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      "date": "2004-07-28",
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      "title": "Vision 100: Historical Review of the Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (P.L. 108-176)",
      "summary": "The Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (FAIR21 or\nAIR21;  P.L. 106-181 ), which provided authorization for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)\nand related aviation programs, expired at the end of FY2003. Congressional debate on a new\nreauthorization bill took place during the 1st Session of the 108th Congress leading, finally, to a new\nreauthorization that extends FAA programs through FY2007.\n \n A number of issues were considered during the reauthorization debate. The condition of the\nairline industry, while not directly addressed in the bills under consideration, had an impact on the\ndebate because the aviation industry\u2019s recessionary environment has constrained the trust\nfund\nrevenues that support most of the FAA budget. Increasing capacity and reducing future congestion\nand delay, as well as proposals concerning air traffic modernization were issues.\n\u201cEnvironmental\nstreamlining\u201d was also a major element of the reauthorization debate, involving proposals\nto\nexpedite environmental reviews potentially affecting the completion of airport capacity capital\nprojects. Funding security enhancements at airports without depleting the Airport and Airway Trust\nFund of funds needed to support the national system\u2019s other needs was also a significant\nissue in the\ndebate. Subsidizing air service to isolated communities is a perennial issue in FAA reauthorization\nas are other issues such as federal aid for airport noise mitigation, aviation safety, and air traffic\ncontrol privatization.\n \n On July 25, 2003, Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act ( H.Rept. 108-240 ) was\nreported out of conference. The conference report specified $59.2 billion over four years for FAA\nactivities. However, a few provisions of the original conference report were considered controversial. \nMost notable of these was a provision that would have prevented privatization of certain air traffic\ncontrol functions, but would have allowed privatization of certain airport towers. On October 28,\n2003, the House recommitted the bill to the conference to address this controversy, and the following\nday a new conference report ( H.Rept. 108-334 ), almost identical to the first but without the air traffic\ncontrol privatization protection language, was filed. That report passed the House on October 30,\n2003; passed the Senate on November 21, 2003; and was signed into law on December 12, 2003. \nThe new law, Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (Vision 100;  P.L. 108-176 ),\nreauthorizes FAA aviation programs for fiscal years 2004-2007. The bill also includes numerous\nprovisions to improve aviation security.\n \n This report will not be updated.",
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