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VISION 100--CENTURY OF AVIATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT
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Public Law 108-176
108th Congress
An Act
To amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs for the
Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Dec.
12, 2003 - [H.R. 2115]>>
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress <<NOTE: Vision 100--Century of
Aviation Reauthorization Act.>> assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This <<NOTE: 49 USC 40101 note.>> Act may be cited
as the ``Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendments to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 3. Applicability.
Sec. 4. Findings.
TITLE I--AIRPORT AND AIRWAY IMPROVEMENTS
Subtitle A--Funding of FAA Programs
Sec. 101. Airport planning and development and noise compatibility
planning and programs.
Sec. 102. Air navigation facilities and equipment.
Sec. 103. Federal Aviation Administration operations.
Sec. 104. Funding for aviation programs.
Sec. 105. Agreements for operation of airport facilities.
Sec. 106. Insurance.
Subtitle B--Passenger Facility Fees
Sec. 121. Low-emission airport vehicles and ground support equipment.
Sec. 122. Use of fees to pay debt service.
Sec. 123. Streamlining of the passenger facility fee program.
Sec. 124. Financial management of passenger facility fees.
Subtitle C--AIP Modifications
Sec. 141. Airfield pavement.
Sec. 142. Replacement of baggage conveyor systems.
Sec. 143. Authority to use certain funds for airport security programs
and activities.
Sec. 144. Grant assurances.
Sec. 145. Clarification of allowable project costs.
Sec. 146. Apportionments to primary airports.
Sec. 147. Cargo airports.
Sec. 148. Considerations in making discretionary grants.
Sec. 149. Flexible funding for nonprimary airport apportionments.
Sec. 150. Use of apportioned amounts.
Sec. 151. Increase in apportionment for, and flexibility of, noise
compatibility planning programs.
Sec. 152. Pilot program for purchase of airport development rights.
Sec. 153. Military airport program.
Sec. 154. Airport safety data collection.
Sec. 155. Airport privatization pilot program.
Sec. 156. Innovative financing techniques.
Sec. 157. Airport security program.
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Sec. 158. Emission credits for air quality projects.
Sec. 159. Low-emission airport vehicles and infrastructure.
Sec. 160. Compatible land use planning and projects by State and local
governments.
Sec. 161. Temporary increase in Government share of certain AIP project
costs.
Sec. 162. Share of airport project costs.
Sec. 163. Federal share for private ownership of airports.
Sec. 164. Disposition of land acquired for noise compatibility purposes.
Sec. 165. Hangar construction grant assurance.
Sec. 166. Terminal development costs.
Subtitle D--Miscellaneous
Sec. 181. Design-build contracting.
Sec. 182. Pilot program for innovative financing of air traffic control
equipment.
Sec. 183. Cost sharing of air traffic modernization projects.
Sec. 184. Facilities and equipment reports.
Sec. 185. Civil penalty for permanent closure of an airport without
providing sufficient notice.
Sec. 186. Midway Island Airport.
Sec. 187. Intermodal planning.
Sec. 188. Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau.
Sec. 189. Limitation on approval of certain programs.
Sec. 190. Conveyance of airport.
TITLE II--FAA ORGANIZATION
Subtitle A--FAA Reform
Sec. 201. Management advisory committee members.
Sec. 202. Reorganization of the air traffic services subcommittee.
Sec. 203. Clarification of the responsibilities of the Chief Operating
Officer.
Sec. 204. Deputy Administrator.
Subtitle B--Miscellaneous
Sec. 221. Controller staffing.
Sec. 222. Whistleblower protection under acquisition management system.
Sec. 223. FAA purchase cards.
Sec. 224. Procurement.
Sec. 225. Definitions.
Sec. 226. Air traffic controller retirement.
Sec. 227. Design organization certificates.
Sec. 228. Judicial review.
Sec. 229. Overflight fees.
TITLE III--ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS
Subtitle A--Aviation Development Streamlining
Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Findings.
Sec. 303. Airport capacity enhancement.
Sec. 304. Aviation project streamlining.
Sec. 305. Elimination of duplicative requirements.
Sec. 306. Construction of certain airport capacity projects.
Sec. 307. Issuance of orders.
Sec. 308. Limitations.
Sec. 309. Relationship to other requirements.
Subtitle B--Miscellaneous
Sec. 321. Report on long-term environmental improvements.
Sec. 322. Noise disclosure.
Sec. 323. Overflights of national parks.
Sec. 324. Noise exposure maps.
Sec. 325. Implementation of Chapter 4 noise standards.
Sec. 326. Reduction of noise and emissions from civilian aircraft.
Sec. 327. Special rule for airport in Illinois.
TITLE IV--AIRLINE SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
Subtitle A--Small Community Air Service
Sec. 401. Exemption from hold-in requirements.
Sec. 402. Adjustments to account for significantly increased costs.
Sec. 403. Joint proposals.
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Sec. 404. Essential air service authorization.
Sec. 405. Community and regional choice programs.
Sec. 406. Code-sharing pilot program.
Sec. 407. Tracking service.
Sec. 408. EAS local participation program.
Sec. 409. Measurement of highway miles for purposes of determining
eligibility of essential air service subsidies.
Sec. 410. Incentive program.
Sec. 411. National Commission on Small Community Air Service.
Sec. 412. Small community air service.
Subtitle B--Miscellaneous
Sec. 421. Data on incidents and complaints involving passenger and
baggage security screening.
Sec. 422. Delay reduction actions.
Sec. 423. Collaborative decisionmaking pilot program.
Sec. 424. Competition disclosure requirement for large and medium hub
airports.
Sec. 425. Slot exemptions at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Sec. 426. Definition of commuter aircraft.
Sec. 427. Airfares for members of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 428. Air carriers required to honor tickets for suspended service.
TITLE V--AVIATION SAFETY
Sec. 501. Counterfeit or fraudulently represented parts violations.
Sec. 502. Runway safety standards.
Sec. 503. Civil penalties.
Sec. 504. Improvement of curriculum standards for aviation maintenance
technicians.
Sec. 505. Assessment of wake turbulence research and development
program.
Sec. 506. FAA inspector training.
Sec. 507. Air transportation oversight system plan.
TITLE VI--AVIATION SECURITY
Sec. 601. Certificate actions in response to a security threat.
Sec. 602. Justification for air defense identification zone.
Sec. 603. Crew training.
Sec. 604. Study of effectiveness of transportation security system.
Sec. 605. Airport security improvement projects.
Sec. 606. Charter security.
Sec. 607. CAPPS2.
Sec. 608. Report on passenger prescreening program.
Sec. 609. Arming cargo pilots against terrorism.
Sec. 610. Removal of cap on TSA staffing level.
Sec. 611. Foreign repair stations.
Sec. 612. Flight training.
Sec. 613. Deployment of screeners at Kenai, Homer, and Valdez, Alaska.
TITLE VII--AVIATION RESEARCH
Sec. 701. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 702. Federal Aviation Administration Science and Technology
Scholarship Program.
Sec. 703. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science and
Technology Scholarship Program.
Sec. 704. Research program to improve airfield pavements.
Sec. 705. Ensuring appropriate standards for airfield pavements.
Sec. 706. Development of analytical tools and certification methods.
Sec. 707. Research on aviation training.
Sec. 708. FAA Center for Excellence for applied research and training in
the use of advanced materials in transport aircraft.
Sec. 709. Air Transportation System Joint Planning and Development
Office.
Sec. 710. Next generation air transportation senior policy committee.
Sec. 711. Rotorcraft research and development initiative.
Sec. 712. Airport Cooperative Research Program.
TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS
Sec. 801. Definitions.
Sec. 802. Report on aviation safety reporting system.
Sec. 803. Anchorage air traffic control.
Sec. 804. Extension of Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
Sec. 805. Improvement of aviation information collection.
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Sec. 806. Government-financed air transportation.
Sec. 807. Air carrier citizenship.
Sec. 808. United States presence in global air cargo industry.
Sec. 809. Availability of aircraft accident site information.
Sec. 810. Notice concerning aircraft assembly.
Sec. 811. Type certificates.
Sec. 812. Reciprocal airworthiness certification.
Sec. 813. International role of the FAA.
Sec. 814. Flight attendant certification.
Sec. 815. Air quality in aircraft cabins.
Sec. 816. Recommendations concerning travel agents.
Sec. 817. Reimbursement for losses incurred by general aviation
entities.
Sec. 818. International air show.
Sec. 819. Report on certain market developments and government policies.
Sec. 820. International air transportation.
Sec. 821. Reimbursement of air carriers for certain screening and
related activities.
Sec. 822. Charter airlines.
Sec. 823. General aviation flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airport.
Sec. 824. Review of air carrier compensation.
Sec. 825. Noise control plan for certain airports.
Sec. 826. GAO report on airlines' actions to improve finances and on
executive compensation.
Sec. 827. Private air carriage in Alaska.
Sec. 828. Report on waivers of preference for buying goods produced in
the United States.
Sec. 829. Navigation fees.
TITLE IX--EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXPENDITURE
AUTHORITY
Sec. 901. Extension of expenditure authority.
Sec. 902. Technical correction to flight segment.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or a
repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be
considered to be made to a section or other provision of title 49,
United States Code.
SEC. 3. <<NOTE: 49 USC 106 note.>> APPLICABILITY.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Act and the
amendments made by this Act shall apply only to fiscal years beginning
after September 30, 2003.
SEC. 4. <<NOTE: 49 USC 40101 note.>> FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States has revolutionized the way people
travel, developing new technologies and aircraft to move people
more efficiently and more safely.
(2) Past Federal investment in aeronautics research and
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