[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1074 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1074

 To amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt certain flights from 
               increased aviation security service fees.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 25, 2015

     Ms. Gabbard (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Takai) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt certain flights from 
               increased aviation security service fees.

    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 ``Passenger Fee Restructuring 
Exemptions Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. EXCEPTIONS TO RESTRUCTURING OF PASSENGER FEE.

    (a) In General.--Section 44940(c) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Fees imposed'' and 
        inserting ``Except as provided by paragraph (2), fees 
        imposed'';
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
            ``(2) Exceptions.--Fees imposed under subsection (a)(1) may 
        not exceed $2.50 per enplanement, and the total amount of such 
        fees may not exceed $5.00 per one-way trip, for passengers--
                    ``(A) boarding to an eligible place under 
                subchapter II of chapter 417 for which essential air 
                service compensation is paid under that subchapter; or
                    ``(B) on flights, including flight segments, 
                between 2 or more points in Hawaii or 2 or more points 
                in Alaska.''.
    (b) Implementation of Fee Exceptions.--The Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall implement the fee exceptions under the amendments made 
by subsection (a)--
            (1) beginning on the date that is 30 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act; and
            (2) through the publication of notice of the fee exceptions 
        in the Federal Register, notwithstanding section 9701 of title 
        31, United States Code, and the procedural requirements of 
        section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
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