,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #echg ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #ad1 #bjbf,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself and ,mr4 ,warner7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to amend title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to make improvements to operations at ,ronald ,reagan ,washington ,national ,airport4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,dca ,air ,safety ,act4 #b4 ,improvements to operations at ,ronald ,reagan ,washington ,national ,airport 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,since #bjjj1 ,congress has voted to add #fd daily flights at ,ronald ,reagan ,washington ,national ,airport 7in this subsection referred to as ,,dca7 despite capacity constraints4 7#b7 ,washington ,dulles ,international ,airport 7,,iad7 currently handles under #cj million passengers annually but has the designed capacity to handle #ee million passengers annually4 7#c7 ,on the night of the midair collision between ,american ,airlines ,flight #ecdb and a ,united ,states ,army ,h-#fj ,black ,hawk helicopter on ,january #bi1 #bjbe1 at ,,dca1 one air traffic controller1 during an #ah-minute period1 managed #bi separate aircraft1 including a #e-minute span with #f takeoffs or landings4 7b7 ,improvements ,section #dagah of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection3 7j7 ,improvements to operations 7#a7 ,reduction in hourly operations 7,a7 ,assessment ,the ,administrator shall conduct an assessment of the ,airport ,arrival ,rate at ,,dca4 ,in conducting such assessment1 the ,administrator shall give special consideration to the airspace complexity1 airfield limitations1 mixed fleet operations1 and traffic volume at ,,dca4 7,b7 ,reduction ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this subsection1 the ,administrator shall reduce the ,airport ,arrival ,rate at ,,dca to no more than #bh aircraft4 7#b7 ,interval caps ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this subsection1 the ,administrator shall convert the ,airport ,arrival ,rate at ,,dca 7as reduced under paragraph 7#a77;,b77 into binding #cj-minute interval caps that-- 7,a7 evenly distribute permitted arrivals and departures across each hour2 and 7,b7 prohibit clustering or banking within any sub-hour4 7#c7 ,elimination of #cj slot exemptions 7,a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to the succeeding provisions of this paragraph1 the ,administrator shall1 in a manner determined appropriate by the ,administrator1 permanently eliminate #cj slot exemptions under this chapter at ,,dca 7determined as of the date of enactment of this subsection74 7,b7 ,minimum number of beyond perimeter slot exemptions ,at least #bf of the slot exemptions eliminated under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be beyond perimeter 7as described in section #diaji7 slot exemptions4 7,c7 ,timing 7i7 ,public notice of proposed list ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this subsection1 the ,administrator shall make publicly available a proposed list of the #cj slot exemptions to be eliminated pursuant to this paragraph4 7ii7 ,comment period ,the ,administrator shall provide for a #fj-;day public comment period regarding such list beginning on the date on which such list is made publicly available under clause 7i74 7iii7 ,finalized list ,not later than #abj days after the end of the public comment period under clause 7ii71 the ,administrator shall make publicly available the final list of the #cj slot exemptions to be eliminated pursuant to this paragraph4 7iv7 ,phased-,in implementation 7,i7 ,in general ,subject to subclauses 7,,ii7 and 7,,iii71 the ,administrator shall provide for a #e-year phase-in of the required elimination of the slot exemptions under this paragraph1 with #f slot exemptions being eliminated in each year during the period of #bjbh through #bjcb4 7,,ii7 ,authority to provide for a #a-year delay 7aa7 ,in general ,subject to item 7bb71 if the ,administrator1 during any year of the first #d years of the #e-year phase-in period under subclause 7,i71 determines that eliminating #a or more of #f slot exemptions required to be eliminated in such year would yield no material and measurable safety improvement to safety at ,,dca1 the ,secretary may provide for up to a #a-year delay of the elimination of such slot exemptions4 ,in no case may the delay of the elimination of a slot exemption for a year under the preceding sentence be for longer than a #a-year period4 7bb7 ,notice of delay ,prior to implementing a delay under item 7aa71 the ,administrator shall-- 7,,aa7 provide notice to the public and the ,senators and ,members of the ,house of ,representatives who represent ,states and districts that fall within the ,washington ,,dc ,metropolitan ,special ,flight ,rules ,area 7as described by the ,federal ,aviation ,administration7 of the intent to provide for such delay2 and 7,,bb7 provide for a #fj-;day public comment period regarding such delay4 7,,iii7 ,final implementation ,the ,administrator shall ensure that the elimination of the #cj slot exemptions required under this paragraph is fully implemented by not later than ,december #ca1 #bjcb4 7,d7 ,consultation ,in carrying out this paragraph1 the ,administrator shall consult with the ,secretary of ,transportation and the ,metropolitan ,washington ,airports ,authority4 7,e7 ,review ,notwithstanding any other provision of law1 there shall be no judicial review of the decision of the ,administrator with respect to the elimination of slot exemptions1 or any delay in the elimination of slot exemptions1 pursuant to this paragraph4 7#d7 ,permanent commission 7,a7 ,establishment ,there is established the ,ronald ,reagan ,washington ,national ,airport ,slot ,exemption ,evaluation ,commission 7in this section referred to as the ,commission74 7,b7 ,membership ,the ,commission shall be composed of the following members3 7i7 ,the ,chairperson of the ,metropolitan ,washington ,airports ,authority1 or their designee4 7ii7 ,the ,administrator1 or their designee4 7iii7 ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 or their designee4 7iv7 ,the ,governor of the ,commonwealth of ,virginia1 or their designee4 7v7 ,the ,governor of the ,state of ,maryland1 or their designee4 7vi7 ,the ,mayor of the ,district of ,columbia1 or their designee4 7,c7 ,duties 7i7 ,in general ,the duties of the ,commission are as follows3 7,i7 ,study ,the ,commission shall conduct an ongoing study of the conditions at ,,dca1 including the impact on safety and operations of future changes to the amount of slot exemptions at ,,dca4 7,,ii7 ,reports ,not later than ,december #ca1 #bjbh1 and not less frequently than once every #b years thereafter1 the ,commission shall submit to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure of the ,house of ,representatives a report on the ongoing study under subparagraph 7,c77i77,i71 together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the ,commission determines appropriate4 7ii7 ,expertise ,in carrying out its duties under clause 7i71 the ,commission may solicit information and input from third parties1 including recognized aviation safety experts1 academics1 and other airport authorities legally established by ,state or local governments or pursuant to a multi-,state compact4 7#e7 ,definitions ,in this subsection3 7,a7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation ,administration4 7,b7 ,airport ,arrival ,rate ,the term ,airport ,arrival ,rate means a dynamic parameter specifying the number of arrival aircraft that an airport1 in conjunction with terminal airspace1 can accept under specific conditions throughout any consecutive #fj-minute period4 7,c7 ,,dca ,the term ,,dca means ,ronald ,reagan ,washington ,national ,airport4 4