A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the settlement of claims of citizens of Germany regarding deaths resulting from the accident near Cavalese, Italy, on February 3, 1998, before the settlement of claims with respect to the deaths of members of the United States Air Force resulting from the accident off Namibia on September 13, 1997.

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Government of Germany should promptly settle with the families of the members of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) killed in a collision between a USAF C-141 Starlifter aircraft and a German Luftwaffe Tupelov TU-154M aircraft off the coast of Namibia on September 13, 1997; and (2) until such settlement is reached, the United States should not make any payments to German citizens as settlement of claims for deaths arising from the accident involving a U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B aircraft near Cavalese, Italy, on February 3, 1998.