[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2467 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2467

   To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify the eligibility 
   requirements for the essential air service program, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 3, 2023

 Mr. Meuser (for himself and Mr. Trone) 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 modify the eligibility 
   requirements 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 ``Supporting Middle America's Airports 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE.

    Section 41731 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) subparagraph (B) by inserting ``and'' at the 
                end; and
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (D);
            (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``Subparagraphs (B), (C), 
        and (D) of subsection (a)(1)'' and inserting ``Subparagraphs 
        (B) and (C) of subsection (a)(1) and subsection (g)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Limitation on Eligible Places.--Beginning on the day that is 
3 years after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
may only provide compensation to an air carrier under this subchapter 
for the provision of essential air service to a place if, at any time 
before such day, the place received essential air service under this 
subchapter.''.
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