Summary: FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act - Title I: Authorizations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for FY2010 and FY2011 for operations. (Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for FY2010-FY2011 for: (1) air navigation facilities and equipment; (2) civil aviation research and development (R&D); and (3) grants for airport planning and development and for noise compatibility planning programs; and (4) administrative expenses for certain airport programs. (Sec. 103) Directs the FAA Administrator to establish a program to utilize undergraduate and technical colleges, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, tribally controlled colleges and universities, and Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian serving institutions in research on subjects of relevance to the FAA. (Sec. 105) Authorizes additional appropriations from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund for the FAA Operations account for other aviation programs. (Sec. 106) Requires the Airway Capital Investment Plan published by the FAA Administrator to include a list of the Next Generation (NextGen) Air Transportation System projects that do not have as a primary purpose to operate or maintain the current air traffic control system. Title II: Airport Improvements - (Sec. 201) Revises procedural requirements for imposition of aircraft passenger facility charges (PFCs). (Sec. 202) Directs the Secretary to establish an alternative PFC collection pilot program at up to six airports which does not involve collection by a domestic or foreign air carrier for the flight segment. Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on alternative means of collecting PFCs without their being included in the airline ticket price. (Sec. 203) Revises requirements for written assurances to allow: (1) as an airport improvement program (AIP) project cost the cost of relocating or replacing an airport due to a change in design standards beyond the control of an airport owner or operator; and (2) for reinvestment in specified other kinds of AIP projects, or transfer to another airport, of proceeds, in an AIP project for acquiring land, from disposition of the land proportional to the government's share of the cost of acquiring it. (Sec. 204) Prescribes a special rule for the federal share of up to 95% of allowable costs for AIP projects for two years following transition of an airport's status from small hub to medium hub airport. (Sec. 205) Replaces requirements for allowing as an AIP project cost the cost of terminal development in a nonrevenue-producing public-use area of a commercial service airport with requirements for allowing the cost of relocating or replacing an airport-owned facility as an AIP project cost. Directs the FAA Administrator to analyze the conclusions of ongoing studies of commercially-available bird radar systems and, if they have no negative impact on existing navigational aids, permit their purchase as an allowable AIP project cost. (Sec. 206) Revises exceptions to the prohibition against use of local taxes on aviation fuel or the revenues generated by an airport that is the subject of federal assistance. Excepts from such prohibition any proceeds from the sale of a private airport to a public sponsor that meets specified criteria, including repayment to the Secretary of the remaining unamortized portion of the AIP grant. (Sec. 207) Increases from 90% to 95% the federal share of costs for a grant made in FY2008, FY2009, FY2010, or FY2011 for certain AIP projects. (Sec. 208) Adds Afghanistan-Iraq war veterans to veterans preference requirements for contracts involving labor on AIP projects. Requires that preference as well be given to the use of small business concerns owned and controlled by disabled veterans Revises reporting requirements of the Secretary's annual AIP report to Congress, moving its deadline from April 1 to June 1. Sunsets the airport security program as of September 30, 2008. Revises requirements for special apportionments for airport noise compatibility planning and program grants to replace the 35% apportionment with a flat $300 million. Applies the same apportionment, also, to water quality mitigation projects approved in an environmental record of decision for an AIP project. Authorizes the Secretary to apportion to an airport sponsor in a fiscal year an amount equal to the amount apportioned to that sponsor in the previous fiscal year if: (1) the airport received scheduled or unscheduled air service from a large certified air carrier; and (2) the airport had more than 10,000 passenger boardings in the preceding calendar year. Extends to FY2008-FY2011 the special rule for apportioning $500,000 to an airport sponsor if the average annual passenger boardings at the airport for calendar years 2004 through 2006 were below 10,000 per year, and other requirements apply. Prescribes a special rule for FY2010-FY2011. Allows an airport sponsor apportionment in FY2010 or FY2011 equal to the amount apportioned to that sponsor in FY2009 for an airport: (1) that had more than 10,000 passenger boardings and scheduled passenger aircraft service in calendar year 2007; but (2) in either calendar years 2008 or 2009, or both years, the number of passenger boardings at the airport decreased to below 10,000 per year. Extends the meaning of "airport development," for AIP project grant purposes, to construction of mobile refueler parking within a fuel farm at a nonprimary airport meeting specified requirements. Revises the minimum amount to be credited to the AIP discretionary fund from amounts made available for airport planning and development and noise compatibility planning and programs. Replaces the current formula for such minimum amount with a flat $520 million. States that such amount does not include any amounts apportioned in a prior fiscal year that remain available for obligation. (Sec. 209) Requires any federal agency that must approve, license, or permit a proposed action by a participating state to coordinate and consult with that state. Directs the Secretary to establish a pilot program for up to three states to participate in the AIP state block grant program. (Sec. 210) Authorizes the FAA Administrator to accept funds from an airport sponsor to conduct special environmental studies related to a federally funded airport project or for special studies or reviews to support approved noise compatibility measures in a Part 150 program or environmental mitigation in an FAA Record of Decision or Finding of No Significant Impact. (Sec. 211) Authorizes the Secretary to make AIP grants to airport operators to assist in completing environmental review and assessment activities for implementation of proposed flight procedures under the airport noise compatibility planning program. (Sec. 212) Makes current or former military airports that are found to be critical to the safety of transoceanic air traffic eligible for certain discretionary grant funding used to develop current or former such airports. (Sec. 213) Directs the Secretary to establish a pilot program to carry out up to six environmental mitigation demonstration projects at public-use airports that will measurably reduce or mitigate aviation impacts on noise, air quality, or water quality in the airport vicinity. (Sec. 214) Allows AIP project costs incurred before the award of an AIP grant due to anticipation of severe weather to remain eligible for funding under the AIP. (Sec. 215) Makes the acquisition of glycol recovery vehicles by an airport owner or operator an allowable AIP project cost. (Sec. 216) Directs the FAA Administrator to conduct research to support programs that reduce aircraft emission of gases and particulates. (Sec. 217) Establishes pursuant to a specified formula a minimum guaranteed apportionment of AIP grants to airports in the U.S. territories. (Sec. 218) Releases certain Merrill Field Airport land, without monetary consideration, to the municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, for conveyance to or use by Department of Transportation and Public Facilities of the state of Alaska for construction or reconstruction of a federally subsidized highway project. Title III: Air Traffic Control Modernization and FAA Reform - (Sec. 301) Establishes an Air Traffic Control Modernization Oversight Board, to be appointed by the Secretary, to provide specific oversight of FAA's modernization activities. (Effectively replaces the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council, appointed by the FAA Administrator, and its Air Traffic Services Subcommittee). (Sec. 302) Requires the FAA Administrator to appoint a Chief NextGen Officer, who shall implement all NextGen programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). (Sec. 303) Requires the FAA Administrator to consider whether the provision of NextGen air traffic services by nongovernment providers would promote safety and improve efficiency of the National Airspace System. (Sec. 304) Revises the authority of an federal agency head to transfer to or to receive from the FAA non-administrative supplies, personnel, services, and equipment. Allows such a transfer with or (as under current law) without reimbursement (Sec. 305) Repeals the restriction on the FAA's authority to use noncompetitive procurement of goods and services solely to the kind of situation when such property or services are available from only one responsible source or only from a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the FAA. (Sec. 306) Revises the FAA Administrator's authority to provide safety-related (air traffic) training and operational services to foreign aviation authorities to specify that such foreign authorities may be public or private. Allows such training and services to promote aviation efficiency or (as under current law) safety. Authorizes the FAA Administrator to bid competitively to provide such services. (Sec. 307) Allows senior FAA executives and employees to participate in the Presidential Rank Award Program. (Sec. 308) Requires: (1) the FAA Administrator to make recommendations for the realignment of FAA services and facilities to assist in the transition to NextGen facilities; and (2) the Air Traffic Control Modernization Oversight Board to study the Administrator's recommendations and make its independent recommendations to the President and Congress for realignment of aviation services or facilities. (Sec. 309) Amends the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to require the head of a participating department or federal agency to designate an office to coordinate its NextGen Air Transportation System activities with other departments or federal agencies. (Sec. 310) Extends the meaning of air navigation facility to specify: (1) runway lighting and airport surface visual and other navigation aids; (2) aeronautical and meteorological information to air traffic control facilities or aircraft, supplying communication, navigation or surveillance equipment for air-to-ground or air-to-air applications; and (3) buildings, equipment, and systems dedicated to the National Airspace System. (Sec. 311) Grants the FAA Administrator authority to retain as part of its appropriation any proceeds from the disposal of FAA property. (Sec. 312) Directs the FAA Administrator to make payments to the Department of Defense (DOD) for the education of dependent children of those FAA employees in Puerto Rico and Guam as they are subject to transfer by policy and practice and meet specified eligibility requirements. (Sec. 313) Revises requirements for dispute resolution between the FAA Administrator and its employees on implementation of proposed changes to the FAA personnel management system. Allows the Administrator and employees by mutual agreement to adopt procedures for the resolution of disputes or impasses arising in the negotiation of a collective-bargaining agreement. Requires the FAA Administrator and employee bargaining representatives, if their own negotiations and the services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) have failed to lead to an agreement, to submit their controversy to the Federal Service Impasses Panel, subject to specified procedures, for binding arbitration. Subjects any voluntary agreement or binding arbitration decision to ratification by the exclusive bargaining representative, if the representative so requests, and approval of the agency head. (Under current law, if the services of the FMCS do not lead to an agreement, the Administrator's proposed change to the personnel management system shall not take effect until 60 days have elapsed after the Administrator has transmitted to Congress the proposed changes, along with the objections and reasoning of the exclusive bargaining employee representatives to the changes.) (Sec. 314) Requires the FAA Administrator to: (1) report on navigation performance and area navigation operations and procedures required to maximize the efficiency and capacity of NextGen commercial operations at 35 Operational Evolution Partnership (OEP) airports; (2) establish a plan and schedule for implementing such procedures; and (3) submit to specified congressional committees a plan for deploying a nationwide data communications system. (Sec. 315) Requires the FAA Administrator to report to specified congressional committees on the program and schedule for integrating automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) technology into the National Airspace System. (Sec. 316) Directs the FAA Administrator to report on incentive options to encourage the equipage of aircraft with NextGen technologies, including ADS-B technology. (Sec. 317) Directs the FAA Administrator to establish, track, and report to specified congressional committees on National Airspace System performance metrics. (Sec. 318) Requires the FAA Administrator to develop plans to accelerate: (1) the process for certification of NextGen technologies; and (2) the integration of unmanned aerial systems into the National Airspace System. (Sec. 320) Requires the Air Traffic Organization to: (1) evaluate the Airport Surface Detection Equipment-Model X program for its potential contribution to implementation of the NextGen initiative; (2) evaluate airport surveillance technologies and associated collaborative surface management software for potential contributions to implementation of NextGen surface management; and (3) accelerate implementation of the program. Directs the FAA Administrator to: (1) consider options for expediting the certification of Ground Based Augmentation System technology; and (2) develop a plan to utilize such a system at the 35 Operational Evolution Partnership airports. (Sec. 321) Requires the FAA Administrator to establish a process for including qualified employees selected by each exclusive collective bargaining representative of FAA employees who are likely to be impacted by the planning, development, and deployment of air traffic control modernization projects (including the NextGen) in, and collaborating with, such employees in such planning, development, and deployment. (Sec. 322) Directs the FAA Administrator to establish an FAA Task Force on Air Traffic Control Facility Conditions to study, and make recommendations with respect to, the conditions of all air traffic control facilities in the United States. (Sec. 323) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements with up to five states to establish state ADS-B equipage banks to provide loans to public entities to equip aircraft with ADS-B and related avionics. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014. (Sec. 324) Directs the FAA Administrator to implement certain DOT Inspector General air traffic control recommendations, including to provide the Los Angeles International Air Traffic Control Tower facility, the Southern California Terminal Radar Approach Control facility, and the Northern California Terminal Radar Approach Control facility with a sufficient number of contract instructors, classroom space, and simulators for a surge in the number of new air traffic controllers at such facilities. Title IV: Airline Service and Small Community Air Service Improvements - Subtitle A: Consumer Protection - (Sec. 401) Requires each air carrier and airport operator to submit for the Secretary's approval a proposed contingency plan for long onboard tarmac delays meeting minimum standards established by the Secretary. Requires an air carrier to provide passengers on a departure- or arrival-delayed grounded aircraft with: (1) adequate food, water, restrooms, ventilation, and medical services; as well as (2) a time frame under which passengers may deplane a delayed aircraft after three hours, except in specified circumstances. Requires an airport operator plan to describe: (1) how passengers will be deplaned following a long tarmac delay; and (2) how facilities will be shared and gates made available to aircraft that experience such delays. Authorizes the Secretary to assess a civil penalty against air carriers and airport operators that fail to submit, obtain approval of, or adhere to a contingency plan. Requires public access to such plans. Directs the Secretary to establish a consumer hotline telephone number for air passenger complaints. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 402) Requires each air carrier conducting scheduled passenger air transportation to publish and update monthly on its website a list of chronically delayed and canceled flights and share it with booking agencies. Requires such air carriers and booking agencies to disclose such information to a customer before he or she purchases an airline ticket. (Sec. 403) Expands the kinds of circumstances for mandatory DOT airline consumer complaint investigations. (Sec. 404) Directs the Secretary to establish an advisory committee for aviation consumer protection. (Sec. 405) Directs the Secretary to complete a rulemaking that requires each air carrier operating in the United States to make a list of passenger fees and other charges (except airfare) available to the public and to the Secretary. Subtitle B: Essential Air Service; Small Communities - (Sec. 411) Amends the Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to require that, under the code-sharing pilot program, the Secretary (who is currently authorized to do so) require air carriers providing small community essential air service (EAS) and major air carriers serving large hub airports to participate in multiple code-share arrangements consistent with normal industry practice whenever and wherever the Secretary determines that such multiple code-sharing arrangements would improve air transportation services. (Sec. 412) Extends through FY2011 the effective period of final orders of the Secretary determining the eligibility of small communities for EAS subsidies after a requested review following elimination or termination of such a subsidy. (Sec. 413) Revises requirements for certain guidelines for compensation for continued Essential Air Service (EAS) to small and rural communities. Requires such guidelines to permit the Secretary to: (1) incorporate financial incentives in EAS contracts based on specified performance goals; and (2) execute long-term EAS contracts when in the public interest to do so. (Sec. 414) Directs the Secretary to establish a program to provide general aviation conversion funding grants for airports that serve places no longer eligible for a subsidy under the EAS program. (Sec. 415) Increases additional funding for each fiscal year for the EAS program. Requires that any amount exceeding $50 million credited for any fiscal year to the FAA account be obligated for the code-sharing pilot program and the alternate essential air service pilot program. (Sec. 416) Revises certain priorities in the funding of communities under the small community air service development program to give funding priority to multiple communities that cooperate to submit a region or multistate application to improve air service under such program. Extends the small community air service development program through FY2011. (Sec. 417) Requires air carriers applying to provide EAS to submit a marketing plan. (Sec. 418) Authorizes a state or local government to submit a proposal to the Secretary to: (1) compensate an air carrier for EAS to an eligible community above the $200 per passenger subsidy cap; (2) compensate a preferred air carrier for providing such service (i.e., an air carrier preferred by the affected community although it is not the lowest bidder); and (3) restore the eligibility of a community to receive subsidized EAS. Establishes within the Office of the Secretary the Office of Rural Aviation to develop: (1) a uniform four-year contract for air carriers providing EAS; and (2) a mechanism for comparing air carrier applications to provide EAS to eligible communities. Extends the Secretary's authority to make agreements with air carriers to provide EAS to underserved airports through FY2011. Subtitle C: Miscellaneous - (Sec. 431) Applies requirements for resolution of airport fee disputes to foreign air carriers (under current law, applies only to domestic air carriers). (Sec. 432) Prescribes a special rule that, if the Secretary determines that a contract air traffic control tower already operating has a benefit to cost ratio of less than 1.0, the airport sponsor or state or local government having jurisdiction over the airport shall not be required to pay the portion of the costs that exceeds the benefit for a period of 18 months. Establishes funding levels for FY2010-FY2011 for the air traffic control contract tower program. Increases the federal share of the cost of construction of a nonapproach control tower under the program. Directs the Secretary to establish uniform standards and requirements for safety assessments of air traffic control towers that receive funding under such program. (Sec. 433) Expresses the sense of Congress that each U.S. air carrier should: (1) establish reduced air fares for all members of the Armed Forces on active duty; and (2) offer flexible terms that allow such members to purchase, modify, or cancel air tickets without time restrictions, fees (including baggage fees), ancillary costs, or penalties. Title V: Safety - Subtitle A: Aviation Safety - (Sec. 501) Directs the FAA Administrator to issue a plan to develop an installation and deployment schedule for systems that alert air traffic controllers and flights crews to potential runway incursions. Requires such plan to be integrated into the annual FAA NextGen Implementation Plan. (Sec. 502) Authorizes a person who has been substantially affected by denial of an airman certificate by an order of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), or the FAA Administrator when a NTSB order will have a significant adverse impact on FAA operations, to seek judicial review in the appropriate U.S. Court of Appeals. (Sec. 503) Sets forth a process under which the FAA may release, without the consent of the aircraft owner of record, engineering data relating to abandoned aircraft type certificates and supplemental aircraft type certificates for an aircraft, engine, propeller, or appliance to a person seeking to maintain the airworthiness of such aircraft. (Sec. 504) Extends by one year the authority of the FAA to issue a design organization certificate to authorize such an organization to certify compliance with certain requirements and minimum standards for the type certification of aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, or appliances. (Sec. 505) Authorizes the FAA Administrator to access criminal history records or data bases systems with regard to FAA employees. (Sec. 506) Directs the FAA Administrator to: (1) conclude arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for a study of pilot fatigue; and (2) initiate a process to carry out the recommendations of the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) study on flight attendant fatigue. (Sec. 507) Requires helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft certificate holders providing emergency medical services, if there is a medical crew on board, without regard to whether there are also patients on board, to comply with federal safety operating requirements governing commuter and on demand operations as well as persons on board aircraft. Prescribes other requirements for such certificate holders when operating under instrument flight rules or carrying out training. Requires the FAA Administrator to initiate a rulemaking to: (1) create a standardized checklist of risk evaluation factors for use by helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft emergency medical service operators to determine whether a mission should be accepted; (2) require such operators to implement and comply with performance-based flight dispatch and flight-following procedures; and (3) develop a method to assess and ensure that such operators comply with the latter requirements. Requires helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft used for emergency medical service to have on board a terrain awareness and warning system device, and a means of displaying its information, that meet FAA requirements. Requires the FAA Administrator to: (1) require certificate holders for helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft used for emergency medical service operations to report annually on the number of such aircraft used, the number of flights and hours flown, and the number of accidents involving helicopters while providing air ambulance services; (2) issue a report on the availability, survivability, and costs of devices that record voice communications and flight data information on existing and new helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft used for emergency medical service operations; and (3) issue regulations to require such devices on board such aircraft. (Sec. 508) Prohibits an air carrier from using a person as a flight attendant, except one serving solely between points outside the United States, unless such person has the ability to read, speak, and write English. (Sec. 509) Requires the FAA Administrator to establish milestones and a policy statement for the completion of certain work with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under a specified August 2000 memorandum regarding application of OSHA requirements to crewmembers while working in an aircraft. (Sec. 510) Requires the FAA to set a target of achieving a minimum of 200 Required Navigation Performance approach procedures per fiscal year through FY2012, with 25% of that target number meeting the low visibility approach criteria consistent with the NextGen Implementation Plan. Directs the DOT Inspector General to review and report to Congress on the effectiveness of the FAA's oversight of third party development of operational and flight approach procedures, including public use procedures, for the National Airspace System. (Sec. 511) Requires the FAA Administrator to issue a final rule in docket No. FAA-2008-0188, Re-registration and Renewal of Aircraft Registration. (Sec. 512) Directs the FAA Administrator to: (1) take appropriate action to ensure that the Voluntary Disclosure Reporting (VDR) Process requires inspectors to evaluate corrective action proposed by an air carrier to problems voluntarily disclosed by the air carrier and to verify that such action adequately corrects the problem within the proposed timeframe; and (2) establish a second level supervisory review of disclosures under the VDR Process before proposed disclosures are accepted and closed that will ensure that a matter disclosed by an air carrier has not been previously identified by an FAA inspector, or previously disclosed by the carrier within the preceding five years. Requires the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the VDR Program. (Sec. 513) Prohibits any person holding an air carrier operating certificate from knowingly employing, or contracting with, an individual to act as an agent or representative in any matter before the FAA if, in the preceding three-year period, the individual: (1) served as, or was responsible for oversight of, an FAA flight standards inspector; and (2) had responsibility to inspect, or oversee inspection of, the operations of the certificate holder. (Sec. 514) Directs the Comptroller General to review, investigate, and report to specified congressional committees on air safety issues identified and reported to the FAA Administrator by FAA employees. (Sec. 515) Directs the FAA Administrator to: (1) establish within the FAA a national review team to conduct periodic, random reviews of FAA oversight of air carriers; (2) review and evaluate the FAA Academy and facility training programs; and (3) develop a plan for the reduction of runway incursions. Authorizes the FAA Administrator to hire an additional 200 safety inspectors. (Sec. 518) Establishes in the FAA an Aviation Safety Whistleblower Investigation Office to receive and assess complaints and information relating to possible violations of aviation safety laws and regulations. (Sec. 519) Directs the FAA Administrator to modify the FAA customer service initiative, mission and vision, and other policy statements to: (1) remove any reference to air carriers and other entities regulated by the FAA as "customers"; (2) state that in regulating safety the only FAA customers are members of the traveling public; and (3) state that air carriers and other entities regulated by the FAA do not have the right to select the FAA employees who will inspect their operations. (Sec. 520) Directs the FAA Administrator to establish and report quarterly to specified congressional committees on a process for the monthly review of the FAA air transportation oversight system database by FAA employees. (Sec. 521) Directs the FAA Administrator to: (1) establish and implement a safety assessment system for foreign repair stations that perform maintenance on U.S. aircraft; and (2) require such stations to be inspected biannually by FAA inspectors. Directs the Secretaries of State and of Transportation jointly to request foreign countries that are members of the International Civil Aviation Organization to establish standards for testing persons who perform safety-sensitive maintenance functions at their repair stations for use of alcohol and controlled substances. Requires the FAA Administrator to promulgate a proposed rule to require testing of foreign repair station employees for use of alcohol and controlled substances. (Sec. 522) Requires the FAA Administrator to issue regulations requiring maintenance work on passenger aircraft to be performed by authorized individuals meeting specified requirements. Subtitle B: Flight Safety - (Sec. 551) Directs the FAA Administrator to establish and maintain a pilot employment, training, and testing database. Requires an air carrier to obtain and review all FAA and air carrier records of a pilot before he or she is hired. Prescribes requirements allowing pilots to review and make corrections to their records. (Sec. 552) Directs the FAA Administrator to initiate a rulemaking to require air carriers to implement as part of their safety management systems: (1) an Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP); (2) a Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) Program; (3) a Line Operational Safety Audit (LOSA) Program; and (4) a Flight Crew Fatigue Risk Management (FCFRM) Program. Directs the FAA Administrator, acting in collaboration with the aviation industry, to consider the viability of incorporating cockpit voice recorder data in safety oversight practices. (Sec. 553) Directs the FAA Administrator to report annually to specified congressional committees on whether the FAA shall implement National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) safety recommendations made the preceding year, and if so, what actions it plans to implement such recommendations, and if not, its reasons for not implementing them. (Sec. 554) Prescribes requirements limiting the disclosure and use of ASAP, FOQA, or LOSA data in a judicial proceeding. (Sec. 555) Requires the FAA Administrator to: (1) develop and implement a plan for reevaluation of flight crew training, testing, and certification regulations; (2) perform, at least annually, random, unannounced, onsite inspections of air carriers to ensure their compliance with FAA safety standards; and (3) issue a final rule to establish safety standards for training programs for flight crew members and aircraft dispatchers. (Sec. 558) Requires the FAA Administrator to submit to Congress a plan for overseeing federally-certified pilot training schools. (Sec. 559) Requires air carriers to provide initial and annually recurring training for flight attendants and gate agents they employ or contract with regarding the serving of alcohol to passengers, as well as recognizing and dealing with intoxicated passengers. Title VI: Aviation Research - (Sec. 601) Makes the airport cooperative research program permanent. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2011, earmarking an amount for certain research activities related to the airport environment, including reduction of community exposure to civil aircraft noise, reduction of civil aviation emissions, or addressing water quality issues. (Sec. 602) Requires the FAA Administrator to establish a research grant program that accomplishes by January 1, 2016, certain performance objectives to reduce civilian aircraft energy use, emissions, and source noise. Directs the Administrator to designate, using a competitive process, one or more educational and research institutions or private sector entities meeting certain criteria as a Consortium for Continuous Low Energy, Emissions, and Noise (CLEEN) to perform such research. (Sec. 603) Directs the Secretary to establish a research grant program that includes participation of Centers of Excellence for Alternative Jet-Fuel Research in Civil Aircraft to develop technologies that produce jet fuel from natural gas, biomass, and other renewable sources. (Sec. 604) Directs the Secretary to establish a research program that includes participation of Centers of Excellence for Coal-to-Jet-Fuel Research to develop technologies that produce jet fuel from clean coal. (Sec. 605) Establishes the Advisory Committee on the Future of Aeronautics to make recommendations to Congress for consolidating civil aeronautics research and development (R&D) in the United States. (Sec. 606) Directs the FAA Administrator to continue the program to consider awards to nonprofit concrete and asphalt pavement research foundations to improve the design, construction, rehabilitation, and repair of airfield pavements to aid in the development of safer, more cost effective, and more durable airfield pavements. (Sec. 607) Requires the FAA Administrator to conduct aviation safety research to reduce the dangers of wake turbulence, volcanic ash, and weather on aircraft. (Sec. 608) Authorizes the FAA Administrator to: (1) arrange with the NAS to assess unmanned aircraft systems; and (2) establish three two-year cost-shared pilot projects in sparsely populated, low-density Class G air traffic airspace new test sites to conduct developmental work and service testing to improve unmanned aircraft for safe integration into the National Airspace System. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2011. Directs the FAA Administrator to make available on the FAA's website a five-year "roadmap" for introduction of unmanned aircraft systems into the National Airspace System. (Sec. 609) Amends the Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act to reauthorize through FY2012 the FAA Center for Excellence for Applied Research and Training in the Use of Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft. (Sec. 610) Directs the Secretary to establish a pilot program for the acquisition and use of zero emission vehicles, including the construction of infrastructure to deliver fuel and services to such vehicles, at public-use airports. (Sec. 611) Directs the Secretary to establish a program to award grants to airport operators to assess airports energy needs and identify opportunities and take specified action to reduce harmful emissions and increase energy efficiency at the airports. (Sec. 612) Directs the FAA Administrator to: (1) survey and assess leases for critical FAA facility sites; (2) list leases of FAA facilities located in or near areas suitable for the construction and operation of wind farms; and (3) report survey results, including recommendations, to specified congressional committees and the Comptroller General. Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) assess the impact wind farms have on the National Airspace System and on FAA navigational aides, including the NextGen air traffic control system; and (2) determine what resources and procedures are needed to mitigate the potential conflicts between FAA navigational aides and wind farms. Requires the FAA Administrator to publish guidelines for the construction and operation of wind farms to be located near critical FAA facilities. (Sec. 613) Directs the FAA Administrator to implement a research program for the development of air cleaning technology and sensor technology for the engine and auxiliary power unit (APU) bleed air supplied to passenger cabin and flight deck of all pressurized aircraft. Authorizes appropriations. Title VII: Miscellaneous - (Sec. 701) Extends through December 31, 2012, limited air carrier liability for third party claims arising out of acts of terrorism. Extends through FY2017 the program for war risk insurance and reinsurance against loss or damage arising out of any risk from the operation of a domestic or foreign aircraft. Requires the Secretary to extend through FY2011 (currently, through FY2009), and allows the Secretary to extend through calendar year 2011 (currently, through calendar year 2009), the termination dates for existing war risk insurance and reinsurance policies. (Sec. 702) Directs the FAA Administrator to develop a Human Intervention Management Study program for cabin crews employed by U.S. commercial air carriers. (Sec. 703) Directs the FAA Administrator to establish a formal, structured certification training program for the airport concessions disadvantaged business enterprise program. Permits the appointment of three additional staff to implement the programs of the airport concessions disadvantaged business enterprise initiative. (Sec. 704) Extends through FY2011 the eligibility for an AIP grant of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Midway Island Airport. (Sec. 705) Makes permanent the requirement that large or medium hub airports file competitive access reports with the Secretary before receiving approval for an AIP grant. (Sec. 706) Revises requirements for overflight fees for: (1) air traffic control and related services; and (2) other services provided to a foreign government or to any entity obtaining services outside the United States. Requires the FAA to adjust such fees, by expedited rulemaking, to make them reasonably related to the FAA costs for operation, maintenance, debt service, and overhead expenses of the services provided and the facilities and equipment used. (Sec. 708) Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to specified congressional committees on the training of FAA airway transportation systems specialists. Directs the FAA Administrator to: (1) contract with the NAS to study FAA assumptions and methods used to estimate its staffing needs for air traffic controllers, system specialists, and engineers; and (2) develop a staffing model for aviation safety inspectors. (Sec. 709) Shifts from the Director of the National Park Service to the Secretary of the Interior specified responsibilities regarding the overflight of national parks by commercial air tour operators. Authorizes commercial air tour operations over a national park or tribal lands in cases where there is a voluntary agreement allowing such operations over such park or lands. Allows modifications of interim operating authority without further environmental process if certain requirements are met. Sets forth certain reporting requirements for commercial air tour operators. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to assess fees on commercial air tour operators conducting operations over national parks. Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for the development of air tour management plans for national parks or tribal lands. Allows a commercial air tour operator to transfer to another commercial air tour operator at any time its authority to operate over a national park or tribal lands. (Sec. 710) Prohibits the operation of any civil subsonic turbojet of 75,000 pounds or less operating out of airports in the continental United States unless it complies with stage 3 noise levels. Allows an opt-out of such requirement for any airport operator at an airport notifying the Secretary of intent to continue the operation of noncompliant aircraft. Requires notices of such opt-outs to be made accessible to the public. (Sec. 711) Prohibits the FAA Administrator, except in an emergency, from eliminating weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro Airport in Teterboro, New Jersey. (Sec. 712) Directs the FAA Administrator to establish a pilot program for redevelopment of airport property at up to four public-use airports with an approved noise compatibility program. Makes the federal share of allowable project costs 80%. (Sec. 713) Requires an air carrier to permit an air passenger to carry a violin, guitar, or other musical instrument on a passenger aircraft without charge if it can be stowed safely in a suitable baggage compartment in the aircraft or under a passenger seat. Sets forth requirements for the carriage of musical instruments as checked baggage or as occupants of a purchased seat. (Sec. 714) Requires an airport's master plan to address the feasibility of solid waste recycling and minimization of solid waste generation as a condition to the approval of an AIP project. (Sec. 715) Directs the Secretary to establish a mandatory training program for airport owners and operators on how to certify a small business airport concession as one owned and operated by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals under the airport disadvantaged business program. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to issue final regulations to adjust the personal net worth cap used in determining whether an individual is economically disadvantaged. (Sec. 716) Directs the FAA Administrator to study and report to specified congressional committees on front line manager staffing requirements in air traffic control facilities. (Sec. 717) Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to the Secretary and appropriate congressional committees on the helicopter and fixed-wing air ambulance industry. (Sec. 718) Repeals the March 31, 2010, sunset of the Secretary's authority to approve an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) for AIP grants and PFC imposition. (Sec. 719) Directs the FAA Administrator to report to Congress on: (1) the anticipated need over the next 10 years for aeronautical mobile telemetry services by civil aviation; and (2) the potential impact to the aerospace industry of the introduction of a new radio service operating in the same spectrum as aeronautical mobile telemetry service.

authorizations sec authorizes appropriations federal_aviation_administration faa fy2010 fy2011 operations sec authorizes appropriations secretary transportation airport airway_trust_fund fy2010 fy2011 air navigation facilities equipment civil aviation research development grants airport planning development noise compatibility planning programs administrative expenses certain airport programs sec directs faa administrator establish program utilize undergraduate technical colleges including universities hispanic serving institutions tribally controlled colleges universities alaska_native native hawaiian serving institutions research subjects relevance faa sec authorizes additional appropriations airport airway_trust_fund account aviation programs sec requires published faa administrator include list generation nextgen projects primary purpose operate maintain current air traffic control system title airport improvements sec revises procedural requirements imposition aircraft passenger facility charges pfcs sec directs secretary establish alternative pfc collection pilot program airports involve collection domestic foreign air carrier flight segment requires comptroller general study report congress alternative means collecting pfcs included airline ticket price sec revises requirements written assurances allow airport improvement program aip project cost cost relocating replacing airport change design standards control airport owner operator reinvestment specified kinds aip projects transfer airport proceeds aip project acquiring land disposition land proportional government share cost acquiring sec prescribes special rule federal share allowable costs aip projects years following transition airport status small hub medium hub airport sec replaces requirements allowing aip project cost cost terminal development producing public use area commercial service airport requirements allowing cost relocating replacing airport owned facility aip project cost directs faa administrator analyze conclusions ongoing studies commercially available bird radar systems negative impact existing navigational aids permit purchase allowable aip project cost sec revises exceptions prohibition use local taxes aviation fuel revenues generated airport subject federal assistance excepts prohibition proceeds sale private airport public sponsor meets specified criteria including repayment secretary remaining portion aip grant sec increases federal share costs grant fy2008 fy2009 fy2010 fy2011 certain aip projects sec adds afghanistan iraq war veterans veterans preference requirements contracts involving labor aip projects requires preference given use small business concerns owned controlled disabled veterans revises reporting requirements secretary annual aip report congress moving deadline april june sunsets airport security program september revises requirements special apportionments airport noise compatibility planning program grants replace apportionment flat million applies apportionment water quality mitigation projects approved environmental record decision aip project authorizes secretary apportion airport sponsor fiscal year equal apportioned sponsor previous fiscal year airport received scheduled unscheduled air service large certified air carrier airport passenger boardings preceding calendar year extends fy2008 fy2011 special rule apportioning airport sponsor average annual passenger boardings airport calendar years year requirements apply prescribes special rule fy2010 fy2011 allows airport sponsor apportionment fy2010 fy2011 equal apportioned sponsor fy2009 airport passenger boardings scheduled passenger aircraft service calendar year calendar years years number passenger boardings airport decreased year extends meaning airport development aip project grant purposes construction mobile parking fuel farm nonprimary airport meeting specified requirements revises minimum credited aip discretionary fund amounts available airport planning development noise compatibility planning programs replaces current formula minimum flat million states include amounts apportioned prior fiscal year remain available obligation sec requires federal agency approve license permit proposed action participating state coordinate consult state directs secretary establish pilot program states participate aip state block grant program sec authorizes faa administrator accept funds airport sponsor conduct special environmental studies related federally funded airport project special studies reviews support approved noise compatibility measures program environmental mitigation faa record sec authorizes secretary aip grants airport operators assist completing environmental review assessment activities implementation proposed flight procedures airport noise compatibility planning program sec makes current military airports found critical safety air traffic eligible certain discretionary grant funding develop current airports sec directs secretary establish pilot program carry environmental mitigation demonstration projects public use airports measurably reduce mitigate aviation impacts noise air quality water quality airport vicinity sec project costs incurred award aip grant anticipation severe weather remain eligible funding aip sec makes acquisition glycol recovery vehicles airport owner operator allowable aip project cost sec directs faa administrator conduct research support programs reduce aircraft emission gases sec establishes pursuant specified formula minimum guaranteed apportionment aip grants airports territories sec releases certain land monetary consideration municipality anchorage alaska conveyance use state alaska construction reconstruction federally subsidized highway project title iii faa reform sec establishes appointed secretary provide specific oversight faa modernization activities effectively replaces appointed faa_administrator sec requires faa administrator appoint chief shall implement nextgen programs department_of_transportation dot sec requires faa administrator consider provision nextgen air traffic services nongovernment providers promote safety improve efficiency national_airspace_system sec revises authority federal agency head transfer receive faa non administrative supplies personnel services equipment allows transfer current law reimbursement sec repeals restriction faa authority use noncompetitive procurement goods services solely kind situation property services available responsible source limited number responsible sources type property services satisfy needs faa sec revises faa_administrator authority provide safety related air traffic training operational services foreign aviation authorities specify foreign authorities public private allows training services promote aviation efficiency current law safety authorizes faa administrator bid competitively provide services sec allows senior faa executives employees participate sec requires faa administrator recommendations realignment faa services facilities assist transition nextgen facilities study administrator recommendations independent recommendations president congress realignment aviation services facilities sec amends vision century aviation reauthorization act require head participating department federal agency designate office coordinate activities departments federal agencies sec extends meaning air navigation facility specify runway lighting airport surface visual navigation aids aeronautical meteorological information air traffic control facilities aircraft supplying communication navigation surveillance equipment air ground air air applications buildings equipment systems dedicated national_airspace_system sec grants faa_administrator authority retain appropriation proceeds disposal faa property sec directs faa administrator payments department_of_defense dod education dependent children faa employees puerto_rico guam subject transfer policy practice meet specified eligibility requirements sec revises requirements dispute resolution faa_administrator employees implementation proposed changes faa personnel management system allows administrator employees mutual agreement adopt procedures resolution disputes impasses arising negotiation collective bargaining agreement requires faa_administrator employee bargaining representatives negotiations services federal_mediation_and_conciliation_service fmcs failed lead agreement submit controversy federal_service_impasses_panel subject specified procedures binding arbitration subjects voluntary agreement binding arbitration decision ratification exclusive bargaining representative representative requests approval agency head current law services fmcs lead agreement administrator proposed change personnel management system shall effect days elapsed administrator transmitted congress proposed changes objections reasoning exclusive bargaining employee representatives changes sec requires faa administrator report navigation performance area navigation operations procedures required maximize efficiency capacity nextgen commercial operations oep airports establish plan schedule implementing procedures submit specified congressional committees plan deploying nationwide data communications system sec requires faa administrator report specified congressional committees program schedule integrating automatic dependent surveillance broadcast ads technology national_airspace_system sec directs faa administrator report incentive options encourage aircraft nextgen technologies including ads technology sec directs faa administrator establish track report specified congressional committees national_airspace_system performance metrics sec requires faa administrator develop plans accelerate process certification nextgen technologies integration unmanned aerial systems national_airspace_system sec requires evaluate airport surface detection equipment model program potential contribution implementation nextgen initiative evaluate airport surveillance technologies associated collaborative surface management software potential contributions implementation nextgen surface management accelerate implementation program directs faa administrator consider options expediting certification technology develop plan utilize system airports sec requires faa administrator establish process including qualified employees selected exclusive collective bargaining representative faa employees likely impacted planning development deployment air traffic control modernization projects including nextgen collaborating employees planning development deployment sec directs faa administrator establish faa task force study recommendations respect conditions air traffic control facilities united_states sec authorizes secretary enter cooperative agreements states establish state ads banks provide loans public entities equip aircraft ads related avionics authorizes appropriations fy2010 fy2014 sec directs faa administrator implement certain dot_inspector general air traffic control recommendations including provide facility facility facility sufficient number contract instructors classroom space surge number new air traffic controllers facilities title consumer protection sec requires air carrier airport operator submit secretary approval proposed contingency plan long onboard tarmac delays meeting minimum standards established secretary requires air carrier provide passengers departure- arrival delayed grounded aircraft adequate food water restrooms ventilation medical services time frame passengers deplane delayed aircraft hours specified circumstances requires airport operator plan describe passengers deplaned following long tarmac delay facilities shared gates available aircraft experience delays authorizes secretary assess civil penalty air carriers airport operators fail submit obtain approval adhere contingency plan requires public access plans directs secretary establish consumer hotline telephone number air passenger complaints authorizes appropriations sec requires air carrier conducting scheduled passenger air transportation publish update monthly website list chronically delayed canceled flights share booking agencies requires air carriers booking agencies disclose information customer purchases airline ticket sec expands kinds circumstances mandatory dot airline consumer complaint investigations sec directs secretary establish advisory committee aviation consumer protection sec directs secretary complete rulemaking requires air carrier operating united_states list passenger fees charges airfare available public secretary subtitle essential_air_service small communities sec amends vision century aviation reauthorization act require code sharing pilot program secretary currently authorized require air carriers providing small community essential air service eas major air carriers serving large hub airports participate multiple code share arrangements consistent normal industry practice secretary determines multiple code sharing arrangements improve air transportation services sec extends fy2011 effective period final orders secretary determining eligibility small communities eas subsidies requested review following elimination termination subsidy sec revises requirements certain guidelines compensation continued essential_air_service eas small rural communities requires guidelines permit secretary incorporate financial incentives eas contracts based specified performance goals execute long term eas contracts public interest sec directs secretary establish program provide general aviation conversion funding grants airports serve places longer eligible subsidy eas program sec increases additional funding fiscal year eas program requires exceeding million credited fiscal year faa account obligated code sharing pilot program alternate essential air service pilot program sec revises certain priorities funding communities small community air service development program funding priority multiple communities cooperate submit region multistate application improve air service program extends small community air service development program fy2011 sec requires air carriers applying provide eas submit marketing plan sec authorizes state local government submit proposal secretary compensate air carrier eas eligible community passenger subsidy cap compensate preferred air carrier providing service air carrier preferred affected community lowest bidder restore eligibility community receive subsidized eas establishes office_of_the_secretary develop uniform year contract air carriers providing eas mechanism comparing air carrier applications provide eas eligible communities extends secretary authority agreements air carriers provide eas underserved airports fy2011 subtitle miscellaneous sec applies requirements resolution airport fee disputes foreign air carriers current law applies domestic air carriers sec prescribes special rule secretary determines contract air traffic control tower operating benefit cost ratio airport sponsor state local government having jurisdiction airport shall required pay portion costs exceeds benefit period months establishes funding levels fy2010 fy2011 air traffic control contract tower program increases federal share cost construction nonapproach control tower program directs secretary establish uniform standards requirements safety assessments air traffic control towers receive funding program sec expresses sense congress air carrier establish reduced air fares members armed_forces active duty offer flexible terms allow members purchase modify cancel air tickets time restrictions fees including baggage fees ancillary costs penalties title safety subtitle aviation safety sec directs faa administrator issue plan develop installation deployment schedule systems alert air traffic controllers flights crews potential runway incursions requires plan integrated annual faa nextgen implementation plan sec authorizes person substantially affected denial airman certificate order national_transportation_safety_board ntsb faa administrator ntsb order significant adverse impact faa operations seek judicial review appropriate sec sets forth process faa release consent aircraft owner record engineering data relating abandoned aircraft type certificates supplemental aircraft type certificates aircraft engine propeller appliance person seeking maintain airworthiness aircraft sec extends year authority faa issue design organization certificate authorize organization certify compliance certain requirements minimum standards type certification aircraft aircraft engines propellers appliances sec authorizes faa administrator access criminal history records data bases systems regard faa employees sec directs faa administrator conclude arrangements national_academy_of_sciences nas study pilot fatigue initiate process carry recommendations study flight attendant fatigue sec requires helicopter fixed wing aircraft certificate holders providing emergency medical services medical crew board regard patients board comply federal safety operating requirements governing commuter demand operations persons board aircraft prescribes requirements certificate holders operating instrument flight rules carrying training requires faa administrator initiate rulemaking create standardized checklist risk evaluation factors use helicopter fixed wing aircraft emergency medical service operators determine mission accepted require operators implement comply performance based flight dispatch flight following procedures develop method assess ensure operators comply requirements requires helicopter fixed wing aircraft emergency medical service board terrain awareness warning system device means displaying information meet faa requirements requires faa administrator require certificate holders helicopters fixed wing aircraft emergency medical service operations report annually number aircraft number flights hours flown number accidents involving helicopters providing air ambulance services issue report availability survivability costs devices record voice communications flight data information existing new helicopters fixed wing aircraft emergency medical service operations issue regulations require devices board aircraft sec prohibits air carrier person flight attendant serving solely points outside united_states person ability read speak write english sec requires faa administrator establish milestones policy statement completion certain work occupational_safety_and_health_administration osha specified august memorandum application osha requirements crewmembers working aircraft sec requires faa set target achieving minimum approach procedures fiscal year fy2012 target number meeting low visibility approach criteria consistent nextgen implementation plan directs dot inspector general review report congress effectiveness faa oversight party development operational flight approach procedures including public use procedures national_airspace_system sec requires faa administrator issue final rule docket registration sec directs faa administrator appropriate action ensure process requires inspectors evaluate corrective action proposed air carrier problems voluntarily disclosed air carrier verify action adequately corrects problem proposed timeframe establish second level supervisory review disclosures process proposed disclosures accepted closed ensure matter disclosed air carrier previously identified faa inspector previously disclosed carrier preceding years requires comptroller general study report congress sec prohibits person holding air carrier operating certificate knowingly employing contracting individual act agent representative matter faa preceding year period individual served responsible oversight faa flight standards inspector responsibility inspect oversee inspection operations certificate holder sec directs comptroller general review investigate report specified congressional committees air safety issues identified reported faa_administrator faa employees sec directs faa administrator establish faa national review team conduct periodic random reviews faa oversight air carriers review evaluate facility training programs develop plan reduction runway incursions authorizes faa administrator hire additional safety inspectors sec establishes faa aviation safety whistleblower investigation office receive assess complaints information relating possible violations aviation safety laws regulations sec directs faa administrator modify faa customer service initiative mission vision policy statements remove reference air carriers entities regulated faa customers state regulating safety faa customers members traveling public state air carriers entities regulated faa right select faa employees inspect operations sec directs faa administrator establish report quarterly specified congressional committees process monthly review faa air transportation oversight system database faa employees sec directs faa administrator establish implement safety assessment system foreign repair stations perform maintenance aircraft require stations inspected biannually faa inspectors directs secretaries state transportation jointly request foreign countries members international_civil_aviation_organization establish standards testing persons perform safety sensitive maintenance functions repair stations use alcohol controlled substances requires faa administrator promulgate proposed rule require testing foreign repair station employees use alcohol controlled substances sec requires faa administrator issue regulations requiring maintenance work passenger aircraft performed authorized individuals meeting specified requirements subtitle flight safety sec directs faa administrator establish maintain pilot employment training testing database requires air carrier obtain review faa air carrier records pilot hired prescribes requirements allowing pilots review corrections records sec directs faa administrator initiate rulemaking require air carriers implement safety management systems aviation safety action program asap flight operations quality assurance program line operational safety audit program flight crew fatigue risk management program directs faa administrator acting collaboration aviation industry consider viability incorporating cockpit voice recorder data safety oversight practices sec directs faa administrator report annually specified congressional committees faa shall implement national_transportation_safety_board ntsb safety recommendations preceding year actions plans implement recommendations reasons implementing sec prescribes requirements limiting disclosure use asap data judicial proceeding sec requires faa administrator develop implement plan reevaluation flight crew training testing certification regulations perform annually random unannounced onsite inspections air carriers ensure compliance faa safety standards issue final rule establish safety standards training programs flight crew members aircraft dispatchers sec requires faa administrator submit congress plan overseeing federally certified pilot training schools sec requires air carriers provide initial annually recurring training flight attendants gate agents employ contract serving alcohol passengers recognizing dealing intoxicated passengers title aviation research sec makes airport cooperative research program permanent authorizes appropriations fy2010 fy2011 earmarking certain research activities related airport environment including reduction community exposure civil aircraft noise reduction civil aviation emissions addressing water quality issues sec requires faa administrator establish research grant program january certain performance objectives reduce civilian aircraft energy use emissions source noise directs administrator designate competitive process educational research institutions private sector entities meeting certain criteria consortium continuous low energy emissions noise perform research sec directs secretary establish research grant program includes participation civil aircraft develop technologies produce jet fuel natural gas biomass renewable sources sec directs secretary establish research program includes participation centers_of_excellence coal jet fuel research develop technologies produce jet fuel clean coal sec establishes advisory committee recommendations congress consolidating civil aeronautics research development united_states sec directs faa administrator continue program consider awards nonprofit concrete pavement research foundations improve design construction rehabilitation repair airfield pavements aid development safer cost effective durable airfield pavements sec requires faa administrator conduct aviation safety research reduce dangers wake volcanic ash weather aircraft sec authorizes faa administrator arrange nas assess unmanned aircraft systems establish year cost shared pilot projects populated low density class air traffic airspace new test sites conduct developmental work service testing improve unmanned aircraft safe integration national_airspace_system authorizes appropriations fy2010 fy2011 directs faa administrator available faa website year roadmap introduction unmanned aircraft systems national_airspace_system sec amends vision -century aviation reauthorization act reauthorize training use advanced materials transport aircraft sec directs secretary establish pilot program acquisition use zero emission vehicles including construction infrastructure deliver fuel services vehicles public use airports sec directs secretary establish program award grants airport operators assess airports energy needs identify opportunities specified action reduce harmful emissions increase energy efficiency airports sec directs faa administrator survey assess leases critical faa facility sites list leases faa facilities located near areas suitable construction operation wind farms report survey results including recommendations specified congressional committees comptroller_general requires comptroller general assess impact wind farms national_airspace_system faa navigational aides including nextgen air traffic control system determine resources procedures needed mitigate potential conflicts faa navigational aides wind farms requires faa administrator publish guidelines construction operation wind farms located near critical faa facilities sec directs faa administrator implement research program development air cleaning technology sensor technology engine auxiliary power unit air supplied passenger cabin flight deck pressurized aircraft authorizes appropriations title vii miscellaneous sec extends december limited air carrier liability party claims arising acts terrorism extends fy2017 program war risk insurance reinsurance loss damage arising risk operation domestic foreign aircraft requires secretary extend fy2011 currently fy2009 allows secretary extend calendar year currently calendar year termination dates existing war risk insurance reinsurance policies sec directs faa administrator develop human intervention management study program cabin crews employed commercial air carriers sec directs faa administrator establish formal structured certification training program airport concessions disadvantaged business enterprise program permits appointment additional staff implement programs airport concessions disadvantaged business enterprise initiative sec extends fy2011 eligibility aip grant marshall_islands federated_states micronesia palau midway island airport sec makes permanent requirement large medium hub airports file competitive access reports secretary receiving approval aip grant sec revises requirements overflight fees air traffic control related services services provided foreign government entity obtaining services outside united_states requires faa adjust fees expedited rulemaking reasonably related faa costs operation maintenance debt service overhead expenses services provided facilities equipment sec directs comptroller general study report specified congressional committees training faa airway transportation systems specialists directs faa administrator contract nas study faa assumptions methods estimate staffing needs air traffic controllers system specialists engineers develop staffing model aviation safety inspectors sec shifts director national_park_service secretary interior specified responsibilities overflight national parks commercial air tour operators authorizes commercial air tour operations national park tribal lands cases voluntary agreement allowing operations park lands allows modifications interim operating authority environmental process certain requirements met sets forth certain reporting requirements commercial air tour operators authorizes secretary interior assess fees commercial air tour operators conducting operations national parks authorizes appropriations secretary interior development air tour management plans national parks tribal lands allows commercial air tour operator transfer commercial air tour operator time authority operate national park tribal lands sec prohibits operation civil subsonic turbojet pounds operating airports continental united_states complies stage noise levels allows opt requirement airport operator airport notifying secretary intent continue operation noncompliant aircraft requires notices opt outs accessible public sec prohibits faa_administrator emergency eliminating weight restrictions prior permission rules airport new_jersey sec directs faa administrator establish pilot program redevelopment airport property public use airports approved noise compatibility program makes federal share allowable project costs sec requires air carrier permit air passenger carry musical instrument passenger aircraft charge safely suitable baggage compartment aircraft passenger seat sets forth requirements carriage musical instruments checked baggage occupants purchased seat sec requires airport master plan address feasibility solid waste recycling minimization solid waste generation condition approval aip project sec directs secretary establish mandatory training program airport owners operators certify small business airport concession owned operated socially economically disadvantaged individuals airport disadvantaged business program authorizes appropriations requires secretary issue final regulations adjust personal net worth cap determining individual economically disadvantaged sec directs faa administrator study report specified congressional committees line manager staffing requirements air traffic control facilities sec directs comptroller general study report secretary appropriate congressional committees helicopter fixed wing air ambulance industry sec repeals march sunset secretary authority approve application metropolitan_washington_airports_authority mwaa aip grants pfc imposition sec directs faa administrator report congress anticipated need years aeronautical mobile telemetry services civil aviation potential impact aerospace industry introduction new radio service operating spectrum aeronautical mobile telemetry service


Summary: Safe Aviation Facilities Ensure Aircraft Integrity and Reliability Act of 2009 or the SAFE AIR Act of 2009 - Requires the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to: (1) issue regulations requiring maintenance work on passenger aircraft to be performed by certain authorized individuals; (2) certify to Congress that the FAA has inspected each foreign repair station that has performed work on U.S. air carrier aircraft or components at least twice in the preceding year and tested persons who perform safety-sensitive functions at such stations for use of alcohol or controlled substances; and (3) develop a plan to identify all maintenance providers (other than repair stations or air carriers) that have performed maintenance work on such aircraft. Prohibits the Administrator from certifying a foreign repair station unless it complies with certain final security regulations.

safe aviation facilities ensure aircraft integrity reliability act safe air act requires administrator federal_aviation_administration faa issue regulations requiring maintenance work passenger aircraft performed certain authorized individuals certify congress faa inspected foreign repair station performed work air carrier aircraft components twice preceding year tested persons perform safety sensitive functions stations use alcohol controlled substances develop plan identify maintenance providers repair stations air carriers performed maintenance work aircraft prohibits administrator certifying foreign repair station complies certain final security regulations


Summary: Enhancing Flight Crewmembers' Training - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to prescribe regulations to require each air carrier to develop and implement standards and methods to ensure flight crewmembers have proper qualifications and experience to serve as crewmembers.

enhancing flight crewmembers training directs administrator federal_aviation_administration faa prescribe regulations require air carrier develop implement standards methods ensure flight crewmembers proper qualifications experience serve crewmembers


Summary: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to revise the article description for certain aircraft wing illumination lights to suspend temporarily the duty on exterior aircraft lights for illuminating emergency escape routes and slides.

amends harmonized_tariff schedule united_states revise article description certain aircraft wing lights suspend temporarily duty exterior aircraft lights emergency escape routes


Summary: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to revise the article description for pedestal assemblies for vacuum relief valves for aircraft to suspend temporarily the duty on vacuum relief valves for equalizing pressure between the internal aircraft cabin and external atmosphere.

amends harmonized_tariff schedule united_states revise article description assemblies vacuum relief valves aircraft suspend temporarily duty vacuum relief valves equalizing pressure internal aircraft cabin external atmosphere


Summary: Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to revise the article description for seals of polyester fabric bonded over a silicone core for aircraft to suspend temporarily the duty on seals, made of silicone, or rubber, and either covered with, and/or containing, an embedded textile material for aircraft.

amends harmonized_tariff schedule united_states revise article description seals polyester fabric bonded silicone core aircraft suspend temporarily duty seals silicone rubber covered containing embedded textile material aircraft


Summary: Focused Flying Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to promulgate regulations prohibiting commercial flight crew members from using portable electronic devices in the aircraft's cockpit during a flight, except for: (1) uses directly related to flight operations or safety; (2) the collection of safety data; or (3) other FAA-approved purposes. Directs the FAA Administrator to review relevant air carrier data and to study and report to Congress on: (1) common sources of distraction for cockpit commercial flight crew members; and (2) the safety impacts of such distractions.

focused flying act directs administrator federal_aviation_administration faa promulgate regulations prohibiting commercial flight crew members portable electronic devices aircraft cockpit flight uses directly related flight operations safety collection safety data faa approved purposes directs faa administrator review relevant air carrier data study report congress common sources cockpit commercial flight crew members safety impacts


Summary: Secure Airport Terminal Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to prescribe regulations that: (1) require the use of security cameras at all screening locations and all locations where passengers exit the sterile area at airports in the United States; (2) prescribe requirements for the use, maintenance, and testing of such security cameras and other technological devices; and (3) specify that employees of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have access to all such security cameras and technological devices as well as data or recordings from them relating to airport security. (Under aviation security regulations: (1) "screening location" means each site at which individuals or property are inspected for the presence of weapons, explosives, or incendiaries; and (2) "sterile area" means a portion of an airport that provides passengers access to boarding aircraft and to which the access generally is controlled by TSA, or by an aircraft operator or a foreign air carrier, through the screening of persons and property.) Directs the DHS Assistant Secretary (TSA) to report to specified congressional committees: (1) recommendations for improving the security of each location at an airport where passengers exit the sterile area; and (2) an assessment of differences in location configurations and options for improving security at such locations. Prescribes a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for individuals who enter an aircraft or an airport area in violation of security requirements. Increases the criminal penalty of maximum imprisonment for such violations from one year to 10 years. Directs each U.S. airport operator that is required to establish an air transportation security program to ensure that signs meeting DHS requirements for providing notice of such penalties are displayed near all screening locations, all locations where passengers exit the sterile area, and other appropriate airport locations. Subjects an individual to such penalties, however, without regard to whether signs are displayed as required by this Act.

directs secretary homeland_security dhs prescribe regulations require use security cameras screening locations locations passengers exit sterile area airports united_states prescribe requirements use maintenance testing security cameras technological devices specify employees transportation_security_administration tsa access security cameras technological devices data recordings relating airport security aviation security regulations screening location means site individuals property inspected presence weapons explosives sterile area means portion airport provides passengers access boarding aircraft access generally controlled tsa aircraft operator foreign air carrier screening persons property directs dhs assistant secretary tsa report specified congressional committees recommendations improving security location airport passengers exit sterile area assessment differences location configurations options improving security locations prescribes civil penalty individuals enter aircraft airport area violation security requirements increases criminal penalty maximum imprisonment violations year years directs airport operator required establish air transportation security program ensure signs meeting dhs requirements providing notice penalties displayed near screening locations locations passengers exit sterile area appropriate airport locations subjects individual penalties regard signs displayed required act


Summary: Flight 3407 Memorial Act - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to implement the recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) contained in the Aircraft Accident Report on the Loss of Control on Approach of Colgan Air, Incorporated, Operating as Continental Connections Flight 3407 at Clarence Center, New York, on February 12, 2009 (NTSB/AAR-10-01). Requires the FAA Administrator, within 180 days after the NTSB makes a safety recommendation to the Administrator, to notify Congress: (1) whether or not the Administrator has determined to implement it; and (2) what actions the Administrator plans to take to implement it, or what reasons the Administrator has for not doing so. Requires the Administrator, within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to send Congress such a notification with respect to each NTSB recommendation made before the enactment of this Act which has not been implemented.

flight memorial act directs administrator federal_aviation_administration faa implement recommendations national_transportation_safety_board ntsb contained aircraft accident report loss control approach incorporated operating flight center new_york february ntsb requires faa_administrator days ntsb makes safety recommendation administrator notify congress administrator determined implement actions administrator plans implement reasons administrator requires administrator days enactment act send congress notification respect ntsb recommendation enactment act implemented


Summary: Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through April 30, 2010: (1) excise taxes on aviation fuels and air transportation of persons and property; and (2) the expenditure authority for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. Authorizes appropriations for the seven-month period from October 1, 2009, through April 30, 2010, for airport improvement program (AIP) projects, including project grant authority. Sets forth a formula for calculating the apportionment of AIP funding. Extends through April 30, 2010, various airport development projects, including: (1) the pilot program for passenger facility fees at nonhub airports; (2) small airport grants for airports located in the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau; (3) the temporary increase to 95% in the government share of certain AIP project costs; and (4) the funding of Midway Island airport development. Extends through April 30, 2010, state and local land use compatibility projects under the AIP program. Extends through April 30, 2010, the authority of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to apply for an airport development grant and impose a passenger facility fee. Extends through April 30, 2010, Department of Transportation (DOT) insurance coverage for domestic and foreign-flag air carriers. Allows further extension through July 31, 2010. Extends through July 31, 2010, air carrier liability limits for injuries to passengers resulting from acts of terrorism. Extends through April 30, 2010, certain competitive access assurance requirements for large or medium hub airport sponsors applying for AIP grants. Extends for the seven-month period from October 1, 2009, through April 30, 2010, the authorization of appropriations for: (1) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operations; (2) air navigation facilities and equipment; and (3) research, engineering, and development.

federal_aviation_administration extension act amends internal revenue code extend april excise taxes aviation fuels air transportation persons property expenditure authority airport airway_trust_fund authorizes appropriations seven month period october april airport improvement program aip projects including project grant authority sets forth formula calculating apportionment aip funding extends april airport development projects including pilot program passenger facility fees nonhub airports small airport grants airports located marshall_islands micronesia palau temporary increase government share certain aip project costs funding midway_island airport development extends april state local land use compatibility projects aip program extends april authority metropolitan_washington_airports_authority apply airport development grant impose passenger facility fee extends april department_of_transportation dot insurance coverage domestic foreign flag air carriers allows extension july extends july air carrier liability limits injuries passengers resulting acts terrorism extends april certain competitive access assurance requirements large medium hub airport sponsors applying aip grants extends seven month period october april authorization appropriations federal_aviation_administration faa operations air navigation facilities equipment research engineering development


Summary: Directs the Secretary of Transportation to complete a rulemaking that: (1) prohibits air carriers from charging fees for carry-on baggage that fall within weight, size, or number of bags restrictions imposed by the air carrier; (2) requires such air carriers to notify air passengers of such baggage restrictions before they arrive at the airport for a schedule departure on the air carrier; and (3) requires air carriers to make available to the public and to the Secretary a list of all passenger fees and charges (other than airfare) imposed by the air carrier.

directs secretary transportation complete rulemaking prohibits air carriers charging fees carry baggage fall weight size number bags restrictions imposed air carrier requires air carriers notify air passengers baggage restrictions arrive airport schedule departure air carrier requires air carriers available public secretary list passenger fees charges airfare imposed air carrier


Summary: Block Airlines' Gratuitous Fees Act or the BAG Fees Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat fees paid for baggage personally carried into the cabin of an aircraft by a passenger as an amount paid for taxable transportation for purposes of the 7.5% excise tax on transportation of persons by air.

fees act bag fees act amends internal revenue code treat fees paid baggage personally carried cabin aircraft passenger paid taxable transportation purposes excise tax transportation persons air


Summary: Firearm-Free Airport Act - Makes it unlawful for all but specified authorized individuals to possess a firearm at a commercial airport in any area in a terminal building, in any area adjacent to the sterile area, in an airfield, or in any building that opens on to an airfield. Prescribes criminal penalties for nonauthorized individuals who violate such prohibition. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that signs warning passengers of such prohibition are posted in airport terminal buildings and other such areas.

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Summary: Securing Aircraft From Explosives Responsibly: Advanced Imaging Recognition Act of 2010 or SAFER AIR Act of 2010 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should: (1) increase efforts to address privacy concerns regarding the screening of passengers using advanced imaging technology at airports; and (2) conduct additional testing of advanced imaging technology; and (3) deploy technology to standardize images, remove personally identifying characteristics, while providing transportation security officers with necessary information, and upgrade equipment to detect new threats without major capital expenditures. Declares it to be U.S. policy to aggressively seek, develop, and timely deploy primary screening technologies capable of detecting and protecting against threats to domestic and international aviation travel that cannot be effectively and efficiently detected by other technologies currently more commonly used, such as metal detectors. Directs the Secretary to ensure that advanced imaging technology and other advanced technology with capability to detect weapons, on-body plastic explosives, and other nonmetallic explosives are timely deployed for the primary screening of aircraft passengers. Requires the Secretary to provide passengers with an option for primary screening other than the use of such technologies. Requires all advanced imaging technology equipment used at airport checkpoints to be configured so that passenger: (1) images are not retained; and (2) facial features are blurred, while allowing detection of individual on-body threats. Prohibits DHS employees from having cameras or cell phones present while viewing such images. Requires such employees to communicate with other DHS employees using a wireless headset or another comparable method of communication that does not allow for the transmission of the image.

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Summary: Airline Baggage Transparency and Accountability Act - Directs the Office of Aviation Consumer Protection and Enforcement of the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish rules to ensure that all consumers are able to compare airline ticket prices, including taxes and fees, easily and fairly. Makes it an unfair or deceptive practice for a domestic or foreign air carrier or ticket agent to sell an airline ticket without displaying simultaneously in reasonable proximity to the ticket price (including on the Internet to an online purchaser) all applicable: (1) ticket taxes, fees, charges, and surcharges (including fuel surcharges); and (2) fees for checked baggage, seating assignments, and optional in-flight goods and services, and other fees that may be charged after the ticket is purchased. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat as part of the 7.5% excise tax on air transportation of a person any fees paid for checked baggage or carry-on baggage personally carried by the passenger into the cabin or overhead storage compartments of an aircraft. Grants the Assistant DOT General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings, acting through the Aviation Consumer Protection Division, authority to carry out consumer protection compliance and enforcement with respect to passenger claims for lost, stolen, and damaged baggage. Grants the Aviation Consumer Protection Division authority also to collect, and make available on the DOT website, information from each commercial air carrier regarding its procedures and performance relating to lost, stolen, and damaged baggage.

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Summary: American Security and Freedom Fuels Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of liquid fuel suitable for use as an aviation fuel or aviation fuel blend and that: (1) is domestically produced; (2) is a synthetic fuel or derived from biomass; (3) is produced in a manner that does not primarily compete with food stocks; and (4) meets the regulatory standards of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for renewable fuels standards pursuant to the Clean Air Act. Limits each contract to a 20-year period, and prohibits contract options. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on performance under each such contract.

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Summary: Airport Master Plan Customer Convenience Enhancement, Security, and Sustainability Act of 2011 or ACCESS Act 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to encourage (including through Federal Aviation Administration [FAA] advisory circulars) airport sponsors and state and local officials in the development of their airport master plans to consider as additional goals: (1) customer service, and (2) access to airport grounds and airport facilities.

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Summary: Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish a program to reduce or remove lead from the emissions of piston engine aircraft.

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