Posted by Rick on Thursday, September 27, 2001 at 2:45PM :
In Reply to: Current S1416 status-now S1438 posted by Rick on Thursday, September 27, 2001 at 2:42PM :
This is from EAA.org
CONGRESSIONAL BILLS ON DEMILITARIZATION: UPDATE
The warbird community, as well as others within the aviation community, is eager for the latest information on the status of the U.S. Senate and House of Representative bills, in which specific sections call for the demilitarization of significant military equipment formerly owned by the Department of Defense.
As of 3 p.m. CDT on Wednesday, September 26, 2001, we know the following:
House of Representatives: Bill H.R.2586 did pass in the House. However, this bill did not contain any language calling for demilitarization. It was previously removed.
Senate Bill S.1438 (originally S.1155, subsequently S.1416) has been pulled from the Senate floor and will be reintroduced on Tuesday, October 2. There is no need to resubmit letters to your Senators because of the bill number changes; they are aware of the change and any correspondence will follow the current version.
Section 1062 of S.1438 is the bill’s portion that contains the demilitarization language. That can be found at www.senate.gov (type in “S.1438” under Bill Search.)
EAA Warbirds Government Affairs Committee members, as well as the EAA Government Programs Office, are working with senators and representatives to ensure that the final version submitted to the President does not contain the demilitarization section. Further updates will be provided here when available.
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