The 2024 Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Oct. 23, 2024 |
| Report Number |
IF12791 |
| Report Type |
In Focus |
| Authors |
Bart Elias; Rachel Y. Tang |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Reauthorization Act of 2024 (P.L. 118-63) was signed into
law on May 16, 2024. The act provides key civil aviation
authorizations, including Airport and Airway Trust Fund
revenue collection authority, airport grant obligation
authority, and certain other FAA expenditure authorities,
through FY2028. Authorized funding levels for FAA’s four
major accounts are shown in Table 1.
Prior authority to operate and fund civil aviation programs
under the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254)
expired at the end of FY2023. Four short-term extensions
were enacted between September 2023 and May 2024 to
prevent authorization lapses in the intervening time.
The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 includes extensive
language that addresses changes to FAA’s organization and
regulatory oversight functions; measures to address air
traffic controller staffing and training; modernization of the
national airspace system (NAS); aviation workforce
development initiatives; aviation safety improvement
efforts; initiatives to accommodate new airspace users,
including drones and advanced air mobility (AAM)
concepts; and measures to address passenger airline service.
