,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #achf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #g1 #bjag,mr4    
,katko 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lip9ski1 &     
,mrs4 ,com/ock7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,transportation to e/abli% a pilot      
program to assess ! op]ational b5efits (
 remote air traffic control t[]s1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,remote t[] pilot    
program = rural or small communities    
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,transportation %all e/abli%
 a pilot program "u :i*1 ^u approval (  
an application submitt$ by an op]ator ( 
a public-use airport1 ! ,secret>y %all  
in/all & op]ate at ! airport a remote   
air traffic control t[] 9 ord] to assess
 ! op]ational b5efits ( remote air      
traffic control t[]s4  7b7 ,applications
 ,! op]ator ( an airport seek+ to       
p>ticipate 9 ! pilot program %all submit

 to ! ,secret>y = approval an           
application t is 9 su* =m & conta9s su* 
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4    
7c7 ,selection crit]ia  7#a7 ,selection 
( airports ,f among ! applications      
submitt$ "u subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y1
 aft] consultation ) repres5tatives (   
labor organizations repres5t+ op]ators &
 employees ( ! air traffic control      
sy/em1 %all select = p>ticipation 9 !   
pilot program #g airports z foll[s3     
7,a7 ,"o nonhub1 prim>y airport4  7,b7  
,?ree nonprim>y airports )\t exi/+ air  
traffic control t[]s4  7,c7 ,two        
airports ) air traffic control t[]s     
p>ticipat+ 9 a program e/abli%$ "u      
section #dgabd ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code4  7,d7 ,"o airport select$ 
at ! discretion ( ! ,secret>y4  7#b7    
,priority selection ,9 select+ f among !
 applications submitt$ "u subsection    
7b71 ! ,secret>y %all give priority to  
applicants t c be/ demon/rate !         
capabilities & pot5tial ( remote air    
traffic control t[]s4  7#c7 ,au?ority to

 reallocate airport selection ,if !     
,secret>y receives an insuffici5t numb] 
( applications1 ! ,secret>y may         
reallocate ! di/ribution ( airport sites
 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7#d7        
,multiple remote facilities ,if         
practicable & necess>y1 ! #c remote air 
traffic control t[]s in/all$ at         
nonprim>y airports pursuant to p>agraph 
7#a77;,b7 may co-locate remote          
facilities to assess ! b5efits &        
effici5cies ( consolidat+ su*           
facilities4  7d7 ,asset classification  
,a remote air traffic control t[]1      
includ+ ancill>y equipm5t1 in/all$ )    
,gov]nm5t funds pursuant to ?is section 
%all be consid]$ to be an air navigation
 facility4  7e7 ,safety risk managem5t  
panel  7#a7 ,safety risk managem5t panel
 meet+ ,prior to ! op]ational use ( a   
remote air traffic control t[]1 !       
,secret>y %all conv5e a safety risk     
managem5t panel = ! t[] to address any  
safety issues ) respect to ! t[]4  7#b7 
,safety risk managem5t panel be/        

practices ,! safety risk managem5t      
panels %all be creat$ & utiliz$ 9 a     
mann] simil> to t ( safety risk         
managem5t panels previ\sly e/abli%$ =   
remote air traffic control t[]s1 tak+   
into acc\nt be/ practices t h be5       
develop$4  7f7 ,def9itions  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,9 ?is section1 ! foll[+          
def9itions apply3 7,a7 ,air navigation  
facility ,! t]m air navigation facility 
has ! mean+ giv5 t t]m 9 section        
#djajb7;a7 ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code4  7,b7 ,remote air traffic control
 t[] ,! t]m remote air traffic control  
t[] means a remotely op]at$ air         
navigation facility1 includ+ all        
necess>y sy/em compon5ts1 t provides !  
functions & capabilities ( an air       
traffic control t[]4  7#b7              
,applicability ( o!r def9itions ,9 ?is  
section1 ! t]ms nonhub airport1 prim>y  
airport1 public-use airport1 & reliev]  
airport h ! mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9      
section #dgajb ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code4  7g7 ,sunset ,! pilot     

program %all t]m9ate on ! day t is #e   
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4