On the recordSeptember 28, 2022
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3482) to establish the National Center for the Advancement of Aviation, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 3482 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``National Center for the Advancement of Aviation Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. FEDERAL CHARTER FOR THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF AVIATION. (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 120. National Center for the Advancement of Aviation ``(a) Federal Charter and Status.-- ``(1) In general.--The National Center for the Advancement of Aviation (in this section referred to as the `Center') is a federally chartered entity. The Center is a private independent entity, not a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government or a component thereof. Except as provided in subsection (f)(1), an officer or employee of the Center is not an officer or employee of the Federal Government. ``(2) Perpetual existence.--Except as otherwise provided, the Center shall have perpetual existence. ``(b) Governing Body.-- ``(1) In general.--The Board of Directors (in this section referred to as the `Board') is the governing body of the Center.…





