[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2297 Introduced in House (IH)]

  1st Session
                               H. R. 2297

To codify without substantive change laws related to transportation and 
                   to improve the United States Code.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 12, 1995

   Mr. Hyde introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To codify without substantive change laws related to transportation and 
                   to improve the 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 Disclosure 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'' and 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. 2710 et seq.)'' and substitute 
        ``chapter 313 of title 49''.

SECTION 2. TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE.

  In the catchline for section 103(e)(4)(L) of title 23, United States 
Code, strike ``fta'' and substitute ``chapter 53 of title 49''.

SECTION 3. 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) through the end.
          (2) Section 9101(2) is amended as follows:
                  (A) Clause (J) is repealed.
                  (B) In clause (K), strike ``The'' and substitute 
                ``the''.
                  (C) Redesignate clauses (K) through the end as 
                clauses (J) through the end.

SECTION 4. TITLE 39, UNITED STATES CODE.

  In section 5201(5) of title 39, United States Code, strike ``section 
10102(14)'' and substitute ``section 10102(15)''.

SECTION 5. TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

  Title 49, United States Code, is amended as follows:
          (1) In section 111(b)(4) and (g), strike ``the date of the 
        enactment of this section'' and substitute ``December 18, 
        1991''.
          (2) 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''.
          (3) In section 521(b)(1)(B), strike ``the date of enactment 
        of this subparagraph'' and substitute ``November 3, 1990''.
          (4) In sections 5119(b)(2), 5309(g)(1)(B) and (m)(3), 
        5328(b)(3), 5334(b)(1), 5335(b)-(d), 31134(c)(1)(B) and (C) and 
        (2), 40112(e)(2), 41105(b), 41310(f), 41714(e)(2), 42104(b), 
        44506(d), 44913(a)(2), 47107(k), 48102(d)(2), and 48109, strike 
        ``Public Works and Transportation'' and substitute 
        ``Transportation and Infrastructure''.
          (5) In section 10101(a)(3), insert ``section 31138 of this 
        title and'' after ``enacted by''.
          (6) In sections 10309(a), 20134(c)(2), 20145, 22108(b), 
        24314(b), 24702(c), and 24903(a), strike ``Committee on Energy 
        and Commerce'' and substitute ``Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure''.
          (7) In section 10321(b)(4), strike ``10922(c)(2)'' and 
        substitute ``10922(d)(2)''.
          (8) In section 10322(a), strike ``10922(i)(2), 10922(i)(4)'' 
        and ``10922(c)(2)(A)'' and substitute ``10922(j)(2), 
        10922(j)(4)'' and ``10922(d)(2)(A)'', respectively.
          (9) In section 10362(a)(2), strike ``10905(b)(2)(A)'' and 
        substitute ``10905(d)(2)(A)''.
          (10) In the analysis of chapter 105, strike item 10504 and 
        substitute--

``10504. Mass transportation exemption.''.
          (11) In the catchline of section 10504, strike ``Exempt rail 
        mass transportation'' and substitute ``Mass transportation 
        exemption''.
          (12) In section 10505(g), strike ``fitness..'' and substitute 
        ``fitness.''.
          (13) In section 10521(b)(1)-(3), strike ``10922(c)(2)'' and 
        substitute ``10922(d)(2)''.
          (14) In section 10528, strike ``10922(b)'' and substitute 
        ``10922(c)''.
          (15) Section 10530 is amended as follows:
                  (A) In subsection (e)(2)(A), strike ``section 30 of 
                the Motor Carrier Act of 1980'' and substitute 
                ``section 31139 of this title''.
                  (B) In subsection (i)(1), strike ``10922(l) of this 
                title on the effective date of this section'' and 
                substitute ``10922(m) of this title on May 1, 1985''.
          (16) Section 10701(f)(8) is amended as follows:
                  (A) In the catchline for subclause (B), strike ``date 
                of enactment'' and substitute ``december 3, 1993''.
                  (B) In subclause (B), before subclause (i), strike 
                ``the date of the enactment of this subsection'' and 
                substitute ``December 3, 1993,''.
                  (C) In subclauses (B)(ii) and (D)(ii), strike ``the 
                90th day following the date of the enactment of this 
                subsection'' and substitute ``March 3, 1994''.
                  (D) In the catchline for subclauses (C) and (D), 
                strike ``before or on date of enactment'' and 
                substitute ``before december 4, 1993''.
                  (E) In subclause (C), strike ``before or on the date 
                of the enactment of this subsection'' and substitute 
                ``before December 4, 1993''.
                  (F) In subclause (D), before subclause (i), strike 
                ``before or on the date of the enactment of this 
                subsection'' and substitute ``before December 4, 
                1993,''.
          (17) In section 10702(c)(1), strike ``the 90th day following 
        the date of the enactment of this subsection'' and substitute 
        ``March 3, 1994''.
          (18) In section 10703(a)(4)(E), strike ``the date of 
        enactment of this subparagraph'' and substitute ``July 1, 
        1980''.
          (19) In sections 10704(a)(3) and (4), 10705a(p)(1), 
        10706(a)(5)(C), 10707a(c)(1), 10709(d)(2)(A) and (5)(A), 
        10910(g)(2), and 11501(b)(3)(B), strike ``the effective date of 
        the Staggers Rail Act of 1980'' and substitute ``October 1, 
        1980,''.
          (20) In sections 10705a(b)(2) and (c)(1), 10707a(c)(2)(B), 
        10713(j) and (m)(3), 10731(e), 10910(a)(2) and (k), 11161(f), 
        11162(a), 11164(a), 11167, and 11501(b)(2), strike ``the 
        effective date of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980'' and 
        substitute ``October 1, 1980''.
          (21) Section 10706(b)(3) is amended as follows:
                  (A) In subparagraph (B)(ii), strike ``the date of 
                enactment of this subsection'' and substitute ``July 1, 
                1980''.
                  (B) In subparagraph (C), strike ``the date of 
                enactment of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980'' and 
                substitute ``July 1, 1980,''.
                  (C) In subparagraph (F), strike ``the effective date 
                of this subparagraph'' and substitute ``November 19, 
                1982''.
          (22) Section 10708 is amended as follows:
                  (A) In subsection (d)(3)(A), strike ``the date of 
                enactment of this paragraph'' and substitute ``July 1, 
                1980,''.
                  (B) In subsection (d)(3)(B), strike ``the date of 
                enactment of this paragraph'' and substitute ``July 1, 
                1980''.
                  (C) In subsection (d)(4)(B), strike ``the effective 
                date of this paragraph'' and substitute ``November 19, 
                1982''.
                  (D) In subsection (d)(5), strike ``the effective date 
                of this paragraph'' and ``the effective date'' and 
                substitute in both places ``November 19, 1982''.
                  (E) In subsection (e), strike ``the effective date of 
                this subsection'' and substitute ``November 19, 1982''.
          (23) In section 10711, strike ``10727,''.
          (24) In section 10713(b)(2)(C) and (D), strike ``the date of 
        the enactment of the Conrail Privatization Act'' and substitute 
        ``October 21, 1986''.
          (25) In section 10751(c), strike ``the date of enactment of 
        the Motor Carrier Act of 1980'' and substitute ``July 1, 
        1980''.
          (26) Section 10762 is amended as follows:
                  (A) Subsection (a) is amended as follows:
                          (i) In paragraph (1), strike ``the date of 
                        enactment of such Act'' and substitute ``August 
                        26, 1994''.
                          (ii) In paragraph (5), strike ``the date of 
                        enactment of the Trucking Industry Regulatory 
                        Reform Act of 1994'', ``the enactment of that 
                        Act'', and ``that date'', and substitute 
                        ``August 26, 1994,'', ``August 26, 1994,'', and 
                        ``August 26, 1994'', respectively.
                  (B) Subsections (h) and (i) are amended as follows:
                          (i) Strike ``the date of the enactment of 
                        this subsection'' and substitute ``December 3, 
                        1993,''.
                          (ii) Strike ``such date of enactment'' and 
                        substitute ``December 3, 1993''.
                  (C) In subsection (j), strike ``the date of enactment 
                of the Trucking Industry Regulatory Reform Act of 
                1994'' and substitute ``August 26, 1994''.
          (27) Section 10766(c) is amended as follows:
                  (A) Before clause (1), strike ``the date of the 
                enactment of the Surface Freight Forwarder Deregulation 
                Act of 1986'' and substitute ``October 22, 1986''.
                  (B) In clause (2), strike ``801-842'' and ``843-848'' 
                and substitute ``801 et seq.'' and ``843 et seq.'', 
                respectively.
          (28) In section 10767(a), strike ``the date of the enactment 
        of this section'' and substitute ``December 3, 1993''.
          (29) Section 10922 is amended as follows:
                  (A) In subsection (d)(1)(F)(i), strike ``the date of 
                the enactment of this paragraph'' and substitute 
                ``April 2, 1987,''.
                  (B) In subsection (d)(2)(A), strike ``the effective 
                date of this subsection'' and substitute ``November 19, 
                1982,''.
                  (C) In subsection (d)(2)(B), strike ``the effective 
                date of this section'' and substitute ``November 19, 
                1982,''.
                  (D) In subsection (d)(3)(E), strike ``the date of the 
                enactment of this subparagraph'' and substitute ``April 
                2, 1987,''.
                  (E) In subsection (d)(6), strike ``section 18 of the 
                Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982'' and substitute 
                ``section 31138 of this title''.
                  (F) In subsection (d)(7), strike ``10922(i)(4)'' and 
                substitute ``10922(j)(4)''.
                  (G) In subsection (j)(1), strike ``the date of 
                enactment of this subsection'' and substitute ``July 1, 
                1980''.
                  (H) In subsection (j)(3), strike ``the effective date 
                of this paragraph'' and substitute ``November 19, 
                1982''.
                  (I) In subsection (m)(1), strike ``the effective date 
                of this subsection'' and substitute ``September 20, 
                1982''.
          (30) Section 10923 is amended as follows:
                  (A) Strike ``households'' each place it appears and 
                substitute ``household''.
                  (B) In subsection (c)(2), strike ``section 18 of the 
                Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982'' and substitute 
                ``section 31138 of this title''.
          (31) In section 10927(a)(1), strike ``section 30 of the Motor 
        Carrier Act of 1980, section 18 of the Bus Regulatory Reform 
        Act of 1982,'' and substitute ``sections 31138 and 31139 of 
        this title''.
          (32) Section 10935 is amended as follows:
                  (A) In subsection (e)(2)(B), strike ``the effective 
                date of this section, or is granted on or after such 
                effective date'' and substitute ``November 19, 1982, or 
                is granted on or after November 19, 1982''.
                  (B) In subsection (h), strike ``10922(c)(4)'' and 
                substitute ``10922(d)(4)''.
          (33) In section 11128(a)(1), strike ``11123(a)(4)'' and 
        substitute ``11123(a)(1)(D)''.
          (34) In section 11164(a), strike ``the day prior to the 
        effective date of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980'' and 
        substitute ``September 30, 1980''.
          (35) In section 11342(b)(2), strike ``the date of enactment 
        of this paragraph'' and substitute ``October 15, 1980''.
          (36) In section 11506(c)(1), strike ``the date of the 
        enactment of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
        Act of 1991'' and ``such date of enactment'' and substitute in 
        both places ``December 18, 1991''.
          (37) Section 11706 is amended as follows:
                  (A) In subsection (a)(1), strike ``the date of the 
                enactment of the Negotiated Rates Act of 1993'' and 
                substitute ``December 3, 1993''.
                  (B) In subsection (b)(1), strike ``the date of the 
                enactment of the Negotiated Rate Act of 1993'' and 
                substitute ``December 3, 1993''.
          (38) In section 11712(c), strike ``the date of the enactment 
        of this section'' and substitute ``December 3, 1993''.
          (39) In section 11901(g), strike ``the date of enactment of 
        this sentence'' and ``such date of enactment'' and substitute 
        ``October 15, 1980'' and ``October 15, 1980,'', respectively.
          (40) 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''.
          (41) 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''.
          (42) 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.
          (43) In section 20153(g), strike ``the date of enactment of 
        this section'' wherever it appears and substitute ``November 2, 
        1994''.
          (44) Add at the end of section 20301(b) the following:
          ``(4) a car, locomotive, or train used on a street 
        railway.''.
          (45)(A) Insert after section 28102 the following:

                  ``CHAPTER 283--MAXIMUM HOURS OF WORK
``Sec.
``28301. General.
``28302. Penalties.
``Sec. 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 determining 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.
``Sec. 28302. Penalties
  ``A person violating section 28301 of this title shall be fined under 
title 18, imprisoned not more one year, or both.''.
          (B) In the analysis for subtitle V, insert after item 281 the 
        following:

MAXIMUM HOURS OF WORK...........................................28301''.
          (46) In section 30144(a)(1)(A), strike ``Organization'' and 
        substitute ``Organizations''.
          (47) In section 30168(c), strike ``Committees on Energy and 
        Commerce and Public Works and Transportation'' and substitute 
        ``Committees on Commerce and Transportation and 
        Infrastructure''.
          (48) In section 32702(8), insert ``any'' after ``or''.
          (49) Section 32705 is amended as follows:
                  (A) In the catchline for subsection (a), strike 
                ``Written''.
                  (B) Subsection (a)(2) and (3) is amended to read as 
                follows:
  ``(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.''.
                  (D) In subsection (b)(3)(A), strike ``may'' and 
                ``only if'' and substitute ``may not'' and ``unless'', 
                respectively.
          (50) In sections 32904(b)(6)(C) and 32905(g), strike 
        ``Committee on Energy and Commerce'' and substitute ``Committee 
        on Commerce''.
          (51) In the analysis of subtitle VII, strike the item related 
        to part D and item 491 and substitute--

                       ``PART D--PUBLIC AIRPORTS
METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS...................................49101
                        ``PART E--MISCELLANEOUS
BUY-AMERICAN PREFERENCES........................................50101''.
          (52) In section 40109(c), insert ``41311, 41312,'' after 
        ``41308-41310(a),'' and ``41714, 41715,'' after ``41712,''.
          (53) 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.
          (54) 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).
          (55) In the catchline for section 40118(d), strike 
        ``Transportation by Foreign Air Carriers'' and substitute 
        ``Certain Transportation by Air Outside the United States''.
          (56)(A) Add at the end of chapter 401 the following:
``Sec. 40121. Interstate agreements for airport facilities
  ``Congress consents to a State making an agreement, not in conflict 
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.''.
          (57) In section 41714(d)(1), strike ``sections 6005(c)(5) and 
        6009(e) of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986'' 
        and substitute ``sections 49104(a)(5) and 49110(e) of this 
        title''.
          (58) In sections 44501(c)(1), 44511(e), 48102(c)(2)(A) and 
        (d)(2), and 70112(d)(1), strike ``Science, Space, and 
        Technology'' and substitute ``Science''.
          (59) Section 44502 is amended as follows:
                  (A) In subsection (c)(1), strike ``To ensure that'' 
                and substitute ``To ensure''.
                  (B) Strike subsection (e) and redesignate subsection 
                (f) as subsection (e).
          (60) In section 45301(c)(5), strike ``the date of the 
        enactment of this subsection'' and substitute ``August 23, 
        1994,''.
          (61) In section 46301(a)(1)(A), insert ``44718,'' after 
        ``44702-44716,''.
          (62) In section 47107(l)(1), strike ``the date of the 
        enactment of this subsection'' and substitute ``August 23, 
        1994''.
          (63) 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 (Public Law 103-305, 108 Stat. 1576) is amended 
                by striking ``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 (Public Law 103-429, 108 Stat. 
                4386), is redesignated subsection (g).
          (64) In section 47118(a), strike ``on or before the date of 
        the enactment of this sentence'' and substitute ``before August 
        24, 1994''.
          (65) Section 47129 is amended as follows:
                  (A) In subsection (a)(1), strike ``of this subtitle'' 
                and substitute ``of this title''.
                  (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''.
          (66) In section 47509(d), strike ``the date of the enactment 
        of this section'' and substitute ``August 23, 1994''.
          (67)(A) Part D 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.
          (68) Insert after part C of subtitle VII the following:

                       ``PART D--PUBLIC AIRPORTS

            ``CHAPTER 491--METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS
``Sec.
``49101.  Findings.
``49102.  Purpose.
``49103.  Definitions.
``49104.  Lease of Metropolitan Washington Airports.
``49105.  Capital improvements, construction, and rehabilitation.
``49106.  Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
``49107.  Board of Review.
``49108.  Federal employees at Metropolitan Washington Airports.
``49109.  Nonstop flights.
``49110.  Relationship to and effect of other laws.
``49111.  Separability.
``Sec. 49101. Findings
``Congress finds that--
          ``(1) the 2 federally owned airports in the metropolitan area 
        of the District of Columbia constitute an important and growing 
        part of the commerce, transportation, and economic patterns of 
        Virginia, the District of Columbia, and the surrounding region;
          ``(2) Baltimore/Washington International Airport, owned and 
        operated by Maryland, is an air transportation facility that 
        provides service to the greater Metropolitan Washington region 
        together with the 2 federally owned airports, and timely 
        Federal-aid grants to Baltimore/Washington International 
        Airport will provide additional capacity to meet the growing 
        air traffic needs and to compete with other airports on a fair 
        basis;
          ``(3) the United States Government has a continuing but 
        limited interest in the operation of the two federally owned 
        airports, which serve the travel and cargo needs of the entire 
        Metropolitan Washington region as well as the District of 
        Columbia as the national seat of government;
          ``(4) operation of the Metropolitan Washington Airports by an 
        independent local authority will facilitate timely improvements 
        at both airports to meet the growing demand of interstate air 
        transportation occasioned by the Airline Deregulation Act of 
        1978 (Public Law 95-504; 92 Stat. 1705);
          ``(5) all other major air carrier airports in the United 
        States are operated by public entities at the State, regional, 
        or local level;
          ``(6) any change in status of the 2 airports must take into 
        account the interest of nearby communities, the traveling 
        public, air carriers, general aviation, airport employees, and 
        other interested groups, as well as the interests of the United 
        States Government and State governments involved;
          ``(7) in recognition of a perceived limited need for a 
        Federal role in the management of these airports and the 
        growing local interest, the Secretary of Transportation has 
        recommended a transfer of authority from the Federal to the 
        local/State level that is consistent with the management of 
        major airports elsewhere in the United States;
          ``(8) an operating authority with representation from local 
        jurisdictions, similar to authorities at all major airports in 
        the United States, will improve communications with local 
        officials and concerned residents regarding noise at the 
        Metropolitan Washington Airports;
          ``(9) a commission of congressional, State, and local 
        officials and aviation representatives has recommended to the 
        Secretary that transfer of the federally owned airports be as a 
        unit to an independent authority to be created by Virginia and 
        the District of Columbia; and
          ``(10) the Federal interest in these airports can be provided 
        through a lease mechanism which provides for local control and 
        operation.
``Sec. 49102. Purpose
  ``(a) General.--The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the 
transfer of operating responsibility under long-term lease of the 2 
Metropolitan Washington Airport properties as a unit, including access 
highways and other related facilities, to a properly constituted 
independent airport authority created by Virginia and the District of 
Columbia, in order to achieve local control, management, operation, and 
development of these important transportation assets.
  ``(b) Inclusion of Baltimore/Washington International Airport Not 
Precluded.--This chapter does not prohibit the Airports Authority and 
Maryland from making an agreement to make Baltimore/Washington 
International Airport part of a regional airports authority, subject to 
terms agreed to by the Airports Authority, the Secretary of 
Transportation, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland.
``Sec. 49103. Definitions
  ``In this chapter--
          ``(1) `Airports Authority' means the Metropolitan Washington 
        Airports Authority, a public authority created by Virginia and 
        the District of Columbia consistent with the requirements of 
        sections 49106 and 49107 of this title.
          ``(2) `employee' means any permanent Federal Aviation 
        Administration personnel employed by the Metropolitan 
        Washington Airports on June 7, 1987.
          ``(3) `Metropolitan Washington Airports' means Washington 
        National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport.
          ``(4) `Washington Dulles International Airport' means the 
        airport constructed under the Act of September 7, 1950 (ch. 
        905, 64 Stat. 770), and includes the Dulles Airport Access 
        Highway and Right-of-way, including the extension between 
        Interstate Routes I-495 and I-66.
          ``(5) `Washington National Airport' means the airport 
        described in the Act of June 29, 1940 (ch. 444, 54 Stat. 686).
``Sec. 49104. Lease of Metropolitan Washington Airports
  ``(a) General.--The lease the Secretary of Transportation made with 
the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority under section 6005(a) of 
the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-500, 
100 Stat. 1783-375, Public Law 99-591, 100 Stat. 3341-378), for the 
Metropolitan Washington Airports must provide during its 50-year term 
for at least the following:
          ``(1) The Airports Authority shall operate, maintain, 
        protect, promote, and develop the Metropolitan Washington 
        Airports as a unit and as primary airports serving the 
        metropolitan Washington area.
          ``(2)(A) In this paragraph, `airport purposes' means a use of 
        property interests (except a sale) for--
                  ``(i) aviation business or activities;
                  ``(ii) activities necessary or appropriate to serve 
                passengers or cargo in air commerce; or
                  ``(iii) nonprofit, public use facilities.
          ``(B) During the period of the lease, the real property 
        constituting the Metropolitan Washington Airports shall be used 
        only for airport purposes.
          ``(C) If the Secretary decides that any part of the real 
        property leased to the Airports Authority under this chapter is 
        used for other than airport purposes, the Secretary shall--
                  ``(i) direct that the Airports Authority take 
                appropriate measures to have that part of the property 
                be used for airport purposes; and
                  ``(ii) retake possession of the property if the 
                Airports Authority fails to have that part of the 
                property be used for airport purposes within a 
                reasonable period of time, as the Secretary decides.
          ``(3) The Airports Authority is subject to section 47107(a)-
        (c) and (e) of this title and to the assurances and conditions 
        required of grant recipients under the Airport and Airway 
        Improvement Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-248, 96 Stat. 671) as in 
        effect on June 7, 1987. Notwithstanding section 47107(b) of 
        this title, all revenues generated by the Metropolitan 
        Washington Airports shall be expended for the capital and 
        operating costs of the Metropolitan Washington Airports.
          ``(4) In acquiring by contract supplies or services for an 
        amount estimated to be more than $200,000, or awarding 
        concession contracts, the Airports Authority to the maximum 
        extent practicable shall obtain complete and open competition 
        through the use of published competitive procedures. By a vote 
        of 7 members, the Airports Authority may grant exceptions to 
        the requirements of this paragraph.
          ``(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this 
        paragraph, all regulations of the Metropolitan Washington 
        Airports (14 C.F.R. part 159) become regulations of the 
        Airports Authority as of June 7, 1987, and remain in effect 
        until modified or revoked by the Airports Authority under 
        procedures of the Airports Authority.
          ``(B) Sections 159.59(a) and 159.191 of title 14, Code of 
        Federal Regulations, do not become regulations of the Airports 
        Authority.
          ``(C) The Airports Authority may not increase or decrease the 
        number of instrument flight rule takeoffs and landings 
        authorized by the High Density Rule (14 C.F.R. 93.121 et seq.) 
        at Washington National Airport on October 18, 1986, and may not 
        impose a limitation on the number of passengers taking off or 
        landing at Washington National Airport.
          ``(6)(A) Except as specified in subparagraph (B) of this 
        paragraph, the Airports Authority shall assume all rights, 
        liabilities, and obligations of the Metropolitan Washington 
        Airports on June 7, 1987, including leases, permits, licenses, 
        contracts, agreements, claims, tariffs, accounts receivable, 
        accounts payable, and litigation related to those rights and 
        obligations, regardless whether judgment has been entered, 
        damages awarded, or appeal taken. The Airports Authority must 
        cooperate in allowing representatives of the Attorney General 
        and the Secretary adequate access to employees and records when 
        needed for the performance of duties and powers related to the 
        period before June 7, 1987. The Airports Authority shall assume 
        responsibility for the Federal Aviation Administration's Master 
        Plans for the Metropolitan Washington Airports.
          ``(B) The procedure for disputes resolution contained in any 
        contract entered into on behalf of the United States Government 
        before June 7, 1987, continues to govern the performance of the 
        contract unless otherwise agreed to by the parties to the 
        contract. Claims for monetary damages founded in tort, by or 
        against the Government as the owner and operator of the 
        Metropolitan Washington Airports, arising before June 7, 1987, 
        shall be adjudicated as if the lease had not been entered into.
          ``(C) The Administration is responsible for reimbursing the 
        Employees' Compensation Fund, as provided in section 8147 of 
        title 5, for compensation paid or payable after June 7, 1987, 
        in accordance with chapter 81 of title 5 for any injury, 
        disability, or death due to events arising before June 7, 1987, 
        whether or not a claim was filed or was final on that date.
          ``(D) The Airports Authority shall continue all collective 
        bargaining rights enjoyed by employees of the Metropolitan 
        Washington Airports before June 7, 1987.
          ``(7) The Comptroller General may conduct periodic audits of 
        the activities and transactions of the Airports Authority in 
        accordance with generally accepted management principles, and 
        under regulations the Comptroller General may prescribe. An 
        audit shall be conducted where the Comptroller General 
        considers it appropriate. All records and property of the 
        Airports Authority shall remain in possession and custody of 
        the Airports Authority.
          ``(8) The Airports Authority shall maintain a code of ethics 
        and financial disclosure to ensure the integrity of all 
        decisions made by its board of directors and employees. The 
        code shall include standards by which members of the board will 
        decide, for purposes of section 49106(d) of this title, what 
        constitutes a substantial financial interest and the 
        circumstances under which an exception to the conflict of 
        interest prohibition may be granted.
          ``(9) A landing fee imposed for operating an aircraft or 
        revenues derived from parking automobiles--
                  ``(A) at Washington Dulles International Airport may 
                not be used for maintenance or operating expenses 
                (excluding debt service, depreciation, and 
                amortization) at Washington National Airport; and
                  ``(B) at Washington National Airport may not be used 
                for maintenance or operating expenses (excluding debt 
                service, depreciation, and amortization) at Washington 
                Dulles International Airport.
          ``(10) The Airports Authority shall compute the fees and 
        charges for landing general aviation aircraft at the 
        Metropolitan Washington Airports on the same basis as the 
        landing fees for air carrier aircraft, except that the Airports 
        Authority may require a minimum landing fee that is not more 
        than the landing fee for aircraft weighing 12,500 pounds.
          ``(11) The Secretary shall include other terms applicable to 
        the parties to the lease that are consistent with, and carry 
        out, this chapter.
  ``(b) Payments.--Under the lease, the Airports Authority must pay to 
the general fund of the Treasury annually an amount, computed using the 
GNP Price Deflator, equal to $3,000,000 in 1987 dollars. The Secretary 
and the Airports Authority may renegotiate the level of lease payments 
attributable to inflation costs every 10 years.
  ``(c) Enforcement of Lease Provisions.--The district courts of the 
United States have jurisdiction to compel the Airports Authority and 
its officers and employees to comply with the terms of the lease. An 
action may be brought on behalf of the United States by the Attorney 
General, or by any aggrieved party.
  ``(d) Extension of Lease.--The Secretary and the Airports Authority 
may at any time negotiate an extension of the lease.
``Sec. 49105. Capital improvements, construction, and rehabilitation
  ``(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority--
          ``(1) should pursue the improvement, construction, and 
        rehabilitation of the facilities at Washington Dulles 
        International Airport and Washington National Airport 
        simultaneously; and
          ``(2) to the extent practicable, should cause the 
        improvement, construction, and rehabilitation proposed by the 
        Secretary of Transportation to be completed at Washington 
        Dulles International Airport and Washington National Airport 
        within 5 years after the earliest date on which the Airports 
        Authority issues bonds under section 49106(b)(1)(B) of this 
        title for that improvement, construction, or rehabilitation.
  ``(b) Secretary's Assistance.--The Secretary shall assist the 3 
airports serving the District of Columbia metropolitan area in planning 
for operational and capital improvements at those airports and shall 
accelerate consideration of applications for United States Government 
financial assistance by whichever of the 3 airports is most in need of 
increasing airside capacity.
``Sec. 49106. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
  ``(a) Status.--The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is--
          ``(1) a public authority with the powers and jurisdiction--
                  ``(A) conferred upon it jointly by the legislative 
                authority of Virginia and the District of Columbia or 
                by either of them when agreed to by the legislative 
                authority of the other jurisdiction; and
                  ``(B) that at least meet the specifications of this 
                section and section 49107 of this title;
          ``(2) independent of Virginia and its local governments, the 
        District of Columbia, and the United States Government; and
          ``(3) a political subdivision constituted only to operate and 
        improve the Metropolitan Washington Airports as primary 
        airports serving the Metropolitan Washington area.
  ``(b) General Authority.--(1) The Airports Authority shall be 
authorized--
          ``(A) to acquire, maintain, improve, operate, protect, and 
        promote the Metropolitan Washington Airports for public 
        purposes;
          ``(B) to issue bonds from time to time for public purposes, 
        including paying any part of the cost of airport improvements, 
        construction, and rehabilitation and the acquisition of real 
        and personal property, including operating equipment for the 
        airports;
          ``(C) to acquire real and personal property by purchase, 
        lease, transfer, or exchange;
          ``(D) to exercise the powers of eminent domain in Virginia 
        that are conferred on it by Virginia;
          ``(E) to levy fees or other charges; and
          ``(F) to make and maintain agreements with employee 
        organizations to the extent that the Federal Aviation 
        Administration was authorized to do so on October 18, 1986.
  ``(2) Bonds issued under paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection--
          ``(A) are not a debt of Virginia, the District of Columbia, 
        or a political subdivision of Virginia or the District of 
        Columbia; and
          ``(B) may be secured by the Airports Authority's revenues 
        generally, or exclusively from the income and revenues of 
        certain designated projects whether or not any part of the 
        projects are financed from the proceeds of the bonds.
  ``(c) Board of Directors.--(1) The Airports Authority has a board of 
directors composed of the following 11 members:
          ``(A) 5 members appointed by the Governor of Virginia;
          ``(B) 3 members appointed by the Mayor of the District of 
        Columbia;
          ``(C) 2 members appointed by the Governor of Maryland; and
          ``(D) one member appointed by the President with the advice 
        and consent of the Senate.
  ``(2) The Chairman of the board shall be appointed from among the 
members by majority vote of the members and shall serve until replaced 
by majority vote of the members.
  ``(3) Members of the board shall be appointed to the board for 6 
years.
  ``(4) A member of the board--
          ``(A) may not hold elective or appointive political office;
          ``(B) serves without compensation except for reasonable 
        expenses incident to board functions; and
          ``(C) except the member appointed by the President, must 
        reside within the Washington Standard Metropolitan Statistical 
        Area.
  ``(5) The member of the board appointed by the President may be 
removed by the President for cause.
  ``(6) Seven votes are required to approve bond issues and the annual 
budget.
  ``(d) Conflicts of Interest.--Members of the board and their 
immediate families may not be employed by or otherwise hold a 
substantial financial interest in any enterprise that has or is seeking 
a contract or agreement with the Airports Authority or is an 
aeronautical, aviation services, or airport services enterprise that 
otherwise has interests that can be directly affected by the Airports 
Authority. The official appointing a member may make an exception if 
the financial interest is completely disclosed when the member is 
appointed and the member does not participate in board decisions that 
directly affect the interest.
  ``(e) Certain Actions To Be Taken by Regulation.--An action of the 
Airports Authority changing, or having the effect of changing, the 
hours of operation of, or the type of aircraft serving, either of the 
Metropolitan Washington Airports may be taken only by regulation of the 
Airports Authority.
  ``(f) Limitation on Authority.--If the Board of Review established 
under section 49107 of this title cannot carry out its duties and 
powers under this chapter because of a judicial order, the Airports 
Authority may not carry out any action required to be submitted to the 
Board under section 49107(g) of this title.
  ``(g) Review of Contracting Procedures.--The Comptroller General 
shall review contracts of the Airports Authority to decide whether the 
contracts were awarded by procedures that follow sound Government 
contracting principles and comply with section 49104(a)(4) of this 
title. The Comptroller General shall submit periodic reports of the 
conclusions reached as a result of the review to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.
``Sec. 49107. Board of Review
  ``(a) Composition.--(1) Action and requests of the board of directors 
of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority may be reviewed under 
this section by the Board of Review of the Airports Authority. The 
Board of Review represents the interests of users of the Metropolitan 
Washington Airports and is composed of 9 members appointed by the board 
of directors as follows:
          ``(A) 4 individuals from a list provided by the Speaker of 
        the House of Representatives.
          ``(B) 4 individuals from a list provided by the President pro 
        tempore of the Senate.
          ``(C) one individual chosen alternately from a list provided 
        by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and from a list 
        provided by the President pro tempore of the Senate.

  ``(2) In addition to the recommendations on a list provided under 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, the board of directors may request 
additional recommendations.
  ``(b) Qualifications and Terms.--(1) Members of the Board of Review 
shall be individuals who have experience in aviation matters and in 
addressing the needs of airport users and who themselves are frequent 
users of the Metropolitan Washington Airports. A member of the Board of 
Review shall be a registered voter of a State other than Maryland, 
Virginia, or the District of Columbia.
  ``(2)(A) An individual appointed under subsection (a)(1) (A) or (B) 
of this section serves for 6 years or until the individual's successor 
has taken office.
  ``(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 predecessor 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 agreement.
  ``(e) Liability.--A member of the Board of Review is not liable in 
connection with any claim, action, or proceeding arising from service 
on the Board.
  ``(f) Administrative.--(1) The Board of Review shall establish 
procedures 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 support staff that the Board may require.
  ``(3) Members of the Board of Review may participate as nonvoting 
members in meetings of the board of directors of the Airports 
Authority.
  ``(g) Review of Actions of the Airports Authority.--(1) The following 
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) 
before 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 issuance 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 design 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 adjournment of more than 3 days) of its 
        submission under this subsection.
  ``(B) The recommendations may include a recommendation that the 
action not take effect. If the Board of Review does not make a 
recommendation 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 recommendation 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 effect 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 
accordance 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 report, 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 described as 
        follows: __________.', with the blank space being filled 
        appropriately; but
          ``(B) does not include a resolution that specifies more than 
        one action.
  ``(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 subsection; and
                  ``(ii) supersede other rules only to the extent that 
                they are inconsistent 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 resolution 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 resolution, 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 amendment 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 receiving House is not in order.
``Sec. 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 before June 7, 1992.
  ``(2) Employee protection arrangements made under this section shall 
ensure, during the 50-year lease term, the continuation of all 
collective bargaining rights enjoyed by transferred employees retained 
by the Airports Authority.
  ``(b) Civil Service Retirement.--Any Federal employee who transferred 
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 
subchapter 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 subchapter III of chapter 83 and chapter 84, employment by 
the Airports Authority 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 
representatives 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 provide the Airports Authority access to employee 
records of transferring employees for appropriate purposes.
``Sec. 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.
``Sec. 49110. Relationship to and effect of other laws
  ``(a) Same Powers and Restrictions Under Other Laws.--To ensure 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 
Metropolitan 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 Washington 
Airports and the Airports Authority are not subject to the requirements 
of any law only because the United States Government retains the fee 
simple 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 
        Preservation 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 Washington Parkway.
  ``(e) Operation Limitations.--The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation 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 except for reasons of safety.
``Sec. 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 circumstance, 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 CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS 
                  INVOLVING GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT
``Sec.
``50301. Accidents involving general aviation aircraft.
``Sec. 50301. Accidents involving general aviation aircraft
  ``(a) Definitions and Application.--(1) In this section--
          ``(A) `airworthiness certificate' means an airworthiness 
        certificate issued under section 44704(c) of this title.
          ``(B) `general aviation aircraft' means an aircraft--
                  ``(i) for which the Administrator of the Federal 
                Aviation Administration 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 regulations in effect under part A of 
                this subtitle at the time of the accident.
          ``(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 
individuals 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 certificate for, or obligations related to the 
        continuing airworthiness of, an aircraft or a component, 
        system, subassembly, or other part of an aircraft, 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 aircraft, 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 accident; 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 following:

``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 destruction of a natural gas pipeline) or 
        section 46502 (relating to aircraft 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 amended 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 `contract 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 
November 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-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.
  (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 Secretary''.
  (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 substituting ``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 `railroad carrier' has in section 20102 of title 49, United States 
Code''.
  (h) The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) is amended as follows:
          (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 
        Pipeline Safety Act of 1979'' and substitute ``section 60101(a) 
        of title 49, United States Code''.

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) Section 5005 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
        Efficiency Act (49 U.S.C. 301(note)).
          (4) Section 317 of the Department of Transportation and 
        Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 (49 U.S.C. 
        44502(note)).

SEC. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE.

  The amendments made by section 5 (44), (48), (49), (52), and (61) of 
this Act shall take effect on July 5, 1994.

SEC. 9. LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION.

  (a) No Substantive Change.--This Act restates, without substantive 
change, laws enacted before September 1, 1995, that were replaced by 
this Act. This Act may not be construed as making a substantive change 
in the laws replaced. Laws enacted after August 31, 1995, 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, amended, 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.
  (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 applications, 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 laws specified in the following schedule 
are 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:

                                            Schedule of Laws Repealed                                           
                                                Statutes at Large                                               
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       Date          Chapter or Public          Section         ------------------------------------------------
                            Law                                   Volume         Page        Title     Section  
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       1916                                                                                                     
Sept. 3, 5          436...............  .......................       39  721, 722.........    45         65, 66
                                                                                                                
       1986                                                                                                     
Oct. 18             99-500............  6001-6012..............      100  1783-373.........  .....  ............
Oct. 30             99-591............  6001-6012..............      100  3341-376.........  .....  ............
                                                                                                                
       1991                                                                                                     
Dec. 18             102-240...........  7001-7004..............      105  2197.............  .....  ............
                                                                                                                
       1994                                                                                                     
Aug. 17             103-298...........  .......................      108  1552.............    49    40101(note)
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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES



   Mr.     introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
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                                 A BILL



    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,