[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 164 (Wednesday, November 12, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S14858]
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 VISION 100--CENTURY OF AVIATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT--CONFERENCE REPORT

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 
2115, the Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2115), to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize 
     programs for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for 
     other purposes, having met, have agreed to recommend and do 
     recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment and the Senate agree to the same, signed by a 
     majority of the conferees on the part of both Houses.

  (The text of the Conference Report is printed in the proceedings of 
the House in the Record of October 29, 2003.)


                             Cloture Motion

  Mr. FRIST. To my understanding, we are unable to reach a time 
agreement on this conference report. I now send a cloture motion to the 
desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cloture motion having been presented under 
rule XXII, the Chair directs the clerk to report the motion to invoke 
cloture on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2115, the Vision 
100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

                             Cloture Motion

       We the undersigned Senators, in accordance with the 
     provisions of rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, 
     do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the conference 
     report to accompany H.R. 2115, the Flight 100--Century of 
     Aviation Reauthorization Act.
         Bill Frist, John McCain, Conrad Burns, Ben Nighthorse 
           Campbell, A. Wayne Allard, Jeff Sessions, M. Crapo, 
           Larry E. Craig, Kay Bailey Hutchison, John E. Sununu, 
           George Allen, Saxby Chambliss, Rick Santorum, Norm 
           Coleman, Craig Thomas, Pat Roberts, Trent Lott.

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The minority leader.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, if I could just intercede for a moment, I 
have been discussing this matter with the distinguished majority 
leader. It is regrettable that, at least at this point, we have not 
reached a time agreement on the FAA conference report. A lot of work 
has gone into the bill on both sides. A lot of negotiation has gone 
into the conference agreement itself.
  Because there is no public assurance on the part of the 
administration that they are not prepared to at least examine the 
impact of privatization, we are unable to reach agreement with regard 
to the time on the FAA conference report at this time. I am still 
hopeful that perhaps before the time we reach the cloture vote, the 
scheduled time for the cloture vote on Monday, the administration will 
at least give additional thought to a proposal that has been made now 
on both sides of the aisle that they simply join with us in examining 
more carefully the implications of privatization prior to the time it 
is decided.
  A 1-year moratorium, an examination of the ramifications of 
privatization is what we are seeking. With that assurance I think we 
could get a vote of 100 to 0, perhaps, on this bill. I am very hopeful 
that is still within the realm of possibility. If it were not for that, 
I think we would have agreement this afternoon. So I only note that, 
given the fact that we still have time before next Monday to come to 
some agreement with regard to how to proceed on privatization.
  I thank the majority leader for his intervention. I will await 
further word. I yield the floor.
  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, the Democratic leader and I were just 
talking about that prior to my taking the floor. I will discuss this 
with the appropriate people, as well as Senator Lott, who has worked 
very hard on the conference report.
  Mr. DASCHLE. I thank the majority leader.
  Mr. FRIST. I now ask, notwithstanding rule XXII, this vote occur at 
5:30 on Monday, and that the time from 4:30 to 5:30 be equally divided 
between the two leaders or their designees for debate prior to the 
vote. Finally, I ask the quorum under rule XXII be waived.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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