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49 U.S.C. § 44502 — General facilities and personnel authority

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49 U.S.C. § 44502 — General facilities and personnel authority

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**(a) General Authority.—** (1) The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may— (A) acquire, establish, improve, operate, and maintain air navigation facilities; and (B) provide facilities and personnel to regulate and protect air traffic. (2) The cost of site preparation work associated with acquiring, establishing, or improving an air navigation facility under paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection shall be charged to amounts available for that purpose appropriated under [section 48101(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section48101/a&num=0&edition=prelim). The Secretary of Transportation may make an agreement with an airport owner or sponsor (as defined in [section 47102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section47102&num=0&edition=prelim)) so that the owner or sponsor will provide the work and be paid or reimbursed by the Secretary from the appropriated amounts. (3) The Secretary of Transportation may authorize a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government to carry out any duty or power under this subsection with the consent of the head of the department, agency, or instrumentality. (4) **Purchase of instrument landing system.—** (A) *Establishment of program.—* — The Secretary shall purchase precision approach instrument landing system equipment for installation at airports on an expedited basis. (B) *Authorization.—* — No less than $30,000,000 of the amounts appropriated under section 48101(a) for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2002 shall be used for the purpose of carrying out this paragraph, including acquisition under new or existing contracts, site preparation work, installation, and related expenditures. (5) **Improvements on leased properties.—** — The Administrator may make improvements to real property leased for no or nominal consideration for an air navigation facility, regardless of whether the cost of making the improvements exceeds the cost of leasing the real property, if— (A) the improvements primarily benefit the Government; (B) the improvements are essential for accomplishment of the mission of the Federal Aviation Administration; and (C) the interest of the United States Government in the improvements is protected. **(b) Certification of Necessity.—** Except for Government money expended under this part or for a military purpose, Government money may be expended to acquire, establish, construct, operate, repair, alter, or maintain an air navigation facility only if the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration certifies in writing that the facility is reasonably necessary for use in air commerce or for the national defense. An interested person may apply for a certificate for a facility to be acquired, established, constructed, operated, repaired, altered, or maintained by or for the person. **(c) Ensuring Conformity With Plans and Policies.—** (1) To ensure conformity with plans and policies for, and allocation of, airspace by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration under [section 40103(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section40103/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim), a military airport, military landing area, or missile or rocket site may be acquired, established, or constructed, or a runway may be altered substantially, only if the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration is given reasonable prior notice so that the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may advise the appropriate committees of Congress and interested departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Government on the effect of the acquisition, establishment, construction, or alteration on the use of airspace by aircraft. A disagreement between the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Secretary of Defense or the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration may be appealed to the President for a final decision. (2) To ensure conformity, an airport or landing area not involving the expenditure of Government money may be established or constructed, or a runway may be altered substantially, only if the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration is given reasonable prior notice so that the Administrator may provide advice on the effects of the establishment, construction, or alteration on the use of airspace by aircraft. **(d) Public Use and Emergency Assistance.—** (1) The head of a department, agency, or instrumentality of the Government having jurisdiction over an air navigation facility owned or operated by the Government may provide, under regulations the head of the department, agency, or instrumentality prescribes, for public use of the facility. (2) The head of a department, agency, or instrumentality of the Government having jurisdiction over an airport or emergency landing field owned or operated by the Government may provide, under regulations the head of the department, agency, or instrumentality prescribes, for assistance, and the sale of fuel, oil, equipment, and supplies, to an aircraft, but only when necessary, because of an emergency, to allow the aircraft to continue to the nearest airport operated by private enterprise. The head of the department, agency, or instrumentality shall provide for the assistance and sale at the prevailing local fair market value as determined by the head of the department, agency, or instrumentality. An amount that the head decides is equal to the cost of the assistance provided and the fuel, oil, equipment, and supplies sold shall be credited to the appropriation from which the cost was paid. The balance shall be credited to miscellaneous receipts. **(e) Transfers of Air Traffic Systems.—** (1) **In general.—** — Subject to paragraph (4), an airport in a non-contiguous State may transfer, without consideration, to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, an eligible air traffic system or equipment that conforms to performance specifications of the Administrator if a Government airport aid program, airport development aid program, or airport improvement project grant was used to assist in purchasing the system or equipment. (2) **Acceptance.—** — The Administrator shall accept the eligible air traffic system or equipment and operate and maintain it under criteria of the Administrator. (3) **Definition.—** — In this subsection, the term “eligible air traffic system or equipment” means— (A) an instrument landing system consisting of a glide slope and localizer (if the Administrator has determined that a satellite navigation system cannot provide a suitable approach to an airport); (B) an Automated Weather Observing System weather observation system; (C) a Remote Communication Air/Ground and Remote Communication Outlet communications facility; or (D) a Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights. (4) **Exception.—** — The requirement under paragraph (1) that an eligible air traffic system or equipment be purchased in part using a Government airport aid program, airport development aid program, or airport improvement project grant shall not apply if the air traffic system or equipment is installed at an airport that is categorized as a basic or local general aviation airport under the most recently published national plan of integrated airport systems under section 47103. **(f) Airport Space.—** (1) **Restriction.—** — The Administrator may not require an airport owner or sponsor (as defined in section 47102) to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost any of the following: (A) Building construction, maintenance, utilities, or expenses for services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting. (B) Space in a facility owned by the airport owner or sponsor for services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting. (2) **Rule of construction.—** — Nothing in this subsection may be construed to affect— (A) any agreement the Secretary may have or make with an airport owner or sponsor for the airport owner or sponsor to provide any of the items described in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B) at below-market rates; or (B) any grant assurance that requires an airport owner or sponsor to provide land to the Administration without cost for an air traffic control facility.

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5 U.S.C. § 4703 — Demonstration projects

**(a)** Except as provided in this section, the Office of Personnel Management may, directly or through agreement or contract with one or more agencies and other public and private organizations, conduct and evaluate demonstration projects. Subject to the provisions of this section, the conducting of demonstration projects shall not be limited by any lack of specific authority under this title to take the action contemplated, or by any provision of this title or any rule or regulation prescribed under this title which is inconsistent with the action, including any law or regulation relating to— (1) the methods of establishing qualification requirements for, recruitment for, and appointment to positions; (2) the methods of classifying positions and compensating employees; (3) the methods of assigning, reassigning, or promoting employees; (4) the methods of disciplining employees; (5) the methods of providing incentives to employees, including the provision of group or individual incentive bonuses or pay; (6) the hours of work per day or per week; (7) the methods of involving employees, labor organizations, and employee organizations in personnel decisions; and (8) the methods of reducing overall agency staff and grade levels. **(b)** Before conducting or entering into any agreement or contract to conduct a demonstration project, the Office shall— (1) develop a plan for such project which identifies— (A) the purposes of the project; (B) the types of employees or eligibles, categorized by occupational series, grade, or organizational unit; (C) the number of employees or eligibles to be included, in the aggregate and by category; (D) the methodology; (E) the duration; (F) the training to be provided; (G) the anticipated costs; (H) the metho

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49 U.S.C. § 47102 — Definitions

In this subchapter— (1) “air carrier” has the meaning given such term in section 40102. (2) “airport”— (A) means— (i) an area of land or water used or intended to be used for the landing and taking off of aircraft; (ii) an appurtenant area used or intended to be used for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights of way; and (iii) airport buildings and facilities located in any of those areas; and (B) includes a heliport. (3) “airport development” means the following activities, if undertaken by the sponsor, owner, or operator of a public-use airport: (A) constructing, repairing, or improving a public-use airport, including— (i) removing, lowering, relocating, marking, and lighting an airport hazard; (ii) preparing a plan or specification, including carrying out a field investigation; and (iii) a secondary runway at a nonhub airport that is equivalent in size and type to the primary runway of such airport. (B) acquiring for, or installing at, a public-use airport— (i) a navigation aid or another aid (including a precision approach system) used by aircraft for landing at or taking off from the airport, including preparing the site as required by the acquisition or installation; (ii) safety or security equipment, including explosive detection devices, universal access systems, and emergency call boxes, the Secretary requires by regulation for, or approves as contributing significantly to, the safety or security of individuals and property at the airport and integrated in-pavement lighting systems for runways and taxiways and other runway and taxiway incursion prevention devices; (iii) equipment to remove snow, to measure runway surface friction, or for aviation-related weather reporting, including cl

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49 U.S.C. § 106 — Federal Aviation Administration

**(a) In General.—** The Federal Aviation Administration is an administration in the Department of Transportation. **(b) Administration Leadership.—** (1) **Administrator.—** (A) *In general.—* — The head of the Administration is the Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (B) *Qualifications.—* — The Administrator shall— (i) be a citizen of the United States; (ii) not be an active duty member of the Armed Forces; (iii) not have retired from the Armed Forces within the 7 years preceding nomination; and (iv) have experience in organizational management and a field directly related to aviation. (C) *Fitness.—* — In appointing an individual as Administrator, the President shall consider the fitness of such individual to carry out efficiently the duties and powers of the office. (D) *Term of office.—* — The term of office for any individual appointed as Administrator shall be 5 years. (E) *Reporting chain.—* — Except as provided in subsection (f) or in other provisions of law, the Administrator reports directly to the Secretary of Transportation. (2) **Deputy administrator.—** (A) *In general.—* — The Administrator has a Deputy Administrator, who shall be appointed by the President. (B) *Qualifications.—* — The Deputy Administrator shall— (i) be a citizen of the United States; and (ii) have experience in organizational management and a field directly related to aviation. (C) *Fitness.—* — In appointing an individual as Deputy Administrator, the President shall consider the fitness of the individual to carry out efficiently the duties and powers of the office, including the duty to act for the Administrator when the Administrator is absent or unable to s

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49 U.S.C. § 48101 — Air navigation facilities and equipment

**(a) General Authorization of Appropriations.—** Not more than a total of the following amounts may be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation out of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund established under section 9502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ([26 U.S.C. 9502](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section9502&num=0&edition=prelim)) to acquire, establish, and improve air navigation facilities under [section 44502(a)(1)(A) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section44502/a/1/A&num=0&edition=prelim): (1) $3,191,250,000 for fiscal year 2024. (2) $3,575,000,000 for fiscal year 2025. (3) $3,625,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. (4) $3,675,000,000 for fiscal year 2027. (5) $3,725,000,000 for fiscal year 2028. **(b) Availability of Amounts.—** Amounts appropriated under this section remain available until expended. **(c) Authorized Expenditures.—** Of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a), such sums as may be necessary may be used for the following: (1) The implementation and use of upgrades to the current automated surface observation system/automated weather observing system, if the upgrade is successfully demonstrated. (2) The acquisition and construction of remote towers (as defined in section 161 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018). (3) The remediation and elimination of identified cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the air traffic control system. (4) The construction of facilities dedicated to improving the cybersecurity of the National Airspace System. (5) Systems associated with the Data Communications program. (6) The infrastructure, sustainment, and the elimination of the deferred maintenance backlog of air navigation facilities and other facilities for

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49 U.S.C. § 44801 — Definitions

In this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) **Actively tethered unmanned aircraft system.—** — The term “actively tethered unmanned aircraft system” means an unmanned aircraft system in which the unmanned aircraft component— (A) weighs 55 pounds or less, including payload but not including the tether; (B) is physically attached to a ground station with a taut, appropriately load-rated tether that provides continuous power to the unmanned aircraft and is unlikely to be separated from the unmanned aircraft; (C) is controlled and retrieved by such ground station through physical manipulation of the tether; (D) is able to maintain safe flight control in the event of a power or flight control failure during flight; and (E) is programmed to initiate a controlled landing in the event of a tether separation. (2) **Appropriate committees of congress.—** — The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. (3) **Arctic.—** — The term “Arctic” means the United States zone of the Chukchi Sea, Beaufort Sea, and Bering Sea north of the Aleutian chain. (4) **Certificate of waiver; certificate of authorization.—** — The terms “certificate of waiver” and “certificate of authorization” mean a Federal Aviation Administration grant of approval for a specific flight operation. (5) **Counter-UAS system.—** — The term “counter-UAS system” means a system or device capable of lawfully and safely disabling, disrupting, or seizing control of an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system. (6) **Permanent areas.—** — The term “permanent areas” means areas on land or water that provide for launch, recovery, and

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5 U.S.C. § 5304 — Locality-based comparability payments

**(a)** Pay disparities shall be identified and reduced as follows: (1) Comparability payments shall be payable within each locality determined to have a pay disparity greater than 5 percent. (2) (A) The localities having pay disparities, and the size of those disparities, shall, for purposes of any comparability payment scheduled to take effect in any calendar year, be determined in accordance with the appropriate report, as prepared and submitted to the President under subsection (d)(1) for purposes of such calendar year. (B) Any computation necessary to determine the size of the comparability payment to become payable for any locality in a year (as well as any determination as to the size of any pay disparity remaining after that comparability payment is made) shall likewise be made using data contained in the appropriate report (described in subparagraph (A)) so prepared and submitted for purposes of such calendar year. (3) Subject to paragraph (4), the amount of the comparability payments payable under this subsection in a calendar year within any locality in which a comparability payment is payable shall be computed using such percentage as the President determines for such locality under subsection (d)(2), except that— (A) the percentage for the first calendar year in which any amounts are payable under this section may not be less than ⅕ of the amount needed to reduce the pay disparity of the locality involved to 5 percent; (B) the percentage for the second calendar year in which any amounts are payable under this section may not be less than 3⁄10 of the amount needed to reduce the pay disparity of the locality involved to 5 percent; (C) the percentage for the third calendar year in which any amounts are payable under this section may not be le

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31 U.S.C. § 1341 — Limitations on expending and obligating amounts

**(a)** (1) Except as specified in this subchapter or any other provision of law, an officer or employee of the United States Government or of the District of Columbia government may not— (A) make or authorize an expenditure or obligation exceeding an amount available in an appropriation or fund for the expenditure or obligation; (B) involve either government in a contract or obligation for the payment of money before an appropriation is made unless authorized by law; (C) make or authorize an expenditure or obligation of funds required to be sequestered under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; or (D) involve either government in a contract or obligation for the payment of money required to be sequestered under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. (2) This subsection does not apply to a corporation getting amounts to make loans (except paid in capital amounts) without legal liability of the United States Government. **(b)** An article to be used by an executive department in the District of Columbia that could be bought out of an appropriation made to a regular contingent fund of the department may not be bought out of another amount available for obligation. **(c)** (1) In this subsection— (A) the term “covered lapse in appropriations” means any lapse in appropriations that begins on or after December 22, 2018; (B) the term “District of Columbia public employer” means— (i) the District of Columbia Courts; (ii) the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia; or (iii) the District of Columbia government; (C) the term “employee” includes an officer; and (D) the term “excepted employee” means an excepted employee or an employee performing

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49 U.S.C. § 321 — Definitions

In this subchapter, “aeronautics”, “air commerce”, and “air navigation facility” have the same meanings given those terms in [section 40102(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section40102/a&num=0&edition=prelim).

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5 U.S.C. § 5303 — Annual adjustments to pay schedules

**(a)** Effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1 of each calendar year, the rates of basic pay for each statutory pay system shall be increased by the percentage (rounded to the nearest one-tenth of 1 percent) equal to one-half of 1 percentage point less than the percentage by which the ECI for the base quarter of the year before the preceding calendar year exceeds the ECI for the base quarter of the second year before the preceding calendar year (if at all). **(b)** (1) If, because of national emergency or serious economic conditions affecting the general welfare, the President should consider the pay adjustment which would otherwise be required by subsection (a) in any year to be inappropriate, the President shall— (A) prepare and transmit to Congress before September 1 of the preceding calendar year a plan for such alternative pay adjustments as he considers appropriate, together with the reasons therefor; and (B) adjust the rates of pay of each statutory pay system, in accordance with such plan, effective on the same day as the increase under subsection (a) would otherwise take effect. (2) In evaluating an economic condition affecting the general welfare under this subsection, the President shall consider pertinent economic measures including, but not limited to, the Indexes of Leading Economic Indicators, the Gross National Product, the unemployment rate, the budget deficit, the Consumer Price Index, the Producer Price Index, the Employment Cost Index, and the Implicit Price Deflator for Personal Consumption Expenditures. (3) The President shall include in the report to Congress under paragraph (1)(A) his assessment of the impact that the alternative pay adjustments under this subsection will have on

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5 U.S.C. § 7111 — Exclusive recognition of labor organizations

**(a)** An agency shall accord exclusive recognition to a labor organization if the organization has been selected as the representative, in a secret ballot election, by a majority of the employees in an appropriate unit who cast valid ballots in the election. **(b)** If a petition is filed with the Authority— (1) by any person alleging— (A) in the case of an appropriate unit for which there is no exclusive representative, that 30 percent of the employees in the appropriate unit wish to be represented for the purpose of collective bargaining by an exclusive representative, or (B) in the case of an appropriate unit for which there is an exclusive representative, that 30 percent of the employees in the unit allege that the exclusive representative is no longer the representative of the majority of the employees in the unit; or (2) by any person seeking clarification of, or an amendment to, a certification then in effect or a matter relating to representation; the Authority shall investigate the petition, and if it has reasonable cause to believe that a question of representation exists, it shall provide an opportunity for a hearing (for which a transcript shall be kept) after reasonable notice. If the Authority finds on the record of the hearing that a question of representation exists, the Authority shall supervise or conduct an election on the question by secret ballot and shall certify the results thereof. An election under this subsection shall not be conducted in any appropriate unit or in any subdivision thereof within which, in the preceding 12 calendar months, a valid election under this subsection has been held. **(c)** A labor organization which— (1) has been designated by at least 10 percent of the employees in the unit specified in any petition file

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