[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 70 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 70

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to certain international 
   aviation agreements and certain agreements between commercial air 
         carriers of the United States and the United Kingdom.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 24, 1993

 Mr. Lipinski (for himself, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. de Lugo, Mr. 
  Wilson, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Evans, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
 Gingrich, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Sangmeister, Mr. 
Costello, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Hayes) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                            Foreign Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to certain international 
   aviation agreements and certain agreements between commercial air 
         carriers of the United States and the United Kingdom.

Whereas, the United States airline industry is presently suffering from the 
        effects of the worst financial crisis and resulting economic losses in 
        its history;
Whereas, foreign investment in air carriers of the United States can be 
        beneficial and should be encouraged, such investments must also coincide 
        with reciprocal rights abroad for air carriers of the United States; and
Whereas, the Governments of the United States and the United Kingdom remain 
        unable to reach an agreement on liberalization of the present bilateral 
        aviation agreement between the two nations;
Whereas, the current bilateral aviation agreement between the United States and 
        the United Kingdom is among the most restrictive aviation agreements in 
        the world;
Whereas, air carriers of the United States operating in the United Kingdom are 
        presently required to adhere to restrictions on their operations which 
        place them at a severe competitive disadvantage to British carriers;
Whereas, British Airways has recently acquired code-sharing rights and wet lease 
        agreements which significantly increases its access to the United 
        States, the world's single largest aviation market; and
Whereas, domestic airlines do not yet have comparable access to markets within 
        and beyond the United Kingdom: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 

SECTION 1. PRESIDENT.

    The Congress calls upon the President to initiate and endeavor to 
reach the conclusion of negotiations leading to the creation of an 
``open-skies'' bilateral aviation agreement between the United States 
and the United Kingdom, on or before, March 17, 1994. Should the 
President find that the Government of the United Kingdom has prevented 
productive negotiation of such an agreement, then he is encouraged to 
take appropriate steps to eliminate rights previously authorized for 
British carriers that are not available to air carriers of the United 
States.

SEC. 2. LEGISLATION.

    The Congress will not approve legislation to increase the amount of 
allowable investment in United States airlines by foreign nationals 
until after the United States and United Kingdom have negotiated and 
agreed to a new bilateral aviation agreement, fully consistent with the 
United States' goals for liberalization.

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