[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1592 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1592

 To amend section 40102(a)(37)(B)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, 
to modify the definition of the term ``public aircraft'' to provide for 
          certain transportation by government-owned aircraft.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 29, 1998

  Mr. Warner introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 40102(a)(37)(B)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, 
to modify the definition of the term ``public aircraft'' to provide for 
          certain transportation by government-owned aircraft.

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

SECTION 1. DEFINITION OF PUBLIC AIRCRAFT.

    Section 40102(a)(37)(B)(ii) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subclause (II)--
                    (A) by striking ``(for other than commercial 
                purposes)'';
                    (B) by inserting ``, the National Guard, the 
                National Aeronautics and Space Administration,'' after 
                ``the Armed Forces''; and
                    (C) by striking the period and inserting ``; or''; 
                and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                                    ``(III) transporting persons aboard 
                                the aircraft if the aircraft is 
                                operated for the purpose of prisoner 
                                transport.''.
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