[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 52 (Wednesday, April 6, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1758]
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  SA 3476. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title V, add the following:

     SEC. 5032. AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN FLIGHTS BY STAGE 2 
                   AIRPLANES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 47534 of title 49, 
     United States Code, not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration shall revise part 91 of title 14, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before 
     such date of enactment) to permit the operator of a Stage 2 
     airplane to operate that airplane in revenue or nonrevenue 
     service into a medium hub airport or nonhub airport if--
       (1) the airport--
       (A) is certified under part 139 of such title;
       (B) has a runway that--
       (i) is longer than 8,000 feet and not less than 200 feet 
     wide; and
       (ii) is load bearing with a pavement classification number 
     of not less than 38; and
       (C) has a maintenance facility with a maintenance 
     certificate issued under part 145 of such title; and
       (2) the operator of the Stage 2 airplane operates not more 
     than 10 flights per month using that airplane.
       (b) Termination.--The regulations required by subsection 
     (a) shall terminate on the earlier of--
       (1) the date that is 10 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; or
       (2) the date on which the Administrator determines that no 
     Stage 2 airplanes remain in service.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Medium hub airport; nonhub airport.--The terms ``medium 
     hub airport'' and ``nonhub airport'' have the meanings given 
     those terms in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code.
       (2) Stage 2 airplane.--The term ``Stage 2 airplane'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 91.851 of title 14, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the day before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act).
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