[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1497 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1497

 To require the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of 
  other appropriate departments and agencies, to conduct an economic 
 impact study on the dual gateway policy of the Government of Ireland 
   before the United States takes any action that could lead to the 
                     discontinuation of the policy.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 6, 2005

 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Lincoln Diaz-
Balart of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                the Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of 
  other appropriate departments and agencies, to conduct an economic 
 impact study on the dual gateway policy of the Government of Ireland 
   before the United States takes any action that could lead to the 
                     discontinuation of the policy.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Dual Gateway Policy Review Act''.

SEC. 2. DUAL GATEWAY POLICY REVIEW REQUIRED.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of State shall review the dual 
gateway policy and determine the effects the discontinuation of the 
policy might have on the United States economy and the Western Ireland 
economy before the United States takes any action that could lead to 
the discontinuation of the policy.
    (b) Economic Impact Study.--In determining the effects that the 
discontinuation of the dual gateway policy might have on the United 
States economy, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads 
of other appropriate departments and agencies, shall consider the 
effects the discontinuation of the policy might have on United States 
businesses operating in Western Ireland, Irish businesses operating in 
and around Shannon Airport, and United States air carriers serving 
Ireland.
    (c) Report.--The Secretary of State shall submit a report 
describing the determinations made under subsection (a), together with 
any recommendations for United States action, to Congress not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (d) Dual Gateway Policy.--The term ``dual gateway policy'' means 
the policy of the Irish Government which requires certain air carriers 
serving Dublin Airport to undertake equal numbers of flights to Shannon 
Airport and Dublin Airport during each calendar year.
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