Sec. 201. FAA LEADERSHIP

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## SEC. 201 FAA LEADERSHIP Section 106 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####

(1)in subsection

(a)by striking “The Federal” and inserting “In General.—The Federal”; and ####

(2)by striking subsection

(b)and inserting the following: > > ### “(b) Administration Leadership > > > #### “(1) Administrator > > > ##### “(A) In general > > The head of the Administration is the Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. > > > ##### “(B) Qualifications > > The Administrator shall— > > > ###### “(i) > > be a citizen of the United States; > > > ###### “(ii) > > not be an active duty member of the Armed Forces; > > > ###### “(iii) > > not have retired from the Armed Forces within the 7 years preceding nomination; and > > > ###### “(iv) > > have experience in organizational management and a field directly related to aviation. > > > ##### “(C) Fitness > > In appointing an individual as Administrator, the President shall consider the fitness of such individual to carry out efficiently the duties and powers of the office. > > > ##### “(D) Term of office > > The term of office for any individual appointed as Administrator shall be 5 years. > > > ##### “(E) Reporting chain > > Except as provided in subsection

(f)or in other provisions of law, the Administrator reports directly to the Secretary of Transportation. > > > #### “(2) Deputy administrator > > > ##### “(A) In general > > The Administrator has a Deputy Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President. > > > ##### “(B) Qualifications > > The Deputy Administrator shall— > > > ###### “(i) > > be a citizen of the United States; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > have experience in organizational management and a field directly related to aviation. > > > ##### “(C) Fitness > > In appointing an individual as Deputy Administrator, the President shall consider the fitness of the individual to carry out efficiently the duties and powers of the office, including the duty to act for the Administrator when the Administrator is absent or unable to serve, or when the office of Administrator is vacant. > > > ##### “(D) Reporting chain > > The Deputy Administrator reports directly to the Administrator. > > > ##### “(E) Duties > > The Deputy Administrator shall carry out duties and powers prescribed by the Administrator. > > > ##### “(F) Compensation > > > ###### “(i) Annual rate of basic pay > > The annual rate of basic pay of the Deputy Administrator shall be set by the Secretary but shall not exceed the annual rate of basic pay payable to the Administrator. > > > ###### “(ii) Exception > > A retired regular officer of the Armed Forces serving as the Deputy Administrator is entitled to hold a rank and grade not lower than that held when appointed as the Deputy Administrator and may elect to receive— > > > ###### “(I) > > the pay provided for the Deputy Administrator under clause (i); or > > > ###### “(II) > > the pay and allowances or the retired pay of the military grade held. > > > ###### “(iii) Reimbursement of expenses > > If the Deputy Administrator elects to receive compensation described in clause (ii)(II), the Administration shall reimburse the appropriate military department from funds available for the expenses of the Administration. > > > #### “(3) Leadership of the administration defined > > In this section, the term ‘leadership of the Administration’ means— > > > ##### “(A) > > the Administrator under paragraph (1); and > > > ##### “(B) > > the Deputy Administrator under paragraph (2).” > .