S.Amdt. 2009

SA 2009. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Grassley)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1911
proposed by Ms. Cantwell (for herself, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr.
Moran) to the bill H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, United States Code, to
reauthorize and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other
civil aviation programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in subtitle C of title V, insert
the following:

SEC. ___. STUDY ON IMPROVEMENTS FOR CERTAIN NONHUB AIRPORTS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall
conduct a study on the challenges faced by nonhub airports
not designated as essential air service communities and
recommend ways to help secure and retain flight schedules
using existing Federal programs, such as the Small Community
Air Service Development program.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this section, the Comptroller General shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on
the results of the study conducted under subsection (a),
including recommendations for such legislation and
administrative action as the Comptroller General determines
appropriate.
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