Bill > HR3935

This bill aims to reauthorize and improve the FAA and other civil aviation programs. Key provisions include: - Increasing funding and making changes to the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), such as expanding eligible project costs, adjusting cost-share percentages, and creating new discretionary grant programs. - Establishing an Office of Aviation Consumer Protection within the Department of Transportation to administer and enforce aviation consumer protection laws and regulations. - Requiring airlines to provide refunds for cancelled or significantly delayed flights and to maintain live customer service channels. - Enhancing accessibility requirements for airports and air travel, including standards for seating, boarding/deplaning, and service animal policies. - Reforming the Essential Air Service program to reduce subsidies and limit routes. - Accelerating the implementation of NextGen air traffic modernization programs and capabilities. - Enhancing safety oversight and certification processes, including for aircraft, maintenance, and pilot training. - Supporting the aerospace workforce through new training programs, scholarship funding, and efforts to recruit and retain personnel. - Promoting the development and integration of new aviation technologies like advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems. - Authorizing funding and making changes to airport infrastructure programs, including the AIP, Passenger Facility Charge, and other grant programs. The bill aims to improve aviation safety, efficiency, accessibility, and competitiveness through these wide-ranging reforms and investments.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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