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 PUBLIC LAW 103-305—AUG. 23, 1994 108 STAT. 1605 (11) the subject of religious harassment also raises issues about human interaction that are to some extent unique in comparison to other harassment. (b) It is the sense of the Senate that, for purposes of issuing final regulations under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in connection with the proposed guidelines published by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 51266)— (1) the category of religion should be withdrawn from the proposed guidelines at this time; (2) any new guidelines for the determination of religious harassment should be drafted so as to make explicitly clear that symbols or expressions of religious belief consistent with the first amendment and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 are not to be restricted and do not constitute proof of harassment; (3) the Commission should hold public hearings on such new proposed guidelines; and (4) the Commission should receive additional public comment before issuing similar new regulations. TITLE VI—INTRASTATE TRANSPORTATION OF PROPERTY SEC. 601. PREEMPTION OF INTRASTATE TRANSPORTATION OF PROP- ERTY. (a) FINDINGS.— Congress finds and declares that^- 49 USC 11501 (1) the regulation of intrastate transportation of property ^°*^- by the States has— (A) imposed an unreasonable burden on interstate commerce; (B) impeded the free flow of trade, traffic, and transportation of interstate commerce; and (C) placed an unreasonable cost on the American consumers; and (2) certain aspects of the State regulatory process should be preempted. (b) TRANSPORTATION BY AIR CARRIER OR CARRIER AFFILIATED WITH A DIRECT AIR CARRIER.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 41713(b) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(4) TRANSPORTATION BY AIR CARRIER OR CARRIER AFFILI- ATED WITH A DIRECT AIR CARRIER.— "(A) GENERAL RULE. —Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a State, political subdivision of a State, or political authority of 2 or more States may not enact or enforce a law, regulation, or other provision having the force and effect of law related to a price, route, or service of an air carrier or carrier affiliated with a direct air carrier through common controlling ownership when such carrier is transporting property by aircraft or by motor vehicle (whether or not such property has had or will have a prior or subsequent air movement). " (B) MATTERS NOT COVERED.— Subparagraph (A)— "(i) shall not restrict the safety regulatory authority of a State with respect to motor vehicles, the author-

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