[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1438 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1438

  To make improvements to the small community air service development 
                                program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 3, 2023

 Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Moran) introduced the following bill; 
    which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
  To make improvements to the small community air service development 
                                program.

    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 ``Small Community Air Service 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 41743 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c)(5)(E), by striking ``has been 
        terminated;'' and inserting the following: ``has been--
                            ``(i) terminated; or
                            ``(ii) significantly reduced (as measured 
                        by enplanements, capacity (seats), schedule, 
                        connections, or routes);''; and
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, by 
                striking ``$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 
                through 2023'' inserting ``$16,000,000 for each of 
                fiscal years 2024 through 2028''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                paragraph:
            ``(3) Requirement if funding available.--In any fiscal year 
        in which the amount available to the Secretary to make 
        agreements to provide assistance under this section exceeds 
        $5,000,000, the Secretary shall, subject to the total amount so 
        available, issue an order soliciting grant applications under 
        this section during that fiscal year.''.
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