[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2466 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2466

  To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Secretary of 
 Transportation to consider the cost of providing basic essential air 
    service when selecting applicants for the essential air service 
                    program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 3, 2023

  Mr. Meuser 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 require the Secretary of 
 Transportation to consider the cost of providing basic essential air 
    service when selecting applicants for the essential air service 
                    program, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Essential Air Service Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. BASIC ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE.

    Section 41732(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking paragraph (5); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).

SEC. 3. AVAILABILITY OF COMPENSATION.

    Section 41733(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``, giving substantial 
        weight to the views of the elected officials representing the 
        users'';
            (2) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in subparagraph (F) by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''' and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(G) the overall cost of the bid submitted by the 
        applicant to provide basic essential air service to the 
        eligible place.''.

SEC. 4. NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS.

    Upon entering into an essential air service contract with an air 
carrier under subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United States 
Code, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
notification that the Secretary has entered into such contract and an 
explanation for awarding such contract.
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