[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]