[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 155 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 155

    Expressing the sense of the Senate that the action taken by the 
   Government of Japan against United States air cargo and passenger 
   carriers represents a clear violation of the United States/Japan 
  bilateral aviation agreement that is having severe repercussions on 
 United States air carriers and, in general, customers of these United 
                          States air carriers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                July 20 (legislative day, July 10), 1995

  Mr. Pressler (for himself, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Bond, Mrs. 
Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Cochran, Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Gorton, 
 Mr. Hollings, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Lott, Ms. Moseley-Braun, 
  Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Packwood, Mr. Pell, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Roth, and Mr. 
 Simon) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Expressing the sense of the Senate that the action taken by the 
   Government of Japan against United States air cargo and passenger 
   carriers represents a clear violation of the United States/Japan 
  bilateral aviation agreement that is having severe repercussions on 
 United States air carriers and, in general, customers of these United 
                          States air carriers.
Whereas the Governments of the United States and Japan entered into a bilateral 
        aviation agreement in 1952 that has been modified periodically to 
        reflect changes in the aviation relationship between the two countries;
Whereas in 1994 the total revenue value of passenger and freight traffic for 
        United States air carriers between the United States and Japan was 
        approximately $6 billion;
Whereas the United States/Japan bilateral aviation agreement guarantees three 
        U.S. carriers ``beyond rights'' that authorize them to fly into Japan, 
        take on additional passengers and cargo, and then fly to another 
        country;
Whereas the United States/Japan bilateral aviation agreement requires that, 
        within 45 days of filing a notice with the Government of Japan, the 
        Government of Japan must authorize United States air carriers to serve 
        routes guaranteed by their ``beyond rights'';
Whereas United States air carriers have made substantial economic investment in 
        reliance upon the expectation their rights under the United States/Japan 
        bilateral aviation agreement would be honored by the Government of 
        Japan;
Whereas the Government of Japan has violated the United States/Japan bilateral 
        aviation agreement by preventing United States air carriers from serving 
        routes clearly authorized by their ``beyond rights''; and
Whereas the refusal by the Government of Japan to respect the terms of the 
        United States/Japan bilateral aviation agreement is having severe 
        repercussions on United States air carriers and, in general, customers 
        of these United States air carriers: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) calls upon the Government of Japan to honor and abide 
        by the terms of the United States/Japan bilateral aviation 
        agreement and immediately authorize United States air cargo and 
        passenger carriers which have pending route requests relating 
        to their ``beyond rights'' to immediately commence service on 
        the requested routes;
            (2) calls upon the President of the United States to 
        identify strong and appropriate forms of countermeasures that 
        could be taken against the Government of Japan for its 
        egregious violation of the United States/Japan bilateral 
        aviation agreement; and
            (3) calls upon the President of the United States to 
        promptly impose against the Government of Japan whatever 
        countermeasures are necessary and appropriate to ensure the 
        Government of Japan abides by the terms of the United States/
        Japan bilateral aviation agreement.
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