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108 STAT. 704 PUBLIC LAW 103-260—MAY 26, 1994 (d) SPECIAL PAYMENT RULE. —The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may make payment for the costs incurred under the program established by subsection (a) for the period between June 18, 1994, and September 30, 1994, following the end of the first full pay period that begins on or after October 1, 1994, subject to appropriations made available in fiscal year 1995. (e) STUDY OF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION INCENTIVES. —The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall conduct a study of impediments that may exist to achieving appropriate air traffic controller staffing levels at hard-to-staff facilities. In conducting such study, the Administrator shall identify and evaluate the extent to which special incentives, of a financial or nonfinancial nature, could be useful in recruiting or retaining air traffic Reports. controllers at such facilities. The Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act a report on (1) the results of such study, (2) planned administrative actions, and (3) any recommended legislation. Approved May 26, 1994. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2024: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 140 (1994): Apr. 19, considered and passed Senate. May 3, considered and passed House, amended. May 12, Senate concurred in House amendment with an amendment. May 17, House concurred in Senate amendment.