Number: RL33698
Title: Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration: Background and Issues for Congress
Authors: Bart Elias, John W. Fischer, Robert S. Kirk, James E. McCarthy, and Brend D. Yacobucci, Resources, Science, and Industry Division; Jon O. Shimabukuro and Todd B. Tatelman, American Law Division 
Abstract: The pending debate over reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is likely to be a high priority in the 110th Congress. Funding authorizations for aviation programs set forth in Vision 100 - the Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (P.L. 108-176, hereafter referred to as Vision 100), as well as authorization of the existing aviation tax structure that provides revenue for the aviation trust fund, are set to expire at the end of FY2007. CRS has identified nine broad categories of issues that Congress may address in the context of FAA reauthorization. These include FAA budgeting and finance; airport development and finance; FAA cost control measures; system-wide demand and capacity issues; modernization of national airspace system (NAS) infrastructure; aviation safety; airliner cabin issues; energy, environment, and noise issues; and international civil aviation issues.
Pages: 120
Date: January 29, 2007