REORGANIZATION OF THE AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE.

SEC. 202. REORGANIZATION OF THE AIR TRAFFIC SERVICES SUBCOMMITTEE. Section 106(p) is amended—(1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:“(3) Qualifications.—No officer or employee of the United States Government may be appointed to the Council under paragraph (2)(C) or to the Air Traffic Services Committee.”;(2) in paragraph (4)(C) by inserting “or Air Traffic Services Committee” after “Council” each place it appears;(3) in paragraph (5) by inserting “, the Air Traffic Services Committee,” after “Council”;(4) in paragraph (6)(C)—(A) by striking “subcommittee” in the subparagraph heading and inserting “committee”;(B) by striking “member” and inserting “members”;(C) by striking “under paragraph (2)(E)” the first place it appears and inserting “to the Air Traffic Services Committee”; and(D) by striking “of the members first” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “the first members of the Committee shall be the members of the Air Traffic Services Subcommittee of the Council on the day before the date of enactment of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act who shall serve in an advisory capacity until such time as the President appoints the members of the Committee under paragraph (7).”;(5) in paragraph (6)(D) by striking “under paragraph (2)(E)” and inserting “to the Committee”;(6) in paragraph (6)(E) by inserting “or Committee” after “Council”;(7) in paragraph (6)(F) by inserting “of the Council or Committee” after “member”;(8) in the second sentence of subparagraph (6)(G)—(A) by striking “Council” and inserting “Committee”; and(B) by striking “appointed under paragraph (2)(E)”;(9) in paragraph (6)(H)—(A) by striking “subcommittee” in the subparagraph heading and inserting “committee”;(B) by striking “under paragraph (2)(E)” in clause (i) and inserting “to the Committee”; and(C) by striking “Air Traffic Services Subcommittee” and inserting “Committee”;(10) in paragraph (6)(I)(i)—(A) by striking “appointed under paragraph (2)(E) is” and inserting “is serving as”; and117 STAT. 2524(B) by striking “Subcommittee” and inserting “Committee”;(11) in paragraph (6)(I)(ii)—(A) by striking “appointed under paragraph (2)(E)” and inserting “who is a member of the Committee”; and(B) by striking “Subcommittee” and inserting “Committee”;(12) in paragraph (6)(K) by inserting “or Committee” after “Council”;(13) in paragraph (6)(L) by inserting “or Committee” after “Council” each place it appears; and(14) in paragraph (7)—(A) by striking “subcommittee” in the paragraph heading and inserting “committee”;(B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:“(A) Establishment.—The Administrator shall establish a committee that is independent of the Council by converting the Air Traffic Services Subcommittee of the Council, as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, into such committee. The committee shall be known as the Air Traffic Services Committee (in this subsection referred to as the ‘Committee’).”;(C) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (F) as subparagraphs (D) through (H), respectively;(D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:“(B) Membership and qualifications.—Subject to paragraph (6)(C), the Committee shall consist of five members, one of whom shall be the Administrator and shall serve as chairperson. The remaining members shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate and—“(i) shall have a fiduciary responsibility to represent the public interest;“(ii) shall be citizens of the United States; and“(iii) shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation and solely on the basis of their professional experience and expertise in one or more of the following areas and, in the aggregate, should collectively bring to bear expertise in all of the following areas:“(I) Management of large service organizations.“(II) Customer service.“(III) Management of large procurements.“(IV) Information and communications technology.“(V) Organizational development.“(VI) Labor relations.“(C) Prohibitions on members of committee.—No member of the Committee may—“(i) have a pecuniary interest in, or own stock in or bonds of, an aviation or aeronautical enterprise, except an interest in a diversified mutual fund or an interest that is exempt from the application of section 208 of title 18;117 STAT. 2525“(ii) engage in another business related to aviation or aeronautics; or“(iii) be a member of any organization that engages, as a substantial part of its activities, in activities to influence aviation-related legislation.”;(E) by striking “Subcommittee” each place it appears in subparagraphs (D) and (E) (as redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph) and inserting “Committee”;(F) by striking “approve” in subparagraph (E)(v)(I) (as so redesignated) and inserting “make recommendations on”;(G) by striking “request” in subparagraph (E)(v)(II) (as so redesignated) and inserting “recommendations”;(H) by striking “ensure that the budget request supports” in subparagraph (E)(v)(III) (as so redesignated) and inserting “base such budget recommendations on”;(I) by striking “The Secretary shall submit” in subparagraph (E) (as so redesignated) and all that follows through the period at the end of such subparagraph (E); (J) by striking subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following:“(F) Committee personnel matters and expenses.—“(i) Personnel matters.—The Committee may appoint and terminate for purposes of employment by the Committee any personnel that may be necessary to enable the Committee to perform its duties, and may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 40122.“(ii) Travel expenses.—Each member of the Committee shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.”;(K) in subparagraph (G) (as so redesignated)—(i) by striking clause (i);(ii) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; and(iii) by striking “Subcommittee” each place it appears in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) (as so redesignated) and inserting “Committee”; (L) in subparagraph (H) (as so redesignated)—(i) by striking “Subcommittee” each place it appears and inserting “Committee”;(ii) by striking “Administrator, the Council” each place it appears in clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting “Secretary”; and(iii) in clause (ii) by striking “(B)(i)” and inserting “(D)(i)”; and(M) by adding at the end the following:“(I) Authorization.—There are authorized to be appropriated to the Committee such sums as may be necessary for the Committee to carry out its activities.”.