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have served with merit for not less than six months prior to the transfer, and (2) upon passing such suitable noncompetitive examinations as the Civil Service Commission may prescribe: And provided further, That no officer or employee taking such examination shall be discharged or reduced in grade or compensation pending the result thereof, except for cause in the manner provided by law.

Appropriations

(b) Such of the unexpended balances of appropriations available for use by the Secretary of Commerce in the exercise and performance of the powers and duties vested in and imposed upon him by the Air Commerce Act of 1926, as amended, and by the Secretary of Commerce and the Interstate Commerce Commission in the exercise and performance of the powers and duties vested in and imposed upon them by the Air Mail Act of 1934, approved June 12, 1934, as amended, as the President shall deem necessary and specify by Executive order, are transferred to the Authority upon such date or dates as the President shall specify by Executive order, and shall be available for use in connection with the exercise and performance of the powers and duties vested in and imposed upon the Authority, the Administrator, and the Air Safety Board by this Act.

AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES AND TRAVEL

General Authority

SEC. 204 [49 U. S. C., Sup. V, 424]. (a) The Authority is empowered to make such expenditures at the seat of government and elsewhere as may be necessary for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties vested in and imposed upon the Authority, the Administrator, and the Air Safety Board by law, and as from time to time may be appropriated for by Congress, including expenditures for (1) rent and personal services at the seat of government and elsewhere; (2) travel expenses; (3) office furniture, equipment and supplies, lawbooks, newspapers, periodicals, and books of reference (including the exchange thereof); (4) printing and binding; (5) membership in and cooperation with such organizations as are related to, or are part of, the civil-aeronautics industry or the art of aeronautics in the United States or in any foreign country; (6) attendance at meetings and conventions when in the public interest; (7) making investigations and conducting studies in matters pertaining to aeronautics; and (8) acquisition (including exchange), operation, and maintenance of passenger-carrying automobiles and aircraft, and such other property as is necessary in the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of the Authority, the Administrator, and the Air Safety Board: Provided, That no aircraft or motor vehicle, purchased under the provisions of this section, shall be used otherwise than for official business. The Authority may include, among expenditures for travel, reasonable expenditures for transportation between airports and centers of population whether or not such transportation is incidental to travel by aircraft.

Purchase of Aircraft

(b) The Authority, within the limits of appropriations made available by Congress, may purchase and exchange modern aircraft, completely equipped in such manner that such aircraft can be used in testing and checking every phase of flight operation; and may purchase and exchange for the use of the Administrator and the Air Safety Board modern aircraft similar to aircraft used or suitable for use in air transportation, completely equipped in such manner that they can be used in testing and checking every phase of flight operation encountered in air transportation. The Authority is authorized to obtain necessary space, facilities, and personnel for the storage, maintenance, operation, and navigation of such aircraft.

Travel

(c) Travel by personnel of the United States Government on commercial aircraft, domestic or foreign, including travel between airports and centers of population or posts of duty when incidental to travel on commercial aircraft, shall be allowed at public expense when authorized or approved by competent authority, and transportation requests for such travel may be issued upon such authorizations. Such expense shall be allowed without regard to comparative costs of transportation by aircraft with other modes of transportation.

GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE AUTHORITY

General Powers

SEC. 205 [49 U. S. C., Sup. V, 425]. (a) The Authority is empowered to perform such acts, to conduct such investigations, to issue and amend such orders, and to make and amend such general or special rules, regulations, and procedure, pursuant to and consistent with the provisions of this Act, as it shall deem necessary to carry out such provisions and to exercise and perform its powers and duties under this Act.

Cooperation With State Aeronautical Agencies

(b) The Authority is empowered to confer with or to hold joint hearings with any State aeronautical agency, or other State agency, in connection with any matter arising under this Act, and to avail itself of the cooperation, services, records, and facilities of such State agencies as fully as may be practicable in the administration and enforcement of this Act.

Exchange of Information

(c) The Authority is empowered to exchange with foreign governments, through appropriate agencies of the United States, information pertaining to aeronautics.

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Publications

(d) Except as may be otherwise provided in this Act, the Authority shall make a report in writing in all proceedings and investigations under this Act in which formal hearings have been held, and shall state in such report its conclusions together with its decision, order, or requirement in the premises. All such reports shall be entered of record and a copy thereof shall be furnished to all parties to the proceeding or investigation. The Authority shall provide for the publication of such reports, and all other reports, orders, decisions, rules, and regulations issued by it under this Act in such form and manner as may be best adapted for public information and use. Publications purporting to be published by the Authority shall be competent evidence of the orders, decisions, rules, regulations, and reports of the Authority therein contained in all courts of the United States, and of the several States, Territories, and possessions thereof, and the District of Columbia, without further proof or authentication thereof.

ANNUAL REPORT

SEC. 206 [49 U. S. C., Sup. V, 426]. The Authority shall make an annual report to the Congress, copies of which shall be distributed as are other reports transmitted to Congress. Such report shall contain in addition to a report of the work performed under this Act, such information and data collected by the Authority, the Administrator, and the Air Safety Board as may be considered of value in the determination of questions connected with the development and regulation of civil aeronautics, together with such recommendations as to additional legislation relating thereto as the Authority may deem necessary. The Authority may also transmit recommendations as to such additional legislation more frequently.

TITLE III-POWERS AND DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR

FOSTERING OF AIR COMMERCE

SEC. 301 [49 U. §. C., Sup. V, 451]. The Administrator is empowered and directed to encourage and foster the development of civil aeronautics and air commerce in the United States, and abroad, and to encourage the establishment of civil airways, landing areas, and other air navigation facilities. The Administrator and the Air Safety Board shall cooperate with the Authority in the administration and enforcement of this Act.

CIVIL AIRWAYS AND FACILITIES

General

SEC. 302 [49 U. S. C., Sup. V, 452]. (a) The Administrator is empowered to designate and establish civil airways and, within the limits of available appropriations made by the Congress, (1) to acquire, establish, operate, and maintain along such airways all necessary air navigation facilities; (2) to chart such airways and arrange

for the publication of maps of such airways, utilizing the facilities and assistance of existing agencies of the Government so far as practicable; (3) to acquire, establish, operate, and maintain, in whole or in part, air navigation facilities at and upon any municipally owned or other landing area approved for such installation, operation, or maintenance by the Administrator; and (4) to provide necessary facilities and personnel for the regulation and protection of air traffic moving in air commerce: Provided, That the Administrator shall not acquire any airport by purchase or condemnation. The Administrator is empowered to approve the establishment of such civil airways, not designated or established by the Administrator, as may be required in the interest of the public. No exclusive rights shall be granted for the use of any civil airway, landing area, or other air navigation facility.

Method of Establishment

(b) The Administrator shall insofar as practicable designate and establish civil airways with relation to visual, mechanical, electrical, radio, or other like aids along the ground for air navigation, and in such manner that not more than one airway shall embrace the same air space, except to the extent necessary for intersection of airways at landing areas or elsewhere, or except when such action is necessary in the interest of safety or efficient operation of aircraft, or when the operation of aircraft over one airway will not interfere with the operation of aircraft over another airway embracing the same air space: Provided, That nothing herein shall be construed to affect the promulgation or enforcement of any rules and regulations under this Act for the control of traffic.

Airport Survey

(c) The Authority shall, through the Administrator, make a field survey of the existing system of airports and shall present to the Congress not later than February 1, 1939, definite recommendations (1) as to whether the Federal Government should participate in the construction, improvement, development, operation, or maintenance of a national system of airports, and (2) if Federal participation is recommended, the extent to which, and the manner in which, the Federal Government shall so participate.

EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL FUNDS

SEC. 303 [49 U. S. C., Sup. V, 453]. No Federal funds, other than those expended under this Act, shall be expended, other than for military purposes (whether or not in cooperation with State or other local governmental agencies), for the acquisition, establishment, construction, alteration, repair, maintenance, or operation of any landing area, or for the acquisition, establishment, construction, maintenance, or operation of air navigation facilities thereon, except upon written recommendation and certification by the Administrator, made after consultation with the Authority, that such landing area, or facility is reasonably necessary for use in air commerce or in the interests of

national defense. Any interested person may apply to the Administrator, under regulations prescribed by him, for such recommendation and certification with respect to any landing area or air navigation facility proposed to be established, constructed, altered, repaired, maintained, or operated by, or in the interests of, such person. There shall be no exclusive right for the use of any landing area or air navigation facility upon which Federal funds have been expended.

METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE

SEC. 304 [49 U. S. C., Sup. V, 454]. The Administrator is empowered and directed to make recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture for providing meteorological service necessary for the safe and efficient movement of aircraft in air commerce.

DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES

SEC. 305 [49 U. S. C., Sup. V, 455]. The Administrator is empowered to undertake or supervise such developmental work and service testing as tends to the creation of improved air navigation facilities, aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, and appliances. For such purpose, the Administrator is empowered, subject to the approval of the Authority, to make purchases (including exchange) by negotiation or otherwise of experimental aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers, appliances, air navigation facilities, and radio apparatus, which seem to offer special advantages to aeronautics.

COLLECTION AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION

SEC. 306 [49 U. S. C., Sup. V, 456]. The Administrator is empowered and directed to collect and disseminate information relative to civil aeronautics (other than information collected and disseminated by the Authority under titles IV and VI of this Act and by the Air Safety Board); to study the possibilities of the development of air commerce and the aeronautical industry; and to exchange with foreign governments, through appropriate governmental channels, information pertaining to civil aeronautics.

DEVELOPMENT PLANNING

SEC. 307 [49 U. S. C., Sup. V, 457]. The Administrator is empowered and directed to make plans for such orderly development and location of landing areas, airways, and all other aids and facilities for air navigation, as will best meet the needs of, and serve the interest of safety in, civil aeronautics.

OTHER DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATOR

SEC. 308 [49 U. S. C., Sup. V, 458]. The Administrator shall exercise and perform the powers and duties vested in and imposed upon him by this Act, and such powers and duties vested in and imposed upon the Authority by this Act (except the powers under sections 202, 203, 204, and 206, and the powers and duties under titles IV and

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