[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4957 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4957

    To amend the Railway Labor Act concerning the applicability of 
requirements of that Act to United States air carriers and flight crews 
        engaged in flight operations outside the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 12, 1994

Mr. Rahall (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Coppersmith, Mr. 
  Costello, and Mr. de Lugo) introduced the following bill; which was 
      referred to the Committee on Public Works and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Railway Labor Act concerning the applicability of 
requirements of that Act to United States air carriers and flight crews 
        engaged in flight operations outside the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF RAILWAY LABOR ACT PROVISIONS TO AIR 
              CARRIERS AND FLIGHT CREWS OPERATING OUTSIDE THE UNITED 
              STATES.

    (a) Foreign Commerce.--Section 201 of the Railway Labor Act (45 
U.S.C. 181) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``As used in 
this title, the term `foreign commerce' includes flight operations 
(excluding ground operations performed by persons other than flight 
crew members) conducted in whole or in part outside the United States 
(as defined by section 40102(a)(41) of title 49, United States Code) by 
an air carrier (as defined by section 40102(a)(2) of such title).''.
    (b) Employee.--Section 202 of such Act (45 U.S.C. 182) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ``As used in this title, the term 
`employee' also includes flight crew members employed by an air carrier 
(as defined by section 40102(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code) 
while such flight crew members perform work in whole or in part outside 
the United States (as defined by section 40102(a)(41) of such 
title).''.
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