[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1752 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1752

 To amend the permitting requirements of foreign air carriers, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 18, 2023

 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Marshall) 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 amend the permitting requirements of foreign air carriers, and for 
                            other purposes.

    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 ``Fair and Open Skies Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS OF FOREIGN AIR CARRIERS.

    (a) Public Interest Test.--Section 41302(2) of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``under an agreement 
        with the United States Government; or'' and inserting ``; 
        and''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the foreign air 
        transportation'' and inserting ``after considering the totality 
        of the circumstances, including the factors set forth in 
        section 40101(a), the foreign air transportation''.
    (b) Public Interest Requirements.--
            (1) Policy.--Section 40101(a) of title 49, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(17) preventing the undermining of labor standards.''.
            (2) International air transportation.--Section 40101(e) of 
        title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
        the following:
            ``(11) preventing the undermining of labor standards.''.
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