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to the Department of Transportation shall be available for maintenance
and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and
aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating
in foreign countries on official department business; and uniforms, or
allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-5902).

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notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1341 to the extent necessary to permit
payment of such pay increases for officers or employees as may be
authorized by administrative action pursuant to law that are not in
excess of statutory increases granted for the same period in
corresponding rates of compensation for other employees of the
Government in comparable positions.

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Federal Aviation Administration shall be available (1) except as
otherwise authorized by title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 7701, et seq., for expenses of primary
and secondary schooling for dependents of Federal Aviation
Administration personnel stationed outside the continental United
States at costs for any given area not in excess of those of the
Department of Defense for the same area, when it is determined by the
Secretary that the schools, if any, available in the locality are
unable to provide adequately for the education of such dependents, and
(2) for transportation of said dependents between schools serving the
area that they attend and their places of residence when the Secretary,
under such regulations as may be prescribed, determines that such
schools are not accessible by public means of transportation on a
regular basis.

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of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem
rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV.

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expended unless in conformance with the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977
and any law implementing those treaties.

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planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or
otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or
adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.

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available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be
transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided
herein.

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cooperative agreements, and other transactions with any person, agency,
or instrumentality of the United States, any unit of State or local
government, any educational institution, and any other entity in
execution of the Technology Reinvestment Project authorized under the
Defense Conversion, Reinvestment and Transition Assistance Act of 1992
and related legislation: Provided, That the authority provided in this
section may be exercised without regard to section 3324 of title 31,
United States Code.

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any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to section
3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and
available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under
existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to
existing law.

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shall distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid highways by
allocation in the ratio which sums authorized to be appropriated for
Federal-aid highways that are apportioned or allocated to each State
for such fiscal year bear to the total of the sums authorized to be
appropriated for Federal-aid highways that are apportioned or allocated
to all the States for such fiscal year.
(b) During the period October 1 through December 31, 1995, no State
shall obligate more than 25 per centum of the amount distributed to
such State under subsection (a), and the total of all State obligations
during such period shall not exceed 12 per centum of the total amount
distributed to all States under such subsection.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall--
(1) provide all States with authority sufficient to prevent
lapses of sums authorized to be appropriated for Federal-aid
highways that have been apportioned to a State;
(2) after August 1, 1996, revise a distribution of the funds
made available under subsection (a) if a State will not obligate
the amount distributed during that fiscal year and redistribute
sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in
addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year
giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances
of funds apportioned under sections 103(e)(4), 104, and 144 of
title 23, United States Code, and under sections 1013(c) and 1015
of Public Law 102-240; and
(3) not distribute amounts authorized for administrative
expenses and funded from the administrative takedown authorized by
section 104(a), title 23 U.S.C., the Federal lands highway program,
the intelligent transportation systems program, and amounts made
available under sections 1040, 1047, 1064, 6001, 6005, 6006, 6023,
and 6024 of Public Law 102-240, and 49 U.S.C. 5316, 5317, and 5338:
Provided, That amounts made available under section 6005 of Public
Law 102-240 shall be subject to the obligation limitation for
Federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs under
the head ``Federal-Aid Highways'' in this Act.
(d) During the period October 1 through December 31, 1995, the
aggregate amount of obligations under section 157 of title 23, United
States Code, for projects covered under section 147 of the Surface
Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, section 9 of the Federal-Aid
Highway Act of 1981, sections 131(b), 131(j), and 404 of Public Law 97-
424, sections 1061, 1103 through 1108, 4008, and 6023(b)(8) and
6023(b)(10) of Public Law 102-240, and for projects authorized by
Public Law 99-500 and Public Law 100-17, shall not exceed $277,431,840.
(e) During the period August 2 through September 30, 1996, the
aggregate amount which may be obligated by all States shall not exceed
2.5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds apportioned or allocated
to all States--
(1) under sections 104 and 144 of title 23, United States Code,
and 1013(c) and 1015 of Public Law 102-240, and
(2) for highway assistance projects under section 103(e)(4) of
title 23, United States Code,
which would not be obligated in fiscal year 1996 if the total amount of
the obligation limitation provided for such fiscal year in this Act
were utilized.
(f) Paragraph (e) shall not apply to any State which on or after
August 1, 1996, has the amount distributed to such State under
paragraph (a) for fiscal year 1996 reduced under paragraph (c)(2).

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salaries and expenses of more than one hundred political and
Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation: Provided,
That none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on
temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation.

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Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority under
49 U.S.C. 5338, previously made available for obligation, or to any
other authority previously made available for obligation under the
discretionary grants program.

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section 404 of title 23, United States Code.

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raises for programs funded in this Act shall be absorbed within the
levels appropriated in this Act or previous appropriations Acts.

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Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public
authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training and
for reports' publication and dissemination may be credited to the
Research and Special Programs account.

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finalize, or implement regulations that would establish a vessel
traffic safety fairway less than five miles wide between the Santa
Barbara Traffic Separation Scheme and the San Francisco Traffic
Separation Scheme.

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transfer, without consideration, to the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) instrument landing systems (along with associated approach
lighting equipment and runway visual range equipment) which conform to
FAA design and performance specifications, the purchase of which was
assisted by a Federal airport aid program, airport development aid
program or airport improvement program grant. The FAA shall accept such
equipment, which shall thereafter be operated and maintained by the FAA
in accordance with agency criteria.

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a multiyear contract for production end items that (1) includes
economic order quantity or long lead time material procurement in
excess of $10,000,000 in any one year of the contract or (2) includes a
cancellation charge greater than $10,000,000 which at the time of
obligation has not been appropriated to the limits of the government's
liability or (3) includes a requirement that permits performance under
the contract during the second and subsequent years of the contract
without conditioning such performance upon the appropriation of funds:
Provided, That this limitation does not apply to a contract in which
the Federal Government incurs no financial liability from not buying
additional systems, subsystems, or components beyond the basic contract
requirements.

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available for planning and executing a passenger manifest program by
the Department of Transportation that only applies to United States
flag carriers.

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to implement, administer, or enforce the provisions of section 1038(d)
of Public Law 102-240.

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for fixed guideway modernization projects, funds made available by this
Act under ``Federal Transit Administration, Discretionary grants'' for
projects specified in this Act or identified in reports accompanying
this Act not obligated by September 30, 1998, shall be made available
for other projects under 49 U.S.C. 5309.

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appropriated before October 1, 1993, under any section of chapter 53 of
title 49 U.S.C., that remain available for expenditure may be
transferred to and administered under the most recent appropriation
heading for any such section.

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implement or enforce regulations that would result in the withdrawal of
a slot from an air carrier at O'Hare International Airport under
section 93.223 of title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations in excess
of the total slots withdrawn from that air carrier as of October 31,
1993 if such additional slot is to be allocated to an air carrier or
foreign air carrier under section 93.217 of title 14 of the Code of
Federal Regulations.

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obligated or expended to design, construct, erect, modify or otherwise
place any sign in any State relating to any speed limit, distance, or
other measurement on any highway if such sign establishes such speed
limit, distance, or other measurement using the metric system.

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collected for motor vehicles on any bridge connecting the boroughs of
Brooklyn, New York, and Staten Island, New York, shall continue to be
collected for only those vehicles exiting from such bridge in Staten
Island.

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in excess of 335 technical staff years under the federally-funded
research and  development center contract between the Federal Aviation
Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development
during fiscal year 1996.

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Transportation working capital fund (WCF) shall be reduced by
$7,500,000, which limits fiscal year 1996 WCF obligational authority
for elements of the Department of Transportation funded in this Act to
no more than $95,649,000: Provided, That such reductions from the
budget request shall be allocated by the Department of Transportation
to each appropriations account in proportion to the amount included in
each account for the working capital fund.

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Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Railroad Administration
from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and
private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited
respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's ``Limitation on
General Operating Expenses'' account, the Federal Transit
Administration's ``Transit Planning and Research'' account, and to the
Federal Railroad Administration's ``Railroad Safety'' account, except
for State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to
49 U.S.C. 20105.

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is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable,
all equipment and products purchased with funds made available in this
Act should be American-made.
(b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance to, or
entering into any contract with, any entity using funds made available
in this Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent
practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing the
statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.

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prepare, propose, or promulgate any regulations pursuant to title V of
the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act (49 U.S.C. 32901, et
seq.) prescribing corporate average fuel economy standards for
automobiles, as defined in such title, in any model year that differs
from standards promulgated for such automobiles prior to enactment of
this section.

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et seq. as amended, the United States Coast Guard acquisition of 47-
foot Motor Life Boats for fiscal years 1995 through 2000 shall be
subject to full and open competition for all U.S. shipyards.
Accordingly, the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) (including but
not limited to FAR Part 19), shall not apply to the extent they are
inconsistent with a full and open competition.

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engineering, design, or construction of a sixth runway at the new
Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado: Provided, That this
provision shall not apply in any case where the Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration determines, in writing, that safety
conditions warrant obligation of such funds.

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is amended by striking--
(1) in subparagraph (B), ``that extends the economic life of
the bus for at least 5 years''; and
(2) in subparagraph (C), ``that extends the economic life of
the bus for at least 8 years''.
(b) The amendments made by this section shall not take effect
before March 31, 1996.

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Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products, for
necessary expenses incurred pursuant to the provisions of section 6006
of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, may be
credited to the Federal-aid highways account for the purpose of
reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided, That such funds
shall not be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid
highways and highway safety construction.

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Transportation (excluding the Maritime Administration) during fiscal
year 1996, $25,000,000 are permanently canceled: Provided, That the
Secretary of Transportation shall reduce the existing field office
structure, and to the extent practicable collocate and consolidate the
Department's surface transportation field offices and administrative
activities: Provided further, That the Secretary may for the purpose of
consolidation of offices and facilities other than those at
Headquarters, after notification to and approval of the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations, transfer the funds made available
by this Act for civilian and military personnel compensation and
benefits and other administrative expenses to other appropriations made
available to the Department of Transportation as the Secretary may
designate, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes
and for the same time period as the appropriations of funds to which
transferred: Provided further, That no appropriation shall be increased
or decreased by more than ten per centum by all such transfers:
Provided further, That, notwithstanding 5 U.S.C. 905(b), the President
may prepare and transmit to Congress not later than the date for
transmittal to Congress of the Budget Request for Fiscal Year 1997, a
reorganization plan pursuant to chapter 9 of title 5, United States
Code, for the reorganization of the surface transportation activities
of the Department of Transportation and the relationship of the Saint
Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation to the Department.

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funds appropriated in this Act to ``Rental payments'' for any expense
authorized by that appropriation in excess of the amounts provided in
this Act: Provided, That prior to any such transfer, notification shall
be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.

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expended for employee training which: (a) does not meet identified
needs for knowledge, skills and abilities bearing directly upon the
performance of official duties; (b) contains elements likely to induce
high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some
participants; (c) does not require prior employee notification of the
content and methods to be used in the training and written end of
course evaluations; (d) contains any methods or content associated with
religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age'' belief
systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N-
915.022, dated September 2, 1988; (e) is offensive to, or designed to
change, participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the
workplace; or (f) includes content related to human immunodeficiency
virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) other than that
necessary to make employees more aware of the medical ramifications of
HIV/AIDS and the workplace rights of HIV-positive employees.

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requirement that airport charges make the airport as self-sustaining as
possible or the prohibition against revenue diversion in the Airport
and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (49 U.S.C. 47107) against Hot
Springs Memorial Field in Hot Springs, Arkansas, on the grounds of such
airport's failure to collect fair market rental value for the
facilities known as Kimery Park and Family Park: Provided, That any
fees collected by any person for the use of such parks above those
required for the operation and maintenance of such parks shall be
remitted to such airport: Provided further, That the Federal Aviation
Administration does not find that any use of, or structures on, Kimery
Park and Family Park are incompatible with the safe and efficient use
of the airport.

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express authorization by Congress, be used directly or indirectly to
pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegram, telephone,
letter, printed or written matter, or other device, intended or
designed to influence in any manner a Member of Congress, to favor or
oppose, by vote or otherwise, any legislation or appropriation by
Congress, whether before or after the introduction of any bill or
resolution proposing such legislation or appropriation: Provided, That
this shall not prevent officers or employees of the Department of
Transportation or related agencies funded in this Act from
communicating to Members of Congress on the request of any Member or to
Congress, through the proper official channels, requests for
legislation or appropriations which they deem necessary for the
efficient conduct of the public business.

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the salaries and expenses of any individual to arrange tours of
scientists or engineers employed by or working for the People's
Republic of China, to hire citizens of the People's Republic of China
to participate in research fellowships sponsored by the modal
administrations of the Department of Transportation, or to provide
training or any form of technology transfer to scientists or engineers
employed by or working for the People's Republic of China: Provided,
That this provision shall not apply to the Federal Aviation
Administration or the joint Federal Aviation Administration, Department
of Defense and Department of Commerce initiative designed to modernize
the air traffic control system of the People's Republic of China.

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Federal Transit Administration's field operations and oversight of the
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority in any location other
than from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

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of Transportation, $8,421,000 shall be available on the effective date
of legislation transferring certain rail and motor carrier functions
from the Interstate Commerce Commission to the Department of
Transportation: Provided, That such amount shall be available only to
the extent authorized by law: Provided further, That of the fees
collected pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9701 in fiscal year 1996 by the
successors of the Interstate Commerce Commission, one-twelfth of
$8,300,000 of those fees shall be made available for each month during
fiscal year 1996 that the successors of the Interstate Commerce
Commission carry out the transferred rail and motor carrier functions.

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for improvements to the Miller Highway in New York City, New York.

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1069(t) of Public Law 102-240 and funded pursuant to section 118(c)(2)
of title 23, United States Code, shall not be treated as an allocation
for Interstate maintenance for such fiscal year under section 157(a)(4)
of title 23, United States Code, and sections 1013(c), 1015(a)(1), and
1015(b)(1) of Public Law 102-240: Provided, That any discretionary
grant made pursuant to Public Law 99-663 shall not be subject to
section 1015 of Public Law 102-240.

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Labor and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
shall, within three months of the date of enactment of this Act, carry
out research to identify successful telecommuting programs in the
public and private sectors and provide for the dissemination to the
public of information regarding the establishment of successful
telecommuting programs and the benefits and costs of telecommuting.
Within one year of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall report to Congress its findings, conclusions, and recommendations
regarding telecommuting developed under this section.

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authorizations for the Indian Reservation Roads under section
1003(a)(6)(A) of Public Law 102-240 shall be exempt from any reduction
in authorizations for budget compliance.

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Aviation Administration and such non-governmental experts in personnel
management systems as he may employ, and notwithstanding the provisions
of title 5, United States Code, and other Federal personnel laws, the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall develop and
implement, not later than January 1, 1996, a personnel management
system for the Federal Aviation Administration that addresses the
unique demands on the agency's workforce. Such a new system shall, at a
minimum, provide for greater flexibility in the hiring, training,
compensation, and location of personnel.
(b) The provisions of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply
to the new personnel management system developed and implemented
pursuant to subsection (a), with the exception of--
(1) section 2302(b), relating to whistleblower protection;
(2) sections 3308-3320, relating to veterans' preference;
(3) section 7116(b)(7), relating to limitations on the right to
strike;
(4) section 7204, relating to antidiscrimination;
(5) chapter 73, relating to suitability, security, and conduct;
(6) chapter 81, relating to compensation for work injury; and
(7) chapters 83-85, 87, and 89, relating to retirement,
unemployment compensation, and insurance coverage.
(c) This section shall take effect on April 1, 1996.

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acquisition management systems as he may employ, and notwithstanding
provisions of Federal acquisition law, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall develop and implement, not later than
January 1, 1996, an acquisition management system for the Federal
Aviation Administration that addresses the unique needs of the agency
and, at a minimum, provides for more timely and cost-effective
acquisitions of equipment and materials.
(b) The following provisions of Federal acquisition law shall not
apply to the new acquisition management system developed and
implemented pursuant to subsection (a):
(1) Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative
Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 252-266).
(2) The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401
et seq.).
(3) The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103-355).
(4) The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), except that
all reasonable opportunities to be awarded contracts shall be
provided to small business concerns and small business concerns
owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged
individuals.
(5) The Competition in Contracting Act.
(6) Subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31, relating to the
procurement protest system.
(7) The Brooks Automatic Data Processing Act (40 U.S.C. 759).
(8) The Federal Acquisition Regulation and any laws not listed
in (a) through (e) of this section providing authority to
promulgate regulations in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
(c) This section shall take effect on April 1, 1996.

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for employees of the Department of Transportation shall be reduced by
$752,852, which limits fiscal year 1996 obligation authority to no more
than $25,875,075: Provided, That this provision shall be applied to
funds for Senior Executive Service bonuses, merit pay, and other
bonuses and cash awards.

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for the Department of Transportation shall be available for the
necessary expenses of advisory committees.

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may use funds appropriated under this Act, or any subsequent Act, to
administer and implement the exemption provisions of 49 CFR 580.6 and
to adopt or amend exemptions from the disclosure requirements of 49 CFR
Part 580 for any class or category of vehicles that the Secretary deems
appropriate.

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located at the Atlantic City International Airport in Pomona, New
Jersey, shall be known and designated as the ``William J. Hughes
Technical Center''.
(b) Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or
other record of the United States to the Federal Aviation
Administration Technical Center referred to in section (a) shall be
deemed to be a reference to the ``William J. Hughes Technical Center''.

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multi-mission small boat stations or subunits: Provided, That the
Secretary may implement any management efficiencies within the small
boat unit system, such as modifying the operational posture of units or
reallocating resources as necessary to ensure the safety of the
maritime public nationwide, provided that no stations or subunits may
be closed.

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first section of the Act entitled ``An Act transferring certain Federal
property to the city of Hoboken, New Jersey'', approved September 27,
1982 (Public Law 97-268, 96 Stat. 1140), is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding ``and'' at the end, and
(2) by striking ``Stat. 220), and'' in subsection (b) and all
that follows through ``New Jersey; concurrent with'' and inserting
the following: ``Stat. 220);
concurrent with''.

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Dispute.--(a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
(1) the Governments of the United States and Japan entered into
a bilateral aviation agreement in 1952 that has been modified
periodically to reflect changes in the aviation relationship
between the two countries;
(2) in 1994 the total revenue value of passenger and freight
traffic for United States air carriers between the United States
and Japan was approximately $6,000,000,000;
(3) the United States/Japan bilateral aviation agreement
guarantees three United States carriers ``beyond rights'' that
authorize them to fly into Japan, take on additional passengers and
cargo, and then fly to another country;
(4) the United States/Japan bilateral aviation agreement
requires that, within 45 days of filing a notice with the
Government of Japan, the Government of Japan must authorize United
States air carriers to serve routes guaranteed by their ``beyond
rights'';
(5) United States air carriers have made substantial economic
investment in reliance upon the expectation their rights under the
United States/Japan bilateral aviation agreement would be honored
by the Government of Japan;
(6) the Government of Japan has violated the United States/
Japan bilateral aviation agreement by preventing United States air
carriers from serving routes clearly authorized by their ``beyond
rights''; and
(7) the refusal by the Government of Japan to respect the terms
of the United States/Japan bilateral aviation agreement is having
severe repercussions on United States air carriers and, in general,
customers of these United States air carriers.
(b) Action Requested.--The Congress--
(1) calls upon the Government of Japan to honor and abide by
the terms of the United States/Japan bilateral aviation agreement
and immediately authorize United States air cargo and passenger
carriers which have pending route requests relating to their
``beyond rights'' to immediately commence service on the requested
routes;
(2) calls upon the President of the United States to identify
strong and appropriate forms of countermeasures that could be taken
against the Government of Japan for its egregious violation of the
United States/Japan bilateral aviation agreement; and
(3) calls upon the President of the United States to promptly
impose against the Government of Japan whatever countermeasures are
necessary and appropriate to ensure the Government of Japan abides
by the terms of the United States/Japan bilateral aviation
agreement.

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directed to enter into an agreement modifying the agreement entered
into pursuant to section 339 of the Department of Transportation and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-388) to
conform such agreement to the provisions of section 336 of the
Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
1995 (Public Law 103-331). Nothing in this section changes the amount
of the previous appropriation in section 339, and the line of credit
provided for shall not exceed an amount supported by the previous
appropriation. In implementing either section 339 or section 336, the
Secretary may enter into an agreement requiring an interest rate that
is higher than that specified therein.

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in Richland County, North Dakota.--Notwithstanding section 22101(a)(3)
of title 49, United States Code, the State of North Dakota may use
funds available to the State under section 22106(b) of such title for
the building of a siding and intermodal facility proposed by the State
in Sections 7 and 8, Township 133 North, Range 47 West, Richland
County, North Dakota.
TITLE IV
PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF MANDATORY STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES
GOVERNING THE ACTIONS OF ARBITRATORS IN THE ARBITRATION OF LABOR
DISPUTES INVOLVING TRANSIT AGENCIES OPERATING IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
AREA
Section. 401. Short Title.--This title may be cited as the
``National Capital Area Interest Arbitration Standards Act of 1995''.

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that--
(1) affordable public transportation is essential to the
economic vitality of the national capital area and is an essential
component of regional efforts to improve air quality to meet
environmental requirements and to improve the health of both
residents of and visitors to the national capital area as well as
to preserve the beauty and dignity of the Nation's capital;
(2) use of mass transit by both residents of and visitors to
the national capital area is substantially affected by the prices
charged for such mass transit services, prices that are
substantially affected by labor costs, since more than \2/3\ of
operating costs are attributable to labor costs;
(3) labor costs incurred in providing mass transit in the
national capital area have increased at an alarming rate and wages
and benefits of operators and mechanics currently are among the
highest in the Nation;
(4) higher operating costs incurred for public transit in the
national capital area cannot be offset by increasing costs to
patrons, since this often discourages ridership and thus undermines
the public interest in promoting the use of public transit;
(5) spiraling labor costs cannot be offset by the governmental
entities that are responsible for subsidy payments for public
transit services since local governments generally, and the
District of Columbia government in particular, are operating under
severe fiscal constraints;
(6) imposition of mandatory standards applicable to arbitrators
resolving arbitration disputes involving interstate compact
agencies operating in the national capital area will ensure that
wage increases are justified and do not exceed the ability of
transit patrons and taxpayers to fund the increase; and
(7) Federal legislation is necessary under Article I of section
8 of the United States Constitution to balance the need to moderate
and lower labor costs while maintaining industrial peace.
(b) Purpose.--It is therefore the purpose of this Act to adopt
standards governing arbitration which must be applied by arbitrators
resolving disputes involving interstate compact agencies operating in
the national capital area in order to lower operating costs for public
transportation in the Washington metropolitan area.

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(1) the term ``arbitration'' means--
(A) the arbitration of disputes, regarding the terms and
conditions of employment, that is required under an interstate
compact governing an interstate compact agency operating in the
national capital area; and
(B) does not include the interpretation and application of
rights arising from an existing collective bargaining
agreement;
(2) the term ``arbitrator'' refers to either a single
arbitrator, or a board of arbitrators, chosen under applicable
procedures;
(3) an interstate compact agency's ``funding ability'' is the
ability of the interstate compact agency, or of any governmental
jurisdiction which provides subsidy payments or budgetary
assistance to the interstate compact agency, to obtain the
necessary financial resources to pay for wage and benefit increases
for employees of the interstate compact agency;
(4) the term ``interstate compact agency operating in the
national capital area'' means any interstate compact agency which
provides public transit services;
(5) the term ``interstate compact agency'' means any agency
established by an interstate compact to which the District of
Columbia is a signatory; and
(6) the term ``public welfare'' includes, with respect to
arbitration under an interstate compact--
(A) the financial ability of the individual jurisdictions
participating in the compact to pay for the costs of providing
public transit services; and
(B) the average per capita tax burden, during the term of
the collective bargaining agreement to which the arbitration
relates, of the residents of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan
area, and the effect of an arbitration award rendered pursuant
to such arbitration on the respective income or property tax
rates of the jurisdictions which provide subsidy payments to
the interstate compact agency established under the compact.

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Arbitration Award.--An arbitrator rendering an arbitration award
involving the employees of an interstate compact agency operating in
the national capital area may not make a finding or a decision for
inclusion in a collective bargaining agreement governing conditions of
employment without considering the following factors:
(1) The existing terms and conditions of employment of the
employees in the bargaining unit.
(2) All available financial resources of the interstate compact
agency.
(3) The annual increase or decrease in consumer prices for
goods and services as reflected in the most recent consumer price
index for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, published by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of
Labor.
(4) The wages, benefits, and terms and conditions of the
employment of other employees who perform, in other jurisdictions
in the Washington, D.C. standard metropolitan statistical area,
services similar to those in the bargaining unit.
(5) The special nature of the work performed by the employees
in the bargaining unit, including any hazards or the relative ease
of employment, physical requirements, educational qualifications,
job training and skills, shift assignments, and the demands placed
upon the employees as compared to other employees of the interstate
compact agency.
(6) The interests and welfare of the employees in the
bargaining unit, including--
(A) the overall compensation presently received by the
employees, having regard not only for wage rates but also for
wages for time not worked, including vacations, holidays, and
other excused absences;
(B) all benefits received by the employees, including
previous bonuses, insurance, and pensions; and
(C) the continuity and stability of employment.
(7) The public welfare.
(b) Compact Agency's Funding Ability.--An arbitrator rendering an
arbitration award involving the employees of an interstate compact
agency operating in the national capital area may not, with respect to
a collective bargaining agreement governing conditions of employment,
provide for salaries and other benefits that exceed the interstate
compact agency's funding ability.
(c) Requirements for Final Award.--In resolving a dispute submitted
to arbitration involving the employees of an interstate compact agency
operating in the national capital area, the arbitrator shall issue a
written award that demonstrates that all the factors set forth in
subsections (a) and (b) have been considered and applied. An award may
grant an increase in pay rates or benefits (including insurance and
pension benefits), or reduce hours of work, only if the arbitrator
concludes that any costs to the agency do not adversely affect the
public welfare. The arbitrator's conclusion regarding the public
welfare must be supported by substantial evidence.

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and Finality of Award.--In the case of an arbitration award to which
section 404 applies, the interstate compact agency and the employees in
the bargaining unit, through their representative, may agree in writing
upon any modifications to the award within 10 days after the award is
received by the parties. After the end of that 10-day period, the
award, with any such modifications, shall become binding upon the
interstate compact agency, the employees in the bargaining unit, and
the employees' representative.
(b) Implementation.--Each party to an award that becomes binding
under subsection (a) shall take all actions necessary to implement the
award.
(c) Judicial Review.--Within 60 days after an award becomes binding
under subsection (a), the interstate compact agency or the exclusive
representative of the employees concerned may file a civil action in a
court which has jurisdiction over the interstate compact agency for
review of the award. The court shall review the award on the record,
and shall vacate the award or any part of the award, after notice and a
hearing, if--
(1) the award is in violation of applicable law;
(2) the arbitrator exceeded the arbitrator's powers;
(3) the decision by the arbitrator is arbitrary or capricious;
(4) the arbitrator conducted the hearing contrary to the
provisions of this title or other statutes or rules that apply to
the arbitration so as to substantially prejudice the rights of a
party;
(5) there was partiality or misconduct by the arbitrator
prejudicing the rights of a party;
(6) the award was procured by corruption, fraud, or bias on the
part of the arbitrator; or
(7) the arbitrator did not comply with the provisions of
section 404.
This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Transportation and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996''.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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