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 CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS—JUNE 13, 1996 110 STAT. 4477 expenses incurred during training sessions or retreats off Federal property, unless Federal property is not available. SEC. 429. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPOR- TATION. (a) FINDINGS.— The Senate finds that— (1) the essential air service program of the Department of Transportation under subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code— (A) provides essential airline access to isolated rural communities across the United States; (B) is necessary for the economic growth and development of rural communities; (C) connects small rural communities to the national air transportation system of the United States; (D) is a critical component of the national transportation system of the United States; and (E) provides air service to 108 communities in 30 States; and (2) the National Commission to Ensure a Strong Competitive Airline Industry established under section 204 of the Airport and Airway Safety, Capacity, Noise Improvement, and Intermodal Transportation Act of 1992 recommended maintaining the essential air service program with a sufficient level of funding to continue to provide air service to small communities. (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE. —I t is the sense of the Senate that the essential air service program of the Department of Transportation under subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, should receive a sufficient level of funding to continue to provide air service to small rural communities that qualify for assistance under the program. SEC. 430. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING EQUAL RETIREMENT SAVINGS FOR HOMEMAKERS. (a) FINDINGS.— The Senate finds that the assumptions of this budget resolution take into account that— (1) by teaching and feeding our children and caring for our elderly, American homemakers are an important, vital part of our society; (2) homemakers retirement needs are the same as all Americans, and thus they need every opportunity to save and invest for retirement; (3) because they are living on a single income, homemakers and their spouses often have less income for savings; (4) individual retirement accounts are provided by Congress in the Internal Revenue Code to assist Americans for retirement savings; (5) currently, individual retirement accounts permit workers other than homemakers to make deductible contributions of $2,000 a year, but limit homemakers to deductible contributions of $250 a year; and (6) limiting homemakers individual retirement account contributions to an amount less than the contributions of other workers discriminates against homemakers. (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—I t is the sense of the Senate that the revenue level assumed in this budget resolution provides for

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