[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 991 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 991

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 6, 1997

    Mr. Rahall, for himself (Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
Lipinski, Mr. Borski, Mr. Petri, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Nadler, Mr. DeFazio, 
 Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Costello, 
Mr. Filner, Mr. Solomon, 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 the Railway Labor Act concerning the applicability of 
requirements of that Act to United States air carriers and flight deck 
     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 DECK 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 
deck 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 deck crew members employed by an air 
carrier (as defined by section 40102(a)(2) of title 49, United States 
Code) while such flight deck 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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