S.Amdt. 2555

SA 2555. Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms.
Alsobrooks) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment
SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill H.R. 1, to
provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of section 40007, insert the following:

SEC. 40007A. USE OF REVENUES FROM LEASE PAYMENTS FROM
METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS FOR AVIATION
SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS AND OTHER PURPOSES.

(a) In General.--Section 49104(b) of title 49, United
States Code, as amended by section 40007, is amended by
striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new
paragraph:
``(2) Funding for aviation safety improvements.--
``(A) In general.--In order to carry out the purposes
described in subparagraph (B), in addition to amounts
otherwise made available, there is appropriated to the
Secretary of Transportation, out of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated for fiscal year 2025, $63,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2029.
``(B) Purposes described.--The purposes described in this
subparagraph are the following:
``(i) To implement preliminary and final recommendations on
any safety measures directed by the National Transportation
Safety Board and the Secretary relating to the tragic mid-air
collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and United
States Army Aviation Brigade Priority Air Transport 25 on
January 29, 2025.
``(ii) To establish a permanent memorial for victims of
such tragic mid-air collision and to provide for maintenance
of such memorial.
``(iii) Subject to subparagraph (C), to undertake projects
directly related to the safety and security of airports under
the jurisdiction of the Airports Authority.
``(C) Requirements.--In undertaking the projects under
subparagraph (B)(iii), the Secretary, working with the
Airports Authority, shall prioritize projects that improve
safety for all current flight service located at Ronald
Reagan Washington Airport, including non-stop Part 121 flight
service between Ronald Reagan Washington Airport and the
airports primarily serving the following localities:
``(i) Birmingham, AL.
``(ii) Huntsville, AL.
``(iii) Montgomery, AL.
``(iv) Fayetteville, AR.
``(v) Little Rock, AR.
``(vi) Daytona Beach, FL.
``(vii) Orlando, FL.
``(viii) Panama City, FL.
``(ix) Pensacola, FL.
``(x) Sarasota, FL.
``(xi) Tallahassee, FL.
``(xii) Tampa, FL.
``(xiii) West Palm Beach, FL.
``(xiv) Fort Lauderdale, FL.
``(xv) Fort Myers, FL.
``(xvi) Fort Walton, FL.
``(xvii) Jacksonville, FL.
``(xviii) Key West, FL.
``(xix) Miami, FL.
``(xx) Cedar Rapids, IA.
``(xxi) Des Moines, IA.
``(xxii) Indianapolis, IN.
``(xxiii) Wichita, KS.
``(xxiv) Lexington, KY.
``(xxv) Louisville, KY.
``(xxvi) Baton Rouge, LA.
``(xxvii) New Orleans, LA.
``(xxviii) Bangor, ME.
``(xxix) Portland, ME.
``(xxx) Grand Rapids, MI.
``(xxxi) Lansing, MI.
``(xxxii) Traverse City, MI.
``(xxxiii) Kansas City, MO.
``(xxxiv) St. Louis, MO.
``(xxxv) Jackson, MS.
``(xxxvi) Omaha, NE.
``(xxxvii) Asheville, NC.
``(xxxviii) Charlotte, NC.
``(xxxix) Greensboro, NC.
``(xl) Raleigh, NC.
``(xli) Wilmington, NC.
``(xlii) Newark, NJ.
``(xliii) Akron/Canton, OH.
``(xliv) Cincinnati, OH.
``(xlv) Cleveland, OH.
``(xlvi) Columbus, OH.
``(xlvii) Dayton, OH.
``(xlviii) Oklahoma City, OK.
``(xlix) Tulsa, OK.
``(l) Philadelphia, PA.
``(li) Pittsburgh, PA.
``(lii) Providence, RI.
``(liii) Charleston, SC.
``(liv) Columbia, SC.
``(lv) Greenville, SC.
``(lvi) Hilton Head Island, SC.
``(lvii) Myrtle Beach, SC.
``(lviii) Memphis, TN.
``(lix) Chattanooga, TN.
``(lx) Knoxville, TN.
``(lxi) Nashville, TN.
``(lxii) Austin, TX.
``(lxiii) Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX.
``(lxiv) Dallas-Love Field, TX.
``(lxv) Houston-Bush, TX.
``(lxvi) Houston-Hobby, TX.
``(lxvii) Salt Lake City, UT.
``(lxviii) Norfolk, VA.
``(lxix) Burlington, VT.
``(lxx) Seattle, WA.
``(lxxi) Madison, WI.
``(lxxii) Milwaukee, WI.
``(lxxiii) Charleston, WV.''.
(b) Reduction in AI Funding.--Paragraph (5) of section
60102(b) of division F of Public Law 117-58 (47 U.S.C. 1702),
as added by section 40012, is amended by striking
``$500,000,000'' and inserting ``$437,000,000''.
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