49 U.S.C. § 41718
EDITORIAL NOTES
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe date of enactment of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, referred to in subsec. (g)(1), (3), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 112-95 which was approved Feb. 14, 2012.
AMENDMENTS2012-Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 112-95, §414(b), amended par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The exemptions granted under subsections (a) and (b) may not be for operations between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. and may not increase the number of operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in any 1-hour period during the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 9:59 p.m. by more than 3 operations." Subsecs. (g), (h). Pub. L. 112-95, §414(a), added subsecs. (g) and (h). 2003-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 108-176, §425(a), substituted "24 exemptions" for "12 exemptions" in introductory provisions.Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 108-176, §425(b), in introductory provisions, substituted "20 exemptions" for "12 exemptions" and struck out "that were designated as medium hub or smaller airports" before "within the perimeter established".Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 108-176, §425(c)(1), substituted "3 operations" for "two operations". Subsec. (c)(3)(A). Pub. L. 108-176, §425(c)(2)(A), substituted "without regard to the criteria contained in subsection (b)(1), six" for "four" and struck out "and" at end. Subsec. (c)(3)(B). Pub. L. 108-176, §425(c)(2)(B), substituted "ten" for "eight" and "; and" for period at end. Subsec. (c)(3)(C). Pub. L. 108-176, §425(c)(2)(C), added subpar. (C). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 108-176, §425(d), amended heading and text of subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "(1) DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION.-All requests for exemptions under this section must be submitted to the Secretary not later than the 30th day following the date of the enactment of this subsection. "(2) DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS.-All comments with respect to any request for an exemption under this section must be submitted to the Secretary not later than the 45th day following the date of the enactment of this subsection. "(3) DEADLINE FOR FINAL DECISION.-Not later than the 90th day following the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make a decision regarding whether to approve or deny any request that is submitted to the Secretary in accordance with paragraph (1)." Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 108-176, §426(a), added subsec. (f).
STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2003 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 108-176 applicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 2003, except as otherwise specifically provided, see section 3 of Pub. L. 108-176 set out as a note under section 106 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATESection applicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1999, see section 3 of Pub. L. 106-181 set out as an Effective Date of 2000 Amendments note under section 106 of this title.
REGULATIONS Pub. L. 108-176, title IV, §426(b), Dec. 12, 2003, 117 Stat. 2556, provided that: "The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall revise regulations to take into account the amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section]."
GENERAL AVIATION FLIGHTS AT RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT Pub. L. 108-176, title VIII, §823, Dec. 12, 2003, 117 Stat. 2595, provided that:"(a) SECURITY PLAN.-The Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop and implement a security plan to permit general aviation aircraft to land and take off at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport."(b) LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS.-The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall allow general aviation aircraft that comply with the requirements of the security plan to land and take off at the Airport except during any period that the President suspends the plan developed under subsection (a) due to national security concerns."(c) REPORT.-If the President suspends the security plan developed under subsection (a), the President shall submit to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure a report on the reasons for the suspension not later than 30 days following the first day of the suspension. The report may be submitted in classified form."