[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 113 (Monday, June 30, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4145-S4146]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2845. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill 
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. 
Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the end of section 40007, insert the following:

     SEC. 40007A. USE OF REVENUES FROM LEASE PAYMENTS FROM 
                   METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS FOR AVIATION 
                   SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND OTHER PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--Section 49104(b) of title 49, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 40007, is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Funding for aviation safety improvements.--
       ``(A) In general.--In order to carry out the purposes 
     described in subparagraph (B), in addition to amounts 
     otherwise made available, there is appropriated to the 
     Secretary of Transportation, out of any money in the Treasury 
     not otherwise appropriated for fiscal year 2025, $63,000,000, 
     to remain available until September 30, 2029.
       ``(B) Purposes described.--The purposes described in this 
     subparagraph are the following:
       ``(i) To implement preliminary and final recommendations on 
     any safety measures directed by the National Transportation 
     Safety Board and the Secretary relating to the tragic mid-air 
     collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and United 
     States Army Aviation Brigade Priority Air Transport 25 on 
     January 29, 2025.
       ``(ii) To establish a permanent memorial for victims of 
     such tragic mid-air collision and to provide for maintenance 
     of such memorial.
       ``(iii) Subject to subparagraph (C), to undertake projects 
     directly related to the safety and security of airports under 
     the jurisdiction of the Airports Authority.
       ``(C) Requirements.--In undertaking the projects under 
     subparagraph (B)(iii), the Secretary, working with the 
     Airports Authority, shall prioritize projects that improve 
     safety for all current flight service located at Ronald 
     Reagan Washington Airport, including non-stop Part 121 flight 
     service between Ronald Reagan Washington Airport and the 
     airports primarily serving the following localities:
       ``(i) Birmingham, AL.
       ``(ii) Huntsville, AL.
       ``(iii) Montgomery, AL.
       ``(iv) Fayetteville, AR.
       ``(v) Little Rock, AR.
       ``(vi) Daytona Beach, FL.
       ``(vii) Orlando, FL.
       ``(viii) Panama City, FL.
       ``(ix) Pensacola, FL.
       ``(x) Sarasota, FL.
       ``(xi) Tallahassee, FL.
       ``(xii) Tampa, FL.
       ``(xiii) West Palm Beach, FL.
       ``(xiv) Fort Lauderdale, FL.
       ``(xv) Fort Myers, FL.
       ``(xvi) Fort Walton, FL.
       ``(xvii) Jacksonville, FL.
       ``(xviii) Key West, FL.
       ``(xix) Miami, FL.
       ``(xx) Cedar Rapids, IA.
       ``(xxi) Des Moines, IA.
       ``(xxii) Indianapolis, IN.
       ``(xxiii) Wichita, KS.
       ``(xxiv) Lexington, KY.
       ``(xxv) Louisville, KY.
       ``(xxvi) Baton Rouge, LA.
       ``(xxvii) New Orleans, LA.
       ``(xxviii) Bangor, ME.
       ``(xxix) Portland, ME.
       ``(xxx) Grand Rapids, MI.
       ``(xxxi) Lansing, MI.
       ``(xxxii) Traverse City, MI.
       ``(xxxiii) Kansas City, MO.
       ``(xxxiv) St. Louis, MO.
       ``(xxxv) Jackson, MS.
       ``(xxxvi) Omaha, NE.
       ``(xxxvii) Asheville, NC.
       ``(xxxviii) Charlotte, NC.
       ``(xxxix) Greensboro, NC.
       ``(xl) Raleigh, NC.
       ``(xli) Wilmington, NC.
       ``(xlii) Newark, NJ.
       ``(xliii) Akron/Canton, OH.
       ``(xliv) Cincinnati, OH.
       ``(xlv) Cleveland, OH.
       ``(xlvi) Columbus, OH.
       ``(xlvii) Dayton, OH.
       ``(xlviii) Oklahoma City, OK.
       ``(xlix) Tulsa, OK.
       ``(l) Philadelphia, PA.
       ``(li) Pittsburgh, PA.
       ``(lii) Providence, RI.
       ``(liii) Charleston, SC.
       ``(liv) Columbia, SC.
       ``(lv) Greenville, SC.
       ``(lvi) Hilton Head Island, SC.

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       ``(lvii) Myrtle Beach, SC.
       ``(lviii) Memphis, TN.
       ``(lix) Chattanooga, TN.
       ``(lx) Knoxville, TN.
       ``(lxi) Nashville, TN.
       ``(lxii) Austin, TX.
       ``(lxiii) Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX.
       ``(lxiv) Dallas-Love Field, TX.
       ``(lxv) Houston-Bush, TX.
       ``(lxvi) Houston-Hobby, TX.
       ``(lxvii) Salt Lake City, UT.
       ``(lxviii) Norfolk, VA.
       ``(lxix) Burlington, VT.
       ``(lxx) Seattle, WA.
       ``(lxxi) Madison, WI.
       ``(lxxii) Milwaukee, WI.
       ``(lxxiii) Charleston, WV.''.
       (b) Reduction in Other Funding.--Section 20306(a) of title 
     51, United States Code, as added by section 40005(a), is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``$9,995,000,000'' and inserting ``$9,910,000,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``$1,000,000,000'' and inserting ``$915,000,000''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (F)--
       (i) by striking ``$85,000,000'' and inserting ``$0''; and
       (ii) by striking ``$5,000,000'' and inserting ``$0''.
         
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