[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S3624]
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  SA 2057. Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
Cardin, and Mr. Tillis) 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 end of section 502, add the following:
       (d) Requirement to Consider Impact on Flight Delays, 
     Cancellations, and Passenger Safety.--Subsection (i) of 
     section 41718 of title 49, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Required determinations.--Notwithstanding the 
     preceding provisions of this subsection, the Secretary may 
     only grant any of the slot exemptions authorized under this 
     subsection if the Secretary determines for each of the slot 
     exemptions that the granting of the slot exemption will not 
     increase flight delays, cancellations, or compromise 
     passenger safety for existing flight service at Ronald Reagan 
     Washington National Airport. In making this determination, 
     the Secretary shall take into consideration--
       ``(A) current operational performance at Ronald Reagan 
     Washington National Airport, as of the date on which the 
     Secretary makes the determinations required under this 
     paragraph prior to granting the slot exemption under 
     paragraph (1);
       ``(B) the most recent projections based on the Annual 
     Service Volume Delay Model , as of the date applicable under 
     subparagraph (A); and
       ``(C) current landside and airside constraints, such as 
     gate capacity, as of the date applicable under subparagraph 
     (A).''.
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