106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 98

AN ACT

To amend chapter 443 of title 49, United States

corrections.Commemoration Act to make technical and otherprogram and to amend the Centennial of FlightCode, to extend the aviation war risk insurance
106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 98

AN ACT

To amend chapter 443 of title 49, United States Code,

to extend the aviation war risk insurance program and

to amend the Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act

to make technical and other corrections.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF INSURANCE PROGRAM.

2 Section 44310 of title 49, United States Code, is

3 amended by striking ‘‘March 31, 1999’’ and inserting

4 ‘‘December 31, 2003’’.

5 SEC. 2. CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT COMMISSION.

6 (a) MEMBERSHIP.—

7 (1) APPOINTMENT.—Section 4(a)(5) of the

8 Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act (36 U.S.C.

9 143 note; 112 Stat. 3487) is amended by inserting

10 ‘‘, or his designee,’’ after ‘‘prominence’’.

11 (2) STATUS.—Section 4 of such Act (112 Stat.

12 3487) is amended by adding at the end the follow13 ing:

14 ‘‘(g) STATUS.—The members of the Commission de15 scribed in paragraphs (1), (3), (4), and (5) of subsection

16 (a) shall not be considered to be officers or employees of

17 the United States.’’.

18 (b) DUTIES.—Section 5(a)(7) of such Act (112 Stat.

19 3488) is amended to read as follows:

20 ‘‘(7) as a nonprimary purpose, publish popular

21 and scholarly works related to the history of aviation

22 or the anniversary of the centennial of powered

23 flight.’’.

24 (c) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—Section 6 of such Act

25 (112 Stat. 3488–3489) is amended by adding at the end

26 the following:
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1 ‘‘(e) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—At its second busi2 ness meeting, the Commission shall adopt a policy to pro3 tect against possible conflicts of interest involving its

4 members and employees. The Commission shall consult

5 with the Office of Government Ethics in the development

6 of such a policy and shall recognize the status accorded

7 its members under section 4(g).’’.

8 (d) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.—The first sentence of

9 section 7(a) of such Act (112 Stat. 3489) is amended by

10 striking the period at the end and inserting the following:

11 ‘‘or represented on the First Flight Centennial Advisory

12 Board under subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section

13 12(b)(1).’’.

14 (e) EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO NAME, LOGOS, EMBLEMS,

15 SEALS, AND MARKS.—

16 (1) USE OF FUNDS.—Section 9(d) of such Act

17 (112 Stat. 3490) is amended by striking the period

18 at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘, except that

19 the Commission may transfer any portion of such

20 funds that is in excess of the funds necessary to

21 carry out such duties to any Federal agency or the

22 National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian

23 Institution to be used for the sole purpose of com24 memorating the history of aviation or the centennial

25 of powered flight.’’.
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1 (2) DUTIES TO BE CARRIED OUT BY ADMINIS2 TRATOR OF NASA.—Section 9 of such Act (112 Stat.

3 3490) is amended by adding at the end the follow4 ing:

5 ‘‘(f) DUTIES TO BE CARRIED OUT BY ADMINIS6 TRATOR OF NASA.—The duties of the Commission under

7 this section shall be carried out by the Administrator of

8 the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in

9 consultation with the Commission.’’.

Passed the House of Representatives February 3,

1999.

Attest:

Clerk.