[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 54 (Monday, April 11, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1872]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3630. Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. 
Sullivan) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment 
SA 3464 submitted by Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Nelson) 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. EXCEPTIONS TO RESTRUCTURING OF PASSENGER FEE.

       (a) In General.--Section 44940(c) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Fees imposed'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), fees 
     imposed'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Fees imposed under subsection (a)(1) may 
     not exceed $2.50 per enplanement, and the total amount of 
     such fees may not exceed $5.00 per one-way trip, for 
     passengers--
       ``(A) boarding to an eligible place under subchapter II of 
     chapter 417 for which essential air service compensation is 
     paid under that subchapter; or
       ``(B) on flights, including flight segments, between 2 or 
     more points in Hawaii or 2 or more points in Alaska.''.
       (b) Implementation of Fee Exceptions.--The Secretary of 
     Homeland Security shall implement the fee exceptions under 
     the amendments made by subsection (a)--
       (1) beginning on the date that is 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) through the publication of notice of the fee exceptions 
     in the Federal Register, notwithstanding section 9701 of 
     title 31, United States Code, and the procedural requirements 
     of section 553 of title 5, United States Code.
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