,i  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cife  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #e1 #bjae  
,mr4 ,gallego 7for himself1 ,mrs4       
,kirkpatrick1 ,mr4 ,schweikert1 ,ms4    
,eshoo1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,grayson1    
,mr4 ,quigley1 ,ms4 ,clark of           
,massachusetts1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,mr4       
,crowley1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4 ,meeks1    
,ms4 ,meng1 ,miss ,rice of ,new ,york1  
and ,mr4 ,beyer7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration to improve the
 process for establishing and revising  
flight paths and procedures1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,,faa          
,community ,accountability ,act of      
#bjae4  #b4 ,flight paths and procedures
 ,notwithstanding any other provision of
 law1 in considering new or revised     
flight paths or procedures as part of   

the implementation of the ,next         
,generation ,air ,transportation        
,system1 the ,administrator of the      
,federal ,aviation ,administration--    
7#a7 shall take actions to limit        
negative impacts on the human           
environment in the vicinity of an       
affected airport2 and  7#b7 may give    
preference to overlays of existing      
flight paths or procedures to ensure    
compatibility with land use in the      
vicinity of an affected airport4  #c4   
,,faa community ombudsman  7a7          
,establishment ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,administrator of the ,federal
 ,aviation ,administration shall appoint
 an ,,faa ,community ,ombudsman for each
 region of the ,federal ,aviation       
,administration4  7b7 ,duties ,the      
,ombudsmen appointed in accordance with 
subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 act as a    
liaison between affected communities and
 the ,administrator with respect to     
problems related to the impact of       

commercial aviation on the human        
environment1 including concerns         
regarding aircraft noise1 pollution1 and
 safety2  7#b7 monitor the impact of the
 implementation of the ,next ,generation
 ,air ,transportation ,system on        
communities in the vicinity of affected 
airports2  7#c7 make recommendations to 
the ,administrator-- 7,a7 to address    
concerns raised by communities2 and     
7,b7 to improve the use of community    
comments in ,administration             
decisionmaking processes2 and  7#d7     
report to ,congress periodically on     
issues related to the impact of         
commercial aviation on the human        
environment and on ,administration      
responsiveness to concerns raised by    
affected communities4  #d4 ,community   
engagement  7a7 ,in general             
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 in implementing the ,next          
,generation ,air ,transportation        
,system1 the ,administrator of the      
,federal ,aviation ,administration may  

not treat the establishment or revision 
of a flight path or procedure as covered
 by a categorical exclusion 7as defined 
in section #aejh4d of title #dj1 ,code  
of ,federal ,regulations7 if an ,,faa   
,community ,ombudsman or the operator of
 an airport affected by such            
establishment or revision submits       
written notification to the             
,administrator that--  7#a7             
extraordinary circumstances exist2 or   
7#b7 the establishment or revision will 
have a significant adverse impact on the
 human environment in the vicinity of   
such airport4  7b7 ,notifications ,at   
least #cj days before treating the      
establishment or revision of a flight   
path or procedure as covered by a       
categorical exclusion1 the              
,administrator shall provide notice and 
an opportunity for comment to persons   
affected by such establishment or       
revision1 including the operator of any 
affected airport4  #e4 ,reconsideration 
of certain flight paths and procedures  

7a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any    
other provision of law1 the             
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration shall reconsider a     
flight path or procedure established or 
revised after ,february #ad1 #bjab1 as  
part of the implementation of the ,next 
,generation ,air ,transportation ,system
 if an ,,faa ,community ,ombudsman or   
the operator of an airport affected by  
such establishment or revision submits  
written notification to the             
,administrator that the establishment or
 revision is resulting in a significant 
adverse impact on the human environment 
in the vicinity of such airport4  7b7   
,process ,in reconsidering a flight path
 or procedure under subsection 7a71 the 
,administrator shall-- 7#a7 provide     
notice of the reconsideration and an    
opportunity for public comment2  7#b7   
assess the impacts on the human         
environment of such flight path or      
procedure2 and  7#c7 not later than #ahj
 days after the date on which the       

relevant notification was received1     
submit to ,congress and make available  
to the public a report that--  7,a7     
addresses comments received pursuant to 
paragraph 7#a72  7,b7 describes the     
results of the assessment carried out   
under paragraph 7#b72 and  7,c7         
describes any changes to be made to such
 flight path or procedure or the        
justification for not making any change4