FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION Operations For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses for research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities and the operation and maintenance of aircraft, reimbursement at the discretion of the Administrator for travel, transportation, and subsistence expenses for the training of non-Federal domestic and foreign personnel whose services will contribute significantly to carrying out air transportation security programs under section 316(c) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended, and carrying out the provisions of the Airport and Airway Development Act, as amended, or other provisions of law authorizing the obligation of funds for similar programs of airport and airway development or improvement, lease or purchase of four passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, $4,360,000,000, of which $2,109,625,000 shall be 105 STAT. 922derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities and for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms: Provided further, That none of these funds shall be available for new applicants for the second career training program: Provided further, That, of the funds available under this head, $2,000,000 shall be made available for the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into contractual agreement with the Mid-American Aviation Resource Consortium in Minnesota to operate an air traffic controller training program: Provided further, That funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a non-profit standard setting organization to assist in the development of aviation safety standards. Facilities and Equipment (airport and airway trust fund) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition, establishment, and improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of air navigation and experimental facilities as authorized by the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.), including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; and construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations of officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, lease or transfer of aircraft from funds available under this head; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $2,394,000,000, including $2,244,052,000 to remain available until September 30, 1994, and including $149,948,000 to remain available until September 30, 1993: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment and modernization of air navigation facilities: Provided further, That with appropriations made for the Airway Science program, as authorized below in this section, the Federal Aviation Administration may hereafter enter into competitive grant agreements with institutions of higher education having airway science curricula, for the Federal share of the allowable direct costs of the following categories of items, to the extent that such items are in support of airway science curricula: (a) the construction, purchase, or lease with option to purchase, of buildings and associated facilities, and (b) instructional materials and equipment. Such funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated and may remain available until expended. The Federal Aviation Administration shall establish guidelines for determining the direct costs allowable under grants to be made pursuant to this section. The maximum Federal share of the allowable cost of any project assisted by such grants shall be 50 percent: Provided further, That the $35,000,000 provided under this head for the precision runway monitor program shall be available 105 STAT. 923only for the procurement of not less than five commissionable systems of the electronic scan (E-scan) design: Provided further, That for each seven-day period following March 31, 1992, that the Escan precision runway monitor production contract is not signed, the funds made available for facilities and equipment-related personnel compensation and benefits shall be reduced by 1 per centum: Provided further, That a stand alone directional finder FAA-5530 receiver indicator system is to be installed at the Salisbury, Maryland airport flight service station within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That funds appropriated under this heading for this or prior years are available for the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into a sole source procurement with the Regional Airport Authority of Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky to design and construct an air traffic control tower at Standiford Field, using current Federal Aviation Administration control tower specifications. Research, Engineering, and Development (airport and airway trust fund) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, engineering, and development, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.), including construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $218,135,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred for research, engineering, and development. Grants-in-Aid for Airports (liquidation of contract authorization) (airport and airway trust fund) For liquidation of obligations incurred for airport planning and development under section 14 of Public Law 91–258, as amended, and under other law authorizing such obligations, and obligations for noise compatibility planning and programs, $1,520,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the commitments for which are in excess of $1,900,000,000 in fiscal year 1992 for grants-in-aid for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility planning and programs, notwithstanding section 506(e)(4) of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982, as amended, of which not to exceed $156,564,400 shall be available for letters of intent issued prior to July 31, 1991. Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund The Secretary of Transportation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures and investments, within the limits of funds available pursuant to section 1306 of the Act of August 23, 1958, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1536), and in accordance with section 104 of the 105 STAT. 924Government Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 9104), as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for aviation insurance activities under said Act. Aircraft Purchase Loan Guarantee Program The Secretary of Transportation may hereafter issue notes or other obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury, in such forms and denominations, bearing such maturities, and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. Such obligations may be issued to pay any necessary expenses required pursuant to any guarantee issued under the Act of September 7, 1957, Public Law 85–307, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1324 note). None of the funds in this Act shall be available for the implementation or execution of programs under this head the obligations for which are in excess of $9,970,000 during fiscal year 1992. Such obligations shall be redeemed by the Secretary from appropriations authorized by this section. The Secretary of the Treasury shall purchase any such obligations, and for such purpose he may use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as now or hereafter in force. The purposes for which securities may be issued under such Act are extended to include any purchase of notes or other obligations issued under the subsection. The Secretary of the Treasury may sell any such obligations at such times and price and upon such terms and conditions as he shall determine in his discretion. All purchases, redemptions, and sales of such obligations by such Secretary shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United States. For the settlement of promissory notes issued to the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,200,000, to remain available until expended, together with such sums as may be necessary for the payment of interest due under the terms and conditions of such notes.