S.Amdt. 3493

SA 3493. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment to be proposed to
amendment SA 3452 proposed by Mr. Rockefeller to the bill H.R. 1586, to
impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP
recipients; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title VII, add the following:

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SEC. 723. FLIGHT OPERATIONS AT RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON
NATIONAL AIRPORT.

(a) Beyond Perimeter Exemptions.--Section 41718(a) is
amended by striking ``24'' and inserting ``34''.
(b) Limitations.--Section 41718(c)(2) is amended by
striking ``3 operations'' and inserting ``5 operations''.
(c) Allocation of Beyond-Perimeter Exemptions.--Section
41718(c) is further amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as
paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
``(3) Slots.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall reduce by 10 the total number of slots
available for air carriers at Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport during a 24-hour period by eliminating slots
during the 1-hour periods beginning at 6:00 a.m., 10:00 p.m.,
and 11:00 p.m. that are available for allocation, in order to
grant exemptions under subsection (a).''.
(d) Scheduling Priority.--Section 41718 is further
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections
(f) and (g), respectively; and
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
``(e) Scheduling Priority.--In administering this section,
the Secretary shall afford a scheduling priority to
operations conducted by new entrant air carriers and limited
incumbent air carriers over operations conducted by other air
carriers granted exemptions pursuant to this section, with
the highest scheduling priority to be afforded to beyond-
perimeter operations conducted by new entrant air carriers
and limited incumbent air carriers.''.
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