[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4016 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4016

To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the time during which 
    air carrier liability for third party damages as a result of a 
        terrorist attack may be limited, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 2002

Mr. Mica (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska) 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 extend the time during which 
    air carrier liability for third party damages as a result of a 
        terrorist attack may be limited, 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. AIR CARRIER LIABILITY FOR THIRD PARTY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF 
              ACTS OF TERRORISM.

    Section 44303 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The 
        Secretary of Transportation'';
            (2) by moving the text of paragraph (2) of section 201(b) 
        of the Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act 
        (115 Stat. 235) to the end and redesignating such paragraph as 
        subsection (b);
            (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by striking the subsection heading and 
                inserting ``Air Carrier Liability for Third Party 
                Claims Arising Out of Acts of Terrorism.--'';
                    (B) in the first sentence by striking ``the 180-day 
                period following the date of enactment of this Act, the 
                Secretary of Transportation'' and inserting ``during 
                the period beginning on September 22, 2001, and ending 
                on December 31, 2003, the Secretary''; and
                    (C) in the last sentence by striking ``this 
                paragraph'' and inserting ``this subsection''; and
            (4) by moving the text of subsection (b) (as so 
        redesignated) 2 ems to the left.

SEC. 2. CORRECTION OF REFERENCE.

    Effective November 19, 2001, section 147 of the Aviation and 
Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107-71) is amended by striking 
``(b)'' and inserting ``(c)''.
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