S.Amdt. 4673

SA 4673. Mr. BAUCUS submitted, under authority of the order of the Senate of May 2, 2008, an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2881, to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2008 through 2011, to improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. STUDY ON IMPACT OF PROPOSED MERGER BETWEEN DELTA AIR LINES AND NORTHWEST AIRLINES ON AIR TRANSPORTATION MARKET IN EUROPE.

The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a study on the proposed merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines--

(1) to estimate, if such merger were completed, what share of the air transportation market in Europe such merged entity would have, taking into consideration the Open Skies Initiative; and

(2) to determine whether permitting such merger would violate any trade agreement with respect to which the United States is a party.