S.Amdt. 3705

SA 3705. Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Cantwell, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Franken) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3679 proposed by Mr.
McConnell (for Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Nelson)) to the bill H.R.
636, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend
increased expensing limitations, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. MODIFICATION OF FINAL RULE RELATING TO FLIGHTCREW
MEMBER DUTY AND REST REQUIREMENTS FOR PASSENGER
OPERATIONS TO APPLY TO ALL-CARGO OPERATIONS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation
shall modify the final rule specified in subsection (b) so
that the flightcrew member duty and rest requirements under
that rule apply to flightcrew members in all-cargo operations
conducted by air carriers in the same manner as those
requirements apply to flightcrew members in passenger
operations conducted by air carriers.
(b) Final Rule Specified.--The final rule specified in this
subsection is the final rule of the Federal Aviation
Administration--
(1) published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2012
(77 Fed. Reg. 330); and
(2) relating to flightcrew member duty and rest
requirements.
(c) Applicability of Rulemaking Requirements.--The
requirements of section 553 of title 5, United States Code,
shall not apply to the modification required by subsection
(a).
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