[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 7, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3513]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2009. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Grassley) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1911 
proposed by Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. 
Moran) to the bill H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other 
civil aviation programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title V, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. STUDY ON IMPROVEMENTS FOR CERTAIN NONHUB AIRPORTS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall 
     conduct a study on the challenges faced by nonhub airports 
     not designated as essential air service communities and 
     recommend ways to help secure and retain flight schedules 
     using existing Federal programs, such as the Small Community 
     Air Service Development program.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on 
     the results of the study conducted under subsection (a), 
     including recommendations for such legislation and 
     administrative action as the Comptroller General determines 
     appropriate.
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