S.Amdt. 2065

SA 2065. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2057 submitted by Mr. Warner (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr.
Van Hollen, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Tillis) and intended to be proposed to
the amendment SA 1911 proposed by Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Cruz,
Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Moran) to the bill H.R. 3935, to amend title 49,
United States Code, to reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation
Administration and other civil aviation programs, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert
the following:
(e) Freeze in the Number of Operations at Airports When
Near Misses Occur.--
(1) In general.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this
subsection, if a near-miss occurs on a surface of a part 139
airport, such airport shall freeze the number of operations
at the airport on a per-hour basis indefinitely until the
Administrator can certify that--
(A) there is adequate air traffic controller staffing at
the airport;
(B) proper surface surveillance technology is installed and
operational at the airport; and
(C) the schedule of operations at the airport will not lead
to runway congestion.
(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Near miss.--The term ``near miss'' means an incident in
aviation where 2 or more aircraft come close to colliding but
do not make contact.
(B) Part 139 airport defined.--The term ``part 139
airport'' means an airport certified under part 139 of title
14, Code of Federal Regulations.
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