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SEC. 430. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available for the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration by this Act may be obligated or expended for
purposes of transferring any research aircraft from Glenn
Research Center, Ohio, to another field center of the Admin-
istration.
SEC. 431. GAO STUDY ON FEDERAL HOME LOAN
BANK CAPITAL. (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of
the United States shall conduct a study of—
(1) possible revisions to the capital structure of
the Federal Home Loan Bank System, including the
need for—
(A) more permanent capital;
(B) a statutory leverage ratio; and
(C) a risk-based capital structure; and
(2) what impact such revisions might have on
the operations of the Federal Home Loan Bank Sys-
tem, including the obligation of the Federal Home
Loan Bank System under section 21B(f)(2)(C) of the
Federal Home Loan Bank Act.
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States shall submit a report to the Con-
gress on the results of the study conducted under subsection
(a).
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SEC. 432. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING AERO-
NAUTICS RESEARCH. (a) FINDINGS.—The Senate finds the
following:
(1) Every aircraft worldwide uses and benefits
from NASA technology.
(2) Aeronautical research has fostered the estab-
lishment of a safe, affordable air transportation sys-
tem that is second to none.
(3) Fundamental research in aeronautics is not
being supported anywhere in the country outside of
NASA.
(4) The Department of Transportation predicts
that air traffic will triple over the next 20 years, ex-
acerbating current noise and safety problems at al-
ready overcrowded airports. New aeronautics ad-
vancements need to be developed if costs are to be con-
tained and the safety and quality of our air infra-
structure is to be improved.
(5) Our military would not dominate the skies
without robust investments in aeronautics research
and development.
(6) Technology transferred from NASA aero-
nautics research to the commercial sector has created
billions of dollars in economic growth.
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(7) The American aeronautics industry is the
top contributor to the United States balance of trade,
with a net contribution of more than $41,000,000,000
in 1998.
(8) Less than 10 years ago, American airplane
producers controlled over 70 percent of the global
market for commercial aviation.
(9) America’s dominance in the world’s civil
aviation market is being challenged by foreign compa-
nies like Airbus, which now has approximately 50
percent of the world’s civil aviation market, and is
aiming to capture 70 percent.
(10) The rise of foreign competition in the global
civil aviation market has coincided with decreases in
NASA’s aeronautics research budget and a cor-
responding increase in European investment.
(11) NASA’s aeronautics laboratories have the
research facilities, including wind tunnels, and tech-
nical expertise to conduct the cutting-edge scientific
inquiry needed to advance state-of-the-art military
and civil aircraft.
(b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense of the Sen-
ate that the United States should increase its commitment
to aeronautics research funding.
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SEC. 433. UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS. Not later
than May 1, 2000, in administering the underground stor-
age tank program under subtitle I of the Solid Waste Dis-
posal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.), the Administrator of
the Environmental Protection Agency shall develop a plan
(including cost estimates)—
(1) to identify underground storage tanks that
are not in compliance with subtitle I of the Solid
Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6991 et seq.) (includ-
ing regulations);
(2) to identify underground storage tanks in
temporary closure;
(3) to determine the ownership of underground
storage tanks described in paragraphs (1) and (2);
(4) to determine the plans of owners and opera-
tors of underground storage tanks described in para-
graphs (1) and (2) to bring the underground storage
tanks into compliance or out of temporary closure;
and
(5) in a case in which the owner of an under-
ground storage tank described in paragraph (1) or (2)
cannot be identified—
(A) to bring the underground storage tank
into compliance; or
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(B) to permanently close the underground
storage tank.
SEC. 434. The comment period on the proposed rules
related to section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act published
at 64 Federal Register 46012 and 46058 (August 23, 1999)
shall be extended from October 22, 1999, for a period of
no less than 90 additional calendar days.
SEC. 435. Section 4(a) of the Act of August 9, 1950
(16 U.S.C. 777c(a)), is amended in the second sentence by
striking ‘‘1999’’ and inserting ‘‘2000’’.
SEC. 436. PROMULGATION OF STORMWATER REGULA-
TIONS. (a) STORMWATER REGULATIONS.—The Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall not
promulgate the Phase II stormwater regulations until the
Administrator submits to the Committee on Environment
and Public Works of the Senate a report containing—
(1) an in-depth impact analysis on the effect the
final regulations will have on urban, suburban, and
rural local governments subject to the regulations, in-
cluding an estimate of—
(A) the costs of complying with the 6 min-
imum control measures described in the regula-
tions; and
(B) the costs resulting from the lowering of
the construction threshold from 5 acres to 1 acre;