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 PUBLIC LAW 108–11—APR. 16, 2003

117 STAT. 601

(b) Public Law 108–7 is amended in the first paragraph under the heading ‘‘Federal Highway Administration Limitation on Administrative Expenses’’ by striking ‘‘$269,700,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$299,745,000’’. SEC. 2707. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available under the heading ‘‘Federal Transit Administration Formula Grants’’ for fiscal year 2003 shall be available to finance the operating cost of equipment and facilities for use in public transportation in an urbanized area with a population of at least 200,000 as determined under the 2000 Federal decennial census of population for a portion of the area that was not designated as an urbanized area as determined under the 1990 Federal decennial census of population if that portion of the area received assistance under section 5311 of title 49, United States Code. SEC. 2708. Section 41743(c)(4) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: ‘‘in each year for which funds are appropriated for the program’’. SEC. 2709. Section 626 of title VI of division B of Public Law 108–7 is amended by striking ‘‘previously’’. SEC. 2710. None of the funds in this Act or any other Act may be obligated or expended to pay for transportation described in section 41106 of title 49, United States Code, to be performed by any air carrier that is not effectively controlled by citizens of the United States: Provided, That for purposes of implementing section 41106, an air carrier shall not be considered to be effectively controlled by citizens of the United States if the air carrier receives 50 percent or more of its operating revenue over the most recent 3-year period from a person not a citizen of the United States and such person, directly or indirectly, either owns a voting interest in the air carrier or is owned by an agency or instrumentality of a foreign state: Provided further, That this prohibition applies to transportation performed under any contract awarded or reawarded after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That when the Secretary of Defense decides that no air carrier holding a certificate under section 41102 is capable of providing, and willing to provide, such transportation, the Secretary of Defense may make a contract to provide the transportation with an air carrier not having a certificate: Provided further, That the Secretary of Transportation is directed to use an Administrative Law Judge in a formal proceeding to resolve docket number OST–2002–13089.

Ante, p. 392.

Ante, p. 106.

Applicability.

CHAPTER 8 SUBCOMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DEPARTMENTAL ADMINISTRATION GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES (INCLUDING

TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

For an additional amount for costs associated with processing claims of veterans who may have incurred injuries with service in the Persian Gulf War combat arena, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary may transfer

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