[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
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[S. 1072 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1072

    To make certain technical and other corrections relating to the 
 Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act (36 U.S.C. 143 note; 112 Stat. 
                             3486 et seq.).


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                 May 18 (legislative day, May 14), 1999

 Mr. DeWine (for himself, Mr. Helms, and Mr. Voinovich) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                          Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
    To make certain technical and other corrections relating to the 
 Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act (36 U.S.C. 143 note; 112 Stat. 
                             3486 et seq.).

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

SECTION 1. CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT COMMISSION.

    The Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act (36 U.S.C. 143 note; 112 
Stat. 3486 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 4--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraphs (1) and (2) by striking 
                        ``or his designee'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (3) by striking ``, or 
                        his designee'' and inserting ``to represent the 
                        interests of the Foundation'';
                            (iii) in paragraph (4) by striking ``, or 
                        his designee'' and inserting ``to represent the 
                        interests of the 2003 Committee'';
                            (iv) in paragraph (5) by inserting before 
                        the period ``and shall represent the interests 
                        of such aeronautical entities''; and
                            (v) in paragraph (6) by striking ``, or his 
                        designee'';
                    (B) by striking subsection (f);
                    (C) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) as 
                subsections (c) through (f), respectively; and
                    (D) by inserting after subsection (a) the 
                following:
    ``(b) Alternates.--Each member described under subsection (a) may 
designate an alternate who may act in lieu of the member to the extent 
authorized by the member, including attending meetings and voting.'';
            (2) in section 5--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by inserting ``provide recommendations 
                        and advice to the President, Congress, and 
                        Federal agencies on the most effective ways 
                        to'' after ``The Commission shall'';
                            (ii) by striking paragraph (1); and
                            (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 
                        through (7) as paragraphs (1) through (6), 
                        respectively;
                    (B) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection 
                (c) and inserting after subsection (a) the following:
    ``(b) International Activities.--The Commission may--
            ``(1) advise the United States with regard to gaining 
        support for and facilitating international recognition of the 
        importance of aviation history in general and the centennial of 
        powered flight in particular; and
            ``(2) attend international meetings regarding such 
        activities as advisors to official United States 
        representatives or to gain or provide information for or about 
        the activities of the Commission.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Additional Duties.--The Commission may--
            ``(1)(A) assemble, write, and edit a calendar of events in 
        the United States (and significant events in the world) dealing 
        with the commemoration of the centennial of flight or the 
        history of aviation;
            ``(B) actively solicit event information; and
            ``(C) disseminate the calendar by printing and distributing 
        hard and electronic copies and making the calendar available on 
        a web page on the Internet;
            ``(2) maintain a web page on the Internet for the public 
        that includes activities related to the centennial of flight 
        celebration and the history of aviation;
            ``(3) write and produce press releases about the centennial 
        of flight celebration and the history of aviation;
            ``(4) solicit and respond to media inquiries and conduct 
        media interviews on the centennial of flight celebration and 
        the history of aviation;
            ``(5) initiate contact with individuals and organizations 
        that have an interest in aviation to encourage such individuals 
        and organizations to conduct their own activities in 
        celebration of the centennial of flight;
            ``(6) provide advice and make recommendations to 
        individuals and organizations that wish to conduct their own 
        activities in celebration of the centennial of flight, and 
maintain files of information and lists of experts on related subjects 
that can be disseminated on request;
            ``(7) sponsor meetings of Federal agencies, State and local 
        governments, and private individuals and organizations for the 
        purpose of coordinating their activities in celebration of the 
        centennial of flight; and
            ``(8) encourage organizations to publish works related to 
        the history of aviation.'';
            (3) in section 6(a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking the first sentence; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence--
                                    (I) by striking ``the Federal'' and 
                                inserting ``a Federal''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``the 
                                information'' and inserting 
                                ``information''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``section 
                4(c)(2)'' and inserting ``section 4(d)(2)'';
            (4) in section 6(c)(1) by striking ``the Commission may'' 
        and inserting ``the Administrator of the National Aeronautics 
        and Space Administration or the Administrator of the Federal 
        Aviation Administration (or an employee of the respective 
        administration as designated by either Administrator) may, on 
        behalf of the Commission,'';
            (5) in section 7--
                    (A) in subsection (a) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``There'' and inserting 
                        ``Subject to subsection (h), there''; and
                            (ii) by inserting before the period ``or 
                        represented on the Advisory Board under section 
                        12(b)(1) (A) through (E)'';
                    (B) in subsection (b) by striking ``The 
                Commission'' and inserting ``Subject to subsection (h), 
                the Commission'';
                    (C) by striking subsection (g);
                    (D) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection 
                (g); and
                    (E) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Limitation.--Each member of the Commission described under 
section 4(a) (3), (4), and (5) may not make personnel decisions, 
including hiring, termination, and setting terms and conditions of 
employment.'';
            (6) in section 9--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking ``The Commission may'' and 
                        inserting ``After consultation with the 
                        Commission, the Administrator of the National 
                        Aeronautics and Space Administration may''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``its duties or that it'' 
                        and inserting ``the duties under this Act or 
                        that the Administrator of the National 
                        Aeronautics and Space Administration'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in the first sentence by striking ``The 
                        Commission shall have'' and inserting ``After 
                        consultation with the Commission, the 
                        Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
                        Space Administration may exercise''; and
                            (ii) in the second sentence by striking 
                        ``that the Commission lawfully adopts'' and 
                        inserting ``adopted under subsection (a)''; and
                    (C) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
    ``(d) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), funds from 
        licensing royalties received under this section shall be used 
        by the Commission to carry out the duties of the Commission 
        specified by this Act.
            ``(2) Excess funds.--The Commission shall transfer any 
        portion of funds in excess of funds necessary to carry out the 
        duties described under paragraph (1), to the National 
        Aeronautics and Space Administration to be used for the sole 
        purpose of commemorating the history of aviation or the 
        centennial of powered flight.'';
            (7) in section 10--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in the first sentence, by striking 
                        ``activities of the Commission'' and inserting 
                        ``actions taken by the Commission in 
                        fulfillment of the Commission's duties under 
                        this Act'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (3), by adding ``and'' 
                        after the semicolon;
                            (iii) in paragraph (4), by striking the 
                        semicolon and ``and'' and inserting a period; 
                        and
                            (iv) by striking paragraph (5); and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(1) by striking ``activities'' 
                and inserting ``recommendations'';
            (8) in section 12--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) in subparagraphs (A), (C), (D), 
                                and (E), by striking ``, or the 
                                designee of the Secretary'';
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B), by 
                                striking ``, or the designee of the 
                                Librarian''; and
                                    (III) in subparagraph (F)--
                                            (aa) in clause (i) by 
                                        striking ``government'' and 
                                        inserting ``governmental 
                                        entity''; and
                                            (bb) by amending clause 
                                        (ii) to read as follows:
                            ``(ii) shall be selected among individuals 
                        who--
                                    ``(I) have earned an advanced 
                                degree related to aerospace history or 
                                science, or have actively and primarily 
                                worked in an aerospace related field 
                                during the 5-year period before 
                                appointment by the President; and
                                    ``(II) specifically represent 1 or 
                                more of the persons or groups 
                                enumerated under section 5(a)(1).''; 
                                and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Alternates.--Each member described under paragraph 
        (1) (A) through (E) may designate an alternate who may act in 
        lieu of the member to the extent authorized by the member, 
        including attending meetings and voting.''; and
                    (B) in subsection (h) by striking ``section 4(e)'' 
                and inserting ``section 4(d)''; and
            (9) in section 13--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (4); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph 
                (4).
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