,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ac1 #bjbe,mr4 
,moore of ,north ,carolina 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 conduct a  
study on the readiness of certain       
airports to accommodate high-speed air  
travel1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,national ,airport ,supersonic      
,readiness ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,findings
 ,congress finds the following3 7#a7    
,supersonic and hypersonic commercial   
airliners have the potential to         
transform air travel by reducing        
long-haul flight times significantly4   
7#b7 ,existing airport infrastructure   
may not be fully equipped to handle the 
unique requirements of such aircraft1   
including runway length1 ground         
equipment1 noise regulations1 and fuel  

supply4  7#c7 ,a comprehensive study is 
necessary to evaluate the ability of    
major ,united ,states airports to       
accommodate these aircraft safely and   
efficiently4  #c4 ,high-speed air travel
 readiness study  7a7 ,in general ,the  
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration1 in consultation with  
the ,administrator of the ,national     
,aeronautics and ,space ,administration 
and any other relevant stakeholders the 
,administrator determines appropriate1  
including industry and academia1 shall  
conduct a study to assess the capability
 of large hub airports1 including the   
largest airports in the ,united ,states1
 to accommodate high-speed aircraft4    
7b7 ,considerations ,in conducting the  
study required under subsection 7a71 the
 ,administrator shall evaluate-- 7#a7   
runway length and structural integrity2 
7#b7 ground equipment compatibility1    
including fueling and maintenance       
facilities2  7#c7 air traffic control   
systems and procedures2  7#d7           

environmental regulations that may      
prevent the use of high-speed aircraft  
at an airport described in subsection   
7a71 including any such regulation      
relating to noise pollution or          
emissions2 and  7#e7 potential economic 
benefits and challenges relating to     
accommodating high-speed aircraft at any
 such airport4  7c7 ,report ,not later  
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,administrator shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a report that includes-- 7#a7 
the results of the study required under 
subsection 7a72  7#b7 recommendations   
for policy changes and infrastructure   
improvements necessary to facilitate the
 use of high-speed aircraft at the      
airports described in subsection 7a72   
and  7#c7 estimated costs and a         
projected timeline for any such         
improvement4  7d7 ,definitions ,in this 
,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees of   
,congress ,the term appropriate         
committees of ,congress means the       

,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure and the ,committee on   
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology of the
 ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7      
,high-speed aircraft ,the term          
high-speed aircraft means an aircraft   
operating at speeds in excess of ,mach  
#a1 including supersonic and hypersonic 
aircraft4  7#c7 ,hypersonic ,the term   
hypersonic means flights operating at   
speeds that exceed ,mach #e4  7#d7      
,large hub airport ,the term large hub  
airport has the meaning given that term 
in section #djajb of title #di1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7#e7 ,supersonic ,the   
term supersonic means flights operating 
at speeds in excess of ,mach #a but less
 than ,mach #e4