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as the ‘Board’) shall, in consultation and coordination with
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ‘Administrator’),
develop a system for classifying air carrier accident and
pertinent safety data maintained by the Board.
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The system developed under
this section shall provide for the classification of acci-
dent and safety data in a manner that, in compari-
son to the system in effect on the date of enactment
of this section, provides for—
‘‘(A) safety-related categories that provide
clearer descriptions of the passenger safety effects
associated with air transportation;
‘‘(B) clearer descriptions of passenger safety
concerns associated with air transportation acci-
dents; and
‘‘(C) a report to the Congress by the Board
that describes methods for accurately informing
the public of the concerns referred to in subpara-
graph (B) through regular reporting of accident
and safety data obtained through the system de-
veloped under this section.
‘‘(2) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Upon developing a sys-
tem of classification under paragraph (1), the Board
fund, or other payment from any amount
in the Special Reserve.
‘‘(B) EMERGENCY
USE
OF
SPECIAL
RE-
SERVE.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)(ii),
the Corporation may, in its sole discretion,
transfer amounts from the Special Reserve to
the Deposit Insurance Fund, for the purposes
set forth in paragraph (4), only if—
‘‘(i) the reserve ratio of the Deposit
Insurance Fund is less than 50 percent of
the designated reserve ratio; and
‘‘(ii) the Corporation expects the re-
serve ratio of the Deposit Insurance Fund
to remain at less than 50 percent of the
designated reserve ratio for each of the
next 4 calendar quarters.
‘‘(C) EXCLUSION OF SPECIAL RESERVE IN
CALCULATING RESERVE RATIO.—Notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, any amounts in
the Special Reserve shall be excluded in cal-
culating the reserve ratio of the Deposit Insur-
ance Fund under section 7.’’.
(5) FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK ACT.—Section
21B(f)(2)(C)(ii) of the Federal Home Loan Bank
Act (12 U.S.C. 1441b(f)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended—
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2626
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 10, 1997
Received
AN ACT
To make clarifications to the Pilot Records Improvement
Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Union Calendar No. 216
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2626
[Report No. 105–372]
A BILL
To make clarifications to the Pilot Records
Improvement Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
OCTOBER 31, 1997
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Commit-
tee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and
ordered to be printed
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105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2631
Disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President on October 6,
1997, regarding Public Law 105–45.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OCTOBER 7, 1997
Mr. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. REYES, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. MCDADE, Mr. LEWIS
of California, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. SISISKY, Mr. PICKETT, Mr. ABER-
CROMBIE, and Mr. REDMOND) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Appropriations
A BILL
Disapproving the cancellations transmitted by the President
on October 6, 1997, regarding Public Law 105–45.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That Congress disapproves of cancellations 97–4, 97–5,
97–6, 97–7, 97–8, 97–9, 97–10, 97–11, 97–12, 97–13,
97–14, 97–15, 97–16, 97–17, 97–18, 97–19, 97–20, 97–
21, 97–22, 97–23, 97–24, 97–25, 97–26, 97–27, 97–28,
97–29, 97–30, 97–31, 97–32, 97–33, 97–34, 97–35, 97–
36, 97–37, 97–38, 97–39, 97–40, and 97–41 as transmit-
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 511 
AN ACT 
To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian 
lands under the National Labor Relations Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Union Calendar No. 206
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2645
[Report No. 105–356]
A BILL
To make technical corrections related to the Tax-
payer Relief Act of 1997 and certain other tax
legislation.
OCTOBER 29, 1997
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2646
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
allow tax-free expenditures from education indi-
vidual retirement accounts for elementary and
secondary school expenses, to increase the maxi-
mum annual amount of contributions to such ac-
counts, and for other purposes.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2646
AN ACT
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow tax-
free expenditures from education individual retirement
accounts for elementary and secondary school expenses,
to increase the maximum annual amount of contributions
to such accounts, and for other purposes.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2647
AN ACT
To ensure that commercial activities of the People’s
Liberation Army of China or any Communist
Chinese military company in the United States
are monitored and are subject to the authorities
under the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act.
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 2647
AN ACT
To ensure that commercial activities of the People’s Libera-
tion Army of China or any Communist Chinese military
company in the United States are monitored and are
subject to the authorities under the International Emer-
gency Economic Powers Act.
(3) A summary of projects continued from the
fiscal year before the fiscal year in which the report
is prepared and projects expected to be started dur-
ing the fiscal year in which the report is prepared
and during the following fiscal year.
(4) A description of the involvement of the pro-
gram with Federal interagency coordinating entities.
(5) The amounts requested, in the budget sub-
mitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of
title 31 for the fiscal year following the fiscal year
in which the report is prepared, for the programs,
projects, and activities of the program and the esti-
mated expenditures under such programs, projects,
and activities during such following fiscal year.
The first annual report required by this subsection shall
be submitted to Congress not later than March 1, 1997.
The first report shall include, in addition to the informa-
tion otherwise required by this subsection, information
about the terms of office, procedures, and responsibilities
of the Ocean Research Advisory Panel established by the
Council.
SEC. 5. OCEAN RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP COORDINATING
GROUP.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Council shall establish
an entity to be known as the ‘‘Ocean Research Partnership
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5143 
AN ACT 
To provide greater transparency and congressional oversight 
of international insurance standards setting processes, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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section shall be shared at 75 percent Federal and
25 percent non-Federal, except that the non-Fed-
eral interest shall receive credit for the reason-
able costs of design work completed by such in-
terest before entry into the agreement with the
Secretary. The Federal share may be in the form
of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
(B) 
CREDIT
FOR
CERTAIN
FINANCING
COSTS.—In the event of delays in the reimburse-
ment of the non-Federal share of a project, the
non-Federal interest shall receive credit for rea-
sonable interest and other associated financing
costs necessary for such non-Federal interest to
provide the non-Federal share of the project’s
cost.
(C) LANDS, EASEMENTS, AND
RIGHTS-OF-
WAY.—The non-Federal interest shall receive
credit for lands, easements, rights-of-way, and
relocations provided by the non-Federal interest
toward its share of project costs, including for
costs associated with obtaining permits necessary
for the placement of such project on publicly
owned or controlled lands, but not to exceed 25
percent of total project costs.
(1) in paragraph (2)(A) by striking ‘‘15-year’’
and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘5-year’’;
(2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as
follows:
‘‘(B) The plan shall—
‘‘(i) provide estimates by year of the schedule,
cost, and work force levels for each active and
planned major research and development project
under sections 40119, 44504, 44505, 44507, 44509,
44511–44513, and 44912 of this title, including ac-
tivities carried out under cooperative agreements
with other Federal departments and agencies;
‘‘(ii) specify the goals and the priorities for allo-
cation of resources among the major categories of
research and development activities, including the
rationale for the priorities identified;
‘‘(iii) identify the allocation of resources among
long-term research, near-term research, and develop-
ment activities; and
‘‘(iv) highlight the research and development
activities that address specific recommendations of
the research advisory committee established under
section 44508 of this title, and document the rec-
ommendations of the committee that are not accept-
ed, specifying the reasons for nonacceptance.’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(5) amounts determined by the Secretary of the
Treasury to be equivalent to the amounts of civil pen-
alties collected under section 47107(n) of title 49,
United States Code.’’; and
(4) in subsection (d), by adding at the end of
subsection (d) the following:
‘‘(4) TRANSFERS FROM THE AIRPORT AND AIR-
WAY
TRUST
FUND
ON
ACCOUNT
OF
CERTAIN
AIR-
PORTS.—The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund to the Sec-
retary of Transportation or the Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration an amount to make
a payment to an airport affected by a diversion that
is the subject of an administrative action under para-
graph (3) or a civil action under paragraph (4) of
section 47107(n) of title 49, United States Code.’’.
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TITLE X—EXTENSION OF AIR-
PORT 
AND 
AIRWAY 
TRUST
FUND 
EXPENDITURE 
AU-
THORITY
SEC. 1001. EXPENDITURES FROM AIRPORT AND AIRWAY
TRUST FUND.
Section 9502(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to expenditures from Airport and Airway
Trust Fund) is amended by—
(1) striking ‘‘1996’’ and inserting ‘‘1997’’; and
(2) inserting ‘‘or the Federal Aviation Reauthor-
ization Act of 1996’’ after ‘‘Administration Author-
ization Act of 1994’’.
Attest:
Secretary.
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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 848
To increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for assistance for
highway relocation regarding the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National
Military Park in Georgia.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 7, 1995
Mr. DEAL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Resources
A BILL
To increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for
assistance for highway relocation regarding the Chicka-
mauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Geor-
gia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.
Section 1(c) of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize
and direct the National Park Service to assist the State
of Georgia in relocating a highway affecting the Chicka-
mauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Geor-
I
104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 849
To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to reinstate
an exemption for certain bona fide hiring and retirement plans applicable
to State and local firefighters and law enforcement officers, and for
other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 7, 1995
Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. OWENS, Mr. GOODLING, Mr. CLAY, Mr.
BALLENGER, Mr. PETRI, Mrs. ROUKEMA, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. SAWYER,
Mr. MARTINEZ, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. TALENT, Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, Mr.
KNOLLENBERG, Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr.
GRAHAM, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. ENGEL,
Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. ANDREWS, and Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of
Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Economic and Educational Opportunities
A BILL
To amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967 to reinstate an exemption for certain bona fide
hiring and retirement plans applicable to State and local
firefighters and law enforcement officers, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5147 
AN ACT 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to require restrooms 
in public buildings to be equipped with baby changing 
facilities. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE I—REAUTHORIZATION OF FAA PROGRAMS
Sec. 101. Airport improvement program.
Sec. 102. Airway facilities improvement program.
Sec. 103. Operations of FAA.
TITLE II—AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT FINANCING
Sec. 201. Apportionments.
Sec. 202. Discretionary fund.
Sec. 203. Use of apportioned amounts.
Sec. 204. Designating current and former military airports.
Sec. 205. Select Panel on Airport and Agency Financing.
TITLE III—AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS
Sec. 301. Intermodal planning.
Sec. 302. Compliance with Federal mandates.
Sec. 303. Runway maintenance program.
Sec. 304. Access to airports by intercity buses.
Sec. 305. Cost reimbursement for projects commenced prior to grant award.
Sec. 306. Selection of projects for grants from discretionary fund.
Sec. 307. State block grant program.
Sec. 308. Private ownership of airports.
Sec. 309. Use of noise set-aside funds by nonairport sponsors.
TITLE IV—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 401. Purchase of housing units.
Sec. 402. Technical correction relating to State taxation.
Sec. 403. Protection of voluntary submission of information.
Sec. 404. Supplemental type certificates.
Sec. 405. Restriction on use of revenues.
Sec. 406. Discretionary authority for criminal history records checks.
Sec. 407. Authority to close airport located near closed or realigned military
base.
Sec. 408. Construction of runways.
TITLE V—METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS
Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Amendment of Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986.
Sec. 503. Use of leased property.
Sec. 504. Board of directors.
Sec. 505. Federal Advisory Commission.
Sec. 506. Review procedure.
Sec. 507. Congressional disapproval procedures.
Sec. 508. Other matters relating to Federal Advisory Commission.
Sec. 509. Effect of judicial orders.
Sec. 510. Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Sec. 511. Use of Dulles Access Highway.
Sec. 512. Amendment of lease.
Sec. 513. Availability of slots.
TITLE VI—EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND
TAXES AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY
Sec. 601. Extension of Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes.
Sec. 602. Extension of Airport and Airway Trust Fund expenditures.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.
Except as otherwise specifically provided, whenever in
titles I, II, III, and IV of this Act an amendment or repeal
is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of,
a section or other provision of law, the reference shall be
considered to be made to a section or other provision of
title 49, United States Code.
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise specifically
provided, titles I, II, III, and IV of this Act and the
amendments made by such titles shall apply only to fiscal
years beginning after September 30, 1996.
(b) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—
Nothing in this Act or any amendment made by this Act
shall be construed as affecting funds made available for
a fiscal year ending before October 1, 1996.
TITLE I—REAUTHORIZATION OF
FAA PROGRAMS
SEC. 101. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
48103 is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘September 30, 1981’’ and in-
serting ‘‘September 30, 1996’’; and
(3) Based on alternative funding scenarios for
the airport improvement program ranging from
elimination of funding to full funding to current
amounts made available, assess and recommend al-
ternative financing approaches that will address air-
port capital requirements.
(4) Assess the ability of various financing mech-
anisms to fund the operations of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration in a manner that will provide
for future growth in the Nation’s air traffic system,
improve the management and performance of the air
traffic control system, and make the Administration
more efficient and effective. The financing mecha-
nisms to be assessed under this paragraph include
loan guarantees, financial partnerships with for-prof-
it private sector entities, multi-year appropriations,
revolving loan funds, mandatory spending authority,
authority to borrow, restructured grant programs,
and user fees.
(g) INDEPENDENT AUDIT.—
(1) CONTRACTS.—Immediately following the
appointment of the panel, the panel shall contract
with an entity independent of the Federal Aviation
Administration and the Department of Transpor-
tation to conduct a complete audit of the financial
requirements of the Administration, including antici-
pated air traffic forecasts, other workload measures,
and estimated productivity gains which lead to budg-
etary requirements.
(2) DEADLINE.—The independent audit shall
be completed no later than 180 days after the date
of the contract award and shall be submitted to the
panel.
(3) FUNDING.—The Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration shall make available to
the panel from funds appropriated to the Adminis-
tration for headquarters operations such sums as
may be necessary to enter into a contract under this
subsection.
(h) TRAVEL AND PER DIEM.—Each member of the
panel shall be paid actual travel expenses, and per diem
in lieu of subsistence expenses, when away from his or her
usual place of residence, in accordance with section 5703
of title 5, United States Code.
(i) UTILIZATION OF PERSONNEL FROM FAA.—The
Administrator shall make available to the panel such staff,
information, and administrative services and assistance as
may reasonably be required to enable the panel to carry
out its responsibilities under this section.
(j) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of the appointment of the last member to the panel under
subsection (c), the panel shall submit to Congress and the
Administrator a report on the results of the review con-
ducted under this section.
(k) GAO ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptrol-
ler General shall transmit to the panel and Congress an
independent assessment of airport needs.
TITLE III—AIRPORT IMPROVE-
MENT PROGRAM MODIFICA-
TIONS
SEC. 301. INTERMODAL PLANNING.
(a) POLICIES.—Section 47101(g) is amended to read
as follows:
‘‘(g) INTERMODAL PLANNING.—To carry out the pol-
icy of subsection (a)(5) of this section, the Secretary of
Transportation shall take each of the following actions:
‘‘(1) COORDINATION IN DEVELOPMENT OF AIR-
PORT PLANS AND PROGRAMS.—Cooperate with State
and local officials in developing airport plans and
programs that are based on overall transportation
needs. The airport plans and programs shall be de-
veloped in coordination with other transportation
planning and considering comprehensive long-range
land-use plans and overall social, economic, environ-
mental, system performance, and energy conserva-
tion objectives. The process of developing airport
plans and programs shall be continuing, cooperative,
and comprehensive to the degree appropriate to the
complexity of the transportation problems.
‘‘(2) GOALS FOR AIRPORT MASTER AND SYSTEM
PLANS.—Encourage airport sponsors and State and
local officials to develop airport master plans and
airport system plans that—
‘‘(A) foster effective coordination between
aviation planning and metropolitan planning;
‘‘(B) include an evaluation of aviation
needs within the context of multimodal plan-
ning; and
‘‘(C) are integrated with metropolitan
plans to ensure that airport development pro-
posals include adequate consideration of land
use and ground transportation access.
‘‘(3) REPRESENTATION
OF
AIRPORT
OPERA-
TORS ON MPO’S.—Encourage metropolitan planning
organizations, particularly in areas with populations
greater than 200,000, to establish membership posi-
tions for airport operators.’’.
such system is not inconsistent with the national pri-
ority system.’’.
(c) REPEAL OF EXPIRATION DATE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 47128 is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘pilot’’ in the section
heading;
(B) by striking ‘‘pilot’’ in subsection (a);
and
(C) by striking subsection (d).
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of
sections for part 471 is amended by striking the
item relating to section 47128 and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘47128. State block grant program.’’.
SEC. 308. PRIVATE OWNERSHIP OF AIRPORTS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 471 is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘§ 47133. Private ownership of airports
‘‘(a) SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS.—If a sponsor
intends to sell an airport or lease an airport for a long
term to a person (other than a public agency), the sponsor
and purchaser or lessee may apply to the Secretary of
Transportation for exemptions under this section.
‘‘(b) APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS.—The Secretary
may approve, with respect to not more than 6 airports,
applications submitted under subsection (a) granting ex-
emptions from the following provisions:
‘‘(1) USE OF REVENUES.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may
grant an exemption to a sponsor from the pro-
visions of sections 44706(d) and 47107(b) of
this title (and any other law, regulation, or
grant assurance) to the extent necessary to per-
mit the sponsor to recover from the sale or
lease of the airport such amount as may be ap-
proved—
‘‘(i) by at least 60 percent of the air
carriers serving the airport; and
‘‘(ii) by the air carrier or air carriers
whose aircraft landing at the airport dur-
ing the preceding calendar year had a total
landed weight during the preceding cal-
endar year of at least 60 percent of the
total landed weight of all aircraft landing
at the airport during such year.
‘‘(B) LANDED WEIGHT DEFINED.—In this
paragraph, the term ‘landed weight’ means the
weight of aircraft transporting passengers or
cargo, or both, in intrastate, interstate, and for-
eign air transportation, as the Secretary deter-
mines under regulations the Secretary pre-
scribes.
‘‘(2) REPAYMENT
REQUIREMENTS.—The Sec-
retary may grant an exemption to a sponsor from
the provisions of sections 44706(d) and 47107(b) of
this title (and any other law, regulation, or grant as-
surance) to the extent necessary to waive any obliga-
tion of the sponsor to repay to the Federal Govern-
ment any grants, or to return to the Federal Gov-
ernment of any property, received for the airport
under this title, the Airport and Airway Improve-
ment Act of 1982, or any other law.
‘‘(3) COMPENSATION
FROM
AIRPORT
OPER-
ATIONS.—The Secretary may grant an exemption to
a purchaser or lessee from the provisions of sections
44706(d) and 47107(b) of this title (and any other
law, regulation, or grant assurance) to the extent
necessary to permit the purchaser or lessee to earn
compensation from the operations of the airport.
‘‘(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may
approve an application under subsection (b) only if the
Secretary finds that the sale or lease agreement includes
provisions satisfactory to the Secretary to ensure the fol-
lowing: