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Code · BILL · 115th Congress · H.R. 4 (Introduced in House) — To reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. · Sec. 1

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents

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This Act may be cited as the . FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Effective date. Title I—Authorizations Subtitle A—Funding of FAA Programs Sec. 101. Airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning and programs. Sec. 102. Facilities and equipment. Sec. 103. FAA operations. Sec. 104. Adjustment to AIP program funding. Sec. 105. Funding for aviation programs. Subtitle B—Passenger facility charges Sec. 111.
Passenger facility charge modernization. Sec. 112. Pilot program for passenger facility charge authorizations. Subtitle C—Airport Improvement Program modifications Sec. 121. Clarification of airport obligation to provide FAA airport space. Sec. 122. Mothers’ rooms at airports. Sec. 123. Extension of competitive access reports. Sec. 124. Grant assurances. Sec. 125. Government share of project costs. Sec. 126. Updated veterans’ preference. Sec. 127. Special rule. Sec. 128. Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.
Sec. 129. Nondiscrimination. Sec. 130. State block grant program expansion. Sec. 131. Midway Island Airport. Sec. 132. Property conveyance releases. Sec. 133. Minority and disadvantaged business participation. Sec. 134. Contract tower program. Sec. 135. Airport access roads in remote locations. Sec. 136. Buy America requirements. Subtitle D—Airport noise and environmental streamlining Sec. 151. Recycling plans for airports. Sec. 152. Pilot program sunset. Sec. 153. Extension of grant authority for compatible land use planning and projects by State and local governments.
Sec. 154. Updating airport noise exposure maps. Sec. 155. Stage 3 aircraft study. Sec. 156. Addressing community noise concerns. Sec. 157. Study on potential health impacts of overflight noise. Sec. 158. Environmental mitigation pilot program. Sec. 159. Aircraft noise exposure. Sec. 160. Community involvement in FAA NextGen projects located in metroplexes. Sec. 161. Critical habitat on or near airport property. Sec. 162. Clarification of reimbursable allowed costs of FAA memoranda of agreement.
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. Subtitle C—Flight Standards Reform Sec. 231.
Flight standards performance objectives and metrics. Sec. 232. FAA task force on flight standards reform. Sec. 233. Centralized safety guidance database. Sec. 234. Regulatory Consistency Communications Board. Subtitle D—Safety Workforce Sec. 241. Safety workforce training strategy. Sec. 242. Workforce review. Subtitle E—International Aviation Sec. 251. Promotion of United States aerospace standards, products, and services abroad. Sec. 252. Bilateral exchanges of safety oversight responsibilities.
Sec. 253. FAA leadership abroad. Sec. 254. Registration, certification, and related fees. Title III—Safety Subtitle A—General Provisions Sec. 301. FAA technical training. Sec. 302. Safety critical staffing. Sec. 303. International efforts regarding tracking of civil aircraft. Sec. 304. Aircraft data access and retrieval systems. Sec. 305. Advanced cockpit displays. Sec. 306. Marking of towers. Sec. 307. Cabin evacuation. Sec. 308. ODA staffing and oversight. Sec. 309. Funding for additional safety needs.
Sec. 310. Funding for additional FAA licensing needs. Sec. 311. Emergency medical equipment on passenger aircraft. Sec. 312. HIMS program. Sec. 313. Acceptance of voluntarily provided safety information. Sec. 314. Flight attendant duty period limitations and rest requirements. Sec. 315. Secondary cockpit barriers. Sec. 316. Aviation maintenance industry technical workforce. Sec. 317. Critical airfield markings. Sec. 318. Regulatory Reform. Subtitle B—Unmanned Aircraft Systems Sec. 331.
Definitions. Sec. 332. Codification of existing law; additional provisions. Sec. 333. Unmanned aircraft test ranges. Sec. 334. Sense of Congress regarding unmanned aircraft safety. Sec. 335. UAS privacy review. Sec. 336. Public UAS operations by Tribal governments. Sec. 337. Evaluation of aircraft registration for small unmanned aircraft. Sec. 338. Study on roles of governments relating to low-altitude operation of small unmanned aircraft. Sec. 339. Study on financing of unmanned aircraft services.
Sec. 340. Update of FAA comprehensive plan. Sec. 341. Cooperation related to certain counter-UAS technology. Title IV—Air Service Improvements Subtitle A—Airline Customer Service Improvements Sec. 401. Reliable air service in American Samoa. Sec. 402. Cell phone voice communication ban. Sec. 403. Advisory committee for aviation consumer protection. Sec. 404. Improved notification of insecticide use. Sec. 405. Advertisements and disclosure of fees for passenger air transportation.
Sec. 406. Involuntarily bumping passengers after aircraft boarded. Sec. 407. Availability of consumer rights information. Sec. 408. Consumer complaints hotline. Sec. 409. Widespread disruptions. Sec. 410. Involuntarily denied boarding compensation. Sec. 411. Consumer information on actual flight times. Sec. 412. Advisory committee for transparency in air ambulance industry. Sec. 413. Air ambulance complaints. Sec. 414. Passenger rights. Subtitle B—Aviation Consumers With Disabilities Sec. 441.
Select subcommittee. Sec. 442. Aviation consumers with disabilities study. Sec. 443. Feasibility study on in-cabin wheelchair restraint systems. Sec. 444. Access advisory committee recommendations. Subtitle C—Small Community Air Service Sec. 451. Essential air service authorization. Sec. 452. Extension of final order establishing mileage adjustment eligibility. Sec. 453. Study on essential air service reform. Sec. 454. Small community air service. Sec. 455. Air transportation to noneligible places.
Title V—Miscellaneous Sec. 501. Review of FAA strategic cybersecurity plan. Sec. 502. Consolidation and realignment of FAA services and facilities. Sec. 503. FAA review and reform. Sec. 504. Aviation fuel. Sec. 505. Right to privacy when using air traffic control system. Sec. 506. Air shows. Sec. 507. Part 91 review, reform, and streamlining. Sec. 508. Aircraft registration. Sec. 509. Air transportation of lithium cells and batteries. Sec. 510. Remote tower pilot program for rural and small communities.
Sec. 511. Ensuring FAA readiness to provide seamless oceanic operations. Sec. 512. Sense of Congress regarding women in aviation. Sec. 513. Obstruction evaluation aeronautical studies. Sec. 514. Aircraft leasing. Sec. 515. Report on obsolete test equipment. Sec. 516. Pilots sharing flight expenses with passengers. Sec. 517. Aviation rulemaking committee for part 135 pilot rest and duty rules. Sec. 518. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Sec. 519. Terminal Aerodrome Forecast.
Sec. 520. Federal Aviation Administration employees stationed on Guam. Sec. 521. Technical corrections. Sec. 522. Application of veterans’ preference to Federal Aviation Administration personnel management system. Sec. 523. Public aircraft eligible for logging flight times. Sec. 524. Federal Aviation Administration workforce review. Sec. 525. State taxation. Sec. 526. Aviation and aerospace workforce of the future. Sec. 527. Future aviation and aerospace workforce study. Sec. 528.
FAA leadership on civil supersonic aircraft. Sec. 529. Oklahoma registry office. Sec. 530. Foreign air transportation under United States-European Union Air Transport Agreement. Sec. 531. Training on human trafficking for certain staff. Sec. 532. Part 107 implementation improvements. Sec. 533. Part 107 transparency and technology improvements. Sec. 534. Prohibitions against smoking on passenger flights. Sec. 535. Consumer protection requirements relating to large ticket agents.
Sec. 536. FAA data transparency. Sec. 537. Agency procurement reporting requirements. Sec. 538. Zero-emission vehicles and technology. Sec. 539. Employee Assault Prevention and Response Plans. Sec. 540. Study on training of customer-facing air carrier employees. Sec. 541. Minimum dimensions for passenger seats. Sec. 542. Study of ground transportation options. Title VI—Disaster Recovery Reform Act Sec. 601. Applicability. Sec. 602. State defined. Sec. 603. Wildfire prevention.
Sec. 604. Additional activities. Sec. 605. Eligibility for code implementation and enforcement. Sec. 606. Program improvements. Sec. 607. Prioritization of facilities. Sec. 608. Guidance on evacuation routes. Sec. 609. Duplication of benefits. Sec. 610. State administration of assistance for direct temporary housing and permanent housing construction. Sec. 611. Assistance to individuals and households. Sec. 612. Multifamily lease and repair assistance. Sec. 613. Private nonprofit facility.
Sec. 614. Management costs. Sec. 615. Flexibility. Sec. 616. Additional disaster assistance. Sec. 617. National veterinary emergency teams. Sec. 618. Dispute resolution pilot program. Sec. 619. Unified Federal environmental and historic preservation review. Sec. 620. Closeout incentives. Sec. 621. Performance of services. Sec. 622. Study to streamline and consolidate information collection. Sec. 623. Agency accountability. Sec. 624. Audit of contracts. Sec. 625. Inspector general audit of FEMA contracts for tarps and plastic sheeting.
Sec. 626. Relief organizations. Sec. 627. Guidance on inundated and submerged roads. Sec. 628. Authorities. Sec. 629. Recoupment of certain assistance prohibited. Sec. 630. Statute of limitations. Sec. 631. Technical assistance and recommendations. Sec. 632. Guidance on hazard mitigation assistance. Sec. 633. Local impact. Sec. 634. Additional hazard mitigation activities. Sec. 635. National public infrastructure predisaster hazard mitigation. Sec. 636. Additional mitigation activities.
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. Associate Administrator for Research and Development. Sec. 712. Research advisory committee. Subtitle C—Unmanned Aircraft Systems Sec. 721. Unmanned aircraft systems research and development roadmap. Sec. 722. Probabilistic metrics for exemptions. Sec. 723. Probabilistic assessment of risks.
Sec. 724. Unmanned aerial vehicle-manned aircraft collision research. Sec. 725. Special rule for research and development. Sec. 726. Beyond line-of-sight research and development. Subtitle D—Cybersecurity Sec. 731. Cyber Testbed. Sec. 732. Cabin communications, entertainment, and information technology systems cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Sec. 733. Cybersecurity threat modeling. Sec. 734. National Institute of Standards and Technology cybersecurity standards. Sec. 735. Cybersecurity research coordination.
Sec. 736. Cybersecurity research and development program. Subtitle E—FAA Research and Development Activities Sec. 741. Research plan for the certification of new technologies into the national airspace system. Sec. 742. Aviation fuel research, development, and usage. Sec. 743. Air traffic surveillance over oceans and other remote locations. Sec. 744. Single-piloted commercial cargo aircraft. Sec. 745. Electromagnetic spectrum research and development. 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.
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