[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3185 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3185
To enhance flight options for consumers flying to and from Ronald
Reagan Washington National Airport.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 10, 2023
Mr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Owens) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To enhance flight options for consumers flying to and from Ronald
Reagan Washington National Airport.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Direct Capital Access Act of 2023''
or the ``DCA Act of 2023''.
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL WITHIN AND BEYOND PERIMETER SLOT EXEMPTIONS AT
RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT.
(a) Increase in Number of Slot Exemptions.--Section 41718 of title
49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
``(i) Additional Slot Exemptions.--
``(1) Increase in slot exemptions.--Not later than 90 days
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary
shall grant, by order, 56 exemptions from--
``(A) the application of sections 49104(a)(5),
49109, and 41714 to air carriers to operate limited
frequencies and aircraft on routes between Ronald
Reagan Washington National Airport and airports located
within or beyond the perimeter described in section
49109; and
``(B) the requirements of subparts K, S, and T of
part 93, Code of Federal Regulations.
``(2) Incremental dca slot allocations.--Of the slot
exemptions made available under paragraph (1), the Secretary
shall make 40 available to incumbent air carriers qualifying
for status as a non-limited incumbent carrier and 16 available
to incumbent carriers qualifying for status as a limited
incumbent carrier at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
as of the date of enactment of this subsection. Each such air
carrier--
``(A) may operate up to a maximum of 8 of the newly
authorized slot exemptions;
``(B) shall have sole discretion concerning the use
of an exemption made available under paragraph (1),
including the initial or any subsequent within or
beyond perimeter destinations to be served; and
``(C) shall file a notice of intent with the
Secretary and subsequent notices of intent, when
appropriate, to inform the Secretary of any change in
circumstances concerning the use of any exemption made
available under paragraph (1).
``(3) Notices of intent.--Notices of intent under paragraph
(2)(C) shall specify the within or beyond perimeter
destinations to be served.
``(4) Conditions.--Flight operations carried out by an air
carrier using an exemption granted under this subsection shall
be subject to the following conditions:
``(A) An air carrier granted an exemption under
this subsection is prohibited from transferring the
rights to its slot exemptions pursuant to section
41714(j).
``(B) The exemptions granted under subsection (2)--
``(i) may not be for operations between the
hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; and
``(ii) may not increase the number of
operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airport in any 1-hour period during the hours
between 7:00 a.m. and 9:59 p.m. by more than 8
operations.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 41718 of title 49, United
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subsection (c)(2)--
(A) in subparagraph (A)--
(i) in clause (i), by inserting ``or
(i)(2)'' after ``(g)(2)''; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``and
(g)'' and inserting ``(g), and (i)''; and
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or (i)(2)''
after ``(g)(3)''; and
(2) in subsection (h)(1), by inserting ``or (i)'' after
``subsection (g)''.
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