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10 U.S.C. § 9511 — Definitions
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In this chapter:
(1) The terms “aircraft”, “citizen of the United States”, “civil aircraft”, “person”, and “public aircraft” have the meanings given those terms by [section 40102(a) of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section40102/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The term “passenger-cargo combined aircraft” means a civil aircraft equipped so that its main deck can be used to carry both passengers and property (including mail) simultaneously.
(3) The term “cargo-capable aircraft” means a civil aircraft equipped so that all or substantially all of the aircraft’s capacity can be used for the carriage of property or mail.
(4) The term “passenger aircraft” means a civil aircraft equipped so that its main deck can be used for the carriage of individuals and cannot be used principally, without major modification, for the carriage of property or mail.
(5) The term “cargo-convertible aircraft” means a passenger aircraft equipped or designed so that all or substantially all of the main deck of the aircraft can be readily converted for the carriage of property or mail.
(6) The term “Civil Reserve Air Fleet” means those aircraft allocated, or identified for allocation, to the Department of Defense under section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ([50 U.S.C. 4511](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4511&num=0&edition=prelim)), or made available (or agreed to be made available) for use by the Department of Defense under a contract made under this title, as part of the program developed by the Department of Defense through which the Department of Defense augments its airlift capability by use of civil aircraft.
(7) The term “contractor” means a citizen of the United States (A) who owns or
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In this chapter:
(1) The terms “aircraft”, “citizen of the United States”, “civil aircraft”, “person”, and “public aircraft” have the meanings given those terms by [section 40102(a) of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section40102/a&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The term “passenger-cargo combined aircraft” means a civil aircraft equipped so that its main deck can be used to carry both passengers and property (including mail) simultaneously.
(3) The term “cargo-capable aircraft” means a civil aircraft equipped so that all or substantially all of the aircraft’s capacity can be used for the carriage of property or mail.
(4) The term “passenger aircraft” means a civil aircraft equipped so that its main deck can be used for the carriage of individuals and cannot be used principally, without major modification, for the carriage of property or mail.
(5) The term “cargo-convertible aircraft” means a passenger aircraft equipped or designed so that all or substantially all of the main deck of the aircraft can be readily converted for the carriage of property or mail.
(6) The term “Civil Reserve Air Fleet” means those aircraft allocated, or identified for allocation, to the Department of Defense under section 101 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ([50 U.S.C. 4511](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section4511&num=0&edition=prelim)), or made available (or agreed to be made available) for use by the Department of Defense under a contract made under this title, as part of the program developed by the Department of Defense through which the Department of Defense augments its airlift capability by use of civil aircraft.
(7) The term “contractor” means a citizen of the United States (A) who owns or controls, or who will own or control, a new or existing aircraft and who contracts with the Secretary under [section 9513 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9513&num=0&edition=prelim) to modify that aircraft by including or incorporating specified defense features in that aircraft and to commit that aircraft to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, (B) who subsequently obtains ownership or control of a civil aircraft covered by such a contract and assumes all existing obligations under that contract, or (C) who owns or controls, or will own or control, new or existing aircraft and who, by contract, commits some or all of such aircraft to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
(8) The term “existing aircraft” means a civil aircraft other than a new aircraft.
(9) The term “new aircraft” means a civil aircraft that a manufacturer has not begun to assemble before the aircraft is covered by a contract under [section 9513 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section9513&num=0&edition=prelim).
(10) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Defense.
(11) The term “defense feature” means equipment or design features included or incorporated in a civil aircraft which ensures the compatibility of such aircraft with the Department of Defense airlift system. Such term includes any equipment or design feature which enables such aircraft to be readily modified for use as an aeromedical aircraft or a cargo-convertible, cargo-capable, or passenger-cargo combined aircraft.
(12) The term “Civil Reserve Air Fleet program” means the program developed by the Department of Defense through which the Department of Defense augments its airlift capability by use of civil aircraft.
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**(a) General Definitions.—** In this part—
(1) “aeronautics” means the science and art of flight.
(2) “air carrier” means a citizen of the United States undertaking by any means, directly or indirectly, to provide air transportation.
(3) “air commerce” means foreign air commerce, interstate air commerce, the transportation of mail by aircraft, the operation of aircraft within the limits of a Federal airway, or the operation of aircraft that directly affects, or may endanger safety in, foreign or interstate air commerce.
(4) “air navigation facility” means a facility used, available for use, or designed for use, in aid of air navigation, including—
(A) a landing area;
(B) runway lighting and airport surface visual and other navigation aids;
(C) apparatus, equipment, software, or service for distributing aeronautical and meteorological information to air traffic control facilities or aircraft;
(D) communication, navigation, or surveillance equipment for air-to-ground or air-to-air applications;
(E) any structure, equipment, or mechanism for guiding or controlling flight in the air or the landing and takeoff of aircraft; and
(F) buildings, equipment, and systems dedicated to the national airspace system.
(5) “air transportation” means foreign air transportation, interstate air transportation, or the transportation of mail by aircraft.
(6) “aircraft” means any contrivance invented, used, or designed to navigate, or fly in, the air.
(7) “aircraft engine” means an engine used, or intended to be used, to propel an aircraft, including a part, appurtenance, and accessory of the engine, except a propeller.
(8) “airman” means an individual—
(A) in command, or as pilot, mechanic, or member of the crew, who navigates aircraft when under way;
(B) exce
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**(a)** The Secretary of the Navy and, by direction of the Secretary, the Chief of Naval Research and the chiefs of bureaus may, without advertising, make contracts or amendments or modifications of contracts for services and materials necessary to conduct research and to make or secure reports, tests, models, or apparatus. A contractor supplying such services or materials need not be required to furnish a bond.
**(b)** This section does not authorize the use of the cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost system of contracting.
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Surface Transportation Board is an independent establishment of the United States Government.
**(b) Membership.—**
(1) The Board shall consist of 5 members, to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than 3 members may be appointed from the same political party.
(2) At all times—
(A) at least 3 members of the Board shall be individuals with professional standing and demonstrated knowledge in the fields of transportation, transportation regulation, or economic regulation; and
(B) at least 2 members shall be individuals with professional or business experience (including agriculture) in the private sector.
(3) The term of each member of the Board shall be 5 years and shall begin when the term of the predecessor of that member ends. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of that individual was appointed, shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. When the term of office of a member ends, the member may continue to serve until a successor is appointed and qualified, but for a period not to exceed one year. The President may remove a member for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office.
(4) No individual may serve as a member of the Board for more than 2 terms. In the case of an individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which the predecessor of that individual was appointed, such individual may not be appointed for more than one additional term.
(5) A member of the Board may not have a pecuniary interest in, hold an official relation to, or own stock in or bonds of, a carrier providing transportation by any mode and may not engage in another busines
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**(a) Authority.—** The Secretary shall determine a fair and reasonable rate of payment for airlift services provided to the Department of Defense by air carriers who are participants in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet program.
**(b) Regulations.—** The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for purposes of subsection (a). The Secretary may exclude from the applicability of those regulations any airlift services contract made through the use of competitive procedures.
**(c) Commitment of Aircraft as a Business Factor.—** The Secretary may, in determining the quantity of business to be received under an airlift services contract for which the rate of payment is determined in accordance with subsection (a), use as a factor the relative amount of airlift capability committed by each air carrier to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
**(d) Inapplicable Provisions of Law.—** An airlift services contract for which the rate of payment is determined in accordance with subsection (a) shall not be subject to the provisions of chapter 271 of this title or to the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of [section 1502 of title 41](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section1502&num=0&edition=prelim).
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This chapter, divided into subchapters, may be cited as “the Defense Production Act of 1950”.
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**(a) Authority to Contract.—** Subject to the provisions of chapter 137 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, and to the extent that funds are otherwise available for obligation, the Secretary—
(1) may contract with any citizen of the United States for the inclusion or incorporation of defense features in any new or existing aircraft to be owned or controlled by that citizen; and
(2) may contract with United States aircraft manufacturers for the inclusion or incorporation of defense features in new aircraft to be operated by a United States air carrier.
**(b) Commitment to Civil Reserve Air Fleet.—** Each contract entered into under this section shall provide—
(1) that any aircraft covered by the contract shall be committed to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet;
(2) that, so long as the aircraft is owned or controlled by a contractor, the contractor shall operate the aircraft for the Department of Defense as needed during any activation of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, notwithstanding any other contract or commitment of that contractor; and
(3) that the contractor operating the aircraft for the Department of Defense shall be paid for that operation at fair and reasonable rates.
**(c) Terms and Required Repayment.—** Each contract entered into under subsection (a) shall include a provision that requires the contractor to repay to the United States a percentage (to be established in the contract) of any amount paid by the United States to the contractor under the contract with respect to any aircraft if—
(1) the aircraft is destroyed or becomes unusable, as defined in the contract;
(2) the defense features specified in the contract are rendered unusable or are removed from the aircraft;
(3) control over the aircraft is transferred to any person that is u
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TITLE 10—ARMED FORCES
§ 9511
chemical warfare supplies for experimental purposes by
the Secretary of the Air Force, prior to repeal by Pub.
L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 822(c)(2), Nov. 30, 1993, 107
Stat. 1707. See section 4023 of this title.
Prior section 9505, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat.
575, related to procurement of production equipment by
Secretary of the Air Force, prior to repeal by Pub. L.
103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 823(1), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat.
1707.
Prior section 9506, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat.
575, related to sale, loan, or gift of samples, drawings,
and information to contractors, prior to repeal by Pub.
L. 103–160, div. A, title VIII, § 822(b)(3), Nov. 30, 1993, 107
Stat. 1706.
Prior section 9507, act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat.
575, related to sale of ordnance and ordnance stores to
designers, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 103–160, div. A,
title VIII, § 822(b)(3), Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1706.
AMENDMENTS
2021—Pub. L. 117–81, div. A, title X, § 1083(c)(2), Dec.
27, 2021, 135 Stat. 1923, added items 9512 and 9513 and
struck out item 9511a ‘‘Civil Reserve Air Fleet con-
tracts: payment rate’’ and former item 9512 ‘‘Contracts
for the inclusion or incorporation of defense features’’.
2018—Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 806(d)(1), Aug.
13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1833, redesignated chapter 931 of this
title as this chapter.
2017—Pub. L. 115–91, div. A, title X, § 1081(a)(51), Dec.
12, 2017, 131 Stat. 1597, substituted ‘‘readiness’’ for
‘‘Readiness’’ in item 9517.
2015—Pub. L. 114–92, div. A, title X, § 1085(b)(2), Nov.
25, 2015, 129 Stat. 1005, added item 9517.
2014—Pub. L. 113–291, div. A, title X, §§ 1042(b), 1045(b),
Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3493, 3494, struck out item 9513
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TITLE 50—WAR AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
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or critical minerals and metals shall undertake to de-
crease further and to eliminate where possible the de-
pendency of the United States on overseas sources of
supply of each such material.
‘‘SEC. 3. In accordance with the declaration of policy
set forth in section 2 of this Act, the termination dates
of all purchase programs designed to stimulate the do-
mestic production of tungsten, manganese, chromite,
mica, asbestos, beryl, and columbium-tantalum-bear-
ing ores and concentrates and established by regula-
tions issued pursuant to the Defense Production Act of
1950, as amended [50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.], shall be ex-
tended an additional two years: Provided, That this sec-
tion is not intended and shall not be construed to limit
or restrict the regulatory agencies from extending the
termination dates of these programs beyond the two-
year extension periods provided by this section or from
increasing the quantity of materials that may be deliv-
ered and accepted under these programs as permitted
by existing statutory authority: Provided further, That
the extended termination date provided by this section
for the columbium-tantalum purchase program shall
not apply to the purchase of columbium-tantalum-
bearing ores and concentrates of foreign origin.
‘‘SEC. 4. In order that those persons who produce or
who plan to produce under purchase programs estab-
lished pursuant to Public Law 774 (Eighty-first Con-
gress) [50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.] and Public Law 96 (Eighty-
second Congress) [act July 31, 1951, ch. 275, 65 Stat. 131,
see Tables for classification] may be in position to plan
their investment and production with due regard to re-
quirements, the responsible agencies controlling such
purchase progra
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