AIRLINES, AIRPORTS, AND AERONAUTICS related term(s) Federal Aviation Act

Addresses

Dedication of Lester L. Wolff Flight Facility: Representative Gilman, E1954 [27SE]

———Senator Harkin, E1954 [27SE]

Agreements

Settlement Between McDonnell Douglas Corp. and Lockheed Corp. on producing the C-17 aircraft, S7449 [22JN]

Amendments

Courts: establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (S. 1458), S2583, S2667 [9MR], S10266, S10365 [2AU], H6732 [3AU]

FAA: authorizing appropriations (S. 1491), S6660, S6664, S6668, S6669, S6670, S6671, S6675, S6677, S6757, S6758, S6760 [9JN], S6821, S6822, S6823, S6826, S6871 [14JN], S6889, S6890, S6894, S6908, S6914, S6919, S6920, S6926, S6931, S6960, S6961 [15JN], S6991, S7000, S7004, S7010, S7014, S7015, S7022, S7024, S7027, S7029, S7077, S7078, S7079 [16JN]

———temporary obligational authority for the airport improvement program (S. 2024), S5697, S5704, S5705 [12MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2739, Airport and Airway Improvement Act appropriations, S7420 [22JN], H6243 [26JY], H6339 [27JY]

Articles and editorials

Agency Probe Under Way, S14422 [6OC]

Another Evil Empire, S3894 [25MR]

ASPJ Cut Leaves Fighters Exposed, S8206 [1JY]

C-17 Flies On, E1211 [14JN]

C-17 Parachute Tests Suspended Due to Army Safety Concern, S6141 [19MY]

Canada, Britain Subject Aircraft to Strict Rules, S14422 [6OC]

Caution—FAA Rules Do Not Apply Here, S14422 [6OC]

Crash Waiting in the Wings, S14420-S14422 [6OC]

Crash—The Odd Case of the Man Who Tried To Fly a Plane From the Back Seat Shows Why American Companies Don't Sell Many Private Airplanes Anymore, S2470 [8MR]

Don't Kill the ASPJ Jammer, Fix It!, S8206 [1JY]

Emily Warner Honored by Colorado Senate, E1251 [17JN]

Ending Airborne Ambulance Chasing, S2468 [8MR]

Excess Engine Vibration Problems Hit F-22 Fighter, S8917 [13JY]

FAA Management Faulted in Crash of Agency Plane, S5709 [12MY]

FAA To Review Safety Order, S6994 [16JN]

Falling From the Sky—Unlimited Liability Claims Destroy an American Industry, S2467 [8MR]

Fatal FAA Crash Shows a Lack of Accountability, S14423 [6OC]

How Long Can the CH-46 Last, H5780-H5782 [19JY]

Injury Lawsuits Said To Cause Financial Crisis for Many U.S. Companies—Tort Tax Burdens Small-Plane Builders, but Litigation Advocates Claim Safety Gains, S2468 [8MR]

Mesa Airlines Flying Too High?, E1145 [9JN]

Opponents Ground Legislative Regulation of Government Flights, S14423 [6OC]

Private, Commerical Skies Full of Regulation, S14422 [6OC]

Rwanda-Bound—Kentucky's Airlift Experts Get a New Relief Mission, S10139 [29JY]

Six Big Airlines Settle U.S. Suit on Price Fixing—Scheme Using Data System May Have Cost Public $2 Billion in 4 Years, H4974 [24JN]

Small-Plane Makers May Get a Big Lift From Congress, S2469 [8MR]

South Asian Lands Pressed on Arms, S3510 [23MR]

Spy Plane that Came in from Cold Just Will Not Go Away in the Senate, S10074 [29JY]

To Meet Budget Targets, Big Cuts Proposed by Navy Aviators, S5848 [17MY]

27th Is No. 1, E1457 [13JY]

United States Proposes Sale of F-16's to Pakistan, S3511 [23MR]

United States To Shake Up Air Traffic Bureaucracy, S5016 [3MY]

Unregulated Pilots Take Their Toll, S14420 [6OC]

Assessment

C-17 aircraft program: James C. David, Dept. of the Air Force, S7449 [22JN]

Bills and resolutions

Aeronautics: establish a commission to commemorate the first powered-airplane flight by Wilbur and Orville Wright (see H.R. 5077), H9569 [22SE]

Aircraft: exemption from customs fees for certain small aircraft traveling short distances (see H.R. 4117), H1956 [23MR]

———restriction on certain special purpose aircraft (see H.R. 4584), H4553 [15JN]

Airline industry: collective bargaining agreements relative to international air service (see H.R. 4957), H8052 [12AU]

———time limitation on certain civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (see H. Res. 370), H865 [24FE]

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 4495), H4090 [25MY]

Airports: provide for the improvement and expansion of U.S. airports and airways (see H.R. 4203), H2251 [13AP]

Arlington, TX: flying of aircraft over The Ballpark in Arlington (see H.R. 4985), H8695 [18AU]

Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's operation of watercraft or aircraft while intoxicated (see H.R. 4471), H3887 [23MY]

Courts: establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (H.R. 3087), consideration (see H. Res. 373, 379), H912 [1MR], H1066 [7MR]

———establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (S. 1458), consideration (see H. Res. 398, 405), H1956 [23MR], H2251 [13AP]

Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, TX: adjust designation of controlled airspace (see H.R. 5182), H11000 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: CVN-76 aircraft carrier program (see S. 2148), S6391 [25MY]

———grant recognition for meritorious service to aviators who meet the qualification standards of the Air Forces Escape and Evasion Society (see H. Res. 548), H9762 [26SE]

———terminate C-17 aircraft program and use nondevelopmental aircrafts to meet strategic airlift requirements (see H.R. 4331), H2994 [3MY]

Drugs: use of military radar and spy planes to assist foreign countries intercepting drug traffickers' planes (see H.R. 4712), H5462 [30JN]

FAA: establish an air traffic control system as an independent Government corporation (see H.R. 5209), H11199 [6OC]

———establish as an independent agency (see S. 2546; H.R. 5274), S14830 [7OC], H11428 [7OC]

———temporary obligational authority for the airport improvement program (see S. 2024), S4464 [19AP]

Federal employees: mandatory retirement age for Federal law enforcement officers, firefighters, and air traffic controllers (see S. 1984), S3953 [25MR]

Foreign countries: discourage the practice of disinsection of aircraft while passengers are aboard (see S. Con. Res. 77; H. Con. Res. 307), S14112 [4OC], H11000 [5OC]

Foreign trade: regulation of commercial communications satellites (see H.R. 4276), H2638 [21AP]

Law enforcement: official duty defense relative to civil aircraft destruction (see H.R. 4619), H4779 [21JN]

Members of Congress: ensure public awareness of Members' parking facilities throughout the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (see H.R. 4466), H3790 [20MY]

National Park Service: regulate scenic commercial overflights of national parks (see H.R. 4163), H1996 [24MR]

———regulation of airspace above national parks (see S. 2428), S12619 [25AU]

Navy: mint commemorative coins observing anniversary of the Blue Angels (see H.R. 4381), H3223 [10MY]

Safety: improve air carrier safety (see H.R. 5305), H11564 [29NO]

Taxation: exemption for commercial aviation from the transportation fuels tax (see S. 2567), S15428 [1DE]

———treatment of aviation gasoline (see H.R. 4588), H4653 [16JN]

———treatment of flight training expenses relative to veterans educational assistance allowances (see S. 2338), S10141 [29JY]

Transportation: establish a National Transportation System (see H.R. 4305), H2913 [28AP]

Veterans: educational assistance for flight training programs (see S. 2094), S5449 [10MY]

Wilderness areas: landing of aircraft in areas under special circumstances (see H.R. 4826), H6200 [25JY]

Documents

Air Force Document on the C-17 aircraft program, S7451 [22JN]

Future of Remote Sensing from Space—Civilian Satellite Systems and Applications: OTA, S10073 [29JY]

Verification Technologies—Cooperative Aerial Surveillance in International Agreements: OTA, S10072 [29JY]

History

C-17 Aircraft Program, S7450 [22JN]

Letters

B-2 stealth bomber development: John M. Deutch, Dept. of Defense, S8060 [30JN]

———several environmental organizations, S8062 [30JN]

C-17 aircraft program: Derek J. Vander Schaaf, Dept. of Defense, S7437 [22JN]

———Gordon R. Sullivan, Dept. of Defense, S7438 [22JN], H3787 [20MY], H3854 [23MY]

———J.P. Hoar, Dept. of Defense, S7438 [22JN], H3787 [20MY], H3855 [23MY]

———John M. Deutch, Dept. of Defense, S7437 [22JN]

———John M. Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, H3787 [20MY], H3854 [23MY]

———John M. Shalikashvili, Joint Chiefs of Staff, S7438 [22JN]

———President Clinton, S7439 [22JN], H3855 [23MY]

———Representative Dornan, H3919 [24MY]

———Robert A. Fuhman, S7439 [22JN]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, H3786 [20MY]

———William J. Perry, Sec. of Defense, and John M. Deutch, Dept. of Defense, S7437, S7443 [22JN]

Dept. of Defense joint development of advanced threat radar jammers: Senator Feinstein, S8302 [1JY]

———Thomas G. Rhame, DSAA, S8303 [1JY]

Development of noise reduction technology for aircraft: Edward W. Stimpson, General Aviation Manufacturers Association, S6661 [9JN]

———Frank L. Jensen, Jr., Helicopter Association International, S6662 [9JN]

———Roger Clark, Grand Canyon Trust, S6662 [9JN]

———William J. Chandler, National Parks and Conservation Association, S6662 [9JN]

Educational assistance for veterans' flight training programs: James K. Coyne, National Air Transportation Association, S5453 [10MY]

———Phil Boyer, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, S5453 [10MY]

Exemption for commercial aviation from the transportation fuels tax: AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department, S15432 [1DE]

———Ann W. Richards, Governor of Texas, S15431 [1DE]

———Gerald L. Baliles, National Airline Commission, S15433 [1DE]

———Jim Guy Tucker, Governor of Arkansas, S15431 [1DE]

———John Waihee, Governor of Hawaii, S15432 [1DE]

———Representative Byrne, S15431 [1DE]

———Representative Kyl, S15430 [1DE]

———Representative McCurdy, S15431 [1DE]

———Representative Quinn, S15430 [1DE]

———Representative Santorum, S15430 [1DE]

———Representative Watt, S15430 [1DE]

———Representatives Shuster, Clinger, Mineta, and Oberstar, Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House), S15431 [1DE]

———Senator Hollings, S15429 [1DE]

———Senator Inhofe, S15430 [1DE]

———Senators Helms and Faircloth, S15429 [1DE]

———Thomas E. Greer, Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, S15433 [1DE]

———several Senators, S15429 [1DE]

———several travel and tourism organizations, S15432 [1DE]

F-22 aircraft program: Senators D'Amato, DeConcini, and Mack, S9184 [18JY]

F/A-18 aircraft program: John H. Dalton, Sec. of the Navy, S11296 [11AU]

FAA appropriations: Lawrence D. Dahrns, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, S6989 [16JN]

———Mark Pisano, Southern California Association of Governments, S6988 [16JN]

———Sharpe James, National League of Cities, S6987 [16JN]

Federal aid for Baltimore-Washington International Airport: O. James Lighthizer, Maryland Dept. of Transportation, S6985 [16JN]

F-22 aircraft program: Robert D. Stuart, Dept. of the Air Force, S10385 [2AU]

Impact of construction of new airport facilities on the air service to other airports: several Senators, S6659 [9JN]

Integrated airport system planning grants: Lawrence D. Dahms, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, S6672 [9JN]

———Mark Pisano, Southern California Association of Governments, S6672 [9JN]

Interdiction of illegal drug production and trafficking in foreign countries: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, S12712 [12SE]

———Hans Ephraimson-Abt, American Association for Families of KAL 007 Victims, S12713 [12SE]

———National Business Aircraft Association, Inc., S12712 [12SE]

———Phil Boyer, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, S12712 [12SE]

KC-135A aircraft program: Representative Hamilton, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), E1812 [12SE]

———Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E1811 [12SE]

Pakistan military assistance restrictions relative to nuclear proliferation: Senator Pressler, S3510 [23MR]

Relief missions by C-130H transport aircraft: Russell D. Leadbetter, S12612 [25AU]

SR-71 aircraft program: Senator Byrd, S10072 [29JY]

State regulation of interstate trucking relative to collection of recyclables: Henri F. Rush, ICC, E2205 [8OC]

Transfer of U.S. owned counternarcotics aircraft to foreign countries: Wendy R. Sherman, Dept. of State, E206 [22FE]

USAIR Group, Inc., code sharing agreement with British Airways: Robert P. Casey, Governor of Pennsylvania, E450 [16MR]

Use of pesticides on passenger-occupied aircraft: Dee Maki, Association of Flight Attendants, S14297 [6OC]

———James E. Landry, Air Transport Association of America, S14297 [6OC]

V-22 Osprey aircraft development: Representative Dornan, E2003 [29SE]

Lists

Airports supporting the exemption for commercial aviation from the transportation fuels tax, S15433 [1DE]

Cosponsors of S. 1458, time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers, S2465 [8MR]

National Commission To Ensure a Strong Competitive Airline Industry, S2442 [8MR]

Problems associated with the C-17 aircraft program, H3932 [24MY]

Memorandums

Airport Improvement Program Temporary Extension Act (S. 2024): CBO, H3495 [17MY]

C-17 Aircraft Program: John M. Deutch, Dept. of Defense, S7428-S7431 [22JN]

SR-71 Aircraft Program: Air Force, S10072 [29JY]

V-22 Osprey Aircraft Development: John M. Deutch, Dept. of Defense, E2002 [29SE]

Proposals

C-17 aircraft purchases: John Deutch, Dept. of Defense, H3856 [23MY]

Questions and answers

David Hinson, FAA Administrator, with Senator Pressler, S6666 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Aeronautics: establish a commission to commemorate the first powered-airplane flight by Wilbur and Orville Wright (H.R. 5077), E1920 [22SE]

Airline industry: collective bargaining agreements relative to international air service (H.R. 4957), E1718 [12AU]

———time limitation on certain civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (H. Res. 370), H1069 [8MR]

———use of child safety restraint systems on commercial aircrafts (H.R. 1533), H5556 [13JY]

Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (H.R. 4495), H10563-H10566 [3OC], H10734 [4OC], E1077 [26MY]

———tribute to United and American Airlines for smoking ban on certain international flights, E347 [3MR]

Airport and Airway Improvement Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2739), H6243 [26JY], H7023 [5AU], E1695 [10AU], E2204, E2205 [8OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2739), conference report, H7116-H7123 [8AU], E1688 [9AU]

———State regulation of interstate trucking relative to collection of recyclables, E2204, E2205 [8OC]

Airports: provide for the improvement and expansion of U.S. airports and airways (H.R. 4203), E1754 [17AU]

Andrews AFB, MD: dedication of Lester L. Wolff Flight Facility, E1954 [27SE]

Angel Flight, Inc.: tribute, E1699 [10AU]

Boeing Co.: sale of jet parts to the People's Republic of China, H7203 [9AU]

California: use of public lands for military overflights, H5577, H5581-H5583 [13JY]

Cannon AFB, NM: Air Combat Command bombing competition award recipient, E1456 [13JY]

Courts: establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (H.R. 3087), H4096 [26MY]

———establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (S. 1458), H4998-H5005 [27JN], H6732, H6733 [3AU], H8698 [19AU], E1367 [29JN]

———establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (S. 1458), permission to file reports, H4991 [24JN]

Dept. of Commerce: refusal to allow U.S. private firms to participate in the Paris Air Show, H4933 [23JN]

Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber development, H8553 [17AU], E1378 [30JN]

———C-17 aircraft program, H3782-H3787 [20MY], H3851, H3854-H3856, H3858 [23MY], H3915-H3932 [24MY], E388 [9MR], E985 [19MY], E1211 [14JN]

———C-17 aircraft program, E1597 [28JY]

———downing of U.S. helicopters by U.S. fighter jets over Iraqi no-fly zone, H2362 [14AP], H2372 [18AP], H2409 [19AP], E725 [20AP], E2150 [6OC]

———investigation of mismanagement of the Pioneer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program, E580 [24MR]

———KC-135A aircraft program, E1811 [12SE]

———maintain active force of long range bombers, H3870, H3871 [23MY]

———production of C-17 airlifter, E14 [25JA]

———SR-71 surveillance aircraft reactivation, H8562 [17AU]

———terminate C-17 aircraft program and use nondevelopmental aircrafts to meet strategic airlift requirements (H.R. 4331) conference report, E1807 [26AU]

———V-22 Osprey aircraft development, H8762 [20AU]

———V-22 Osprey aircraft development, E2002 [29SE]

———V-22 Osprey helicopter funding, H5780 [19JY]

Drugs: use of military radar and spy planes to assist foreign countries intercepting drug traffickers' planes, H5848, H5849 [19JY]

———use of military radar and spy planes to assist foreign countries intercepting drug traffickers' planes (H.R. 4712), E1395 [30JN]

FAA: essential air service program, E1294 [22JN]

———establish as an independent agency (H.R. 5274), E2226-E2228 [8OC]

———noise abatement, E2106 [6OC]

———temporary obligational authority for the airport improvement program (S. 2024), H2946-H2951 [3MY], H3492-H3496 [17MY]

Farmington, NM: tribute to Mesa Airlines, E1144 [9JN]

Flight Time International (business): tribute, E1926 [23SE]

Foreign aid: transfer of U.S. owned counternarcotics aircraft to foreign countries, E206 [22FE]

Foreign countries: discourage the practice of disinsection of aircraft while passengers are aboard (S. Con. Res. 77), H10922, H10923 [5OC]

Foreign trade: regulation of commercial communications satellites (H.R. 4276), H2624 [21AP]

Japan: access of U.S. business to markets, E457 [16MR]

National Park Service: regulate scenic commercial overflights of national parks (H.R. 4163), E575 [24MR]

Navy: mint commemorative coins observing anniversary of the Blue Angels (H.R. 4381), H3197 [10MY]

Nuclear weapons: CVN-76 nuclear aircraft carrier development and funding, H3881 [23MY]

Pensacola, FL: tribute to National Museum of Naval Aviation, E2061 [4OC]

Pope AFB, NC: tribute to victims of airplane collision, H1959, H1962 [24MR]

Portland, OR: tribute to 939th Air Force Rescue Wing Command Post, E571 [24MR]

Queens, NY: tribute to Aviation High School, E871 [5MY]

Safety: improve air carrier safety (H.R. 5305), E2355 [30NO]

Transportation: conference on the future of transportation in the New York-New Jersey metropolitan area, E2073 [5OC]

USAIR Group, Inc.: code sharing agreement with British Airways, E450 [16MR]

Veterans: transportation of veterans' and military retirees' remains on military aircraft, H3872 [23MY]

Remarks in Senate

Aeronautics: application of operating and inspection standards on aircraft used by Federal or State governments, S4384 [19AP]

Air Force: retirement of bomber aircraft, S8247 [1JY]

Air Force Reserve: relief missions by C-130H transport aircraft, S12614 [25AU]

Aircraft: development of noise reduction technology, S6661-S6663 [9JN]

———provision of sanitary facilities on certain domestic flights, S6991, S6999, S7001, S7029 [16JN]

Airline industry: aviation safety, S12752 [13SE]

———coordinate Federal and commercial aeronautical technology research (S. 419), S2929-S2933 [15MR]

———in-flight gambling restrictions for foreign and domestic air carriers, S6664 [9JN]

———uniform standards of liability relative to general aviation accidents, S2991-S2997, S3006-S3009 [16MR]

Airlines: availability and cost of services to small cities and rural areas, S4384 [19AP]

Airport and Airway Improvement Act: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2739), S14770 [7OC]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2739), conference report, S10951-S10954 [8AU]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2739), insert language of S. 1491 in lieu, S7097 [16JN]

Airports: airline fee dispute resolution, S6658 [9JN]

———impact of construction of new airport facilities on the air service to other airports, S6658 [9JN], S6935 [15JN]

———integrated airport system planning grants, S6672 [9JN]

———notification of termination of air transportation to nonhub airports, S6657 [9JN]

———preventive maintenance of runways, taxiways, and other pavement areas, S6669 [9JN]

———revenue sharing relative to economic activity, S7024 [16JN]

———slot allocation process relative to airline access to certain airports, S6658, S6665, S6672 [9JN], S6997 [16JN]

Alaska: airplane pilot radio contact with a weather observer, S6668 [9JN]

Aspen, CO: air safety policies for the Pitkin County Airport, S6665 [9JN]

Cargo transportation: State regulation of intermodal all-cargo air carriers, S6659 [9JN]-S6774-S6776 [10JN]

Chandler, AZ: construction of an air traffic control tower for Chandler Airport, S6667 [9JN]

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority: imposition of passenger facility charge, S4400, S4401 [19AP]

Cheyenne, WY: radar usage at Cheyenne Airport, S6670 [9JN]

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate): revised budget authority aggregates, S6645 [9JN]

Courts: establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers, S2441-S2471 [8MR]

———establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (S. 1458), S2667 [9MR], S2991-S2997, S3006-S3009, S3064 [16MR], S3280 [17MR], S10266 [2AU]

———establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (S. 1458), unanimous-consent agreement, S2583 [9MR], S2935, S2936 [15MR]

———product liability relative to FDA and FAA approval, S7773-S7776 [28JN], S7846-S7848, S7854 [29JN]

Davis, Benjamin O., Jr.: George Edward Haddaway Medal for Achievement in Aviation recipient, S4491 [20AP]

Dept. of Defense: aircraft study for National Guard units, S8307 [1JY]

———B-1 aircraft program, S6551 [8JN]

———B-1 bomber development, S11296, S11300 [11AU]

———B-2 stealth bomber development, S8055-S8072 [30JN], S8140-S8148, S8265 [1JY]

———basing of C-130 transportation aircraft, S11120 [10AU]

———C-17 aircraft program, S5726 [13MY], S5762 [16MY], S5851 [17MY], S7427-S7453 [22JN]

———C-17 Airlifter contract violations, S6141 [19MY]

———common automatic recovery system of the unmanned aerial vehicle system funding, S10987 [9AU]

———CVN-76 aircraft carrier program, S7623 [24JN]

———CVN-76 aircraft carrier program (S. 2148), S6392-S6394 [25MY]

———downing of U.S. helicopters by U.S. fighter jets over Iraqi no-fly zone, S4365 [14AP], S4394 [19AP], S4950 [2MY]

———F-22 aircraft program, S8244, S8245 [1JY], S8917 [13JY]

———F/A-18 aircraft program, S10940 [8AU], S11295, S11296 [11AU]

———F-111 aircraft program, S11157 [10AU]

———F-22 aircraft program, S9184 [18JY], S9259 [19JY], S9330 [20JY], S9749 [26JY], S10385 [2AU]

———funding for bomber aircraft, S11258 [11AU]

———joint development of advanced threat radar jammers with certain foreign entities, S8302, S8303 [1JY]

———laser warning systems for Army attack helicopters, S8298 [1JY]

———sale of Airborne Self-Protection Jammer, S8203-S8211 [1JY]

———SR-71 aircraft program, S10070-S10072 [29JY]

Dept. of Transportation: assistance in construction of certain airport contract towers, S7024, S7025 [16JN]

———availability of information relative to disinsection of aircraft, S7024, S7025 [16JN], S9357, S9358 [21JY]

———Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Airport Concession Program implementation, S6666 [9JN]

Drugs: interdiction of illegal drug production and trafficking in foreign countries, S12711-S12713 [12SE]

FAA: Advanced Automation System Program, S6997 [16JN]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1491), S6445 [25MY], S6645, S6646-S6703, S6707, S6764-S6766 [9JN], S6767, S6771, S6774-S6777 [10JN], S6796, S6812-S6830 [14JN], S6888, S6890-S6898, S6901-S6904, S6905-S6936 [15JN], S6983-S6994, S6996, S6997, S6999-S7031, S7033, S7097 [16JN], S15397, S15398 [1DE]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 1491), unanimous-consent agreement, S6689 [9JN], S6811, S6823, S6826, S6828 [14JN], S6911, S6914, S6927, S6935 [15JN], S7012 [16JN]

———employment preference for former air traffic controllers, S7027, S7028 [16JN]

———essential air service program, S4401 [19AP]

———establish air traffic control system as independent Government corporation, S5015 [3MY]

———establish an Auxiliary Flight Service Station in Marquette, MI, S1376 [10FE]

———establish as an independent agency (S. 2546), S14851 [7OC]

———safety of flight service station modernization in Alaska, S4402 [19AP]

———temporary obligational authority for the airport improvement program (S. 2024), S4394-S4403, S4460 [19AP], S5704-S5707 [12MY]

Federal employees: cost savings for official travel, S6580, S6581 [8JN]

Florida: Naples Municipal Airport funding, S9372, S9373 [21JY]

Foreign countries: discourage the practice of disinsection of aircraft while passengers are aboard (S. Con. Res. 77), S14079 [4OC], S14297 [6OC]

Foreign trade: countervailing duty investigation relative to commercial aircraft produced by Airbus Industrie, S2851-S2855 [11MR]

Gainesville, FL: sale of property near airport, S7023 [16JN]

Members of Congress: use of reserved parking areas at Washington National Airport and Washington-Dulles International Airport, S4511-S4519, S4548 [20AP]

National defense: reactivation of SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft, S12710 [12SE]

National Guard: relief missions by C-130H transport aircraft, S12612 [25AU]

———relief missions by C-130H transport aircrafts, S10138 [29JY]

National Park Service: regulation of airspace above national parks (S. 2428), S12624 [25AU]

National parks and recreation areas: regulation of flights over parks, S9374 [21JY]

Navy: aviation and weapons programs, S5848 [17MY]

———procurement of AN/USH-42 mission recorders modified for use in S-3B aircraft, S11145 [10AU]

Navy Attack Squadron 35: anniversary, S9255 [19JY]

Pakistan: military assistance restrictions relative to nuclear proliferation, S3510, S3512 [23MR], S3892 [25MR]

Pope AFB, NC: tribute to victims of airplane collision, S3925 [25MR]

Roanoke, VA: Roanoke Regional Airport funding, S9372 [21JY]

Seattle, WA: relationship between North Sea-Tac Park and the Sea-Tac International Airport relative to funding, S6664 [9JN]

South Dakota: constituent concerns, S4101 [12AP]

Taxation: exemption for commercial aviation from the transportation fuels tax (S. 2567), S15428 [1DE]

———treatment of flight training expenses relative to veterans educational assistance allowances (S. 2338), S10143 [29JY], S10230 [1AU]

Trucking industry: regulation of express delivery service trucks relative to intermodal air carriers, S7030 [16JN]

Veterans: educational assistance for flight training programs (S. 2094), S5452 [10MY]

Westchester County, NY: Westchester County Airport funding, S9372 [21JY]

Reports

Change, Challenge and Competition: National Commission To Ensure a Strong Competitive Airline Industry, S5016 [3MY]

Closing the Military Airlift Gap, H3926-H3928 [24MY]

FAA's Certification Process: GAO, S7852 [29JN]

Reports by conference committees

Airport and Airway Improvement Act Appropriations (H.R. 2739), H7051-H7073 [5AU]

Reports filed

Airport and Airway Improvement Act Appropriations: committee of conference (H.R. 2739) (H. Rept. 103-677), H7074 [5AU]

Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act Amendments: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3559) (H. Rept. 103-808), H10537 [3OC]

General Aviation Revitalization Act: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House) (S. 1458) (H. Rept. 103-525), H3963 [24MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 1458) (H. Rept. 103-525), H4995 [24JN]

Prohibit Smoking on All Airline Flights: Committee on Public Works and Transportation (House) (H.R. 4495) (H. Rept. 103-771), H10536 [3OC]

Veterans Educational Assistance for Flight Training Programs: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 2094) (S. Rept. 103-384), S13447 [27SE]

Statements

V-22 Osprey Aircraft Development: Representative Dornan, E2003 [29SE]

Summaries

Airport and Airway Improvement Act Appropriations (H.R. 2739), H7118 [8AU]

Airport Improvement Program Temporary Extension Act (S. 2024), H2950 [3MY]

Airport Noise Abatement, E2107 [6OC]

Amendment Affecting Military Flights Over California, H5578 [13JY]

Enhanced B-2 Stealth Bomber Capability Fund, H8554 [17AU]

Tables

Cost performance index of the C-17 aircraft program, S5851 [17MY]

C-17 Airlift Aircraft Need Military Capabilities, H3783 [20MY]

Spectrum of Aircraft Capabilities, H3786 [20MY]

Testimonies

Pakistan Military Assistance Restrictions Relative to Nuclear Proliferation: Senator Pressler, Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S3511 [23MR]

Texts of

H.R. 2739, Airport and Airway Improvement Act appropriations, S7139-S7148 [20JN]

H.R. 4495, Airliner Cabin Air Quality Act, H10563 [3OC]

H.R. 5077, Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act, E1921 [22SE]

S. 419, Aeronautical Technology Consortium Act, S2930-S2932 [15MR]

S. 1458, General Aviation Revitalization Act, S3009 [16MR], H4998 [27JN]

S. 1491, FAA appropriations, S4394-S4397 [19AP], S6646-S6655 [9JN]

S. 2024, Airport Improvement Program Temporary Extension Act, S5705 [12MY], H2946 [3MY], H3492-H3494 [17MY]

S. 2024, temporary obligational authority for the airport improvement program, S4492 [20AP]

S. 2094, educational assistance for veterans' flight training programs, S5452 [10MY]

S. 2148, CVN-76 Procurement Termination and Deficit Reduction Act, S6394 [25MY]

S. 2238, tax treatment of flight training expenses relative to veterans educational assistance allowances, S10231 [1AU]

S. 2428, National Parks Airspace Management Act, S12625-S12629 [25AU]

S. 2546, FAA Independent Establishment Act, S14852-S14855 [7OC]

S. Con. Res. 77, discourage the practice in foreign countries of disinsection of aircraft while passengers are aboard, S14079, S14115 [4OC], H10923 [5OC]