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[H.R. 2297 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
H.R.2297
One Hundred Fourth Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the third day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-six
An Act
To codify without substantive change laws related to transportation and
to improve the United States Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

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Section 2721(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended as
follows:
(1) In the matter before clause (1), strike ``the Automobile
Information Disclosure Act, the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost
Saving Act, the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of
1966, the Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992, and the Clean Air Act'' and
substitute ``titles I and IV of the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992, the
Automobile Information Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1231 et seq.), the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), and chapters 301, 305, and
321-331 of title 49''.
(2) In clause (9), strike ``the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
Act of 1986 (49 U.S.C. App. 2710 et seq.)'' and substitute
``chapter 313 of title 49''.

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In the catchline for section 103(e)(4)(L) of title 23, United States
Code, strike ``fta'' and substitute ``chapter 53 of title 49''.

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In section 1445(a) of title 28, United States Code, strike ``sections
51-60 of Title 45'' and substitute ``sections 1-4 and 5-10 of the Act
of April 22, 1908 (45 U.S.C. 51-54, 55-60)''.

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Title 31, United States Code, is amended as follows:
(1) In section 1105(a), redesignate clauses (27) through the end
as clauses (26) through the end.
(2) Section 9101 is amended as follows:
(A) Clause (2)(J) is repealed.
(B) Redesignate clauses (2)(K) through the end as clauses
(2)(J) through the end.
(C) In clause (3)(B), strike ``Fund;'' and substitute
``Fund.''.
(D) Clause (3)(N), as added by section 902(b) of the Energy
Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486, 106 Stat. 2944), is
redesignated as clause (3)(O).

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(a) Effective July 5, 1994--
(1) Section 4(f)(1)(S) of the Act of July 5, 1994 (Public Law
103-272, 108 Stat. 1362), is amended to read as follows:
``(S) In section 6101(4)(B), strike `agency' the 2d time it
appears and substitute `agency.'.''.
(2) Section 5(e)(11) of the Act of July 5, 1994 (Public Law 103-
272, 108 Stat. 1374), as amended by section 7(a)(4)(A) of the Act
of October 31, 1994 (Public Law 103-429, 108 Stat. 4389), is
amended to read as follows:
``(11) In section 2516(1)(j), strike `section' the first place it
appears and all that follows and substitute `section 60123(b)
(relating to destruction of a natural gas pipeline) or section
46502 (relating to aircraft piracy) of title 49;'.''.
(b) Effective August 26, 1994, section 105(b)(2) of the Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act of 1994 (title I of Public Law 103-311,
108 Stat. 1674) is amended to read as follows:
``(2) by striking `the State' the first place it appears;''.
(c) Effective September 30, 1994, section 335A of the Department of
Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public
Law 103-331, 108 Stat. 2495) is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 335A. Section 5302(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting `payments for the capital portions of rail
trackage rights agreements,' after `rights of way),'.''.
(d) Effective October 31, 1994--
(1) Section 6 of the Act of October 31, 1994 (Public Law 103-429,
108 Stat. 4378), is amended as follows:
(A) Clause (41) is amended to read as follows:
``(41) Section 32913(b) is amended as follows:
``(A) In the catchline, strike `Penalty Reduction' and
substitute `Certification'.
``(B) In paragraph (1), strike `the penalty should be
reduced' and substitute `a reduction in the penalty is
necessary'.''.
(B) Clause (44)(B) is amended to read as follows:
``(B) Add before the period at the end `of this title'.''.
(2) Section 8(1) of the Act of October 31, 1994 (Public Law 103-
429, 108 Stat. 4390), is amended by striking ``1st paragraph'' and
substituting ``1st paragraph related to transfer of aircraft''.
(e) Effective November 2, 1994, section 10(c)(2)(A) of the Act of
November 2, 1994 (Public Law 103-437, 108 Stat. 4589), is repealed and
section 107(b) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450k(b)), as amended by section 105(1) of the
Indian Self-Determination Act (Public Law 103-413, 108 Stat. 4269), is
revived and shall read as if section 10(c)(2)(A) of the Act of November
2, 1994 (Public Law 103-437, 108 Stat. 4589), had not been enacted.
(f) Effective December 29, 1995, the ICC Termination Act of 1995
(Public Law 104-88, 109 Stat. 809) is amended as follows:
(1) In section 102(b), strike ``Commerce'' and ``Transportation''
and substitute ``Commerce'' and ``Transportation'', respectively.
(2) In section 305(d)(6), strike ``part B or (C)'' and substitute
``part B or C''.
(3) In section 308(j), strike ``30106(d)'' and substitute
``30166(d)''.
(4) Section 327 is amended as follows:
(A) in clause (3)(B), strike ```Interstate Commerce Act'''
and substitute ```the Interstate Commerce Act' in subsection
(b)(3)''.
(B) in clause (5), insert ``(A)'' after ``(5)'' and add at
the end of the clause the following:
``(B) by inserting after item 712 in the table of contents
the following:
`Sec. 713. Class II railroads receiving Federal assistance.'.''.
(g) Section 401 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2
U.S.C. 451) is amended by striking ``such Secretary'' and substituting
``the Secretary''.
(h) Section 917(a)(4) of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (15
U.S.C. 1693o(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``Civil Aeronautics Board''
and substituting ``Secretary of Transportation''.
(i) In section 17(d) of the Noise Control Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-
574, 86 Stat. 1249), strike ``such terms have under the first section
of the Act of February 17, 1911 (45 U.S.C. 22)'' and substitute ``the
term `railroad carrier' has in section 20102 of title 49, United States
Code''.
(j) The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) is amended as follows:
(1) In section 101(26), strike ``the Pipeline Safety Act'' and
substitute ``section 60101(a) of title 49, United States Code''.
(2) In section 107(c)(1)(C), strike ``the Hazardous Liquid
Pipeline Safety Act of 1979'' and substitute ``section 60101(a) of
title 49, United States Code''.
(k) Section 241(2) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12161(2)) is amended by striking ``commuter service'' and
substituting ``commuter rail passenger transportation''.

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The following are repealed:
(1) Section 119 ``Sec. 404(f)'' of the Amtrak Reorganization Act
of 1979 (Public Law 96-73, 93 Stat. 547).
(2) Sections 1(a)(3) and (b), 2, and 4-6 of the Reorganization
Plan No. 2 of 1968 (effective June 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 1369, 1370).
(3) Sections 5005 and 6020 of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act (49 U.S.C. 301(notes)).
(4) Section 317 of the Department of Transportation and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 (49 U.S.C. 44502(note)).
(5) The Department of Transportation Act (Public Law 89-670, 80
Stat. 931).
(6) Sections 129 and 135 of the Airport and Airway Safety,
Capacity, Noise Improvement, and Intermodal Transportation Act of
1992 (Public Law 102-581, 106 Stat. 4886, 4888).
(7) Section 27 of the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982 (Public
Law 97-261, 96 Stat. 1126).
(8) Section 4007(a), (c), (d), and (e) of the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-240, 105
Stat. 2151, 2152).

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(1) The amendments made by sections 3 and 5(10)-(17), (19), (20),
(52), (53), (55), (61), (62), (65), (70), (77), (78), and (91)-(93) of
this Act shall take effect on July 5, 1994.
(2) The amendment made by section 5(82)(A) of this Act shall take
effect on October 31, 1994.

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(a) No Substantive Change.--This Act restates, without substantive
change, laws enacted before March 1, 1996, that were replaced by this
Act. This Act may not be construed as making a substantive change in
the laws replaced. Laws enacted after February 29, 1996, that are
inconsistent with this Act supersede this Act to the extent of the
inconsistency.
(b) References.--A reference to a law replaced by this Act, including
a reference in a regulation, order, or other law, is deemed to refer to
the corresponding provision enacted by this Act.
(c) Continuing Effect.--An order, rule, or regulation in effect under
a law replaced by this Act continues in effect under the corresponding
provision enacted by this Act until repealed, amended, or superseded.
(d) Actions and Offenses Under Prior Law.--An action taken or an
offense committed under a law replaced by this Act is deemed to have
been taken or committed under the corresponding provision enacted by
this Act.
(e) Inferences.--An inference of a legislative construction is not to
be drawn by reason of the location in the United States Code of a
provision enacted by this Act or by reason of a caption or catchline of
the provision.
(f) Severability.--If a provision enacted by this Act is held
invalid, all valid provisions that are severable from the invalid
provision remain in effect. If a provision enacted by this Act is held
invalid in any of its applications, the provision remains valid for all
valid applications that are severable from any of the invalid
applications.

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(a) Inferences of Repeal.--The repeal of a law by this Act may not be
construed as a legislative inference that the provision was or was not
in effect before its repeal.
(b) Repealer Schedule.--The law specified in the following schedule
is repealed, except for rights and duties that matured, penalties that
were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before the date of
enactment of this Act:
Schedule of Laws Repealed
Statutes at Large
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Statutes at Large               U.S. Code
Date                     Chapter or Public Law              Section            --------------------------------------------------------
Volume            Page            Title      Section
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1916
Sept. 3, 5                              436.....................  .............................      39  721, 722................    45           65, 66
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Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.

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To codify without substantive change laws related to transportation and to improve the United States Code.

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