[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6549 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6549

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration to adjust certain requirements with 
  respect to sovereignty and use of airspace, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 1, 2023

Ms. Eshoo (for herself, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Panetta, and Mr. 
   Sherman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration to adjust certain requirements with 
  respect to sovereignty and use of airspace, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness in Airspace Includes 
Residents Act'' or the ``F-AIR Act''.

SEC. 2. SOVEREIGNTY AND USE OF AIRSPACE.

    (a) In General.--Section 40103(b)(1) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(1)(A) The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall develop plans and policy for the use of the navigable airspace 
and assign by regulation or order the use of the airspace necessary to 
ensure--
            ``(i) as a primary priority, the safety of aircraft; and
            ``(ii) as secondary co-equal priorities--
                    ``(I) the efficient use of airspace; and
                    ``(II) the minimization of the impact of aviation 
                noise, and other health impacts, on residents and 
                communities, and other impacts of the use of airspace 
                on the environment.
    ``(B) The Administrator may modify or revoke an assignment when 
required in the public interest.''.
    (b) Updates to FAA Priorities.--Not later than 12 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall--
            (1) review the regulations, policies, procedures, and 
        processes of the Administration and modify them as necessary to 
        reflect the priorities in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
        40103(b)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, as added by 
        subsection (a); and
            (2) update the mission statement of the Administration to 
        reflect such priorities.
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