[House Report 111-141]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


111th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    111-141

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CONGRATULATING AND SALUTING THE SEVENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AIRCRAFT 
 OWNERS AND PILOTS ASSOCIATION (AOPA) AND THEIR DEDICATION TO GENERAL 
   AVIATION, SAFETY AND THE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION GENERAL AVIATION 
                     PROVIDES TO THE UNITED STATES

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    June 8, 2009.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
                                printed

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        Mr. Oberstar,  from the Committee on Transportation and
                Infrastructure, submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

                            [To accompany ]

      [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

    The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to whom 
was referred the resolution (H. Res. 472) congratulating and 
saluting the seventieth anniversary of the Aircraft Owners and 
Pilots Association (AOPA) and their dedication to general 
aviation, safety and the important contribution general 
aviation provides to the United States, having considered the 
same, report favorably thereon without amendment and recommend 
that the resolution be agreed to.

                       PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION

    House Resolution 472 congratulates and salutes the 
seventieth anniversary of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots 
Association (AOPA) and its members' dedication to general 
aviation, safety, and the important contribution general 
aviation provides to the United States.

                  BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION

    AOPA was incorporated on May 15, 1939, as a non-profit 
organization dedicated to general aviation. AOPA represents 
more than 414,000 members, which is about 70 percent of U.S. 
pilots. In 1950, AOPA created the Air Safety Foundation, which 
provides general aviation pilots with training, education, 
research, information on safety and pilot issues.
    AOPA was a leading advocate of the General Aviation 
Revitalization Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-298), which led to the 
recovery of the U.S. general aviation light aircraft 
manufacturing industry. In recent years, AOPA has been active 
on many general aviation issues, such as Global Positioning 
System navigation, flight service station modernization, 
Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization, and the Next 
Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen).

                       SUMMARY OF THE LEGISLATION

    H. Res. 472 congratulates and salutes the seventieth 
anniversary of AOPA and its dedication to general aviation, 
safety, and the important contribution that general aviation 
provides to the United States. In addition, the resolution 
commends AOPA for: creating the Air Safety Foundation, leading 
the recovery of the general aviation light aircraft 
manufacturing industry, and setting the stage for the 
development of NextGen by being an early proponent of the 
civilian use of Global Positioning Systems.

            LEGISLATIVE HISTORY AND COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION

    On May 21, 2009, Representative Charles W. Dent introduced 
H. Res. 472. This resolution was not introduced in a previous 
Congress.

                              RECORD VOTES

    Clause 3(b) of rule XIII of the House of Representatives 
requires each committee report to include the total number of 
votes cast for and against on each record vote on a motion to 
report and on any amendment offered to the measure or matter, 
and the names of those members voting for and against. There 
were no recorded votes taken in connection with considering H. 
Res. 472 or ordering the resolution reported. A motion to order 
H. Res. 472 reported favorably to the House was agreed to by 
voice vote with a quorum present.

                      COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT FINDINGS

    With respect to the requirements of clause 3(c)(1) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee's oversight findings and recommendations are 
reflected in this report.

                          COST OF LEGISLATION

    With respect to the requirements of clause 3(d)(2) of rule 
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, H. Res. 472 
is a resolution of the House of Representatives, and therefore 
does not have the force of law. As such, there is no cost 
associated with this resolution for fiscal year 2009, or for 
any fiscal year thereafter.

                    COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XIII

    1. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(2) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, and 
308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee 
advises that the resolution contains no measure that authorizes 
funding, so no comparison of the total estimated funding level 
for the relevant programs to the appropriate levels under 
current law is required.
    2. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(4) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the 
Committee advises that the resolution contains no measure that 
authorizes funding, so no statement of general performance 
goals and objectives for any measure that authorizes funding is 
required.
    3. With respect to the requirement of clause 3(c)(3) of 
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and 
section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the 
Committee advises that the resolution contains no measure that 
authorizes funding, so no cost estimate nor comparison for any 
measure that authorizes funding is required.

                     COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSE RULE XXI

    Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House 
of Representatives, H. Res. 472, does not contain any 
congressional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited tariff 
benefits as defined in clause 9(d), 9(e), or 9(f) of rule XXI 
of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

                   CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY STATEMENT

    With respect to clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the Rules of 
the House of Representatives, H. Res. 472 is a resolution of 
the House of Representatives and therefore does not have the 
force of law. As such, clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII does not 
apply.

                       FEDERAL MANDATES STATEMENT

    H. Res. 472 contains no federal mandates.

                        PREEMPTION CLARIFICATION

    Section 423 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
requires the report of any Committee on a bill or joint 
resolution to include a statement on the extent to which the 
bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt state, local, 
or tribal law. The Committee states that H. Res. 472 does not 
preempt any state, local, or tribal law.

                      ADVISORY COMMITTEE STATEMENT

    No advisory committees within the meaning of section 5(b) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act are created by this 
legislation.

                APPLICABILITY TO THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

    The Committee finds that the legislation does not relate to 
the terms and conditions of employment or access to public 
services or accommodations within the meaning of section 
102(b)(3) of the Congressional Accountability Act (P.L.104-1).

         CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW MADE BY THE BILL, AS REPORTED

    H. Res. 472 makes no changes in existing law.

                                  
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