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113 STAT. 982 PUBLIC LAW 106-68—OCT. 6, 1999 (B) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) and inserting after subsection (a) the following: "(b) INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.—The Commission may— "(1) advise the United States with regard to gaining support for and facilitating international recognition of the importance of aviation history in general and the centennial of powered flight in particular; and "(2) attend international meetings regarding such activities as advisors to official United States representatives or to gain or provide information for or about the activities of the Commission."; and (C) by adding at the end the following: "(d) ADDITIONAL DUTIES.—The Commission may— "(1)(A) assemble, write, and edit a calendar of events in the United States (and significant events in the world) dealing with the commemoration of the centennial of flight or the history of aviation; "(B) actively solicit event information; and "(C) disseminate the calendar by printing and distributing hard and electronic copies and making the calendar available on a web page on the Internet; "(2) maintain a web page on the Internet for the public that includes activities related to the centennial of fli^t celebration and the history of aviation; "(3) write and produce press releases about the centennial of flight celebration and the history of aviation; "(4) solicit and respond to media inquiries and conduct media interviews on the centennial of flight celebration and the history of aviation; "(5) initiate contact with individuals and organizations that have an interest in aviation to encourage such individuals and organizations to conduct their own activities in celebration of the centennial of flight; "(6) provide advice and recommendations, through the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (or any employee of such an agency head under the direction of that agency head), to individuals and organizations that wish to conduct their own activities in celebration of the centennial of flight, and maintain files of information and lists of experts on related subjects that can be disseminated on request; "(7) sponsor meetings of Federal agencies. State and local governments, and private individuals and organizations for the purpose of coordinating their activities in celebration of the centennial of flight; and "(8) encourage organizations to publish works related to the history of aviation."; 36 USC 143 note. (3) in section 6(a)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking the first sentence; and (ii) in the second sentence— (I) by striking "the Federal" and inserting "a Federal"; and (II) by striking "the information" and inserting "information"; and