--H.R.6168--
H.R.6168
One Hundred Second Congress of the United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January,
one thousand nine hundred and ninety-two
An Act
To amend the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 to authorize
appropriations, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,

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(a) SHORT TITLE- This Act may be cited as the `Airport and Airway Safety,
Capacity, Noise Improvement, and Intermodal Transportation Act of 1992'.
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS-

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TITLE I

-AIRPORT AND AIRWAY IMPROVEMENT ACT AMENDMENTS

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TITLE II

-FEDERAL AVIATION ACT AMENDMENTS

Congress finds that--
(1) the Nation's aviation system must be part of an intermodal
transportation system consisting of hubs and interconnections with other
forms of transportation that will move people and goods in the fastest,
most efficient manner;
(2) our Nation's airports are our interconnections with the global
economy; expanded flight capacity and greatly improved ground access for
passengers and cargo are essential to our Nation's ability to compete in
the international marketplace;
(3) without significant additional financial resources, the Nation's
airports will be unable to accommodate fully the growing aviation and
ground traffic demands of the 1990's;
(4) 27 of the Nation's top 100 airports are now unacceptably congested
and the resulting delays in flights are costing our economy billions of
dollars a year in lost productivity and undermining the Nation's ability
to compete in the global economy;
(5) unless the capacity of our airports is increased substantially, the
problem of flight delays will escalate dramatically and, by the year 2000,
40 major airports will be congested and incurring more than 20,000 hours
of flight delay a year;
(6) the Nation must undertake an airport improvement and development program
costing at least $7,000,000,000 a year over the next decade just to prevent
the problem of airport delay from growing worse in the 21st century;
(7) neither State, local, nor Federal Government can independently finance
the needed airport and intermodal development and there must be a combined
effort relying on all levels of government;
(8) both the Federal airport improvement program and local passenger
facility charge programs are essential to funding the development, as part
of an intermodal transportation system, of airports (including necessary
ground access eligible for funding under such programs) which meet our
Nation's needs;
(9) the Nation's air traffic control system must be modernized with the
highest advanced technology to enable it to continue to move traffic safely
and efficiently and the necessary development and procurement of capital
equipment will cost at least $18,000,000,000 over the next decade;
(10) the modernization of the air traffic control system will result in
productivity and safety benefits of $257,000,000,000 over the life of the
equipment purchased; these benefits include the value of time saved by
airline passengers, reductions in airline operating costs, and reduced
government expenditures and benefits from increased safety;
(11) there will need to be a continuing increase in staffing for the
air traffic control system to enable controllers to handle, safely and
efficiently, the increased workload which will arise as air transportation
grows over the next decade;
(12) the Federal Government must play a major role in developing our
aviation system; full use must be made of the more than $5,000,000,000
which aviation users contribute to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund each
year and the $7,400,000,000 surplus which has accumulated in the Trust Fund;
(13) although survival of a strong and competitive airline industry is
essential to our Nation's economic future--the Nation's airlines are in
a financial and competitive crisis which threatens our entire aviation
system and our Nation's ability to move people; major airlines have lost
more than $6,000,000,000 over the past 2 years; many airlines have merged
or discontinued operations; and new entry into the industry has ceased;
(14) the opportunities for new entrants and financially weak airlines to
compete successfully can be maximized by the development of new airport
capacity, particularly terminal facilities and gates, which will facilitate
the ability of new airlines to compete against the airlines which now
dominate the facilities at major hub airports;
(15) investment in the aviation transportation infrastructure of the
United States will pay immediate and long-term dividends in jobs and
economic productivity and provide the foundation for the Nation's continued
leadership in the global economic competition of the 21st century;
(16) infrastructure investment differs significantly from other forms of
government spending because it creates new wealth for the Nation;
(17) the wealth and economic strength of the United States is in the Nation's
infrastructure which provides the foundation for all aspects of life;
(18) failure to invest in the transportation infrastructure, including
aviation, has placed the United States in danger of becoming a
service-oriented economy, rather than having a strong and independent
manufacturing-based economy;
(19) the creation of a national intermodal transportation system is central
to the transportation issues of the coming decades and will create the
new wealth of the Nation to provide the funds for the Nation to meet the
challenges of the 21st century;
(20) our Nation should devote greater efforts to integrating the aviation
system with highway and mass transit facilities providing access to airports;
(21) transportation planning, taking account of commerce and land-use
patterns, must be improved at all levels and local officials must have a
significant role in transportation decisions affecting their areas;
(22) failure to develop an improved intermodal transportation system for
the 1990's and the 21st century will result in continuing the two decade
trend of decline in United States competitiveness in the global economy
and the accompanying decline in the Nation's standard of living;
(23) the safety of the traveling public is of paramount national importance;
(24) aircraft deicing is an important element of aviation safety and past
aircraft incidents suggest that both the Federal Government and private
industries should focus on methods to improve aircraft deicing procedures
and facilities;
(25) noise associated with the use of our Nation's airports must be reduced
and efforts to mitigate noise must be continued;
(26) airports must use the airport noise planning program to ensure that
capacity expansion minimizes noise to the surrounding community;
(27) the Nation's air traffic control system must be modernized with
the most advanced technology, and the necessary capital equipment must
be developed and procured, in order to continue the safe and efficient
operation of the national airspace system;
(28) there will need to be a continuing increase in the number of aviation
safety inspectors to handle the current and future workload of the air
carrier and commuter industry; and
(29) the United States airline industry lost more than $6 billion in 1990
and 1991, the number of air carriers serving the public has declined
substantially as a result of the industry's financial distress and the
absence of governmental policies to promote competition, and continued
financial losses could result in the further loss of air carrier competition
and service to the traveling public.

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TITLE V

-EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND

(a) NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION POLICY- Section 502 of the Airport and Airway
Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2201) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
`(c) NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION POLICY-
`(1) It is a goal of the United States to develop a national intermodal
transportation system that moves people and goods in an efficient
manner. The Nation's future economic direction is dependent on its ability to
confront directly the enormous challenges of the global economy, declining
productivity growth, energy vulnerability, air pollution, and the need to
rebuild the Nation's infrastructure.
`(2) United States leadership in the world economy, the expanding wealth
of the Nation, the competitiveness of the Nation's industry, the standard
of living, and the quality of life are at stake.
`(3) A national intermodal transportation system is a coordinated, flexible
network of diverse but complementary forms of transportation which moves
people and goods in the most efficient manner. By reducing transportation
costs, these intermodal systems will enhance United States industry's
ability to compete in the global marketplace.
`(4) All forms of transportation, including aviation and other transportation
systems of the future, will be full partners in the effort to reduce energy
consumption and air pollution while promoting economic development.
`(5) An intermodal transportation system consists of transportation hubs
which connect different forms of appropriate transportation and provides
users with the most efficient means of transportation and with access
to commercial centers, business locations, population centers, and the
Nation's vast rural areas, as well as providing links to other forms of
transportation and to intercity connections.
`(6) Intermodality and flexibility are paramount issues in the process
of developing an integrated system that will obtain the optimum yield of
United States resources.
`(7) The United States transportation infrastructure must be reshaped to
provide the economic underpinnings for the Nation to compete in the 21st
century global economy. The United States can no longer rely on the sheer
size of its economy to dominate international economic rivals and must
recognize fully that its economy is no longer a separate entity but is
part of the global marketplace. The Nation's future economic prosperity
depends on its ability to compete in an international marketplace that
is teeming with competitors but where a full one-quarter of the Nation's
economic activity takes place.
`(8) The United States must make a national commitment to rebuild its
infrastructure through development of a national intermodal transportation
system. The United States must provide the foundation for its industries to
improve productivity and their ability to compete in the global economy with
a system that will move people and goods faster in an efficient manner.'.
(b) CAPACITY EXPANSION AND NOISE ABATEMENT- Such section is further amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(d) CAPACITY EXPANSION AND NOISE ABATEMENT- It is in the public interest
to recognize the effects of airport capacity expansion projects on aircraft
noise. Efforts to increase capacity through any means can have an impact
on surrounding communities. Noncompatible land uses around airports must
be reduced and efforts to mitigate noise must be given a high priority.'.

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(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- Section 505(a) of the Airport and
Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2204(a)) is amended--
(1) by striking `and' following `1991,'; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end of the second sentence the
following: `, and $15,966,700,000 for fiscal years ending before October
1, 1993'.
(b) OBLIGATIONAL AUTHORITY- Section 505(b)(1) of such Act is amended by
striking `1992' and inserting `1993'.

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(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- Section 506(a)(1) of the Airport and
Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2205(a)(1)) is amended--
(1) by striking `and' following `1991' and inserting a comma; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence the
following: `, $8,200,000,000 for fiscal years ending before October 1,
1993, $11,100,000,000 for fiscal years ending before October 1, 1994,
and $14,000,000,000 for fiscal years ending before October 1, 1995'.
(b) CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN AUGMENTATION- Section 506(a)(2) of such Act
is amended to read as follows:
`(2) CAPITAL INVESTMENT PLAN AUGMENTATION- If the Secretary determines that
it is  necessary to augment or substantially modify elements of the Airway
Capital Investment Plan submitted to Congress under section 504 of this
title (including a determination that it is necessary to establish more
than 23 area control facilities), there is authorized to be appropriated
from the Trust Fund for fiscal year 1994 to carry out such augmentation
or modification $100,000,000. Amounts appropriated under this paragraph
shall remain available until expended.'.
(c) OTHER EXPENSES-
(1) EXTENSION- Section 506(c)(4) of such Act is amended--
(A) in the paragraph heading by striking `-1992' and inserting `-1995'; and
(B) by striking `and 1992' and inserting `, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995'.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 506(e)(5) of such Act is amended by
striking `1992' and inserting `1995'.
(d) WEATHER SERVICES- Section 506(d) of such Act is amended by striking the
second sentence and inserting the following new sentence: `Expenditures
for the purposes of carrying out this subsection shall be limited to
$35,596,000 for fiscal year 1993, $37,800,000 for fiscal year 1994, and
$39,000,000 for fiscal year 1995.'.
(e) RADAR SYSTEM FOR NORTHERN MAINE- Of amounts authorized under section
505(a)(1) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 for fiscal years
1993 and 1994, not less than $18,000,000 is authorized for site selection
and installation of 1 Federal Aviation Administration long-range air route
surveillance radar system for that portion of northern Maine currently
served by approach control at Loring Air Force Base.

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Section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking `and' and inserting a comma; and
(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: `,
$4,716,500,000 for fiscal year 1993, $5,100,000,000 for fiscal year 1994,
and $5,520,000,000 for fiscal year 1995'.

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Paragraph (4) of section 1113(e) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958
(49 U.S.C. App. 1513(e)(4)) is amended by striking `under this subsection
on or before' and all that follows through the period at the end of such
paragraph and inserting the following:
`under this subsection on or before September 30, 1993, if, during fiscal year
1993, the amount available for obligation under section 419 of this Act is
less than $38,600,000. This limitation on the authority to impose a fee shall
not apply if the amount available in fiscal year 1993 for obligation under
section 419 is less than $38,600,000 as a result of sequestration or other
general appropriations reductions applied proportionately to appropriations
accounts throughout an appropriations Act. The provisions of this paragraph
shall not affect the authority of the Secretary to approve the imposition
of a fee or the use of revenues derived from a fee imposed pursuant to an
approval made under this subsection by a public agency which has received
an approval to impose a fee under this subsection prior to September 30,
1993, regardless of whether such fee is being imposed on September 30, 1993.'.

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(a) INCREASE FOR CARGO HUBS- Section 507(a)(2) of the Airport and Airway
Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2206(a)(2)) is amended--
(1) by striking `3 percent' and inserting `3.5 percent'; and
(2) by striking `(but not to exceed $50,000,000)'.
(b) LIMITS- Section 507(b)(1) of such Act is amended by striking
`$300,000 nor more than $16,000,000' and inserting `$400,000 nor more
than $22,000,000'.
(c) PRIMARY AND CARGO SERVICE AIRPORTS- Section 507(b)(3) of such Act is
amended by striking `49.5 percent' each place it appears and inserting
`44 percent'.
(d) RULES REGARDING CERTAIN ALASKA AIRPORTS- Section 507(b)(5) of such
Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
`(F) INCLUDED AIRPORTS- For purposes of this paragraph, the airports referred
to in subparagraph (A) include those public airports that received scheduled
service as of September 3, 1982, but were not apportioned funds in fiscal
year 1980 under section 15(a) of the Airport and Airway Development Act
of 1970 because the airports were not under the control of State or local
public agencies.'.

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(a) SET-ASIDE- Section 508(d)(5) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act
of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2207(d)(5)) is amended by inserting after `1992' the
following: `, not less than 2.25 percent of the funds made available under
section 505 in fiscal year 1993, and not less than 2.5 percent of the funds
made available under section 505 in each of fiscal years 1994 and 1995'.
(b) DESIGNATION- Section 508(f)(1) of such Act is amended--
(1) by striking `not more than 8' and inserting `not more than 12'; and
(2) by striking the second sentence.
(c) CONSTRUCTION OF PARKING LOTS, FUEL FARMS, AND UTILITIES-
(1) FUNDING- Section 508(f) of such Act is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraph:
`(6) FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PARKING LOTS, FUEL FARMS, AND UTILITIES-
Not to exceed $4,000,000 per airport of the sums to be distributed at the
discretion of the Secretary under section 507(c) for fiscal years 1993,
1994, and 1995 may be used in the aggregate by the sponsor of a current or
former military airport designated by the Secretary under this subsection
for construction, improvement, or repair of airport surface parking lots,
fuel farms, and utilities.'.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 513(c) of such Act is amended by inserting
after `this section' the following: `and section 508(f)(6) of this title'.
(d) MILITARY BASE CLOSURE REPORT- Within 30 days after the date on which
the Secretary of Defense recommends a list of military bases for closure
or realignment pursuant to section 2903(c) of the Defense Base Closure
and Realignment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-510; U.S.C. 2687 note),
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall submit to
Congress and the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission a report
on the effects of all those recommendations involving military airbases,
including but not limited to, the effect of the proposed closures or
realignments on civilian airports and airways in the local community
and region; potential modifications and costs necessary to convert such
bases to civilian aviation use; and in the case of air traffic control or
radar coverage currently provided by the Department of Defense, potential
installations or adjustments of equipment and costs necessary for the
Federal Aviation Administration to maintain existing levels of service
for the local community and region.

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Section 508(d)(2) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49
U.S.C. App. 2207(d)(2)) is amended by striking `10 percent' and inserting
`12.5 percent'.

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Section 512(b)(3) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49
U.S.C. App. 2211(b)(3)) is amended by striking the period at the end
and inserting the following: `; except that, for fiscal year 1993 and
thereafter, for grants for the acquisition of land or interests in land,
the maximum obligation of the United States may be increased for an airport
(other than a primary airport) either by not more than 15 percent or by
an amount not to exceed 25 percent of the total increase in allowable
project costs attributable to the acquisition of land or interests in
land, whichever is greater, based on current credible appraisals or a
court award in a condemnation proceeding.'.

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(a) ALLOWABLE PROJECT COSTS- Section 513(b)(1) of the Airport and Airway
Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2212(b)(1)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new sentence: `In the case of a commercial service
airport which annually has .05 percent or less of the total enplanements in
the United States, the Secretary may approve, under the preceding sentence
as allowable project costs of a project for airport development at such
airport, terminal development in revenue-producing areas and construction,
reconstruction, repair, and improvement of nonrevenue-producing parking
lots if the sponsor certifies that no project for needed airport development
affecting safety, security, or capacity will be deferred by such approval.'.
(b) FEDERAL SHARE- Section 513(b)(5) of such Act is amended by inserting
before the period at the end the following: `; except that the United States
share of project costs allowable for any project under such paragraph at
a commercial service airport which annually has .05 percent or less of
the total enplanements in the United States shall be 85 percent'.
(c) RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY- The amendment made by subsection (a) may
be applied to any terminal development which is underway in calendar year
1992 or later.

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Section 513(d)(1) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49
U.S.C. App. 2212(d)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subparagraph:
`(G) OTHER CONSIDERATIONS- A letter of intent issued under this paragraph
shall not condition the obligation of any funds on the imposition of a
passenger facility charge.'.

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(a) AIRCRAFT DEICING EQUIPMENT- Section 503(a)(2)(B) of  the Airport and
Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2202(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
(1) by striking `or' at the end of clause (v);
(2) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
`(vii) aircraft deicing equipment and structures (other than aircraft
deicing fluids and storage facilities for such equipment and fluids); or
`(viii) interactive training systems;'.
(b) CONTROL TOWER AND NAVIGATIONAL AIDS RELOCATION; MEETING MANDATES
OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAWS; AIRCRAFT DEICING FACILITIES- Section 503(a)(2)
of such Act is further amended--
(1) by striking `and' at the end of subparagraph (C);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) and inserting
a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
`(E) the relocation, after December 31, 1991, of an air traffic control
tower and any navigational aid (including radar) if such relocation is
necessary to carry out a project approved by the Secretary under this title;
`(F) and if funded by a grant under this title,  any construction,
reconstruction, repair, or improvement of an airport (or any purchase
of capital equipment for an airport) which is necessary for compliance
with the responsibilities of the operator or owner of the airport under
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Clean Air Act, and the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to the airport, other than
construction or purchase of capital equipment which would primarily benefit a
revenue producing area of the airport used by a nonaeronautical business; and
`(G) any acquisition of land for, or work necessary to construct, a pad
suitable for deicing aircraft prior to takeoff at a commercial service
airport, including construction or reconstruction of paved areas, drainage
collection structures, treatment and discharge systems, appropriate lighting,
and paved access for deicing vehicles and aircraft, but excluding acquisition
of aircraft deicing fluids and construction and reconstruction of storage
facilities for aircraft deicing equipment and fluids.'.
(c) REPORT- Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall
report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House
of Representatives on the cost and the feasibility of maintaining and
operating navigational aids (including radar) for a transition period of
up to 2 years at airports converting in whole or in part from military
airports to civilian commercial or reliever airports.

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(a) PUBLIC ACCESS TO AIRPORT BUDGET- Section 511(a)(11) of the Airport
and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2210(a)(11)) is amended
by inserting `and a report of the airport budget will be available to the
public at reasonable times and places' before the semicolon at the end.
(b) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WITH RESPECT TO AIRPORT PROJECTS- Section
509(b)(6)(A) of such Act (49 U.S.C. App. 2208(b)(6)(A)) is amended by
inserting `(i)' after `unless' and by striking the period at the end and
inserting the following: `, and (ii) the sponsor of the project certifies
to the Secretary that the airport management board either has voting
representation from the communities where the project is located or has
advised the communities that they have the right to petition the Secretary
concerning a proposed project.'.

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(a) ELIMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT- Section 504(b) of the Airport
and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2203(b)) is amended by
striking paragraph (2).
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- Such section is further amended--
(1) by striking `(1)';
(2) by striking `(A)', `(B)', and `(C)' and inserting `(1)', `(2)', and
`(3)', respectively; and
(3) by striking `(i)', `(ii)', and `(iii)' and inserting `(A)', `(B)',
and `(C)', respectively.

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Section 503(a)(10) of  the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982
(49 U.S.C. App. 2202(a)(10)) is amended by inserting `or Alaska or Hawaii'
after `contiguous States'.

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(a) EXTENSION- Section 534(a) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of
1982 (49 U.S.C. 2227(a)) is amended by striking `1992' and inserting `1996'.
(b) PARTICIPATING STATES- Section 534(b) of such Act is amended--
(1) by striking `3' and inserting `7'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: `The 7 States to be
selected for participation in the program in fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995,
and 1996 shall include the 3 States selected for the participation in the
program in fiscal year 1992 (Illinois, Missouri, and North Carolina).'.

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(a) ASSURANCE- Section 511(a)(17) of the Airport and Airway Improvement
Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. App. 2210(a)(17)) is amended by inserting `or
which provide ground transportation, baggage carts, automobile rentals,
or other consumer services' after `or other consumer products'.
(b) ADMINISTRATION OF DBE ASSURANCE- Section 511 of such Act is further
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(h) ADMINISTRATION OF DBE ASSURANCE-
`(1) MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS- In administering subsection (a)(17) of this
section, an airport owner or operator is authorized to meet the overall
percentage goal established under such subsection by including businesses
operated through management contracts and subcontracts. The dollar amount
of a management contract and subcontract with a DBE firm shall be added
to the total of DBE participation in airport concessions and to the base
from which the airport's overall percentage goal is calculated. The dollar
amount of management contracts and subcontracts with non-DBE firms and
the gross revenues of business activities to which management contracts
and subcontracts pertain shall not be added to this base.
`(2) PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES- Except as provided in subsection
(h)(3), an airport owner or operator may meet the overall percentage goal
established under subsection (a)(17) of this section by including the
purchase from DBE's of goods or services used in businesses conducted
on the airport, provided that good faith efforts shall be made by the
airport owner or operator and the businesses conducted on the airport to
explore all available options to achieve, to the maximum extent practical,
compliance with such goal through direct ownership arrangements, including,
but not limited to, joint ventures and franchises.
`(3) PROVISION FOR CAR RENTAL FIRMS-
`(A) In complying with subsection (a)(17) of this section, an airport
owner or operator shall include the revenues of car rental firms on the
airport in the base from which the overall percentage goal set forth in
such subsection is calculated.
`(B) An airport owner or operator may require a car rental firm to meet any
requirement imposed under subsection (a)(17) of this section through the
purchase or lease of goods or services from DBE's. In the event an airport
owner or operator requires the purchase or lease of goods or services from
DBE's, a car rental firm shall be permitted to meet such requirement by
including purchases or leases of vehicles from any vendor that qualifies
as a small business concern (as defined by the Secretary by regulation)
owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals
(as defined under section 505(d)(2)(B)).
`(C) Nothing in this subsection or subsection (a)(17) of this section shall
require a car rental firm to change its corporate structure to provide
for direct ownership arrangements in order to meet the requirements of
such subsection or subsection (a)(17).
`(4) GENERAL PROVISIONS-
`(A) Nothing in this subsection or subsection (a)(17) shall preempt any
State or local law, regulation, or policy enacted by the governing body
of an airport owner or operator, or the authority of any State or local
government or airport owner or operator to adopt or enforce any law,
regulation, or policy relating to DBE's.
`(B) An airport owner or operator shall be permitted to afford opportunities
for small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and
economically disadvantaged individuals to participate through direct
contractual agreement with such concerns.
`(5) EXCLUSION OF AIR CARRIER SERVICES- Air carriers in providing passenger
or freight-carrying services and other businesses that conduct aeronautical
activities at an airport shall not be included in the overall percentage
goal set forth in subsection (a)(17) of this section for participation of
small business concerns at the airport.'.
(c) BASIC PROGRAM- Section 505(d)(2)(A) of such Act (49
U.S.C. App. 2204(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking `$14,000,000' and inserting
`$16,015,000'.
(d) REGULATIONS- Not later than the 180th day following the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue
regulations to carry out sections 511(a)(17) and 511(h) of the Airport
and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended by subsections (a) and (b)
of this section, relating to the disadvantaged business enterprise assurance.

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(a) PROHIBITION AGAINST FRAUDULENT USE OF `MADE IN AMERICA' LABELS-
Section 9130 of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1990
(49 U.S.C. App. 2226b) is amended by inserting `, section 106(k) of title
49, United States Code, or the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982
(other than section 506(b))' after `subtitle'.
(b) FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS DISCRIMINATING AGAINST U.S. PRODUCTS- Section 9131 of
such Act (49 U.S.C. App. 2226c) is amended by inserting `, section 106(k)
of title 49, United States Code, or the Airport and Airway Improvement
Act of 1982 (other than section 506(b))' after `subtitle'.

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OF MAINTENANCE TECHNICIANS FOR AIR CARRIER AIRCRAFT.
(a) GRANTS- The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may
make grants to not to exceed 4 vocational technical institutions for the
purpose of acquiring or constructing facilities to be used for the advanced
training of maintenance technicians for air carrier aircraft.
(b) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA- The Administrator may only make a grant under
this section to a vocational technical educational institution if such
institution has a training curriculum which prepares aircraft maintenance
technicians who hold an airframe and power plant certificate issued under
subpart D of part 65 of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations to
maintain, without direct supervision, air carrier aircraft.
(c) LIMITATION ON AMOUNTS OF GRANTS- The maximum amount of Federal funds
which a vocational technical educational institution may receive, in the
aggregate, through grants made under this section shall be $5,000,000.
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- There is authorized to be appropriated,
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, such sums as may be necessary for
carrying out this section for fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995. Such sums
shall remain available until expended.

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The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall develop
and submit annually to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the staffing standards
used to determine the number of air traffic controllers needed to operate
the air traffic control system of the United States, a 3-year projection
of the number of air traffic controllers needed to be employed to operate
such system to meet such standards, and a detailed plan for employing such
controllers, including projected budget requests.

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The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall develop and
submit by June 30, 1993, to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate--
(1) a report on the criteria used to determine the required number of
safety inspectors; and
(2) a 3-year projection of the number of inspectors needed, the training
plans for such inspectors, and the support staff required for the inspector
workforce.

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CONTROL TOWERS.
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall not enter
into any contract on or before September 30, 1994, with a private person
for operation of an airport control tower at any airport which in fiscal
year 1990 had 5,500 or more air carrier operations and 40,000 or more air
taxi operations unless the owner or operator of such airport first agrees,
in writing, to the Administrator entering into such contract.

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(a) STUDY- The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall--
(1) analyze the social, economic, and health effects of airport noise on
populations within 65, 60, and 55 LDN noise areas to determine the actual
level at which noise creates an adverse impact on populations; and
(2) study the effect of single event noise on populations.
(b) REPORT- Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act and after providing notice and opportunity for public comment,
the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and
Transportation of the House of Representatives a report on the results of
the analysis and study conducted under subsection (a).

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(a) IN GENERAL- Before November 1, 1992, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall require, by regulation, procedures to improve
safety of aircraft operations during winter conditions.
(b) FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED- In determining procedures to be required
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider, among other
things, aircraft and air traffic control modifications, the availability
of different types of deicing fluids (taking into account their efficacy
and environmental limitations), the types of deicing equipment available,
and the feasibility and desirability of establishing timeframes within
which deicing must occur under certain types of inclement weather.

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Section 307(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1348(b))
is amended by adding at the end the following: `In carrying out clause
(3), the Administrator shall update and arrange for publication of clearly
defined routes for navigating through a complex terminal airspace area, and
to and from an airport located within such an area, where the Administrator
determines that publication of such routes would promote safety in air
navigation. Such routes shall be for the optional use of pilots operating
under visual flight rules and shall be developed in consultation with
pilots and other users of affected airports.'.

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(a) STUDY- The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study to determine
whether the safety benefits derived from the reflectorization of runways and
taxiways of all military airfields under Federal Specification TT-B-1325B
should be extended to runways and taxiways of public use airports.
(b) REPORT- Not later than June 30, 1993, the Secretary shall transmit
to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under this
section, together with recommendations concerning requirements for upgraded
reflectorization of runways and taxiways at public use airports.

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(a) STUDY- The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study on the
purchase of options to purchase land for airport development.
(b) CONTENT- In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall examine the following:
(1) ELIGIBILITY FOR FUNDING- Whether or not the purchase of options to
purchase land for airport development should be eligible for funding under
the Airport Improvement Program.
(2) CONDITIONS- If the purchase of such options become eligible for funding
under the Airport Improvement Program--
(A) whether or not certain limitations should be imposed on such purchases;
(B) whether or not priority should be afforded to the funding of such
purchases in relation to other airport development projects; and
(C) whether or not certain environmental requirements should be imposed
on such purchases.
(c) REPORT- Not later than December 31, 1993, the Secretary shall transmit
to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under subsection
(a), together with any appropriate recommendations for legislative and
administrative action.

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(a) STUDY- The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study to assess
the current Federal program for monitoring the installation and operation
of lighting systems for aircraft obstructions and airport runways.
(b) REPORT- Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Public Works and
Transportation of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the results
of the study conducted under this section, together with recommendations
on methods to ensure that the best available technologies are utilized in
lighting systems described in subsection (a).

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(a) STUDY- The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study to assess
the economic benefits of carrying out airport development projects in areas
designated as `redevelopment areas' under section 401 of the Public Works
and Economic Development Act of 1965.
(b) REPORT- Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report containing
the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), together with
recommendations on whether or not airport development projects in areas
described in subsection (a) should receive priority consideration in the
distribution of grants under the Airport Improvement Program.

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AIRPORTS.
During the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Secretary may make grants under section 104(c)(2) of the Aviation Safety
and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 for projects to soundproof residential
buildings--
(1) if the operator of the airport involved received approval for a grant
for a project to soundproof residential buildings pursuant to section
301(d)(4)(B) of the Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion Act
of 1987;
(2) if the operator of the airport involved submits updated noise exposure
contours, as required by the Secretary; and
(3) if the Secretary determines that the proposed projects are compatible
with the purposes of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979.

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Section 313(c)(2)(C) of the Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion
Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 1531) is amended by striking `20 years' and inserting
`40 years'.

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(a) STUDY- The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study to assess
the ability of airports which annually enplane .05 percent or less of total
enplanements in the United States to finance the maintenance of runways,
aprons, and taxiways constructed under the Airport Improvement Program,
whether or not it would be desirable to make maintenance of runways, aprons,
and taxiways eligible projects for grants under the Airport Improvement
Program, and whether or not the result of making such maintenance eligible
projects would be to reduce the long-term costs of airport development.
(b) REPORT- Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report containing the results
of the study conducted under subsection (a), together with recommendations.

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(a) STUDY- The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall
conduct a study of the current and projected need for air traffic control
and related services in the airspace in the vicinity of Tucson, Arizona. In
particular the study shall focus upon--
(1) the facilities and personnel necessary to assist general aviation
pilots in the vicinity of Tucson and the United States-Mexico border area
with services such as weather and traffic advisories;
(2) flight plan filings; and
(3) notification of law enforcement agencies that monitor international
air traffic between Arizona and Mexico.
(b) REPORT- Not later than May 1, 1993, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and
Transportation of the House of Representatives a report on the results of
the study conducted under subsection (a). The report shall include the
Administrator's evaluation of the ability of the consolidation plans of
the Federal Aviation Administration to assure no reduction or delay in
the delivery of air traffic control and related services to pilots in the
vicinity of Tucson.
(c) STATUS- The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall
not change the status (including reductions in staff, changes in operating
hours, changes in jurisdiction, and disconnection of telephone lines)
of the Tucson flight service station before the 60th day following the
date on which the report required by subsection (b) is submitted.

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(a) STUDY- The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, in
consultation with the Director of the National Park Service, the State
of Arizona, the State of Nevada, the Clark County Department of Aviation,
affected Indian tribes, and the general public, shall conduct a study on
increased air traffic over Grand Canyon National Park.
(b) REPORT- The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall
submit to Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under
subsection (a). The report shall include the following:
(1) A report on the increase in air traffic over Grand Canyon National
Park since 1987.
(2) A forecast of the increase in air traffic over Grand Canyon National
Park through 2010.
(3) A report on the carrying capacity of the airspace over Grand Canyon
National Park to ensure aviation safety and to meet the requirements
established by section 3 of the Act of August 18, 1987 (Public Law 100-91;
101 Stat. 676), including the substantial restoration of natural quiet at
the Park.
(4) A plan of action to manage increased air traffic over Grand Canyon
National Park to ensure aviation safety and to meet the requirements
established by such section 3 of the Act of August 18, 1987, including any
measures to encourage or require the use of quiet aircraft technology by
commercial air tour operators.

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(a) ESTABLISHMENT- The Secretary of Transportation shall establish in the
Department of Transportation a Civil Tiltrotor Development Advisory Committee
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the `Advisory Committee') to
evaluate the technical feasibility and economic viability of developing
civil tiltrotor aircraft and a national system of infrastructure to support
the incorporation of tiltrotor aircraft technology into the national
transportation system.
(b) MEMBERSHIP-
(1) APPOINTMENT- The Advisory Committee shall be composed of members
appointed by the Secretary of Transportation, not later than 60 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, as follows:
(A) At least 1 representative of the Department of Transportation.
(B) At least 1 representative of the Federal Aviation Administration.
(C) At least 1 representative of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
(D) Representatives of other Federal departments and agencies, State and
local governments, and private industry, as considered appropriate and
necessary by the Secretary.
(2) QUALIFICATION- Members appointed pursuant to subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) of paragraph (1) shall be appointed from among individuals employed
under the Federal departments and agencies described in such subparagraphs
who receive an annual rate of basic pay which equals or exceeds the rate
payable for level VI of the Senior Executive Service.
(3) CHAIRPERSON- The Secretary of Transportation shall appoint a Chairperson
of the Advisory Committee from among individuals employed under the
Department of Transportation who receive an annual rate of basic pay which
equals or exceeds the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule.
(c) DUTIES- The Advisory Committee shall--
(1) determine the costs, feasibility, and economic viability of developing
a civil tiltrotor aircraft and establishing the necessary infrastructure to
incorporate such aircraft and other advanced vertical takeoff and landing
aircraft into the national transportation system;
(2) determine the benefits to the national economy and transportation system,
including the potential for improved linkages and connections with other
modes of transportation, of incorporating civil tiltrotor aircraft and
other advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft into the national
transportation system;
(3) determine further aeronautical research and development requirements
needed to incorporate civil tiltrotor aircraft and other advanced vertical
takeoff and landing aircraft into the national transportation system;
(4) determine changes to regulatory standards governing use of the
airspace which would be required to incorporate civil tiltrotor aircraft
and other advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft into the national
transportation system; and
(5) recommend which of the costs of developing civil tiltrotor aircraft
and establishing the infrastructure necessary to support civil tiltrotor
aircraft and other advanced vertical takeoff and landing aircraft should
be paid by the Federal Government and which of such costs should be paid
by private industry.
(d) REPORT- Not later than the 365th day following the date of the first
meeting of the Advisory Committee, the Advisory Committee shall transmit
to Congress a report containing its determinations and recommendations
under subsection (c).
(e) TERMINATION- The Advisory Committee shall terminate on the 30th day
following the date of submission of its report under subsection (d).

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(a) EXEMPTION RELATED TO CERTAIN AGREEMENTS- Section 9304(a)(2)(D) of
the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990 (49 U.S.C. App. 2153(a)(2)(D))
is amended by striking all after `changes' and inserting the following:
`, unless an agreement relating to noise reductions at such airport is
entered into between the airport proprietor and an airline or airlines
constituting a majority of the airline use of such airport, in which case
the exception to subsections (b) and (d) provided by this sentence shall
apply only to local actions to enforce such agreement.'.
(b) AIRCRAFT CONTRACTS- Section 9309 of the Airport Noise and Capacity
Act of 1990 (49 U.S.C. App. 2158) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking `written contract executed' and
inserting `legally binding contract entered into'; and
(2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking `air'.

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(a) IN GENERAL- Section 303 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49
U.S.C. App. 1344) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsections:
`(g) LIMITED SOURCES OF PROCUREMENT- The Administrator shall have the
same authority as the Administrator would have under section 2304(c)(1)
of title 10, United States Code, if the Federal Aviation Administration
were an agency listed under section 2303(a) of title 10, United States Code.
`(h) CONTRACT TOWER PROGRAM- The Administrator may enter into a contract,
on a sole source basis, with a State or political subdivision thereof for
the purpose of permitting such State or political subdivision to operate
an airport traffic control tower classified as a level I visual flight
rules tower by the Administrator if the Administrator determines that
the State or political subdivision has the capability to comply with the
requirements of this subsection. Any such contract shall require that the
State or political subdivision comply with all applicable safety regulations
in its operation of the facility and with applicable competition requirements
in the subcontracting of any work to be performed under the contract.'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- The portion of the table of contents contained
in the first section of such Act relating to section 303 is amended by
adding at the end the following:
`(g) Limited sources of procurement.
`(h) Contract tower program.'.

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Section 316(c) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1357(c))
is amended by inserting `(1)' after `(c)' and by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
`(2) REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES- At the discretion of the
Administrator, reimbursement may be made for travel, transportation, and
subsistence expenses for the security training of non-Federal domestic and
foreign security personnel whose services will contribute significantly
to carrying out civil aviation security programs under this section. To
the extent practicable, air travel reimbursed under this paragraph shall
be conducted on United States air carriers.'.

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(a) NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION- Section 1101(a) of the Federal Aviation Act
of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1501(a)) is amended--
(1) by inserting after `of the construction or alteration,' the following:
`or the establishment or expansion,';
(2) by inserting after `or of the proposed construction or alteration,'
the following: `or of the proposed establishment or expansion,'; and
(3) by inserting `or sanitary landfill' after `structure'.
(b) LANDFILL HAZARD STUDY AND REPORT-
(1) REQUIREMENTS- The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall conduct a
study to determine whether a municipal solid waste facility located within a
5-mile radius of the end of a runway may have the potential for attracting
or sustaining bird movements (from feeding, watering, or roosting in the
area) that may pose a hazard across the runways or approach and departure
patterns of aircraft.
(2) REPORT- Not later than December 31, 1993, the Secretary of Transportation
shall transmit to Congress, after first having provided an opportunity
for public comment, a report on the results of the study conducted under
paragraph (1), together with an assessment of the threat posed to aviation
safety by the location of solid waste facilities near airport runways. The
report shall include recommendations concerning the construction of new
solid waste facilities and the expansion of existing facilities within a
5-mile radius of an airport runway.

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INDUSTRY.
(a) FINDINGS- Congress finds the following:
(1) The Nation's airlines must be part of an intermodal transportation
system that will move people and goods in the fastest, most efficient manner.
(2) The Nation's airlines provide our connections with the global economy. A
strong airline industry is essential to our Nation's ability to compete
in the international marketplace.
(3) The Nation's airlines are in a state of financial distress, having
lost more than $6,000,000,000 in 1990 and 1991. These losses threaten
the ability of our airlines to accommodate the growing aviation traffic
demands of the 1990's which threaten to undermine our Nation's ability to
compete in the global economy.
(4) Because of the airline industry's financial distress and the absence of
government policies to promote competition, there has been a precipitous
decline in the number of major airlines. Of the 22 airlines which entered
the industry following airline deregulation, only 2 are now operating. The
rest have either gone out of business or merged with other carriers.
(5) Concentration in the airline industry has advanced rapidly in
the past few years. The top 4 major airlines now control 67 percent of
aviation traffic and the top 7 airlines now control 91 percent of aviation
traffic. Three major airlines, carrying 19 percent of aviation traffic,
are in chapter 11 bankruptcy and their survival is in doubt.
(6) The continued success of a deregulated airline system requires the
spur of effective actual and potential competition to force airlines to
provide high quality service at the lowest possible fares.
(7) Further reductions in the number of major airlines may leave the
industry without sufficient competition to ensure a continuation of the
benefits consumers have received under airline deregulation.
(b) ESTABLISHMENT- There is established a commission to be known as the
`National Commission to Ensure a Strong Competitive Airline Industry'
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the `Commission').
(c) FUNCTIONS-
(1) INVESTIGATION AND STUDY- The Commission shall make a complete
investigation and study of the financial condition of the airline industry,
the adequacy of competition in the airline industry, and legal impediments
to a financially strong and competitive airline industry.
(2) POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS- Based on the results of the investigation and
study to be conducted under paragraph (1), the Commission shall recommend
to the President and Congress those policies which need to be adopted to--
(A) achieve the national goal of a strong and competitive airline system
which will facilitate the ability of the Nation to compete in the global
economy;
(B) provide adequate levels of competition and service at reasonable fares
in cities of all sizes;
(C) retard the flow of United States air carrier bankruptcies and
accompanying loss of jobs for United States citizens;
(D) provide a stable work environment for airline industry employees; and
(E) continue to reduce noise for citizens around airports without damaging
the economic or competitive positions of the air carriers.
(3) CONSIDERATION OF AIRCRAFT NOISE ABATEMENT- In carrying out the study
and investigation under paragraph (1), the Commission shall take into
account aircraft noise abatement, a priority established by Congress by
enactment of the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990.
(d) SPECIFIC MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED- The Commission shall specifically
investigate and study under subsection (c)(1) the following:
(1) FINANCIAL CONDITION OF AIRLINE INDUSTRY- The current financial condition
of the airline industry and how the industry's financial condition is
likely to change over the next 5 years, including--
(A) the profits or losses likely to be achieved by the airline industry
over the next 5 years;
(B) whether or not any profits realized will be adequate to permit airlines
to acquire the capital equipment necessary to meet the demand of the
traveling public in a safe and efficient manner, while complying with
environmental regulations; and
(C) whether or not any major airlines are likely to fail or sell major
assets in order to survive.
(2) ADEQUACY OF COMPETITION- The current state of competition in the
airline industry, how the structure of airline industry competition is
likely to change over the next 5 years, and whether or not the expected
level of competition will be sufficient to continue the consumer benefits
of airline deregulation.
(3) LEGAL IMPEDIMENTS TO A FINANCIALLY STRONG AND COMPETITIVE AIRLINE
INDUSTRY- Whether or not the Federal Government should take any legislative
or administrative actions to improve the financial conditions of the airline
industry or to enhance airline competition, including whether or not any
changes are needed in the legal and administrative policies which govern--
(A) the initial award and the transfer of international airline routes;
(B) the allocation of slots at high density airports;
(C) the allocation of gates, particularly at airports dominated by 1 or
a limited number of airlines;
(D) frequent flier programs;
(E) airline computer reservations systems;
(F) the rights of foreign investors to invest in United States airlines;
(G) the taxes and user fees imposed on United States airlines;
(H) the regulatory responsibilities imposed on United States airlines;
(I) the bankruptcy laws of the United States and related fitness rules
administered by the Department of Transportation as they apply to airlines;
and
(J) the obligations of failing airlines to meet pension obligations.
(4) INTERNATIONAL AVIATION POLICY- Whether or not the policies and strategies
followed by the United States in international aviation are promoting the
ability of United States airlines to achieve long-term competitive success
in international markets, including--
(A) the Government's general negotiating policy;
(B) the desirability of multilateral rather than bilateral negotiations;
(C) whether or not foreign countries have developed the necessary
infrastructure of airports and airways to enable United States airlines to
provide the service needed to meet the demand for aviation service between
the United States and such countries;
(D) the rights granted foreign airlines to provide service in United States
domestic markets (`cabotage'); and
(E) the rights granted foreign investors to invest in United States airlines.
(5) ASSESSMENT OF AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY- The state of the United
States aircraft manufacturing industry and make recommendations to the
President and Congress concerning policies that will help foster a healthy,
competitive United States aircraft manufacturing industry.
(6) STUDY OF INCENTIVES FOR EXPEDITED FLEET CONVERSION- The possibility of
long-term loan guarantees and tax incentives for air carriers to expedite
the conversion of the commercial airline fleet from Stage 2 to Stage 3
aircraft in advance of the deadlines established by the Airport Noise and
Capacity Act of 1990.
(e) MEMBERSHIP-
(1) APPOINTMENT- The Commission shall be composed of 7 members as follows:
(A) 1 member appointed by the President.
(B) 3 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(C) 3 members appointed by the majority leader of the Senate.
(2) QUALIFICATIONS-
(A) IN GENERAL- Members appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
appointed from among individuals who are experts in transportation policy
(including representatives of Federal, State, and local governments and
other public authorities owning or operating airports) and organizations
representing airlines, passengers, shippers, airline employees, aircraft
manufacturers, general aviation, and the financial community.
(B) SECTORS REPRESENTED- Members appointed pursuant to paragraph (1)
shall be appointed in a manner such that the interests of both large hub
airports and small airports with commercial air service will be taken into
consideration. One member of the Commission shall be a citizen representing
a consensus among citizen noise groups or noise affected municipalities.
(3) TERMS- Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission.
(4) VACANCIES- A vacancy in the Commission 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 sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
(6) CHAIRMAN- The Chairman of the Commission shall be elected by the members.
(f) STAFF- The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel
as it considers appropriate.
(g) STAFF OF FEDERAL AGENCIES- Upon request of the Commission, 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 Commission
to assist it in carrying out its duties under this section.
(h) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES- Upon the request of the Commission,
the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the Commission,
on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support services necessary
for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities under this section.
(i) OBTAINING OFFICIAL DATA- The Commission 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 Commission to carry out its
duties under this section. Upon request of the Commission, the head of
that department or agency shall furnish such nonconfidential information
to the Commission.
(j) REPORT- Not later than 6 months after the date on which initial
appointments of members to the Commission are completed, the Commission
shall transmit to the President and Congress a report on the activities
of the Commission, including recommendations made by the Commission under
subsection (c)(2).
(k) TERMINATION- The Commission shall terminate on the 180th day following
the date of transmittal of the report under subsection (j). All records and
papers of the Commission shall thereupon be delivered by the Administrator
of General Services for deposit in the National Archives.

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Section 102 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1302)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
`(c) STRENGTHENING OF COMPETITION- In selecting an air carrier to provide
foreign air transportation from among competing applicants to provide such
transportation, the Secretary shall consider the strengthening of competition
among air carriers operating in the United States in order to prevent undue
concentration in the air carrier industry, in addition to considering the
factors specified in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.'.

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The final rule of the Federal Aviation Administration which requires an
increased level of minimum use for high density traffic airport slots
(57 Federal Register 37308) shall take effect January 1, 1993.

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The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall evaluate and
report to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of
the Senate, no later than 9 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, on effects of quantities of smoke in the cockpit of an aircraft which
could affect the pilot's vision. In such report, the Administrator shall
also explore the efficiency of any existing technologies to evacuate smoke
from the cockpit, shall evaluate the need for any change in requirements
or operating rules, and shall estimate the cost of installation of such
technologies for the commercial airline fleet.

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Section 901(a)(3)(A) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49
U.S.C. App. 1471(a)(3)(A)) is amended by inserting `901(c), 901(d),' after
`section'.

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This title may be cited as the `Federal Aviation Administration Research,
Engineering, and Development Authorization Act of 1992'.

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TITLE III

-RESEARCH, ENGINEERING, AND DEVELOPMENT

Section 506(b)(2) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49
U.S.C. App. 2205(b)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (A) and all
that follows and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
`(A) for fiscal year 1993--
`(i) $14,700,000 solely for management and analysis projects and activities;
`(ii) $87,000,000 solely for capacity and air traffic management technology
projects and activities;
`(iii) $28,000,000 solely for communications, navigation, and surveillance
projects and activities;
`(iv) $7,700,000 solely for weather projects and activities;
`(v) $6,800,000 solely for airport technology projects and activities;
`(vi) $44,000,000 solely for aircraft safety technology projects and
activities;
`(vii) $41,100,000 solely for system security technology projects and
activities;
`(viii) $31,000,000 solely for human factors and aviation medicine projects
and activities;
`(ix) $4,500,000 for environment and energy projects and activities; and
`(x) $5,200,000 for innovative/cooperative research projects and activities;
and
`(B) for fiscal year 1994, $297,000,000.
Not less than 15 percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to this
paragraph shall be for long-term research projects, and not less than 3
percent of the amount appropriated under this paragraph shall be available
to the Administrator for making grants under section 312(g) of the Federal
Aviation Act of 1958.'.

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Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Transportation shall report to Congress on the feasibility of
requiring commercial airports and commercial airlines to employ portable
equipment to deice commercial aircraft immediately prior to takeoff
by placing deicing equipment close to the departure end of the active
runway. In addition, the Secretary shall undertake research to develop new
techniques and to develop more efficient fluids and technologies for deicing.

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(a) ESTABLISHMENT- The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
shall jointly conduct a research program to develop new technologies for
quieter subsonic jet aircraft engines and airframes.
(b) GOAL- The goal of the research program established by subsection
(a) is to develop by the year 2000 technologies for subsonic jet aircraft
engines and airframes which would permit a subsonic jet aircraft to operate
at reduced noise levels.
(c) PARTICIPATION- In carrying out the program established by subsection
(a), the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall
encourage the participation of representatives of the aviation industry
and academia.
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS- The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration and the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration shall jointly submit to Congress, on an annual basis during
the term of the program established by subsection (a), a report on the
progress being made under the program toward meeting the goal described
in subsection (b).

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(a) PROHIBITION AGAINST FRAUDULENT USE OF `MADE IN AMERICA' LABELS- (1) A
person shall not intentionally affix a label bearing the inscription of `Made
in America', or any inscription with that meaning, to any product sold in
or shipped to the United States, if that product is not a domestic product.
(2) A person who violates paragraph (1) shall not be eligible for any
contract for a procurement carried out with amounts authorized under
this title, including any subcontract under such a contract pursuant to
the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures in subpart 9.4
of chapter 1 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor
procedures thereto.
(b) COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT- (1) Except as provided in paragraph
(2), the head of each agency which conducts procurements shall ensure that
such procurements are conducted in compliance with sections 2 through 4 of
the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a through 10c, popularly known as the
`Buy American Act').
(2) This subsection shall apply only to procurements made for which--
(A) amounts are authorized by this title to be made available; and
(B) solicitations for bids are issued after the date of enactment of
this Act.
(3) The Secretary of Transportation, before January 1, 1994, shall report
to the Congress on procurements covered under this subsection of products
that are not domestic products.
(c) DEFINITIONS- For the purposes of this section, the term `domestic
product' means a product--
(1) that is manufactured or produced in the United States; and
(2) at least 50 percent of the cost of the articles, materials, or supplies
of which are mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States.

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(a) IN GENERAL- Section 1304(a) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49
U.S.C. App. 1534(a)) is amended--
(1) by inserting after `under this title' the following: `, including
insurance to cover any risk from the operation of an aircraft while such
aircraft is engaged in intrastate, interstate, or overseas air commerce'; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: `In addition, such
department or agency may, with the approval of the President, procure such
insurance to cover any risk arising from the provision of goods or services
directly related to and necessary for an operation of an aircraft covered
by insurance procured under the preceding sentence if such operation is
in the performance of a contract of such department or agency or is for
the purpose of transporting military forces or materiel on behalf of the
United States pursuant to an agreement between the United States and a
foreign government.'.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 1302(a)(3) of such Act (49
U.S.C. App. 1532(a)(3)) is amended by striking `Insurance' and inserting
`Subject to section 1304(a), insurance'.

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TITLE IV

-AVIATION INSURANCE

Section 1312 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1542)
is amended by striking `1992' and inserting `1997'.

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(a) REVIEW- The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a
review of the administration of the aviation insurance program under title
XIII of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 during the Persian Gulf conflict
for the purpose of determining methods of improving the efficiency of the
administration of such program by reducing the paperwork and time period
required for provision of insurance under such program.
(b) REPORT- Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to Congress a report on the
results of the review conducted under subsection (a), together with any
recommendations of the Comptroller General for improving the efficiency
of the administration of the aviation insurance program under title XIII
of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958.

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of title XIII of
the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 and all insurance policies issued by the
Secretary of Transportation under such title, as in effect on September
30, 1992, shall be treated as having continued in effect until the date
of the enactment of this Act.

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Paragraph (1) of section 9502(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to expenditures from Airport and Airway Trust Fund) is amended--
(1) by striking `October 1, 1992' and inserting `October 1, 1995', and
(2) by striking in subparagraph (A) `(as such Acts were in effect on the
date of the enactment of the Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion Act
of 1990)' and inserting `(as such Acts were in effect on the date of the
enactment of the Airport and Airway Safety, Capacity, Noise Improvement,
and Intermodal Transportation Act of 1992)'.

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(a) IN GENERAL- Paragraph (1) of section 9502(e) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to special rules for transfers into trust fund)
is amended to read as follows:
`(1) INCREASES IN TAX REVENUES BEFORE 1993 TO REMAIN IN GENERAL FUND-
In the case of taxes imposed before January 1, 1993, the amounts required
to be appropriated under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b)
shall be determined without regard to any increase in a rate of tax enacted
by the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990.'.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect
as if included in section 11213 of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990
on the date of the enactment of such Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization bill

Other Sections

TITLE I

TITLE II

TITLE V

TITLE III

TITLE IV

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