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104TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 1392
To enhance the safety of air travel through a more effective Federal Aviation
Administration, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 4, 1995
Mr. LIGHTFOOT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To enhance the safety of air travel through a more effective
Federal Aviation Administration, 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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Aviation
Administration Reform Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) There is widespread agreement within gov-
ernment and the aviation industry that reform of the
Federal Aviation Administration is necessary to
safely and efficiently accommodate the projected
growth of aviation within the next decade.
(2) Reestablishing the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration as an independent agency will ensure that
the agency is able to manage and regulate the safety
of the air traffic control system without second-
guessing or interference by politically appointed De-
partment of Transportation officials.
(3) The Federal procurement system interferes
with the ability of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion to keep pace with new technology.
(4) The Federal personnel system is inflexible
and unable to match resources with the real person-
nel needs of the Federal Aviation Administration.
(5) The existing budget system does not allow
for long-term planning or timely acquisition of tech-
nology by the Federal Aviation Administration.
(6) Without reforms in the areas of procure-
ment, personnel, and financing, the Federal Aviation
Administration will continue to experience delays
and cost overruns in its major airspace moderniza-
tion programs.
(7) Other internal management reforms will
help the Federal Aviation Administration become
more responsive to the needs of its customers, who
are the users of the air traffic control system.
SEC. 3. OBJECTIVES.
The objectives of this Act are—
(1) to establish the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration as an independent agency;
(2) to provide for appointment by the President
of an Administrator of the Federal Aviation Admin-
istration with a fixed term in office of 7 years;
(3) to appoint a select panel to review and re-
port to Congress regarding innovative financing
mechanisms for ensuring adequate funding for exist-
ing and future aviation infrastructure needs;
(4) to establish a management advisory board
in the Federal Aviation Administration to advise the
Administrator on management, policy, spending, and
regulatory matters under the jurisdiction of the
agency;
(5) to mandate that final action must be taken
on all rulemakings of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration within 18 months after the date of their ini-
tiation;
(6) to establish a pilot program for procure-
ment reform under which the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration is exempt from various laws governing
Federal acquisition practices; and
(7) to establish a pilot program for personnel
reform under which the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration is exempt from the civil service rules of title
5, United States Code, except for provisions relating
to employee benefits.
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this Act—
(1) the term ‘‘Administration’’ means the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration established under sec-
tion 4; and
(2) the term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
appointed under section 6(a).
SEC. 5. ESTABLISHMENT.
There is established as an independent establishment
in the executive branch the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion. The Administration shall succeed the Federal Avia-
tion Administration of the Department of Transportation
in existence on the effective date of this Act.
SEC. 6. OFFICERS.
(a) ADMINISTRATOR.—The Administration shall be
administered by an Administrator, who shall be appointed
by the President to a 7-year term of office, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate. The Administrator
shall carry out all functions transferred to the Adminis-
trator by this Act and shall have authority and control
over all personnel, programs, and activities of the Admin-
istration. The Administrator may be removed by the Presi-
dent for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. The Ad-
ministrator shall be compensated at the rate prescribed
for level II of the Executive Schedule.
(b) DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR.—There shall be in the
Administration a Deputy Administrator, who shall be ap-
pointed by the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate. The Deputy Administrator shall per-
form such functions, duties, and powers as the Adminis-
trator shall prescribe. The Deputy Administrator shall act
for and perform the functions of the Administrator when
the Administrator is absent or unable to serve, or when
the office of the Administrator is vacant. The Deputy Ad-
ministrator shall be compensated at the rate prescribed
for level III of the Executive Schedule.
(c) ASSISTANT
ADMINISTRATORS.—The Adminis-
trator shall appoint no more than 8 Assistant Administra-
tors who shall perform such functions as the Adminis-
trator shall prescribe. The Administrator shall designate
the order in which the Assistant Administrators shall act
for and perform the functions of the Administrator when
(b) GOVERNANCE OF STATUTES.—In carrying out
the functions of the Administration under this Act, the
Administrator shall be governed by all applicable statutes,
including the policy standards set forth in subtitle VII of
title 49, United States Code.
(c) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit in any man-
ner the authority of the Administrator to promote safety
by establishing and administering accident prevention pro-
grams, encouraging airport development, educating the
public on the importance of aeronautics, and encouraging
the adoption of worldwide safety standards.
(d) FINALITY OF DECISIONS; APPEALS.—Decisions
of the Administrator made pursuant to the exercise of the
functions enumerated in subtitle VII of title 49, United
States Code, shall be administratively final, and appeals
as currently authorized by law shall be taken directly to
the National Transportation Safety Board or to any court
of competent jurisdiction, as appropriate.
SEC. 8. TRANSFERS AND INCIDENTAL PROVISIONS.
(a) 
TRANSFER
OF
FUNCTIONS, 
PERSONNEL
RECORDS, AND ACCOUNTS.—The following are trans-
ferred to the Administration:
(1) All functions vested by law in the Federal
Aviation Administration of the Department of
Transportation or its Administrator, and all func-
tions vested by law in the Secretary of Transpor-
tation or the Department of Transportation which
are administered through the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration.
(2) The functions of the Department of Trans-
portation or the Federal Aviation Administration of
the Department of Transportation necessary and ap-
propriate for the performance of the functions trans-
ferred by paragraph (1).
(3) So much of the personnel, property, records,
funds, accounts, and unexpended balances of appro-
priations, allocations, and other moneys of the De-
partment of Transportation as are employed, used,
held, available, or to be made available in connection
with the functions transferred by paragraphs (1)
and (2).
(b) DELEGATION AND EXERCISE OF FUNCTIONS.—
The Administrator shall exercise all functions transferred
by subsection (a) of this section and any other function
vested in the Federal Aviation Administration or the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration by any
law enacted on or after the date of the enactment of this
Act. The Administrator may from time to time make such
provisions as the Administrator shall deem appropriate
authorizing the performance by any other officer, em-
ployee, or office of the Administration of such functions.
SEC. 9. REGULATIONS.
In the performance of the functions of the Adminis-
trator and the Administration, the Administrator is au-
thorized to issue, rescind, and amend such regulations as
are necessary to carry such functions. The issuance of
such regulations shall be governed by the provisions of
chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code. The Adminis-
trator must issue a final regulation not later than 18
months after the date of initiation of any rulemaking pro-
ceeding by the Administration or notify Congress in writ-
ing of the reasons for not issuing such regulation.
SEC. 10. DELEGATION.
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Admin-
istrator may delegate any function to such officers and
employees of the Administration as the Administrator may
designate and may authorize such successive redelegations
of such functions in the Administration as may be nec-
essary or appropriate. No delegation of functions by the
Administrator under this section or under any other provi-
sion of this Act shall relieve the Administrator of respon-
sibility for the administration of such functions.
SEC. 11. PERSONNEL AND SERVICES.
(a) OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.—In the perform-
ance of the functions of the Administrator and in addition
to the officers provided for by section 6, the Administrator
is authorized to appoint, transfer, and fix the compensa-
tion of such officers and employees, including attorneys,
as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Ad-
ministrator and the Administration. Except as otherwise
provided by law, such officers and employees shall be ap-
pointed in accordance with the civil service laws and com-
pensated in accordance with title 5, United States Code.
(b) EXPERTS
AND CONSULTANTS.—The Adminis-
trator is authorized to obtain the services of experts and
consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5,
United States Code.
(c) TRANSPORTATION AND PER DIEM EXPENSES.—
The Administrator is authorized to pay transportation ex-
penses, and per diem in lieu of subsistence expenses, in
accordance with chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) USE OF PERSONNEL FROM OTHER AGENCIES.—
The Administrator is authorized to utilize, on a reimburs-
able basis, the services of personnel of any other Federal
agency.
(e) VOLUNTARY SERVICES.—(1)(A) The Adminis-
trator is authorized to accept voluntary and uncompen-
sated services without regard to the provisions of section
1342 of title 31, United States Code, if such services will
not be used to displace Federal employees employed on
a full-time, part-time, or seasonal basis.
(B) The Administrator is authorized to accept volun-
teer service in accordance with the provisions of section
3111 of title 5, United States Code.
(2) The Administrator is authorized to provide for
incidental expenses, including transportation, lodging, and
subsistence for such volunteers.
(3) An individual who provides voluntary services
under this subsection shall not be considered a Federal
employee for any purpose other than for purposes of chap-
ter 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to com-
pensation for work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28,
United States Code, relating to tort claims.
SEC. 12. CONTRACTS.
The Administrator is authorized to enter into and
perform such contracts, leases, cooperative agreements, or
other transactions as may be necessary to carry out the
functions of the Administrator and the Administration.
The Administrator may enter into such contracts, leases,
agreements, and transactions with any Federal agency or
any instrumentality of the United States, or with any
State, territory, or possession, or with any political sub-
division thereof, or with any person, firm, association, cor-
poration, or educational institution, on such terms and
conditions as the Administrator may consider appropriate.
The authority of the Administrator to enter into contracts
and leases under this section shall be to such extent or
in such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts.
SEC. 13. BUDGET.
Each year the Administrator shall prepare a budget
for the Administration, which shall contain estimates of
the financial condition and operations of the Administra-
tion for the current and ensuing 4 fiscal years, and the
actual condition and results of operations for the last com-
pleted fiscal year. Such budget shall be submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget, under such rules and
regulations as the President may establish as to the date
of submission, the form and content, the classification of
data, and the manner in which such reports shall be pre-
pared and presented. The budget submission shall include
a statement of income and expenses and analysis of the
surplus or deficit in the Airport and Airway Trust Fund,
and any other such supplementary information as is nec-
essary or desirable to make known about the financial con-
dition and operations of the Administration. The annual
budget shall be included in the budget submitted by the
President pursuant to chapter 11 of title 31, United
States Code.
SEC. 14. USE OF FACILITIES.
With their consent, the Administrator may, with or
without reimbursement, use the services, equipment, per-
sonnel, and facilities of Federal agencies and other public
and private agencies and may cooperate with other public
and private agencies and instrumentalities in the use of
services, equipment, personnel, and facilities. The head of
each Federal agency shall cooperate with the Adminis-
trator in making the services, equipment, personnel, and
facilities of the Federal agency available to the Adminis-
trator. The head of a Federal agency is authorized, not-
withstanding any other provision of law, to transfer to or
to receive from the Administration, without reimburse-
ment, supplies and equipment other than administrative
supplies or equipment.
SEC. 15. ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTY.
(a) ACQUISITION.—The Administrator is author-
ized—
(1) to acquire (by purchase, lease, condemna-
tion, or otherwise), construct, improve, repair, oper-
ate, and maintain—
(A) air traffic control facilities and equip-
ment;
(B) research and testing sites and facili-
ties; and
(C) such other real and personal property
(including office space and patents), or any in-
terest therein, within and outside the continen-
tal United States as the Administrator consid-
ers necessary;
(2) to lease to others such real and personal
property; and
(3) to provide by contract or otherwise for eat-
ing facilities and other necessary facilities for the
welfare of employees of the Administration at its in-
stallations and to purchase and maintain equipment
for such facilities.
(b) TITLE.—Title to any property or interest therein
acquired pursuant to this section shall be in the United
States.
SEC. 16. MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an advi-
sory committee which shall be known as the Federal Avia-
tion Management Advisory Committee (hereinafter in this
section referred to as the ‘‘Management Advisory Commit-
tee’’).
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Management Advisory Com-
mittee shall consist of 11 members, who shall consist of—
(1) the Secretary of Transportation or the des-
ignee of the Secretary (who shall serve as Chair-
man);
(2) the Secretary of Defense or the designee of
the Secretary;
(3) 5 members appointed by the President;
(4) 2 members, 1 appointed by the majority
leader of the Senate and the other appointed by the
minority leader of the Senate; and
(5) 2 members, 1 appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives and the other ap-
pointed by the minority leader of the House of Rep-
resentatives.
(c) FUNCTIONS.—The Management Advisory Com-
mittee shall provide advice and counsel to the Adminis-
trator on issues which affect or are affected by the oper-
ations of the Administrator. The Management Advisory
Committee shall hold quarterly meetings. The Administra-
tion shall give the Management Advisory Committee ac-
cess to internal documents and personnel of the Adminis-
tration. The Management Advisory Committee shall func-
tion as an oversight resource for management, policy,
spending, and regulatory matters under the jurisdiction
of the Administration.
(d) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members appointed to the
Management Advisory Committee under this section shall
be selected from among individuals who are experts in dis-
ciplines relevant to the aviation industry and who are able
collectively to represent a balanced view of the issues im-
portant to airlines, general aviation, business aviation, air-
ports, shippers, industry and Administration employees,
aircraft manufacturers, and the traveling public.
(e) TERMS OF MEMBERS.—Members of the Manage-
ment Advisory Committee appointed under subsection
(b)(3) shall be appointed for a term of 3 years, except
that the initial appointment of such members shall be for
1, 2, and 3 years so that their terms as members will be
staggered. Members of the Management Advisory Com-
mittee appointed under subsections (b)(4) and (b)(5) shall
be appointed for a term of 2 years.
(f) TRAVEL AND PER DIEM.—Each member of the
Management Advisory Committee shall be paid actual
travel expenses, and per diem in lieu of subsistence ex-
penses when away from his or her usual place of residence,
in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States
Code.
(g) DETAIL OF PERSONNEL FROM FAA.—The Ad-
ministrator shall make available to the Management Advi-
sory Committee such staff, information, and administra-
tive services and assistance as may reasonably be required
to enable the Management Advisory Committee to carry
out its responsibilities under this section.
(h) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMIT-
TEE ACT.—The Management Advisory Committee shall be
subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.
App.).
SEC. 17. SELECT PANEL TO REVIEW INNOVATIVE FUNDING
MECHANISMS.
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Administrator shall es-
tablish a select panel to review and report to Congress re-
garding innovative financing mechanisms for ensuring
adequate funding for existing and future aviation infra-
structure needs. The financing mechanisms to be reviewed
shall include, but not be limited to, loan guarantees, finan-
cial partnerships with for-profit private sector entities,
multi-year appropriations, revolving loan funds, manda-
tory spending authority, authority to borrow, and restruc-
tured grant programs.
(b) APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.—Not later than 90
days after the date of the appointment of the Adminis-
trator, the Administrator shall appoint members to the
panel established under this section. Such members shall
consist of appropriate Federal Government officials and
representatives of the aviation industry, Administration
employees, the financial community, and State and local
governments.
(c) TRAVEL AND PER DIEM.—Each member of the
panel established under this section shall be paid actual
travel expenses, and per diem in lieu of subsistence ex-
penses when away from his or her usual place of residence,
in accordance with section 5703 of title 5, United States
Code.
(d) APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMIT-
TEES ACT.—The select panel established under this sec-
tion shall be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
(e) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
of the appointment of the last member to the panel under
subsection (b), the panel shall submit to Congress and the
Administration a report on the results of the review con-
ducted under this section.
SEC. 18. TRANSFERS OF FUNDS FROM OTHER FEDERAL
AGENCIES.
The Administrator is authorized to accept transfers
from other Federal agencies to funds which are available
to carry out functions transferred by this Act to the Ad-
ministrator or functions assigned by law to the Adminis-
trator on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 19. SEAL OF ADMINISTRATION.
The Administrator shall cause a seal of office to be
made for the Administration of such design as the Admin-
istrator shall approve. Judicial notice shall be taken of
such seal.
SEC. 20. STATUS OF ADMINISTRATION UNDER CERTAIN
LAWS.
For purposes of section 551(1) of title 5, United
States Code, the Administration is an agency. For pur-
poses of chapter 9 of such title, the Administration is an
independent regulatory agency.
SEC. 21. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.
(a) ORDERS, REGULATIONS, CONTRACTS, AND CER-
TIFICATES.—All orders, determinations, rules, regula-
tions, permits, contracts, certificates, licenses, and privi-
leges—
(1) which have been issued, made, granted, or
allowed to become effective by the President or any
Federal department or agency or official thereof or
by a court of competent jurisdiction, on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act, in regard to func-
tions which are transferred under this Act to the
Administration, and
(2) which are in effect at the time of the effec-
tive date of this Act,
shall continue in effect according to their terms until
modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in
accordance with law by the President, the Administrator,
or other authorized officials, by a court of competent juris-
diction, or by operation of law.
(b) PROCEEDINGS AND APPLICATIONS.—The provi-
sions of this Act shall not affect any proceedings or any
application for any license, permit, certificate, or financial
assistance pending at the time of the effective date of this
Act; and such proceedings and applications, to the extent
that they relate to functions so transferred, shall be con-
tinued. Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals
shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pur-
suant to such orders, as if this Act had not been enacted;
and orders issued in any such proceedings shall continue
in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or re-
voked by a duly authorized official, by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. Nothing in this
subsection shall be deemed to prohibit the discontinuance
or modification of any such proceeding under the same
terms and conditions and to the extent that such proceed-
ing could have been discontinued or modified if this Act
had not been enacted.
(D) providing authority to promulgate regulations in
the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(2) The exemption from procurement laws provided
by paragraph (1) shall not take effect until the expiration
of the 90-day period referred to in subsection (d)(2).
(c) DEVELOPMENT OF TRIAL ACQUISITION MANAGE-
MENT SYSTEM.—Not later than 2 years after the effective
date of this Act, the Administrator shall develop a trial
acquisition management system for use in the pilot pro-
gram under subsection (a). In developing the trial system,
the Administrator shall ensure that the benefits of com-
petition, efficient management, and oversight of the acqui-
sition process are attained.
(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—(1) Upon completion of
the development of the trial acquisition management sys-
tem, the Administrator shall submit a comprehensive plan
describing the trial acquisition management system to
Congress, along with all existing or proposed rules or regu-
lations relevant to the system.
(2) The Administrator may begin to implement the
trial acquisition management system only after the expira-
tion of the 90-day period that begins on the date on which
the plan is submitted to Congress under paragraph (1).
(e) TERMINATION.—Effective October 1, 2002, au-
thority for the trial acquisition management system under
this section shall terminate, and acquisitions of the Ad-
ministration shall become subject to all otherwise applica-
ble acquisition laws and regulations.
SEC. 24. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
REFORM.
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Administrator shall con-
duct a pilot program under which a trial personnel man-
agement system is used for the management, compensa-
tion, and advancement of Administration employees.
(b) EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS
OF
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.—(1) Except as other-
wise provided in this section, under the pilot program, the
Administration shall be exempt from parts II and III of
title 5, United States Code.
(2) Such exemption shall not take effect until the ex-
piration of the later of the periods referred to in subsection
(d)(2).
(c) DEVELOPMENT OF TRIAL PERSONNEL MANAGE-
MENT SYSTEM.—Not later than 2 years after the effective
date of this Act, the Administrator shall develop a trial
personnel management system for use in the pilot program
under subsection (a). In developing the trial system, the
Administrator shall ensure that the benefits of a merit-
based system are preserved and that the trial system pro-
vides for training of employees, as well as an adverse ac-
tion procedure in cases where performance is unaccept-
able.
(d) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—(1) Upon completion of
the development of the trial personnel management sys-
tem, the Administrator shall submit a comprehensive plan
describing the trial personnel management system to Con-
gress, along with all existing or proposed rules or regula-
tions relevant to the system.
(2) The Administrator may begin to implement the
trial personnel management system only after—
(A) the expiration of the 90-day period that be-
gins on the date on which the plan is submitted to
Congress under paragraph (1); or
(B) the expiration of the 2-year period begin-
ning on the effective date of this Act;
whichever is later.
(e) EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.—The enact-
ment of this section shall not result in the exemption of
employees of the Administration from any of the following
provisions of title 5, United States Code:
(1) Chapter 63 (relating to leave).
(2) Chapter 71 (relating to labor-management
relations).
(3) Chapter 73 (relating to suitability, security,
and conduct).
(4) Chapter 81 (relating to compensation for
work injuries).
(5) Chapter 83 (relating to retirement).
(6) Chapter 84 (relating to the Federal Em-
ployees’ Retirement System).
(7) Chapter 87 (relating to life insurance).
(8) Chapter 89 (relating to health insurance).
(f) EMPLOYEE PROTECTIONS.—Employment rights,
wages, and benefits of employees of the Administration
shall not be adversely affected, except for unacceptable
performance or by reason of a reduction in force or reorga-
nization, during the period commencing on the effective
date of this Act and ending on the date determined under
subsection (b)(2).
(g) COLLECTIVE-BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS.—All
collective-bargaining agreements covering employees of the
Administration that are in effect on the effective date of
this Act shall remain in effect until their normal expiration
date, unless the Administrator and the exclusive bargain-
ing representative agree to the contrary.
(h) TERMINATION.—Effective October 1, 2002, au-
thority for the trial personnel management system under
this section shall terminate, and employees of the Admin-
istration shall become subject to all provisions of parts II
and III of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 25. EVALUATION AND REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAMS.
Not later than 120 days before the termination of au-
thority for the trial acquisition and personnel management
systems authorized under sections 23 and 24 of this Act,
the Management Advisory Panel shall prepare and submit
to the Administrator and to Congress a report evaluating
the results of the pilot programs in acquisition and person-
nel reform. The report shall fully discuss those elements
of the programs that the Panel judges to be effective and
those that were not successful, and the report shall make
recommendations with respect to extending, modifying, or
terminating the acquisition and personnel management
systems established under the pilot programs.
SEC. 26. AMENDMENT TO INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF
1978.
Section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5
U.S.C. App.) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘or Small
Business,’’ and inserting ‘‘Small Business, Federal
Aviation Administration,’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ‘‘the Federal
Aviation Administration,’’ after ‘‘United States In-
formation Agency,’’.
SEC. 27. AMENDMENTS TO EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.
(a) ADMINISTRATOR.—Section 5313 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘Administrator, Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration.’’.
(b) DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR.—Section 5314 of title
5, United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘Adminis-
trator, Federal Aviation Administration.’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘Deputy Administrator, Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration.’’.
(c) ASSISTANT
ADMINISTRATORS; CHIEF
COUN-
SEL.—Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended by striking ‘‘Deputy Administrator, Federal
Aviation Administration.’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘Assistant Administrators, Federal Aviation
Administration (8).
‘‘Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation Administra-
tion.’’.
(d) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 5316 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of
the following:
‘‘Inspector General, Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration.’’.
SEC. 28. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The provisions of this Act shall take effect upon the
expiration of the 180-day period following the date of the
enactment of this Act.
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