H. R. 904
One Hundred Third Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the fifth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-three
An Act
To amend the Airport and Airway Safety, Capacity, Noise Improvement, and Inter-
modal Transportation Act of 1992 with respect to the establishment of the National
Commission to Ensure a Strong Competitive Airline Industry.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NATIONAL COMMISSION TO ENSURE A STRONG COMPETI-
TIVE AIRLINE INDUSTRY.
(a) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—Paragraph (1) of subsection
(e) of section 204 of the Airport and Airway Safety, Capacity,
Noise Improvement, and Intermodal Transportation Act of 1992
(49 U.S.C. App. 1371 note) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT.—The Commission shall be composed
of 15 voting members and 11 nonvoting members as follows:
‘‘(A) 5 voting members and 1 nonvoting member
appointed by the President.
‘‘(B) 3 voting members and 3 nonvoting members
appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
‘‘(C) 2 voting members and 2 nonvoting members
appointed by the minority leader of the House of Represent-
atives.
‘‘(D) 3 voting members and 3 nonvoting members
appointed by the majority leader of the Senate.
‘‘(E) 2 voting members and 2 nonvoting members
appointed by the minority leader of the Senate.’’.
(b) QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS.—Paragraph (2) of subsection
(e) of such section is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Voting members appointed pursuant
to paragraph (1) shall be appointed from among individuals
who are experts in aviation economics, finance, international
trade, and related disciplines and who can represent airlines,
passengers, shippers, airline employees, aircraft manufacturers,
general aviation, and the financial community.’’.
(c) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Paragraph (5) of subsection (e) of such
section is amended by striking ‘‘sections 5702 and 5703’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subchapter I of chapter 57’’.
(d) CHAIRMAN.—Paragraph (6) of subsection (e) of such section
is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(6) CHAIRMAN.—The President, in consultation with the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the majority
leader of the Senate, shall designate the Chairman of the
Commission from among its voting members.’’.
(e) COMMISSION PANELS.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Such section is further amended by
inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:
‘‘(f) COMMISSION PANELS.—The Chairman shall establish such
panels consisting of voting members of the Commission as the
Chairman determines appropriate to carry out the functions of
the Commission.’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsections (f), (g), (h), (i),
(j), and (k) of such section are redesignated as subsections
(g), (h), (i), (k), (l), and (m), respectively.
(f) STAFF
AND
OTHER
SUPPORT.—Such
section
is
further
amended by inserting after subsection (i) (as redesignated by sub-
section (e)(2) of this section) the following new subsection:
‘‘(j) STAFF
AND OTHER SUPPORT.—Upon the request of the
Commission or a panel of the Commission, the Secretary of
Transportation shall provide the Commission or panel with staff
and other support to assist the Commission or panel in carrying
out its responsibilities.’’.
(g) REPORT.—Subsection (l) of such section (as redesignated
by subsection (e)(2) of this section) is amended by striking ‘‘6
months’’ and inserting ‘‘90 days’’.
(h) TERMINATION.—Subsection (m) of such section (as redesig-
nated by subsection (e)(2) of this section) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘180th day’’ and inserting ‘‘30th day’’; and
(2) by
striking
‘‘subsection
(j)’’
and
inserting
‘‘subsec-
tion (l)’’.
(i) COMMISSION
EXPENDITURES.—Such section is further
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(n) COMMISSION EXPENDITURES.—Amounts expended to carry
out this section shall not be considered expenses of advisory commit-
tees for purposes of section 312 of the Department of Transportation
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993.’’.
(j) PREVIOUSLY APPOINTED MEMBERS.—Such section is further
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
‘‘(o) PREVIOUSLY APPOINTED MEMBERS.—Any appointment made
to the Commission before the date of the enactment of this sub-
section shall not be effective after such date of enactment.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.