S.Amdt. 3545

SA 3545. Mr. RISCH (for himself and Mr. Crapo) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3452 proposed by Mr.
Rockefeller to the bill H.R. 1586, to impose an additional tax on
bonuses received from certain TARP recipients; which was ordered to lie
on the table; as follows:

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following:
(c) Study by Board.--
(1) In general.--The Air Traffic Control Modernization
Oversight Board, established by section 106(p) of title 49,
United States Code, shall conduct a study of--
(A) the Administrator's recommendations for realignment;
and
(B) the opportunities, risks, and benefits of realigning
services and facilities of the Administration to reduce
capital, operating, maintenance, and administrative costs
without adversely affecting safety.
(2) Considerations.--In carrying out the study under
paragraph (1), the Board shall consider--
(A) the commercial and noncommercial use of airspace,
including Department of Defense operations, Forest Service
operations, and the operations of other Government agencies
with irregular flight times and patterns; and
(B) the safety of aircraft operations in adverse weather,
terrain, and other limiting physical factors relevant to the
airspace surrounding airports whose aviation services and
facilities have been recommended for realignment by the
Administrator.
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