[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 194 (Tuesday, December 18, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S15939-S15940]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               EXTENDING ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE SUBSIDIES

  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Commerce be discharged from further consideration of S. 2260, and 
the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 2260) to extend the existing provisions 
     regarding the eligibility for essential air service subsidies 
     through fiscal year 2008.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be

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read a third time and passed, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and that any statements relating to the measure be printed in 
the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 2260) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed, as follows:

                                S. 2260

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

     SECTION 1. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 409 of the 
     Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act (49 
     U.S.C. 41731 note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     2007'' and inserting ``September 30, 2008''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on September 29, 2007, and shall apply with 
     respect to any final order issued under subsection (c) of 
     section 409 of such Act that was in effect on such date.

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