[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 338 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 338

 To protect the flying public's safety and security by requiring that 
      the air traffic control system remain a Government function.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 10, 2003

Mr. Lautenberg 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 protect the flying public's safety and security by requiring that 
      the air traffic control system remain a Government function.

    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 ``Safe and Secure Skies Act''.

SEC. 2. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
funds may be obligated or expended to classify the air traffic control 
system as anything other than inherently Governmental or to privatize 
or contract all, or any part, of the air traffic control system which 
includes all current terminal, enroute facilities, flight service, air 
traffic control system command center, and operational control centers 
operated by the Federal Aviation Administration.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Air traffic control system.--The term ``air traffic 
        control system'' has the meaning given the term in section 
        40102(42) of title 49, United States Code.
            (2) Terminal.--The term ``terminal'' does not include the 
        airport traffic control towers operated under the Federal 
        Aviation Administration contract tower program.
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