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  SA 4581. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 2881, to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for 
fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and 
capacity, to provide stable

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funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC, ------. GAO STUDY OF AIR CARRIER FUELS AND FUEL-
                   EFFICIENCY.

       (a) In General.--Within 30 days after the date of enactment 
     of the Aviation Investment and Modernization Act of 2008, the 
     Comptroller General shall initiate an investigation of--
       (1) the prospects for using alternative fuels for jet 
     aircraft in the United States air carrier fleet;
       (2) the prospects for increasing the fuel efficiency for 
     the United States air carrier fleet; and
       (3) the effect of crude oil prices on the U.S. air carrier 
     industry.
       (b) Report.--No later than July 1, 2009, the Comptroller 
     General shall submit a report to the Senate Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of 
     Representatives Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure containing the Comptroller General's findings 
     and recommendations.
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