Sec. 411. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE

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## SEC. 411 NATIONAL COMMISSION ON SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE ###

(a)Establishment There is established a commission to be known as the “National Commission on Small Community Air Service” (in this section referred to as the “Commission”). ###

(b)Membership ####

(1)Composition The Commission shall be composed of nine members of whom— #####

(A)three members shall be appointed by the Secretary; #####

(B)two members shall be appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; #####

(C)one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; #####

(D)two members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and #####

(E)one member shall be appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives. ####

(2)Qualifications Of the members appointed by the Secretary under paragraph (1)(A)— #####

(A)one member shall be a representative of a regional airline; #####

(B)one member shall be a representative of a small hub airport or nonhub airport (as such terms are defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code); and #####

(C)one member shall be a representative of a State aviation agency. ####

(3)Terms Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. ####

(4)Vacancies A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. ####

(5)Travel expenses Members shall serve without pay but shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. ###

(c)Chairperson The Secretary shall designate, from among the individuals appointed under subsection (b)(1), an individual to serve as chairperson of the Commission. ###

(d)Duties ####

(1)Study The Commission shall undertake a study of— #####

(A)the challenges faced by small communities in the United States with respect to retaining and enhancing their scheduled commercial air service; and #####

(B)whether the existing Federal programs charged with helping small communities are adequate for them to retain and enhance their existing air service. ####

(2)Essential air service communities In conducting the study, the Commission shall pay particular attention to the state of scheduled commercial air service in communities currently served by the essential air service program. ###

(e)Recommendations Based on the results of the study under subsection (d), the Commission shall make such recommendations as it considers necessary to— ####

(1)improve the state of scheduled commercial air service at small communities in the United States, especially communities described in subsection (d)(2); and ####

(2)improve the ability of small communities to retain and enhance their existing air service. ###

(f)Report Not later than 6 months after the date on which initial appointments of members to the Commission are completed, the Commission shall transmit to the President and Congress a report on the activities of the Commission, including recommendations made by the Commission under subsection (e). ###

(g)Commission Panels The chairperson of the Commission shall establish such panels consisting of members of the Commission as the chairperson determines appropriate to carry out the functions of the Commission. ###

(h)Commission Personnel Matters ####

(1)Staff The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel as it considers appropriate. ####

(2)Staff of federal agencies Upon request of the chairperson of the Commission, the head of any department or agency of the United States may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this section. ####

(3)Other staff and support Upon the request of the Commission, or a panel of the Commission, the Secretary shall provide the Commission or panel with professional and administrative staff and other support, on a reimbursable basis, to assist the Commission or panel in carrying out its responsibilities. ###

(i)Obtaining Official Data The Commission may secure directly from any department or agency of the United States information (other than information required by any statute of the United States to be kept confidential by such department or agency) necessary for the Commission to carry out its duties under this section. Upon request of the chairperson of the Commission, the head of that department or agency shall furnish such nonconfidential information to the Commission. ###

(j)Termination The Commission shall terminate on the 30th day following the date of transmittal of the report under subsection (f). ###

(k)Applicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission. ###

(l)Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $250,000 to be used to fund the Commission. * * * * * * * # TITLE V AVIATION SAFETY * * * * * * *