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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. Sec. 113. Use of funds from passenger facility charges to prevent power outages. 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. Sec. 137. Supplemental discretionary funds.
Sec. 138. Safety equipment. Sec. 139. Use of airport improvement funds to prevent power outages. Sec. 140. General written assurances. Sec. 141. Construction of certain control towers. Sec. 142. Small airport regulation relief. 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 and economic 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.
Sec. 163. Lead emissions. Sec. 164. Aircraft noise, emission, and fuel burn reduction program. Sec. 165. Terminal sequencing and spacing. Sec. 166. Noise and health impact training. Sec. 167. Airport noise mitigation and safety study. Sec. 168. Judicial review for proposed alternative environmental review and approval procedures. Title II—FAA Safety Certification Reform Subtitle A—General Provisions Sec. 201. Definitions. Sec. 202. Safety Oversight and Certification Advisory Committee.
Sec. 203. Performance standards for firefighting foams. 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. Emergency medical equipment on passenger aircraft. Sec. 310. HIMS program. Sec. 311. Acceptance of voluntarily provided safety information.
Sec. 312. Flight attendant duty period limitations and rest requirements. Sec. 313. Secondary cockpit barriers. Sec. 314. Aviation maintenance industry technical workforce. Sec. 315. Critical airfield markings. Sec. 316. Regulatory reform. Sec. 317. FAA and NTSB review of general aviation safety. Sec. 318. Call to action airline engine safety review. Sec. 319. Special rule for certain aircraft operations. Sec. 320. Exit rows. Sec. 321. Comptroller General report on FAA enforcement policy.
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. Sec. 342. Definitions. Sec. 343. Special rules for model aircraft. Sec. 344. Recreational UAS. Sec. 345. Unmanned aircraft systems integration pilot program. Sec. 346. Enforcement. Sec. 347. Actively tethered public UAS. Sec. 348. Report on possible unmanned aircraft systems operation on spectrum allocated for aviation use.
Sec. 349. U.S. Counter-UAS system review of interagency coordination processes. 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. Sec. 415. Enhanced training of flight attendants. Sec. 416. Addressing sexual misconduct on flights. Sec. 417.
Overbooking policies of air carriers. Sec. 418. Training policies regarding racial, ethnic, and religious nondiscrimination. Sec. 419. Aviation consumer advocate and complaint resolution improvement. 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. Airline Passengers With Disabilities Bill of Rights. Sec. 445. Civil penalties relating to harm to passengers with disabilities.
Sec. 446. Harmonization of service animal standards. Sec. 447. Regulations ensuring assistance for individuals with disabilities in air transportation. 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. Sec. 456. Authorization of certain flights by stage 2 airplanes.
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. Sec. 543. FAA employees in Guam. Sec. 544. Clarification of requirements for living history flights. Sec. 545. FAA organizational reform.
Sec. 546. Intra-agency coordination. Sec. 547. FAA Civil Aviation Registry upgrade. Sec. 548. Regulatory streamlining. Sec. 549. Administrative Services Franchise Fund. Sec. 550. Report on air traffic control modernization. Sec. 551. Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast. Sec. 552. Youth access to American jobs in aviation task force. Sec. 553. Airport investment partnership program. Sec. 554. Review and reform of FAA performance management system. Sec. 555. Contract weather observers.
Sec. 556. Regions and centers. Sec. 557. Study on airport revenue diversion. Sec. 558. Geosynthetic materials. Sec. 559. Rule for animals. Sec. 560. Enhanced air traffic services. Sec. 561. NextGen delivery study. Sec. 562. Limited regulation of non-federally sponsored property. Sec. 563. National Airmail Museum. Sec. 564. Review of approval process for use of large air tankers and very large air tankers for wildland firefighting. Sec. 565. Report on baggage reporting requirements.
Sec. 566. Supporting women’s involvement in the aviation field. Sec. 567. GAO study on the effect of granting an exclusive right of aeronautical services to an airport sponsor. Sec. 568. Evaluation of airport master plans. Sec. 569. Study regarding day-night average sound levels. Sec. 570. Report on status of agreement between FAA and Little Rock Port Authority. Sec. 571. Study on allergic reactions. Sec. 572. Access of air carriers to information about applicants to be pilots from national driver register.
Sec. 573. Prohibition regarding weapons. Sec. 574. Helicopter fuel system safety. Sec. 575. Safety equipment storage facilities. Sec. 576. Report on airline and passenger safety. Sec. 577. Report on aircraft diversions from lax to hawthorne municipal airport. Sec. 578. Former military airports. Sec. 579. Use of State highway specifications. Sec. 580. Sense of Congress. Sec. 581. Oxygen mask design study. Sec. 582. Standards for pilots. Sec. 583. Study regarding technology usage at airports.
Sec. 584. Applications for designation. Sec. 585. Applicability of medical certification standards to operators of air balloons. Sec. 586. Cost-effectiveness analysis of equipment rental. Sec. 587. Report. Sec. 588. Study on infrastructure needs of fast-growing airports. Sec. 589. Aircraft noise research and mitigation strategy. Sec. 590. Alternative airplane noise metric evaluation deadline. Sec. 591. Performance-based standards. Sec. 592. Report to Congress. Sec. 593. Report and recommendations on certain aviation safety risks.
Sec. 594. Report to Congress. Sec. 595. Review of FAA’s Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing System. Sec. 596. Cybersecurity and artificial intelligence standards plan. Sec. 597. Sense of Congress on hiring veterans. Sec. 598. GAO study. Sec. 599. Prompt payments. Sec. 599A. GAO study on aviation workforce. Sec. 599B. Metropolitan planning organizations. Sec. 599C. Study. Sec. 599D. Spaceports. Sec. 599E. Mandatory use of the New York North Shore Helicopter Route.
Sec. 599F. Study on diversity of cybersecurity workforce of FAA. Sec. 599G. Federal authority. Sec. 599H. National hiring standard of care. 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. Right of arbitration. 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. Sec. 637. Eligibility for code implementation and enforcement. Sec. 638. GAO report on long-term recovery efforts. Sec. 639. Guidance and training by FEMA on coordination of emergency response plans.
Sec. 640. Reimbursement. Sec. 641. Flood insurance. Sec. 642. Certain recoupment prohibited. 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. Title IX—Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience and Effectiveness Sec. 901. Short title. Sec. 902. Interagency Council on Extreme Weather Resilience, Preparedness, and Risk Identification and Management.
Sec. 903. Agency planning for extreme weather-related risks. Sec. 904. Website. Sec. 905. Providing Adequate Resources and Support. Sec. 906. Inventory. Sec. 907. Meetings. Sec. 908. Progress updates. Sec. 909. Definitions. Sec. 910. Requirement to include agency extreme weather plan in agency performance plan. Sec. 911. Sunset and repeal.