106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1072

AN ACT

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’’; and in

11 paragraph (3) strike the word ‘‘chairman’’

12 and insert the word ‘‘president’’;

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

14 his designee’’ and inserting ‘‘to represent

15 the interests of the 2003 Committee’’;

16 (iv) in paragraph (5) by inserting be17 fore the period ‘‘and shall represent the in18 terests of such aeronautical entities’’; and

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

20 his designee’’;

21 (B) by striking subsection (f);

22 (C) by redesignating subsections (b)

23 through (e) as subsections (c) through (f), re24 spectively; and

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

26 following:
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1 ‘‘(b) ALTERNATES.—Each member described under

2 subsection (a) may designate an alternate who may act

3 in lieu of the member to the extent authorized by the

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

5 (2) in section 5—

6 (A) in subsection (a)—

7 (i) by inserting ‘‘provide recommenda8 tions and advice to the President, Con9 gress, and Federal agencies on the most

10 effective ways to’’ after ‘‘The Commission

11 shall’’;

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

13 (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2)

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

15 respectively;

16 (B) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub17 section (c) and inserting after subsection (a)

18 the following:

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

20 may—

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

22 gaining support for and facilitating international

23 recognition of the importance of aviation history in

24 general and the centennial of powered flight in par25 ticular; and
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1 ‘‘(2) attend international meetings regarding

2 such activities as advisors to official United States

3 representatives or to gain or provide information for

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

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

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

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

8 events in the United States (and significant events

9 in the world) dealing with the commemoration of the

10 centennial of flight or the history of aviation;

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

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

13 distributing hard and electronic copies and making

14 the calendar available on a web page on the Inter15 net;

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

17 the public that includes activities related to the cen18 tennial of flight celebration and the history of avia19 tion;

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

21 centennial of flight celebration and the history of

22 aviation;

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

24 conduct media interviews on the centennial of flight

25 celebration and the history of aviation;
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1 ‘‘(5) initiate contact with individuals and orga2 nizations that have an interest in aviation to encour3 age such individuals and organizations to conduct

4 their own activities in celebration of the centennial

5 of flight;

6 ‘‘(6) provide advice and recommendations,

7 through the Administrator of the National Aero8 nautics and Space Administration or the Adminis9 trator of the Federal Aviation Administration (or

10 any employee of such an agency head under the di11 rection of that agency head), to individuals and or12 ganizations that wish to conduct their own activities

13 in celebration of the centennial of flight, and main14 tain files of information and lists of experts on re15 lated subjects that can be disseminated on request;

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

17 State and local governments, and private individuals

18 and organizations for the purpose of coordinating

19 their activities in celebration of the centennial of

20 flight; and

21 ‘‘(8) encourage organizations to publish works

22 related to the history of aviation.’’;

23 (3) in section 6(a)—

24 (A) in paragraph (2)—

25 (i) by striking the first sentence; and
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1 (ii) in the second sentence—

2 (I) by striking ‘‘the Federal’’ and

3 inserting ‘‘a Federal’’; and

4 (II) by striking ‘‘the informa5 tion’’ and inserting ‘‘information’’;

6 and

7 (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘section

8 4(c)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4(d)(2)’’;

9 (4) in section 6(c)(1) by striking ‘‘the Commis10 sion may’’ and inserting ‘‘the Administrator of the

11 National Aeronautics and Space Administration or

12 the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis13 tration (or an employee of the respective administra14 tion as designated by either Administrator) may, on

15 behalf of the Commission,’’;

16 (5) in section 7—

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

18 sentence—

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

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

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

22 represented on the Advisory Board under

23 section 12(b)(1) (A) through (E)’’;
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1 (B) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘The

2 Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to sub3 section (h), the Commission’’;

4 (C) by striking subsection (g);

5 (D) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub6 section (g); and

7 (E) by adding at the end the following:

8 ‘‘(h) LIMITATION.—Each member of the Commission

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

10 make personnel decisions, including hiring, termination,

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

12 (6) in section 9—

13 (A) in subsection (a)—

14 (i) by striking ‘‘The Commission

15 may’’ and inserting ‘‘After consultation

16 with the Commission, the Administrator of

17 the National Aeronautics and Space Ad18 ministration may’’; and

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

20 and inserting ‘‘the duties under this Act or

21 that the Administrator of the National

22 Aeronautics and Space Administration’’;

23 (B) in subsection (b)—

24 (i) in the first sentence by striking

25 ‘‘The Commission shall have’’ and insert-
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1 ing ‘‘After consultation with the Commis2 sion, the Administrator of the National

3 Aeronautics and Space Administration may

4 exercise’’; and

5 (ii) in the second sentence by striking

6 ‘‘that the Commission lawfully adopts’’ and

7 inserting ‘‘adopted under subsection (a)’’;

8 and

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

10 follows:

11 ‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—

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

13 funds from licensing royalties received under this

14 section shall be used by the Commission to carry out

15 the duties of the Commission specified by this Act.

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

17 transfer any portion of funds in excess of funds nec18 essary to carry out the duties described under para19 graph (1), to the National Aeronautics and Space

20 Administration to be used for the sole purpose of

21 commemorating the history of aviation or the cen22 tennial of powered flight.’’;

23 (7) in section 10—

24 (A) in subsection (a)—
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1 (i) in the first sentence, by striking

2 ‘‘activities of the Commission’’ and insert3 ing ‘‘actions taken by the Commission in

4 fulfillment of the Commission’s duties

5 under this Act’’;

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

7 after the semicolon;

8 (iii) in paragraph (4), by striking the

9 semicolon and ‘‘and’’ and inserting a pe10 riod; and

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

12 (B) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘ac13 tivities’’ and inserting ‘‘recommendations’’;

14 (8) in section 12—

15 (A) in subsection (b)—

16 (i) in paragraph (1)—

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

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

19 designee of the Secretary’’;

20 (II) in subparagraph (B), by

21 striking ‘‘, or the designee of the Li22 brarian’’; and

23 (III) in subparagraph (F)—
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1 (aa) in clause (i) by striking

2 ‘‘government’’ and inserting

3 ‘‘governmental entity’’; and

4 (bb) by amending clause (ii)

5 to read as follows:

6 ‘‘(ii) shall be selected among individ7 uals who—

8 ‘‘(I) have earned an advanced de9 gree related to aerospace history or

10 science, or have actively and primarily

11 worked in an aerospace related field

12 during the 5-year period before ap13 pointment by the President; and

14 ‘‘(II) specifically represent 1 or

15 more of the persons or groups enu16 merated under section 5(a)(1).’’; and

17 (ii) by adding at the end the fol18 lowing:

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

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

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

22 the extent authorized by the member, including at23 tending meetings and voting.’’; and

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

25 4(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 4(d)’’; and
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1 (9) in section 13—

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

3 (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as

4 paragraph (4).

Passed the Senate August 5, 1999.

Attest:

Secretary.
106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1072

AN ACT

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 Commemora-