[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2282 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2282

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to impose restrictions on the 
operating rights of foreign air carriers of a foreign country that has 
            restricted United States air carrier operations.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 1997

Mr. Shuster (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. 
   LaHood) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to impose restrictions on the 
operating rights of foreign air carriers of a foreign country that has 
            restricted United States air carrier operations.

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

SECTION 1. RESTRICTIONS ON OPERATIONS OF FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS OF A 
              FOREIGN COUNTRY THAT HAS RESTRICTED UNITED STATES AIR 
              CARRIER OPERATIONS.

    Section 41304(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) shall limit or deny the operating rights of a foreign 
        air carrier of a foreign country to carry cargo in all-cargo 
        configured aircraft between the United States and a third 
        country when the Secretary finds that--
                    ``(A) the government, an aeronautical authority, or 
                a foreign air carrier of the foreign country has 
                limited or denied, in violation of an air services 
                agreement between the United States and the foreign 
                country, the operating rights of an air carrier to 
                carry cargo in all-cargo configured aircraft between 
                the foreign country and the third country; and
                    ``(B) limiting or denying such operating rights is 
                consistent with the public interest and the 
                international aviation policy of the United States.''.
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