S.Amdt. 3570

SA 3570. Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself and Mr. Flake) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3464 submitted by Mr.
Thune (for himself and Mr. Nelson) to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing
limitations, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the end of title V, add the following:

SEC. 5032. REPORT ON EFFECTS ON AIRPORTS OF COLLEGIATE
AVIATION FLIGHT TRAINING OPERATIONS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall submit to Congress a report
assessing the importance of collegiate aviation flight
training operations and the effect of such operations on the
economy and infrastructure of airports in the National Plan
of Integrated Airport Systems.
(b) Elements.--In the report required by subsection (a),
the Administrator shall include the following:
(1) An assessment of the total capacity of collegiate
aviation flight training programs in the United States to
meet the needs of the United States to train commercial
pilots.
(2) An assessment of the footprint of collegiate aviation
flight training operations at the airports in the United
States.
(3) An assessment of whether infrastructure beyond that
necessary for operations of commercial air carriers is needed
at airports at which collegiate aviation flight training
operations are conducted.
(4) If such infrastructure is needed, an estimate of the
cost of such infrastructure.
(5) An identification of funding sources, available before
the date of the enactment of this Act or that may become
available after such date of enactment, that may be used to
construct such infrastructure.
(6) Recommendations for improving technical and financial
assistance to airports to construct such infrastructure.
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