[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3185 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3185

   To enhance flight options for consumers flying to and from Ronald 
                  Reagan Washington National Airport.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2023

   Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Owens) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To enhance flight options for consumers flying to and from Ronald 
                  Reagan Washington National Airport.

    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 ``Direct Capital Access Act of 2023'' 
or the ``DCA Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL WITHIN AND BEYOND PERIMETER SLOT EXEMPTIONS AT 
              RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT.

    (a) Increase in Number of Slot Exemptions.--Section 41718 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new subsection:
    ``(i) Additional Slot Exemptions.--
            ``(1) Increase in slot exemptions.--Not later than 90 days 
        after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary 
        shall grant, by order, 56 exemptions from--
                    ``(A) the application of sections 49104(a)(5), 
                49109, and 41714 to air carriers to operate limited 
                frequencies and aircraft on routes between Ronald 
                Reagan Washington National Airport and airports located 
                within or beyond the perimeter described in section 
                49109; and
                    ``(B) the requirements of subparts K, S, and T of 
                part 93, Code of Federal Regulations.
            ``(2) Incremental dca slot allocations.--Of the slot 
        exemptions made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
        shall make 40 available to incumbent air carriers qualifying 
        for status as a non-limited incumbent carrier and 16 available 
        to incumbent carriers qualifying for status as a limited 
        incumbent carrier at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport 
        as of the date of enactment of this subsection. Each such air 
        carrier--
                    ``(A) may operate up to a maximum of 8 of the newly 
                authorized slot exemptions;
                    ``(B) shall have sole discretion concerning the use 
                of an exemption made available under paragraph (1), 
                including the initial or any subsequent within or 
                beyond perimeter destinations to be served; and
                    ``(C) shall file a notice of intent with the 
                Secretary and subsequent notices of intent, when 
                appropriate, to inform the Secretary of any change in 
                circumstances concerning the use of any exemption made 
                available under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Notices of intent.--Notices of intent under paragraph 
        (2)(C) shall specify the within or beyond perimeter 
        destinations to be served.
            ``(4) Conditions.--Flight operations carried out by an air 
        carrier using an exemption granted under this subsection shall 
        be subject to the following conditions:
                    ``(A) An air carrier granted an exemption under 
                this subsection is prohibited from transferring the 
                rights to its slot exemptions pursuant to section 
                41714(j).
                    ``(B) The exemptions granted under subsection (2)--
                            ``(i) may not be for operations between the 
                        hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; and
                            ``(ii) may not increase the number of 
                        operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National 
                        Airport in any 1-hour period during the hours 
                        between 7:00 a.m. and 9:59 p.m. by more than 8 
                        operations.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 41718 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) in clause (i), by inserting ``or 
                        (i)(2)'' after ``(g)(2)''; and
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``and 
                        (g)'' and inserting ``(g), and (i)''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or (i)(2)'' 
                after ``(g)(3)''; and
            (2) in subsection (h)(1), by inserting ``or (i)'' after 
        ``subsection (g)''.
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