Washington Airports must provide during its 50-year term at least the follow-
ing:
‘‘(1) The Airports Authority shall operate, maintain, protect, pro-
mote, and develop the Metropolitan Washington Airports as a unit and
as primary airports serving the Metropolitan Washington area.
‘‘(2)(A) In this paragraph, ‘airport purposes’ means a use of prop-
erty interests (except a sale) for—
‘‘(i) aviation business or activities;
‘‘(ii) activities necessary or appropriate to serve passengers or
cargo in air commerce; or
‘‘(iii) nonprofit, public use facilities that are not inconsistent
with the needs of aviation.
‘‘(B) During the period of the lease, the real property constituting
the Metropolitan Washington Airports shall be used only for airport pur-
poses.
‘‘(C) If the Secretary decides that any part of the real property
leased to the Airports Authority under this chapter is used for other than
airport purposes, the Secretary shall—
‘‘(i) direct that the Airports Authority take appropriate meas-
ures to have that part of the property be used for airport purposes;
and
‘‘(ii) retake possession of the property if the Airports Authority
fails to have that part of the property be used for airport purposes
within a reasonable period of time, as the Secretary decides.
‘‘(3) The Airports Authority is subject to section 47107 (a)–(c) and
(e) of this title and to the assurances and conditions required of grant
recipients under the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (Pub-
lic Law 97–248, 96 Stat. 671) as in effect on June 7, 1987. Notwith-
standing section 47107(b) of this title, all revenues generated by the Met-
ropolitan Washington Airports shall be expended for the capital and op-
erating costs of the Metropolitan Washington Airports.
‘‘(4) In acquiring by contract supplies or services for an amount
estimated to be more than $200,000, or awarding concession contracts,
the Airports Authority to the maximum extent practicable shall obtain
complete and open competition through the use of published competitive
procedures. By a vote of 7 members, the Airports Authority may grant
exceptions to the requirements of this paragraph.
‘‘(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph,
all regulations of the Metropolitan Washington Airports (14 C.F.R. part
159) become regulations of the Airports Authority as of June 7, 1987,
and remain in effect until modified or revoked by the Airports Authority
under procedures of the Airports Authority.
‘‘(B) Sections 159.59(a) and 159.191 of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations, do not become regulations of the Airports Authority.
‘‘(C) The Airports Authority may not increase or decrease the num-
ber of instrument flight rule takeoffs and landings authorized by the
High Density Rule (14 C.F.R. 93.121 et seq.) at Washington National
Airport on October 18, 1986, and may not impose a limitation on the
number of passengers taking off or landing at Washington National Air-
port.
‘‘(6)(A) Except as specified in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph,
the Airports Authority shall assume all rights, liabilities, and obligations
of the Metropolitan Washington Airports on June 7, 1987, including
leases, permits, licenses, contracts, agreements, claims, tariffs, accounts
receivable, accounts payable, and litigation related to those rights and
obligations, regardless whether judgment has been entered, damages
awarded, or appeal taken. The Airports Authority must cooperate in al-
lowing representatives of the Attorney General and the Secretary ade-
quate access to employees and records when needed for the performance
of duties and powers related to the period before June 7, 1987. The Air-
ports Authority shall assume responsibility for the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration’s Master Plans for the Metropolitan Washington Airports.
‘‘(B) The procedure for disputes resolution contained in any con-
tract entered into on behalf of the United States Government before June
7, 1987, continues to govern the performance of the contract unless other-
wise agreed to by the parties to the contract. Claims for monetary dam-
ages founded in tort, by or against the Government as the owner and
operator of the Metropolitan Washington Airports, arising before June
7, 1987, shall be adjudicated as if the lease had not been entered into.
‘‘(C) The Administration is responsible for reimbursing the Employ-
ees’ Compensation Fund, as provided in section 8147 of title 5, for com-
pensation paid or payable after June 7, 1987, in accordance with chap-
ter 81 of title 5 for any injury, disability, or death due to events arising
before June 7, 1987, whether or not a claim was filed or was final on
that date.
‘‘(D) The Airports Authority shall continue all collective bargaining
rights enjoyed by employees of the Metropolitan Washington Airports be-
fore June 7, 1987.
‘‘(7) The Comptroller General may conduct periodic audits of the
activities and transactions of the Airports Authority in accordance with
generally accepted management principles, and under regulations the
Comptroller General may prescribe. An audit shall be conducted where
the Comptroller General considers it appropriate. All records and prop-
erty of the Airports Authority shall remain in possession and custody
of the Airports Authority.
‘‘(8) The Airports Authority shall develop a code of ethics and fi-
nancial disclosure to ensure the integrity of all decisions made by its
board of directors and employees. The code shall include standards by
which members of the board will decide, for purposes of section 49106(d)
of this title, what constitutes a substantial financial interest and the cir-
cumstances under which an exception to the conflict of interest prohibi-
tion may be granted.
‘‘(9) A landing fee imposed for operating an aircraft or revenues
derived from parking automobiles—
‘‘(A) at Washington Dulles International Airport may not be
used for maintenance or operating expenses (excluding debt service,
depreciation, and amortization) at Washington National Airport;
and
‘‘(B) at Washington National Airport may not be used for
maintenance or operating expenses (excluding debt service, deprecia-
tion, and amortization) at Washington Dulles International Air-
port.
‘‘(10) The Airports Authority shall compute the fees and charges for
landing general aviation aircraft at the Metropolitan Washington Air-
ports on the same basis as the landing fees for air carrier aircraft, except
that the Airports Authority may require a minimum landing fee that
is not more than the landing fee for aircraft weighing 12,500 pounds.
‘‘(11) The Secretary shall include other terms applicable to the par-
ties to the lease that are consistent with, and carry out, this chapter.
‘‘(b) PAYMENTS.—Under the lease, the Airports Authority must pay to
the general fund of the Treasury annually an amount, computed using the
GNP Price Deflator, equal to $3,000,000 in 1987 dollars. The Secretary and
the Airports Authority may renegotiate the level of lease payments attrib-
utable to inflation costs every 10 years.
‘‘(c) ENFORCEMENT OF LEASE PROVISIONS.—The district courts of the
United States have jurisdiction to compel the Airports Authority and its offi-
cers and employees to comply with the terms of the lease. The Attorney Gen-
eral or an aggrieved party may bring an action on behalf of the Government.
‘‘(d) EXTENSION OF LEASE.—The Secretary and the Airports Authority
may at any time negotiate an extension of the lease.
‘‘§ 49105. Capital improvements, construction, and rehabilita-
tion
‘‘(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that the Metro-
politan Washington Airports Authority—
‘‘(1) should pursue the improvement, construction, and rehabilita-
tion of the facilities at Washington Dulles International Airport and
Washington National Airport simultaneously; and
‘‘(2) to the extent practicable, should cause the improvement, con-
struction, and rehabilitation proposed by the Secretary of Transportation
to be completed at Washington Dulles International Airport and Wash-
ington National Airport within 5 years after March 30, 1988.
‘‘(b) SECRETARY’S ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall assist the 3 air-
ports serving the District of Columbia metropolitan area in planning for
operational and capital improvements at those airports and shall accelerate
consideration of applications for United States Government financial assist-
ance by whichever of the 3 airports is most in need of increasing airside ca-
pacity.
‘‘§ 49106. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
‘‘(a) STATUS.—The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority shall
be—
‘‘(1) a public body corporate and politic with the powers and juris-
diction—
‘‘(A) conferred upon it jointly by the legislative authority of
Virginia and the District of Columbia or by either of them and con-
curred in by the legislative authority of the other jurisdiction; and
‘‘(B) that at least meet the specifications of this section and
section 49108 of this title;
‘‘(2) independent of Virginia and its local governments, the District
of Columbia, and the United States Government; and
‘‘(3) a political subdivision constituted only to operate and improve
the Metropolitan Washington Airports as primary airports serving the
Metropolitan Washington area.
‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—(1) The Airports Authority shall be author-
ized—
‘‘(A) to acquire, maintain, improve, operate, protect, and promote
the Metropolitan Washington Airports for public purposes;
‘‘(B) to issue bonds from time to time in its discretion for public
purposes, including paying any part of the cost of airport improvements,
construction, and rehabilitation and the acquisition of real and personal
property, including operating equipment for the airports;
‘‘(C) to acquire real and personal property by purchase, lease,
transfer, or exchange;
‘‘(D) to exercise the powers of eminent domain in Virginia that are
conferred on it by Virginia;
‘‘(E) to levy fees or other charges; and
‘‘(F) to make and maintain agreements with employee organiza-
tions to the extent that the Federal Aviation Administration was author-
ized to do so on October 18, 1996.
‘‘(2) Bonds issued under paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection—
‘‘(A) are not a debt of Virginia, the District of Columbia, or a polit-
ical subdivision of Virginia or the District of Columbia; and
‘‘(B) may be secured by the Airports Authority’s revenues generally,
or exclusively from the income and revenues of certain designated
projects whether or not any part of the projects are financed from the
proceeds of the bonds.
‘‘(c) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.—(1) The Airports Authority shall be gov-
erned by a board of directors composed of the following 13 members:
‘‘(A) 5 members appointed by the Governor of Virginia;
‘‘(B) 3 members appointed by the Mayor of the District of Colum-
bia;
‘‘(C) 2 members appointed by the Governor of Maryland; and
‘‘(D) 3 members appointed by the President with the advice and
consent of the Senate.
‘‘(2) The Chairman of the board shall be appointed from among the
members by majority vote of the members and shall serve until replaced by
majority vote of the members.
‘‘(3) Members of the board shall be appointed by the board for 6 years,
except that of the members first appointed by the President after October 9,
1996, one shall be appointed for 4 years. A member may serve after the expi-
ration of that member’s term until a successor has taken office.
‘‘(4) A member of the board—
‘‘(A) may not hold elective or appointive political office;
‘‘(B) serves without compensation except for reasonable expenses in-
cident to board functions; and
‘‘(C) must reside within the Washington Standard Metropolitan
Statistical Area, except that a member of the board appointed by the
President must be a registered voter of a State other than Maryland, Vir-
ginia, or the District of Columbia.
‘‘(5) A vacancy in the board shall be filled in the manner in which the
original appointment was made. A member appointed to fill a vacancy occur-
ring before the expiration of the term for which the member’s predecessor was
appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term.
‘‘(6)(A) Not more than 2 of the members of the board appointed by the
President may be of the same political party.
‘‘(B) In carrying out their duties on the board, members appointed by
the President shall ensure that adequate consideration is given to the national
interest.
‘‘(C) The members to be appointed under paragraph (1)(D) of this sub-
section must be appointed before October 1, 1997. If the deadline is not met,
the Secretary of Transportation and the Airport Authority are subject to the
limitations of section 49108 of this title until all members referred to in para-
graph (1)(D) are appointed.
‘‘(D) A member appointed by the President may be removed by the Presi-
dent for cause.
‘‘(7) Eight votes are required to approve bond issues and the annual
budget.
‘‘(d) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—Members of the board and their imme-
diate families may not be employed by or otherwise hold a substantial finan-
cial interest in any enterprise that has or is seeking a contract or agreement
with the Airports Authority or is an aeronautical, aviation services, or air-
port services enterprise that otherwise has interests that can be directly af-
fected by the Airports Authority. The official appointing a member may make
an exception if the financial interest is completely disclosed when the member
is appointed and the member does not participate in board decisions that di-
rectly affect the interest.
‘‘(e) CERTAIN ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY REGULATION.—An action of
the Airports Authority changing, or having the effect of changing, the hours
of operation of, or the type of aircraft serving, either of the Metropolitan
Washington Airports may be taken only by regulation of the Airports Author-
ity.
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE.—To assist the Secretary in carrying out this
chapter, the Secretary may hire 2 staff individuals to be paid by the Airports
Authority. The Airports Authority shall provide clerical and support staff
that the Secretary may require.
‘‘(g) REVIEW OF CONTRACTING PROCEDURES.—The Comptroller General
shall review contracts of the Airports Authority to decide whether the con-
tracts were awarded by procedures that follow sound Government contracting
principles and comply with section 49104(a)(4) of this title. The Comptroller
General shall submit periodic reports of the conclusions reached as a result
of the review to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate.
‘‘§ 49107. Federal employees at Metropolitan Washington Air-
ports
‘‘(a) LABOR AGREEMENTS.—The Metropolitan Washington Airports Au-
thority shall adopt all labor agreements that were in effect on June 7, 1987.
Unless the parties otherwise agree, the agreements must be renegotiated before
June 7, 1992.
‘‘(2) Employee protection arrangements made under this section shall en-
sure, during the 50-year lease term, the continuation of all collective bargain-
ing rights enjoyed by transferred employees retained by the Airports Author-
ity.
‘‘(b) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT.—Any Federal employee who trans-
ferred to the Airports Authority and who on June 6, 1987, was subject to sub-
chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, is subject to subchapter
II of chapter 83 or chapter 84 for so long as continually employed by the
Airports Authority without a break in service. For purposes of subchapter III
of chapter 83 and chapter 84, employment by the Airports Authority without
a break in continuity of service is deemed to be employment by the United
States Government. The Airports Authority is the employing agency for pur-
poses of subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 and shall contribute to
the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund amounts required by sub-
chapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84.
‘‘(c) ACCESS TO RECORDS.—The Airports Authority shall allow rep-
resentatives of the Secretary of Transportation adequate access to employees
and employee records of the Airports Authority when needed to carry out a
duty or power related to the period before June 7, 1987. The Secretary shall
provide the Airports Authority access to employee records of transferring em-
ployees for appropriate purposes.
‘‘§ 49108. Limitations
‘‘After October 1, 2001, the Secretary of Transportation may not approve
an application of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority—
‘‘(1) for an airport development project grant under subchapter I
of chapter 471 of this title; or
‘‘(2) to impose a passenger facility fee under section 40117 of this
title.
‘‘§ 49109. Nonstop flights
‘‘An air carrier may not operate an aircraft nonstop in air transpor-
tation between Washington National Airport and another airport that is more
than 1,250 statute miles away from Washington National Airport.
§ 49110. Use of Dulles Airport Access Highway
‘‘The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority shall continue in ef-
fect and enforce section 4.2 (1) and (2) of the Metropolitan Washington Air-
ports Regulations, as in effect on February 1, 1995. The district courts of the
United States have jurisdiction to compel the Airports Authority and its offi-
cers and employees to comply with this section. The Attorney General or an
aggrieved party may bring an action on behalf of the United States Govern-
ment.
‘‘§ 49111. Relationship to and effect of other laws
‘‘(a) SAME POWERS AND RESTRICTIONS UNDER OTHER LAWS.—To en-
sure that the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has the same pro-
prietary powers and is subject to the same restrictions under United States
law as any other airport except as otherwise provided in this chapter, during
the period that the lease authorized by section 6005 of the Metropolitan Wash-
ington Airports Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–500, 100 Stat. 1783–375, Public
Law 99–591, 100 Stat. 3341–378) is in effect—
‘‘(1) the Metropolitan Washington Airports are deemed to be public
airports for purposes of chapter 471 of this title; and
‘‘(2) the Act of June 29, 1940 (ch. 444, 54 Stat. 686), the First Sup-
plemental Civil Functions Appropriations Act, 1941 (ch. 780, 54 Stat.
1030), and the Act of September 7, 1950 (ch. 905, 64 Stat. 770), do not
apply to the operation of the Metropolitan Washington Airports, and the
Secretary of Transportation is relieved of all responsibility under those
Acts.
‘‘(b) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS.—The Metropolitan Washing-
ton Airports and the Airport Authority are not subject to the requirements
of any law solely by reason of the retention of the United States Government
of the fee simple title to those airports.
‘‘(c) POLICE POWER.—Virginia shall have concurrent police power au-
thority over the Metropolitan Washington Airports, and the courts of Virginia
may exercise jurisdiction over Washington National Airport.
‘‘(d) PLANNING.—(1) The authority of the National Capital Planning
Commission under section 5 of the Act of June 6, 1924 (40 U.S.C. 71d), does
not apply to the Airports Authority.
‘‘(2) The Airports Authority shall consult with—
‘‘(A) the Commission and the Advisory Council on Historic Preser-
vation before undertaking any major alterations to the exterior of the
main terminal at Washington Dulles International Airport; and
‘‘(B) the Commission before undertaking development that would
alter the skyline of Washington National Airport when viewed from the
opposing shoreline of the Potomac River or from the George Washington
Parkway.
‘‘(e) OPERATION LIMITATIONS.—The Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration may not increase the number of instrument flight rule
takeoffs and landings authorized for air carriers by the High Density Rule
(14 C.F.R. 93.121 et seq.) at Washington National Airport on October 18,
1986, and may not decrease the number of those takeoffs and landings except
for reasons of safety.
‘‘§ 49112. Separability and effect of judicial order
‘‘(a) SEPARABILITY.—If any provision of this chapter, or the application
of a provision of this chapter to a person or circumstance, is held invalid,
the remainder of this chapter and the application of the provision to other
persons or circumstances is not affected.
‘‘(b) EFFECT OF JUDICIAL ORDER.—(1) If any provision of the Metro-
politan Washington Airports Amendments Act of 1996 (title IX of Public Law
104–264, 110 Stat. 3274) or the amendments made by the Act, or the applica-
tion of that provision to a person, circumstance, or venue, is held invalid by
a judicial order, the Secretary of Transportation and the Metropolitan Wash-
ington Airports Authority shall be subject to section 49108 of this title from
the day after the day the order is issued.
‘‘(2) Any action of the Airports Authority that was required to be sub-
mitted to the Board of Review under section 6007(f)(4) of the Metropolitan
Washington Airports Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–500, 100 Stat. 1783–380,
Public Law 99–599, 100 Stat. 3341–383) before October 9, 1996, remains in
effect and may not be set aside only because of a judicial order invalidating
certain functions of the Board.’’.
SECTION. 3. TECHNICAL CHANGES TO OTHER LAWS.
(a) Effective November 15, 1995, section 333(a) (1) and (2) of the De-
partment of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996
(Public Law 104–50, 109 Stat. 457) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) in subparagraph (B) ‘that extends the economic life of a bus
for at least 5 years’; and
‘‘(2) in subparagraph (C), ‘that extends the economic life of a bus
for at least 8 years’.’’.
(b) Effective July 2, 1996, section 2(c) of the Anti-Car Theft Improve-
ments Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–152, 110 Stat. 1384) is amended by
striking ‘‘sections 30502 and 30503’’ and substituting ‘‘sections 30501(6),
30502, 30503, and 30504(a)(1)’’.
(c) Effective October 9, 1996, the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act
of 1996 (Public Law 104–264, 110 Stat. 3213) is amended as follows:
(1) Section 123 is amended as follows:
(A) Subsection (b)(6) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(6) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by striking ‘at least
2.25’ and all that follows through ‘1996,’ and inserting ‘at least 4 per-
cent for each of fiscal years 1997 and 1998’; and’’.
(B) Add at the end the following:
‘‘(d) CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section 47117(e)(1)(A), as re-
designated by subsection (b)(3) of this section, is amended by striking
‘47504(c)(1)’ and substituting ‘47504(c)’.’’.
(2) Section 124 is amended by striking subsection (d).
(3) Section 276 is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(c) CONFORMING CROSS-REFERENCE.—Section 106(g)(1)(A) is amend-
ed by striking ‘45302, 45303’ and substituting ‘45302–45304’.’’.
(4) Sections 502(c) and 1220(b) are repealed.
(d) Effective October 11, 1996—
(1) Section 5 of the Act of October 11, 1996 (Public Law 104–287,
110 Stat. 3388), is amended as follows:
(A) In clause (45)(A), strike ‘‘ENFORCEMENT,’’
and substitute ‘‘ENFORCEMENT:’’
(B) Clause (69) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(69)(A) Add at the end of chapter 401 the following:
‘§ 40124. Interstate agreements for airport facilities
‘Congress consents to a State making an agreement, not in conflict with
a law of the United States, with another State to develop or operate an air-
port facility.’.
‘(B) In the analysis for chapter 401, add at the end the following:
‘40124.
Interstate agreements for airport facilities.’.’’.
(C) Clause (76) is repealed.
(D) Clause (79) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(79) In section 46316(b), strike ‘and sections 44701 (a) and (b),
44702–44716, 44901, 44903 (b) and (c), 44905, 44906, 44912–44915,
and 44932–44938’ and substitute ‘chapter 447 (except section 44718(a)),
and chapter 449 (except sections 44902, 44903(d), 44904, and 44907–
44909)’.’’.
(E) (84) is repealed.
(2) Section 8 of the Act of October 11, 1996 (Public Law 104–287,
110 Stat. 3400), is amended as follows:
(A) In paragraph (1), strike ‘‘(77), (78)’’ and substitute ‘‘(77)–
(79)’’.
(B) Paragraph (2) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) The amendments made by section 5(81)(B), (82)(A), and (83)(A)
shall take effect on September 30, 1998.’’.
(e) The General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–
298, 108 Stat. 1552) is amended as follows:
(1) In section 2(c), strike ‘‘the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49
U.S.C. App. 1301 et seq.)’’ and substitute ‘‘part A of subtitle VII of title
49, United States Code,’’.
(2) In section 3—
(A) in paragraph (1), strike ‘‘section 101(5) of the Federal
Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1301(5))’’ and substitute ‘‘section
40102(a)(6) of title 49, United States Code’’;
(B) in paragraph (2), strike ‘‘section 603(c) of the Federal
Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1423(c))’’ and substitute ‘‘section
44704(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code,’’; and
(C) in paragraph (4), strike ‘‘section 603(a) of the Federal
Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1423(a))’’ and substitute ‘‘section
44704(a) of title 49, United States Code,’’.
(f) The amendments made by subsections (a)–(d) of this section shall take
effect as if included in the provisions of the acts to which the amendments
relate.
SEC. 4. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION.
(a) NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE.—This Act restates, without substantive
change, laws enacted before May 1, 1997, that were replaced by this Act. This
Act may not be construed as making a substantive change in the laws re-
placed. Laws enacted after April 30, 1997, that are inconsistent with this Act
supersede this Act to the extent of the inconsistency.
(b) REFERENCES.—A reference to a law replaced by this Act, including
a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to the cor-
responding provision enacted by this Act.
(c) CONTINUING EFFECT.—An order, rule, or regulation in effect under
a law replaced by this Act continues in effect under the corresponding provi-
sion enacted by this Act until repealed, amended, or superseded.
(d) ACTIONS AND OFFENSES UNDER PRIOR LAW.—An action taken or
an offense committed under a law replaced by this Act is deemed to have been
taken or committed under the corresponding provision enacted by this Act.
(e) INFERENCES.—An inference of a legislative construction is not to be
drawn by reason of the location in the United States Code of a provision en-
acted by this Act or by reason of a caption or catch line of the provision.
(f) SEVERABILITY.—If a provision enacted by this Act is held invalid,
all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid provision remain in
effect. If a provision enacted by this Act is held invalid in any of its applica-
tions, the provision remains valid for all valid applications that are severable
from any of the invalid applications.
SEC. 5. REPEALS.
(a) INFERENCES OF REPEAL.—The repeal of a law by this Act may not
be construed as a legislative inference that the provision was or was not in
effect before its repeal.
(b) REPEALER SCHEDULE.—The laws specified in the following schedule
are repealed, except for rights and duties that matured, penalties that were
incurred, and proceedings that were begun before the date of enactment of this
Act:
Schedule of Laws Repealed
Statutes at Large
Date
Chapter or
Public Law
Section
Statutes at Large
U.S. Code
Vol-
ume
Page
Title
Section
1996
Oct. 18 ...
99–500 ......
6001–6012 ...........................................
100
1783–373 ....
.......
.......................
Oct. 30 ...
99–591 ......
6001–6012 ...........................................
100
3341–376 ....
.......
.......................
1991
Dec. 18 ..
102–240 ....
7001–7004 ...........................................
105
2197 ............
.......
.......................
1996
Oct. 9 .....
104–264 ....
902–907 ...............................................
110
3274 ............
.......
.......................