,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dafa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bd1 #bjba,mr4 
,smith of ,washington 7for himself1 ,ms4
 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1 
,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,ms4     
,newman1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4             
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,mr4 ,beyer1
 ,mrs4 ,steel1 ,ms4 ,meng1 and ,mr4     
,suozzi7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to allow additional funds
 to be provided under the airport       
improvement program for certain noise   
mitigation projects1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,noise ,mitigation  
,repair and ,replacement ,program ,act4 
#b4 ,noise mitigation projects  7a7     
,government share ,section #dgaji of    
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7g7 ,special rule for noise 

mitigation projects ,with respect to a  
project to carry out noise mitigation   
that is granted a waiver under section  
#dgaaj7;j71 the allowable project cost  
for such project shall be calculated    
without consideration of any costs that 
were previously paid by the ,government4
  4  7b7 ,noise mitigation projects     
,section #dgaaj of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7j7 ,special    
rule for noise mitigation projects  7#a7
 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall waive
 the requirement of subsection 7b77#d7  
for a project to carry out noise        
mitigation for a building or other      
structure that has previously received  
,federal assistance under this          
subchapter for noise mitigation if--    
7,a7 the ,secretary determines that the 
additional assistance is justified due  
to-- 7i7 increased aircraft noise that  
would have afforded different levels of 
mitigation1 even if the property owner  
had waived all damages and conveyed a   

full and unrestricted easement2 or  7ii7
 the building or other structure        
containing soundproofing installation1  
structure1 or other type of sound       
mitigation equipment product or benefit 
previously installed under a noise      
mitigation program under this subchapter
 that is determined to be eligible      
pursuant to paragraph 7#b72 and  7,b7   
the building or other structure-- 7i7   
falls within the ,day ,night ,level     
7,,dnl7 #fe standard according to the   
most recent noise exposure map1 as such 
term is defined in section #aej4g of    
title #ad1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations2 or  7ii7 fell within such 
standard at the time the initial noise  
mitigation was carried out and a        
building inspector has determined that--
 7,i7 such mitigation caused physical   
damage the building or other structure2 
or  7,,ii7 the materials used for such  
mitigation were of low quality and have 
deteriorated1 broken1 or otherwise no   
longer function as intended4  7#b7      

,eligibility determination ,to be       
eligible for waiver under this          
subsection for a project1 an applicant  
shall-- 7,a7 exhaust any amounts        
available through warranties on the     
applicable building or structure for the
 proposed noise mitigation activities2  
and  7,b7 demonstrate that a            
,state-certified building inspector     
conducted an inspection of the building 
or other structure and determined that--
 7i7 the noise mitigation for which     
,federal assistance was previously      
provided is degraded or ineffective1 or 
the manner of installation of such      
mitigation has caused damage to the     
building or other structure2 and  7ii7  
the condition of noise mitigation       
improvement described in subparagraph   
7,a7 is not attributed to actions taken 
by an owner or occupant of the building 
or other structure4  4