[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3831 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3831

To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that the primary duty 
   of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration is to 
   enhance the safety and security of the commercial civil aviation 
                               industry.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 1996

 Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Costello) introduced 
      the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure that the primary duty 
   of the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration is to 
   enhance the safety and security of the commercial civil aviation 
                               industry.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Safety Priority Act of 
1996''.

SEC. 2. POLICY CONSIDERATIONS FOR AVIATION PROGRAMS.

    (a) Safety Considerations in Public Interest.--Section 40101(d) of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``its development and'';
            (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as 
        paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively.
    (b) Primacy of Safety Considerations.--Section 40101 of such title 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Primacy of Safety Considerations.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this title, the Administrator shall give primary 
consideration to the safety and security of the commercial civil 
aviation industry in all matters, and shall seek to enhance the safety 
and security of the industry in all actions.''.

SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF FAA DUTY TO ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF CIVIL 
              AERONAUTICS AND AIR COMMERCE.

    (a) Repeal.--Section 40104 of title 49, United States Code, is 
repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 401 of 
such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 40104.
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