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Home > Legislation > 115th Congress > H.R.302
H.R.302 – FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
115th Congress (2017-2018)
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Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (Introduced 01/05/2017)
Committees: House – Energy and Commerce | Senate – Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Action: 10/05/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-254. (All Actions)
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Public Law No: 115-254 (10/05/2018)
[115th Congress Public Law 254]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

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FAA REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2018

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Public Law 115-254
115th Congress

An Act

To provide protections for certain sports medicine professionals, to
reauthorize Federal aviation programs, to improve aircraft safety
certification processes, and for other purposes. <>

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, <>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

(a) <> Short Title.–This Act may be
cited as the “FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018”.

(b) Table of Contents.–The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

DIVISION A–SPORTS MEDICINE LICENSURE

Sec. 11. Short title.
Sec. 12. Protections for covered sports medicine professionals.

DIVISION B–FAA REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2018

Sec. 101. Definition of appropriate committees of Congress.

TITLE I–AUTHORIZATIONS

Subtitle A–Funding of FAA Programs

Sec. 111. Airport planning and development and noise compatibility
planning and programs.
Sec. 112. Facilities and equipment.
Sec. 113. FAA operations.
Sec. 114. Weather reporting programs.
Sec. 115. Adjustment to AIP program funding.
Sec. 116. Funding for aviation programs.
Sec. 117. Extension of expiring authorities.

Subtitle B–Passenger Facility Charges

Sec. 121. Passenger facility charge modernization.
Sec. 122. Future aviation infrastructure and financing study.
Sec. 123. Intermodal access projects.

Subtitle C–Airport Improvement Program Modifications

Sec. 131. Grant assurances.
Sec. 132. Mothers’ rooms.
Sec. 133. Contract Tower Program.
Sec. 134. Government share of project costs.
Sec. 135. Updated veterans’ preference.
Sec. 136. Use of State highway specifications.
Sec. 137. Former military airports.
Sec. 138. Eligibility of CCTV projects for airport improvement program.
Sec. 139. State block grant program expansion.
Sec. 140. Non-movement area surveillance pilot program.
Sec. 141. Property conveyance releases.
Sec. 142. Study regarding technology usage at airports.
Sec. 143. Study on airport revenue diversion.

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Sec. 144. GAO study on the effect of granting an exclusive right of
aeronautical services to an airport sponsor.
Sec. 145. Sense of Congress on smart airports.
Sec. 146. Critical airfield markings.
Sec. 147. General facilities authority.
Sec. 148. Recycling plans; uncategorized small airports.
Sec. 149. Evaluation of airport master plans.
Sec. 150. Definition of small business concern.
Sec. 151. Small airport regulation relief.
Sec. 152. Construction of certain control towers.
Sec. 153. Nondiscrimination.
Sec. 154. Definition of airport development.
Sec. 155. General aviation airport expired funds.
Sec. 156. Priority review of construction projects in cold weather
States.
Sec. 157. Minority and disadvantaged business participation.
Sec. 158. Supplemental discretionary funds.
Sec. 159. State taxation.
Sec. 160. Airport investment partnership program.
Sec. 161. Remote tower pilot program for rural and small communities.
Sec. 162. Airport access roads in remote locations.
Sec. 163. Limited regulation of non-federally sponsored property.
Sec. 164. Seasonal airports.
Sec. 165. Amendments to definitions.
Sec. 166. Pilot program sunsets.
Sec. 167. Buy America requirements.

Subtitle D–Airport Noise and Environmental Streamlining

Sec. 171. Funding eligibility for airport energy efficiency assessments.
Sec. 172. Authorization of certain flights by stage 2 aircraft.
Sec. 173. Alternative airplane noise metric evaluation deadline.
Sec. 174. Updating airport noise exposure maps.
Sec. 175. Addressing community noise concerns.
Sec. 176. Community involvement in FAA NextGen projects located in
metroplexes.
Sec. 177. Lead emissions.
Sec. 178. Terminal sequencing and spacing.
Sec. 179. Airport noise mitigation and safety study.
Sec. 180. Regional ombudsmen.
Sec. 181. FAA leadership on civil supersonic aircraft.
Sec. 182. Mandatory use of the New York North Shore Helicopter Route.
Sec. 183. State standards for airport pavements.
Sec. 184. Eligibility of pilot program airports.
Sec. 185. Grandfathering of certain deed agreements granting through-
the-fence access to general aviation airports.
Sec. 186. Stage 3 aircraft study.
Sec. 187. Aircraft noise exposure.
Sec. 188. Study regarding day-night average sound levels.
Sec. 189. Study on potential health and economic impacts of overflight
noise.
Sec. 190. Environmental mitigation pilot program.
Sec. 191. Extending aviation development streamlining.
Sec. 192. Zero-emission vehicles and technology.

TITLE II–FAA SAFETY CERTIFICATION REFORM

Subtitle A–General Provisions

Sec. 201. Definitions.
Sec. 202. Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee.

Subtitle B–Aircraft Certification Reform

Sec. 211. Aircraft certification performance objectives and metrics.
Sec. 212. Organization designation authorizations.
Sec. 213. ODA review.
Sec. 214. Type certification resolution process.
Sec. 215. Review of certification process for small general aviation
airplanes.
Sec. 216. ODA staffing and oversight.

Subtitle C–Flight Standards Reform

Sec. 221. Flight standards performance objectives and metrics.
Sec. 222. FAA task force on flight standards reform.
Sec. 223. Centralized safety guidance database.
Sec. 224. Regulatory Consistency Communications Board.

Subtitle D–Safety Workforce

Sec. 231. Safety workforce training strategy.

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Sec. 232. Workforce review.

Subtitle E–International Aviation

Sec. 241. Promotion of United States aerospace standards, products, and
services abroad.
Sec. 242. Bilateral exchanges of safety oversight responsibilities.
Sec. 243. FAA leadership abroad.
Sec. 244. Registration, certification, and related fees.

TITLE III–SAFETY

Subtitle A–General Provisions

Sec. 301. Definitions.
Sec. 302. FAA technical training.
Sec. 303. Safety critical staffing.
Sec. 304. International efforts regarding tracking of civil aircraft.
Sec. 305. Aircraft data access and retrieval systems.
Sec. 306. Advanced cockpit displays.
Sec. 307. Emergency medical equipment on passenger aircraft.
Sec. 308. FAA and NTSB review of general aviation safety.
Sec. 309. Call to action airline engine safety review.
Sec. 310. Sense of Congress on access to air carrier flight decks.
Sec. 311. Part 135 accident and incident data.
Sec. 312. Sense of Congress; pilot in command authority.
Sec. 313. Report on conspicuity needs for surface vehicles operating on
the airside of air carrier served airports.
Sec. 314. Helicopter air ambulance operations data and reports.
Sec. 315. Aviation rulemaking committee for part 135 pilot rest and duty
rules.
Sec. 316. Report on obsolete test equipment.
Sec. 317. Helicopter fuel system safety.
Sec. 318. Applicability of medical certification standards to operators
of air balloons.
Sec. 319. Designated pilot examiner reforms.
Sec. 320. Voluntary reports of operational or maintenance issues related
to aviation safety.
Sec. 321. Evaluation regarding additional ground based transmitters.
Sec. 322. Improved safety in rural areas.
Sec. 323. Exit rows.
Sec. 324. Comptroller General report on FAA enforcement policy.
Sec. 325. Annual safety incident report.
Sec. 326. Aircraft air quality.
Sec. 327. Approach control radar.
Sec. 328. Report on airline and passenger safety.
Sec. 329. Performance-based standards.
Sec. 330. Report and recommendations on certain aviation safety risks.
Sec. 331. Review of FAA’s Aviation Safety Information Analysis and
Sharing System.
Sec. 332. Airport rescue and firefighting.
Sec. 333. Safe air transportation of lithium cells and batteries.
Sec. 334. Runway safety.
Sec. 335. Flight attendant duty period limitations and rest
requirements.
Sec. 336. Secondary cockpit barriers.
Sec. 337. Aircraft cabin evacuation procedures.
Sec. 338. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 339. Civil penalties for interference.
Sec. 339A. National in-flight sexual misconduct task force.
Sec. 339B. Reporting process for sexual misconduct onboard aircraft.

Subtitle B–Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Sec. 341. Definitions; Integration of civil unmanned aircraft systems
into national airspace system.
Sec. 342. Update of FAA comprehensive plan.
Sec. 343. Unmanned aircraft test ranges.
Sec. 344. Small unmanned aircraft in the Arctic.
Sec. 345. Small unmanned aircraft safety standards.
Sec. 346. Public unmanned aircraft systems.
Sec. 347. Special authority for certain unmanned aircraft systems.
Sec. 348. Carriage of property by small unmanned aircraft systems for
compensation or hire.
Sec. 349. Exception for limited recreational operations of unmanned
aircraft.
Sec. 350. Use of unmanned aircraft systems at institutions of higher
education.

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Sec. 351. Unmanned aircraft systems integration pilot program.
Sec. 352. Part 107 transparency and technology improvements.
Sec. 353. Emergency exemption process.
Sec. 354. Treatment of unmanned aircraft operating underground.
Sec. 355. Public UAS operations by Tribal governments.
Sec. 356. Authorization of appropriations for Know Before You Fly
campaign.
Sec. 357. Unmanned aircraft systems privacy policy.
Sec. 358. UAS privacy review.
Sec. 359. Study on fire department and emergency service agency use of
unmanned aircraft systems.
Sec. 360. Study on financing of unmanned aircraft services.
Sec. 361. Report on UAS and chemical aerial application.
Sec. 362. Sense of Congress regarding unmanned aircraft safety.
Sec. 363. Prohibition regarding weapons.
Sec. 364. U.S. Counter-UAS system review of interagency coordination
processes.
Sec. 365. Cooperation related to certain counter-UAS technology.
Sec. 366. Strategy for responding to public safety threats and
enforcement utility of unmanned aircraft systems.
Sec. 367. Incorporation of Federal Aviation Administration occupations
relating to unmanned aircraft into veterans employment
programs of the administration.
Sec. 368. Public UAS access to special use airspace.
Sec. 369. Applications for designation.
Sec. 370. Sense of Congress on additional rulemaking authority.
Sec. 371. Assessment of aircraft registration for small unmanned
aircraft.
Sec. 372. Enforcement.
Sec. 373. Federal and local authorities.
Sec. 374. Spectrum.
Sec. 375. Federal Trade Commission authority.
Sec. 376. Plan for full operational capability of unmanned aircraft
systems traffic management.
Sec. 377. Early implementation of certain UTM services.
Sec. 378. Sense of Congress.
Sec. 379. Commercial and governmental operators.
Sec. 380. Transition language.
Sec. 381. Unmanned aircraft systems in restricted buildings or grounds.
Sec. 382. Prohibition.
Sec. 383. Airport safety and airspace hazard mitigation and enforcement.
Sec. 384. Unsafe operation of unmanned aircraft.

Subtitle C–General Aviation Safety

Sec. 391. Short title.
Sec. 392. Expansion of Pilot’s Bill of Rights.
Sec. 393. Notification of reexamination of certificate holders.
Sec. 394. Expediting updates to NOTAM Program.
Sec. 395. Accessibility of certain flight data.
Sec. 396. Authority for legal counsel to issue certain notices.

TITLE IV–AIR SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS

Subtitle A–Airline Customer Service Improvements

Sec. 401. Definitions.
Sec. 402. Reliable air service in American Samoa.
Sec. 403. Cell phone voice communication ban.
Sec. 404. Improved notification of insecticide use.
Sec. 405. Consumer complaints hotline.
Sec. 406. Consumer information on actual flight times.
Sec. 407. Training policies regarding racial, ethnic, and religious
nondiscrimination.
Sec. 408. Training on human trafficking for certain staff.
Sec. 409. Prohibitions against smoking on passenger flights.
Sec. 410. Report on baggage reporting requirements.
Sec. 411. Enforcement of aviation consumer protection rules.
Sec. 412. Strollers.
Sec. 413. Causes of airline delays or cancellations.
Sec. 414. Involuntary changes to itineraries.
Sec. 415. Extension of Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer
Protection.
Sec. 416. Online access to aviation consumer protection information.
Sec. 417. Protection of pets on airplanes.
Sec. 418. Advisory committee on air ambulance and patient billing.
Sec. 419. Air ambulance complaints to the Department of Transportation.

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Sec. 420. Report to Congress on air ambulance oversight.
Sec. 421. Refunds for other fees that are not honored by a covered air
carrier.
Sec. 422. Advance boarding during pregnancy.
Sec. 423. Consumer complaint process improvement.
Sec. 424. Aviation consumer advocate.
Sec. 425. TICKETS Act.
Sec. 426. Report on availability of lavatories on commercial aircraft.
Sec. 427. Consumer protection requirements relating to large ticket
agents.
Sec. 428. Widespread disruptions.
Sec. 429. Passenger rights.

Subtitle B–Aviation Consumers With Disabilities

Sec. 431. Aviation consumers with disabilities study.
Sec. 432. Study on in-cabin wheelchair restraint systems.
Sec. 433. Improving wheelchair assistance for individuals with
disabilities.
Sec. 434. Airline Passengers with Disabilities Bill of Rights.
Sec. 435. Sense of Congress regarding equal access for individuals with
disabilities.
Sec. 436. Civil penalties relating to harm to passengers with
disabilities.
Sec. 437. Harmonization of service animal standards.
Sec. 438. Review of practices for ticketing, pre-flight seat
assignments, and stowing of assistive devices for passengers
with disabilities.
Sec. 439. Advisory committee on the air travel needs of passengers with
disabilities.
Sec. 440. Regulations ensuring assistance for passengers with
disabilities in air transportation.
Sec. 441. Transparency for disabled passengers.

Subtitle C–Small Community Air Service

Sec. 451. Essential air service authorization.
Sec. 452. Study on essential air service reform.
Sec. 453. Air transportation to noneligible places.
Sec. 454. Inspector general review of service and oversight of
unsubsidized carriers.
Sec. 455. Small community air service.
Sec. 456. Waivers.
Sec. 457. Extension of final order establishing mileage adjustment
eligibility.
Sec. 458. Reduction in subsidy-per-passenger.

TITLE V–MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 501. Definitions.
Sec. 502. Report on air traffic control modernization.
Sec. 503. Return on investment report.
Sec. 504. Air traffic control operational contingency plans.
Sec. 505. 2020 ADS-B Out mandate plan.
Sec. 506. Securing aircraft avionics systems.
Sec. 507. Human factors.
Sec. 508. Programmatic risk management.
Sec. 509. Review of FAA strategic cybersecurity plan.
Sec. 510. Consolidation and realignment of FAA services and facilities.
Sec. 511. FAA review and reform.
Sec. 512. Air shows.
Sec. 513. Part 91 review, reform, and streamlining.
Sec. 514. Aircraft leasing.
Sec. 515. Pilots sharing flight expenses with passengers.
Sec. 516. Terminal Aerodrome Forecast.
Sec. 517. Public aircraft eligible for logging flight times.
Sec. 518. Aircraft Registry Office.
Sec. 519. FAA data transparency.
Sec. 520. Intra-agency coordination.
Sec. 521. Administrative Services Franchise Fund.
Sec. 522. Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast.
Sec. 523. Contract weather observers.
Sec. 524. Regions and centers.
Sec. 525. Geosynthetic materials.
Sec. 526. National Airmail Museum.
Sec. 527. Status of agreement between FAA and Little Rock Port
Authority.
Sec. 528. Briefing on aircraft diversions from Los Angeles International
Airport to Hawthorne Municipal Airport.
Sec. 529. TFR report.
Sec. 530. Air traffic services at aviation events.
Sec. 531. Application of veterans’ preference to Federal Aviation
Administration personnel management system.

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Sec. 532. Clarification of requirements for living history flights.
Sec. 533. Review and reform of FAA performance management system.
Sec. 534. NextGen delivery study.
Sec. 535. Study on allergic reactions.
Sec. 536. Oxygen mask design study.
Sec. 537. Air cargo study.
Sec. 538. Sense of Congress on preventing the transportation of disease-
carrying mosquitoes and other insects on commercial aircraft.
Sec. 539. Technical corrections.
Sec. 540. Report on illegal charter flights.
Sec. 541. Use of NASA’s super guppy aircraft for commercial transport.
Sec. 542. Prohibited airspace assessment.
Sec. 543. Report on multiagency use of airspace and environmental
review.
Sec. 544. Agency procurement reporting requirements.
Sec. 545. FAA organizational reform.
Sec. 546. FAA Civil Aviation Registry upgrade.
Sec. 547. Enhanced air traffic services.
Sec. 548. Sense of Congress on artificial intelligence in aviation.
Sec. 549. Study on cybersecurity workforce of FAA.
Sec. 550. Treatment of multiyear lessees of large and turbine-powered
multiengine aircraft.
Sec. 551. Employee Assault Prevention and Response Plans.
Sec. 552. Study on training of customer-facing air carrier employees.
Sec. 553. Automated weather observing systems policy.
Sec. 554. Prioritizing and supporting the Human Intervention Motivation
Study (HIMS) program and the Flight Attendant Drug and
Alcohol Program (FADAP).
Sec. 555. Cost-effectiveness analysis of equipment rental.
Sec. 556. Aircraft registration.
Sec. 557. Requirement to consult with stakeholders in defining scope and
requirements for future flight service program.
Sec. 558. Federal Aviation Administration performance measures and
targets.
Sec. 559. Report on plans for air traffic control facilities in the New
York City and Newark region.
Sec. 560. Work plan for the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia
Metropolitan Area Airspace Project.
Sec. 561. Annual report on inclusion of disabled veteran leave in
personnel management system.
Sec. 562. Enhanced surveillance capability.
Sec. 563. Access of air carriers to information about applicants to be
pilots from national driver register.
Sec. 564. Regulatory reform.
Sec. 565. Aviation fuel.
Sec. 566. Right to privacy when using air traffic control system.
Sec. 567. Federal Aviation Administration workforce review.
Sec. 568. Review of approval process for use of large air tankers and
very large air tankers for wildland firefighting.
Sec. 569. FAA technical workforce.
Sec. 570. Study on airport credit assistance.
Sec. 571. Spectrum availability.
Sec. 572. Special review relating to air space changes.
Sec. 573. Reimbursement for immigration inspections.
Sec. 574. FAA employees in Guam.
Sec. 575. GAO study on airline computer network disruptions.
Sec. 576. Tower marking.
Sec. 577. Minimum dimensions for passenger seats.
Sec. 578. Judicial review for proposed alternative environmental review
and approval procedures.
Sec. 579. Regulatory streamlining.
Sec. 580. Spaceports.
Sec. 581. Special rule for certain aircraft operations (space support
vehicles).
Sec. 582. Portability of repairman certificates.
Sec. 583. Undeclared hazardous materials public awareness campaign.
Sec. 584. Liability protection for volunteer pilots who fly for the
public benefit.

TITLE VI–AVIATION WORKFORCE

Subtitle A–Youth in Aviation

Sec. 601. Student outreach report.
Sec. 602. Youth Access to American Jobs in Aviation Task Force.

Subtitle B–Women in Aviation

Sec. 611. Sense of Congress regarding women in aviation.

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Sec. 612. Supporting women’s involvement in the aviation field.

Subtitle C–Future of Aviation Workforce

Sec. 621. Aviation and aerospace workforce of the future.
Sec. 622. Aviation and aerospace workforce of the future study.
Sec. 623. Sense of Congress on hiring veterans.
Sec. 624. Aviation maintenance industry technical workforce.
Sec. 625. Aviation workforce development programs.

Subtitle D–Unmanned Aircraft Systems Workforce

Sec. 631. Community and technical college centers of excellence in small
unmanned aircraft system technology training.
Sec. 632. Collegiate training initiative program for unmanned aircraft
systems.

TITLE VII–FLIGHT R&D ACT

Subtitle A–General Provisions

Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Definitions.
Sec. 703. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle B–FAA Research and Development Organization

Sec. 711. Assistant Administrator for Research and Development.
Sec. 712. Research advisory committee.

Subtitle C–Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Sec. 721. Unmanned aircraft systems research and development roadmap.

Subtitle D–Cybersecurity and Responses to Other Threats

Sec. 731. Cyber Testbed.
Sec. 732. Study on the effect of extreme weather on air travel.

Subtitle E–FAA Research and Development Activities

Sec. 741. Research plan for the certification of new technologies into
the national airspace system.
Sec. 742. Technology review.
Sec. 743. CLEEN aircraft and engine technology partnership.
Sec. 744. Research and deployment of certain airfield pavement
technologies.

Subtitle F–Geospatial Data

Sec. 751. Short title; findings.
Sec. 752. Definitions.
Sec. 753. Federal Geographic Data Committee.
Sec. 754. National Geospatial Advisory Committee.
Sec. 755. National Spatial Data Infrastructure.
Sec. 756. National Geospatial Data Asset data themes.
Sec. 757. Geospatial data standards.
Sec. 758. GeoPlatform.
Sec. 759. Covered agency responsibilities.
Sec. 759A. Limitation on use of Federal funds.
Sec. 759B. Savings provision.
Sec. 759C. Private sector.

Subtitle G–Miscellaneous

Sec. 761. NextGen research.
Sec. 762. Advanced Materials Center of Excellence.

TITLE VIII–AVIATION REVENUE PROVISIONS

Sec. 801. Expenditure authority from Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
Sec. 802. Extension of taxes funding Airport and Airway Trust Fund.

DIVISION C–NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF
2018

Sec. 1101. Short title.
Sec. 1102. Definitions.
Sec. 1103. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1104. Still images.
Sec. 1105. Electronic records.
Sec. 1106. Report on Most Wanted List methodology.

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Sec. 1107. Methodology.
Sec. 1108. Multimodal accident database management system.
Sec. 1109. Addressing the needs of families of individuals involved in
accidents.
Sec. 1110. Government Accountability Office report on investigation
launch decision-making processes.
Sec. 1111. Periodic review of safety recommendations.
Sec. 1112. General organization.
Sec. 1113. Technical and conforming amendments.

DIVISION D–DISASTER RECOVERY REFORM

Sec. 1201. Short title.
Sec. 1202. Applicability.
Sec. 1203. Definitions.
Sec. 1204. Wildfire prevention.
Sec. 1205. Additional activities.
Sec. 1206. Eligibility for code implementation and enforcement.
Sec. 1207. Program improvements.
Sec. 1208. Prioritization of facilities.
Sec. 1209. Guidance on evacuation routes.
Sec. 1210. Duplication of benefits.
Sec. 1211. State administration of assistance for direct temporary
housing and permanent housing construction.
Sec. 1212. Assistance to individuals and households.
Sec. 1213. Multifamily lease and repair assistance.
Sec. 1214. Private nonprofit facility.
Sec. 1215. Management costs.
Sec. 1216. Flexibility.
Sec. 1217. Additional disaster assistance.
Sec. 1218. National veterinary emergency teams.
Sec. 1219. Right of arbitration.
Sec. 1220. Unified Federal environmental and historic preservation
review.
Sec. 1221. Closeout incentives.
Sec. 1222. Performance of services.
Sec. 1223. Study to streamline and consolidate information collection.
Sec. 1224. Agency accountability.
Sec. 1225. Audit of contracts.
Sec. 1226. Inspector general audit of FEMA contracts for tarps and
plastic sheeting.
Sec. 1227. Relief organizations.
Sec. 1228. Guidance on inundated and submerged roads.
Sec. 1229. Extension of assistance.
Sec. 1230. Guidance and recommendations.
Sec. 1231. Guidance on hazard mitigation assistance.
Sec. 1232. Local impact.
Sec. 1233. Additional hazard mitigation activities.
Sec. 1234. National public infrastructure predisaster hazard mitigation.
Sec. 1235. Additional mitigation activities.
Sec. 1236. Guidance and training by FEMA on coordination of emergency
response plans.
Sec. 1237. Certain recoupment prohibited.
Sec. 1238. Federal assistance to individuals and households and
nonprofit facilities.
Sec. 1239. Cost of assistance estimates.
Sec. 1240. Report on insurance shortfalls.
Sec. 1241. Post disaster building safety assessment.
Sec. 1242. FEMA updates on national preparedness assessment.
Sec. 1243. FEMA report on duplication in non-natural disaster
preparedness grant programs.
Sec. 1244. Study and report.
Sec. 1245. Review of assistance for damaged underground water
infrastructure.
Sec. 1246. Extension.

DIVISION E–CONCRETE MASONRY

Sec. 1301. Short title.
Sec. 1302. Declaration of policy.
Sec. 1303. Definitions.
Sec. 1304. Issuance of orders.
Sec. 1305. Required terms in orders.
Sec. 1306. Assessments.
Sec. 1307. Referenda.
Sec. 1308. Petition and review.
Sec. 1309. Enforcement.

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Sec. 1310. Investigation and power to subpoena.
Sec. 1311. Suspension or termination.
Sec. 1312. Amendments to orders.
Sec. 1313. Effect on other laws.
Sec. 1314. Regulations.
Sec. 1315. Limitation on expenditures for administrative expenses.
Sec. 1316. Limitations on obligation of funds.
Sec. 1317. Study and report by the Government Accountability Office.
Sec. 1318. Study and report by the Department of Commerce.

DIVISION F–BUILD ACT OF 2018

Sec. 1401. Short title.
Sec. 1402. Definitions.

TITLE I–ESTABLISHMENT

Sec. 1411. Statement of policy.
Sec. 1412. United States International Development Finance Corporation.
Sec. 1413. Management of Corporation.
Sec. 1414. Inspector General of the Corporation.
Sec. 1415. Independent accountability mechanism.

TITLE II–AUTHORITIES

Sec. 1421. Authorities relating to provision of support.
Sec. 1422. Terms and conditions.
Sec. 1423. Payment of losses.
Sec. 1424. Termination.

TITLE III–ADMINISTRATIVE AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1431. Operations.
Sec. 1432. Corporate powers.
Sec. 1433. Maximum contingent liability.
Sec. 1434. Corporate funds.
Sec. 1435. Coordination with other development agencies.

TITLE IV–MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND REPORTING

Sec. 1441. Establishment of risk and audit committees.
Sec. 1442. Performance measures, evaluation, and learning.
Sec. 1443. Annual report.
Sec. 1444. Publicly available project information.
Sec. 1445. Engagement with investors.
Sec. 1446. Notifications to be provided by the Corporation.

TITLE V–CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND PROHIBITIONS

Sec. 1451. Limitations and preferences.
Sec. 1452. Additionality and avoidance of market distortion.
Sec. 1453. Prohibition on support in countries that support terrorism or
violate human rights and with sanctioned persons.
Sec. 1454. Applicability of certain provisions of law.

TITLE VI–TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1461. Definitions.
Sec. 1462. Reorganization plan.
Sec. 1463. Transfer of functions.
Sec. 1464. Termination of Overseas Private Investment Corporation and
other superceded authorities.
Sec. 1465. Transitional authorities.
Sec. 1466. Savings provisions.
Sec. 1467. Other terminations.
Sec. 1468. Incidental transfers.
Sec. 1469. Reference.
Sec. 1470. Conforming amendments.

DIVISION G–SYRIA STUDY GROUP

Sec. 1501. Syria Study Group.

DIVISION H–PREVENTING EMERGING THREATS

Sec. 1601. Short title.
Sec. 1602. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned
aircraft.
Sec. 1603. Protecting against unmanned aircraft.

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DIVISION I–SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF, 2018

Sec. 1701. Budgetary effects.

DIVISION J–MARITIME SECURITY

Sec. 1801. Short title.
Sec. 1802. Definitions.
Sec. 1803. Coordination with TSA on maritime facilities.
Sec. 1804. Strategic plan to enhance the security of the international
supply chain.
Sec. 1805. Cybersecurity information sharing and coordination in ports.
Sec. 1806. Facility inspection intervals.
Sec. 1807. Updates of maritime operations coordination plan.
Sec. 1808. Evaluation of Coast Guard deployable specialized forces.
Sec. 1809. Repeal of interagency operational centers for port security
and secure systems of transportation.
Sec. 1810. Duplication of efforts in the maritime domain.
Sec. 1811. Maritime security capabilities assessments.
Sec. 1812. Container Security Initiative.
Sec. 1813. Maritime border security review.
Sec. 1814. Maritime border security cooperation.
Sec. 1815. Transportation worker identification credential appeals
process.
Sec. 1816. Technical and conforming amendments.

DIVISION K–TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

TITLE I–TRANSPORTATION SECURITY

Sec. 1901. Short title; references.
Sec. 1902. Definitions.

Subtitle A–Organization and Authorizations

Sec. 1903. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1904. Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration;
5-year term.
Sec. 1905. Transportation Security Administration organization.
Sec. 1906. Transportation Security Administration efficiency.
Sec. 1907. Personnel management system review.
Sec. 1908. TSA leap pay reform.
Sec. 1909. Rank awards program for transportation security
administration executives and senior professionals.
Sec. 1910. Transmittals to Congress.

Subtitle B–Security Technology

Sec. 1911. Third party testing and verification of screening technology.
Sec. 1912. Transportation security administration systems integration
facility.
Sec. 1913. Opportunities to pursue expanded networks for business.
Sec. 1914. Reciprocal recognition of security standards.
Sec. 1915. Transportation Security Laboratory.
Sec. 1916. Innovation Task Force.
Sec. 1917. 5-Year technology investment plan update.
Sec. 1918. Maintenance of security-related technology.
Sec. 1919. Biometrics expansion.
Sec. 1920. Pilot program for automated exit lane technology.
Sec. 1921. Authorization of appropriations; exit lane security.
Sec. 1922. Real-time security checkpoint wait times.
Sec. 1923. GAO report on deployment of screening technologies across
airports.
Sec. 1924. Screening technology review and performance objectives.
Sec. 1925. Computed tomography pilot programs.

Subtitle C–Public Area Security

Sec. 1926. Definitions.
Sec. 1927. Explosives detection canine capacity building.
Sec. 1928. Third party domestic canines.
Sec. 1929. Tracking and monitoring of canine training and testing.
Sec. 1930. VIPR team statistics.
Sec. 1931. Public area security working group.
Sec. 1932. Public area best practices.
Sec. 1933. Airport worker access controls cost and feasibility study.
Sec. 1934. Securing airport worker access points.
Sec. 1935. Law Enforcement Officer Reimbursement Program.
Sec. 1936. Airport perimeter and access control security.

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Subtitle D–Passenger and Cargo Security

Sec. 1937. PreCheck Program.
Sec. 1938. PreCheck expedited screening.
Sec. 1939. Trusted traveler programs; collaboration.
Sec. 1940. Passenger security fee.
Sec. 1941. Third party canine teams for air cargo security.
Sec. 1942. Known Shipper Program review.
Sec. 1943. Establishment of air cargo security division.
Sec. 1944. Air cargo regulation review.
Sec. 1945. GAO review.
Sec. 1946. Screening partnership program updates.
Sec. 1947. Screening performance assessments.
Sec. 1948. Transportation security training programs.
Sec. 1949. Traveler redress improvement.
Sec. 1950. Improvements for screening of passengers with disabilities.
Sec. 1951. Air cargo advance screening program.
Sec. 1952. General aviation airports.

Subtitle E–Foreign Airport Security

Sec. 1953. Last point of departure airports; security directives.
Sec. 1954. Last point of departure airport assessment.
Sec. 1955. Tracking security screening equipment from last point of
departure airports.
Sec. 1956. International security standards.
Sec. 1957. Aviation security in Cuba.
Sec. 1958. Report on airports used by Mahan Air.

Subtitle F–Cockpit and Cabin Security

Sec. 1959. Federal air marshal service updates.
Sec. 1960. Crew member self-defense training.
Sec. 1961. Flight deck safety and security.
Sec. 1962. Carriage of weapons, explosives, and incendiaries by
individuals.
Sec. 1963. Federal flight deck officer program improvements.

Subtitle G–Surface Transportation Security

Sec. 1964. Surface transportation security assessment and implementation
of risk-based strategy.
Sec. 1965. Risk-based budgeting and resource allocation.
Sec. 1966. Surface transportation security management and interagency
coordination review.
Sec. 1967. Transparency.
Sec. 1968. TSA counterterrorism asset deployment.
Sec. 1969. Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee.
Sec. 1970. Review of the explosives detection canine team program.
Sec. 1971. Expansion of national explosives detection canine team
program.
Sec. 1972. Study on security standards and best practices for passenger
transportation systems.
Sec. 1973. Amtrak security upgrades.
Sec. 1974. Passenger rail vetting.
Sec. 1975. Study on surface transportation inspectors.
Sec. 1976. Security awareness program.
Sec. 1977. Voluntary use of credentialing.
Sec. 1978. Background records checks for issuance of hazmat licenses.
Sec. 1979. Cargo container scanning technology review.
Sec. 1980. Pipeline security study.
Sec. 1981. Feasibility assessment.
Sec. 1982. Best practices to secure against vehicle-based attacks.
Sec. 1983. Surface transportation stakeholder survey.
Sec. 1984. Nuclear material and explosive detection technology.

Subtitle H–Transportation Security

Sec. 1985. National strategy for transportation security review.
Sec. 1986. Risk scenarios.
Sec. 1987. Integrated and unified operations centers.
Sec. 1988. National Deployment Force.
Sec. 1989. Information sharing and cybersecurity.
Sec. 1990. Security technologies tied to foreign threat countries.

Subtitle I–Conforming and Miscellaneous Amendments

Sec. 1991. Title 49 amendments.

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Sec. 1992. Table of contents of chapter 449.
Sec. 1993. Other laws; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act
of 2004.
Sec. 1994. Savings provisions.

DIVISION A <> —
SPORTS MEDICINE LICENSURE
SEC. 11. <> SHORT TITLE.

This division may be cited as the “Sports Medicine Licensure
Clarity Act of 2018”.
SEC. 12. <> PROTECTIONS FOR COVERED SPORTS
MEDICINE PROFESSIONALS.

(a) In General.–In the case of a covered sports medicine
professional who has in effect medical professional liability insurance
coverage and provides in a secondary State covered medical services that
are within the scope of practice of such professional in the primary
State to an athlete or an athletic team (or a staff member of such an
athlete or athletic team) pursuant to an agreement described in
subsection (c)(4) with respect to such athlete or athletic team–
(1) such medical professional liability insurance coverage
shall cover (subject to any related premium adjustments) such
professional with respect to such covered medical services
provided by the professional in the secondary State to such an
individual or team as if such services were provided by such
professional in the primary State to such an individual or team;
and
(2) to the extent such professional is licensed under the
requirements of the primary State to provide such services to
such an individual or team, the professional shall be treated as
satisfying any licensure requirements of the secondary State to
provide such services to such an individual or team to the
extent the licensure requirements of the secondary State are
substantially similar to the licensure requirements of the
primary State.

(b) Rule of Construction.–Nothing in this section shall be
construed–
(1) to allow a covered sports medicine professional to
provide medical services in the secondary State that exceed the
scope of that professional’s license in the primary State;
(2) to allow a covered sports medicine professional to
provide medical services in the secondary State that exceed the
scope of a substantially similar sports medicine professional
license in the secondary State;
(3) to supersede any reciprocity agreement in effect between
the two States regarding such services or such professionals;
(4) to supersede any interstate compact agreement entered
into by the two States regarding such services or such
professionals; or
(5) to supersede a licensure exemption the secondary State
provides for sports medicine professionals licensed in the
primary State.

(c) Definitions.–In this division, the following definitions apply:
(1) Athlete.–The term “athlete” means–

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(A) an individual participating in a sporting event
or activity for which the individual may be paid;
(B) an individual participating in a sporting event
or activity sponsored or sanctioned by a national
governing body; or
(C) an individual for whom a high school or
institution of higher education provides a covered
sports medicine professional.
(2) Athletic team.–The term “athletic team” means a
sports team–
(A) composed of individuals who are paid to
participate on the team;
(B) composed of individuals who are participating in
a sporting event or activity sponsored or sanctioned by
a national governing body; or
(C) for which a high school or an institution of
higher education provides a covered sports medicine
professional.
(3) Covered medical services.–The term “covered medical
services” means general medical care, emergency medical care,
athletic training, or physical therapy services. Such term does
not include care provided by a covered sports medicine
professional–
(A) at a health care facility; or
(B) while a health care provider licensed to
practice in the secondary State is transporting the
injured individual to a health care facility.
(4) Covered sports medicine professional.–The term
“covered sports medicine professional” means a physician,
athletic trainer, or other health care professional who–
(A) is licensed to practice in the primary State;
(B) provides covered medical services, pursuant to a
written agreement with an athlete, an athletic team, a
national governing body, a high school, or an
institution of higher education; and
(C) prior to providing the covered medical services
described in subparagraph (B), has disclosed the nature
and extent of such services to the entity that provides
the professional with liability insurance in the primary
State.
(5) Health care facility.–The term “health care facility”
means a facility in which medical care, diagnosis, or treatment
is provided on an inpatient or outpatient basis. Such term does
not include facilities at an arena, stadium, or practice
facility, or temporary facilities existing for events where
athletes or athletic teams may compete.
(6) Institution of higher education.–The term “institution
of higher education” has the meaning given such term in section
101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
(7) License.–The term “license” or “licensure”, as
applied with respect to a covered sports medicine professional,
means a professional that has met the requirements and is
approved to provide covered medical services in accordance with
State laws and regulations in the primary State. Such term may
include the registration or certification, or any other form of
special recognition, of an individual as such a professional, as
applicable.

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(8) National governing body.–The term “national governing
body” has the meaning given such term in section 220501 of
title 36, United States Code.
(9) Primary state.–The term “primary State” means, with
respect to a covered sports medicine professional, the State in
which–
(A) the covered sports medicine professional is
licensed to practice; and
(B) the majority of the covered sports medicine
professional’s practice is underwritten for medical
professional liability insurance coverage.
(10) Secondary state.–The term “secondary State” means,
with respect to a covered sports medicine professional, any
State that is not the primary State.
(11) State.–The term “State” means each of the several
States, the District of Columbia, and each commonwealth,
territory, or possession of the United States.
(12) Substantially similar.–The term “substantially
similar”, with respect to the licensure by primary and
secondary States of a sports medicine professional, means that
both the primary and secondary States have in place a form of
licensure for such professionals that permits such professionals
to provide covered medical services.

DIVISION B–FAA REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2018

SEC. 101. <> DEFINITION OF APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.

In this division, the term “appropriate committees of Congress”
means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives.

TITLE I–AUTHORIZATIONS

Subtitle A–Funding of FAA Programs

SEC. 111. AIRPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND NOISE COMPATIBILITY
PLANNING AND PROGRAMS.

(a) Authorization.–Section 48103(a) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking “section 47504(c)” and all that follows
through the period at the end and inserting the following: “section
47504(c)–
“(1) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
“(2) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
“(3) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
“(4) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
“(5) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
“(6) $3,350,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.”.

(b) Obligation Authority.–Section 47104(c) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by
striking “2018,” and inserting “2023,”.

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SEC. 112. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.

(a) Authorization of Appropriations From Airport and Airway Trust
Fund.–Section 48101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by
striking paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting the following:
“(1) $3,330,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
“(2) $3,398,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.
“(3) $3,469,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.
“(4) $3,547,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
“(5) $3,624,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.
“(6) $3,701,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.”.

(b) Authorized Expenditures.–Section 48101(c) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended–
(1) in the subsection heading by striking “Automated
Surface Observation System/Automated Weather Observing System
Upgrade” and inserting “Authorized Expenditures”; and
(2) by striking “may be used for the implementation” and
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the
following: “may be used for the following:
“(1) The implementation and use of upgrades to the current
automated surface observation system/automated weather observing
system, if the upgrade is successfully demonstrated.
“(2) The acquisition and construction of remote towers (as
defined in section 161 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018).
“(3) The remediation and elimination of identified
cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the air traffic control system.
“(4) The construction of facilities dedicated to improving
the cybersecurity of the National Airspace System.
“(5) Systems associated with the Data Communications
program.
“(6) The infrastructure, sustainment, and the elimination
of the deferred maintenance backlog of air navigation facilities
and other facilities for which the Federal Aviation
Administration is responsible.
“(7) The modernization and digitization of the Civil
Aviation Registry.
“(8) The construction of necessary Priority 1 National
Airspace System facilities.
“(9) Cost-beneficial construction, rehabilitation, or
retrofitting programs designed to reduce Federal Aviation
Administration facility operating costs.”.
SEC. 113. FAA OPERATIONS.

(a) In General.–Section 106(k)(1) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) through (F) and inserting the
following:
“(A) $10,247,000,000 for fiscal year 2018;
“(B) $10,486,000,000 for fiscal year 2019;
“(C) $10,732,000,000 for fiscal year 2020;
“(D) $11,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021;
“(E) $11,269,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; and
“(F) $11,537,000,000 for fiscal year 2023.”.

(b) Authorized Expenditures.–Section 106(k)(2) of title 49, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(D) Not more than the following amounts for
commercial space transportation activities:
“(i) $22,587,000 for fiscal year 2018.

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“(ii) $33,038,000 for fiscal year 2019.
“(iii) $43,500,000 for fiscal year 2020.
“(iv) $54,970,000 for fiscal year 2021.
“(v) $64,449,000 for fiscal year 2022.
“(vi) $75,938,000 for fiscal year 2023.”.

(c) Authority to Transfer Funds.–Section 106(k)(3) of title 49,
United States Code, is amended by striking “fiscal years 2012 through
2018,” and inserting “fiscal years 2018 through 2023,”.
SEC. 114. WEATHER REPORTING PROGRAMS.

Section 48105 of title 49, United States Code, is amended–
(1) by striking “To reimburse the” and all that follows
through “the Secretary of Transportation” and inserting “To
sustain the aviation weather reporting programs of the Federal
Aviation Administration, the Secretary of Transportation”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
“(4) $39,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through
2023.”.
SEC. 115. ADJUSTMENT TO AIP PROGRAM FUNDING.

Section 48112 of title 49, United States Code, and the item relating
to such section in the analysis for chapter 481 of such
title, <> are repealed.
SEC. 116. FUNDING FOR AVIATION PROGRAMS.

Section 48114(a)(1)(A)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking “in fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year
thereafter” and inserting “in fiscal years 2014 through 2018”.
SEC. 117. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING AUTHORITIES.

(a) Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.–Section 47115 of title
49, United States Code, is amended–
(1) by striking subsection (i);
(2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (i); and
(3) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated), by striking
“fiscal years 2012 through 2018” and inserting “fiscal years
2018 through 2023”.

(b) Extension of Compatible Land Use Planning and Projects by State
and Local Governments.–Section 47141(f) of title 49, United States
Code, is amended by striking “September 30, 2018” and inserting
“September 30, 2023”.
(c) Midway Island Airport.–Section 186(d) of the Vision 100–
Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (Public Law 108-176; 117 Stat.
2518) is amended by striking “for fiscal years 2012 through 2018” and
inserting “for fiscal years 2018 through 2023”.
(d) Extension of Pilot Program for Redevelopment of Airport
Properties.–Section 822(k) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of
2012 (49 U.S.C. 47141 note) is amended by striking “September 30,
2018” and inserting “September 30, 2023”.

Subtitle B–Passenger Facility Charges

SEC. 121. PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE MODERNIZATION.

(a) Passenger Facility Charges; General Authority.–Section
40117(b)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended–
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
“, if the Secretary finds–” and inserting a period; and

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(2) by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B).

(b) Pilot Program for Passenger Facility Charge Authorizations at
Nonhub Airports.–Section 40117(l) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended–
(1) in the heading, by striking “at Nonhub Airports”;
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking “nonhub”; and
(3) in paragraph (6), by striking “Not later than 180 days
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the” and
inserting “The”.
SEC. 122. FUTURE AVIATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND FINANCING STUDY.

(a) Future Aviation Infrastructure and Financing Study.–Not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Transportation shall enter into an agreement with a qualified
organization to conduct a study assessing the infrastructure needs of
airports and existing financial resources for commercial service
airports and make recommendations on the actions needed to upgrade the
national aviation infrastructure system to meet the growing and shifting
demands of the 21st century.
(b) Consultation.–In carrying out the study, the qualified
organization shall convene and consult with a panel of national experts,
including representatives of–
(1) nonhub airports;
(2) small hub airports;
(3) medium hub airports;
(4) large hub airports;
(5) airports with international service;
(6) nonprimary airports;
(7) local elected officials;
(8) relevant labor organizations;
(9) passengers;
(10) air carriers;
(11) the tourism industry; and
(12) the business travel industry.

(c) Considerations.–In carrying out the study, the qualified
organization shall consider–
(1) the ability of airport infrastructure to meet current
and projected passenger volumes;
(2) the available financial tools and resources for airports
of different sizes;
(3) the available financing tools and resources for airports
in rural areas;
(4) the current debt held by airports, and its impact on
future construction and capacity needs;
(5) the impact of capacity constraints on passengers and
ticket prices;
(6) the purchasing power of the passenger facility charge
from the last increase in 2000 to the year of enactment of this
Act;
(7) the impact to passengers and airports of indexing the
passenger facility charge for inflation;
(8) how long airports are constrained with current passenger
facility charge collections;
(9) the impact of passenger facility charges on promoting
competition;

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(10) the additional resources or options to fund terminal
construction projects;
(11) the resources eligible for use toward noise reduction
and emission reduction projects;
(12) the gap between the cost of projects eligible for the
airport improvement program and the annual Federal funding
provided;
(13) the impact of regulatory requirements on airport
infrastructure financing needs;
(14) airline competition;
(15) airline ancillary fees and their impact on ticket
pricing and taxable revenue; and
(16) the ability of airports to finance necessary safety,
security, capacity, and environmental projects identified in
capital improvement plans.

(d) Large Hub Airports.–The study shall, to the extent not
considered under subsection (c), separately evaluate the infrastructure
requirements of the large hub airports identified in the National Plan
of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). The evaluation shall–
(1) analyze the current and future capacity constraints of
large hub airports;
(2) quantify large hub airports’ infrastructure
requirements, including terminal, landside, and airside
infrastructure;
(3) quantify the percentage growth in infrastructure
requirements of the large hub airports relative to other
commercial service airports;
(4) analyze how much funding from the airport improvement
program (AIP) has gone to meet the requirements of large hub
airports over the past 10 years; and
(5) project how much AIP funding would be available to meet
the requirements of large hub airports in the next 5 years if
funding levels are held constant.

(e) Report.–Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of
this Act, the qualified organization shall submit to the Secretary and
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results of the
study described in subsection (a), including its findings and
recommendations related to each item in subsections (c) and (d).
(f) Definition of Qualified Organization.–In this section, the term
“qualified organization” means an independent nonprofit organization
that recommends solutions to public policy challenges through objective
analysis.
SEC. 123. INTERMODAL ACCESS PROJECTS.

Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall, after
consideration of all public comments, publish in the Federal Register a
final policy amendment consistent with the notice published in the
Federal Register on May 3, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 26611).

Subtitle C–Airport Improvement Program Modifications

SEC. 131. GRANT ASSURANCES.

Section 47107 of title 49, United States Code, is amended–

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(1) in subsection (a)(17), by striking “each contract” and
inserting “if any phase of such project has received funds
under this subchapter, each contract”;
(2) in subsection (r)(3), by striking “2018” and inserting
“2023”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:

“(u) Construction of Recreational Aircraft.–
“(1) In general.–The construction of a covered aircraft
shall be treated as an aeronautical activity for purposes of–
“(A) determining an airport’s compliance with a
grant assurance made under this section or any other
provision of law; and
“(B) the receipt of Federal financial assistance
for airport development.
“(2) Covered aircraft defined.–In this subsection, the
term `covered aircraft’ means an aircraft–
“(A) used or intended to be used exclusively for
recreational purposes; and
“(B) constructed or under construction by a private
individual at a general aviation airport.

“(v) Community Use of Airport Land.–
“(1) In general.–Notwithstanding subsection (a)(13), and
subject to paragraph (2), the sponsor of a public-use airport
shall not be considered to be in violation of this subtitle, or
to be found in violation of a grant assurance made under this
section, or under any other provision of law, as a condition for
the receipt of Federal financial assistance for airport
development, solely because the sponsor has entered into an
agreement, including a revised agreement, with a local
government providing for the use of airport property for an
interim compatible recreational purpose at below fair market
value.
“(2) Restrictions.–This subsection shall apply only–
“(A) to an agreement regarding airport property
that was initially entered into before the publication
of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Policy and
Procedures Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue, dated
February 16, 1999;
“(B) if the agreement between the sponsor and the
local government is subordinate to any existing or
future agreements between the sponsor and the Secretary,
including agreements related to a grant assurance under
this section;
“(C) to airport property that was acquired under a
Federal airport development grant program;
“(D) if the airport sponsor has provided a written
statement to the Administrator that the property made
available for a recreational purpose will not be needed
for any aeronautical purpose during the next 10 years;
“(E) if the agreement includes a term of not more
than 2 years to prepare the airport property for the
interim compatible recreational purpose and not more
than 10 years of use for that purpose;
“(F) if the recreational purpose will not impact
the aeronautical use of the airport;
“(G) if the airport sponsor provides a
certification that the sponsor is not responsible for
preparation, start-up,

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operations, maintenance, or any other costs associated
with the recreational purpose; and
“(H) if the recreational purpose is consistent with
Federal land use compatibility criteria under section
47502.
“(3) Statutory construction.–Nothing in this subsection
may be construed as permitting a diversion of airport revenue
for the capital or operating costs associated with the community
use of airport land.”.
SEC. 132. MOTHERS’ ROOMS.

(a) Grant Assurances.–Section 47107 of title 49, United States
Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end
the following:
“(w) Mothers’ Rooms.–
“(1) In general.–In fiscal year 2021 and each fiscal year
thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation may approve an
application under this subchapter for an airport development
project grant only if the Secretary receives written assurances
that the airport owner or operator will maintain–
“(A) a lacta