‘‘(B) An individual appointed under subsection (a)(1)(C) of this section
serves for 2 years or until the individual’s successor has taken office.
‘‘(3) A member of the Board of Review may be removed only for cause
by a two-thirds vote of the board of directors.
‘‘(c) VACANCIES.—(1) A vacancy on the Board of Review is filled in the
same way as the original appointment was made. An individual appointed
to fill a vacancy occurring before the end of the term for which the prede-
cessor of that individual was appointed is appointed for the remainder of
that term.
‘‘(2) If the Board of Review has more than 4 vacancies and lists have
been provided for appointments to fill the vacancies, the Airports Authority
may not carry out any action required to be submitted to the Board under
subsection (g) of this section.
‘‘(d) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—Every contract or agreement made or
entered into, or accepted by or on behalf of the Airports Authority, shall
contain an express condition that members of the Board of Review may not
have a share or part of, or receive any benefit from, the contract or agree-
ment.
‘‘(e) LIABILITY.—A member of the Board of Review is not liable in con-
nection with any claim, action, or proceeding arising from service on the
Board.
‘‘(f) ADMINISTRATIVE.—(1) The Board of Review shall establish proce-
dures for conducting its business. The procedures may include requirements
for a quorum at meetings and for proxy voting and for the selection of a
Chairman. The Board shall meet at least once each year and shall meet at
the call of the chairman or 3 members of the Board. A decision of the
Board under subsection (g) or (h) of this section must be by a vote of at
least 5 members of the Board.
‘‘(2) The Board of Review may hire 2 staff individuals to be paid by the
Airports Authority. The Airports Authority shall provide clerical and sup-
port staff that the Board may require.
‘‘(3) Members of the Board of Review may participate as nonvoting mem-
bers in meetings of the board of directors of the Airports Authority.
‘‘(g) REVIEW OF ACTIONS OF THE AIRPORTS AUTHORITY.—(1) The fol-
lowing actions of the Airports Authority must be submitted to the Board
of Review at least 30 days (or at least 60 days for the annual budget) be-
fore the actions become effective:
‘‘(A) the adoption of an annual budget and any amendments to the
budget.
‘‘(B) the authorization for the issuance of bonds and an annual plan
for issuance of bonds and any amendments to the plan.
‘‘(C) the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a regulation.
‘‘(D) the adoption or revision of a master plan.
‘‘(E) the appointment of the chief executive officer.
‘‘(F) the award of a contract (except a contract related to the issu-
ance or sale of bonds that is executed within 30 days of the date of
issuance of the bonds) that has been approved by the board of directors
of the Airports Authority.
‘‘(G) any action of the board of directors approving a terminal de-
sign or airport layout or a modification of the design or layout.
‘‘(H) the authorization for the acquisition or disposal of land and the
grant of a long-term easement.
‘‘(2)(A) The Board of Review may make recommendations to the board
of directors regarding an action within the later of—
‘‘(i) 30 calendar days of its submission under this subsection; or
‘‘(ii) 10 calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays,
and any day on which neither House of Congress is in session because
of an adjournment sine die, a recess of more than 3 days, or an ad-
journment of more than 3 days) of its submission under this sub-
section.
‘‘(B) The recommendations may include a recommendation that the ac-
tion not take effect. If the Board of Review does not make a recommenda-
tion in the applicable review period under this paragraph or if the Board
of Review decides during the review period that it will not make a rec-
ommendation on an action, the action may take effect.
‘‘(3) If the Board of Review makes a recommendation, an action takes
effect only if the board of directors—
‘‘(A) adopts the recommendation; or
‘‘(B) evaluates the recommendation and responds, in writing, to the
Board of Review and transmits the action, evaluation, and response to
Congress as provided under paragraph (4) of this subsection and the
60-calendar day period described in paragraph (4) expires.
‘‘(4) If the board of directors does not adopt a recommendation of the
Board of Review regarding an action, the board of directors shall transmit
to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the
Senate a detailed description of the action, the recommendation of the
Board of Review regarding the action, and the evaluation and response of
the board of directors to the recommendation. The action may not take ef-
fect until the expiration of 60 calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays,
and holidays, and any day on which neither House of Congress is in session
because of an adjournment sine die, a recess of more than 3 days, or an
adjournment of more than 3 days) beginning on the day on which the board
of directors transmits the material.
‘‘(5) Unless an annual budget for a fiscal year has taken effect in accord-
ance with this procedure, the Airports Authority may obligate or expend
money in the fiscal year only for—
‘‘(A) debt service on previously authorized obligations; and
‘‘(B) obligations and expenditures for previously authorized capital
expenditures and routine operating expenses.
‘‘(h) REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION OF OTHER MATTERS.—The Board
of Review may request the Airports Authority to consider and vote, or to
report, on any matter related to the Metropolitan Washington Airports. On
receiving a request, the Airports Authority shall consider and vote, or re-
port, on the matter as promptly as feasible.
‘‘(i) CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL PROCEDURE.—(1) In this subsection,
‘resolution’—
‘‘(A) means a joint resolution related to an action about which the
Board of Review transmits material to Congress under subsection
(g)(4) of this section, the matter after the resolving clause of which is
as follows: ‘That the Congress disapproves of the action of the board
of directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority de-
scribed as follows: lllll.’, with the blank space being filled ap-
propriately; but
‘‘(B) does not include a resolution that specifies more than one ac-
tion.
‘‘(2) This subsection is enacted by Congress—
‘‘(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and the
House of Representatives, respectively, and these provisions—
‘‘(i) are deemed a part of the rule of each House, respectively,
but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed
in that House in the case of resolutions described by this sub-
section; and
‘‘(ii) supersede other rules only to the extent that they are in-
consistent with the other rules; and
‘‘(B) with complete recognition of the constitutional right of either
House to change the rule (as it relates to the procedure of that House)
at any time, in the same way, and to the same extent as any other
rule of that House.
‘‘(3) A resolution shall be referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, or the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives or the President of the Senate, as the case
may be.
‘‘(4)(A) If the committee to which a resolution has been referred does not
report the resolution within 20 calendar days after it is introduced, a motion
is in order to discharge the committee from further consideration of the res-
olution or any other resolution related to the action of the board of directors
that has been referred to the committee.
‘‘(B) A motion to discharge may be made only by an individual favoring
the resolution and is highly privileged (except that the motion may not be
made after the committee has reported a resolution on the same action).
Debate on the motion is limited to not more than one hour, to be divided
equally between those favoring and those opposing the resolution. An
amendment to the motion is not in order. A motion to reconsider the vote
by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to is not in order.
‘‘(C) Motions to postpone shall be decided without debate.
‘‘(D) If the motion to discharge is agreed to or disagreed to, the motion
may not be renewed and another motion to discharge the committee from
another resolution on the same action may not be made.
‘‘(5)(A) After the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate reports, or is discharged from further consideration of, a reso-
lution, a motion to proceed to the consideration of the resolution is in order
at any time, even though a similar previous motion has been disagreed to.
The motion is highly privileged and is not debatable. An amendment to the
motion is not in order. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion
is agreed to or disagreed to is not in order.
‘‘(B) Debate in the Senate on the resolution is limited to not more than
10 hours, to be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing
the resolution. A motion further to limit debate is not debatable. An amend-
ment to, or motion to recommit, the resolution is not in order. A motion
to reconsider the vote by which the resolution is agreed to or disagreed to
is not in order.
‘‘(6) The following shall be decided in the Senate without debate:
‘‘(A) a motion to postpone consideration of a resolution.
‘‘(B) a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business.
‘‘(C) an appeal from a decision of the chair related to the application
of the rules of the Senate to the procedures related to a resolution.
‘‘(7) The following procedures apply if, before the passage by one House
of a joint resolution of that House, that House receives from the other
House a joint resolution:
‘‘(A) The joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred
to a committee and, except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this
paragraph, may not be considered in the House receiving it.
‘‘(B) With respect to a joint resolution described in subparagraph
(A) of this paragraph of the House receiving the joint resolution—
‘‘(i) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no joint
resolution had been received from the other House; but
‘‘(ii) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint resolution
of the other House.
‘‘(C) On disposition of the joint resolution received from the other
House, consideration of the joint resolution that originated in the re-
ceiving House is not in order.
‘‘§ 49108. Federal employees at Metropolitan Washington
Airports
‘‘(a) LABOR AGREEMENTS.—(1) The Metropolitan Washington Airports
Authority adopted all labor agreements that were in effect on June 7, 1987.
Unless the parties otherwise agree, the agreements must be renegotiated be-
fore 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 bar-
gaining rights enjoyed by transferred employees retained by the Airports
Authority.
‘‘(b) CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT.—Any Federal employee who trans-
ferred to the Airports Authority and who on June 6, 1987, was subject to
subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, is subject to sub-
chapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 for so long as continually employed
by the Airports Authority without a break in service. For purposes of sub-
chapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84, employment by the Airports Au-
thority 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 purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84 and
shall contribute to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund
amounts required by subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84.
‘‘(c) ACCESS TO RECORDS.—The Airports Authority shall allow represent-
atives 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 pro-
vide the Airports Authority access to employee records of transferring em-
ployees for appropriate purposes.
‘‘§ 49109. Nonstop flights
‘‘An air carrier may not operate an aircraft nonstop in air transportation
between Washington National Airport and another airport that is more than
1,250 statute miles away from Washington National Airport.
‘‘§ 49110. 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
proprietary 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 Metro-
politan Washington 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
Supplemental 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 Airports Authority are not subject to the requirements
of any law only because the United States Government retains the fee sim-
ple title to those airports or because of the authority of the Board of Review
under section 49107 of this title.
‘‘(c) POLICE POWER.—Virginia has concurrent police power authority
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 Preserva-
tion 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 Washing-
ton 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 ex-
cept for reasons of safety.
‘‘§ 49111. Separability
‘‘Except as provided in section 49106(f) of this title, if a provision of this
chapter, or the application of a provision of this chapter to a person or cir-
cumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application
of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.’’.
(69)(A) Insert after section 50105 the following:
‘‘CHAPTER 503—TIME LIMITATIONS ON BRINGING CER-
TAIN CIVIL ACTIONS INVOLVING GENERAL AVIATION
AIRCRAFT
‘‘Sec.
‘‘50301. Accidents involving general aviation aircraft.
‘‘§ 50301. Accidents involving general aviation aircraft
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS AND APPLICATION.—(1) In this section—
‘‘(A) ‘airworthiness certificate’ means an airworthiness certificate is-
sued under section 44704(c) of this title.
‘‘(B) ‘general aviation aircraft’ means an aircraft—
‘‘(i) for which the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration has issued a type certificate or airworthiness certificate;
‘‘(ii) that had a maximum seating capacity of fewer than 20
passengers when the certificate originally was issued; and
‘‘(iii) that, at the time of the accident, was not engaged in
scheduled passenger-carrying operations, as defined under regula-
tions in effect under part A of this subtitle at the time of the acci-
dent.
‘‘(C) ‘type certificate’ means a type certificate issued under section
44704(a) of this title.
‘‘(2) This section applies only to a civil action brought after August 16,
1994.
‘‘(b) GENERAL.—A civil action for damages for death or injury to individ-
uals or damage to property arising out of an accident involving a general
aviation aircraft may be brought against the manufacturer of the aircraft
or the manufacturer of a new component, system, subassembly, or other
part of the aircraft, in its capacity as a manufacturer, only if the accident
occurs during the 18-year period beginning on the date—
‘‘(1)(A) the aircraft is delivered to the first purchaser or lessee, if
delivered directly from the manufacturer; or
‘‘(B) of the first delivery of the aircraft to a person that sells or
leases general aviation aircraft; or
‘‘(2) the replacement of a component, system, subassembly, or other
part originally in the aircraft by, or the addition of, a new component,
system, subassembly, or other part alleged to have caused the death,
injury, or damage, is completed.
‘‘(c) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (b) of this section does not apply—
‘‘(1) if the claimant pleads with specificity the information necessary
to prove, and proves, that, with respect to a type or airworthiness cer-
tificate for, or obligations related to the continuing airworthiness of, an
aircraft or a component, system, subassembly, or other part of an air-
craft, the manufacturer knowingly misrepresented to, or concealed or
withheld from, the Administrator required information that is material
or relevant to the performance, maintenance, or operation of the air-
craft, component, system, subassembly, or other part that causally is
related to the harm the claimant allegedly suffered;
‘‘(2) if the individual for whose injury or death the claim is being
made is a passenger for purposes of receiving treatment for a medical
or other emergency or was not on the aircraft at the time of the acci-
dent; or
‘‘(3) to an action brought under a written warranty enforceable
under law except for this section.
‘‘(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—This section supersedes State
law to the extent the State law allows a civil action described in subsection
(b) of this section to be brought after 18 years.’’.
(B) In the analysis for subtitle VII, insert after item 501 the follow-
ing:
‘‘503. TIME LIMITATIONS ON BRINGING CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS
INVOLVING GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT .............................
50301’’.
(70) In section 60101, strike ‘‘(a)’’ and substitute ‘‘(a) GENE-
RAL.—’’.
(71) In section 70113(e)(6)(D), insert ‘‘a’’ before ‘‘resolution’’.
SEC. 6. TECHNICAL CHANGES TO OTHER LAWS.
(a) Effective July 5, 1994—
(1) Section 4 of the Act of July 5, 1994 (Public Law 103–272, 108
Stat. 1360), is amended as follows:
(A) Subsection (f)(1)(S) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(S) In section 6101(4)(B), strike ‘agency’ the 2d time it appears
and substitute ‘agency.’.’’.
(B) In subsection (j)(18), strike ‘‘10530(i)(3)’’ and substitute
‘‘10530(i)(2)’’.
(2) Section 5(e)(11) of the Act of July 5, 1994 (Public Law 103–
272, 108 Stat. 1374), as amended by section 7(a)(4)(A) of the Act of
October 31, 1994 (Public Law 103–429, 108 Stat. 4389), is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(11) In section 2516(1)(j), strike ‘section’ the first place it appears
and all that follows and substitute ‘section 60123(b) (relating to de-
struction of a natural gas pipeline) or section 46502 (relating to air-
craft piracy) of title 49;’.’’.
(b) Effective August 26, 1994—
(1) Section 105(b)(2) of the Hazardous Materials Transportation
Act of 1994 (title I of Public Law 103–311, 108 Stat. 1674) is amend-
ed to read as follows:
‘‘(2) by striking ‘the State’ the first place it appears;’’.
(2) Section 208(d)(1) of the Trucking Industry Regulatory Reform
Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103–311, 108 Stat. 1688) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(1) by inserting ‘of passengers or household goods’ after ‘con-
tract carrier’ the first time those words appear.’’.
(c) Effective October 31, 1994, section 6(44)(B) of the Act of October
31, 1994 (Public Law 103–429, 108 Stat. 4383), is amended to read as
follows:
‘‘(B) Add before the period at the end ‘of this title’.’’.
(d) Effective November 2, 1994, section 10(c)(2)(A) of the Act of Novem-
ber 2, 1994 (Public Law 103–437, 108 Stat. 4589), is repealed and section
107(b) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25
U.S.C. 450k(b)), as amended by section 105(1) of the Indian Self-Deter-
mination Act (Public Law 103–413, 108 Stat. 4269), is revived and shall
read as if section 10(c)(2)(A) of the Act of November 2, 1994 (Public Law
103–437, 108 Stat. 4589), had not been enacted.
(e) Section 401 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
451) is amended by striking ‘‘such Secretary’’ and substituting ‘‘the Sec-
retary’’.
(f) Section 917(a)(4) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C.
1693o(a)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘Civil Aeronautics Board’’ and sub-
stituting ‘‘Secretary of Transportation’’.
(g) In section 17(d) of the Noise Control Act of 1972 (Public Law 92–
574, 86 Stat. 1249), strike ‘‘such terms have under the first section of the
Act of February 17, 1911 (45 U.S.C. 22)’’ and substitute ‘‘the term ‘rail-
road carrier’ has in section 20102 of title 49, United States Code’’.
(h) The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Li-
ability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) is amended as follows: