AVIATION

Amendments

Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act: technical corrections (S. 1072), S10507, S10523 [5AU]

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 98), S3567 [25MR], S3600 [12AP]

FAA: Airport Improvement Program funding (S. 643), S2823, S2872 [17MR]

———authorize research, engineering, and development programs (H.R. 1551), H8290, H8291 [14SE], H8323, H8324 [15SE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 99), H379 [2FE], H392, H393 [3FE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), H4274, H4294, H4300, H4309, H4311, H4317, H4318, H4320 [15JN]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 82), S11824, S11857, S11859, S11883, S11885, S11887, S11888, S11889 [4OC], S11894, S11895, S11898, S11903, S11904, S11908, S11921, S11922, S11928, S11929, S11930, S11931, S11933, S11936, S11939, S11940, S11945, S11958, S11980, S11981, S11982, S11983, S11984, S11985, S11986, S11987, S11989, S11990, S11991, S11992, S11993, S11994, S11995, S11996, S11997, S11998, S11999, S12000, S12001, S12002, S12003, S12004, S12005, S12006, S12007, S12008, S12009, S12010, S12041, S12042, S12043 [5OC]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), S14300 [8NO], H3297, H3298 [18MY], H3314, H3318, H3320, H3321, H3322, H3323, H3328, H3329, H3337, H3341, H3345, H3348 [19MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 1000, Air Transportation Improvement Act, S12563 [13OC]

———H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, H10112 [14OC]

———H.R. 1654, NASA appropriations, S14203 [5NO]

———S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, H7459 [5AU]

First Flight Centennial Federal Advisory Board, S1666 [12FE], H229 [6JA]

Articles and editorials

Air & Space Director Engen Dies in Crash—Naval Aviator Also Headed FAA, H5684 [15JY]

Air Trust Funds Need Protection—Aviation Investment Act Would Preserve Sanctity of Taxes Paid by Passengers, E1264 [15JN]

Anderson Blessed Others With Life, E578 [25MR]

Bombing of Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, E1410 [25JN]

Clinton's Dreams of Peace Ignore Mideast Realities, S8798 [19JY]

Cost of Station Cuts Into Funds for Supersonic Airplane Effort, H3350 [19MY]

General Says U.S. Readiness Is Ailing, S4570 [3MY]

I Know Something About National Security, E1777 [5AU]

Inside the Ring—Navy Heroics, S9071 [22JY]

Moving Into the Next Century, E2333 [10NO]

Murder Over the High Seas, S2429 [8MR]

NASA Deserves Better, H6744 [30JY]

Sidestepping Bosses, Four Star General Lobbied for Jetliner, S12572 [14OC]

U.S. Flag Gave Downed Pilot Hope While Awaiting Rescue, H4798 [23JN]

Yes to Air Safety, S3752 [15AP]

Bills and resolutions

Air Force: conduct study of proposed changes to management of the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 2224), H4341 [15JN]

———improve administration of the volunteer civilian auxiliary known as the Civil Air Patrol (see H.R. 1829), H3215 [17MY]

———procurement of certain airborne firefighting equipment for the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard (see H.R. 377), H269 [19JA]

Aircraft: treatment of certain aircraft as public aircraft (see H.R. 985), H1011 [4MR]

Airline Deregulation Study Commission: establish (see S. 1576), S10729 [10SE] (see H.R. 3166), H11143 [28OC]

Airlines: civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers and whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see S. 1139), S6049 [26MY]

———enhance competition and reduce airfares (see S. 477), S2008 [25FE] (see H.R. 272), H241 [7JA]

———enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' access to airline industry information (see S. 1362), S8505 [14JY] (see H.R. 908), H889 [2MR] (see H.R. 1030), H1068 [9MR]

———investigate claims of unreasonably high air fares and inadequate air carrier competition at airports (see H.R. 2051), H3858 [8JN]

———investigate unfair competition by major air carriers against new entrant air carriers (see H.R. 1678), H2635 [4MY]

———whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (see S. 648), S2840 [17MR] (see H.R. 953), H955 [3MR]

Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (see S. 775), S3634 [13AP] (see H.R. 1463), H2132 [15AP]

———denial of access to certain air carriers conducting operations as a public charter (see H.R. 156), H237 [7JA]

———increase access for U.S. air carriers to airports in the United Kingdom (see S. 1807), S13257 [27OC] (see H.R. 3072), H10119 [14OC]

———provide assistance and slots to air carriers providing service between high-density and underserved airports and improve jet service to underserved markets (see H.R. 951), H955 [3MR] (see H.R. 1679), H2635 [4MY]

———provide slot exemptions for nonstop regional jet service (see H.R. 1738), H2920 [6MY]

Alaska: clarify the regulation of Alaskan guide pilots conducting air flights (see H.R. 812), H716 [23FE]

Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (see S. 1193), S6790 [9JN] (see H.R. 2776), H7883 [5AU]

Armed Forces: settlement of U.S. families' claims by Germany relative to aircraft collision near Namibia (see H. Res. 183), H3392 [19MY]

———settlement of U.S. families' claims by Germany relative to aircraft collision near Namibia prior to settlement of German families' claims by the U.S. relative to aircraft accident at Aviano ski resort in Italy (see S. Res. 83), S4109 [22AP]

———strengthen limitation on participation in foreign airshows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment (see H.R. 1935), H3605 [25MY]

———test and evaluation of the Mobile Expeditionary Accurate Night Vision Compatible Portable Airfield Lighting System (see H.R. 1517), H2272 [21AP]

Balchen, Bernt: tribute (see S.J. Res. 36), S13012 [21OC] (see H. Con. Res. 203), H10724 [21OC]

California: authorize sponsor of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport to impose noise restrictions on operations without FAA approval (see H.R. 1823), H3211 [14MY]

Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act: technical corrections (see S. 1072), S5484 [18MY]

Civil aviation agreements: congressional review (see H.R. 1845), H3295 [18MY]

Consumers: establish national policy of fair treatment for airline passengers (see H.R. 2200), H4222 [14JN]

———liability requirements for air carrier baggage (see H.R. 1151), H1406 [17MR]

———provide basic consumer protection standards and improve access to airline industry information (see S. 383), S1325 [6FE] (see H.R. 700), H586 [10FE] (see H.R. 752), H643 [11FE]

———provide basic protection standards and enhance competition between airlines (see S. 603), S2576 [11MR] (see H.R. 780), H715 [23FE]

Courts: civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers (see H.R. 1052), H1162 [10MR]

———liability of businesses providing use of motor vehicles or aircraft to nonprofit organizations (see S. 844), S3914 [20AP]

Customs Service: designate San Antonio International Airport as an airport at which certain private aircraft arriving from a foreign area may land for processing, H4615 [17JN]

Dallas Love Field Airport: remove air carrier departure and destination restrictions (see H.R. 737), H643 [11FE]

Dept. of Defense: relief of survivors of victims killed in helicopter shooting accident in Iraq (see H.R. 456), H375 [2FE]

———submit a report to Congress on production alternatives for the Joint Strike Fighter program (see H.R. 3396), H12108 [16NO]

———terminate F/A-18E/F aircraft program (see S. 129), S341 [19JA]

Dept. of Transportation: determine costs and benefits of requiring jet-propelled aircraft taking off from Newark International Airport to conduct ascents over the ocean (see H.R. 620), H481 [8FE]

———make nonmilitary Government aircraft subject to safety regulations (see H.R. 1417), H2054 [14AP]

———promote use and construction of infrastructure facilities for inherently low-emission vehicles at airports (see H.R. 1035), H1069 [9MR]

———reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 98), H235 [7JA]

———reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 98), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 135), H1866 [12AP]

———require study and report on certain practices by airlines which restrict consumer access to passenger service and fare information (see H.R. 897), H889 [2MR]

Dept of Transportation: permit waiving of noise restrictions on certain aircraft operations (see H.R. 2935), H8628 [23SE]

Disasters: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (see H.R. 603), H460 [4FE]

———allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (H.R. 603), consideration (see H. Res. 85), H888 [2MR]

Eglin AFB, FL: recognize and commend personnel for participation in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkan Region (see S. Res. 185), S11430 [24SE]

———recognize and commend personnel for participation in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkan region (see H. Res. 379), H12108 [16NO]

FAA: accelerate redesign of airspace over New Jersey/New York metropolitan area (see H.R. 1448), H2131 [15AP]

———address aircraft noise problems of Staten Island, NY (see H.R. 790), H715 [23FE]

———Airport Improvement Program funding (see S. 643), S2840 [17MR]

———authorize research, engineering, and development programs (see H.R. 1551), H2304 [26AP]

———authorize research, engineering, and development programs (H.R. 1551), consideration (see H. Res. 290), H8289 [14SE]

———extending programs (see S. 1467), S9946 [30JY] (see S. 1637), S11430 [24SE] (see S. 1916), S14532 [10NO]

———extending programs (S. 1467), consideration (see H. Res. 276), H7025 [4AU]

———funding for buyout of certain properties near the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (see S. 310), S1010 [26JA]

———limitation on carry-on baggage by airline passengers (see S. 1294), S7717 [28JN] (see H.R. 2495), H5456 [13JY]

———modernize and improve management of air traffic control systems (see S. 1682), S11803 [1OC]

———reauthorizing programs (see S. 82), S340 [19JA] (see S. 536), S2273 (see S. 545), S2274 [4MR] (see S. 1174), S6285 [27MY] (see H.R. 99), H235 [7JA] (see H.R. 1000), H1012 [4MR]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 99), consideration (see H. Res. 31), H374 [2FE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration (see H. Res. 206), H4222 [14JN]

———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (see S. 722), S3439 [25MR]

———reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program (see H.R. 13), H224 [6JA]

———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 1855), S13972 [4NO]

Fastener Quality Act: strengthen the protection against the sale of mismarked and counterfeit fasteners (see S. 795), S3695 [14AP] (see H.R. 1183), H1471 [18MR]

Federal employees: eliminate certain inequities in the computation of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, and their survivors (see H.R. 1769), H3085 [12MY]

———payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (see S. 1957), S14806 [18NO] (see H.R. 3295), H11953 [10NO]

Firefighters: extend authority to sell certain aircraft for use in wildfire suppression (see S. 1906), S14532 [10NO]

Foreign trade: encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of aircraft noise rescinded (see H. Con. Res. 187), H8556 [22SE]

———prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft noise (see S. 405), S1414 [10FE] (see H.R. 661), H584 [10FE]

———prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft noise (H.R. 661), consideration (see H. Res. 86), H888 [2MR]

Foreign Trade Zones Board: expand a certain foreign trade zone to include an area of the municipal airport of Chico, CA (see H.R. 465), H375 [2FE]

Glenville, NY: tribute to Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing for the South Pole rescue of Jerri Nielsen (see S. Con. Res. 62), S13258 [27OC] (see H. Con. Res. 205), H10769 [25OC]

Great Smokey Mountain National Park: regulate commercial air tours (see S. 306), S976 [25JA]

Hawaii: regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (see H.R. 482), H376 [2FE]

Law enforcement: modify definition of ``public aircraft'' to provide for certain law enforcement and emergency response activities (see S. 1285), S7590 [24JN]

Libya: liquidate assets to pay for travel costs of families of the victims of the Pan Am flight 103 crash in attending the trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash (see H.R. 899), H889 [2MR]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: repeal prohibition on releasing Federal funds to airports until Federal nominees have been confirmed (see S. 535), S2273 [4MR]

NASA: academic programs funding (see H.R. 1527), H2299 [22AP]

———authorizing appropriations (see S. 342), S1144 [3FE] (see H.R. 1654), H2552 [3MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), consideration (see H. Res. 174), H3294 [18MY]

———develop and distribute to schools an educational curriculum to commemorate the centennial of powered flight (see H.R. 1754), H2997 [11MY]

National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see S. 81), S340 [19JA] (see H.R. 717), H642 [11FE]

Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (see S. 930), S4433 [29AP] (see H.R. 1695), H2809 [5MY]

Noise pollution: prohibit operation of certain aircraft not complying with certain noise levels (see H.R. 2499), H5456 [13JY]

———prohibit operation of civil subsonic turbojets in certain metropolitan areas (see H.R. 561), H418 [3FE]

———restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at certain metropolitan airports (see H.R. 129), H236 [7JA]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances (see H.R. 1507), H2272 [21AP]

Rural areas: implement a pilot program to improve air transportation service to small communities (see S. 379), S1258 [4FE] (see H.R. 907), H889 [2MR]

———improve air transportation service to small communities (see S. 304), S976 [25JA]

Safety: develop and implement plans to reduce certain public risk caused by helicopter operations (see H.R. 729), H642 [11FE]

———installation of emergency locator transmitters on aircraft (see H.R. 267), H241 [7JA]

———require U.S. airlines to conduct safety audits of foreign air carriers as a condition of approval of code-sharing agreements between the carriers (see H.R. 2024), H3857 [8JN]

States: participation in approval process of airport development projects in neighboring States (see H.R. 268), H241 [7JA]

Taxation: deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see S. 1079), S5586 [19MY] (see H.R. 1861), H3391 [19MY]

———modify air transportation tax relative to intrastate flights in Alaska and Hawaii (see S. 888), S4256 [27AP]

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (see S. 1239), S7219 [17JN] (see H.R. 2289), H4665 [18JN]

———treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 2004), H3711 [27MY]

———treatment of persons occupying what otherwise would be unused seats on business flights of noncommercial aircraft (see S. 1410), S8952 [21JY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (see H.R. 111), H235 [7JA]

Biographies

Bringle, William F., H1684 [24MR]

Cost Estimates

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (H.R. 1000): CBO, H3999-H4004 [9JN]

Descriptions

Non-Stop Flight Between Anchorage and Fairbanks, AK: Noel Wien, S8162 [1JY]

Essays

Bolstering Israel's Strategic Air Power Serves America's Interests: Loren B. Thompson, S8739 [16JY]

Letters

Air Force study of proposed changes to management of the Civil Air Patrol: Cameron F. Warner, S6174 [27MY]

———Michael E. Ryan, S6027 [26MY]

———Robert L. Smolen, S6027 [26MY]

Airport Improvement Program Short-Term Extension Act: Representative Archer, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H392 [3FE]

———Representative Shuster, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H392 [3FE]

Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act technical corrections: Jon P. Jennings, Dept. of Justice, H8676 [27SE]

———several aviation organizations, H8675 [27SE]

———Stephen D. Potts, Office of Government Ethics, H8676 [27SE]

Dept. of Defense payment of death claims relative to military aircraft accident near Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia: Darrell and Karen Darling, H2893 [6MY]

———several family members of accident victims, H2893 [6MY]

FAA allocation of slots at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, IL: John W. Teerling, S11902 [5OC]

F-22 fighter funding: William S. Cohen, Sec. of Defense, S8976 [22JY]

Military readiness of U.S. forces: Rocky A. Riley, H1772 [25MR]

———Senator Lott, S1866 [24FE]

NASA appropriations: Daniel S. Goldin, NASA, H3305, H3306 [19MY]

———Jay C. Buckey, Jr., American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology, H3313 [19MY]

———Leah Mullin, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International, H3313 [19MY]

NASA Langley Research Center funding: James S. Gilmore III, Governor of Virginia, H3349 [19MY]

Naval operations on the Island of Vieques in Puerto Rico: A.C. Zinni, S11084 [21SE]

———C.E. Wilhelm, S11084 [21SE]

———H.W. Gehman, Jr., S11084 [21SE]

———Senator Warner, Committee on Armed Services (Senate), S11083 [21SE]

———Wesley K. Clark, S11084 [21SE]

Penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts, S11937 [5OC]

Provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds: Paul M. Weyrich, E372 [9MR]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport perimeter rules on flight distances: several Senators, S11911 [5OC]

Strengthen Fastener Quality Act protection against the sale of mismarked and counterfeit fasteners: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H2940 [11MY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on Science (House), H2940 [11MY]

Tribute to Doug Verissimo: Carney T. Clary, E1786 [5AU]

———Representative McGovern, E1787 [5AU]

Lists

Chicago, IL, airports projects funding, H4260 [15JN]

Dept. of Defense aircraft inventory, S6676 [8JN]

Proposed aircraft related amendments to H.R. 2561, Dept. of Defense appropriations, E1665 [27JY]

Reasons for extending F-22 fighter funding, H6277 [22JY], E1665 [27JY]

Safety related provisions in S. 82, Air Transportation Improvement Act, S11896 [5OC]

Memorandums

Naval Operations on the Island of Vieques in Puerto Rico: Rebecca Brezenoff, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, E1660 [27JY]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to Cuba: President Clinton, S2006 [25FE], H808 [25FE]

Motions

FAA: extending programs (S. 1467), H7435 [5AU]

Obituaries

Bringle, William F.: by Jack Williams, H1683 [24MR]

Papers

Point Paper on HAC-D Mark to F-22 Procurement, H6277 [22JY], E1665 [27JY]

Petitions and memorials

Colorado: Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, E1569 [16JY]

Poems

``Kitty Hawk Revisited,'' Marion Brimm Rewey, E822 [29AP]

Proposals

Allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, S15078 [19NO]

Remarks in House

Air Force: operation and maintenance of space launch facilities, H4088-H4090 [10JN]

———procurement of certain airborne firefighting equipment for the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard, H4083 [10JN]

———T-38 Avionic Upgrade Program funding, E1813 [9SE]

Airbus Industrie: impact of governmental assistance on increased market shares of aircraft manufacturing industry, H2226 [21AP]

Airlines: enhance competition and reduce airfares, H4256, H4260, H4265, H4268 [15JN]

———require airlines to inform passengers of code-sharing agreements with international airlines, H3612 [26MY]

Airports: eliminate high-density rule for slot-controlled airports, H4260, H4270, H4271, H4320-H4324 [15JN]

———increase access for U.S. air carriers to airports in the United Kingdom (H.R. 3072), H10061, H10062 [14OC]

———planning, development, and access relative to livable communities initiatives, H4266, H4267 [15JN]

Armed Forces: prohibit funding for participation in foreign airshows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment, H6293 [22JY]

———settlement of U.S. families' claims by Germany relative to aircraft collision near Namibia prior to settlement of German families' claims by the U.S. relative to aircraft accident at Aviano ski resort in Italy, H4080 [10JN]

———strengthen limitation on participation in foreign airshows or trade exhibitions involving military equipment (H.R. 1935), E1074 [25MY]

———test and evaluation of the Mobile Expeditionary Accurate Night Vision Compatible Portable Airfield Lighting System (H.R. 1517), E716 [21AP]

Athens, OH: Ohio University Airport runway extension funding, H4267 [15JN]

Aviation: encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of aircraft noise rescinded (H. Con. Res. 187), H8671-H8674 [27SE]

Balchen, Bernt: tribute (H. Con. Res. 203), E2156 [21OC]

Billberg, Rudy: Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame inductee, E673 [15AP]

Brooklyn, NY: installation of doppler weather radar system, H9037-H9039 [30SE]

Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act: technical corrections (S. 1072), H8674-H8677 [27SE]

Chicago, IL: divert a percentage of airport passenger facility charges to the Illinois Dept. of Transportation, H4259, H4309-H4311 [15JN]

———use of airport passenger facility charges to expand runways, H4258 [15JN]

China, People's Republic of: civil aviation agreement relative to all-cargo carriers, H11444 [3NO], E2405 [17NO]

Cincinnati, OH: sale of Blue Ash Airport, H4266 [15JN]

Civil aviation agreements: congressional review (H.R. 1845), H3274 [18MY]

Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Hopkins International Airport improvement and expansion, H4267 [15JN]

Coast Guard: establish an air facility to cover southern Lake Michigan in the Chicago, IL, area, H1375, H1376 [17MR]

———modernization of equipment, E2333 [10NO]

———Muskegon, MI, helicopter station funding, H1373, H1375, H1376 [17MR]

———search and rescue efforts, H1374 [17MR]

Colombia: anti-narcotics equipment funding for National Police, H6685-H6687 [29JY]

———provide UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters to assist in drug enforcement efforts, H11206 [2NO], E892 [6MY]

Consumers: provide basic consumer protection standards and improve access to airline industry information (H.R. 752), E258 [23FE]

———provide basic protection standards and enhance competition between airlines (H.R. 780), E248 [23FE]

Cuba: anniversary of downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, H724 [24FE], E273 [24FE]

Customs Service: report on strip searches at airports relative to racial profiles, H5662-H5664 [15JY], H8346 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: authorize payment of death claims relative to military aircraft accident at Aviano ski resort in Italy, H1658, H1659 [24MR]

———authorize payment of death claims relative to military aircraft accident near Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia, H2892, H2893 [6MY]

———B-2 stealth bomber anniversary, E1752 [5AU]

———B-2 stealth bomber improvements funding, H3889 [9JN]

———C-17 Airlifter Program funding, H4081 [10JN]

———closing of Tustin and El Toro Marine Corps Air Stations, E1475 [1JY]

———EA-6B Prowler funding, H6262 [22JY], E1908 [21SE]

———F-15 Eagle aircraft funding, H6259 [22JY], E1664 [27JY]

———F-22 fighter funding, H6250-H6262, H6267-H6279 [22JY], H9888 [12OC], E1664 [27JY], E1707 [30JY], E2084 [13OC]

———funding, H319-H325 [2FE], H1749, H1750 [25MR]

———KC-135 refueling aircraft reengining, H6262 [22JY]

———report on investigation of space launch failures, H4080, H4081 [10JN]

Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 98), H387-H389, H398 [3FE], E5 [6JA]

———reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 98), Senate amendments (H. Res. 135), H1818 [12AP]

Disasters: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (H.R. 603), H900-H903 [3MR], E137 [4FE]

———allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss (H.R. 603), consideration (H. Res. 85), H898 [3MR]

EgyptAir: tribute to victims of flight 990 air disaster, H11450 [3NO]

Einarson, Francis: Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame inductee, E673 [15AP]

El Toro, CA: tribute to Marine Corps base, E1436 [29JN]

FAA: accelerate redesign of airspace over New Jersey/New York metropolitan area (H.R. 1448), E675 [15AP]

———Airport Improvement Program funding (S. 643), H1669 [24MR]

———allow small airports to credit the economic value of emergency disaster relief efforts toward matching-fund requirements of Airport Improvement Program grants, H4317 [15JN]

———authorize research, engineering, and development programs, H4762 [23JN]

———authorize research, engineering, and development programs (H.R. 1551), H8320-H8324 [15SE], E1979 [28SE]

———authorize research, engineering, and development programs (H.R. 1551), consideration (H. Res. 290), H8319 [15SE]

———aviation excise tax, H10228, H10230 [19OC]

———budget treatment of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and general revenue fund contributions, H4261-H4265, H4267, H4270, H4300-H4309 [15JN], H4764 [23JN], E1357 [22JN]

———conduct study on helicopter noise, H4273 [15JN]

———elimination of general fund contribution to funding, H9208 [1OC]

———ensure basic radar coverage for smaller airports, H4268 [15JN]

———evaluate safety of using only automated surface observing system for flight weather information, H4272 [15JN]

———extending programs (S. 1467), H6810 [2AU], H6959 [3AU], H7434-H7460 [5AU]

———extending programs (S. 1467), insert H.R. 1000 language in lieu, H7435 [5AU]

———extending programs (S. 1637), H8825, H8826 [27SE]

———funding, H4755 [23JN]

———Laser Visual Guidance System funding, H8324 [15SE]

———noise mitigation programs, H4265 [15JN]

———prohibit increase in passenger facility charges, H4311-H4317 [15JN]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 99), H390-H398 [3FE], E8 [6JA]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 99), consideration (H. Res. 31), H389, H390 [3FE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), H1048 [9MR], H3824 [8JN], H4261, H4330 [15JN], E1264 [15JN], E1296 [16JN], E1304 [17JN], E1357 [22JN], E1569 [16JY], E1693 [30JY]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), consideration (H. Res. 206), H4255-H4260 [15JN]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 82), H1048 [9MR]

———redesign airspace over New Jersey and New York Metropolitan region to reduce aircraft noise, H4759 [23JN]

———reduce unobligated balances for airport improvement programs, H4766-H4768 [23JN]

———reform Liaison and Familiarization Training Program (H.R. 13), E29 [7JA]

———require emergency locator transmitters on aircraft, H4273 [15JN]

———use of passenger facility charges, H4258 [15JN]

Fastener Quality Act: strengthen the protection against the sale of mismarked and counterfeit fasteners (H.R. 1183), H2935-H2941 [11MY]

Federal employees: eliminate certain inequities in the computation of retirement benefits for law enforcement officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, and their survivors (H.R. 1769), E938 [12MY]

———payment of compensation to the families of those killed in the crash of an Air Force CT-43A aircraft on April 3, 1996, near Dubrovnik, Croatia (H.R. 3295), E2371 [11NO]

Foreign trade: encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of aircraft noise rescinded (H. Con. Res. 187), H8671-H8674 [27SE]

———prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft noise, H5775 [19JY]

———prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft noise (H.R. 661), H903-H907 [3MR], H8623 [23SE], E187 [10FE]

———prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft noise (H.R. 661), consideration (H. Res. 86), H899 [3MR]

Glenville, NY: tribute to Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing for the South Pole rescue of Jerri Nielsen, H10514 [20OC]

———tribute to Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing for the South Pole rescue of Jerri Nielsen (H. Con. Res. 205), H11717 [9NO]

Grand Rapids, MI: airport project funding, H4266 [15JN]

Hawaii: regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (H.R. 482), E178 [9FE]

Hong Kong: refusal of U.S. military aircraft landing request relative to accidental bombing of Chinese Embassy in Serbia by NATO forces, E1410 [25JN]

Kosovo: require report on effectiveness of NATO air campaign against Serbia, H6293 [22JY]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: repeal prohibition on releasing Federal funds to airports until Federal nominees have been confirmed, H1048 [9MR]

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge: compensation of private property owners and protection of wildlife relative to proposed Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, airport expansion, E219 [11FE]

NASA: aircraft noise reduction technology funding, H3323-H3328 [19MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), H3304-H3352 [19MY], E1054 [20MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), consideration (H. Res. 174), H3302 [19MY]

———develop and distribute to schools an educational curriculum to commemorate the centennial of powered flight (H.R. 1754), E931 [11MY]

———funding, H6744 [30JY], H7933, H7934 [8SE], H8025-H8027 [9SE], H9273-H9276 [4OC], E1849 [13SE]

———science, aeronautics, and technology funding through rescissions in EPA funding, H7945-H7947 [8SE]

———science, aeronautics and technology funding through rescissions in the human spaceflight program, H8021, H8022 [9SE]

———selection of Banjul International Airport in Gambia as an emergency landing site for space shuttle missions, E2294 [8NO]

———ultra efficient engine technology program funding, H3318-H3321 [19MY]

National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (H.R. 717), H8668-H8671 [27SE], E206 [11FE], E2031 [5OC]

National security: importance of aeronautical research to military success, H8143 [13SE]

———military readiness of U.S. forces, H319-H325 [2FE], H575, H580-H582 [10FE], H928 [3MR], H1195 [11MR], H1338 [17MR], H1410 [18MR], H1772, H1774, H1776 [25MR], H1925, H1932-H1936 [13AP], H2112 [15AP], H2277 [22AP], H2311 [27AP], H2475 [29AP], H2562, H2612, H2626-H2632 [4MY], H2827-H2840, H2856-H2872, H2894 [6MY], H2977, H2979, H2993 [11MY], H3002 [12MY], H3223, H3261 [18MY], H3770, H3771, H3772 [8JN], H3883-H3890, H3893 [9JN], H4077 [10JN], H4831 [24JN], H5324-H5326 [1JY], H8159 [14SE], H8306 [15SE], H9379 [5OC], H11485 [4NO]

National Transportation Week: observance, H3275 [18MY], H3301 [19MY]

National Weather Service: provide meteorological information to protect life and property and to ensure safety under international aviation agreements, H3357 [19MY]

Navy: ES-3 aircraft funding, H2871, H2872 [6MY]

Nevada: tribute to Nevada International Guard, 152nd Intelligence Squadron, H5846 [20JY]

———tribute to the Grand Canyon Air Tour Industry, H2473 [29AP]

———visit by officials from the People's Republic of China to Fallon Naval Air Station, H1481 [23MR]

New Jersey: anniversary of 514th Air Mobile Wing, E1651 [26JY]

NOAA: tribute to NOAA Corps, E2131 [19OC]

Noise pollution: prohibit operation of certain aircraft not complying with certain noise levels (H.R. 2499), E1540 [14JY]

———revise existing noise abatement programs at high-density airports if additional flights are added, H4318, H4319 [15JN]

Omaha, NE: Eppley Airfield projects funding, H4271 [15JN]

Pasadena, CA: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory funding, H6744 [30JY]

Philippines: transfer excess vessels and aircraft to improve defense capabilities, H4250 [15JN]

Public works: State and local capital projects funding (H.R. 2777), H8131 [13SE], H9177 [30SE]

Puerto Rico: accidental bombing by Naval aircraft during training exercises, H2180 [20AP], E1659 [27JY], E1712 [2AU]

Queens, NY: economic impact of British Airways facility closing, H2059 [15AP]

Rock County, WI: Rock County Airport improvements funding to handle increased air traffic, H4758 [23JN]

Romano, Albert M. (Buddy): Air Force Outstanding Airman of the Year award recipient, E2065 [7OC]

Rome, GA: tribute to Rome High School Air Force Junior ROTC Program, H897 [3MR]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, H1048 [9MR]

Safety, H2901 [6MY]

———require U.S. airlines to conduct safety audits of foreign air carriers as a condition of approval of code-sharing agreements between the carriers (H.R. 2024), E1138 [7JN]

Safford, AZ: waive certain deed restrictions on airport, H4775 [23JN]

Space policy: transfer funding from space station program to Aeronautical Research and Technology program, H3349-H3351 [19MY]

Taxation: deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (H.R. 1861), E1028 [19MY]

———treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances (H.R. 2004), E1123 [27MY]

Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds (H.R. 111), E1 [6JA], E38, E45 [7JA], E372 [9MR]

———tribute to safety records of U.S. airlines, E115 [2FE]

Traverse City, MI: Cherry Capital Airport weather radar system funding, E1979 [28SE]

Treaties and agreements: require congressional approval of civil aviation bilateral agreements, H2337 [27AP]

U.N. World Food Programme: tribute to aid workers killed in a plane crash during relief efforts in Kosovo, E2515 [19NO]

Whiteman AFB, MO: tribute to members of 509th Bomb Wing for efforts relative to B-2 stealth bomber, H3892, H3893 [9JN], E1186 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

Air Force: conduct study of proposed changes to management of the Civil Air Patrol, S6010, S6025-S6030 [26MY], S6170-S6175 [27MY]

———3-D advanced track acquisition and imaging system funding, S6160 [27MY]

Airline Deregulation Study Commission: establish, S11894, S11895 [5OC]

———establish (S. 1576), S10733 [10SE]

Airlines: civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers and whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (S. 1139), S6068 [26MY]

———enhance competition and reduce airfares (S. 477), S2022 [25FE]

———enhance competition between airlines and improve consumers' access to airline industry information (S. 1362), S8506 [14JY]

———increase penalties for intentional overbooking of flights, S10964, S10965 [16SE], S11945, S11946 [5OC]

———whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information (S. 648), S2855 [17MR], S3150 [23MR]

Airport and Airway Trust Fund: extend expenditure authority, S11940 [5OC]

Airports: conduct a study to assess and reduce the adverse environmental impacts of ground and flight operations (S. 775), S3640 [13AP]

———increase access for U.S. air carriers to airports in the United Kingdom (S. 1807), S13268 [27OC]

———preserve essential air services at dominated hub airports, S11940 [5OC]

Anchorage, AK: Alaska Air National Guard Air Force Rescue 470 recipient of the Air Force Mackay Trophy, S11377 [23SE]

Animals: improve the safety of animals transported on aircraft (S. 1193), S6796 [9JN]

Armed Forces: improve special pay for career aviation officers, S1758, S1759 [23FE]

———settlement of U.S. families' claims by Germany relative to aircraft collision near Namibia prior to settlement of German families' claims by the U.S. relative to aircraft accident at Aviano ski resort in Italy (S. Res. 83), S4116 [22AP], S6266 [27MY]

Atlanta, GA: assign additional customs inspectors to Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, S8049 [1JY]

BLM: closing of tanker resupply base in Twin Falls, ID, S14993 [19NO]

Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act: technical corrections (S. 1072), S10522, S10523 [5AU]

Chicago, IL: FAA allocation of slots at O'Hare International Airport, S11846 [4OC], S11896, S11898-S11902, S11933, S11948 [5OC]

Consumers: provide basic consumer protection standards and improve access to airline industry information, S10751 [13SE], S10923 [15SE], S11897 [5OC]

———provide basic consumer protection standards and improve access to airline industry information (S. 383), S1325-S1327 [6FE], S2342 [4MR]

———provide basic protection standards and enhance competition between airlines (S. 603), S2603 [11MR]

Cookeville, TN: Upper Cumberland Regional Airport taxiway and safety improvement projects funding, S10972 [16SE]

Courts: liability of businesses providing use of motor vehicles or aircraft to nonprofit organizations (S. 844), S3937 [20AP]

Crime: increase penalties for the use or sale of defective or uncertified aircraft parts, S11936 [5OC]

Cuba: anniversary of downing of civilian aircraft by Cuban fighter jets, S2429 [8MR]

DeKalb County, GA: funding for buyout of certain properties near the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, S11931, S11932 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorize payment of death claims relative to military aircraft accident at Aviano ski resort in Italy, S3086-S3088 [23MR], S6266 [27MY]

———BQM-74 Target Drone procurement funding, S6252 [27MY]

———C-17 Airlifter program, S6681 [8JN]

———EA-6B Prowler funding, S11125 [21SE]

———F/A-18E/F aircraft program funding, S6180-S6184, S6187, S6189 [27MY]

———F-15 Eagle aircraft funding, S6260 [27MY], S8798 [19JY], S9060 [22JY]

———F-22 fighter funding, S8975, S8976 [22JY], S12566, S12571, S12573 [14OC]

———require report on inventory and status of operational support aircraft, S6670-S6678 [8JN]

———terminate F/A-18E/F aircraft program (S. 129), S558-S560 [19JA]

Dept. of Justice: payment of travel costs for victims' families to attend trial of terrorists suspected in Pan Am flight 103 crash, S5665, S5670 [20MY]

Dept. of Transportation: investigate unfair and deceptive practices and methods of competition by airlines relative to failure to disclose information on lowest fare available, S10824 [14SE], S10876-S10879 [15SE]

———investigate unfair and deceptive practices and methods of competition by airlines relative to failure to disclose information on overbooking of flights, S10823, S10824 [14SE], S10876-S10879 [15SE]

———monitor and report on the transfer of passenger tickets among airlines, S10968-S10971 [16SE]

———reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 98), S3567 [25MR]

———require study of air quality on airplanes, S12097 [6OC]

Disasters: allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, S14746 [17NO], S15078 [19NO]

Economic Development Administration: transition assistance for Boeing Co., workers in St. Louis, MO, affected by reduced defense spending, S9060 [22JY]

Eglin AFB, FL: recognize and commend personnel for participation in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkan Region (S. Res. 185), S11442 [24SE], S14047 [4NO]

Electronics: placement of video cameras in the cockpits of aircraft for disaster investigation purposes, S14755 [18NO]

FAA: Airport Improvement Program funding (H.R. 99), insert S. 643 language in lieu, S2825 [17MR]

———Airport Improvement Program funding (S. 643), S2821, S2824-S2825 [17MR]

———Airport Improvement Program funding (S. 643), unanimous-consent agreement, S2823, S2824 [17MR]

———consolidate negotiated agreements relative to high-density rules, slot rules, and perimeter rules at certain airports, S11851-S11854 [4OC], S11902, S11911, S11915, S11948 [5OC], S12096, S12097 [6OC]

———development of decentralized airline baggage and check-in system and Remote Certification and Maintenance System funding, S10976 [16SE]

———extending programs (S. 1467), S9953, S9954 [30JY], S10825-S10827 [14SE]

———extending programs (S. 1467), unanimous-consent request, S10718-S10720 [10SE]

———extending programs (S. 1637), S11451 [24SE]

———extending programs (S. 1916), S14585 [10NO]

———facilitate air service to under-served communities and encourage airline competition, S315 [19JA], S927 [22JA]

———funding for buyout of certain properties near the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (S. 310), S1012 [26JA]

———modernize and improve management of air traffic control systems, S11854-S11857 [4OC], S11909 [5OC]

———modernize and improve management of air traffic control systems (S. 1682), S11804 [1OC]

———National Air Traffic System improvement, S10825-S10827 [14SE]

———National Airspace Re-Design project funding, S11910 [5OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 99), S1382 [8FE]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), S11949 [5OC], S12096, S12097 [6OC]

———reauthorizing programs (H.R. 1000), unanimous-consent agreement, S12563 [13OC]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 82), S315, S514-S516 [19JA], S803 [20JA], S927 [22JA], S10719 [10SE], S11824-S11848, S11851-S11859 [4OC], S11891-S11917, S11921-S11933, S11936-S11949, S11981 [5OC]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 82), insert H.R. 1000 language in lieu, S11949 [5OC]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 82), unanimous-consent agreement, S11720, S11721 [30SE]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 82), unanimous-consent request, S11666 [30SE], S11946 [5OC]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 536), S2287 [4MR]

———reauthorizing programs (S. 545), S2322, S2323 [4MR]

———reform emergency revocation authority relative to certain certificate holders (S. 722), S3449-S3451 [25MR]

———relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (S. 1855), S13975 [4NO]

———require air carriers to submit information relative to year 2000 computer problems, S11922-S11928 [5OC]

———require reporting of specific reasons for flight delays or cancellations, S11858 [4OC]

———treatment of Airport and Airway Trust Fund, S3751 [15AP]

Fairchild AFB, WA: tribute to members of the Air National Guard 141st Air Refueling Wing who died in crash in Germany, S926 [22JA]

Fastener Quality Act: strengthen the protection against the sale of mismarked and counterfeit fasteners (H.R. 1183), S5978 [25MY]

———strengthen the protection against the sale of mismarked and counterfeit fasteners (S. 795), S3701 [14AP]

Firefighters: extend authority to sell certain aircraft for use in wildfire suppression (S. 1906), S14553 [10NO]

Foreign trade: European Union regulation of aircraft noise, S9049 [22JY], S9214, S9302 [26JY]

———prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft noise (S. 405), S1429 [10FE]

Fort Campbell, KY: tribute to victims of Army helicopter crash, S4210 [26AP]

Glenville, NY: tribute to Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing for the South Pole rescue of Jerri Nielsen (H. Con. Res. 205), S14929 [19NO]

Great Falls, MT: Great Falls Airport construction funding, S10975 [16SE]

Great Smokey Mountain National Park: regulate commercial air tours (S. 306), S978 [25JA]

Henderson, NV: Contract Air Traffic Control Tower Service funding at Henderson Executive Airport, S10976 [16SE]

Homfeld, Ned: Ernst & Young International (business) Entrepreneur of the Year award recipient, S7964 [30JN]

Israel: allocation of foreign aid for military aircraft purchases, S8738 [16JY]

Law enforcement: modify definition of ``public aircraft'' to provide for certain law enforcement and emergency response activities, S9053, S9054 [22JY]

———modify definition of ``public aircraft'' to provide for certain law enforcement and emergency response activities (S. 1285), S7604, S7605 [24JN]

Libya: liquidate assets to pay for travel costs of families of the victims of the Pan Am flight 103 crash in attending the trial of the terrorist suspects in the crash, S7370 [21JN]

Louisville, KY: Louisville International Airport expansion funding, S11932 [5OC]

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: nominations for Board of Review, S11912 [5OC]

———repeal prohibition on releasing Federal funds to airports until Federal nominees have been confirmed (S. 535), S2285, S2286 [4MR]

Mexico: transfer of UH-1H helicopters to assist in drug enforcement efforts, S6156 [26MY]

Minot, ND: tribute to Air Force 5th Bomb Wing for efforts during NATO military operations against Serbia, S7965 [30JN]

Muskegon, MI: proposal to close Coast Guard seasonal air facility, S10973 [16SE]

NASA: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1654), S9371 [27JY], S14202, S14203 [5NO]

———authorizing appropriations (S. 342), S1151 [3FE]

———funding, S11403-S11405 [24SE]

———prohibit duplicative research capability funding, S11247, S11248 [22SE], S11394 [24SE]

National Commission To Ensure Consumer Information and Choice in the Airline Industry: establish, S11900, S11931 [5OC]

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Alaskan Aviation Safety Study funding, S10978 [16SE]

———implement safety initiatives relative to air taxi industry in Alaska, S11866 [4OC]

National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands, S11847 [4OC]

———regulation of airspace over park lands (S. 81), S514 [19JA]

National security: military readiness of U.S. forces, S741 [20JA], S1865 [24FE], S3398, S3404 [25MR], S4542, S4570 [3MY], S6458, S6459 [7JN], S13589-S13591 [1NO]

Nevada: sale of certain land in the Ivanpah Valley to the Clark County Dept. of Aviation (S. 930), S4464 [29AP]

Noise pollution: prohibit operation of certain aircraft not complying with certain noise levels, S11981 [5OC]

Pilots: impact of shortage on regional airlines and rural areas, S10969 [16SE]

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: addition of slots and lifting of perimeter rule on flight distances, S2287 [4MR], S11900, S11904-S11908, S11910, S11941-S11944 [5OC]

Rural areas: implement a pilot program to improve air transportation service to small communities (S. 379), S1277-S1281 [4FE]

———improve air transportation service to small communities (S. 304), S978 [25JA]

Safety, S11866 [4OC]

Taxation: deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (S. 1079), S5597 [19MY]

———modify air transportation tax relative to intrastate flights in Alaska and Hawaii (S. 888), S4278 [27AP]

———treat spaceports like airports under exempt facility bond rules (S. 1239), S7228 [17JN]

———treatment of persons occupying what otherwise would be unused seats on business flights of noncommercial aircraft, S9908 [30JY]

———treatment of persons occupying what otherwise would be unused seats on business flights of noncommercial aircraft (S. 1410), S8956 [21JY]

U.N. World Food Programme: tribute to aid workers killed in a plane crash during relief efforts in Kosovo, S14602 [16NO], S14691 [17NO]

US Airways, Inc.: ranking in Wichita State University and University of Nebraska Airline Quality Rating study, S4506 [30AP]

West Virginia: tribute to Air National Guard, S8808 [19JY]

Wien, Noel: anniversary of non-stop flight between Anchorage and Fairbanks, AK, S8162 [1JY]

Reports filed

Airline Passenger Fairness Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 383) (S. Rept. 106-162), S11255 [22SE]

Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 603) (H. Rept. 106-32), H793 [24FE]

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1000) (H. Rept. 106-167), H3764 [7JN], H4021 [9JN]

Aviation War Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 98) (H. Rept. 106-2), H374 [2FE]

Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act Technical Corrections: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1072) (S. Rept. 106-105), S8266 [12JY]

Consideration of H.R. 99, Airport Improvement Program Short-Term Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 31) (H. Rept. 106-4), H374 [2FE]

Consideration of H.R. 603, Allow Families of International Airline Disaster Victims a Fair Jury Trial To Receive Just Compensation for Their Loss: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 85) (H. Rept. 106-37), H888 [2MR]

Consideration of H.R. 661, Prohibit Operation of Supersonic Transport Category Aircraft in the U.S. Relative to European Union Regulation of Aircraft Noise: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 86) (H. Rept. 106-38), H888 [2MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 106-185), H4222 [14JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1551, FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs Authorization: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 106-318), H8289 [14SE]

Consideration of H.R. 1654, NASA Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 174) (H. Rept. 106-147), H3294 [18MY]

Consideration of S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 276) (H. Rept. 106-293), H7025 [4AU]

Encourage Efforts To Have European Union Regulation of Aircraft Noise Rescinded: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. Con. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 106-334), H8665 [24SE]

FAA Programs Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 99) (H. Rept. 106-6), H374 [2FE]

FAA Research, Engineering, and Development Programs: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1551) (H. Rept. 106-223), H5365 [12JY]

Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1695) (H. Rept. 106-471), H12106 [16NO]

NASA Appropriations: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 342) (S. Rept. 106-77), S7127 [16JN]

———Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1654) (H. Rept. 106-145), H3294 [18MY]

National Parks Air Tour Management Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 717) (H. Rept. 106-273), H6597 [29JY]

Nomination of Edward W. Stimpson to the International Civil Aviation Organization Council: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S11494 [27SE]

Prohibit Operation of Supersonic Transport Category Aircraft in the U.S. Relative to European Union Regulation of Aircraft Noise: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 661) (H. Rept. 106-35), H888 [2MR]

Relief of Survivors of Victims Killed in Helicopter Shooting Accident in Iraq: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 456) (H. Rept. 106-270), H6597 [29JY]

Strengthen the Fastener Quality Act Protection Against the Sale of Mismarked and Counterfeit Fasteners: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1183) (H. Rept. 106-121), H2543 [29AP]

Strengthen the Protection Against the Sale of Mismarked and Counterfeit Fasteners: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 795) (S. Rept. 106-224), S15088 [19NO]

Statements

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century: Representative Shuster, E2384 [11NO]

Aviation Safety: Dept. of Transportation, H2901, H2903 [6MY]

———FAA, H2902, H2904 [6MY]

———NTSB, H2905 [6MY]

Summaries

F/A-18E/F Aircraft Program: John B. Nathman, S6182 [27MY]

Silent Skies Act (H.R. 2499), E1540 [14JY]

Tables

Air carriers not responding to FAA questionnaire on year 2000 computer problems, S11923-S11928 [5OC]

Testimonies

NASA—Life Begins at Forty: Charles P. (Pete) Conrad, Jr., H5821 [19JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 187, encourage efforts to have European Union regulation of aircraft noise rescinded, H8671 [27SE]

H. Con. Res. 205, tribute to Glenville, NY, Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing for the South Pole rescue of Jerri Nielsen, H11717 [9NO]

H. Res. 31, consideration of H.R. 99, Airport Improvement Program Short-Term Extension Act, H389 [3FE]

H. Res. 85, consideration of H.R. 603, allow families of international airline disaster victims a fair jury trial to receive just compensation for their loss, H898 [3MR]

H. Res. 86, consideration of H.R. 661, prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft noise, H899 [3MR]

H. Res. 135, Senate amendments to H.R. 98, Aviation War Risk Insurance Program reauthorization, H1818 [12AP]

H. Res. 174, consideration of H.R. 1654, NASA appropriations, H3302 [19MY]

H. Res. 206, consideration of H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, H4255 [15JN]

H. Res. 290, consideration of H.R. 1551, FAA research, engineering, and development programs authorization, H8319 [15SE]

H.R. 98, Aviation War Risk Insurance Program reauthorization, H387 [3FE]

H.R. 661, prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft noise, H907 [3MR]

H.R. 717, National Parks Air Tour Management Act, H8668-H8670 [27SE]

H.R. 1000, Air Transportation Improvement Act, S12115-S12146 [6OC]

H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, H4274-H4294 [15JN]

H.R. 1183, strengthen Fastener Quality Act protection against the sale of mismarked and counterfeit fasteners, H2935-H2937 [11MY]

H.R. 1654, NASA appropriations, H3314-H3318 [19MY]

S. 129, terminate F/A-18E/F aircraft program, S560 [19JA]

S. 379, Air Service Restoration Act, S1277-S1279 [4FE]

S. 383, Airline Passenger Fairness Act, S1326 [6FE]

S. 405, prohibit operation of supersonic transport category aircraft in the U.S. relative to European Union regulation of aircraft noise, S1429 [10FE]

S. 535, Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Improvement Act, S2286 [4MR]

S. 536, National Air Transportation System Improvement Act, S2288-S2307 [4MR]

S. 603, Airline Deregulation and Disclosure Act, S2603 [11MR]

S. 643, FAA Airport Improvement Program funding, S2825 [17MR], H1670 [24MR]

S. 648, Aviation Safety Protection Act, S2855 [17MR]

S. 844, liability of businesses providing use of motor vehicles or aircraft to nonprofit organizations, S3938 [20AP]

S. 888, modify air transportation tax relative to intrastate flights in Alaska and Hawaii, S4278 [27AP]

S. 930, Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Land Transfer Act, S4464 [29AP]

S. 1072, Centennial of Flight Commemoration Act technical corrections, S10628 [8SE], H8674 [27SE]

S. 1079, tax deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are subject to Federal limitation on hours of service, S5597 [19MY]

S. 1139, civil penalties for unruly passengers of air carriers and whistleblower protection for airline employees who provide certain air safety information, S6069 [26MY]

S. 1239, Spaceport Investment Act, S7228 [17JN]

S. 1467, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century, S9954 [30JY], H7435-H7459 [5AU]

S. 1576, Airline Deregulation Study Commission, S10734 [10SE]

S. 1637, FAA programs extension, S11452 [24SE], H8825 [27SE]

S. 1682, Air Traffic Management Improvement Act, S11804-S11807 [1OC]

S. 1807, increase access for U.S. air carriers to airports in the United Kingdom, S13268 [27OC]

S. 1855, relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots, S13976 [4NO]

S. 1906, extend authority to sell certain aircraft for use in wildfire suppression, S14553 [10NO]

S. 1916, FAA programs extension, S14585 [10NO]

S. Con. Res. 62, tribute to Glenville, NY, Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing for the South Pole rescue of Jerri Nielsen, S13288 [27OC]

S. Res. 83, settlement of U.S. families' claims by Germany relative to aircraft collision near Namibia prior to settlement of German families' claims by the U.S. relative to aircraft accident at Aviano ski resort in Italy, S4134 [22AP]

S. Res. 185, recognize and commend Eglin AFB, FL, personnel for participation in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkan Region, S14047 [4NO]

S. Res. 185, recognize and commend Eglin AFB, FL, personnel for participation in NATO Operation Allied Force in the Balkin Region, S11441 [24SE]