[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 54 (Monday, April 11, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1860]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3570. Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mr. Flake) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3464 submitted by Mr. 
Thune (for himself and Mr. Nelson) to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing 
limitations, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 5032. REPORT ON EFFECTS ON AIRPORTS OF COLLEGIATE 
                   AVIATION FLIGHT TRAINING OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration shall submit to Congress a report 
     assessing the importance of collegiate aviation flight 
     training operations and the effect of such operations on the 
     economy and infrastructure of airports in the National Plan 
     of Integrated Airport Systems.
       (b) Elements.--In the report required by subsection (a), 
     the Administrator shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the total capacity of collegiate 
     aviation flight training programs in the United States to 
     meet the needs of the United States to train commercial 
     pilots.
       (2) An assessment of the footprint of collegiate aviation 
     flight training operations at the airports in the United 
     States.
       (3) An assessment of whether infrastructure beyond that 
     necessary for operations of commercial air carriers is needed 
     at airports at which collegiate aviation flight training 
     operations are conducted.
       (4) If such infrastructure is needed, an estimate of the 
     cost of such infrastructure.
       (5) An identification of funding sources, available before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act or that may become 
     available after such date of enactment, that may be used to 
     construct such infrastructure.
       (6) Recommendations for improving technical and financial 
     assistance to airports to construct such infrastructure.
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