DESIGNATING CURRENT AND FORMER MILITARY AIRPORTS.

SEC. 146. DESIGNATING CURRENT AND FORMER MILITARY AIRPORTS. (a) Considerations.—Section 47118(c) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking “or” after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (2) by striking “delays.” and inserting “delays; or”; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(3) preserve or enhance minimum airfield infrastructure facilities at former military airports to support emergency diversionary operations for transoceanic flights in locations— “(A) within United States jurisdiction or control; and “(B) where there is a demonstrable lack of diversionary airports within the distance or flight-time required by regulations governing transoceanic flights.” . (b) Designation of General Aviation Airports.—Section 47118(g) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading by striking “Airport” and inserting “Airports”; and (2) by striking “one of the airports bearing a designation under subsection (a) may be a general aviation airport that was a former military installation” and inserting “3 of the airports bearing designations under subsection (a) may be general aviation airports that were former military installations”. (c) Safety-Critical Airports.—Section 47118 is amended by adding at the end the following: “(h) Safety-Critical Airports. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a grant under section 47117(e)(1)(B) may be made for a federally owned airport designated under subsection (a) if the grant is for a project that is— “(1) to preserve or enhance minimum airfield infrastructure facilities described in subsection (c)(3); and “(2) necessary to meet the minimum safety and emergency operational requirements established under part 139 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.” .