S.Amdt. 3963
What it does: Adds SEC. 141. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN RADAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR FLIGHT SAFETY at the end of subtitle D of title I
Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY)What it changes
1 change to S. 2410 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 141. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN RADAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR FLIGHT SAFETY at the end of subtitle D of title I
Adds a sectionIn S. 2410 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(4) A description of potential cost savings from merging a T-1A capability replacement program with other Air Force programs, such as the Companion Trainer Program.
Inserted: SEC. 141. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN RADAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR FLIGHT SAFETY.
Inserted: It is the sense of Congress that--
Inserted: (1) certain radar technologies developed in the United States and in use by the Department of Defense to perform air surveillance by detecting and tracking designated targets have variants which are being used by civilian airports to enhance the safety of flight operation for commercial air traffic;
Inserted: (2) these technologies are being considered and reviewed by Federal agencies to provide additional air traffic control capabilities for the integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems into the national airspace of the United States; and
Inserted: (3) the Department should ensure that the benefits to flight safety in the United States from the use of these technologies are fully and openly demonstrated, tested, and reviewed by the Armed Forces, civilian Federal agencies, and commercial airports.
Original wording
At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following:
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As printed
SA 3963. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following:
SEC. 141. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN RADAR TECHNOLOGIES FOR FLIGHT SAFETY.
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) certain radar technologies developed in the United States and in use by the Department of Defense to perform air surveillance by detecting and tracking designated targets have variants which are being used by civilian airports to enhance the safety of flight operation for commercial air traffic;
(2) these technologies are being considered and reviewed by Federal agencies to provide additional air traffic control capabilities for the integration of Unmanned Aerial Systems into the national airspace of the United States; and
(3) the Department should ensure that the benefits to flight safety in the United States from the use of these technologies are fully and openly demonstrated, tested, and reviewed by the Armed Forces, civilian Federal agencies, and commercial airports.
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Senate amendment submitted
December 1, 2014