PROCUREMENT REFORM.

SEC. 201. PROCUREMENT REFORM. (a) In General.—Section 303 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. App. 1344) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:106 STAT. 4890 “(g) Limited Sources of Procurement.—The Administrator shall have the same authority as the Administrator would have under section 2304(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, if the Federal Aviation Administration were an agency listed under section 2303(a) of title 10, United States Code. “(h) Contract Tower Program.—The Administrator may enter into a contract, on a sole source basis, with a State or political subdivision thereof for the purpose of permitting such State or political subdivision to operate an airport traffic control tower classified as a level I visual flight rules tower by the Administrator if the Administrator determines that the State or political subdivision has the capability to comply with the requirements of this subsection. Any such contract shall require that the State or political subdivision comply with all applicable safety regulations in its operation of the facility and with applicable competition requirements in the subcontracting of any work to be performed under the contract.”. (b) Conforming Amendment.—The portion of the table of contents contained in the first section of such Act relating to section 303 is amended by adding at the end the following: “(g) Limited sources of procurement. “(h) Contract tower program.”.