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107TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 3441
To amend title 49, United States Code, to realign the policy responsibility
in the Department of Transportation, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
DECEMBER 11, 2001
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. OBERSTAR) (both by request): in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure
DECEMBER 11, 2001
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; considered under
suspension of the rules and passed
A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to realign the policy
responsibility in the Department of Transportation, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REALIGNMENT OF POLICY RESPONSIBILITY IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
(a) Section 102 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (g);
(2) by inserting a new subsection (d) as follows:
‘‘(d) The Department has an Under Secretary of
Transportation for Policy appointed by the President, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Under
Secretary shall provide leadership in the development of
policy for the Department, supervise the policy activities
of Assistant Secretaries with primary responsibility for
aviation, international, and other transportation policy de-
velopment and carry out other powers and duties pre-
scribed by the Secretary. The Under Secretary acts for
the Secretary when the Secretary and the Deputy Sec-
retary are absent or unable to serve, or when the offices
of Secretary and Deputy Secretary are vacant.’’; and
(3) in subsection (e) by striking ‘‘Secretary and
the Deputy Secretary’’ each place it appears in the
last sentence and inserting ‘‘Secretary, Deputy Sec-
retary, and Under Secretary of Transportation for
Policy’’.
(b) Section 102 of title 49, United States Code, is
further amended by striking subsection (g), as redesig-
nated by subsection (a)(1), on the date that an individual
is appointed to the position of Under Secretary of Trans-
portation for Policy under section 102(d), as added by
subsection (a)(2).
SEC. 2. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
Section 102(e) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘4 Assistant Secretaries’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘5 Assistant Secretaries’’.
SEC. 3. POSITIONS IN EXECUTIVE SERVICE.
(a) Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by inserting before
‘‘Administrator of the National Highway Traf-
fic Safety Administration.’’
the following:
‘‘Under Secretary of Transportation for Pol-
icy.’’.
(b) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking
‘‘Assistant Secretaries of Transportation (4).’’
and inserting the following:
‘‘Assistant Secretaries of Transportation (5).’’.
(c) Effective on the date that an individual is ap-
pointed to the position of Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Policy under section 102(d) of title 49, United
States Code, as added by section 1(a)(2) of this Act, sec-
tion 5316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ‘‘Associate Deputy Secretary, Department of
Transportation.’’.
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