To codify without substantive change laws related to transportation and to improve the United States Code.
PL 104-287 (H.R.2297), enacted 10/11/1996

110 STAT. 3388 
PUBLIC LAW 104-287—OCT. 11, 1996 
Public Law 104-287 
104th Congress 
An Act 
Oct. 11, 1996 
To codify without substantive change laws related to transportation and to improve 
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*^® United States Code. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Section 2721(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended as 
follows: 
(1) In the matter before clause (1), strike "the Automobile 
Information Disclosiu'e Act, the Motor Vehicle Information and 
Cost Saving Act, the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety 
Act of 1966, the Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992, and the Clean 
Air Act" smd substitute "titles I and IV of the Anti Car Theft 
Act of 1992, the Automobile Information Disclosure Act (15 
U.S.C. 1231 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
seq.), and chapters 301, 305, and 321-331 of title 49". 
(2) In clause (9), strike "the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety 
Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. App. 2710 et seq.)" and substitute 
"chapter 313 of title 49". 
SEC. 2. TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE. 
In the catchline for section 103(e)(4XL) of title 23, United States 
Code, strike "FTA" and substitute "CHAPTER 53 OF TITLE 49". 
SEC. 3. TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE. 
In section 1445(a) of title 28, United States Code, strike "sections 
51-60 of Title 45" and substitute "sections 1-4 and 5-10 of the 
Act of April 22,1908 (45 U.S.C. 51-54, 55-60)". 
SEC. 4. TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Title 31, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 1105(a), redesignate clauses (27) through the 
end as clauses (26) tiirough the end. 
(2) Section 9101 is amended as follows: 
(A) Clause (2)(J) is repealed. 
(B) Redesignate clauses (2)(K) through the end as clauses 
(2)(J) through the end. 
(C) In clause (3)(B), strike "Fund;" and substitute 
"Fund.". 
(D) Clause (3XN), as added by section 902(b) of the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486, 106 Stat. 
2944), is redesignated as clause (3)(0). 
SEC. 6. TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE. 
Title 49, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
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110 STAT. 3389 
(1) In section 106(b), strike 'iJie date of the enactment of 
this sentence" and substitute "August 23,1994,". 
(2) In section lll(bX4) and (g), strike "the date of the enact-
ment of this section" and substitute "December 18,1991". 
(3) Section 329 is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (b)(1), strike "(as those terms are used 
in such Act)" and substitute "(as that term is used in 
part A of subtitle VII of this title)". 
(B) In subsection (d), strike "that Act" and substitute 
"that part". 
(4) In section 521(bXlXB), strike "the date of enactment 
of this subparagraph" and substitute "November 3,1990". 
(5) Section 701(bX4) is amended as follows: 
(A) Strike "the effective date of this section" and sub-
stitute "January 1,1996". 
(B) Strike "the date of the enactment of the ICC Termi-
nation Act of 1995" and substitute "December 29, 1995,". 
(6) In section 702, strike "the effective date of such Act" 
and substitute "January 1,1996". 
(7) In section 726(a), strike "the date of enactment of the 
ICC Termination Act of 1995" and substitute "December 29, 
1995". 
(8) In section 5116(j)(4)(A), strike "subsection (g)" and sub-
stitute "section 5115 of this title". 
(9) In sections 5119(bX2), 5309(gXlXB) and (mX3), 5328(bX3), 
5334(bXl), 
5335(b)-(d), 
31134(cXlXB) 
and 
(C) and 
(2), 
40112(eX2), 41105(b), 41310(f), 41714(eX2), 42104(b), 44506(d), 
44913(aX2), 47107(k), 48102(dX2), and 48109, strike "Public 
Works and Transportation" and substitute "Transportation and 
Infrastructure". 
(10) Section 5303 is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (f)(2), strike "subsection (e)" and sub-
stitute "subsection (b)". 
(B) In subsection (hX4), strike "section 5338(g)(1)" and 
substitute "section 5338(g)". 
(11) Section 5307 is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (a)(2)(A), strike "title;" and substitute 
"title; or". 
(B) In subsection (a)(2)(B), strike "transportation; or" 
and substitute "transportation.". 
(C) Strike subsection (aX2XC). 
(12) Section 5309 is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (a)— 
(i) insert "(1)" before "The Secretary"; 
(ii) redesignate clauses (l)-(7) as clauses (A)-(G), 
respectively; 
(iii) redesignate subclauses (A) £ind (B) as subclauses 
(i) and (ii), respectively; and 
(iv) insert at the end the following: 
"(2) The Secretary of Transportation shall require that all grants Grants. 
and loans under this subsection be subject to all terms, conditions, 
requirements, and provisions the Secretary decides are necessary 
or appropriate for the purposes of this section, including require-
ments for the disposition of net increases in value of real property 
resulting from the project assisted under this section.". 
(B) In subsection (e)(4XB), strike "paragraph (1)(B)" and 
sulDstitute "paragraph (2)". 
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(C) In subsection (m)(l)(A), insert "rail" before 'fixed 
guideway modernization". 
(13) Section 5315(d) is amended by striking "5304 and 5306" 
and substituting "5307 and 5309". 
(14) Section 5317(b)(5) is amended as follows: 
(A) In subparagraph (C), strike "under this paragraph" 
and substitute "under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph". 
(B) In subparagraph (D), strme "(except this paragraph)". 
(15) Section 5323(b)(1), (c), and (e) is amended by strudng 
"(except section 5307)" wherever it appears. 
(16) The catchline for section 5325(d) is amended by striking 
"MANAGEMENT, 
ARCHITECTURAL, 
AND 
ENGINEERING 
CON-
TRACTS." and substituting "ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, AND 
DESIGN CONTRACTS.". 
(17) Section 5327(c) is amended by striking "to carry out 
a major project under section 5307" and substituting "to carry 
out a major project under section 5309". 
(18) In section 5335(d)(2)(B), strike "With" and substitute 
"with". 
(19) Section 5336(bX2) is amended as follows: 
(A) In subparagraphs (A) and (B), add at the end the 
following: 
"An urbanized area with a population of at least 750,000 in 
which commuter rail transportation is provided shall receive 
at least .75 percent of the total amount apportioned under 
this subparagraph.". 
(B) Strike subparagraph (C). 
(C) Redesignate subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subpara-
graphs (C) and (D), respectively. 
(20) Section 5338(g)(2) is gimended by striking "section 
5308(b)(2)" and substituting "section 5311(b)(2)". 
(21) In section 10501(c)(3)(B), strike "the effective date of 
the ICC Termination Act of 1995" and substitute "January 
1,1996". 
(22) In section 10701(d)(3), strike "the effective date of this 
paragraph" and substitute "January 1, 1996". 
(23) In section 10704(d), strike "the effective date of the 
ICC Termination Act of 1995" and substitute "January 1, 1996". 
(24) In sections 10706(a)(5)(C) and 10709(e), strike "the effec-
tive date of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980" and substitute 
"October 1,1980,". 
(25) In sections 11101(f) and 11301(f), strike "the effective 
date of the ICC Termination Act of 1995" and substitute "Janu-
ary 1,1996". 
(26)(A) The heading for part B of subtitle IV is amended 
to read as follows: 
"PART B—MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, 
BROKERS, AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS". 
(B) The heading for chapter 131 is amended to read as 
follows: 
"CHAPTER 
131—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS". 
(27) Section 13102 is amended as follows: 
(A) In clause (4)(A), strike— 
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(i) "the effective date of this section" and substitute 
"January 1,1996"; and 
(ii) "the day before the effective date of this section" 
and substitute "December 31,1995". 
(B) In clause (4)(B), strike "on or after such date" and 
substitute "after December 31,1995". 
(28) Section 13703 is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (e), strike— 
(i) "the day before the effective date of this section" 
and substitute "December 31,1995,"; and 
(ii) "such effective date" and substitute "January 1, 
1996". 
(B) In subsection (f)(2), strike "the day before the effective 
date of this section" and substitute "December 31, 1995". 
(29) Section 13709 is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (a)(1) and (3), strike "the day before 
the effective date of this section" and substitute "December 
31,1995". 
(B) In subsection (e), strike— 
(i) "the effective date of this section" and substitute 
"January 1,1996"; and 
(ii) "the day before such effective date" and substitute 
"December 31,1995". 
(30) Section 13710 is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (a)(4), strike "the effective date of this 
section" and substitute "January 1,1996,". 
(B) In subsection (b), strike— 
(i) "the day before the effective date of this section" 
and substitute "December 31,1995"; and 
(ii) "the effective date of this section" and substitute 
"January 1,1996,". 
(31) Section 13711 is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (a), strike— 
(i) "or, before the effective date of this section" and 
suljstitute "or, before January 1,1996"; 
(ii) "the day before the effective date of this section" 
and substitute "December 31,1995"; and 
(iii) "provided before the effective date of this section" 
and substitute "provided before January 1,1996". 
(B) In subsection (d), strike— 
(i) "the effective date of this section" sind substitute 
"January 1,1996"; and 
(ii) "the day before such effective date" and substitute 
"December 31,1995". 
(C) In subsection (g), strike "the effective date of this 
section" and substitute "January 1, 1996". 
(32) Section 13902 is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (b)(8)(A)— 
(i) insert "and" after "(iv) any Indian tribe,"; 
(ii) strike "and" after "clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv),"; 
and 
(iii) strike "the effective date of this subsection" and 
substitute "January 1, 1996,". 
(B) In subsection (b)(8)(B), strike "the effective date of 
this paragraph" and substitute "January 1,1996,". 
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(C) In subsections (c)(4)(A) and (d)(1)(A) and (2), strike 
"the day before the effective date of this section" and sub-
stitute "December 31,1995". 
(33) In section 13905(a), strike "the day before the effective 
date of this section" and substitute "December 31,1995". 
(34) In section 13906(d), strike "the effective date of this 
section" and substitute "January 1,1996,". 
(35) Section 13907(e) is amended as follows: 
(A) In clause (1), strike "the day before the effective 
date of this section" and substitute "December 31, 1995". 
(B) In clause (2), strike "the day before such effective 
date" and substitute "December 31,1995". 
(36) Section 13908 is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (d)(1), strike "the day before the effec-
tive date of this section" and substitute "December 31, 
1995". 
(B) In subsection (e), strike "the effective date of this 
section" and substitute "January 1,1996". 
(37) Section 14302 is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (cX4), strike "the effective date of this 
section" and substitute "January 1,1996". 
(B) In subsection (g), strike "the effective date of this 
section" and substitute "January 1,1996,". 
(C) In subsection (h)(1), strike "the day before the effec-
tive date of this section" and substitute "December 31, 
1995". 
(D) In subsection (hX2), strike "the day before such effec-
tive date" and substitute "December 31,1995". 
(38) In sections 14706(g)(3) and 14708(g), strike "the effective 
date of this section" and substitute "January 1,1996". 
(39) In section 14709, strike— 
(A) "the effective date of this section" and substitute 
"January 1,1996"; and 
(B) "tiie day before the effective date of this section" 
and substitute "December 31,1995". 
(40) The heading for part C of subtitle IV is amended to 
read as follows: 
"PART C—PIPELINE CARRIERS". 
(41) In the analysis of chapter 151, strike— 
"CHAPTER 151—GENERAL PROVISIONS". 
(42) In the analysis of chapter 153, strike— 
"CHAPTER 153-^njRISIDICTION". 
(43) The analysis and subchapter headings of chapter 157 
are amended as follows: 
(A) The analysis of chapter 157 is amended as follows: 
(i) Strike— 
"CHAPTER 157—OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS", 
(ii) Strike— 
"SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS" 
and substitute— 
"SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS". 
(iii) Strike— 
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"SUBCHAPTER B—OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS" 
and substitute 
"SUBCHAPTER B—OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS". 
(B)(i) The heading for subchapter A is amended to read 
as follows: 
"SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL REQUIREMENTS". 
(ii) The heading for subchapter B is amended to read 
as follows: 
"SUBCHAPTER B—OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS". 
(44) Section 15701(e) is amended by striking "the effective 
date of this section" and substituting "January 1, 1996". 
(45) The analysis of chapter 159 is amended as follows: 
(A) Strike— 
"CHAPTER 159—ENFORCEMENT; INVESTIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND 
REMEDIES". 
(B) Strike the item related to section 15907. 
(46) In the suialysis of chapter 161, strike— 
"CHAPTER 161—CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES". 
(47) Section 20133(b) is amended as follows: 
(A) In paragraph (1), strike "the date of enactment of 
the Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1994" 
and substitute "November 2,1994". 
(B) In paragraph (2), strike "such date of enactment" 
and substitute "November 2,1994". 
(48) In sections 20134(c)(2), 20145, 22108(b), 24314(b), 
24702(c), and 24903(a), strike "Committee on Energy and Com-
merce" and substitute "Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure" 
(49) In sections 20145, 20146, and 20151(a) and (c), strike 
"the date of enactment of the Federal Railroad 
Safety 
Authorization Act of 1994" and substitute "November 2, 1994". 
(50) In section 20152(b), strike "the date of enactment of 
this section" and "that date" and substitute "November 2, 1994" 
and "November 2,1994,", respectively. 
(51) In section 20153(g), strike "the date of enactment of 
this section" wherever it appears and substitute "November 
2, 1994". 
(52) Add at the end of section 20301(b) the following: 
"(4) a car, locomotive, or train used on a street railway.". 
(53) In section 21301(a)(1)— 
(A) insert "A person may not fail to comply with a regula-
tion prescribed or order issued by the Secretary of 
Transportation under chapter 201 of this title." before "Sub-
ject to "; and 
(B) strike "Secretary of Transportation under chapter 
201 of this title is liable" £ind substitute "Secretary under 
chapter 201 is Hable". 
(54) In section 21303(a)(1), strike "chapter 211 of this title" 
and substitute "chapter 211 of this title,". 
(55) In section 22106(b), insert "in the same manner and 
under the same conditions as if they were originally granted 
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to the State by the Secretary of Transportation" after "under 
this chapter". 
(56)(A) Insert after chapter 281 the following: 
"CHAPTER 
283—STANDARD 
WORK 
DAY 
"Sec. 
"28301. General. 
"28302. Penalties. 
''§28301. General 
"(a) EIGHT HOUR DAY.—In contracts for labor and service, 8 
hours shall be a day's work and the standard day's work for deter-
mining the compensation for services of an employee employed 
by a common carrier by railroad subject to subtitle IV of this 
title and actually engaged in any capacity in operating trains used 
for transporting passengers or property on railroads from— 
"(1) a State of the United States or the District of Columbia 
to any other State or the District of Columbia; 
"(2) one place in a territory or possession of the United 
States to another place in the same territory or possession; 
"(3) a place in the United States to an adjacent foreign 
country; or 
"(4) a place in the United States through a foreign country 
to any other place in the United States. 
"(b) APPLICATION.—Subsection (a) of this section— 
"(1) does not apply to— 
"(A) an independently owned and operated railroad not 
exceeding one hundred miles in length; 
"(B) an electric street railroad; and 
"(C) an electric interurban railroad; but 
"(2) does apply to an independently owned and operated 
railroad less than one hundred miles in length— 
"(A) whose principal business is leasing or providing 
terminal or transfer facilities to other railroads; or 
"(B) engaged in transfers of freight between railroads 
or between railroads and industrial plants. 
''§28302. Penalties 
"A person violating section 28301 of this title sh£ill be fined 
under title 18, imprisoned not more than one year, or both.". 
(B) In the analysis for subtitle V, insert after item 281 
the following: 
"283. STANDARD WORK DAY 
58301". 
(57) In section 30144(a)(1)(A), strike "Organization" and sub-
stitute "Organizations". 
(58) In section 30168(c), strike "Committees on Energy and 
Commerce and Public Works and Transportation" and sub-
stitute "Committees on Commerce and Transportation and 
Infrastructure". 
(59) In section 30308, insert a comma after "1994". 
(60) In section 31136(e)(2)(A) and (J) (i) and (ii) and (3), 
strike "the date of the enactment of this paragraph" smd sub-
stitute "November 28,1995". 
(61) In section 32702(8), insert "any" after "or". 
(62) Section 32705 is amended as follows: 
(A) Subsection (a) is amended to read as follows: 
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"(a)(1) 
DISCLOSURE 
REQUIREMENTS.—Under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary of Transportation that include the way 
in which information is disclosed and retained under this section, 
a person transferring ownership of a motor vehicle shall give the 
transferee the following written disclosure: 
"(A) Disclosure of the cumulative mileage registered on the 
odometer. 
"(B) Disclosure that the actual mileage is unknown, if the 
transferor knows that the odometer reading is different from 
the number of miles the vehicle has actually traveled. 
"(2) A person transferring ownership of a motor vehicle may 
not violate a regulation prescribed under this section or give a 
false statement to the transferee in making the disclosure required 
by such a regulation. 
"(3) A person acquiring a motor vehicle for resale may not accept 
a written disclosure under this section unless it is complete.". 
(B) In subsection (b)(3)(A), strike "may" and "only i f 
and substitute "may not" and "imless", respectively. 
(63) In sections 32904(b)(6)(C) and 32905(g), strike "Commit-
tee on Energy and Commerce" and substitute "Committee on 
Commerce". 
(64) In the analysis of subtitle VII, strike the item related 
to part D and item 491 and substitute— 
"PART D—RESERVED 
"PART E—MISCELLANEOUS 
"501. BUY-AMERICAN PREFERENCES 
.50101". 
(65) In section 40109(c)— 
(A) strike "sections 41301-41306, 41308-41310(a), 41501, 
41503, 41504, 41506, 41510, 41511, 41701, 41702, 41705-
41709, 41711, 41712, and 41731-41742," and substitute 
"chapter 413 (except sections 41307 and 41310(b)-(f)), chap-
ter 415 (except sections 41502, 41505, and 41507-41509), 
chapter 417 (except sections 41703, 41704, 41710, 41713, 
and 41714),"; and 
(B) strike "section 46301(b)" and substitute "sections 
44909 and 46301(b)". 
(66) In section 40116(d)(2)(A)(iv), strike "Levy" and "the date 
of enactment of this clause" and substitute "levy and "August 
23,1994", respectively. 
(67) Section 40117(e)(2) is amended as follows: 
(A) In clause (B), insert "and" after the semicolon. 
(B) Strike clause (C). 
(C) Redesignate clause (D) as clause (C). 
(68) Section 40118 is amended as follows: 
(A) In the catchline for subsection (d), strike "TRANSPOR-
TATION BY FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS" and substitute "CERTAIN 
TRANSPORTATION BY AIR OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES". 
(B) In subsection (f)(1), strike "(f)(1) No" and substitute 
"(f) 
PROHIBITION 
OF 
CERTIFICATION 
OR 
CONTRACT 
CLAUSE.—(1) No". 
(69)(A) Add at the end of chapter 401 the following: 
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"§ 40121. Interstate agreements for airport facilities 
"Congress consents to a State making an agreement, not in con-
flict with a law of the United States, with another State to develop 
or operate an airport facility.". 
(B) In the analysis for chapter 401, insert after item 40120 
the following: 
"40121. Interstate agreements for airport facilities.". 
(70) Add at the end of section 41109(a) the following: 
"(5) As prescribed by regulation by the Secretary, an sdr carrier 
other than a charter air carrier may provide charter trips or other 
special services without regard to the places named or type of 
transportation specified in its certificate.". 
(71) In section 41309(b)(2)(B), strike "common". 
(72) In section 41312(a)(1), insert "of Transportation" after 
"Secretary". 
(73) In section 41715(a), strike "Secretar^s" and substitute 
"Secretary of Transportation's". 
(74) In sections 44501(c)(1), 44511(e), 48102(cX2)(A) and 
(d)(2), and 70112(d)(1), strike "Science, Space, and Technology" 
and substitute "Science". 
(75) Section 44502 is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (c)(1), strike "To ensure that" and sub-
stitute "To ensure". 
(B) Strike subsection (e) and redesignate subsection (f) 
as subsection (e). 
(76) In section 45301(c)(5), strike "the date of the enactment 
of this subsection" and substitute "August 23,1994,". 
(77) Section 46301 is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (a)(1)(A)— 
(i) strike "any of sections 41301-41306, 41308-
41310(a), 41501, 41503, 41504, 41506, 41510, 41511, 
41701, 41702, 41705-41709, 41711, 41712, or 41731-
41742," and substitute "chapter 413 (except sections 
41307 and 41310(b)-<f)), chapter 415 (except sections 
41502, 41505, and 41507-41509), chapter 417 (except 
sections 41703, 41704, 41710, 41713, and 41714),"; 
(ii) strike "or any of sections 44701(a) or (b), 44702-
44716, 
44901, 
44903(b) 
or 
(c), 
44905, 
44906, 
44907(d)(1)(B), 44909(a), 44912-44915, 44932-44938," 
and substitute "section 44502(b) or (c), chapter 447 
(except sections 44717 and 44719-44723), chapter 449 
(except sections 44902, 44903(d), 44904, 44907(a)-
(d)(1)(A) and (d)(l)(C)-(f), and 44908), or section"; 
(iii) insert "or" after "46303,"; and 
(iv) strike ", or 41715". 
(B) In subsection (a)(2)(A), strike "or any of sections 
44701(a) or (b), 44702-44716, 44901, 44903(b) or (c), 44905, 
44906, 44912-44915, or 44932-44938" and 
substitute 
", section 44502 (b) or (c), chapter 447 (except sections 
44717-44723), or chapter 449 (except sections 44902, 
44903(d), 44904, and 44907-44909)". 
(C) Adjust the margins of clauses (A) and (B) of sub-
section (a)(3) to be the same as clauses (A) and (B) of 
subsection (a)(2). 
(D) In subsection (c)(1)(A)— 
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(i) strike "any of sections 41301-41306, 41308-
41310(a), 41501, 41503, 41504, 41506, 41510, 41511, 
41701, 41702, 41705-41709, 41711, 41712, or 41731-
41742," and substitute "chapter 413 (except sections 
41307 and 41310(b)-(f)), chapter 415 (except sections 
41502, 41505, and 41507-41509), chapter 417 (except 
sections 41703, 41704, 41710, 41713, and 41714),"; 
(ii) strike "or" before "subchapter 11"; and 
(iii) insert ", or section 44909" before "of this title". 
(E) In subsection (d)(2), strike "or any of sections 44701(a) 
or (b), 44702-44716, 44901, 44903(b) or (c), 44905, 44906, 
44907(d)(1)(B), 44912-44915, 44932-44938," and substitute 
"section 44502(b) or (c), chapter 447 (except sections 44717 
and 44719-44723), chapter 449 (except sections 44902, 
44903(d), 44904, 44907(a)-(d)(l)(A) and (d)(l)(C)-(f), 44908, 
and 44909), or section". 
(F) In subsection (f)(l)(A)(i), strike "or any of sections 
44701(a) or (b), 44702-44716, 44901, 44903(b) or (c), 44905, 
44906, 44907(d)(1)(B), 44912-44915, or 44932-44938" and 
substitute "section 44502(b) or (c), chapter 447 (except sec-
tions 44717 and 44719-44723), or chapter 449 (except sec-
tions 44902, 44903(d), 44904, 44907(a)-<d)(l)(A) and 
(d)(l)(C)-(f), 44908, and 44909)". 
(78) In section 46306(c)(2)(B), insert "that is" before "pro-
vided". 
(79) In section 46316(b), strike "and sections 44701(a) and 
(b), 44702-44716, 44901, 44903(b) and (c), 44905, 44906, 44912-
44915, and 44932-44938" and substitute "chapter 447 (except 
sections 44717-44723), and chapter 449 (except sections 44902, 
44903(d), 44904, and 44907-44909)". 
(80) In section 47107(Z)(1), strike "the date of the enactment 
of this subsection" and substitute "August 23, 1994". 
(81) Section 47115 is amended as follows: 
(A) Subsection (f)(2) as enacted by section 112(d) of the 
Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 
(PubUc Law 103-305, 108 Stat. 1576) is amended by strik-
ing "the date of the enactment of this subsection" and 
substituting "August 23,1994". 
(B) Subsection (f) as enacted by section 6(67) of the 
Act of October 31, 1994 (PubHc Law 103-429, 108 Stat. 
4386), is redesignated subsection (g). 
(82) Section 47117 is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (e)(1)(B), strike "47504(c)(1)" and sub-
stitute "47504(c)". 
(B) In subsection (g)(1), strike "47105(e)" and substitute 
"47105(f)". 
(83) Section 47118 is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (a), strike "on or before the date of 
the enactment of this sentence" £ind substitute "before 
August 24, 1994". 
(B) In subsection (e), strike "Notwithstanding section 
47109(c) of this title, not" and substitute "Not". 
(84) In the catchline for section 47128(d), strike "AND 
REPORT". 
(85) Section 47129 is amended as follows: 
(A) In subsection (a)(1), strike "of this subtitle" and sub-
stitute "of this title". 
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(B) In subsections (b), (e)(2), and (f)(2), strike "the date 
of the enactment of this section" and substitute "August 
23,1994". 
(C) In subsection (e)(3), strike "such date of enactment" 
and substitute "August 23, 1994". 
(86) In section 47509(d), strike "the date of the enactment 
of this section" and substitute "August 23,1994". 
(87) In the catchline for section 48104(b), strike "YEARS" 
and substitute 'TEAR". 
(88)(A) Part D of subtitle VII is redesignated as part E. 
(B) Chapter 491 is redesignated as chapter 501. 
(C) Items 49101-49105 in the analysis of chapter 501, as 
redesignated by subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, are 
redesignated as items 50101-50105. 
(D) Sections 49101-49105 are redesignated as sections 
50101-50105. 
(89) In sections 50101(a) and (b)(3), 50102, 50104(b)(1), and 
50105, as redesignated by clause (88)(D) of this section, strike 
"sections 47106(d) and" and substitute "section". 
(90) In section 60101, strike "(a)" and substitute "(a) 
GENERAL 
" 
(91) In section 60114(a)(9), strike "60120, 60122, and 60123" 
and substitute "60120 and 60122". 
(92) In section 70102(6), strike "facilities" and substitute 
"faciUties at that location". 
(93) In section 70112(a)(3)(B), insert "(i) or (ii)" after "(A)". 
(94) In section 70113(e)(6)(D), insert "a" before "resolution". 
(95) In section 70117(b)(2), strike "Land Remote-Sensing 
CommerciaHzation Act of 1984 (15 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.)" and 
substitute "Land Remote Sensing PoUcy Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 
5601 et seq.)". 
Effective dates. 
SEC. 6. TECHNICAL CHANGES TO OTHER LAWS. 
(a) Effective July 5,1994— 
(1) Section 4(f)(l)(S) of the Act of July 5, 1994 (PubUc Law 
31 use 6101. 
103-272,108 Stat. 1362), is amended to read as follows: 
"(S) In section 6101(4)(B), strike 'agency* the 2d time it 
appears and substitute 'agency.'.". 
(2) Section 5(e)(ll) of the Act of July 5, 1994 (PubHc Law 
103-272, 108 Stat. 1374), as amended by section 7(a)(4)(A) 
of the Act of October 31, 1994 (PubUc Law 103-429, 108 Stat. 
18 use 2516. 
4389), is amended to read as follows: 
"(11) In section 2516(l)(j), strike 'section' the first place it 
appears and all that follows and substitute 'section 60123(b) 
(relating to destruction of a natural gas pipeline) or section 
46502 (relating to aircraft piracy) of title 49;'.". 
(b) Effective August 26, 1994, section 105(b)(2) of the Hazardous 
Materials Transportation Act of 1994 (title I of Public Law 103-
49 use 5116. 
311,108 Stat. 1674) is amended to read as follows: 
"(2) by striking 'the State' the first place it appears;". 
(c) Effective September 30, 1994, section 335A of the Department 
of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 
49 use 5302. 
(Public Law 103-331, 108 Stat. 2495) is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 335A. Section 5302(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting 'pa3nnents for the capital portions of rail 
trackage rights agreements,' after 'rights of wa}?),'.". 
(d) Effective October 31,1994— 
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110 STAT. 3399 
(1) Section 6 of the Act of October 31, 1994 (Public Law 
103-429,108 Stat. 4378), is amended as follows: 
49 USC 32913. 
(A) Clause (41) is amended to read as follows: 
"(41) Section 32913(b) is amended as follows: 
"(A) In the catchline, strike 'PENALTY REDUCTION' and 
substitute 'CERTIFICATION'. 
"(B) In peiragraph (1), strike 'the penalty should be 
reduced' and substitute 'a reduction in the penalty is nec-
eaaaiy'.". 
(B) Clause (44)(B) is amended to read as follows: 
49 USC 33101. 
"(B) Add before the period at the end 'of this title'.". 
(2) Section 8(1) of the Act of October 31, 1994 (Public Law 
103-429, 108 Stat. 4390), is amended by striking "1st para-
graph" and substituting "1st paragraph related to transfer of 
aircraft". 
(e) Effective November 2, 1994, section 10(c)(2)(A) of the Act 
of November 2, 1994 (PubUc 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-Determination 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. 
(f) Effective December 29, 1995, the ICC Termination Act of 
1995 (PubHc Law 104r-88, 109 Stat. 809) is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 102(b), strike "Commerce" and "Transpor-
tation" and substitute "Commerce" and "Transportation", 
respectively. 
(2) In section 305(d)(6), strike "part B or (C)" and substitute 
"part B or C". 
(3) In section 3080'), strike "30106(d)" and 
substitute 
"30166(d)". 
(4) Section 327 is amended as follows: 
(A) in clause (3)(B), strike "'Interstate Commerce Act'" 
and substitute " 'the Interstate Commerce Act' in subsection 
(b)(3)". 
(B) in clause (5), insert "(A)" after "(5)" and add at 
the end of the clause the following: 
"(B) by inserting after item 712 in the table of contents 
the following: 
'Sec. 713. Class II railroads receiving Federal assistance.'.". 
(g) Section 401 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
(2 U.S.C, 451) is amended by striking "such Secretsuy" and 
substituting "the Secretary". 
(h) Section 917(a)(4) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 
U.S.C. 1693t)(a)(4)) is amended by striking "Civil Aeronautics 
Board" and suljstituting "Secretary of Transportation". 
(i) In section 17(d) of the Noise Control Act of 1972 (PubUc 
Law 92-574, 86 Stat. 1249), strike "such terms have under the 42 USC 4916. 
first section of the Act of February 17, 1911 (45 U.S.C. 22)" and 
substitute "the term 'railroad carrier' has in section 20102 of title 
49, United States Code". 
(j) The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 at seq.) is amended 
as follows: 
49 USC prec. 
101. 
28 USC 2342. 
49 USC 30166. 
45 USC 744. 
45 USC 797Z. 
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42 use 9601. 
42 use 9607. 
45 use 564. 
5 use app. 
5 use 101 note. 
49 use 10935 
note. 
49 use 5303 
note. 
49 use 47117 
note. 
49 use note 
prec. 101. 
(1) In section 101(26), strike "the Pipeline Safety Act" and 
substitute "section 60101(a) of title 49, United States Code". 
(2) In section 107(c)(1)(C), strike "the Hazardous Liquid Pipe-
line Safety Act of 1979" and substitute "section 60101(a) of 
title 49, United States Code". 
(k) Section 241(2) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
(42 U.S.C. 12161(2)) is amended by striking "commuter service" 
and substituting "commuter rail passenger transportation". 
SEC. 7. REPEAL OF OTHER LAWS. 
The following are repealed: 
(1) Section 119 "Sec. 404(f)" of the Amtrak Reorganization 
Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-73, 93 Stat. 547). 
(2) Sections 1(a)(3) and (b), 2, and 4-6 of the Reorganization 
Plan No. 2 of 1968 (effective June 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 1369, 
1370). 
(3) Sections 5005 and 6020 of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act (49 U.S.C. 301(notes)). 
(4) Section 317 of the Department of Transportation and 
Related 
Agencies 
Appropriations 
Act, 
1995 
(49 
U.S.C. 
44502(note)). 
(5) The Department of Transportation Act (Public Law 89-
670, 80 Stat. 931). 
(6) Sections 129 and 135 of the Airport and Airway Safety, 
Capacity, Noise Improvement, and Intermodal Transportation 
Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-581,106 Stat. 4886, 4888). 
(7) Section 27 of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982 
(PubUc Law 97-261, 96 Stat. 1126). 
(8) Section 4007(a), (c), (d), and (e) of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (PubHc Law 102-240, 
105 Stat. 2151, 2152). 
SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
(1) The amendments made by sections 3 and 5(10)-(17), (19), 
(20), (52), (53), (55), (61), (62), (65), (70), (77), (78), and (91)-
(93) of this Act shall take effect on July 5,1994. 
(2) The Emiendment made by section 5(82)(A) of this Act shall 
take effect on October 31,1994. 
SEC. 9. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) No SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE.—This Act restates, without sub-
stantive change, laws enacted before March 1, 1996, that were 
replaced by this Act. This Act may not be construed as making 
a substantive change in the laws replaced. Laws enacted after 
February 29, 1996, that are inconsistent with this Act supersede 
this Act to the extent of the inconsistency. 
(b) REFERENCES.—^A reference to a law replaced by this Act, 
including a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed 
to refer to the corresponding provision enacted by this Act. 
(c) CONTINUING EFFECT.—^An order, rule, or regulation in effect 
under a law replaced by this Act continues in effect under the 
corresponding provision enacted by this Act until repealed, amend-
ed, or superseded. 
(d) ACTIONS AND OFFENSES UNDER PRIOR LAW.—An action taken 
or an offense committed under a law replaced by this Act is deemed 
to have been taken or committed under the corresponding provision 
enacted by this Act. 
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110 STAT. 3401 
(e) INFERENCES.—^An inference of a legislative construction is 
not to be drawn by reason of the location in the United States 
Code of a provision enacted by this Act or by reason of a caption 
or catchline of the provision. 
(f) SEVERABILITY.—If a provision enacted by this Act is held 
invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid 
provision remain in effect. If a provision enacted by this Act is 
held invalid in any of its appUcations, the provision remains valid 
for all valid applications that are severable from any of the invalid 
applications. 
SEC. 10. REPEALS. 
(a) INFERENCES OF REPEAL.—^The repeal of a law by this Act 
may not be construed as a legislative inference that the provision 
was or was not in effect before its repeal, 
(b) REPEALER SCHEDULE.—The law specified in the following 
schedule is repealed, except for rights and duties that matured, 
penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun 
before the date of enactment of this Act: 
49 use note 
prec. 101. 
Schedule of Laws Repealed 
Statutes at Large 
Date 
1916 
Sept. 
3,5 
Chapter 
or Public 
Law 
436 
Section 
' ' 
Statutes at Large 
Vol-
ume 
39 
Page 
721, 722 ... 
U.S. Code 
Title 
45 
Section 
65,66 
Approved October 11, 1996. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2297: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 104-573 (Comm. on the Judiciary). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 142 (1996): 
July 29, considered and passed House. 
Sept. 28, considered and passed Senate.