An Act to continue the Civil Aeronautics Board as an agency of the United States, to create a Federal Aviation Agency, to provide for the regulation and promotion of civil aviation in such manner as to best foster its development and safety, and to provide for the safe and efficient use of the airspace by both civil and military aircraft, and for other purposes.
Enacted by
the 85th United States Congress
Effective
August 23, 1958
Citations
Public law
85-726
Statutes at Large
72 Stat. 731
Codification
Titles amended
49 U.S.C.: Transportation
U.S.C. sections created
49 U.S.C. ch. 1
Legislative history
Introduced in the Senate as S. 3880 by Warren Magnuson (D–WA) on July 9, 1958
Committee consideration by Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Passed the Senate on July 14, 1958 (Passed)
Passed the House on August 4, 1958 (Passed)
Reported by the joint conference committee on August 5, 1958; agreed to by the Senate on August 11, 1958 (Agreed) and by the House on August 13, 1958 (Agreed)
Signed into law by President Dwight Eisenhower on August 23, 1958
Major amendments
Fly America Act
The modern logo of the Federal Aviation Administration.
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