An Act to amend the Airport and Airway Development and Revenue Acts of 1970 to further clarify the intent of Congress as to priorities for airway modernization and airport development, and for other purposes
PL 92-174 (H.R.7072), enacted 11/27/1971

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PUBLIC LAW 92-174-NOV. 27, 1971 
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Public Law 92-172 
A N A C T 
November 24, 1971 
To provide sTibsistenc*,' allowjuices for meiubers of the Marine (.'orps officer 
[H. R. 6723] 
candidate programs. 
Be It enacted by the ^'^enate ami House of Represetitatires 
of the 
United States of Atne.i-ica hi f'ongress assembled^ That until June 30, 
Marine corps 
1976, except when on active duty, a member enrolled in aMai'ine Corps ° suhliL^enle^^^^' 
officer candidate program which requires a. baccalaureate degree as a allowances. 
prerequisite to being commissioned as a regular or reserve officer, and 
who is not enrolled in a program or an academy established under chap-
ter 103, 403, 603, or 903 of title 10, United States Code, may be paid 
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a subsistence allowance at the same rate as that prescril)ed bv section 
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209(a) of title 37, United States Code. 
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Approved November 24, 1971. 
Public Law 92-173 
AN A C T 
November 24, 1971 
To amend the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961 to 
[s, 2559] 
authorize insured emergency loans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Consoli- 
insured emer-
dated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961 is amended by ^^""^ ^™ °^"^' 
adding at the end of subtitle C a new section as follows: 
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"SEC. 328. Loans meeting the requirements of this subtitle and any 
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amendatory or supplementary Act may be insured, or made to be 
sold and insured, in accordance with and subject to sections 308 and 
309 and the last sentence of section 307 of this title: Provided, That ,OL"^^QO7^^®' 
loans made under this section shall not be included in applying the 
i^lOO,000,000 limitation in section 309(f) (1).*' 
Approved November 24, 1971. 
7 u s e 1961. 
1929, 1927. 
82 Stat. 771. 
7 u s e 1929. 
Public Law 92-174 
A N A C T 
November 27, 1971 
To amend riie Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 to further clarify the 
[H. R. 707 2] 
intent of Congress as to priorities for airway modernization and airport devel-
opuient. and for otlier purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatlces 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 12(h) 
Airport and air-
(5) of the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 (49 U.S.C. '^p''rfo7itTeT'' 
1712(h) (5)) is amended by striking out "January 1, 1972" and insert- 
84 stat. 221. 
ing in lieu thereof "January 1,1973''. 
SEC. 2. The first sentence of section 14(d) of the Airport and Air-
way Development Act of 1970 (49 U.S.C. 1714(d)) is amended to 
read as follows: "The balance of the moneys available in the trust fund 
may be allocated for the necessary administrative expenses incident 
to the administration of programs for which funds are to be alio-
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oated as set fortli in subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, and 
for research and development activities under section 812(c) (as it 
relates to safety in air navigation) of the Federal Aviation Act of 
72 Stat. 7 5 2. 
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SEC. 3. Section 14 of the Airport and AirAvay Development Act of 
84 Stat. 224. 
1970 (j^g X^.S.(\ 1714) is amended by addino- at the end thereof the 
followinjr new subsection: 
•'(e) 
PKESERVATIOX OF FUNDS AND PRIORITY FOR AIRPORT AND 
AIRWAY PROGRAMS.— 
"(1) Xotwithstandino- any other provision of law to the con-
traiy, no amounts may be appropriated from the trust fund to 
carry out any prog-ram or activity under the Federal Aviation 
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"^^^ ^^ 1958, except programs or activities referred to in sub-
sections (c) and (d) of this section, as amended, 
"'(2) Amounts equal to the minimum amounts authorized for 
each fiscal year by subsections (a) and (c) of this section shall 
remain available in the trust fund until appropriated for the 
purposes described in such subsections. 
"(3) No amounts transferred to the trust fund by subsection 
(b) of section 208 of the Airport and Airway Eevenue Act of 
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(relating to aviation user taxes) may be appropriated for 
any fiscal year to carry out administrative expenses of the Depart-
ment of Transportation or of any unit thereof except to the 
extent authorized by subsection (d)," 
224, 225. 
SEC. 4. (a) Paragraphs (8) and (11) of section 11 (49 U.S.C. 
1711), subsection (b)(3) of section 13 (49 U.S.C. 1713), and sub-
lection (b)(2) of section 15 (49 U.S.C. 1715) of the Airport and 
•way Development Act of 1970 are each amended by inserting 
nediately after "Virgin Islands,*' wherever appearing therein the 
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section (b)(2) of section 15 (49 U.S.C. 1715) of the Airport and 
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innneuuueiy aiier "\ irgni isianas,' wnerever appeal 
following: "American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Fslands,". 
(b) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 14(a) of such Act (49 U.S.C. 
1714) are each amended by inserting after "Guam," the following: 
•'American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,". 
(c) Subsection (c) of section 17 of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1717) is 
amended (1) by inserting immediately after "VIRGIN ISLANDS" in the 
heading of such subsection a comma and the following: "AMERICAN 
SAMOA, AND THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS", 
and 
(2) by inserting immediately after "Virgin Islands" in the text of 
such subsection a conmia and the following: "American Samoa, or 
the Tnist Territory of the Pacific Islands". 
SEC. 5. (a) Section 51(b) (4) of the Airport and Airway I)e\elop-
nient Act of 1970 is amended by striking out "two-year period" and 
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inserting in lieu thereof "three-year period". 
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(b) Subsection (b) of section 612 of the Federal Aviation Act of 
1958 (49 U.S.C. 1432(b)), as added by section 51 of the Airport and 
Airway Development Act of 1970, is amended by striking out all 
after "transportation" in tlie third sentence thereof and inserting in 
lieu thereof a period and the following: "Unless the Administrator 
determines that it would be contrary to the public interest, such terms, 
conditions, and limitations shall include but not be limited to terms, 
conditions, and limitations relating to the operation and maintenance 
of adequate safety equipment, including firefighting and rescue equip-
ment capable of rapid access to any portion of the airport used for 
the landing, takeoff, or surface maneuvering of aircraft." 
SEC. 6. Section 609 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 
Anfe, p. 481. 
1429) is amended by inserting "(including airport operating cer-
tificate)" immediately after "air navigation facility certificate". 
Approved November 27, 1971. 
Airport operating 
certificate. 
84 Stat. 234.