mr. larsen: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. larsen: and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. larsen: under what is known as the long-term leasing act, lands held in trust for indian tribes may be leased for a variety of purposes for a term of no greater than 25 years. with an option for an additional 25 years if approved by the bureau of indian affairs. often, tribes find that in order to operate more efficiently and sustain economic development activities they need to be able to lease trust funds for longer periods. in fact, the various acts of congress, approximately 50 tribes have been granted the ability to issue leases not to exceed 99 years. the pending legislation would afford this extended leasing authority for

mr. larsen. i have a couple of comments. i come from a boeing family. my uncles and cousins have worked with boeing from the 707 to 737, 747. now they hope to work on the 767 tanker product. so this is a hometown team issue for me. but it is an international issue as to whether or not we are going to have rules when we compete with our friends across the pond. and we are happy to compete no matter what team we're on. this simply insists that america will follow the rules in a fair competition, and it is the right thing to do. so in that regard, madam speaker, i'll note that sometimes the congress reserves the best in its legislation and the best in its speakers pro tempore for the last. i think this is the best in both ways. madam speaker, i have no further requests for time and i'm prepared to close after my colleague has yielded back his time and i continue to reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington reserves. the gentleman from kansas is recognized. mr. moran: madam speaker, thank you very much. i appreci