[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[H.R. 3441 Considered and Passed House (CPH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3441

     To amend title 49, United States Code, to realign the policy 
   responsibility in the Department of Transportation, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 11, 2001

 Mr. Young of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Oberstar) (both by request): 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

                           December 11, 2001

 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure discharged; considered 
                under suspension of the rules and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 49, United States Code, to realign the policy 
   responsibility in the Department of Transportation, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. REALIGNMENT OF POLICY RESPONSIBILITY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              TRANSPORTATION.

    (a) Section 102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (g);
            (2) by inserting a new subsection (d) as follows:
    ``(d) The Department has an Under Secretary of Transportation for 
Policy appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate. The Under Secretary shall provide leadership in the 
development of policy for the Department, supervise the policy 
activities of Assistant Secretaries with primary responsibility for 
aviation, international, and other transportation policy development 
and carry out other powers and duties prescribed by the Secretary. The 
Under Secretary acts for the Secretary when the Secretary and the 
Deputy Secretary are absent or unable to serve, or when the offices of 
Secretary and Deputy Secretary are vacant.''; and
            (3) in subsection (e) by striking ``Secretary and the 
        Deputy Secretary'' each place it appears in the last sentence 
        and inserting ``Secretary, Deputy Secretary, and Under 
        Secretary of Transportation for Policy''.
    (b) Section 102 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended 
by striking subsection (g), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), on 
the date that an individual is appointed to the position of Under 
Secretary of Transportation for Policy under section 102(d), as added 
by subsection (a)(2).

SEC. 2. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS.

    Section 102(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``4 Assistant Secretaries'' and inserting ``5 Assistant 
Secretaries''.

SEC. 3. POSITIONS IN EXECUTIVE SERVICE.

    (a) Section 5314 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting before
            ``Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
        Administration.''
the following:
            ``Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.''.
    (b) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking
            ``Assistant Secretaries of Transportation (4).''
and inserting the following:
            ``Assistant Secretaries of Transportation (5).''.
    (c) Effective on the date that an individual is appointed to the 
position of Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy under section 
102(d) of title 49, United States Code, as added by section 1(a)(2) of 
this Act, section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``Associate Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation.''.
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