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PUBLIC LAW 105-155—FEB. 11, 1998 112 STAT. 7 by the Administrator) of any program of the Federal Aviation Administration for which funds are authorized by this Act. SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE YEAR 2000 PROBLEM. With the year 2000 fast approaching, it is the sense of Congress that the Federal Aviation Administration should— (1) give high priority to correcting all 2-digit date-related problems in its computer systems to ensure that those systems continue to operate effectively in the year 2000 and beyond; (2) assess immediately the extent of the risk to the operations of the Federal Aviation Administration posed by the problems referred to in paragraph (1), and plan and budget for achieving Year 2000 compliance for all of its mission-critical systems; and (3) develop contingency plans for those systems that the Federal Aviation Administration is unable to correct in time. Approved February 11, 1998. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1271: HOUSE REPORTS: No. 105-61 (Comm. on Science). SENATE REPORTS: No. 105-152 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transportation). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: Vol. 143 (1997): Apr. 29, considered and passed House. Nov. 13, considered and passed Senate, amended. Vol. 144 (1998): Feb. 3, House concurred in Senate amendments. Se-194O-96 -2:QL3Part1