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Calendar No. 202

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1072

[Report No. 106–105]

To make certain technical and other corrections relating to the Centennial

of Flight Commemoration Act (36 U.S.C. 143 note; 112 Stat. 3486

et seq.).

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

MAY 18 (legislative day, MAY 14), 1999

Mr. DEWINE (for himself, Mr. HELMS, and Mr. VOINOVICH) introduced the

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on

Governmental Affairs

JULY 8, 1999

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of June 29, 1999, by

Mr. THOMPSON, without amendment

A BILL

To make certain technical and other corrections relating to

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

143 note; 112 Stat. 3486 et seq.).

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. CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT COMMISSION.

2 The Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act (36

3 U.S.C. 143 note; 112 Stat. 3486 et seq.) is amended—

4 (1) in section 4—

5 (A) in subsection (a)—

6 (i) in paragraphs (1) and (2) by strik7 ing ‘‘or his designee’’;

8 (ii) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘, or

9 his designee’’ and inserting ‘‘to represent

10 the interests of the Foundation’’;

11 (iii) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘, or

12 his designee’’ and inserting ‘‘to represent

13 the interests of the 2003 Committee’’;

14 (iv) in paragraph (5) by inserting be15 fore the period ‘‘and shall represent the in16 terests of such aeronautical entities’’; and

17 (v) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘, or

18 his designee’’;

19 (B) by striking subsection (f);

20 (C) by redesignating subsections (b)

21 through (e) as subsections (c) through (f), re22 spectively; and

23 (D) by inserting after subsection (a) the

24 following:

25 ‘‘(b) ALTERNATES.—Each member described under

26 subsection (a) may designate an alternate who may act
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1 in lieu of the member to the extent authorized by the

2 member, including attending meetings and voting.’’;

3 (2) in section 5—

4 (A) in subsection (a)—

5 (i) by inserting ‘‘provide recommenda6 tions and advice to the President, Con7 gress, and Federal agencies on the most

8 effective ways to’’ after ‘‘The Commission

9 shall’’;

10 (ii) by striking paragraph (1); and

11 (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2)

12 through (7) as paragraphs (1) through (6),

13 respectively;

14 (B) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub15 section (c) and inserting after subsection (a)

16 the following:

17 ‘‘(b) INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Commission

18 may—

19 ‘‘(1) advise the United States with regard to

20 gaining support for and facilitating international

21 recognition of the importance of aviation history in

22 general and the centennial of powered flight in par23 ticular; and

24 ‘‘(2) attend international meetings regarding

25 such activities as advisors to official United States
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1 representatives or to gain or provide information for

2 or about the activities of the Commission.’’; and

3 (C) by adding at the end the following:

4 ‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—The Commission may—

5 ‘‘(1)(A) assemble, write, and edit a calendar of

6 events in the United States (and significant events

7 in the world) dealing with the commemoration of the

8 centennial of flight or the history of aviation;

9 ‘‘(B) actively solicit event information; and

10 ‘‘(C) disseminate the calendar by printing and

11 distributing hard and electronic copies and making

12 the calendar available on a web page on the Inter13 net;

14 ‘‘(2) maintain a web page on the Internet for

15 the public that includes activities related to the cen16 tennial of flight celebration and the history of avia17 tion;

18 ‘‘(3) write and produce press releases about the

19 centennial of flight celebration and the history of

20 aviation;

21 ‘‘(4) solicit and respond to media inquiries and

22 conduct media interviews on the centennial of flight

23 celebration and the history of aviation;

24 ‘‘(5) initiate contact with individuals and orga25 nizations that have an interest in aviation to encour-
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1 age such individuals and organizations to conduct

2 their own activities in celebration of the centennial

3 of flight;

4 ‘‘(6) provide advice and make recommendations

5 to individuals and organizations that wish to conduct

6 their own activities in celebration of the centennial

7 of flight, and maintain files of information and lists

8 of experts on related subjects that can be dissemi9 nated on request;

10 ‘‘(7) sponsor meetings of Federal agencies,

11 State and local governments, and private individuals

12 and organizations for the purpose of coordinating

13 their activities in celebration of the centennial of

14 flight; and

15 ‘‘(8) encourage organizations to publish works

16 related to the history of aviation.’’;

17 (3) in section 6(a)—

18 (A) in paragraph (2)—

19 (i) by striking the first sentence; and

20 (ii) in the second sentence—

21 (I) by striking ‘‘the Federal’’ and

22 inserting ‘‘a Federal’’; and

23 (II) by striking ‘‘the informa24 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘information’’;

25 and
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1 (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘section

2 4(c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4(d)(2)’’;

3 (4) in section 6(c)(1) by striking ‘‘the Commis4 sion may’’ and inserting ‘‘the Administrator of the

5 National Aeronautics and Space Administration or

6 the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis7 tration (or an employee of the respective administra8 tion as designated by either Administrator) may, on

9 behalf of the Commission,’’;

10 (5) in section 7—

11 (A) in subsection (a) in the first

12 sentence—

13 (i) by striking ‘‘There’’ and inserting

14 ‘‘Subject to subsection (h), there’’; and

15 (ii) by inserting before the period ‘‘or

16 represented on the Advisory Board under

17 section 12(b)(1) (A) through (E)’’;

18 (B) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘The

19 Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to sub20 section (h), the Commission’’;

21 (C) by striking subsection (g);

22 (D) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub23 section (g); and

24 (E) by adding at the end the following:
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1 ‘‘(h) LIMITATION.—Each member of the Commission

2 described under section 4(a) (3), (4), and (5) may not

3 make personnel decisions, including hiring, termination,

4 and setting terms and conditions of employment.’’;

5 (6) in section 9—

6 (A) in subsection (a)—

7 (i) by striking ‘‘The Commission

8 may’’ and inserting ‘‘After consultation

9 with the Commission, the Administrator of

10 the National Aeronautics and Space Ad11 ministration may’’; and

12 (ii) by striking ‘‘its duties or that it’’

13 and inserting ‘‘the duties under this Act or

14 that the Administrator of the National

15 Aeronautics and Space Administration’’;

16 (B) in subsection (b)—

17 (i) in the first sentence by striking

18 ‘‘The Commission shall have’’ and insert19 ing ‘‘After consultation with the Commis20 sion, the Administrator of the National

21 Aeronautics and Space Administration may

22 exercise’’; and

23 (ii) in the second sentence by striking

24 ‘‘that the Commission lawfully adopts’’ and
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1 inserting ‘‘adopted under subsection (a)’’;

2 and

3 (C) by amending subsection (d) to read as

4 follows:

5 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2),

7 funds from licensing royalties received under this

8 section shall be used by the Commission to carry out

9 the duties of the Commission specified by this Act.

10 ‘‘(2) EXCESS FUNDS.—The Commission shall

11 transfer any portion of funds in excess of funds nec12 essary to carry out the duties described under para13 graph (1), to the National Aeronautics and Space

14 Administration to be used for the sole purpose of

15 commemorating the history of aviation or the cen16 tennial of powered flight.’’;

17 (7) in section 10—

18 (A) in subsection (a)—

19 (i) in the first sentence, by striking

20 ‘‘activities of the Commission’’ and insert21 ing ‘‘actions taken by the Commission in

22 fulfillment of the Commission’s duties

23 under this Act’’;

24 (ii) in paragraph (3), by adding ‘‘and’’

25 after the semicolon;
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1 (iii) in paragraph (4), by striking the

2 semicolon and ‘‘and’’ and inserting a pe3 riod; and

4 (iv) by striking paragraph (5); and

5 (B) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘ac6 tivities’’ and inserting ‘‘recommendations’’;

7 (8) in section 12—

8 (A) in subsection (b)—

9 (i) in paragraph (1)—

10 (I) in subparagraphs (A), (C),

11 (D), and (E), by striking ‘‘, or the

12 designee of the Secretary’’;

13 (II) in subparagraph (B), by

14 striking ‘‘, or the designee of the Li15 brarian’’; and

16 (III) in subparagraph (F)—

17 (aa) in clause (i) by striking

18 ‘‘government’’ and inserting

19 ‘‘governmental entity’’; and

20 (bb) by amending clause (ii)

21 to read as follows:

22 ‘‘(ii) shall be selected among individ23 uals who—

24 ‘‘(I) have earned an advanced de25 gree related to aerospace history or
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1 science, or have actively and primarily

2 worked in an aerospace related field

3 during the 5-year period before ap4 pointment by the President; and

5 ‘‘(II) specifically represent 1 or

6 more of the persons or groups enu7 merated under section 5(a)(1).’’; and

8 (ii) by adding at the end the fol9 lowing:

10 ‘‘(2) ALTERNATES.—Each member described

11 under paragraph (1) (A) through (E) may designate

12 an alternate who may act in lieu of the member to

13 the extent authorized by the member, including at14 tending meetings and voting.’’; and

15 (B) in subsection (h) by striking ‘‘section

16 4(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4(d)’’; and

17 (9) in section 13—

18 (A) by striking paragraph (4); and

19 (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as

20 paragraph (4).

Calendar No. 202

106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1072

[Report No. 106–105]

A BILL

To make certain technical and other corrections reseq.). tion Act (36 U.S.C. 143 note; 112 Stat. 3486 et lating to the Centennial of Flight CommemoraJULY 8, 1999

Reported without amendment