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				Transportation  Air Transportation  Aviation Safety & Security   Document Name    Date   Document Type  2002 Legislative Summary: Aviation Security   Dec. 7, 2002 Legislative Analysis 2004 Legislative Summary: Transportation Security Enhancements   Dec. 4, 2004 Legislative Analysis 2012 Legislative Summary: FAA Reauthorization   Jan. 14, 2013 Legislative Analysis 2012 Legislative Summary: Homeland Security Appropriations   Jan. 14, 2013 Legislative Analysis A Disarming Proposal   Feb. 20, 2012 Legislative Analysis A Nation With Capital Needs   May 12, 2008 Legislative Analysis A Piercing Answer for When Low Speed Kills   Feb. 10, 2014 Legislative Analysis Air First Aid, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Air Safety Violations, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Air Traffic Control Spinoff Runs Into Turbulence   Jun. 19, 2017 Legislative Analysis Air-Traffic Controllers, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Aircraft Hijacking, 1973 Legislative Chronology   1973 Legislative Analysis Aircraft Hijacking, 1974 Legislative Chronology   1974 Legislative Analysis Aircraft Inspection, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1991 Legislative Analysis Aircraft Liability Insurance, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1989 Legislative Analysis Aircraft Manufacturers' Liability, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Airline Safety Penalties, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Airline Security Law Refined   2002 Legislative Analysis Airport Security, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Aviation Safety, 1967 Legislative Chronology   1967 Legislative Analysis Aviation Safety, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Aviation Safety: Serious Problems Concerning the Air Traffic Control Work Force. Report of the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) to the Secretary of Transportation   Mar. 6, 1986 Primary Source Aviation Security Revisions, 2001-2002 Legislative Chronology   2001 - 2002 Legislative Analysis Aviation Security, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1990 Legislative Analysis Aviation Security, 2001-2002 Legislative Chronology   2001 - 2002 Legislative Analysis Aviation Trust Fund Hit Hard as Fewer Flyers, Lower Fares Lead to Revenue Shortfall   May 22, 2004 Legislative Analysis Aviation Whistleblowers, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Aviation Worker Fines, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Awake, But Qualified?   Jul. 7, 2014 Legislative Analysis Ban on Plastic Guns, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Bill Expediting Process to Combat Shoulder-Launched Missile Attacks Approved by Aviation Subcommittee   May 1, 2004 Legislative Analysis Bills to Ban Flights Over Stadiums Likely to Languish Until Next Year   Oct. 19, 2002 Legislative Analysis Body scanners not going away   Oct. 29, 2012 Legislative Analysis Call of the Wildlife Strike   Jun. 17, 2013 Legislative Analysis Congress Looks at Security From the Air   Jan. 4, 2010 Legislative Analysis Congress Unleashes the Drones   Oct. 15, 2018 Legislative Analysis Congressional Testimony of G.L. Dillingham of the General Accounting Office (GAO) on Recommendations for Aviation Safety, 1997   Mar. 5, 1997 Primary Source Congressional Testimony of G.L. Dillingham of the General Accounting Office (GAO): "Targeting and Training of FAA's Safety Inspector Workforce"   Apr. 30, 1996 Primary Source Congressional Testimony of J. Hall, Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Aviation Safety   Mar. 10, 1999 Primary Source Congressional Testimony of K.O. Fulz, Assistant Comptroller General of the Government Accounting Office (GAO) on Aviation Security Requirements   Sep. 11, 1996 Primary Source Creating Suspicion on the Quota System   Jul. 31, 2006 Legislative Analysis Decrying the Too-Friendly Skies   Apr. 21, 2008 Legislative Analysis Democratic Senators Urge FAA to Keep Pilot Training Requirements   Nov. 28, 2016 Legislative Analysis Department of Transportation v. Paralyzed Veterans of America: Brief Summary   Jun. 27, 1986 Case Summary Despite Airlines' Pleas for Help, Extensive Bailout Looks Unlikely   Oct. 5, 2002 Legislative Analysis DHS Ponders New Destiny for Airline Manifests   Nov. 13, 2006 Legislative Analysis Disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight   Mar. 15, 2014 Primary Source Dooley v. Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.: Brief Summary   Jun. 8, 1998 Case Summary Drones Pose Challenges For Congress, FAA   Feb. 22, 2016 Legislative Analysis Ending a Security 'Meltdown'   Sep. 15, 2001 Legislative Analysis FAA's Drone Rules Are Far From Final Approach   Feb. 2, 2015 Legislative Analysis Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Maps, 1991-1992 Legislative Chronology   1992 Legislative Analysis Federalizing Baggage Screeners May End Up a Failed Experiment   Oct. 18, 2003 Legislative Analysis Five Questions for Brendan I. Koerner, Author of 'The Skies Belong to Us'   Sep. 2, 2013 Legislative Analysis Future of the Airlines   Mar. 7, 2008 CQ Researcher Guns-for-Pilots Bill Overcomes Powerful Opposition To Top Senate's Fall Agenda   Aug. 3, 2002 Legislative Analysis Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. v. Norris: Brief Summary   Jun. 20, 1994 Case Summary Homeland Security Department: Border Programs Draw Attention as Others Face Potential Cuts   Mar. 10, 2014 Legislative Analysis Is That a Gun in Your Plant?   Mar. 11, 2013 Legislative Analysis Key House Vote of 2013: Air Traffic Control Furloughs   Feb. 3, 2014 Legislative Analysis Missile Defense for Commercial Aircraft Widely Backed, but Cost Is Crushing   May 15, 2004 Legislative Analysis National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Recommendation: Commuter Planes Should Have to Follow Same Safety Rules as Large Passenger Aircraft   Nov. 15, 1994 Primary Source News Conference on 1996 TWA Flight 800 Crash: J. Kallstrom, Federal Bureau of Investigation; J. Hall, National Transportation Safety Board   Nov. 18, 1997 Primary Source Older Pilots Find Not-So-Friendly Skies   Jan. 31, 2005 Legislative Analysis Olympic Airways v. Husain   Feb. 24, 2004 Case Summary Pat-Down Payoff   Jan. 30, 2012 Legislative Analysis Piloting the Requirements for Aviation Training   Mar. 25, 2013 Legislative Analysis Plan of the Federal Aviation Administration for Enhanced Safety of Flight Operations in the National Airspace System   Dec. 27, 1978 Primary Source Preliminary Report on Downing of Malaysian Flight Released   Jul. 17, 2014 Primary Source President's Commission on Aviation Security and Terrorism Report on Its Investigation into In-Flight Bombing of Pan American Airways Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland   May 15, 1990 Primary Source Private Plane Bill Stalls After Evacuation   May 16, 2005 Legislative Analysis Provisions of the FAA Bill   Jan. 24, 2004 Legislative Analysis Renewed Calls for Cargo Screening Bring Familiar Obstacles   Nov. 15, 2010 Legislative Analysis Report and Recommendations on Aviation Safety of the Aviation Safety Commission   Apr. 18, 1988 Primary Source Report by National Transportation Safety Board Detailing Improper Maintenance Procedures of the DC-10 Aircraft That Led to the Death of 275 Passengers at Chicago's O'Hare Airport   Dec. 21, 1979 Primary Source Report of the General Accounting Office (GAO) on Government Airline Safety Enforcement: "Weaknesses in Inspection and Enforcement Limit FAA in Identifying and Responding to Risks"   Mar. 30, 1998 Primary Source Rewriting the Sky's Limits   Feb. 4, 2008 Legislative Analysis Screening the TSA   Oct. 1, 2012 Legislative Analysis Smoking Ban on Flights, 1989-1990 Legislative Chronology   1989 - 1990 Legislative Analysis Spinoff Plan for Air Traffic Control Stuck in a Holding Pattern   Nov. 13, 2017 Legislative Analysis SPOT Check Snags Airport Plan   Apr. 25, 2011 Legislative Analysis Statement by C. Korenke, Vice President of Air France, USA, Announcing Details of the Crash of Concorde Flight 4590 Near Paris, France   Jul. 25, 2000 Primary Source Strong Headwinds for Changes to Air Security   Jul. 11, 2011 Legislative Analysis Stuck With a Patchwork System   Apr. 5, 2010 Legislative Analysis Study Shows Drones Could Devastate Jet Engines   Feb. 22, 2016 Legislative Analysis Terror Focus Stays Fixed on Aviation   Aug. 14, 2006 Legislative Analysis Testimony by GAO Civil Aviation Director Gerald L. Dillingham to Congress on Aviation Security   Sep. 9, 2003 Primary Source Testimony by Gerald L. Dillingham of the General Accounting Office to Congress on Aviation Security   Sep. 20, 2001 Primary Source Text of Anti-Hijacking Pact with Cuba   Feb. 15, 1973 Primary Source Through Security Mandates and Bailout, U.S. Takes Hands-On Role in Airlines   Oct. 6, 2001 Legislative Analysis TSA to Ease Screenings   Sep. 23, 2013 Legislative Analysis TSA's Baggage Blues   Nov. 7, 2011 Legislative Analysis TSA: Too-Close Encounters   Nov. 29, 2010 Legislative Analysis United States v. S.A. Empresa de Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense (VARIG Airlines): Brief Summary   Jun. 19, 1984 Case Summary United States v. Weber Aircraft Corp.: Brief Summary   Mar. 20, 1984 Case Summary With TSA, OK to Bare it and Grin   Jul. 30, 2012 Legislative Analysis
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