Sec. 804. CONSOLIDATION AND REALIGNMENT OF FAA SERVICES AND FACILITIES

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## SEC. 804 CONSOLIDATION AND REALIGNMENT OF FAA SERVICES AND FACILITIES **[**[49 U.S.C. 44501 note](/us/usc/t49/s44501)**]** ###

(a)National Facilities Realignment and Consolidation Report ####

(1)In general The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall develop a report, to be known as the National Facilities Realignment and Consolidation Report, in accordance with the requirements of this subsection. ####

(2)Purpose The purpose of the report shall be to reduce capital, operating, maintenance, and administrative costs of the FAA where such cost reductions can be implemented without adversely affecting safety. ####

(3)Contents The report shall include— #####

(A)recommendations of the Administrator on realignment and consolidation of services and facilities (including regional offices) of the FAA; and #####

(B)for each of the recommendations, a description of— ######

(i)the Administrator’s justification; ######

(ii)the projected costs and savings; and ######

(iii)the proposed timing for implementation. #### (4)3 Input The report shall be prepared by the Administrator (or the Administrator’s designee) with the participation of— #####

(A)representatives of labor organizations representing air traffic control system employees of the FAA; and #####

(B)industry stakeholders. 3The amendment to paragraph

(4)by section 545(b)(2) of division B of Public Law 115–254 to strike “Chief NextGen Officer” and insert “Chief Technology Officer” could not be carried out as a result of an earlier amendment made by section 510(a)(2) of such Public Law. ####

(5)Submission to congress Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit the report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. ####

(6)Public notice and comment The Administrator shall publish the report in the Federal Register and allow 45 days for the submission of public comments. ###

(b)Report to Congress Containing Recommendations of Administrator Not later than 60 days after the last day of the period for public comment under subsection (a)(6), the Administrator shall submit to the committees specified in subsection (a)(5)— ####

(1)a report containing the recommendations of the Administrator on realignment and consolidation of services and facilities (including regional offices) of the FAA; and ####

(2)copies of any public comments received by the Administrator under subsection (a)(6). ###

(c)Realignment and Consolidation of FAA Services and Facilities Except as provided in subsection (d), the Administrator shall realign and consolidate the services and facilities of the FAA in accordance with the recommendations included in the report submitted under subsection (b). ###

(d)Congressional Disapproval ####

(1)In general The Administrator may not carry out a recommendation for realignment or consolidation of services or facilities of the FAA that is included in the report submitted under subsection

(b)if a joint resolution of disapproval is enacted disapproving such recommendation before the earlier of— #####

(A)the last day of the 30-day period beginning on the date of submission of the report; or #####

(B)the adjournment of Congress sine die for the session during which the report is transmitted. ####

(2)Computation of 30-day period For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the days on which either House of Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain shall be excluded in computation of the 30-day period. ###

(e)Military Operations Exclusion ####

(1)In general The Administrator may not realign or consolidate a combined TRACON and tower with radar facility of the FAA under this section if, in 2015, the total annual military operations at the facility comprised at least 40 percent of the total annual TRACON operations at the facility. ####

(2)TRACON defined In this subsection, the term “TRACON” means terminal radar approach control. ###

(f)Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: ####

(1)FAA The term “FAA” means the Federal Aviation Administration. ####

(2)Realignment; consolidation #####

(A)In general The terms “realignment” and “consolidation” include any action that— ######

(i)relocates functions, services, or personnel positions; ######

(ii)discontinues or severs existing facility functions or services; or ######

(iii)combines the results described in clauses

(i)and (ii). #####

(B)Exclusion The terms do not include a reduction in personnel resulting from workload adjustments.

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