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[CITE: 49USC40104]

 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                     SUBTITLE VII--AVIATION PROGRAMS
 
                     PART A--AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY
 
                           subpart i--general
 
                     CHAPTER 401--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 40104. Promotion of civil aeronautics and safety of air 
        commerce
        
    (a) Developing Civil Aeronautics and Safety of Air Commerce.--The 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall encourage the 
development of civil aeronautics and safety of air commerce in and 
outside the United States. In carrying out this subsection, the 
Administrator shall take action that the Administrator considers 
necessary to establish, within available resources, a program to 
distribute civil aviation information in each region served by the 
Administration. The program shall provide, on request, informational 
material and expertise on civil aviation to State and local school 
administrators, college and university officials, and officers of other 
interested organizations.
    (b) Developing and Constructing Civil Supersonic Aircraft.--The 
Secretary of Transportation may develop and construct a civil supersonic 
aircraft.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1102; Pub. L. 103-
429, Sec. 6(47), Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4384; Pub. L. 104-264, title 
IV, Sec. 401(b)(1), Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3255.)

                                          Historical and Revision Notes
                                                 Pub. L. 103-272
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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40104.................................  49 App.:1346.                    Aug. 2
3, 1958, Pub. L. 85-726, Sec.
                                                                          305, 
72 Stat. 749.
                                        49 App.:1346a.                   July 1
2, 1976, Pub. L. 94-353, Sec.
                                                                          21, 9
0 Stat. 884.
                                        49 App.:1655(c)(1).              Oct. 1
5, 1966, Pub. L. 89-670, Sec.
                                                                          6(c)(
1), 80 Stat. 938; Jan. 12, 1983,
                                                                          Pub. 
L. 97-449, Sec.  7(b), 96 Stat.
                                                                          2444.
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    The words ``and foster'' in 49 App.:1346 are omitted as surplus. The 
words ``In carrying out this section'' are substituted for ``In 
furtherance of his mandate to promote civil aviation'' in 49 App.:1346a 
because of the restatement. The word ``Administrator'' is substituted 
for ``Secretary of Transportation acting through the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration'' for consistency with the source 
provisions restated in this section. The words ``be designed so as to'', 
``various aspects of'', and ``civil and'' are omitted as surplus.


                   Pub. L. 103-429, Sec. 6(47)(A), (B)

    This makes conforming amendments to 49:40104, as enacted by section 
1 of the Act of July 5, 1994 (Public Law 103-272, 108 Stat. 1102), 
because of the restatement of 49 App.:1655(c)(1) (words after last 
comma) as 49:40104(b) by section 6(47)(C) of the bill.

                                         Pub. L. 103-429, Sec.  6(47)(C)
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           Revised  Section                    Source (U.S. Code)              
 Source (Statutes at Large)
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40104(b)..............................  49 App.:1655(c)(1) (words after  Oct. 1
5, 1966, Pub. L. 89-670, Sec.
                                         last comma).                     6(c)(
1) (words after last comma), 80
                                                                          Stat.
 938; Jan. 12, 1983, Pub. L. 97-
                                                                          449, 
Sec.  7(b), 96 Stat. 2444.
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                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-264, Sec. 401(b)(1)(A), inserted ``safety of'' 
before ``air commerce'' in section catchline.
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-264, Sec. 401(b)(1)(B), (C), inserted 
``Safety of'' before ``Air Commerce'' in heading and ``safety of'' 
before ``air commerce'' in text.
    1994--Pub. L. 103-429 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), 
inserted heading, substituted ``carrying out this subsection'' for 
``carrying out this section'', and added subsec. (b).


                    Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

    Except as otherwise specifically provided, amendment by Pub. L. 104-
264 applicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1996, and 
not to be construed as affecting funds made available for a fiscal year 
ending before Oct. 1, 1996, see section 3 of Pub. L. 104-264, set out as 
a note under section 106 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-429 effective July 5, 1994, see section 9 
of Pub. L. 103-429, set out as a note under section 321 of this title.
