistance from federal service 
                        impasses panel.--If the services of the 
                        Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
                        Service under subparagraph (A)(i) do 
                        not lead to an agreement, the 
                        Administrator and the exclusive 
                        bargaining representative of the 
                        employees (in this subparagraph 
                        referred to as the `parties') shall 
                        submit their issues in controversy to 
                        the Federal Service Impasses Panel. The 
                        Panel shall assist the parties in 
                        resolving the impasse by asserting 
                        jurisdiction and ordering binding 
                        arbitration by a private arbitration 
                        board consisting of 3 members.
                          ``(ii) Appointment of arbitration 
                        board.--The Executive Director of the 
                        Panel shall provide for the appointment 
                        of the 3 members of a private 
                        arbitration board under clause (i) by 
                        requesting the Director of the Federal 
                        Mediation and Conciliation Service to 
                        prepare a list of not less than 15 
                        names of arbitrators with Federal 
                        sector experience and by providing the 
                        list to the parties. Within 10 days of 
                        receiving the list, the parties shall 
                        each select one person from the list. 
                        The 2 arbitrators selected by the 
                        parties shall then select a third 
                        person from the list within 7 days. If 
                        either of the parties fails to select a 
                        person or if the 2 arbitrators are 
                        unable to agree on the third person 
                        within 7 days, the parties shall make 
                        the selection by alternately striking 
                        names on the list until one arbitrator 
                        remains.
                          ``(iii) Framing issues in 
                        controversy.--If the parties do not 
                        agree on the framing of the issues to 
                        be submitted for arbitration, the 
                        arbitration board shall frame the 
                        issues.
                          ``(iv) Hearings.--The arbitration 
                        board shall give the parties a full and 
                        fair hearing, including an opportunity 
                        to present evidence in support of their 
                        claims and an opportunity to present 
                        their case in person, by counsel, or by 
                        other representative as they may elect.
                          ``(v) Decisions.--The arbitration 
                        board shall render its decision within 
                        90 days after the date of its 
                        appointment. Decisions of the 
                        arbitration board shall be conclusive 
                        and binding upon the parties.
                          ``(vi) Costs.--The parties shall 
                        share costs of the arbitration equally.
          ``(3) Ratification of agreements.--Upon reaching a 
        voluntary agreement or at the conclusion of the binding 
        arbitration under paragraph (2)(B), the final 
        agreement, except for those matters decided by an 
        arbitration board, shall be subject to ratification by 
        the exclusive bargaining representative of the 
        employees, if so requested by the bargaining 
        representative, and approval by the head of the agency 
        in accordance with the provisions referred to in 
        subsection (g)(2)(C).
          ``(4) Enforcement.--
                  ``(A) Enforcement actions in united states 
                courts.--Each United States district court and 
                each United States court of a place subject to 
                the jurisdiction of the United States shall 
                have jurisdiction of enforcement actions 
                brought under this section. Such an action may 
                be brought in any judicial district in the 
                State in which the violation of this section is 
                alleged to have been committed, the judicial 
                district in which the Federal Aviation 
                Administration has its principal office, or the 
                District of Columbia.
                  ``(B) Attorney fees.--The court may assess 
                against the Federal Aviation Administration 
                reasonable attorney fees and other litigation 
                costs reasonably incurred in any case under 
                this section in which the complainant has 
                substantially prevailed.''.
  (b) Application.--On and after the date of enactment of this 
Act, any changes implemented by the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration on and after July 10, 2005, 
under section 40122(a) of title 49, United States Code (as in 
effect on the day before such date of enactment), without the 
agreement of the exclusive bargaining representative of the 
employees of the Administration certified under section 7111 of 
title 5, United States Code, shall be null and void and the 
parties shall be governed by their last mutual agreement before 
the implementation of such changes. The Administrator and the 
bargaining representative shall resume negotiations promptly, 
and, subject to subsection (c), their last mutual agreement 
shall be in effect until a new contract is adopted by the 
Administrator and the bargaining representative. If an 
agreement is not reached within 45 days after the date on which 
negotiations resume, the Administrator and the bargaining 
representative shall submit their issues in controversy to the 
Federal Service Impasses Panel in accordance with section 7119 
of title 5, United States Code, for binding arbitration in 
accordance with paragraphs (2)(B), (3), and (4) of section 
40122(a) of title 49, United States Code (as amended by 
subsection (a) of this section).
  (c) Savings Clause.--All cost of living adjustments and other 
pay increases, lump sum payments to employees, and leave and 
other benefit accruals implemented as part of the changes 
referred to in subsection (b) may not be reversed unless such 
reversal is part of the calculation of back pay under 
subsection (d). The Administrator shall waive any overpayment 
paid to, and not collect any funds for such overpayment, from 
former employees of the Administration who received lump sum 
payments prior to their separation from the Administration.
  (d) Back Pay.--
          (1) In general.--Employees subject to changes 
        referred to in subsection (b) that are determined to be 
        null and void under subsection (b) shall be eligible 
        for pay that the employees would have received under 
        the last mutual agreement between the Administrator and 
        the exclusive bargaining representative of such 
        employees before the date of enactment of this Act and 
        any changes were implemented without agreement of the 
        bargaining representative. The Administrator shall pay 
        the employees such pay subject to the availability of 
        amounts appropriated to carry out this subsection. If 
        the appropriated funds do not cover all claims of the 
        employees for such pay, the Administrator and the 
        bargaining representative, pursuant to negotiations 
        conducted in accordance with section 40122(a) of title 
        49, United States Code (as amended by subsection (a) of 
        this section), shall determine the allocation of the 
        appropriated funds among the employees on a pro rata 
        basis.
          (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There is 
        authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 to carry out 
        this subsection.
  (e) Interim Agreement.--If the Administrator and the 
exclusive bargaining representative of the employees subject to 
the changes referred to in subsection (b) reach a final and 
binding agreement with respect to such changes before the date 
of enactment of this Act, such agreement shall supersede any 
changes implemented by the Administrator under section 40122(a) 
of title 49, United States Code (as in effect on the day before 
such date of enactment), without the agreement of the 
bargaining representative, and subsections (b) and (c) shall 
not take effect.

SEC. 602. MSPB REMEDIAL AUTHORITY FOR FAA EMPLOYEES.

  Section 40122(g)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ``Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, retroactive to April 1, 1996, the 
Board shall have the same remedial authority over such employee 
appeals that it had as of March 31, 1996.''.

SEC. 603. FAA TECHNICAL TRAINING AND STAFFING.

  (a) Study.--
          (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall 
        conduct a study on the training of the airway 
        transportation systems specialists of the Federal 
        Aviation Administration (in this section referred to as 
        ``FAA systems specialists'').
          (2) Contents.--The study shall--
                  (A) include an analysis of the type of 
                training provided to FAA systems specialists;
                  (B) include an analysis of the type of 
                training that FAA systems specialists need to 
                be proficient on the maintenance of latest 
                technologies;
                  (C) include a description of actions that the 
                Administration has undertaken to ensure that 
                FAA systems specialists receive up-to-date 
                training on the latest technologies;
                  (D) identify the amount and cost of FAA 
                systems specialists training provided by 
                vendors;
                  (E) identify the amount and cost of FAA 
                systems specialists training provided by the 
                Administration after developing courses for the 
                training of such specialists;
                  (F) identify the amount and cost of travel 
                that is required of FAA systems specialists in 
                receiving training; and
                  (G) include a recommendation regarding the 
                most cost-effective approach to providing FAA 
                systems specialists training.
          (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
        submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
        the Senate a report on the results of the study.
  (b) Workload of Systems Specialists.--
          (1) Study by national academy of sciences.--Not later 
        than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
        the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration shall make appropriate arrangements for 
        the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of 
        the assumptions and methods used by the Federal 
        Aviation Administration to estimate staffing needs for 
        FAA systems specialists to ensure proper maintenance 
        and certification of the national airspace system.
          (2) Contents.--The study shall be conducted so as to 
        provide the following:
                  (A) A suggested method of modifying FAA 
                systems specialists staffing models for 
                application to current local conditions or 
                applying some other approach to developing an 
                objective staffing standard.
                  (B) The approximate cost and length of time 
                for developing such models.
          (3) Report.--Not later than one year after the 
        initiation of the arrangements under subsection (a), 
        the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to 
        Congress a report on the results of the study.

SEC. 604. DESIGNEE PROGRAM.

  (a) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the status of 
recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office in 
its October 2004 report, ``Aviation Safety: FAA Needs to 
Strengthen Management of Its Designee Programs'' (GAO-05-40).
  (b) Contents.--The report shall include--
          (1) an assessment of the extent to which the Federal 
        Aviation Administration has responded to 
        recommendations of the Government Accountability Office 
        referred to in subsection (a);
          (2) an identification of improvements, if any, that 
        have been made to the designee programs referred to in 
        the report of the Office as a result of such 
        recommendations; and
          (3) an identification of further action that is 
        needed to implement such recommendations, improve the 
        Administration's management control of the designee 
        programs, and increase assurance that designees meet 
        the Administration's performance standards.

SEC. 605. STAFFING MODEL FOR AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTORS.

  (a) In General.--Not later than October 31, 2009, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
develop a staffing model for aviation safety inspectors. In 
developing the model, the Administrator shall follow the 
recommendations outlined in the 2007 study released by the 
National Academy of Sciences entitled ``Staffing Standards for 
Aviation Safety Inspectors'' and consult with interested 
persons, including the exclusive collective bargaining 
representative of the aviation safety inspectors.
  (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 
section.

SEC. 606. SAFETY CRITICAL STAFFING.

  (a) Aviation Safety Inspectors.--The Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall increase the number of 
aviation safety inspectors in the Flight Standards Service to 
not less than--
          (1) __ full-time equivalent positions in fiscal year 
        2008;
          (2) __ full-time equivalent positions in fiscal year 
        2009;
          (3) __ full-time equivalent positions in fiscal year 
        2010; and
          (4) __ full-time equivalent positions in fiscal year 
        2011.
  (b) Operational Support.--The Administrator shall increase 
the number of safety technical specialists and operational 
support positions in the Flight Standards Service to the levels 
necessary, as determined by the Administrator, to ensure the 
most efficient and cost-effective use of the aviation safety 
inspectors authorized by subsection (a).
  (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts 
authorized by section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, 
there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsections 
(a) and (b)--
          (1) $58,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
          (2) $134,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
          (3) $170,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; and
          (4) $208,000,000 for fiscal year 2011.
Such sums shall remain available until expended.
  (d) Implementation of Staffing Standards.--Notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section, upon completion of the 
flight standards service staffing model pursuant to section 604 
of this Act, and validation of the model by the Administrator, 
there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to support the number of aviation safety inspectors, 
safety technical specialists, and operation support positions 
that such model determines are required to meet the 
responsibilities of the Flight Standards Service.

SEC. 607. FAA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER STAFFING.

  (a) Study by National Academy of Sciences.--Not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration shall enter into 
appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences 
to conduct a study of the assumptions and methods used by the 
Federal Aviation Administration (in this section referred to as 
the ``FAA'') to estimate staffing needs for FAA air traffic 
controllers to ensure the safe operation of the national 
airspace system.
  (b) Consultation.--In conducting the study, the National 
Academy of Sciences shall consult with the exclusive bargaining 
representative of employees of the FAA certified under section 
7111 of title 5, United States Code, the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration, and representatives of the 
Civil Aeronautical Medical Institute.
  (c) Contents.--The study shall include an examination of 
representative information on human factors, traffic activity, 
and the technology and equipment used in air traffic control.
  (d) Recommendations and Estimates.--In conducting the study, 
the National Academy of Sciences shall develop--
          (1) recommendations for the development by the FAA of 
        objective staffing standards to maintain the safety and 
        efficiency of the national airspace system with current 
        and future projected air traffic levels; and
          (2) estimates of cost and schedule for the 
        development of such standards by the FAA or its 
        contractors.
  (e) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the National Academy of Sciences shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the 
results of the study.

SEC. 608. ASSESSMENT OF TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS.

  (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall conduct a study to assess the adequacy of 
training programs for air traffic controllers.
  (b) Contents.--The study shall include--
          (1) a review of the current training system for air 
        traffic controllers;
          (2) an analysis of the competencies required of air 
        traffic controllers for successful performance in the 
        current air traffic control environment;
          (3) an analysis of competencies required of air 
        traffic controllers as the Federal Aviation 
        Administration transitions to the Next Generation Air 
        Transportation System; and
          (4) an analysis of various training approaches 
        available to satisfy the controller competencies 
        identified under paragraphs (2) and (3).
  (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the 
study.

SEC. 609. COLLEGIATE TRAINING INITIATIVE STUDY.

  (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall conduct a study on training options for 
graduates of the Collegiate Training Initiative program 
conducted under section 44506(c) of title 49 United States 
Code. The study shall analyze the impact of providing as an 
alternative to the current training provided at the Mike 
Monroney Aeronautical Center of the Administration a new 
controller orientation session for graduates of such programs 
at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center followed by on-the-job 
training for newly hired air traffic controllers who are 
graduates of such program and shall include--
          (1) the cost effectiveness of such an alternative 
        training approach; and
          (2) the effect that such an alternative training 
        approach would have on the overall quality of training 
        received by graduates of such programs.
  (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the 
study.

                     TITLE VII--AVIATION INSURANCE

SEC. 701. GENERAL AUTHORITY.

  (a) Extension of Policies.--Section 44302(f)(1) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``August 31, 2006'' and inserting 
        ``September 30, 2011''; and
          (2) by striking ``December 31, 2006'' and inserting 
        ``September 30, 2017''.
  (b) Successor Program.--Section 44302(f) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
          ``(3) Successor program.--
                  ``(A) In general.--After December 31, 2017, 
                coverage for the risks specified in a policy 
                that has been extended under paragraph (1) 
                shall be provided in an airline industry 
                sponsored risk retention or other risk-sharing 
                arrangement approved by the Secretary.
                  ``(B) Transfer of premiums.--
                          ``(i) In general.--On December 31, 
                        2017, and except as provided in clause 
                        (ii), premiums that are collected by 
                        the Secretary from the airline industry 
                        after September 22, 2001, for any 
                        policy under this subsection, and 
                        interest earned thereon, as determined 
                        by the Secretary, shall be transferred 
                        to an airline industry sponsored risk 
                        retention or other risk-sharing 
                        arrangement approved by the Secretary.
                          ``(ii) Determination of amount 
                        transferred.--The amount transferred 
                        pursuant to clause (i) shall be less--
                                  ``(I) the amount of any 
                                claims paid out on such 
                                policies from September 22, 
                                2001, through December 31, 
                                2017;
                                  ``(II) the amount of any 
                                claims pending under such 
                                policies as of December 31, 
                                2017; and
                                  ``(III) the cost, as 
                                determined by the Secretary, of 
                                administering the provision of 
                                insurance policies under this 
                                chapter from September 22, 
                                2001, through December 31, 
                                2017.''.

SEC. 702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO LIMIT THIRD PARTY LIABILITY OF AIR 
                    CARRIERS ARISING OUT OF ACTS OF TERRORISM.

  Section 44303(b) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2006'' 
and inserting ``December 31, 2012''.

SEC. 703. CLARIFICATION OF REINSURANCE AUTHORITY.

  Section 44304 is amended in the second sentence by striking 
``the carrier'' and inserting ``any insurance carrier''.

SEC. 704. USE OF INDEPENDENT CLAIMS ADJUSTERS.

  Section 44308(c)(1) is amended in the second sentence by 
striking ``agent'' and inserting ``agent, or a claims adjuster 
who is independent of the underwriting agent,''.

SEC. 705. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM AUTHORITY.

  Section 44310 is amended by striking ``March 30, 2008'' and 
inserting ``September 30, 2017''.

                       TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 801. AIR CARRIER CITIZENSHIP.

  Section 40102(a)(15) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
        ``For purposes of subparagraph (C), an air carrier 
        shall not be deemed to be under the actual control of 
        citizens of the United States unless citizens of the 
        United States control all matters pertaining to the 
        business and structure of the air carrier, including 
        operational matters such as marketing, branding, fleet 
        composition, route selection, pricing, and labor 
        relations.''.

SEC. 802. DISCLOSURE OF DATA TO FEDERAL AGENCIES IN INTEREST OF 
                    NATIONAL SECURITY.

  Section 40119(b) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
          ``(3) Limitation on applicability of freedom of 
        information act.--Section 552a of title 5, United 
        States Code, shall not apply to disclosures that the 
        Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
        may make from the systems of records of the 
        Administration to any Federal law enforcement, 
        intelligence, protective service, immigration, or 
        national security official in order to assist the 
        official receiving the information in the performance 
        of official duties.''.

SEC. 803. FAA ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS AND DATABASE SYSTEMS.

  (a) In General.--Chapter 401 is amended by adding at the end 
the following:

``Sec. 40130. FAA access to criminal history records or databases 
                    systems

  ``(a) Access to Records or Databases Systems.--
          ``(1) Access to information.--Notwithstanding section 
        534 of title 28, and regulations issued to implement 
        such section, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration may access a system of documented 
        criminal justice information maintained by the 
        Department of Justice or by a State but may do so only 
        for the purpose of carrying out civil and 
        administrative responsibilities of the Administration 
        to protect the safety and security of the national 
        airspace system or to support the missions of the 
        Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland 
        Security, and other law enforcement agencies.
          ``(2) Release of information.-- In accessing a system 
        referred to in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall 
        be subject to the same conditions and procedures 
        established by the Department of Justice or the State 
        for other governmental agencies with access to the 
        system.
          ``(3) Limitation.--The Administrator may not use the 
        access authorized under paragraph (1) to conduct 
        criminal investigations.
  ``(b) Designated Employees.--The Administrator shall 
designate, by order, employees of the Administration who shall 
carry out the authority described in subsection (a). The 
designated employees may--
          ``(1) have access to and receive criminal history, 
        driver, vehicle, and other law enforcement information 
        contained in the law enforcement databases of the 
        Department of Justice, or any jurisdiction of a State, 
        in the same manner as a police officer employed by a 
        State or local authority of that State who is certified 
        or commissioned under the laws of that State;
          ``(2) use any radio, data link, or warning system of 
        the Federal Government, and of any jurisdiction in a 
        State, that provides information about wanted persons, 
        be-on-the-lookout notices, warrant status, or other 
        officer safety information to which a police officer 
        employed by a State or local authority in that State 
        who is certified or commission under the laws of that 
        State has access and in the same manner as such police 
        officer; or
          ``(3) receive Federal, State, or local government 
        communications with a police officer employed by a 
        State or local authority in that State in the same 
        manner as a police officer employed by a State or local 
        authority in that State who is commissioned under the 
        laws of that State.
  ``(c) System of Documented Criminal Justice Information 
Defined.--In this section, the term `system of documented 
criminal justice information' means any law enforcement 
database, system, or communication containing information 
concerning identification, criminal history, arrests, 
convictions, arrest warrants, wanted or missing persons, 
including the National Crime Information Center and its 
incorporated criminal history databases and the National Law 
Enforcement Telecommunications System.''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 401 is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

``40130. FAA access to criminal history records or databases systems.''.

SEC. 804. CLARIFICATION OF AIR CARRIER FEE DISPUTES.

  (a) In General.--Section 47129 is amended--
          (1) in the section heading by striking ``air 
        carrier'' and inserting ``carrier'';
          (2) in subsection (a) by striking ``(as defined in 
        section 40102 of this title)'' and inserting ``(as such 
        terms are defined in section 40102)'';
          (3) in the heading for subsection (d) by striking 
        ``Air Carrier'' and inserting ``Air Carrier and Foreign 
        Air Carrier'';
          (4) in the heading for paragraph (2) of subsection 
        (d) by striking ``air carrier'' and inserting ``air 
        carrier and foreign air carrier'';
          (5) by striking ``air carriers'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``air carriers or foreign air 
        carriers'';
          (6) by striking ``air carrier'' each place it appears 
        and inserting ``air carrier or foreign air carrier''; 
        and
          (7) by striking ``air carrier's'' each place it 
        appears and inserting ``air carrier's or foreign air 
        carrier's''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 471 is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 47129 and 
inserting the following:

``47129. Resolution of airport-carrier disputes concerning airport 
          fees.''.

SEC. 805. STUDY ON NATIONAL PLAN OF INTEGRATED AIRPORT SYSTEMS.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
initiate a study to evaluate the formulation of the National 
Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (in this section referred to 
as the ``plan'') under section 47103 of title 49, United States 
Code.
  (b) Contents of Study.--The study shall include a review of 
the following:
          (1) The criteria used for including airports in the 
        plan and the application of such criteria in the most 
        recently published version of the plan.
          (2) The changes in airport capital needs between 
        fiscal years 2001 and 2007, as reported in the plan, as 
        compared with the amounts apportioned or otherwise made 
        available to individual airports over the same period 
        of time.
          (3) A comparison of the amounts received by airports 
        under the airport improvement program in airport 
        apportionments, State apportionments, and discretionary 
        grants during such fiscal years with capital needs as 
        reported in the plan.
          (4) The effect of transfers of airport apportionments 
        under title 49, United States Code.
          (5) Any other matters pertaining to the plan that the 
        Secretary determines appropriate.
  (c) Report to Congress.--
          (1) Submission.--Not later than 36 months after the 
        date of initiation of the study, the Secretary shall 
        submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
        the Senate a report on the results of the study.
          (2) Contents.--The report shall include--
                  (A) the findings of the Secretary on each of 
                the subjects listed in subsection (b);
                  (B) recommendations for any changes to 
                policies and procedures for formulating the 
                plan; and
                  (C) recommendations for any changes to the 
                methods of determining the amounts to be 
                apportioned or otherwise made available to 
                individual airports.

SEC. 806. EXPRESS CARRIER EMPLOYEE PROTECTION.

  (a) In General.--Section 201 of the Railway Labor Act (45 
U.S.C. 181) is amended--
          (1) by striking ``All'' and inserting ``(a) In 
        General.--All'';
          (2) by inserting ``and every express carrier'' after 
        ``common carrier by air''; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
  ``(b) Special Rules for Express Carriers.--
          ``(1) In general.--An employee of an express carrier 
        shall be covered by this Act only if that employee is 
        in a position that is eligible for certification under 
        part 61, 63, or 65 of title 14, Code of Federal 
        Regulations, and only if that employee performs duties 
        for the express carrier that are eligible for such 
        certification. All other employees of an express 
        carrier shall be covered by the provisions of the 
        National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.).
          ``(2) Air carrier status.--Any person that is an 
        express carrier shall be governed by paragraph (1) 
        notwithstanding any finding that the person is also a 
        common carrier by air.
          ``(3) Express carrier defined.--In this section, the 
        term `express carrier' means any person (or persons 
        affiliated through common control or ownership) whose 
        primary business is the express shipment of freight or 
        packages through an integrated network of air and 
        surface transportation.''.
  (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1 of such Act (45 U.S.C. 
151) is amended in the first paragraph by striking ``, any 
express company that would have been subject to subtitle IV of 
title 49, United States Code, as of December 31, 1995,,''.

SEC. 807. CONSOLIDATION AND REALIGNMENT OF FAA FACILITIES.

  (a) Establishment of Working Group.--Not later than 9 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation shall establish within the FAA a working group 
to develop criteria and make recommendations for the 
realignment of services and facilities of the FAA to assist in 
the transition to next generation facilities and to help reduce 
capital, operating, maintenance, and administrative costs in 
instances in which cost reductions can be implemented without 
adversely affecting safety.
  (b) Membership.--The working group shall be composed of, at a 
minimum--
          (1) the Administrator of the FAA;
          (2) 2 representatives of air carriers;
          (3) 2 representatives of the general aviation 
        community;
          (4) 2 representatives of labor unions representing 
        employees who work at field facilities of the FAA; and
          (5) 2 representatives of the airport community.
  (c) Report to Congress Containing Recommendations of the 
Working Group.--
          (1) Submission.--Not later than 6 months after 
        convening the working group, the Administrator shall 
        submit to the Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
        the Senate a report containing the criteria and 
        recommendations developed by the working group under 
        this section.
          (2) Contents.--The report shall include a 
        justification for each recommendation to consolidate or 
        realign a facility or service and a description of the 
        costs and savings associated with the consolidation or 
        realignment.
  (d) Public Notice and Comment.--The Administrator shall 
publish the report submitted under subsection (c) in the 
Federal Register and allow 45 days for the submission of public 
comments. In addition, the Administrator upon request shall 
hold a public hearing in a community that would be affected by 
a recommendation in the report.
  (e) Objections.--Any interested person may file with the 
Administrator a written objection to a recommendation of the 
working group.
  (f) Report to Congress Containing Recommendations of the 
Administrator.--Not later than 60 days after the last day of 
the period for public comment under subsection (d), the 
Administrator shall submit to the committees referred to in 
subsection (c)(1) a report containing the recommendations of 
the Administrator on realignment of services and facilities of 
the FAA and copies of any public comments and objections 
received by the Administrator under this section.
  (g) Limitation on Implementation of Realignments and 
Consolidations.--The Administrator may not realign or 
consolidate any services or facilities of the FAA before the 
Administrator has submitted the report under subsection (f).
  (h) FAA Defined.--In this section, the term ``FAA'' means the 
Federal Aviation Administration.

SEC. 808. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION CENTRALIZED TRAINING 
                    FACILITY FEASIBILITY STUDY.

  (a) Study.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall carry 
out a study on the feasibility of establishing a centralized 
training center for advanced security training by the 
Transportation Security Administration.
  (b) Considerations.--In conducting the study, the Secretary 
shall take into consideration the benefits, cost, equipment, 
and building requirements for a training center and whether the 
benefits of establishing a center would be an efficient process 
for training transportation security officers.
  (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate a report on the results of the study.

SEC. 809. GAO STUDY ON COOPERATION OF AIRLINE INDUSTRY IN INTERNATIONAL 
                    CHILD ABDUCTION CASES.

  (a) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to 
help determine how the Federal Aviation Administration (in this 
section referred to as the ``FAA'') could better ensure the 
collaboration and cooperation of air carriers and foreign air 
carriers providing air transportation and relevant Federal 
agencies to develop and enforce child safety control for adults 
traveling internationally with children.
  (b) Contents.--In conducting the study, the Comptroller 
General shall examine--
          (1) the nature and scope of exit policies and 
        procedures of the FAA, air carriers, and foreign air 
        carriers and how the enforcement of such policies and 
        procedures is monitored, including ticketing and 
        boarding procedures;
          (2) the extent to which air carriers and foreign air 
        carriers cooperate in the investigations of 
        international child abduction cases, including 
        cooperation with the National Center for Missing and 
        Exploited Children and relevant Federal, State, and 
        local agencies;
          (3) any effective practices, procedures, or lessons 
        learned from the assessment of current practices and 
        procedures of air carriers, foreign air carriers, and 
        operators of other transportation modes that could 
        improve the ability of the aviation community to ensure 
        the safety of children traveling internationally with 
        adults and, as appropriate, enhance the capability of 
        air carriers and foreign air carriers to cooperate in 
        the investigations of international child abduction 
        cases; and
          (4) any liability issues associated with providing 
        assistance in such investigations.
  (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
Congress a report on the results of the study.

SEC. 810. LOST NATION AIRPORT, OHIO.

  (a) Approval of Sale.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
approve the sale of Lost Nation Airport from the city of 
Willoughby, Ohio, to Lake County, Ohio, if--
          (1) Lake County meets all applicable requirements for 
        sponsorship of the airport; and
          (2) Lake County agrees to assume the obligations and 
        assurances of the grant agreements relating to the 
        airport executed by the city of Willoughby under 
        chapter 471 of title 49, United States Code, and to 
        operate and maintain the airport in accordance with 
        such obligations and assurances.
  (b) Treatment of Proceeds From Sale.--The Secretary may grant 
to the city of Willoughby an exemption from the provisions of 
sections 47107 and 47133 of such title, any grant obligations 
of the city of Willoughby, and regulations and policies of the 
Federal Aviation Administration to the extent necessary to 
allow the city of Willoughby to use the proceeds from the sale 
approved under subsection (a) for any purpose authorized by the 
city of Willoughby.

SEC. 811. POLLOCK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LOUISIANA.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
          (1) Pollock Municipal Airport located in Pollock, 
        Louisiana (in this section referred to as the 
        ``airport''), has never been included in the National 
        Plan of Integrated Airport Systems pursuant to section 
        47103 of title 49, United States Code, and is therefore 
        not considered necessary to meet the current or future 
        needs of the national aviation system; and
          (2) closing the airport will not adversely affect 
        aviation safety, aviation capacity, or air commerce.
  (b) Request for Closure.--
          (1) Approval.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, requirement, or agreement and subject to the 
        requirements of this section, the Administrator of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration shall--
                  (A) approve a request from the town of 
                Pollock, Louisiana, to close the airport as a 
                public airport; and
                  (B) release the town from any term, 
                condition, reservation, or restriction 
                contained in a surplus property conveyance or 
                transfer document, and from any order or 
                finding by the Department of Transportation on 
                the use and repayment of airport revenue 
                applicable to the airport, that would otherwise 
                prevent the closure of the airport and 
                redevelopment of the facilities to 
                nonaeronautical uses.
          (2) Continued airport operation prior to approval.--
        The town of Pollock shall continue to operate and 
        maintain the airport until the Administrator grants the 
        town's request for closure of the airport.
          (3) Use of proceeds from sale of airport.--Upon the 
        approval of the request to close the airport, the town 
        of Pollock shall obtain fair market value for the sale 
        of the airport property and shall immediately upon 
        receipt transfer all such proceeds from the sale of the 
        airport property to the sponsor of a public airport 
        designated by the Administrator to be used for the 
        development or improvement of such airport.
          (4) Relocation of aircraft.--Before closure of the 
        airport, the town of Pollock shall provide adequate 
        time for any airport-based aircraft to relocate.

SEC. 812. HUMAN INTERVENTION AND MOTIVATION STUDY PROGRAM.

  (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall develop a human intervention and 
motivation study program for flight crewmembers involved in air 
carrier operations in the United States under part 121 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations.
  (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be 
necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2011. Such sums 
shall remain available until expended.

SEC. 813. WASHINGTON, D.C., AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE.

  (a) Submission of Plan to Congress.--Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration, in coordination with 
Secretary of Homeland Security and Secretary of Defense, shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a plan for the 
Washington, D.C., Air Defense Identification Zone.
  (b) Contents of Plan.--The plan shall outline specific 
changes to the Washington, D.C., Air Defense Identification 
Zone that will decrease operational impacts and improve general 
aviation access to airports in the National Capital Region that 
are currently impacted by the zone.

SEC. 814. MERRILL FIELD AIRPORT, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.

  (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
including the Federal Airport Act (as in effect on August 8, 
1958), the United States releases, without monetary 
consideration, all restrictions, conditions, and limitations on 
the use, encumbrance, or conveyance of certain land located in 
the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, more particularly 
described as Tracts 22 and 24 of the Fourth Addition to the 
Town Site of Anchorage, Alaska, as shown on the plat of U.S. 
Survey No. 1456, accepted June 13, 1923, on file in the Bureau 
of Land Management, Department of Interior.
  (b) Grants.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
municipality of Anchorage shall be released from the repayment 
of any outstanding grant obligations owed by the municipality 
to the Federal Aviation Administration with respect to any land 
described in subsection (a) that is subsequently conveyed to or 
used by the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 
of the State of Alaska for the construction or reconstruction 
of a federally subsidized highway project.

SEC. 815. WILLIAM P. HOBBY AIRPORT, HOUSTON, TEXAS.

  It is the sense of Congress that the Nation--
          (1) supports the goals and ideals of the 1940 Air 
        Terminal Museum located at William P. Hobby Airport in 
        the city of Houston, Texas;
          (2) congratulates the city of Houston and the 1940 
        Air Terminal Museum on the 80-year history of William 
        P. Hobby Airport and the vital role of the airport in 
        Houston's and the Nation's transportation 
        infrastructure; and
          (3) recognizes the 1940 Air Terminal Museum for its 
        importance to the Nation in the preservation and 
        presentation of civil aviation heritage and recognizes 
        the importance of civil aviation to the Nation's 
        history and economy.

          TITLE IX--FEDERAL AVIATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE.

  This title may be cited as the ``Federal Aviation Research 
and Development Reauthorization Act of 2007''.

SEC. 902. DEFINITIONS.

  As used in this title, the following definition apply:
          (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means 
        the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration.
          (2) FAA.--The term ``FAA'' means the Federal Aviation 
        Administration.
          (3) NASA.--The term ``NASA'' means the National 
        Aeronautics and Space Administration.
          (4) National research council.--The term ``National 
        Research Council'' means the National Research Council 
        of the National Academies of Science and Engineering.
          (5) NOAA.--The term ``NOAA'' means the National 
        Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
          (6) NSF.--The term ``NSF'' means the National Science 
        Foundation.
          (7) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
        Secretary of Transportation.

SEC. 903. INTERAGENCY RESEARCH INITIATIVE ON THE IMPACT OF AVIATION ON 
                    THE CLIMATE.

  (a) In General.--The Administrator, in coordination with NASA 
and the United States Climate Change Science Program, shall 
establish a research initiative to assess the impact of 
aviation on the climate and, if warranted, to evaluate 
approaches to mitigate that impact.
  (b) Research Plan.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the participating Federal entities shall 
jointly develop a plan for the research program that contains 
the objectives, proposed tasks, milestones, and 5-year 
budgetary profile.

SEC. 904. RESEARCH PROGRAM ON RUNWAYS.

  (a) Research Program.--The Administrator shall maintain a 
program of research grants to universities and nonprofit 
research foundations for research and technology demonstrations 
related to--
          (1) improved runway surfaces; and
          (2) engineered material restraining systems for 
        runways at both general aviation airports and airports 
        with commercial air carrier operations.
  (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 2008 through 2011 to carry out this section.

SEC. 905. RESEARCH ON DESIGN FOR CERTIFICATION.

  (a) Establishment of Program.--Not later than 6 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the FAA, in consultation 
with other agencies as appropriate, shall establish a research 
program on methods to improve both confidence in and the 
timeliness of certification of new technologies for their 
introduction into the national airspace system.
  (b) Research Plan.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, as part of the activity described in 
subsection (a), the FAA shall develop a plan for the research 
program that contains the objectives, proposed tasks, 
milestones, and five-year budgetary profile.
  (c) Review.--The Administrator shall have the National 
Research Council conduct an independent review of the research 
program plan and provide the results of that review to the 
Committee on Science and Technology and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 906. CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.

  (a) Government's Share of Costs.--Section 44513(f) is amended 
to read as follows:
  ``(f) Government's Share of Costs.--The United States 
Government's share of establishing and operating the center and 
all related research activities that grant recipients carry out 
shall not exceed 75 percent of the costs. The United States 
Government's share of an individual grant under this section 
shall not exceed 90 percent of the costs.''.
  (b) Annual Report.--The Administrator shall transmit annually 
to the Committee on Science and Technology and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate at the time of the President's 
budget request a report that lists--
          (1) the research projects that have been initiated by 
        each Center of Excellence in the preceding year;
          (2) the amount of funding for each research project 
        and the funding source;
          (3) the institutions participating in each project 
        and their shares of the overall funding for each 
        research project; and
          (4) the level of cost-sharing for each research 
        project.

SEC. 907. AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM.

  Section 44511(f) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``establish a 4-year 
        pilot'' and inserting ``maintain an''; and
          (2) in paragraph (4)--
                  (A) by striking ``expiration of the program'' 
                and inserting ``expiration of the pilot 
                program''; and
                  (B) by striking ``program, including 
                recommendations as to the need for establishing 
                a permanent airport cooperative research 
                program'' and inserting ``program''.

SEC. 908. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

  (a) Research Initiative.--Section 44504(b) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (6) by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
          (2) in paragraph (7) by striking the period at the 
        end and inserting ``; and''; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(8) in conjunction with other Federal agencies, as 
        appropriate, to develop technologies and methods to 
        assess the risk of and prevent defects, failures, and 
        malfunctions of products, parts, and processes, for use 
        in all classes of unmanned aircraft systems that could 
        result in a catastrophic failure of the unmanned 
        aircraft that would endanger other aircraft in the 
        national airspace system.''.
  (b) Systems, Procedures, Facilities, and Devices.--Section 
44505(b) is amended--
          (1) in paragraph (4) by striking ``and'' after the 
        semicolon;
          (2) in paragraph (5)(C) by striking the period at the 
        end and inserting a semicolon; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(6) to develop a better understanding of the 
        relationship between human factors and unmanned 
        aircraft systems safety; and
          ``(7) to develop dynamic simulation models for 
        integrating all classes of unmanned aircraft systems 
        into the national airspace system without any 
        degradation of existing levels of safety for all 
        national airspace system users.''.

SEC. 909. RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM INVOLVING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.

  (a) In General.--The Administrator shall establish a program 
to utilize colleges and universities, including Historically 
Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic serving institutions, 
tribally controlled colleges and universities, and Alaska 
Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions in conducting 
research by undergraduate students on subjects of relevance to 
the FAA. Grants may be awarded under this section for--
          (1) research projects to be carried out primarily by 
        undergraduate students;
          (2) research projects that combine undergraduate 
        research with other research supported by the FAA;
          (3) research on future training requirements related 
        to projected changes in regulatory requirements for 
        aircraft maintenance and power plant licensees; and
          (4) research on the impact of new technologies and 
        procedures, particularly those related to aircraft 
        flight deck and air traffic management functions, and 
        on training requirements for pilots and air traffic 
        controllers.
  (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2011, for research grants under this section.

SEC. 910. RESEARCH PROGRAM ON SPACE WEATHER AND AVIATION.

  (a) Establishment.--The Administrator shall, in coordination 
with the National Science Foundation, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, and other relevant agencies, initiate a 
research program to--
          (1) conduct or supervise research projects on impacts 
        of space weather to aviation, including communication, 
        navigation, avionic systems, and on airline passengers 
        and personnel; and
          (2) facilitate the transfer of technology from space 
        weather research programs to Federal agencies with 
        operational responsibilities and to the private sector.
  (b) Use of Grants or Cooperative Agreements.--The 
Administrator may use grants or cooperative agreements in 
carrying out this section.
  (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts 
authorized to be appropriated by the amendments made by this 
Act, there is authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for each 
of the fiscal years 2008 through 2011 to carry out this 
section.

SEC. 911. AVIATION GAS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

  (a) Continuation of Program.--The Administrator, in 
coordination with the NASA Administrator, shall continue 
research and development activities into technologies for 
modification of existing general aviation piston engines to 
enable their safe operation using unleaded aviation fuel.
  (b) Roadmap.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop a 
research and development roadmap for the program continued in 
subsection (a), containing the specific research and 
development objectives and the anticipated timetable for 
achieving the objectives.
  (c) Report.--Not later than 130 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide the 
roadmap specified in subsection (b) to the Committee on Science 
and Technology of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate.
  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated $750,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 
through 2010 to carry out this section.

SEC. 912. RESEARCH REVIEWS AND ASSESSMENTS.

  (a) Review of FAA's Energy- and Environment-Related Research 
Programs.--
          (1) Study.--The Administrator shall enter into an 
        arrangement with the National Research Council for a 
        review of the FAA's energy- and environment-related 
        research programs. The review shall assess whether--
                  (A) the programs have well-defined, 
                prioritized, and appropriate research 
                objectives;
                  (B) the programs are properly coordinated 
                with the energy- and environment-related 
                research programs of NASA, NOAA, and other 
                relevant agencies;
                  (C) the programs have allocated appropriate 
                resources to each of the research objectives; 
                and
                  (D) there exist suitable mechanisms for 
                transitioning the research results into the 
                FAA's operational technologies and procedures 
                and certification activities.
          (2) Report.--A report containing the results of the 
        review shall be provided to the Committee on Science 
        and Technology of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
        the Senate within 18 months of the enactment of this 
        Act.
  (b) Assessment of the Impact of Space Weather on Aviation.--
          (1) Study.--The Administrator shall enter into an 
        arrangement with the National Research Council for a 
        study of the impacts of space weather on the current 
        and future United States aviation industry, and in 
        particular, to examine the risks for Over-The-Pole 
        (OTP) and Ultra-Long-Range (ULR) operations. The study 
        shall--
                  (A) examine space weather impacts on at least 
                the following areas: communications, 
                navigation, avionics, and human health in 
                flight;
                  (B) assess the benefits of space weather 
                information and services to reduce aviation 
                costs and maintain safety;
                  (C) provide recommendations on how NASA, 
                NOAA, and the NSF can most effectively carry 
                out research and monitoring activities related 
                to space weather and aviation; and
                  (D) provide recommendations on how to 
                integrate space weather information into the 
                Next Generation Air Transportation System.
          (2) Report.--A report containing the results of the 
        study shall be provided to the Committee on Science and 
        Technology of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
        the Senate not later than 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this Act.

SEC. 913. REVIEW OF FAA'S AVIATION SAFETY-RELATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

  (a) Review.--The Administrator shall enter into an 
arrangement with the National Research Council for an 
independent review of the FAA's aviation safety-related 
research programs. The review shall assess whether--
          (1) the programs have well-defined, prioritized, and 
        appropriate research objectives;
          (2) the programs are properly coordinated with the 
        safety research programs of NASA and other relevant 
        Federal agencies;
          (3) the programs have allocated appropriate resources 
        to each of the research objectives; and
          (4) there exist suitable mechanisms for transitioning 
        the research results from the programs into the FAA's 
        operational technologies and procedures and 
        certification activities in a timely manner.
  (b) Aviation Safety-Related Research Programs to Be 
Assessed.--The FAA aviation safety-related research programs to 
be assessed under the review shall include, at a minimum, the 
following:
          (1) Air traffic control/technical operations human 
        factors.
          (2) Runway incursion reduction.
          (3) Flightdeck/maintenance system integration human 
        factors.
          (4) Airports technology research--safety.
          (5) Airport cooperative research program--safety.
          (6) Weather program.
          (7) Atmospheric hazards/digital system safety.
          (8) Fire research and safety.
          (9) Propulsion and fuel systems.
          (10) Advanced materials/structural safety.
          (11) Aging aircraft.
          (12) Aircraft catastrophic failure prevention 
        research.
          (13) Aeromedical research.
          (14) Aviation safety risk analysis.
          (15) Unmanned aircraft systems research.
          (16) Safe Flight 21--Alaska Capstone.
  (c) Report.--Not later than 14 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report on the results of the review.
  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts 
authorized to be appropriated by the amendments made by this 
Act, there is authorized to be appropriated $700,000 for fiscal 
year 2008 to carry out this section.

SEC. 914. RESEARCH PROGRAM ON ALTERNATIVE JET FUEL TECHNOLOGY FOR CIVIL 
                    AIRCRAFT.

  (a) Establishment of Research Program.--Using amounts made 
available under section 48102(a) of title 49, United States 
Code, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a 
research program related to developing jet fuel from 
alternative sources (such as coal, natural gas, biomass, 
ethanol, butanol, and hydrogen) through grants or other 
measures authorized under section 106(l)(6) of such title, 
including reimbursable agreements with other Federal agencies.
  (b) Participation by Educational and Research Institutions.--
In conducting the program, the Secretary shall provide for 
participation by educational and research institutions that 
have existing facilities and experience in the development and 
deployment of technology for alternative jet fuels.
  (c) Designation of Institute as a Center of Excellence.--Not 
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
designate an institution described in subsection (a) as a 
Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuel Research.

SEC. 915. CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN AVIATION EMPLOYMENT.

  (a) Establishment.--The Administrator shall establish a 
Center for Excellence in Aviation Employment (in this section 
referred to as the ``Center'').
  (b) Applied Research and Training.--The Center shall conduct 
applied research and training on--
          (1) human performance in the air transportation 
        environment;
          (2) air transportation personnel, including air 
        traffic controllers, pilots, and technicians; and
          (3) any other aviation human resource issues 
        pertinent to developing and maintaining a safe and 
        efficient air transportation system.
  (c) Duties.--The Center shall--
          (1) in conjunction with the Collegiate Training 
        Initiative and other air traffic controller training 
        programs, develop, implement, and evaluate a 
        comprehensive, best-practices based training program 
        for air traffic controllers;
          (2) work with the Office of Human Resource Management 
        of the FAA as that office develops and implements a 
        strategic recruitment and marketing program to help the 
        FAA compete for the best qualified employees and 
        incorporate an employee value proposition process that 
        results in attracting a broad-based and diverse 
        aviation workforce in mission critical positions, 
        including air traffic controller, aviation safety 
        inspector, airway transportation safety specialist, and 
        engineer;
          (3) through industry surveys and other research 
        methodologies and in partnership with the ``Taskforce 
        on the Future of the Aerospace Workforce'' and the 
        Secretary of Labor, establish a baseline of general 
        aviation employment statistics for purposes of 
        projecting and anticipating future workforce needs and 
        demonstrating the economic impact of general aviation 
        employment;
          (4) conduct a comprehensive analysis of the airframe 
        and powerplant technician certification process and 
        employment trends for maintenance repair organization 
        facilities, certificated repair stations, and general 
        aviation maintenance organizations;
          (5) establish a best practices model in aviation 
        maintenance technician school environments; and
          (6) establish a workforce retraining program to allow 
        for transition of recently unemployed and highly 
        skilled mechanics into aviation employment.
  (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Administrator such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. Such sums shall remain 
available until expended.

        TEXT OF AMENDMENT IN PART B TO BE CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

  At the end of the bill, add the following:

            TITLE X--AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND FINANCING

SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

  This title may be cited as the ``Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund Financing Act of 2007''.

SEC. 1002. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF TAXES FUNDING AIRPORT AND 
                    AIRWAY TRUST FUND.

  (a) Rate of Tax on Aviation-Grade Kerosene and Aviation 
Gasoline.--
          (1) Aviation-grade kerosene.--Subparagraph (A) of 
        section 4081(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
        (relating to rates of tax) is amended by striking 
        ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), by striking the 
        period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ``, 
        and'', and by adding at the end the following new 
        clause:
                          ``(iv) in the case of aviation-grade 
                        kerosene, 35.9 cents per gallon.''.
          (2) Aviation gasoline.--Clause (ii) of section 
        4081(a)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by striking 
        ``19.3 cents'' and inserting ``24.1 cents''.
          (3) Fuel removed directly into fuel tank of airplane 
        used in noncommercial aviation.--Subparagraph (C) of 
        section 4081(a)(2) of such Code is amended to read as 
        follows:
                  ``(C) Taxes imposed on fuel used in 
                commercial aviation.-- In the case of aviation-
                grade kerosene which is removed from any 
                refinery or terminal directly into the fuel 
                tank of an aircraft for use in commercial 
                aviation by a person registered for such use 
                under section 4101, the rate of tax under 
                subparagraph (A)(iv) shall be 4.3 cents per 
                gallon.''.
          (4) Conforming amendments.--
                  (A) Clause (iii) of section 4081(a)(2)(A) of 
                such Code is amended by inserting ``other than 
                aviation-grade kerosene'' after ``kerosene''.
                  (B) The following provisions of such Code are 
                each amended by striking ``kerosene'' and 
                inserting ``aviation-grade kerosene'':
                          (i) Section 4081(a)(3)(A)(ii).
                          (ii) Section 4081(a)(3)(A)(iv).
                          (iii) Section 4081(a)(3)(D).
                  (C) Section 4081(a)(3)(D) of such Code is 
                amended--
                          (i) by striking ``paragraph 
                        (2)(C)(i)'' in clause (i) and inserting 
                        ``paragraph (2)(C)'', and
                          (ii) by striking ``paragraph 
                        (2)(C)(ii)'' in clause (ii) and 
                        inserting ``paragraph (2)(A)(iv)''.
                  (D) Section 4081(a)(4) of such Code is 
                amended in the heading by striking ``kerosene'' 
                and inserting ``aviation-grade kerosene''.
                  (E) Section 4081(d)(2) of such Code is 
                amended by inserting ``, (a)(2)(A)(iv),'' after 
                ``subsections (a)(2)(A)(ii)''.
  (b) Extension.--
          (1) Fuels taxes.--Paragraph (2) of section 4081(d) of 
        such Code is amended by striking ``gallon--'' and all 
        that follows and inserting ``gallon after September 30, 
        2011''.
          (2) Taxes on transportation of persons and 
        property.--
                  (A) Persons.--Clause (ii) of section 
                4261(j)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by 
                striking ``September 30, 2007'' and inserting 
                ``September 30, 2011''.
                  (B) Property.--Clause (ii) of section 
                4271(d)(1)(A) of such Code is amended by 
                striking ``September 30, 2007'' and inserting 
                ``September 30, 2011''.
  (c) Exemption for Aviation-Grade Kerosene Removed Into an 
Aircraft.--Subsection (e) of section 4082 of such Code is 
amended--
          (1) by striking ``kerosene'' and inserting 
        ``aviation-grade kerosene'',
          (2) by striking ``section 4081(a)(2)(A)(iii)'' and 
        inserting ``section 4081(a)(2)(A)(iv)'', and
          (3) by striking ``Kerosene'' in the heading and 
        inserting ``Aviation-Grade Kerosene''.
  (d) Retail Tax on Aviation Fuel.--
          (1) Exemption for previously taxed fuel.--Paragraph 
        (2) of section 4041(c) of such Code is amended by 
        inserting ``at the rate specified in subsection 
        (a)(2)(A)(iv) thereof'' after ``section 4081''.
          (2) Rate of tax.--Paragraph (3) of section 4041(c) of 
        such Code is amended to read as follows:
          ``(3) Rate of tax.--The rate of tax imposed by this 
        subsection shall be the rate of tax in effect under 
        section 4081(a)(2)(A)(iv) (4.3 cents per gallon with 
        respect to any sale or use for commercial aviation).''.
  (e) Refunds Relating to Aviation-Grade Kerosene.--
          (1) Kerosene used in commercial aviation.--Clause 
        (ii) of section 6427(l)(4)(A) of such Code is amended 
        by striking ``specified in section 4041(c) or 
        4081(a)(2)(A)(iii), as the case may be,'' and inserting 
        ``so imposed''.
          (2) Kerosene used in aviation.--Paragraph (4) of 
        section 6427(l) of such Code is amended--
                  (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
                redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
                (B), and
                  (B) by amending subparagraph (B), as 
                redesignated by subparagraph (A), to read as 
                follows:
                  ``(B) Payments to ultimate, registered 
                vendor.--With respect to any kerosene used in 
                aviation (other than kerosene to which 
                paragraph (6) applies), if the ultimate 
                purchaser of such kerosene waives (at such time 
                and in such form and manner as the Secretary 
                shall prescribe) the right to payment under 
                paragraph (1) and assigns such right to the 
                ultimate vendor, then the Secretary shall pay 
                (without interest) the amount which would be 
                paid under paragraph (1) to such ultimate 
                vendor, but only if such ultimate vendor--
                          ``(i) is registered under section 
                        4101, and
                          ``(ii) meets the requirements of 
                        subparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of 
                        section 6416(a)(1).''.
          (3) Aviation-grade kerosene not used in aviation.--
        Subsection (l) of section 6427 of such Code is amended 
        by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6) and by 
        inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
        paragraph:
          ``(5) Refunds for aviation-grade kerosene not used in 
        aviation.--If tax has been imposed under section 4081 
        at the rate specified in section 4081(a)(2)(A)(iv) and 
        the fuel is used other than in an aircraft, the 
        Secretary shall pay (without interest) to the ultimate 
        purchaser of such fuel an amount equal to the amount of 
        tax imposed on such fuel reduced by the amount of tax 
        that would be imposed under section 4041 if no tax 
        under section 4081 had been imposed.''.
          (4) Conforming amendments.--
                  (A) Section 6427(i)(4) of such Code is 
                amended--
                          (i) by striking ``(4)(C)'' the first 
                        two places it occurs and inserting 
                        ``(4)(B)'', and
                          (ii) by striking ``, (l)(4)(C)(ii), 
                        and'' and inserting ``and''.
                  (B) Section 4082(d)(2)(B) of such Code is 
                amended by striking ``6427(l)(5)(B)'' and 
                inserting ``6427(l)(6)(B)''.
  (f) Airport and Airway Trust Fund.--
          (1) Extension of trust fund authorities.--
                  (A) Expenditures from trust fund.--Paragraph 
                (1) of section 9502(d) of such Code is 
                amended--
                          (i) in the matter preceding 
                        subparagraph (A) by striking ``October 
                        1, 2007'' and inserting ``October 1, 
                        2011'', and
                          (ii) in subparagraph (A) by inserting 
                        ``or the FAA Reauthorization Act of 
                        2007'' before the semicolon at the end.
                  (B) Limitation on transfers to trust fund.--
                Paragraph (2) of section 9502(f) of such Code 
                is amended by striking ``October 1, 2007'' and 
                inserting ``October 1, 2011''.
          (2) Transfers to trust fund.--Subparagraph (C) of 
        section 9502(b)(1) of such Code is amended to read as 
        follows:
                  ``(C) section 4081 with respect to aviation 
                gasoline and aviation-grade kerosene, and''.
          (3) Transfers on account of certain refunds.--
                  (A) In general.--Subsection (d) of section 
                9502 of such Code is amended--
                          (i) in paragraph (2) by striking 
                        ``(other than subsection (l)(4) 
                        thereof)'', and
                          (ii) in paragraph (3) by striking 
                        ``(other than payments made by reason 
                        of paragraph (4) of section 6427(l))''.
                  (B) Conforming amendments.--
                          (i) Section 9503(b)(4) of such Code 
                        is amended by striking ``or'' at the 
                        end of subparagraph (C), by striking 
                        the period at the end of subparagraph 
                        (D) and inserting a comma, and by 
                        inserting after subparagraph (D) the 
                        following:
                  ``(E) section 4081 to the extent attributable 
                to the rate specified in clause (ii) or (iv) of 
                section 4081(a)(2)(A), or
                  ``(F) section 4041(c).''.
                          (ii) Section 9503(c) of such Code is 
                        amended by striking the last paragraph 
                        (relating to transfers from the Trust 
                        Fund for certain aviation fuel taxes).
                          (iii) Section 9502(a) of such Code is 
                        amended by striking ``, section 
                        9503(c)(7),''.
          (4) Transfers on account of aviation-grade kerosene 
        not used in aviation.--Section 9502(d) of such Code is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new 
        paragraph:
          ``(7) Transfers from airport and airway trust fund on 
        account of aviation-grade kerosene not used in 
        aviation.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay from 
        time to time from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund 
        into the Highway Trust Fund amounts as determined by 
        the Secretary of the Treasury equivalent to amounts 
        transferred to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund with 
        respect to aviation-grade kerosene not used in 
        aviation.''.
          (5) Expenditures for air traffic control 
        modernization.--Section 9502(d) of such Code, as 
        amended by this title, is amended by adding at the end 
        the following new paragraph:
          ``(8) Expenditures for air traffic control 
        modernization.--The following amounts may be used only 
        for making expenditures to carry out air traffic 
        control modernization:
                  ``(A) So much of the amounts appropriated 
                under subsection (b)(1)(C) as the Secretary 
                estimates are attributable to--
                          ``(i) 14.1 cents per gallon of the 
                        tax imposed at the rate specified in 
                        section 4081(a)(2)(A)(iv) in the case 
                        of aviation-grade kerosene used other 
                        than in commercial aviation (as defined 
                        in section 4083(b)), and
                          ``(ii) 4.8 cents per gallon of the 
                        tax imposed at the rate specified in 
                        section 4081(a)(2)(A)(ii) in the case 
                        of aviation gasoline used other than in 
                        commercial aviation (as so defined).
                  ``(B) Any amounts credited to the Airport and 
                Airway Trust Fund under section 9602(b) with 
                respect to amounts described in this 
                paragraph.''.
  (g) Effective Date.--
          (1) Modifications.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), the amendments made by this section shall apply to 
        fuels removed, entered, or sold after December 31, 
        2007.
          (2) Extensions.--The amendments made by subsections 
        (b) and (f)(1) shall take effect on the date of the 
        enactment of this Act.
  (h) Floor Stocks Tax.--
          (1) Imposition of tax.--In the case of aviation fuel 
        which is held on January 1, 2008, by any person, there 
        is hereby imposed a floor stocks tax on aviation fuel 
        equal to--
                  (A) the tax which would have been imposed 
                before such date on such fuel had the 
                amendments made by this section been in effect 
                at all times before such date, reduced by
                  (B) the sum of--
                          (i) the tax imposed before such date 
                        on such fuel under section 4081 of the 
                        Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as in 
                        effect on such date, and
                          (ii) in the case of kerosene held 
                        exclusively for such person's own use, 
                        the amount which such person would (but 
                        for this clause) reasonably expect (as 
                        of such date) to be paid as a refund 
                        under section 6427(l) of such Code with 
                        respect to such kerosene.
          (2) Liability for tax and method of payment.--
                  (A) Liability for tax.--A person holding 
                aviation fuel on January 1, 2008, shall be 
                liable for such tax.
                  (B) Time and method of payment.--The tax 
                imposed by paragraph (1) shall be paid on April 
                30, 2008, and in such manner as the Secretary 
                of the Treasury shall prescribe.
          (3) Transfer of floor stock tax revenues to trust 
        funds.--For purposes of determining the amount 
        transferred to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the 
        tax imposed by this subsection shall be treated as 
        imposed by the provision of section 4081 of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which applies with 
        respect to the aviation fuel involved.
          (4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
                  (A) Aviation fuel.--The term ``aviation 
                fuel'' means aviation-grade kerosene and 
                aviation gasoline, as such terms are used 
                within the meaning of section 4081 of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
                  (B) Held by a person.--Aviation fuel shall be 
                considered as held by a person if title thereto 
                has passed to such person (whether or not 
                delivery to the person has been made).
                  (C) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means 
                the Secretary of the Treasury or the 
                Secretary's delegate.
          (5) Exception for exempt uses.--The tax imposed by 
        paragraph (1) shall not apply to any aviation fuel held 
        by any person exclusively for any use to the extent a 
        credit or refund of the tax is allowable under the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for such use.
          (6) Exception for certain amounts of fuel.--
                  (A) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by 
                paragraph (1) on any aviation fuel held on 
                January 1, 2008, by any person if the aggregate 
                amount of such aviation fuel held by such 
                person on such date does not exceed 2,000 
                gallons. The preceding sentence shall apply 
                only if such person submits to the Secretary 
                (at the time and in the manner required by the 
                Secretary) such information as the Secretary 
                shall require for purposes of this 
                subparagraph.
                  (B) Exempt fuel.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), there shall not be taken into 
                account any aviation fuel held by any person 
                which is exempt from the tax imposed by 
                paragraph (1) by reason of paragraph (6).
                  (C) Controlled groups.--For purposes of this 
                subsection--
                          (i) Corporations.--
                                  (I) In general.--All persons 
                                treated as a controlled group 
                                shall be treated as 1 person.
                                  (II) Controlled group.--The 
                                term ``controlled group'' has 
                                the meaning given to such term 
                                by subsection (a) of section 
                                1563 of such Code; except that 
                                for such purposes the phrase 
                                ``more than 50 percent'' shall 
                                be substituted for the phrase 
                                ``at least 80 percent'' each 
                                place it appears in such 
                                subsection.
                          (ii) Nonincorporated persons under 
                        common control.--Under regulations 
                        prescribed by the Secretary, principles 
                        similar to the principles of 
                        subparagraph (A) shall apply to a group 
                        of persons under common control if 1 or 
                        more of such persons is not a 
                        corporation.
          (7) Other laws applicable.--All provisions of law, 
        including penalties, applicable with respect to the 
        taxes imposed by section 4081 of such Code on the 
        aviation fuel involved shall, insofar as applicable and 
        not inconsistent with the provisions of this 
        subsection, apply with respect to the floor stock taxes 
        imposed by paragraph (1) to the same extent as if such 
        taxes were imposed by such section.

            TEXT OF AMENDMENTS IN PART C TO BE MADE IN ORDER


1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Oberstar of Minnesota, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  In the item relating to section 104 of the table of contents 
on the first page of the amendment, insert ``, engineering,'' 
after ``Research''.
  Page 10, line 7, insert ``, ENGINEERING,'' after 
``RESEARCH''.
  Page 12, line 1, strike ``$3,000,000'' and insert 
``$5,000,000''.
  Page 37, line 24, strike ``sections'' and insert ``section''.
  Page 47, line 21, insert ``on or after October 1, 1996,'' 
after ``that airport''.
  In subtitle D of title I of the amendment, redesignate, on 
page 50, section 149 as section 151 and insert after section 
148 on page 50 the following:

SEC. 149. PUERTO RICO MINIMUM GUARANTEE.

  Section 47114(e) is amended--
          (1) in the subsection heading by inserting ``and 
        Puerto Rico'' after ``Alaska''; and
          (2) by adding at the end the following:
          ``(5) Puerto rico minimum guarantee.--In any fiscal 
        year in which the total amount apportioned to airports 
        in Puerto Rico under subsections (c) and (d) is less 
        than 1.5 percent of the total amount apportioned to all 
        airports under subsections (c) and (d), the Secretary 
        shall apportion to the Puerto Rico Ports Authority for 
        airport development projects in such fiscal year an 
        amount equal to the difference between 1.5 percent of 
        the total amounts apportioned under subsections (c) and 
        (d) in such fiscal year and the amount otherwise 
        apportioned under subsections (c) and (d) to airports 
        in Puerto Rico in such fiscal year.''.
  At the end of title II on page 89, insert the following:

SEC. 218. NEXTGEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

  (a) Establishment.--Of the amount appropriated under section 
48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall use such sums as may 
be necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2011 to 
contribute to the establishment of a center of excellence for 
the research and development of Next Generation Air 
Transportation System technologies.
  (b) Functions.--The center established under subsection (a) 
shall--
          (1) leverage the centers of excellence program of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration, as well as other 
        resources and partnerships, to enhance the development 
        of Next Generation Air Transportation System 
        technologies within academia and industry; and
          (2) provide educational, technical, and analytical 
        assistance to the Federal Aviation Administration and 
        other Federal agencies with responsibilities to 
        research and develop Next Generation Air Transportation 
        System technologies.

SEC. 219. AIRSPACE REDESIGN.

  (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
          (1) The airspace redesign efforts of the Federal 
        Aviation Administration will play a critical near-term 
        role in enhancing capacity, reducing delays, 
        transitioning to more flexible routing, and ultimately 
        saving money in fuel costs for airlines and airspace 
        users.
          (2) The critical importance of airspace redesign 
        efforts is underscored by the fact that they are 
        highlighted in strategic plans of the Administration, 
        including Flight Plan 2008-2012 and the document known 
        as the ``Operational Evolution Partnership''.
          (3) Funding cuts have led to delays and deferrals of 
        critical capacity enhancing airspace redesign efforts.
          (4) Several new runways planned for the period of 
        fiscal years 2008 to 2011 will not provide estimated 
        capacity benefits without additional funds.
  (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--In addition to amounts 
authorized by section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, 
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration $2,300,000 for fiscal year 
2008, $14,500,000 for fiscal year 2009, $20,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2010, and $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2011 to carry out 
such airspace redesign initiatives as the Administrator 
determines appropriate.
  (c) Additional Amounts.--Of the amounts appropriated under 
section 48101(a) of such title, the Administrator may use 
$5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
2009, $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, and $5,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2011 to carry out such airspace redesign 
initiatives as the Administrator determines appropriate.
  Page 97, strike line 3 and insert the following:

SEC. 305. RUNWAY SAFETY.

  (a) Strategic Runway Safety Plan.--
          (1) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration shall develop and 
        submit to Congress a report containing a strategic 
        runway safety plan.
          (2) Contents of plan.--The strategic runway safety 
        plan--
                  (A) shall include, at a minimum--
                          (i) goals to improve runway safety;
                          (ii) near- and longer-term actions 
                        designed to reduce the severity, 
                        number, and rate of runway incursions;
                          (iii) timeframes and resources needed 
                        for the actions described in clause 
                        (ii); and
                          (iv) a continuous evaluative process 
                        to track performance toward the goals 
                        referred to in clause (i); and
                  (B) shall address the increased runway safety 
                risk associated with the expected increased 
                volume of air traffic.
  Page 97, line 4, before ``Not later than'' insert the 
following:
  (b) Plan for Installation and Deployment of Systems to 
Provide Alerts of Potential Runway Incursions.--
  Pages 101 through 103, strike section 309 of the amendment 
and insert the following:

SEC. 309. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR FLIGHT 
                    ATTENDANTS ON BOARD AIRCRAFT.

  (a) In General.--Chapter 447 (as amended by section 304 of 
this Act) is further amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``Sec. 44731. Occupational safety and health standards for flight 
                    attendants on board aircraft

  ``(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall prescribe and enforce standards and 
regulations to ensure the occupational safety and health of 
individuals serving as flight attendants in the cabin of an 
aircraft of an air carrier.
  ``(b) Standards and Regulations.--Standards and regulations 
issued under this section shall require each air carrier 
operating an aircraft in air transportation--
          ``(1) to provide for an environment in the cabin of 
        the aircraft that is free from hazards that could cause 
        physical harm to a flight attendant working in the 
        cabin; and
          ``(2) to meet minimum standards for the occupational 
        safety and health of flight attendants who work in the 
        cabin of the aircraft.
  ``(c) Rulemaking.--In carrying out this section, the 
Administrator shall conduct a rulemaking proceeding to address, 
at a minimum, the following areas:
          ``(1) Record keeping.
          ``(2) Blood borne pathogens.
          ``(3) Noise.
          ``(4) Sanitation.
          ``(5) Hazard communication.
          ``(6) Anti-discrimination.
          ``(7) Access to employee exposure and medical 
        records.
          ``(8) Temperature standards for the aircraft cabin.
  ``(d) Regulations.--
          ``(1) Deadline.--Not later than 3 years after the 
        date of enactment of this section, the Administrator 
        shall issue final regulations to carry out this 
        section.
          ``(2) Contents.--Regulations issued under this 
        subsection shall address each of the issues identified 
        in subsection (c) and others aspects of the environment 
        of an aircraft cabin that may cause illness or injury 
        to a flight attendant working in the cabin.
          ``(3) Employer actions to address occupational safety 
        and health hazards.--Regulations issued under this 
        subsection shall set forth clearly the circumstances 
        under which an air carrier is required to take action 
        to address occupational safety and health hazards.
  ``(e) Additional Rulemaking Proceedings.--After issuing 
regulations under subsection (c), the Administrator may conduct 
additional rulemaking proceedings as the Administrator 
determines appropriate to carry out this section.
  ``(f) Oversight.--
          ``(1) Cabin occupational safety and health 
        inspectors.--The Administrator shall establish the 
        position of Cabin Occupational Safety and Health 
        Inspector within the Federal Aviation Administration 
        and shall employ individuals with appropriate 
        qualifications and expertise to serve in the position.
          ``(2) Responsibilities.--Inspectors employed under 
        this subsection shall be solely responsible for 
        conducting proper oversight of air carrier programs 
        implemented under this section.
  ``(g) Consultation.--In developing regulations under this 
section, the Administrator shall consult with the Administrator 
of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, labor 
organizations representing flight attendants, air carriers, and 
other interested persons.
  ``(h) Safety Priority.--In developing and implementing 
regulations under this section, the Administrator shall give 
priority to the safe operation and maintenance of an aircraft.
  ``(i) Flight Attendant Defined.--In this section, the term 
`flight attendant' has the meaning given that term by section 
44728.
  ``(j) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this section. Such sums shall remain available until 
expended.''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 447 is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``44731. Occupational safety and health standards for flight attendants 
          on board aircraft.''.
  Page 104, after line 14, insert the following:

SEC. 312. NONCERTIFICATED MAINTENANCE PROVIDERS.

  (a) Issuance of Regulations.--Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration shall issue regulations 
requiring that all covered maintenance work on aircraft used to 
provide air transportation under part 121 of title 14, Code of 
Federal Regulations, be performed by individuals in accordance 
with subsection (b).
  (b) Persons Authorized to Perform Certain Work.--Covered 
maintenance work for a part 121 air carrier shall only be 
performed by--
          (1) an individual employed by the air carrier;
          (2) an individual employed by another part 121 air 
        carrier;
          (3) an individual employed by a part 145 repair 
        station; or
          (4) an individual employed by a company that provides 
        contract maintenance workers to a part 145 repair 
        station or part 121 air carrier, if the individual--
                  (A) meets the requirements of the part 145 
                repair station or the part 121 air carrier;
                  (B) works under the direct supervision and 
                control of the part 145 repair station or part 
                121 air carrier; and
                  (C) carries out the work in accordance with 
                the part 121 air carrier's maintenance manual 
                and, if applicable, the part 145 certificate 
                holder's repair station and quality control 
                manuals.
  (c) Plan.--
          (1) Development.--The Administrator shall develop a 
        plan to--
                  (A) require air carriers to identify and 
                provide to the Administrator a complete listing 
                of all noncertificated maintenance providers 
                that perform, before the effective date of the 
                regulations to be issued under subsection (a), 
                covered maintenance work on aircraft used to 
                provide air transportation under part 121 of 
                title 14, Code of Federal Regulations;
                  (B) validate the lists that air carriers 
                provide under subparagraph (A) by sampling air 
                carrier records, such as maintenance activity 
                reports and general vendor listings; and
                  (C) include surveillance and oversight by 
                field inspectors of the Federal Aviation 
                Administration for all noncertificated 
                maintenance providers that perform covered 
                maintenance work on aircraft used to provide 
                air transportation in accordance with such part 
                121.
          (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 6 months 
        after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
        Administrator shall transmit to Congress a report 
        containing the plan developed under paragraph (1).
  (d) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
          (1) Covered maintenance work.--The term ``covered 
        maintenance work'' means maintenance work that is 
        substantial, regularly-scheduled, or a required 
        inspection item, as determined by the Administrator.
          (2) Part 121 air carrier.--The term ``part 121 air 
        carrier'' means an air carrier that holds a certificate 
        issued under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal 
        Regulations.
          (3) Part 145 repair station.--The term ``part 145 
        repair station'' means a repair station that holds a 
        certificate issued under part 145 of title 14, Code of 
        Federal Regulations.
          (4) Noncertificated maintenance provider.--The term 
        ``noncertificated maintenance provider'' means a 
        maintenance provider that does not hold a certificate 
        issued under part 121 or part 145 of title 14 Code of 
        Federal Regulations.
  (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to 
be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the 
Administrator to hire additional field safety inspectors to 
ensure adequate and timely inspection of maintenance providers 
that perform covered maintenance work.

SEC. 313. AIRCRAFT RESCUE AND FIREFIGHTING STANDARDS.

  (a) Rulemaking Proceeding.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding 
for the purpose of issuing a proposed and final rule that 
revises the aircraft rescue and firefighting standards 
(``ARFF'') under part 139 of title 14, Code of Federal 
Regulations, to improve the protection of the traveling public, 
other persons, aircraft, buildings, and the environment from 
fires and hazardous materials incidents.
  (b) Contents of Proposed and Final Rule.--The proposed and 
final rule to be issued under subsection (a) shall address the 
following:
          (1) The mission of aircraft rescue and firefighting 
        personnel, including responsibilities for passenger 
        egress in the context of other Administration 
        requirements.
          (2) The proper level of staffing.
          (3) The timeliness of a response.
          (4) The handling of hazardous materials incidents at 
        airports.
          (5) Proper vehicle deployment.
          (6) The need for equipment modernization.
  (c) Consistency With Voluntary Consensus Standards.--The 
proposed and final rule issued under subsection (a) shall be, 
to the extent practical, consistent with national voluntary 
consensus standards for aircraft rescue and firefighting 
services at airports.
  (d) Assessments of Potential Impacts.--In the rulemaking 
proceeding initiated under subsection (a), the Administrator 
shall assess the potential impact of any revisions to the 
firefighting standards on airports and air transportation 
service.
  (e) Inconsistency With Standards.--If the proposed or final 
rule issued under subsection (a) is not consistent with 
national voluntary consensus standards for aircraft rescue and 
firefighting services at airports, the Administrator shall 
submit to the Office of Management and Budget an explanation of 
the reasons for such inconsistency in accordance with section 
12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act 
of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note; 110 Stat. 783).
  (f) Final Rule.--Not later than 24 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall issue the final 
rule required by subsection (a).
  Page 118, line 3, after ``water'' insert ``that meets the 
standards of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et 
seq.)''.
  Page 118, line 8, strike ``and''.
  Page 118, after line 8, insert the following:
                  ``(B) allow passengers to deplane following 
                excessive delays; and''.
  Page 118, line 9, strike ``(B)'' and insert ``(C)''.
  Page 118, line 14, after ``for the'' insert ``deplanement of 
passengers following excessive delays and will provide for 
the''.
  Page 119, line 3, strike ``The'' and insert the following:
          ``(1) In general.--Not later than 9 months after the 
        date of enactment of this section, the
  Page 119, line 4, before ``emergency'' insert ``or require 
modifications to''.
  Page 119, after line 8, insert the following:
          ``(2) Civil penalties.--The Secretary may assess a 
        civil penalty under section 46602 against an air 
        carrier or airport that does not adhere to an emergency 
        contingency plan approved under this subsection.
  ``(g) Minimum Standards.--The Secretary may establish, as 
necessary or desirable, minimum standards for elements in an 
emergency contingency plan required to be submitted under this 
section.
  ``(h) Public Access.--An air carrier or airport required to 
submit emergency contingency plans under this section shall 
ensure public access to such plan after its approval under this 
section on the Internet Web site of the carrier or airport or 
by such other means as determined by the Secretary.''.
  Page 119, line 24, after ``flight'' insert ``on which a 
insecticide has been applied in the aircraft within the last 60 
days or''.
  Page 120, line 3, after ``ticket of the'' insert 
``application, application, or''
  At the end of title IV on page 125, insert the following:

SEC. 412. REPEAL OF ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE LOCAL PARTICIPATION PROGRAM.

  (a) Repeal.--Section 41747, and the item relating to such 
section in the analysis for chapter 417, are repealed.
  (b) Applicability.--Title 49, United States Code, shall be 
applied as if section 41747 of such title had not been enacted.

SEC. 413. GAO STUDY OF ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE SUBSIDY CAP.

  (a) In General.--The Comptroller General shall examine how 
the $200 per passenger subsidy cap, initially established by 
Public Law 103-122 (107 Stat. 1198; 1201) and made permanent by 
section 332 of Public Law 106-69 (113 Stat. 1022) to restrict 
eligibility for funding under the essential air service 
program, has impacted that program and the access of small 
communities to air transportation.
  (b) Study.--The study shall include an analysis of the 
following:
          (1) The communities that have lost eligibility for 
        subsidized air service under the essential air service 
        program due to the $200 per passenger subsidy cap and 
        the impact, if any, such loss of subsidy has had on the 
        access of such communities to air transportation.
          (2) The likely effect on the essential air service 
        program if the $200 per passenger subsidy cap is 
        indexed for inflation beginning in 2009.
          (3) Whether the $200 per passenger subsidy cap has 
        disproportionately impacted communities in certain 
        geographic areas.
          (4) Alternative methods of measuring the subsidy 
        rate, including the subsidy per passenger per mile.
  (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the 
results of the study conducted under this section.

SEC. 414. NOTICE TO COMMUNITIES PRIOR TO TERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR 
                    SUBSIDIZED ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE.

  Section 41733 is amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(f) Notice to Communities Prior to Termination of 
Eligibility.--
          ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall notify each 
        community receiving basic essential air service for 
        which compensation is being paid under this subchapter 
        not later than 45 days before issuing any final 
        decision to end the payment of such compensation due to 
        a determination by the Secretary that providing such 
        service requires a rate of subsidy per passenger in 
        excess of the maximum amount specified in section 332 
        of Public Law 106-69 (113 Stat. 1022).
          ``(2) Procedures to avoid termination.--The Secretary 
        shall establish, by order, procedures by which each 
        community notified of an impending loss of subsidy 
        under paragraph (1) may work directly with an air 
        carrier to ensure that the air carrier is able to 
        submit a proposal to the Secretary to provide essential 
        air service to such community for an amount of 
        compensation that would not exceed the subsidy cap 
        established by section 332 of Public Law 106-69.
          ``(3) Assistance provided.--The Secretary shall 
        provide, by order, to each community notified under 
        paragraph (1) information regarding--
                  ``(A) the procedures established pursuant to 
                paragraph (2); and
                  ``(B) the maximum amount of compensation that 
                could be provided under this subchapter to an 
                air carrier serving such community that would 
                comply with the subsidy cap established by 
                section 332 of Public Law 106-69.''.

SEC. 415. RESTORATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO A PLACE DETERMINED BY THE 
                    SECRETARY TO BE INELIGIBLE FOR SUBSIDIZED ESSENTIAL 
                    AIR SERVICE.

  Section 41733 (as amended by section 414 of this Act) is 
further amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(g) Proposals of State and Local Governments to Restore 
Eligibility.--
          ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary ends payment of 
        compensation to an air carrier for providing basic 
        essential air service to an eligible place because the 
        Secretary has determined that providing such service 
        requires a rate of subsidy per passenger in excess of 
        the maximum amount specified in section 332 of Public 
        Law 106-69 (113 Stat. 1022), a State or local 
        government may submit to the Secretary a proposal for 
        restoring compensation for such service. Such proposal 
        shall be a joint proposal of the State or local 
        government and an air carrier.
          ``(2) Determination by secretary.--If a State or 
        local government submits to the Secretary a proposal 
        under paragraph (1) with respect to an eligible place, 
        and the Secretary determines that--
                  ``(A) the rate of subsidy per passenger under 
                the proposal does not exceed the maximum amount 
                specified in section 332 of Public Law 106-69; 
                and
                  ``(B) the proposal is consistent with the 
                legal and regulatory requirements of the 
                essential air service program,
        the Secretary shall issue an order restoring the 
        eligibility of the otherwise eligible place to receive 
        basic essential air service by an air carrier for 
        compensation under subsection (c).''.

SEC. 416. OFFICE OF RURAL AVIATION.

  (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 417 is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 41749. Office of Rural Aviation

  ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
establish within the Department of Transportation an office to 
be known as the `Office of Rural Aviation' (in this section 
referred to as the `Office').
  ``(b) Functions.--The Office shall--
          ``(1) monitor the status of air service to small 
        communities;
          ``(2) develop proposals to improve air service to 
        small communities; and
          ``(3) carry out such other functions as the Secretary 
        considers appropriate.''.
  (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for subchapter II of 
chapter 417 is amended by adding at the end the following:
``41749. Office of Rural Aviation.''.

SEC. 417. ADJUSTMENTS TO COMPENSATION FOR SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED 
                    COSTS.

  (a) Adjustments to Account for Significantly Increased 
Nonfuel Costs.--Section 41737(e) is amended--
          (1) in the subsection heading by inserting 
        ``Nonfuel'' before ``Costs''; and
          (2) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``other than fuel 
        costs'' before ``in providing''.
  (b) Adjustments to Account for Significantly Increased 
Aviation Fuel Costs.--Section 41737 is amended by adding at the 
end the following:
  ``(f) Adjustments to Account for Significantly Increased 
Aviation Fuel Costs.--
          ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary determines that 
        air carriers are experiencing significantly increased 
        aviation fuel costs in providing air service or air 
        transportation for which compensation is being paid 
        under this subchapter, the Secretary, subject to the 
        availability of funds, shall increase the rates of 
        compensation payable to air carriers under this 
        subchapter without regard to any agreement or 
        requirement relating to the renegotiation of contracts 
        or any notice requirement under section 41734.
          ``(2) Readjustment if costs subsequently decline.--If 
        an adjustment is made under paragraph (1) with respect 
        to the rates of compensation payable to air carriers, 
        and the Secretary subsequently determines that there is 
        a significant decrease in aviation fuel costs, the 
        Secretary shall reduce the adjustment previously made 
        under paragraph (1) without regard to any agreement or 
        requirement relating to the renegotiation of contracts 
        or any notice requirement under section 41734.
          ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
        definitions apply:
                  ``(A) Aviation fuel.--The term `aviation 
                fuel' means fuel used by an air carrier in 
                aircraft providing air service or air 
                transportation for which compensation is being 
                paid under this subchapter.
                  ``(B) Significant decrease in aviation fuel 
                costs.--The term `significant decrease in 
                aviation fuel costs' means a decrease of 30 
                percent or more in the price per gallon of 
                aviation fuel over a 6-month period, as 
                determined by the Secretary, based on fuel 
                price information derived from a commodities 
                exchange or exchanges.
                  ``(C) Significantly increased aviation fuel 
                costs.--The term `significantly increased 
                aviation fuel costs' means an increase of 30 
                percent or more in the price per gallon of 
                aviation fuel over a 6-month period, as 
                determined by the Secretary, based on fuel 
                price information derived from a commodities 
                exchange or exchanges.''.

SEC. 418. REVIEW OF AIR CARRIER FLIGHT DELAYS, CANCELLATIONS, AND 
                    ASSOCIATED CAUSES.

  (a) Review.--The Inspector General of the Department of 
Transportation shall conduct a review regarding air carrier 
flight delays, cancellations, and associated causes to update 
its 2000 report numbered CR-2000-112 and entitled ``Audit of 
Air Carrier Flight Delays and Cancellations''.
  (b) Assessments.--In conducting the review under subsection 
(a), the Inspector General shall assess--
          (1) the need for an update on delay and cancellation 
        statistics, such as number of chronically delayed 
        flights and taxi-in and taxi-out times;
          (2) air carriers' scheduling practices;
          (3) the need for a re-examination of capacity 
        benchmarks at the Nation's busiest airports; and
          (4) the impact of flight delays and cancellations on 
        air travelers, including recommendations for programs 
        that could be implemented to address the impact of 
        flight delays on air travelers.
  (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the 
review conducted under this section, including the assessments 
described in subsection (b).

SEC. 419. EUROPEAN UNION RULES FOR PASSENGER RIGHTS.

  (a) In General.--The Comptroller General shall conduct a 
study to evaluate and compare the regulations of the European 
Union and the United States on compensation and other 
consideration offered to passengers who are denied boarding or 
whose flights are cancelled or delayed.
  (b) Specific Study Requirements.--The study shall include an 
evaluation and comparison of the regulations based on costs to 
the air carriers, preferences of passengers for compensation or 
other consideration, and forms of compensation. In conducting 
the study, the Comptroller General shall also take into account 
the differences in structure and size of the aviation systems 
of the European Union and the United States.
  (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a 
report to Congress on the results of the study.

SEC. 420. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AVIATION CONSUMER 
                    PROTECTION.

  (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
establish an advisory committee for aviation consumer 
protection (in this section referred to as the ``advisory 
committee'') to advise the Secretary in carrying out air 
passenger service improvements, including those required by 
chapter 423 of title 49, United States Code.
  (b) Membership.--The Secretary shall appoint 8 members to the 
advisory committee as follows:
          (1) Two representatives of air carriers required to 
        submit emergency contingency plans pursuant to section 
        42301 of title 49, United States Code.
          (2) Two representatives of the airport operators 
        required to submit emergency contingency plans pursuant 
        to section 42301 of such title.
          (3) Two representatives of State and local 
        governments who have expertise in aviation consumer 
        protection matters.
          (4) Two representatives of nonprofit public interest 
        groups who have expertise in aviation consumer 
        protection matters.
  (c) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the advisory committee shall be 
filled in the manner in which the original appointment was 
made.
  (d) Travel Expenses.--Members of the advisory committee shall 
serve without pay but shall receive travel expenses, including 
per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with subchapter 
I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
  (e) Chairperson.--The Secretary shall designate, from among 
the individuals appointed under subsection (b), an individual 
to serve as chairperson of the advisory committee.
  (f) Duties.--The duties of the advisory committee shall 
include the following:
          (1) Evaluating existing aviation consumer protection 
        programs and providing recommendations for the 
        improvement of such programs, if needed.
          (2) Providing recommendations to establish additional 
        aviation consumer protection programs, if needed.
  (g) Report.--Not later than February 1 of each of the first 2 
calendar years beginning after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report 
containing--
          (1) each recommendation made by the advisory 
        committee during the preceding calendar year; and
          (2) an explanation of how the Secretary has 
        implemented each recommendation and, for each 
        recommendation not implemented, the Secretary's reason 
        for not implementing the recommendation.

SEC. 421. DENIED BOARDING COMPENSATION.

  (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
issue a final regulation to modify section 250 of title 14, 
Code of Federal Regulations, regarding denied boarding 
compensation, to appropriately adjust the amount of such 
compensation for an aircraft with 30 or more seats.
  (b) Evaluation.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
issuance of the final regulation under this section and every 2 
years thereafter, the Secretary shall evaluate the amount 
provided for denied boarding compensation and issue a 
regulation to adjust such compensation as necessary.

SEC. 422. SCHEDULE REDUCTION.

  (a) In General.--If the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration determines that (1) the aircraft operations of 
air carriers during any hour at an airport exceeds the hourly 
maximum departure and arrival rate established by the 
Administrator for such operations, and (2) the operations in 
excess of the maximum departure and arrival rate for such hour 
at such airport are likely to have a significant adverse effect 
on the national or regional airspace system, the Administrator 
shall convene a conference of such carriers to reduce pursuant 
to section 41722, on a voluntary basis, the number of such 
operations to less than such maximum departure and arrival 
rate.
  (b) No Agreement.--If the air carriers participating in a 
conference with respect to an airport under subsection (a) are 
not able to agree to a reduction in the number of flights to 
and from the airport to less than the maximum departure and 
arrival rate, the Administrator shall take such action as is 
necessary to ensure such reduction is implemented.
  (c) Quarterly Reports.--Beginning 3 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act and every 3 months thereafter, the 
Administrator shall submit to Congress a report regarding 
scheduling at the 35 airports that have the greatest number of 
passenger enplanements, including each occurrence in which 
hourly scheduled aircraft operations of air carriers at such an 
airport exceed the hourly maximum departure and arrival rate at 
any such airport.
  At the end of title V on page 147, insert the following:

SEC. 511. CONTINUATION OF AIR QUALITY SAMPLING.

  The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall complete the air quality studies and analysis started 
pursuant to section 815 of the Vision 100--Century of Aviation 
Reauthorization Act (49 U.S.C. 40101 note; 117 Stat. 2592), 
including the collection of samples of the air onboard 
passenger aircraft by flight attendants and the testing and 
analyzation of such samples for contaminants.

SEC. 512. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

  It is the sense of Congress that--
          (1) the proposed European Union directive extending 
        the European Union's emissions trading proposal to 
        international civil aviation without working through 
        the International Civil Aviation Organization (in this 
        section referred to as the ``ICAO'') in a consensus-
        based fashion is inconsistent with the Convention on 
        International Civil Aviation, done at Chicago on 
        December 7, 1944 (TIAS 1591; commonly known as 
        ``Chicago Convention''), and other relevant air 
        services agreements and antithetical to building 
        international cooperation to address effectively the 
        problem of greenhouse gas emissions by aircraft engaged 
        in international civil aviation; and
          (2) the European Union and its member states should 
        instead work with other contracting states of the ICAO 
        to develop a consensual approach to addressing aircraft 
        greenhouse gas emissions through the ICAO.

SEC. 513. AIRPORT NOISE COMPATIBILITY PLANNING STUDY, PORT AUTHORITY OF 
                    NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY.

  It is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Port 
Authority of New York and New Jersey should undertake an 
airport noise compatibility planning study under part 150 of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, for the airports that 
the Port Authority operates as of November 2, 2007. In 
undertaking the study, the Port Authority should pay particular 
attention to the impact of noise on affected neighborhoods, 
including homes, businesses, and places of worship surrounding 
LaGuardia Airport.
  Page 159, line 21, strike ``in the'' and all that follows 
through line 13 on page 160 and insert ``, safety technical 
specialists, and operations support positions in the Flight 
Standard Service (as those terms are used in the 
Administration's fiscal year 2008 congressional budget 
justification) each fiscal year commensurate with the funding 
levels provided in subsection (b) for such fiscal year. Such 
increases shall be measured relative to the number of persons 
serving in positions of aviation safety inspectors and safety 
technical specialists and in operational support positions as 
of September 30, 2007.''.
  Page 160, line 17, strike ``subsections (a) and (b)'' and 
insert ``subsection (a)''.
  Page 161, line 1, strike ``pursuant to section 604'' and 
insert ``under section 605''.
  Page 164, after line 24, insert the following:

SEC. 610. FAA TASK FORCE ON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL FACILITY CONDITIONS.

  (a) Establishment.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall establish a special task force to be known 
as the ``FAA Task Force on Air Traffic Control Facility 
Conditions'' (in this section referred to as the ``Task 
Force'').
  (b) Membership.--
          (1) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of 
        12 members of whom--
                  (A) 8 members shall be appointed by the 
                Administrator; and
                  (B) 4 members shall be appointed by labor 
                unions representing employees who work at field 
                facilities of the Administration.
          (2) Qualifications.--Of the members appointed by the 
        Administrator under paragraph (1)(A)--
                  (A) 4 members shall be specialists on toxic 
                mold abatement, ``sick building syndrome,'' and 
                other hazardous building conditions that can 
                lead to employee health concerns and shall be 
                appointed by the Administrator in consultation 
                with the Director of the National Institute for 
                Occupational Safety and Health; and
                  (B) 2 members shall be specialists on the 
                rehabilitation of aging buildings.
          (3) Terms.--Members shall be appointed for the life 
        of the Task Force.
          (4) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Task Force shall be 
        filled in the manner in which the original appointment 
        was made.
          (5) Travel expenses.--Members shall serve without pay 
        but shall receive travel expenses, including per diem 
        in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with subchapter I 
        of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
  (c) Chairperson.--The Administrator shall designate, from 
among the individuals appointed under subsection (b)(1), an 
individual to serve as chairperson of the Task Force.
  (d) Task Force Personnel Matters.--
          (1) Staff.--The Task Force may appoint and fix the 
        pay of such personnel as it considers appropriate.
          (2) Staff of federal agencies.--Upon request of the 
        Chairperson of the Task Force, the head of any 
        department or agency of the United States may detail, 
        on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that 
        department or agency to the Task Force to assist it in 
        carrying out its duties under this section.
          (3) Other staff and support.--Upon request of the 
        Task Force or a panel of the Task Force, the 
        Administrator shall provide the Task Force or panel 
        with professional and administrative staff and other 
        support, on a reimbursable basis, to the Task Force to 
        assist it in carrying out its duties under this 
        section.
  (e) Obtaining Official Data.--The Task Force may secure 
directly from any department or agency of the United States 
information (other than information required by any statute of 
the United States to be kept confidential by such department or 
agency) necessary for the Task Force to carry out its duties 
under this section. Upon request of the chairperson of the Task 
Force, the head of that department or agency shall furnish such 
information to the Task Force.
  (f) Duties.--
          (1) Study.--The Task Force shall undertake a study 
        of--
                  (A) the conditions of all air traffic control 
                facilities across the Nation, including towers, 
                centers, and terminal radar air control;
                  (B) reports from employees of the 
                Administration relating to respiratory ailments 
                and other health conditions resulting from 
                exposure to mold, asbestos, poor air quality, 
                radiation and facility-related hazards in 
                facilities of the Administration;
                  (C) conditions of such facilities that could 
                interfere with such employees' ability to 
                effectively and safely perform their duties;
                  (D) the ability of managers and supervisors 
                of such employees to promptly document and seek 
                remediation for unsafe facility conditions;
                  (E) whether employees of the Administration 
                who report facility-related illnesses are 
                treated fairly;
                  (F) utilization of scientifically-approved 
                remediation techniques in a timely fashion once 
                hazardous conditions are identified in a 
                facility of the Administration; and
                  (G) resources allocated to facility 
                maintenance and renovation by the 
                Administration.
          (2) Facility condition indicies (fci).--The Task 
        Force shall review the facility condition indicies of 
        the Administration (in this section referred to as the 
        ``FCI'') for inclusion in the recommendations under 
        subsection (g).
  (g) Recommendations.--Based on the results of the study and 
review of the FCI under subsection (f), the Task Force shall 
make recommendations as it considers necessary to--
          (1) prioritize those facilities needing the most 
        immediate attention in order of the greatest risk to 
        employee health and safety;
          (2) ensure that the Administration is using 
        scientifically approved remediation techniques in all 
        facilities; and
          (3) assist the Administration in making programmatic 
        changes so that aging air traffic control facilities do 
        not deteriorate to unsafe levels.
  (h) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date on which 
initial appointments of members to the Task Force are 
completed, the Task Force shall submit to the Administrator, 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a report on the activities of the 
Task Force, including the recommendations of the Task Force 
under subsection (g).
  (i) Implementation.--Within 30 days of the receipt of the 
Task Force report under subsection (h), the Administrator shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that 
includes a plan and timeline to implement the recommendations 
of the Task Force and to align future budgets and priorities of 
the Administration accordingly.
  (j) Termination.--The Task Force shall terminate on the last 
day of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the 
report under subsection (h) was submitted.
  (k) Applicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply 
to the Task Force.
  (l) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation $250,000 to 
carry out this section.
  Page 165, line 9, strike ``September 30, 2017'' and insert 
``December 31, 2017''.
  Page 167, line 12, strike ``September 30, 2017'' and insert 
``December 31, 2017''.
  Page 175, line 19, strike ``FAA'' and insert ``Federal 
Aviation Administration (in this section referred to as the 
`FAA').''.
  Page 176, line 23, strike ``facility or service'' and insert 
``service or facility''.
  Page 178, strike lines 3 through 22 and insert the following:

SEC. 808. ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE FOR NATIONAL 
                    TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD EMPLOYEES.

  Section 1113 is amended by adding at the end the following:
  ``(i) Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance.--
          ``(1) Authority to provide insurance.--The Board may 
        procure accidental death and dismemberment insurance 
        for an employee of the Board who travels for an 
        accident investigation or other activity of the Board 
        outside the United States or inside the United States 
        under hazardous circumstances, as defined by the Board.
          ``(2) Crediting of insurance benefits to offset 
        united states tort liability.--Any amounts paid to a 
        person under insurance coverage procured under this 
        subsection shall be credited as offsetting any 
        liability of the United States to pay damages to that 
        person under section 1346(b) of title 28, chapter 171 
        of title 28, chapter 163 of title 10, or any other 
        provision of law authorizing recovery based upon tort 
        liability of the United States in connection with the 
        injury or death resulting in the insurance payment.
          ``(3) Treatment of insurance benefits.--Any amounts 
        paid under insurance coverage procured under this 
        subsection shall not--
                  ``(A) be considered additional pay or 
                allowances for purposes of section 5536 of 
                title 5; or
                  ``(B) offset any benefits an employee may 
                have as a result of government service, 
                including compensation under chapter 81 of 
                title 5.
          ``(4) Entitlement to other insurance.--Nothing in 
        this subsection shall be construed as affecting the 
        entitlement of an employee to insurance under section 
        8704(b) of title 5.''.
  Page 184, line 8, after ``Infrastructure'' insert ``and 
Committee on Homeland Security''.
  Page 185, strike line 12 and insert the following:

SEC. 815. 1940 AIR TERMINAL MUSEUM AT WILLIAM P. HOBBY AIRPORT, 
                    HOUSTON, TEXAS.

  At the end of title VIII on page 186, insert the following:

SEC. 816. DUTY PERIODS AND FLIGHT TIME LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE TO FLIGHT 
                    CREWMEMBERS.

  Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding for the following 
purposes:
          (1) To require a flight crewmember who is employed by 
        an air carrier conducting operations under part 121 of 
        title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, and who accepts 
        an additional assignment for flying under part 91 of 
        such title from the air carrier or from any other air 
        carrier conducting operations under part 121 or 135 of 
        such title, to apply the period of the additional 
        assignment (regardless of whether the assignment is 
        performed by the flight crewmember before or after an 
        assignment to fly under part 121 of such title) toward 
        any limitation applicable to the flight crewmember 
        relating to duty periods or flight times under part 121 
        of such title.
          (2) To require a flight crewmember who is employed by 
        an air carrier conducting operations under part 135 of 
        title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, and who accepts 
        an additional assignment for flying under part 91 of 
        such title from the air carrier or any other air 
        carrier conducting operations under part 121 or 135 of 
        such title, to apply the period of the additional 
        assignment (regardless of whether the assignment is 
        performed by the flight crewmember before or after an 
        assignment to fly under part 135 of such title) toward 
        any limitation applicable to the flight crewmember 
        relating to duty periods or flight times under part 135 
        of such title.

SEC. 817. LABOR INTEGRATION.

  (a) Labor Integration.--With respect to any covered 
transaction involving a covered air carrier that results in the 
combination of crafts or classes that are subject to the 
Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), sections 3 and 13 of 
the labor protective provisions imposed by the Civil 
Aeronautics Board in the Allegheny-Mohawk merger (as published 
at 59 C.A.B. 45) shall apply to the integration of covered 
employees of the covered air carrier; except that--
          (1) if the same collective bargaining agent 
        represents the combining crafts or classes at the 
        covered air carrier, that collective bargaining agent's 
        internal policies regarding integration, if any, will 
        not be affected by and will supercede the requirements 
        of this section; and
          (2) the requirements of any collective bargaining 
        agreement that may be applicable to the terms of 
        integration involving covered employees of the covered 
        air carrier shall also not be affected by and will 
        supersede the requirements of this section, so long as 
        those provisions supply at least the protections 
        afforded by sections 3 and 13 of the Allegheny-Mohawk 
        provisions.
  (b) Enforcement.--Any labor organization that represents 
individuals that are aggrieved as a result of a violation of 
the labor protective provisions applied under subsection (a) 
may bring an action to enforce this section, or to enforce the 
terms of any award or agreement resulting from arbitration or a 
settlement relating to the requirements of this section. An 
action under this subsection shall be brought in an appropriate 
United States district court determined in accordance with 
section 1391 of title 28, United States Code, without regard to 
the amount in controversy.
  (c) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
          (1) Air carrier.--The term ``air carrier'' means an 
        air carrier that holds a certificate issued under 
        chapter 411 of title 49, United States Code.
          (2) Covered air carrier.--The term ``covered air 
        carrier'' means an air carrier that is involved in a 
        covered transaction.
          (3) Covered employee.--The term ``covered employee'' 
        means an employee who--
                  (A) is not a temporary employee; and
                  (B) is a member of a craft or class that is 
                subject to the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 
                et seq.).
          (4) Covered transaction.--The term ``covered 
        transaction'' means--
                  (A) a transaction for the combination of 
                multiple air carriers into a single air 
                carrier; and which
                  (B) involves the transfer of ownership or 
                control of--
                          (i) 50 percent or more of the equity 
                        securities (as defined in section 101 
                        of title 11, United States Code) of an 
                        air carrier; or
                          (ii) 50 percent or more (by value) of 
                        the assets of the air carrier.
  (d) Application.--This section shall not apply to any covered 
transaction involving a covered air carrier that took place 
before the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 818. PILOT PROGRAM FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF AIRPORT PROPERTIES.

  (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall establish a pilot program at up 
to 4 public-use airports (as defined in section 47102 of title 
49, United States Code) that have a noise compatibility program 
approved by the Administrator under section 47504 of such 
title.
  (b) Grants.--Under the pilot program, the Administrator may 
make a grant in a fiscal year, from funds made available under 
section 47117(e)(1)(A) of such title, to the operator of an 
airport participating in the pilot program--
          (1) to support joint planning (including planning 
        described in section 47504(a)(2)(F) of such title), 
        engineering design, and environmental permitting for 
        the assembly and redevelopment of real property 
        purchased with noise mitigation funds made available 
        under section 48103 or passenger facility revenues 
        collected for the airport under section 40117 of such 
        title; and
          (2) to encourage compatible land uses with the 
        airport and generate economic benefits to the airport 
        operator and an affected local jurisdiction.
  (c) Grant Requirements.--The Administrator may not make a 
grant under this section unless the grant is made--
          (1) to enable the airport operator and an affected 
        local jurisdiction to expedite their noise mitigation 
        redevelopment efforts with respect to real property 
        described in subsection (b)(1); and
          (2) subject to a requirement that the affected local 
        jurisdiction has adopted zoning regulations that permit 
        compatible redevelopment of real property described in 
        subsection (b)(1);
          (3) subject to a requirement that funds made 
        available under section 47117(e)(1)(A) with respect to 
        real property assembled and redeveloped under 
        subsection (b)(1) plus the amount of any grants made 
        for acquisition of such property under section 47504 of 
        such title are repaid to the Administrator upon the 
        sale of such property.
  (d) Cooperation With Local Affected Jurisdiction.--An airport 
operator may use funds granted under this section for a purpose 
described in subsection (b) only in cooperation with an 
affected local jurisdiction.
  (e) United States Government Share.--
          (1) In general.--The United States Government share 
        of the allowable costs of a project carried out under 
        the pilot program shall be 80 percent.
          (2) Determination.--In determining the allowable 
        project costs of a project carried out under the pilot 
        program for purposes of this subsection, the 
        Administrator shall deduct from the total costs of the 
        project that portion of the total costs of the project 
        that are incurred with respect to real property that is 
        not owned or to be acquired by the airport operator 
        pursuant to the noise compatibility program for the 
        airport or that is not owned by an affected local 
        jurisdiction or other public entity.
          (3) Maximum amount.--Not more than $5,000,000 in 
        funds made available under section 47117(e) of title 
        49, United States Code, may be expended under this 
        pilot program at any single public-use airport.
  (f) Special Rules for Repaid Funds.--The amounts repaid to 
the Administrator with respect to an airport under subsection 
(c)(3)--
          (1) shall be available to the Administrator for the 
        following actions giving preference to such actions in 
        descending order:
                  (A) reinvestment in an approved noise 
                compatibility project at the airport;
                  (B) reinvestment in another project at the 
                airport that is available for funding under 
                section 47117(e) of title 49, United States 
                Code;
                  (C) reinvestment in an approved airport 
                development project at the airport that is 
                eligible for funding under section 47114, 
                47115, or 47117 of such title;
                  (D) reinvestment in approved noise 
                compatibility project at any other public 
                airport; and
                  (E) deposit in the Airport and Airway Trust 
                Fund established under section 9502 of the 
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9502);
          (2) shall be in addition to amounts authorized under 
        section 48103 of title 49, United States Code; and
          (3) shall remain available until expended.
  (g) Use of Passenger Facility Revenue.--An operator of an 
airport participating in the pilot program may use passenger 
facility revenue collected for the airport under section 40117 
of title 49, United States Code, to pay the portion of the 
total cost of a project carried out by the operator under the 
pilot program that are not allowable under subsection (e)(2).
  (h) Sunset.--The Administrator may not make a grant under the 
pilot program after September 30, 2011.
  (i) Report to Congress.--Not later than the last day of the 
30th month following the date on which the first grant is made 
under this section, the Administrator shall report to Congress 
on the effectiveness of the pilot program on returning real 
property purchased with noise mitigation funds made available 
under section 47117(e)(1)(A) or 47505 or passenger facility 
revenues to productive use.
  (j) Noise Compatibility Measures.--Section 47504(a)(2) is 
amended--
          (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
        (D);
          (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 
        (E) and inserting ``; and''; and
          (3) by adding at the end the following:
                  ``(F) joint comprehensive land use planning, 
                including master plans, traffic studies, 
                environmental evaluation and economic and 
                feasibility studies, with neighboring local 
                jurisdictions undertaking community 
                redevelopment in the area where any land or 
                other property interest acquired by the airport 
                operator under this subsection is located, to 
                encourage and enhance redevelopment 
                opportunities that reflect zoning and uses that 
                will prevent the introduction of additional 
                incompatible uses and enhance redevelopment 
                potential.''.

SEC. 819. HELICOPTER OPERATIONS OVER LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.

  (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall conduct a study on helicopter operations 
over Long Island, New York.
  (b) Contents.--In conducting the study, the Administrator 
shall examine, at a minimum, the following:
          (1) The effect of helicopter operations on 
        residential areas, including--
                  (A) safety issues relating to helicopter 
                operations;
                  (B) noise levels relating to helicopter 
                operations and ways to abate the noise levels; 
                and
                  (C) any other issue relating to helicopter 
                operations on residential areas.
          (2) The feasibility of diverting helicopters from 
        residential areas.
          (3) The feasibility of creating specific air lanes 
        for helicopter operations.
          (4) The feasibility of establishing altitude limits 
        for helicopter operations.
  (c) Exceptions.--Any determination under this section on the 
feasibility of establishing limitations or restrictions for 
helicopter operations over Long Island, New York, shall not 
apply to helicopters performing operations for news 
organizations, the military, law enforcement, or providers of 
emergency services.
  (d) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to interfere with the Federal 
Aviation Administration's authority to ensure the safe and 
efficient use of the national airspace system.
  (e) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
Congress a report on the results of the study, including 
information and recommendations concerning the issues examined 
under subsection (b).

SEC. 820. CABIN TEMPERATURE STANDARDS STUDY.

  (a) Study.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall conduct a study to determine 
whether onboard temperature standards are necessary to protect 
cabin and cockpit crew members and passengers on an aircraft of 
an air carrier used to provide air transportation from 
excessive heat onboard such aircraft during standard operations 
or during an excessive flight delay.
  (b) Temperature Review.--In conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Administrator shall--
          (1) survey onboard cabin and cockpit temperatures of 
        a representative sampling of different aircraft types 
        and operations;
          (2) address the appropriate placement of temperature 
        monitoring devices onboard the aircraft to determine 
        the most accurate measurement of onboard temperature 
        and develop a system for the reporting of excessive 
        temperature onboard passenger aircraft by cockpit and 
        cabin crew members; and
          (3) review the impact of implementing such onboard 
        temperature standards on the environment, fuel economy, 
        and avionics and determine the costs associated with 
        such implementation and the feasibility of using ground 
        equipment or other mitigation measures to offset any 
        such costs.
  (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit 
to Congress a report on the findings of the study.

SEC. 821. CIVIL PENALTIES TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

  Section 46602 is amended--
          (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) by inserting ``chapter 
        451,'' before ``section 47107(b)'';
          (2) in subsection (a)(5)(A)(i)--
                  (A) by striking ``or chapter 449'' and 
                inserting ``chapter 449''; and
                  (B) by inserting after ``44909)'' the 
                following: ``, or chapter 451''; and
          (3) in subsection (d)(2)--
                  (A) by inserting after ``44723)'' the 
                following: ``, chapter 451 (except section 
                45107)''; and
                  (B) by inserting after ``44909),'' the 
                following: ``section 45107 or''.

SEC. 822. REALIGNMENT OF TERMINAL RADAR APPROACH CONTROL AT PALM BEACH 
                    INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

  (a) Prohibition.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration may not carry out, or plan for, the 
consolidation, deconsolidation, colocation, execution of 
interfacility reorganization, or facility elimination of the 
terminal radar approach control (TRACON) at Palm Beach 
International Airport.
  (b) Replacement of Terminal Radar Approach Control at Palm 
Beach International Airport.--The Administrator shall take such 
action as may be necessary to ensure that any air traffic 
control tower or facility placed into operation at Palm Beach 
International Airport after September 30, 2007, to replace an 
air traffic control tower or facility placed into operation 
before September 30, 2007, includes an operating terminal radar 
approach control.
  Conform the table of contents of the amendment accordingly.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LaTourette of Ohio, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 181, after line 2, insert the following:
  (b) Grants.--
          (1) In general.--The Secretary may make a grant, from 
        funds made available under section 48103 of title 49, 
        United States Code, to Lake County to assist in Lake 
        County's purchase of the Lost Nation Airport under 
        subsection (a).
          (2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the grant 
        under this subsection shall be for 90 percent of the 
        cost of Lake County's purchase of the Lost Nation 
        Airport, but in no event may the Federal share of the 
        grant exceed $1,220,000.
          (3) Approval.--The Secretary may make a grant under 
        this subsection only if the Secretary receives such 
        written assurances as the Secretary may require under 
        section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, with 
        respect to the grant and Lost Nation Airport.
  Page 181, line 3, strike ``(b)'' and insert ``(c)''.
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 3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Poe of Texas, or His 
                   Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 96, line 19, after ``shall'' insert ``(1)''.
  Page 96, line 25, before the first period, insert ``, and (2) 
modify the certification requirements under such part to 
include testing for the use of alcohol or a controlled 
substance in accordance with section 45102 of any individual 
performing a safety-sensitive function at a foreign aircraft 
repair station, including an individual working at a station of 
a third-party with whom an air carrier contracts to perform 
work on air carrier aircraft or components''.
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 4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Shays of Connecticut, 
               or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title VIII, add the following:

SEC. 816. STUDY AND REPORT ON ALLEVIATING CONGESTION.

  Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General shall conduct a study and submit a 
report to Congress regarding effective strategies to alleviate 
congestion in the national airspace at airports during peak 
travel times, by evaluating the effectiveness of reducing 
flight schedules and staggering flights, developing incentives 
for airlines to reduce the number of flights offered, and 
instituting slots and quotas at airports. In addition, the 
Comptroller General shall compare the efficiency of 
implementing the strategies in the preceding sentence with 
redesigning airspace and evaluate any legal obstacles to 
implementing such strategies.
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 5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Waters of California, 
               or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 175, line 21, after ``facilities'' insert ``(including 
regional offices)''.
  Page 176, line 8, before ``field'' insert ``regional or''.
  Page 176, line 23, after ``facility'' insert ``(including a 
regional office)''.
  Page 177, lines 17 and 22, after ``facilities'' insert 
``(including regional offices)''.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Udall of New Mexico, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title VIII of the bill, add the following (and 
conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly):

SEC. 816. AIRLINE PERSONNEL TRAINING ENHANCEMENT.

  Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations 
under chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, that require 
air carriers to provide initial and annual recurring training 
for flight attendants and gate attendants regarding serving 
alcohol, dealing with disruptive passengers, and recognizing 
intoxicated persons. The training shall include situational 
training on methods of handling an intoxicated person who is 
belligerent.
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 7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Klein of Florida, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  At the end of title IV of the amendment, insert the following 
(and conform the table of contents of the amendment 
accordingly):

SEC. 412. EXPANSION OF DOT AIRLINE CONSUMER COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS.

  (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
investigate consumer complaints regarding--
          (1) flight cancellations;
          (2) compliance with Federal regulations concerning 
        overbooking seats flights;
          (3) lost, damaged, or delayed baggage, and 
        difficulties with related airline claims procedures;
          (4) problems in obtaining refunds for unused or lost 
        tickets or fare adjustments;
          (5) incorrect or incomplete information about fares, 
        discount fare conditions and availability, overcharges, 
        and fare increases;
          (6) the rights of passengers who hold frequent flier 
        miles or equivalent redeemable awards earned through 
        customer-loyalty programs; and
          (7) deceptive or misleading advertising.
  (b) Budget Needs Report.--The Secretary shall provide, as an 
annex to its annual budget request, an estimate of resources 
which would have been sufficient to investigate all such claims 
the Department of Transportation received in the previous 
fiscal year. The annex shall be transmitted to Congress when 
the President submits the budget of the United States to the 
Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Neugebauer of Texas, or 
                 His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

  Page 186, after line 2, insert the following:

SEC. 816. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC INTERNET WEB-
                    BASED SEARCH ENGINE ON WIND TURBINE INSTALLATION 
                    OBSTRUCTION.

  (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall carry out a study on the feasibility of 
developing a publicly searchable, Internet Web-based resource 
that provides information regarding the acceptable height and 
distance that wind turbines may be installed in relation to 
aviation sites and the level of obstruction such turbines may 
present to such sites.
  (b) Considerations.--In conducting the study, the 
Administrator shall consult, if appropriate, with the 
Secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force, Homeland Security, 
and Energy to coordinate the requirements of each agency for 
future air space needs, determine what the acceptable risks are 
to existing infrastructure of each agency, and define the 
different levels of risk for such infrastructure.
  (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report on 
the results of the study to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, Committee on Homeland Security, Committee on 
Armed Services and Committee on Science and Technology in the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science 
and Transportation, Committee on Government Affairs and 
Homeland Security, and the Committee on Armed Services in the 
Senate.

                                  
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