ELIMINATION OF DUAL MANDATE.

SEC. 401. ELIMINATION OF DUAL MANDATE. (a) Safety Considerations in Public Interest.— (1) Safety as highest priority.— Section 40101(d) is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively; and (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated, the following: “(1) assigning, maintaining, and enhancing safety and security as the highest priorities in air commerce.”. (2) Elimination of promotion.— Section 40101(d) is further amended— (A) in paragraph (2), as redesignated by paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, by striking “its development and”; and (B) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— (i) by striking “promoting, encouraging,” and inserting “encouraging”; and (ii) by inserting before the period at the end “, including new aviation technology”. (b) FAA Safety Mission.— (1) In general.— Section 40104 is amended— (A) by inserting “safety of” before “air commerce” in the section heading; (B) by inserting “Safety of” before “Air Commerce” in the heading of subsection (a); and (C) by inserting “safety of” before “air commerce” in subsection (a). (2) Clerical amendment.— The table of sections for chapter 401 is amended by striking the item relating to section 40104 and inserting the following: “40104. Promotion of civil aeronautics and safety of air commerce.”.