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 PUBLIC LAW 105-277—OCT. 21, 1998 112 STAT. 2681-590 "(h) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—The authority granted to the Secretary under this section shall not in any way limit the authority of the Attorney General to enforce the antitrust laws as defined in the first section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12).". (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for subchapter I of chapter 417 is amended by adding at the end the following: "41716. Joint venture agreements.". (g) COMPETITIVE PRACTICES IN THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY. — (1) NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL.— (a) STUDY.— The National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences shall complete a comprehensive update of the 1991 study of airline deregulation prepared by the Transportation Research Board of the Council. The update shall include updated versions of the chapters contained in the study pertaining to competitive issues in the airline industry as well as recommendations for changes in the statutory framework under which the airline industry operates. (b) REPORT BY NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the National Research Council shall transmit to Congress and the Secretary of Transportation a report containing the results of the study conducted under paragraph (a). (c) REPORT BY THE SECRETARY. —Not later than 2 months after the date on which the Secretary receives the report of the National Research Council under paragraph (b), the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report containing the response of the Secretary to the findings and recommendations of the National Research Council. (2) REPORT TO CONGRESS. —The Secretary shall conduct a study and transmit to Congress a report that includes— (a) a description of any complaints received by the Secretary concerning acts of unfair competition or predatory pricing in the airline industry (including the number of such complaints) and of specific examples of such acts; (b) a description of the options of the Secretary for addressing any acts of unfair competition or predatory pricing identified under paragraph (a); (c) an analysis of the guidelines proposed in Docket OST-98-3713, including information documenting and quantifying the impact of the guidelines on the items listed in subsection (3)(c); and (d) a description of the manner in which the Secretary plans to coordinate the handling of predatory pricing and unfair competition complaints against air carriers filed with the Secretary and similar complaints filed with the Attorney General, including methods to ensure efficient use of limited government resources and to ensure that all pgirties avoid duplicate requests by government agencies for information unless each of the agencies needs the information to carry out its statutory responsibilities. (3) GUIDELINES.—

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