S. 1072

One Hundred Sixth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,

the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine

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.).

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of

the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT COMMISSION.

The Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act (36 U.S.C. 143

note; 112 Stat. 3486 et seq.) is amended—

(1) in section 4—

(A) in subsection (a)—

(i) in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking ‘‘or his

designee’’;

(ii) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘, or his designee’’

and inserting ‘‘to represent the interests of the Foundation’’ and in paragraph (3) strike the word ‘‘chairman’’

and insert the word ‘‘president’’;

(iii) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘, or his designee’’

and inserting ‘‘to represent the interests of the 2003

Committee’’;

(iv) in paragraph (5) by inserting before the period

‘‘and shall represent the interests of such aeronautical

entities’’; and

(v) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘, or his designee’’;

(B) by striking subsection (f);

(C) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as

subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and

(D) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:

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

(a) may designate an alternate who may act in lieu of the member

to the extent authorized by the member, including attending

meetings and voting.’’;

(2) in section 5—

(A) in subsection (a)—

(i) by inserting ‘‘provide recommendations and

advice to the President, Congress, and Federal agencies

on the most effective ways to’’ after ‘‘The Commission

shall’’;

(ii) by striking paragraph (1); and

(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (7)

as paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively;
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(B) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c)

and inserting after subsection (a) the following:

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

‘‘(1) advise the United States with regard to gaining support

for and facilitating international recognition of the importance

of aviation history in general and the centennial of powered

flight in particular; and

‘‘(2) attend international meetings regarding such activities

as advisors to official United States representatives or to gain

or provide information for or about the activities of the Commission.’’; and

(C) by adding at the end the following:

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

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

the United States (and significant events in the world) dealing

with the commemoration of the centennial of flight or the

history of aviation;

‘‘(B) actively solicit event information; and

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

hard and electronic copies and making the calendar available

on a web page on the Internet;

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

that includes activities related to the centennial of flight

celebration and the history of aviation;

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

of flight celebration and the history of aviation;

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

media interviews on the centennial of flight celebration and

the history of aviation;

‘‘(5) initiate contact with individuals and organizations that

have an interest in aviation to encourage such individuals

and organizations to conduct their own activities in celebration

of the centennial of flight;

‘‘(6) provide advice and recommendations, through the

Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (or any employee of such an agency head under the

direction of that agency head), to individuals and organizations

that wish to conduct their own activities in celebration of the

centennial of flight, and maintain files of information and lists

of experts on related subjects that can be disseminated on

request;

‘‘(7) sponsor meetings of Federal agencies, State and local

governments, and private individuals and organizations for the

purpose of coordinating their activities in celebration of the

centennial of flight; and

‘‘(8) encourage organizations to publish works related to

the history of aviation.’’;

(3) in section 6(a)—

(A) in paragraph (2)—

(i) by striking the first sentence; and

(ii) in the second sentence—

(I) by striking ‘‘the Federal’’ and inserting ‘‘a

Federal’’; and

(II) by striking ‘‘the information’’ and inserting

‘‘information’’; and
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(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘section 4(c)(2)’’ and

inserting ‘‘section 4(d)(2)’’;

(4) in section 6(c)(1) by striking ‘‘the Commission may’’

and inserting ‘‘the Administrator of the National Aeronautics

and Space Administration or the Administrator of the Federal

Aviation Administration (or an employee of the respective

administration as designated by either Administrator) may,

on behalf of the Commission,’’;

(5) in section 7—

(A) in subsection (a) in the first sentence—

(i) by striking ‘‘There’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to

subsection (h), there’’; and

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

on the Advisory Board under section 12(b)(1) (A)

through (E)’’;

(B) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘The Commission’’

and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (h), the Commission’’;

(C) by striking subsection (g);

(D) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g);

and

(E) by adding at the end the following:

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

under section 4(a) (3), (4), and (5) may not make personnel decisions,

including hiring, termination, and setting terms and conditions

of employment.’’;

(6) in section 9—

(A) in subsection (a)—

(i) by striking ‘‘The Commission may’’ and

inserting ‘‘After consultation with the Commission, the

Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration may’’; and

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

‘‘the duties under this Act or that the Administrator

of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’’;

(B) in subsection (b)—

(i) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘The Commission shall have’’ and inserting ‘‘After consultation with

the Commission, the Administrator of the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration may exercise’’;

and

(ii) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘that the

Commission lawfully adopts’’ and inserting ‘‘adopted

under subsection (a)’’; and

(C) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

‘‘(d) USE OF FUNDS.—

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

licensing royalties received under this section shall be used

by the Commission to carry out the duties of the Commission

specified by this Act.
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‘‘(2) EXCESS FUNDS.—The Commission shall transfer any

portion of funds in excess of funds necessary to carry out

the duties described under paragraph (1), to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to be used for the sole purpose of commemorating the history of aviation or the centennial

of powered flight.’’;

(7) in section 10—

(A) in subsection (a)—

(i) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘activities of

the Commission’’ and inserting ‘‘actions taken by the

Commission in fulfillment of the Commission’s duties

under this Act’’;

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

semicolon;

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

and ‘‘and’’ and inserting a period; and

(iv) by striking paragraph (5); and

(B) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ‘‘activities’’ and

inserting ‘‘recommendations’’;

(8) in section 12—

(A) in subsection (b)—

(i) in paragraph (1)—

(I) in subparagraphs (A), (C), (D), and (E),

by striking ‘‘, or the designee of the Secretary’’;

(II) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘, or the

designee of the Librarian’’; and

(III) in subparagraph (F)—

(aa) in clause (i) by striking ‘‘government’’

and inserting ‘‘governmental entity’’; and

(bb) by amending clause (ii) to read as

follows:

‘‘(ii) shall be selected among individuals who—

‘‘(I) have earned an advanced degree related

to aerospace history or science, or have actively

and primarily worked in an aerospace related field

during the 5-year period before appointment by

the President; and

‘‘(II) specifically represent 1 or more of the

persons or groups enumerated under section

5(a)(1).’’; and

(ii) by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(2) ALTERNATES.—Each member described under paragraph (1) (A) through (E) may designate an alternate who

may act in lieu of the member to the extent authorized by

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

(B) in subsection (h) by striking ‘‘section 4(e)’’ and

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

(A) by striking paragraph (4); and

(B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.