[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3072 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3072

 To provide for increased access to airports in the United Kingdom by 
          United States air carriers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 14, 1999

  Mr. Shuster (for himself and Mr. Oberstar) introduced the following 
    bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
   Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on International 
 Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide for increased access to airports in the United Kingdom by 
          United States air carriers, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. ACCESS TO UNITED KINGDOM AIRPORTS.

    (a) In General.--If the Governments of the United Kingdom and the 
United States have not signed an agreement, by the date that is 180 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, that--
            (1) provides for approval of all applications for air 
        routes from the United States to the United Kingdom that have 
        been submitted to the Secretary of Transportation by United 
        States air carriers and are pending on October 14, 1999; and
            (2) provides slots at Heathrow International Airport to 
        United States air carriers that do not have any slots at such 
        airport on such date of enactment, without affecting any slots 
        held by other United States air carriers at such airport on 
        such date of enactment,
the Secretary of Transportation shall immediately revoke all slots and 
exemptions to the slot rule held by British air carriers at O'Hare 
International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport and, 
after the date of such revocation, shall not grant any slot or 
exemption to the slot rule to a British air carrier at either of such 
airports until such an agreement is signed.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions apply:
            (1) British air carrier.--The term ``British air carrier'' 
        means a citizen of Great Britain undertaking by any means, 
        directly or indirectly, to provide foreign air transportation 
        (as defined in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States 
        Code).
            (2) Slot rule.--The term ``slot rule'' means the 
        requirements contained in subparts K and S of part 93 of title 
        14, Code of Federal Regulations.
            (3) United states air carrier.--The term ``United States 
        air carrier'' has the meaning given to the term ``air carrier'' 
        by section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code.

SEC. 2. OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT.

    If the Governments of the United Kingdom and the United States have 
not signed an open skies agreement, as defined in Department of 
Transportation Order 92-8-13, by December 31, 2000, the Secretary of 
State shall immediately file a notice to terminate the Agreement 
Between the United States of America and the Government of the United 
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Concerning Air Services, 
in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.
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