S.Amdt. 4685

SA 4685. Mr. WYDEN submitted, under authority of the order of the Senate of May 2, 2008, an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2881, to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. DEFINITIONS RELATING TO AMATEUR-BUILT AIRCRAFT.

As used in section 21.191(g) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations--

(1) the term “fabricated” means to perform work on a part or component, such as gluing, forming, shaping, trimming, drilling, applying protective coatings, riveting, spot welding or heat-treating, transforming the part or component into its finished state for inclusion into a sub-assembly or within a final assembly; and

(2) the term “major portion” means more than \1/2\ of the sum of the applicable fabrication, assembly, and installation tasks needed to complete an airworthy aircraft.