    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    AVIATION
      Addresses
        Clouds on the Liability Horizon and What We Cen Do About Them:  Lee
            S. Kreindler, S11060-S11062 [28SE]
        Syracuse University Pan American World Airways Flight 103 Memorial
            Service:  John M. Mandyck, E1864 [1OC]
      Amendments
        FAA:  reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10800 [23SE], S10823
            [23SE], S10824 [23SE], S10831 [23SE], S10832 [23SE], S10844
            [23SE], S10852 [23SE], S10853 [23SE], S10879 [24SE], S10887
            [24SE], S10888 [24SE], S10893 [24SE], S10897 [24SE], S10898
            [24SE], S10899 [24SE], S10901 [24SE], S10907 [24SE], S10912
            [24SE], S10930 [24SE], S10931 [24SE], S10933 [24SE], S10934
            [24SE], S10935 [24SE], S10936 [24SE]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (H.R. 2625),
            H241 [3FE], H241 [3FE], H242 [3FE], H263 [4FE], H270 [4FE], H272
            [4FE]
        ----- designate (H.R. 2625), consideration (H. Res. 344), H250 [4FE]
        ------ designate (S. 1575), S326 [3FE], S326 [3FE], S327 [3FE], S333
            [4FE]
        Wright, Orville and Wilbur:  establish a commission to assist in
            commemoration of the centennial of powered flight and the
            achievements of the Wright Brothers (S. 1397), S10728 [22SE],
            S10733 [22SE], S10735 [22SE]
      Amendments
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (S. 1575),
            S307 [3FE], S311 [3FE], S313 [3FE], S315 [3FE]
      Appointments
        Conferees:  H.R. 4057, National Air Transportation System
            Improvement Act, S10967 [25SE]
      Articles and editorials
        Air Traffic Control Computer System Cleared for 2000, S8805 [22JY]
        Aviation Innovator Departs, S3276 [20AP]
        Can Peacekeepers Make War?, S8-S10 [27JA]
        Cohen Takes Aim at Readiness--Leaders Fear Return to Hollow Force
            Days, H2783 [5MY]
        Don't Rename Washington National, S340 [4FE]
        Our Hollow Military, S11187 [30SE]
        Park Police Take to the Air in Any and All Emergencies, E1922 [6OC]
        Reagan National Airport, S265 [2FE]
        Students at Aviation High Tend to 747's, H5640 [16JY]
        Unacceptable Risk to American Lives, S11187 [30SE]
      Bills and resolutions
        Air Force:  reinvigorate science and technology functions, (see H.R.
            3894), H3487 [19MY]
        Aircraft:  treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft, (see S.
            1592), S226 [29JA]
        Airlines:  enhance competition and reduce airfares, (see H.R. 3160),
            H329 [4FE], (see H.R. 4577), H7914 [16SE]
        ------ enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers'
            access to airline industry information, (see H.R. 4742), H10075
            [8OC]
        Airports:  public charter operations at certain reliever airports,
            (see H.R. 3380), H903 [5MR]
        Alaska:  clarify the regulation of Alaskan Guide Pilots conducting
            air flights, (see H.R. 3406), H903 [5MR]
        Budget:  ensure continued enforcement of pay-as-you-go requirements
            relative to trust funds, (see S. 1587), S226 [29JA]
        ------ treatment of certain trust funds relative to the annual
            baseline, (see S. 1588), S226 [29JA]
        Business and industry:  prohibit sale of international routes, (see
            H.R. 4547), H7584 [10SE]
        ------ protect employees of air carriers who serve as whistleblower
            under applicable Federal law, or who refuse to violate an
            applicable law, (see S. 2277), S7678 [8JY]
        Colombia:  provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
            enforcement efforts, (see H. Res. 398), H1643 [26MR]
        Consumers:  liability requirements for air carrier baggage, (see
            H.R. 3337), H902 [5MR]
        Denver, CO:  provide for direct air transportation to London,
            England, (see S. 2134), S5634 [4JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  authorize sale of excess aircraft for the purpose
            of dispersing oil spills, (see H.R. 4711), H9722 [6OC]
        ------ relief of survivors of victims killed in helicopter shooting
            accident in Iraq, (see H.R. 4061), H4628 [16JN]
        ------ SR-71 aircraft program funding, (see H.R. 4424), H7411 [6AU]
        Dept. of Transportation:  Aviation Insurance Program authorization,
            (see H.R. 4058), H4628 [16JN]
        ------ require study and report on certain practices by airlines
            which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare
            information, (see S. 1977), S3534 [23AP], (see H.R. 3704), H2236
            [22AP]
        ------ rescind directive to establish peanut-free zones on domestic
            airline flights, (see S. Con. Res. 117), S10240 [11SE]
        FAA:  address aircraft noise problems of Queens and Long Island, NY,
            (see H.R. 3952), H3970 [22MY]
        ------ address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY, (see
            H.R. 4866), H11695 [20OC]
        ------ permit the denial of airport access to certain air carriers,
            (see S. 2435), S9877 [2SE]
        ------ reauthorizing programs, (see H.R. 4057, S. 2279), S7881
            [9JY], H4628 [16JN]
        ------ reevaluate medical equipment and make decision relative to
            automatic external defibrillators on aircraft, (see S. 1584),
            S226 [29JA]
        ------ reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program, (see
            H.R. 4530), H7494 [9SE]
        Fastener Quality Act:  coverage of certain aircraft fasteners, (see
            H.R. 3824), H3024 [11MY]
        Federal Aviation Research and Evaluation Board:  establish, (see
            H.R. 3312), H754 [3MR]
        Foreign Trade Zones Board:  expand a certain foreign trade zone to
            include an area of the municipal airport of Chico, CA, (see H.R.
            3350), H902 [5MR]
        Fort Hood, TX:  repeal the prohibition on use of Robert Gray Army
            Airfield by civil aviation, (see H.R. 3322), H850 [4MR]
        Immigration:  personnel and technology funding to increase
            inspections and reduce delays at border crossings and interior
            checkpoints, (see H.R. 3679), H2054 [1AP]
        Indonesia:  prohibit transfer of military equipment, helicopters,
            and ammunition relative to free elections and human rights
            conditions, (see H.R. 3918), H3624 [20MY]
        Labor unions:  Presidential actions relative to resolving the
            dispute between Northwest Airlines, Inc., and the Air Line
            Pilots Association, (see S. Res. 270), S9877 [2SE]
        National Park System:  regulation of airspace over park lands, (see
            H.R. 4268), H5859 [17JY]
        Nevada:  sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark
            County Dept. of Aviation, (see S. 1964), S3356 [21AP], (see H.R.
            3705), H2236 [22AP]
        New York, NY:  prepare an environmental impact statement to evaluate
            the impact of slot exemptions for operation of new air services
            at LaGuardia Airport, (see H.R. 3179), H445 [11FE], (see H.R.
            4117), H5064 [23JN]
        Persian Gulf Conflict:  aviator continuation pay for military
            members killed, (see S. 2584), S11970 [8OC]
        Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact:  congressional consent,
            (see S.J. Res. 51), S6037 [10JN]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate, (see S.
            1575), S48 [27JA]
        ------ designate (H.R. 2625), consideration, (see H. Res. 344), H239
            [3FE]
        ------ designate (S. 1575), consideration, (see H. Res. 349), H329
            [4FE]
        ------ require use of full name on new signs, (see H.R. 4014), H4241
            [5JN]
        Rural areas:  implement a pilot program to improve air
            transportation service to small communities, (see S. 1968),
            S3428 [22AP]
        Safety:  install enhanced vision technologies to replace and enhance
            conventional lighting systems with respect to airport
            improvement projects, (see H.R. 3463), H1158 [12MR]
        ------ installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft,
            (see S. 1881), S2764 [30MR]
        Tariff:  oxidized polyacrylonitrile fibers, (see H.R. 3323), H850
            [4MR]
        ------ permit duty-free sales enterprises to be located in certain
            areas, (see S. 1861), S2570 [25MR]
        Taxation:  investment credits for regional jet purchases and airline
            ticket tax reduction for certain rural flights, (see S. 2629),
            S12558 [14OC]
        ------ treatment of commercial aviation to and from airports located
            on sparsely populated islands, (see S. 2542), S11339 [2OC], (see
            H.R. 4703), H9536 [5OC]
        ------ treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through
            certain veterans educational assistance allowances, (see H.R.
            3942), H3743 [21MY]
        Technology:  tribute to individuals who contributed to the
            development of supersonic flight technology, (see H. Con. Res.
            319), H7290 [5AU]
        Transportation:  continue certain preclearance and inspection
            activities to enhance the safety of air transit and vessel
            passengers, (see H.R. 4819), H10832 [13OC]
        Treaties and agreements:  require congressional approval of civil
            aviation bilateral agreements, (see H.R. 3741), H2423 [28AP]
        Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site:  establish, (see H.R. 4211),
            H5492 [14JY]
      Citations
        Award of Mertious Service Medal to Thomas M. Carr:  Dept. of the Air
            Force, E1989 [9OC]
      Letters
        Allocation of slots to United Airlines, Inc., at O'Hare
            International Airport:  Senators Inhofe and Nickles, S10947
            [25SE]
        Aviator continuation pay for military members killed during the
            Persian Gulf Conflict:  Marcia Rossi, Dept. of the Air Force,
            S11902 [8OC]
        ------ Rudy De Leon, Dept. of Defense, S11902 [8OC]
        Consumer notification of the corporate identity of transporting air
            carriers:  Paul Hudson, Aviation Consumer Action Project, S10900
            [24SE]
        Coverage of certain aircraft fasteners under the Fastener Quality
            Act:  Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House),
            H4586 [16JN]
        ----- Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on Science (House),
            H4587 [16JN]
        ----- Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and
            Infrastructure (House), H4587 [16JN]
        Dept. of Defense funding:  Senators Thurmond and Levin, S12696
            [20OC]
        FAA programs reauthorization:  Representative Archer, Committee on
            Ways and Means (House), H7035 [4AU]
        ------ Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and
            Infrastructure (House), H7035 [4AU]
        FAA research, engineering, and development programs authorization:
            Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on Science (House), H193
            [3FE]
        ----- Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and
            Infrastructure (House), H193 [3FE]
        FAA response to environmental assessment of safety issues at Jackson
            Hole Airport, WY:  Senators Thomas and Enzi and Representative
            Cubin, S624 [11FE]
        Military readiness of U.S. forces:  President Clinton, S11213 [1OC]
        Mountain Home AFB, ID, Enhanced Training in Idaho initiative:
            William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S996 [25FE]
        National Air Transportation System Improvement Act:  Charles Barclay
            and David Z. Plavin, American Association of Airport Executives,
            S10473 [17SE]
        ------ several airport executives, S10473 [17SE]
        Provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to Colombia to assist in drug
            enforcement efforts:  Barbara Larkin, Dept. of State, H1718
            [30MR]
        ----- Jose L. Gallego Castrillion, Colombian National Police, H1715
            [30MR]
        Public Services Aviation Act:  J.M. (Buddy) Phillips, Florida
            Sheriffs' Association, S8652 [21JY]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  Charles A. Dukes, Jr.,
            Greater Washington Board of Trade, H268 [4FE]
        ------ Gerald R. Ford, S267 [2FE]
        ------ Linwood Holton, S314 [3FE], H107 [3FE]
        U.S. policy towards Pakistan relative to F-16 aircraft:  Barbara
            Larkin, Dept. of State, E667 [23AP]
        ------ Representative Hamilton, E666 [23AP]
        ------ Samuel R. Berger, Executive Office of the President, E666
            [23AP]
      Lists
        Distinguished Flying Cross award recipients, S512 [9FE], S11570
            [6OC]
        FAA letters of intent for airport projects, S10314 [14SE], S10818
            [23SE]
        Individuals aboard last flight of original Air Force One, E618
            [22AP]
        Special interest provisions in Dept. of Defense appropriations for
            military activities and prescribing personnel strengths, S11176
            [30SE]
      Memorandums
        Military Readiness Funding:  David A. Bramlett, Dept. of Defense,
            S10199 [10SE]
      Messages
        B-2 Stealth Bomber Procurement:  President Clinton, S2848 [31MR],
            H1831 [31MR]
        National Emergency Relative to Cuba:  President Clinton, S1002
            [25FE], H612 [25FE]
        Treaty With Guatemala for Return of Stolen, Robbed, Embezzled or
            Appropriatied Vehicles and Aircraft:  President Clinton, S9713
            [31AU]
      Motions
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (H.R. 2625),
            H276 [4FE]
      Notices
        Grounding of UH-1 Huey helicopter fleet, H1714 [30MR]
      Poems
        ``High Flight,'' John Gillispie Magee, Jr., S12900 [21OC]
      Press releases
        Aircraft Noise Levels Continue To Decline, Secretary Slater
            Announces:  FAA, S10873 [24SE]
      Proclamations
        Learn to Fly Month:  Rodney E. Slater, Sec of Transportation, E1082
            [10JN]
      Remarks
        Safety:  installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft
            (S. 1881), S2766 [30MR]
      Remarks in House
        Africa:  donation of obsolete air traffic control equipment to
            eligible countries, H1072 [11MR]
        Air Force:  pilot retention, H3077 [12MY]
        ------ reinvigorate science and technology functions (H.R. 3894),
            E900-E903 [19MY]
        Air Force One:  tribute, E618 [22AP]
        Air Force Reserve:  anniversary, E549 [1AP], E603 [21AP]
        Airlines:  enhance competition and reduce airfares, H9340-H9343
            [2OC]
        ------ enhance competition and reduce airfares (H.R. 4577), E1729
            [16SE]
        ------ enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers'
            access to airline industry information (H.R. 4742), E1975 [9OC]
        ------ provide protection for airline employees who provide certain
            air safety information (H.R. 915), H1515 [25MR]
        ------ require use of child safety restraint systems (H.R. 754),
            H1515 [25MR]
        Airports:  establish guidelines on airline alliances to enhance
            competition and reduce airfares, E2312 [12NO]
        Alaska:  prohibit helicopter landings in wilderness areas for
            purposes other than emergency situations, H7712-H7714 [15SE]
        Battle Creek, MI:  closing of Air Force Cataloging and
            Standardization Center, E1604 [7AU]
        Brown, Tim:  Air Force Airman's Medal recipient, E1380 [22JY]
        Business and industry:  prohibit sale of international routes (H.R.
            4547), E1694 [10SE]
        California:  Moffett Federal Airfield composite hangar funding, E920
            [20MY]
        Cleveland Hopkins International Airport:  improvement and expansion,
            E1480 [30JY]
        Colombia:  provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
            enforcement efforts (H. Res. 398), H1713-H1721 [30MR]
        ------ provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
            enforcement efforts, E2127 [13OC]
        Colorado Springs, CO:  anniversary of North American Aerospace
            Defense Command, H3030 [12MY]
        Connecticut:  anniversary of Air National Guard ``Flying Yankees'',
            E1764 [18SE]
        Cuba:  anniversary of downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter
            jets, H550 [24FE]
        Denver International Airport:  environmental impact of additional
            runway construction, H7034 [4AU]
        ------ noise pollution control, E1722 [15SE]
        Dept. of Defense:  anniversary of Air Force Reserve, E490 [26MR]
        ------ C-130 Aircraft Program funding, E1781 [23SE]
        ------ C-130J aircraft development, H5231 [24JN], H5235 [24JN]
        ------ C-17 Airlifter program, H3476 [19MY]
        ------ F-15E Eagle aircraft funding, E1021 [4JN]
        ------ V-22 Osprey aircraft development, H5230 [24JN]
        Dept. of Transportation:  Aviation Insurance Program authorization
            (H.R. 4058), H5879 [20JY], H5880 [20JY]
        Education:  direct funding and control to local educational
            agencies, H5640 [16JY]
        FAA:  authorize research, engineering, and development programs
            (H.R. 1271), H191-H194 [3FE]
        ------ budget treatment of Aviation Trust Fund, H6728 [29JY]
        ------ implementation of ocean routing of airplanes to alleviate
            noise pollution in New Jersey, H10565 [12OC]
        ------ reauthorizing programs (H.R. 4057), H7020-H7037 [4AU], E1548
            [5AU]
        ------ reevaluate medical equipment and make a decision relative to
            automatic external defibrillators on aircraft (H.R. 2843),
            H1403-H1406 [24MR], H1515 [25MR]
        ------ reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program (H.R.
            4530), E1678 [9SE]
        ------ require air traffic controller proficiency and operational
            training programs, H6738 [29JY]
        Fastener Quality Act:  coverage of certain aircraft fasteners (H.R.
            3824), H4585-H4590 [16JN], H7297 [6AU], H7298 [6AU], E1158
            [18JN]
        Florida:  airport construction projects funding, H6721 [29JY], H7035
            [4AU]
        Foreign policy:  transfer of F-16 aircraft and equipment to
            Pakistan, H3374 [19MY]
        George Washington National Airport:  designate, H270 [4FE]
        Guam:  tribute to victims of Korean Air Lines Flight 801, E1552
            [5AU]
        Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.:  National Aeronautic Association Robert
            J. Collier Trophy recipient, E845 [13MY], E896 [19MY]
        Kornukov, Anatoly:  appointment as Chief of Staff of the Russian Air
            Force, E125 [11FE]
        Learn to Fly Month:  observance, E1082 [10JN]
        Long Beach, CA:  anniversary of airport, E1877 [2OC]
        Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority:  encourage to name
            terminal of Washington National Airport for Ronald Reagan, H276
            [4FE], H277 [4FE]
        National Guard:  tribute to the 111th Security Police Squadron of
            the Pennsylvania Air National Guard for efforts during Olympic
            games in Atlanta, GA, E1613 [7AU]
        National Park System:  regulation of airspace over park lands (H.R.
            4268), E1342 [17JY]
        National security:  impact of defense spending cuts, H5227 [24JN],
            H5861 [20JY]
        ------ military readiness of U.S. forces, H1014-H1018 [10MR],
            H1098-H1103 [11MR], H1632-H1636 [26MR], H2302 [23AP], H2303
            [23AP], H2304 [23AP], H2782-H2791 [5MY], H2791 [5MY], H4883
            [22JN], H7620 [14SE], H8606-H8612 [24SE], H10999 [15OC], H11016
            [15OC], H11017 [15OC], H11038-H11041 [16OC], H11583 [20OC],
            H11587 [20OC], H11646 [20OC], H11657 [20OC], E1513 [3AU]
        Navy:  Aircraft Platform Interface Laboratory Project funding, H4905
            [22JN], E1482 [30JY]
        Nebraska:  Joint Army-Air National Guard Medical Training Facility
            funding, E1488 [31JY]
        ------ National Guard Joint Army-Air Medical Training Facility
            funding, H4909 [22JN]
        New York, NY:  grant FAA high density slot exemptions to airports,
            H6720 [29JY], H6721 [29JY]
        Oregon:  establish global position systems and weather systems at
            rural airports, H6738 [29JY]
        Pakistan:  U.S. policy, E666 [23AP]
        Pan American World Airways:  tribute to victims of flight 103 from
            Syracuse University, E1864 [1OC]
        Paramus, NJ:  tribute to Buehler Challenger and Science Center,
            E1308 [15JY]
        Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact:  congressional consent
            (S.J. Res. 51), H10207 [8OC], H10208 [8OC], E2084 [11OC]
        Riverside, CA:  anniversary of March Air Reserve Base, E490 [26MR]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  addition of slots and
            lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, H7035 [4AU]
        ------ allow referendum on renaming by Arlington County, VA, H272
            [4FE]
        ------ approval of renaming by Metropolitan Washington Airports
            Authority, H264-H268 [4FE]
        ------ designate (H.R. 2625), H20 [27JA], H21 [27JA], H67 [28JA],
            H70 [28JA], H106 [3FE], H110 [3FE], H111 [3FE], H217-H219 [3FE],
            H245 [4FE], H246 [4FE], H253-H278 [4FE], H305 [4FE], E63 [3FE],
            E73 [3FE], E109 [5FE], E217 [24FE] designate (H.R. 2625),
            consideration (H. Res. 344), H247-H253 [4FE] designate (H.R.
            2625), motion to recommit, H276 [4FE], H277 [4FE]
        ------ designate (S. 1575), H278 [4FE], H357 [5FE], H358 [5FE]
            designate (S. 1575), consideration (H. Res. 349), H355-H357
            [5FE]
        ------ require Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to obtain
            funding for renaming of airport from sources other than the
            operating budget, H268-H270 [4FE]
        ------ require use of full name on new signs (H.R. 4014), E1040
            [5JN]
        Safety:  install enhanced vision technologies to replace and enhance
            conventional lighting systems with respect to airport
            improvement projects (H.R. 3463), E386 [17MR]
        ------ installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft,
            H7034 [4AU]
        Space policy:  role in national security, E179 [12FE]
        Taxation:  treatment of commercial aviation to and from airports
            located on sparsely populated islands (H.R. 4703), E1905 [5OC]
        Terrorism:  U.S. policy, H7814 [16SE], E717 [30AP], E1843 [28SE]
        Transportation:  continue certain preclearance and inspection
            activities to enhance the safety of air transit and vessel
            passengers (H.R. 4819), E2161 [14OC]
        Treaties and agreements:  require congressional approval of civil
            aviation bilateral agreements (H.R. 3741), E680 [28AP]
        Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site:  establish, H10415 [10OC]
        ------ establish (H.R. 4211), E1292 [14JY]
        U.S. Park Police:  anniversary of aviation unit, E1922 [6OC]
        Walker, Andre L.:  Air National Guard Airman of the Year award
            recipient, E979 [22MY]
        Wright, Orville and Wilbur:  establish a commission to assist in
            commemoration of the centennial of powered flight and the
            achievements of the Wright Brothers, H7036 [4AU]
        ------ establish a commission to assist in commemoration of the
            centennial of powered flight and the achievements of the Wright
            Brothers (S. 1397), H10857-H10861 [14OC]
      Remarks in Senate
        Air Force:  anniversary, S9995 [8SE]
        ------ naming of 19th operational B-2 stealth bomber, S7251 [26JN]
        ------ pilot retention, S9717 [1SE]
        ------ use of threat emitters for use in electronic combat training,
            S9399 [30JY], S9400 [30JY]
        Aircraft:  modify definition of ``public aircraft'', S8690 [22JY]
        ------ treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft, S8650-S8652
            [21JY]
        Airport and Airway Trust Fund:  extend expenditure authority, S10823
            [23SE]
        Airports:  expedite consideration of slot exemption requests, S2469
            [24MR]
        Alaska:  exemption from prohibition on overflights over national
            parks and tribal lands, S10910 [24SE]
        ------ prohibit helicopter landings in wilderness areas for purposes
            other than emergency situations, S8902 [23JY]
        Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service:  review of Wildlife
            Services aerial operations program safety, S8314 [16JY], S8315
            [16JY]
        Armed Forces:  increase hazardous duty pay for certain air crew
            members, S6669 [19JN]
        Bankruptcy:  prevent forgiveness of debts relative to death or
            injury caused by debtor's operation of watercraft, aircraft, or
            motor vehicle while intoxicated, S10764 [23SE]
        Big Sky Airlines:  anniversary, S12024 [8OC]
        Budget:  ensure continued enforcement of pay-as-you-go requirements
            relative to trust funds (S. 1587), S199-S201 [29JA]
        ------ treatment of certain trust funds relative to the annual
            baseline (S. 1588), S199-S201 [29JA]
        Business and industry:  effect of mega mergers on market
            competition, S5364 [22MY]
        Colombia:  provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug
            enforcement efforts, S3081 [2AP]
        Denver, CO:  provide for direct air transportation to London,
            England (S. 2134), S5636 [4JN]
        Dept. of Defense:  aviation accident investigations, S7139 [25JN],
            S7140 [25JN], S11230 [1OC]
        ------ C-5 Airlifter modernization funding, S11084 [29SE]
        ------ C-130J Airlifter Program funding, S11176 [30SE]
        ------ Distinguished Flying Cross award recipients, S512 [9FE],
            S11569 [6OC]
        ------ expeditionary common automatic recovery and landing system
            and K-band testing obscuration system programs funding, S6685
            [19JN]
        ------ F-22 aircraft development, S8 [27JA]
        ------ F/A-18E/F aircraft program review, S7004 [24JN]
        ------ F-22 fighter funding, S7106-S7110 [25JN], S7151 [25JN]
        ------ funding for projects in Connecticut, S9718 [1SE]
        ------ funding for unrequested or special interest projects, S11176
            [30SE], S12805 [21OC]
        ------ integration of Radar Technology Insertion Program sensor into
            a NATO aircraft, S6677 [19JN]
        ------ management of F/A-18E/F aircraft program, S2387-S2389 [23MR]
        ------ National Guard funding through offsets in F/A-18E/F aircraft
            program funding, S9329-S9332 [30JY], S9333 [30JY], S9334 [30JY],
            S9358 [30JY], S9401 [30JY]
        ------ Navy Upper Tier Anti-Missile Defense Program feasibility
            study, S7047 [25JN], S7048 [25JN]
        ------ tribute to response efforts of U.S. Navy to SwissAir crash in
            Canada, S11132 [29SE]
        Dept. of Justice:  Border Patrol aviation surveillance efforts,
            S8642 [21JY]
        Dept. of Transportation:  ensure enforcement of air service
            agreement between the U.S. and the United Kingdom, S10886
            [24SE], S10887 [24SE]
        ------ provide for direct air service between Colorado and London,
            England, S8777 [22JY]
        ------ reporting of certain amounts contributed and disbursed to
            States from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, S10889 [24SE],
            S10896 [24SE]
        ------ require study and report on certain practices by airlines
            which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare
            information (S. 1977), S3540 [23AP], S3555 [23AP]
        ------ require study and report on certain practices by airlines
            which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare
            information (S. 1977), S10911 [24SE]
        Disasters:  allow families of international airline disaster victims
            a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss,
            S10907-S10910 [24SE], S10945 [25SE], S10946 [25SE]
        EPA:  reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control,
            S10871-S10873 [24SE], S10875-S10877 [24SE]
        FAA:  consumer notification of the corporate identity of
            transporting air carriers, S10899 [24SE]
        ------ Contract Tower Cost-Sharing Program funding, S8901 [23JY]
        ------ establish criminal sanctions for the knowing failure to obey
            an order by a Federal law enforcement agentto land an airplane,
            S12739 [20OC]
        ------ facilitate air service to under-served communities and
            encourage airline competition, S10893-S10896 [24SE], S12356
            [12OC]
        ------ noise abatement discretionary grants funding, S10879 [24SE],
            S10880 [24SE]
        ------ permit the denial of airport access to certain air carriers,
            S10828 [23SE]
        ------ permit the denial of airport access to certain air carriers
            (S. 2435), S9883 [2SE]
        ------ reauthorizing programs, S12818 [21OC]
        ------ reauthorizing programs (H.R. 4057), S10945-S10969 [25SE]
        ------ reauthorizing programs (H.R. 4057), insert S. 2279 language
            in lieu, S10913 [24SE]
        ------ reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), S10800-S10814 [23SE],
            S10817-S10819 [23SE], S10823-S10829 [23SE], S10831-S10833
            [23SE], S10866 [24SE], S10867 [24SE], S10869-S10873 [24SE],
            S10875-S10877 [24SE], S10879-S10881 [24SE], S10884 [24SE],
            S10886-S10889 [24SE], S10893-S10901 [24SE], S10903-S10913
            [24SE], S12356 [12OC]
        ------ reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), unanimous-consent
            agreement, S10790 [23SE], S10832 [23SE], S10866 [24SE]
        ------ reauthorizing programs (S. 2279), unanimous-consent request,
            S10313-S10315 [14SE], S10473 [17SE]
        ------ reevaluate medical equipment and make a decision relative to
            automatic external defibrillators on aircraft (H.R. 2843), S3237
            [3AP]
        ------ reevaluate medical equipment and make decision relative to
            automatic external defibrillators on aircraft (S. 1584), S226
            [29JA]
        ------ reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain
            certificate holders, S10824-S10828 [23SE], S10866 [24SE], S10867
            [24SE]
        ------ require aircraft to maintain a minimum altitude over Taos
            Pueblo, NM, S10899 [24SE]
        ------ require inspection and possible repair of fuel tank wiring in
            certain Boeing Co. aircraft, S4603 [11MY]
        ------ testing of air traffic computer system relative to year 2000
            computer problems, S8805 [22JY]
        Fastener Quality Act:  coverage of certain aircraft fasteners (H.R.
            3824), S9655 [31JY]
        Finley, ND:  Finley Air Force Station hazardous waste cleanup
            funding, S9393 [30JY]
        Florida:  airport construction projects funding, S8901 [23JY], S8902
            [23JY]
        Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.:  National Aeronautic Association Robert
            J. Collier Trophy recipient, S4634 [11MY]
        Italy:  estate damage claims relative to military aircraft accident
            at Aviano ski resort, S9394 [30JY]
        ------ military aircraft accident at Aviano ski resort, S522 [9FE]
        Jackson Hole, WY:  FAA response to environmental assessment of
            safety issues at Jackson Hole Airport, S624 [11FE], S625 [11FE]
        Labor unions:  Presidential actions relative to resolving the
            dispute between Northwest Airlines, Inc., and the Air Line
            Pilots Association (S. Res. 270), S9885 [2SE]
        Las Vegas, NV:  anniversary of McCarran International Airport, S6033
            [10JN]
        Law enforcement:  treatment of ``order to land'' requirements
            relative to drug smuggling investigations, S6175 [11JN], S6176
            [11JN]
        McConnell AFB, KS:  tribute to 22d Air Refueling Wing, S8552 [20JY]
        Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority:  board member vacancies
            relative to granting of exemptions, S10901 [24SE]
        ------ status of nominations, S12885 [21OC]
        Minneapolis, MN:  land conveyance of Naval Air Reserve Center to the
            Minnesota Airports Commission, S7002 [24JN]
        Montreal Protocol No. 4 To Amend the Convention for the Unification
            of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air:
            ratification, S11059 [28SE]
        NASA:  funding, S8363-S8365 [16JY], S8430 [17JY]
        ------ provide insurance and indemnification relative to development
            of certain experimental aerospace vehicles, S8362 [16JY], S8431
            [17JY]
        ------ tribute to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program, S10059 [9SE]
        National security:  military readiness of U.S. forces, S4868 [14MY],
            S10198-S10201 [10SE], S11139-S11142 [30SE], S11165-S11168
            [30SE], S11173 [30SE], S11174 [30SE], S11175 [30SE], S11187
            [30SE], S11212 [1OC], S11644 [7OC], S11645 [7OC], S12594 [14OC],
            S12695 [20OC], S12818 [21OC], S12849 [21OC]
        Navy:  Advanced Technology Avionics Subsystems projects funding,
            S12160 [9OC]
        ------ pilot retention, S9717 [1SE]
        Nevada:  sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark
            County Dept. of Aviation (S. 1964), S3361 [21AP]
        New Castle, DE:  airport construction projects funding, S8904
            [23JY], S8905 [23JY]
        New Jersey:  transportation projects funding, S8953-S8955 [24JY]
        New York, NY:  use of Floyd Bennett Field by Police Dept. for air
            and sea rescue operations, S2625 [26MR], S2626 [26MR]
        North Dakota State University:  anti-corrosion technology research
            funding, S9399 [30JY]
        Northwest Airlines, Inc.:  impact of Air Line Pilots Association
            strike on air travel in North Dakota, S9853 [2SE]
        Odegard, John D.:  FAA Excellence in Aviation Award recipient, S8810
            [22JY]
        Persian Gulf Conflict:  aviator continuation pay for military
            members killed (S. 2584), S11902 [8OC]
        Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact:  congressional consent
            (S.J. Res. 51), S6051 [10JN], S9658 [31JY]
        Power resources:  use of hydrogen as an alternative energy source
            relative to Hindenburg disaster, S11631 [6OC]
        Rocky Mountain National Park:  prohibit commercial air tours, S10829
            [23SE], S10947 [25SE]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  addition of slots and
            lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, S10896-S10899
            [24SE], S10903-S10906 [24SE], S10911 [24SE]
        ------ approval of renaming by Metropolitan Washington Airports
            Authority, S313-S315 [3FE], S336 [4FE]
        ------ designate (S. 1575), S68 [27JA], S73 [28JA], S209-S219
            [29JA], S221-S225 [29JA], S254 [2FE], S279 [2FE], S280 [2FE],
            S306 [3FE], S316-S331 [4FE], S374 [4FE], S859 [23FE] designate
            (S. 1575), unanimous-consent agreement, S304 [3FE], S305 [3FE]
            designate (S. 1575), unanimous-consent request, S209 [29JA],
            S263-S268 [2FE]
        ------ impact of changes to slot and perimeter rules on safety,
            noise levels, and the environment, S10907 [24SE] impact of
            changes to slot and perimeter rules on small and medium market
            airports, S10888 [24SE], S10946 [25SE]
        ------ noise mitigation programs funding and implementation,
            S10896-S10899 [24SE]
        Rural areas:  implement a pilot program to improve air
            transportation service to small communities (S. 1968),
            S3436-S3440 [22AP]
        Summit Design and Manufacturing (company):  Lockheed Martin Corp.
            Outstanding Team Player Award recipient, S11058 [28SE]
        Tariff:  permit duty-free sales enterprises to be located in certain
            areas (S. 1861), S2573 [25MR]
        Taxation:  credits for regional jet purchases and airline ticket tax
            reduction for certain rural flights, S10880 [24SE]
        ------ investment credits for regional jet purchases and airline
            ticket tax reduction for certain rural flights (S. 2629), S12558
            [14OC]
        ------ treatment of commercial aviation to and from airports located
            on sparsely populated islands (S. 2542), S11339 [2OC]
        Transportation:  criminal penalties for pilots operating without an
            airman's certificate, S10887 [24SE]
        Treaties and agreements:  removal of injunction of secrecy, S9713
            [31AU]
        United Airlines, Inc.:  allocation of slots at O'Hare International
            Airport, S10945 [25SE], S10947 [25SE]
        Vietnamese Conflict:  tribute to C-141 aircraft informally called
            the ``Hanoi Taxi'' honoring the first group of POW returned to
            the U.S., S10318 [14SE]
        Washington:  transportation projects funding, S8955 [24JY]
        What Really Downed the Hindenburg, S11632 [6OC]
        Wright, Orville and Wilbur:  establish a commission to assist in
            commemoration of the centennial of powered flight and the
            achievements of the Wright Brothers (S. 1397), S10733 [22SE],
            S10735 [22SE]
      Reports
        Dept. of Transportation Guidelines Relative to Airline Alliances:
            Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), E2312
            [12NO]
        F/A-18E/F Aircraft:  Committee on National Security (House), S9330
            [30JY]
      Reports filed
        Aviation Insurance Program Authorization:  Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4058) (H. Rept.
            105-632), H5858 [17JY]
        Aviation Medical Assistance Act:  Committee on Transportation and
            Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2843) (H. Rept. 105-456), H1378
            [23MR]
        Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act:  Committee on Governmental
            Affairs (Senate) (S. 1397) (S. Rept. 105-294), S9688 [31AU]
        Consideration of H.R. 2625, Ronald Reagan Washington National
            Airport:  Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res 344) (H. Rept. 105-
            411), H239 [3FE]
        Consideration of S. 1575, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:
             Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 349) (H. Rept. 105-414),
            H329 [4FE]
        FAA Programs Reauthorization:  Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation (Senate) (S. 2279) (S. Rept. 105-278), S9425
            [30JY]
        ------ Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R.
            4057) (H. Rept. 105-639), H5956 [20JY]
        Fastener Quality Act Coverage of Certain Aircraft Fasteners:
            Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate)
            (H.R. 3824) (S. Rept. 105-267), S9043 [27JY]
        ----- Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 3824) (H. Rept. 105-574),
            H4324 [9JN]
        Montreal Protocol No. 4 to Amend the Convention for the Unification
            of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air:
            Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (Exec. Rept. 105-20),
            S9689 [31AU]
        NASA Appropriations:  Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation (Senate) (S. 1250) (S. Rept. 105-195), S5433
            [22MY]
        Nomination of John P. Hammerschmidt to the Metropolitan Washington
            Airports Authority:  Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation (Senate), S11278 [1OC]
        Nomination of Norman Y. Mineta to the Metropolitan Washington
            Airports Authority:  Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation (Senate), S11278 [1OC]
        Nomination of Robert C. Brown to the Metropolitan Washington
            Airports Authority:  Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation (Senate), S11278 [1OC]
        Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact Congressional Consent:
            Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S.J. Res. 51), S9425 [30JY]
        Provide Assistance and Slots to Air Carriers Providing Service
            Between High-Density and Underserved Airports:  Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2748) (H. Rept.
            105-822), H11023 [15OC]
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  Committee on
            Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2626) (H. Rept.
            105-408), H239 [3FE]
      Reports to constituents
        Hamilton, Representative:  Economic Development in Southern Indiana,
            E842 [13MY]
      Resolutions by organizations
        Public Services Aviation Act:  Airborne Law Enforcement Association,
            S8651 [21JY]
        ------ California State Sheriffs' Association, S8651 [21JY]
        ------ International Association of Chiefs of Police, S8652 [21JY]
        ------ National Sheriffs' Association, S8651 [21JY]
        ------ Western States Sheriffs' Association, S8651 [21JY]
      Resolutions of ratification
        Montreal Protocol No. 4 To Amend the Convention for the Unification
            of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air,
            S11059 [28SE]
        Montreal Protocol No. 4 to Amend the Convention for the Unification
            of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air,
            S9689 [31AU]
      Rulings of the Chair
        Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport:  designate (H.R. 2625),
            H271 [4FE], H273 [4FE]
      Tables
        Airport Improvement Program formula distributions, S10314 [14SE],
            S10819 [23SE]
      Testimonies
        Military Readiness--Observations on Personnel Readiness in Later
            Deploying Army Divisions:  Mark E. Gebicke, GAO, H2788-H2791
            [5MY]
        U.S. Policy on Terrorism:  Representative Skelton, E717 [30AP]
      Texts of
        H. Res. 344, consideration of H.R. 2625, Ronald Reagan Washington
            National Airport, H247 [4FE]
        H. Res. 349, consideration of S. 1575, Ronald Reagan Washington
            National Airport, H355 [5FE]
        H. Res. 398, provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to Colombia to
            assist in drug enforcement efforts, H1713 [30MR]
        H.R. 1271, FAA research, engineering, and development programs
            authorization, H191 [3FE]
        H.R. 2625, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, H263 [4FE]
        H.R. 2843, Aviation Medical Assistance Act, H1403 [24MR]
        H.R. 3824, coverage of certain aircraft fasteners under the Fastener
            Quality Act, S9655 [31JY]
        H.R. 3824, Fastener Quality Act amendment to cover certain aircraft
            fasteners, H4585 [16JN]
        H.R. 3894, Air Force Science and Technology Reinvigoration Act, E903
            [19MY]
        H.R. 4014, Ronald Reagan National Airport Preservation and
            Protection Act, E1040 [5JN]
        H.R. 4057, FAA programs reauthorization, H7020-H7032 [4AU]
        H.R. 4057, National Air Transportation System Improvement Act,
            S10949-S10967 [25SE]
        H.R. 4058, Aviation Insurance Program authorization, H5879 [20JY]
        S. 1397, Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act, S10735-S10737
            [22SE], H10857-H10859 [14OC]
        S. 1575, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, S341 [4FE], H357
            [5FE]
        S. 1587, Pay-As-You-Go Extension Act, S200 [29JA]
        S. 1588, Deficit Integrity Act, S200 [29JA]
        S. 1861, permit duty-free sales enterprises to be located in certain
            areas, S2573 [25MR]
        S. 1881, Airplane Emergency Locator Act, S2766 [30MR]
        S. 1964, Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Land Transfer Act, S3361
            [21AP]
        S. 1968, Air Service Restoration Act, S3437-S3439 [22AP]
        S. 1977, Consumer Access to Travel Information Act, S3540 [23AP]
        S. 2279, National Air Transportation System Improvement Act,
            S10800-S10811 [23SE]
        S. 2542, tax treatment of commercial aviation to and from airports
            located on sparsely populated islands, S11340 [2OC]
        S. 2584, aviator continuation pay for military members killed during
            the Persian Gulf Conflict, S11902 [8OC]
        S. 2629, investment tax credits for regional jet purchases and
            airline ticket tax reduction for certain rural flights,
            S12559-S12561 [14OC]
        S. Con. Res. 117, rescind Dept. of Transportation directive to
            establish peanut-free zones on domestic airline flights, S10242
            [11SE]
        S. Res. 270, Presidential actions relative to resolving the dispute
            between Northwest Airlines, Inc., and the Air Line Pilots
            Association, S9884 [2SE]
        S.J. Res. 51, congressional consent to Potomac Highlands Airport
            Authority Compact, S6051 [10JN], S9658 [31JY]
        S.J. Res. 51, Potomac Highlands Airport Authority Compact
            congressional consent, H10207 [8OC]
      Tributes
        Miles, Rhonda, S9943 [3SE]
        Mitchell, Nikki, S9943 [3SE]