To prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to pay taxes and penalties imposed on United States air carriers pursuant to the European Union emissions trading scheme.

SA 2859. Mr. REID (for Mr. Cardin) proposed an amendment to the bill
S. 1956, to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United States
from participating in the European Union's emissions trading scheme,
and for other purposes.

Beginning on page 5, strike line 14 and all that follows
through page 6, line 2, and insert the following:

SEC. 3. NEGOTIATIONS.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation, the
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and
other appropriate officials of the United States Government--
(1) should, as appropriate, use their authority to conduct
international negotiations, including using their authority
to conduct international negotiations to pursue a worldwide
approach to address aircraft emissions, including the
environmental impact of aircraft emissions; and
(2) shall, as appropriate and except as provided in
subsection (b), take other actions under existing authorities
that are in the public interest necessary to hold operators
of civil aircraft of the United States harmless from the
emissions trading scheme referred to under section 2.
(b) Exclusion of Payment of Taxes and Penalties.--Actions
taken under subsection (a)(2) may not include the obligation
or expenditure of any amounts in the Airport and Airway Trust
Fund established under section 9905 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, or amounts otherwise made available to the
Department of Transportation or any other Federal agency
pursuant to appropriations Acts, for the payment of any tax
or penalty imposed on an operator of civil aircraft of the
United States pursuant to the emissions trading scheme
referred to under section 2.
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