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Carolina’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘North Carolina, and for developing a high-capacity computer facility to serve that region’’. CHAPTER 7 SUBCOMMITTEE

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GENERAL PROVISIONS, THIS CHAPTER Ante, p. 415.

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SEC. 2701. Section 336 of division I of Public Law 108–7 is amended by striking ‘‘Transportation Management’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘Urbanized’’. SEC. 2702. Section 321 of division I of Public Law 108–7 is amended by— (1) inserting ‘‘or underneath’’ in subsection (q)(2) before ‘‘the Class B airspace’’; (2) striking ‘‘has sufficient capacity and’’ in subsection (q)(3) after ‘‘Title 49’’; and (3) inserting ‘‘passenger’’ in subsection (q)(3) before ‘‘delays’’. SEC. 2703. Amounts made available to carry out sections 1212(k) and 5117(b)(6) of 112 Stat. 107 et seq. shall be used to carry out item number 1278 of the table contained in section 1602 of such Act (112 Stat. 263). SEC. 2704. It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the asset acquisition of Trans World Airlines by American Airlines was a positive action that should be commended; (2) although the acquisition was a positive action, the combination of the two airlines has resulted in a difficult seniority integration for the majority of the employee groups involved; (3) airline layoffs from American Airlines should be conducted in a manner that maintains the maximum level of fairness and equitable treatment for all parties involved; and (4) American Airlines should encourage its employee groups to integrate all employees in a manner that is fair and equitable for all parties involved. SEC. 2705. No provision of this Act may be construed as altering or amending the force or effect of any of the following provisions of law as currently applied: (1) Sections 2631 and 2631a of title 10, United States Code. (2) Sections 901(b) and 901b of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1241(b), 1241f). (3) Public Resolution Numbered 17, Seventy-third Congress (48 Stat. 500). (4) Any other similar provision of law requiring the use of privately owned United States flag commercial vessels for certain transportation purposes of the United States. SEC. 2706. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, projects and activities designated on pages 1267 through 1278 of the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference for Public Law 108–7 shall be eligible for fiscal year 2003 funds made available from the program for which each project or activity is so designated and projects and activities on pages 1305 through 1307 shall be awarded those grants upon receipt of an application.

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