,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhcf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #ah1        
#bjah,ms4 ,gabbard 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,young of ,alaska1 and ,ms4 ,hanabusa7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to provide an exemption to     
noncontiguous ,states for certain       
essential air service requirements4  #a4
 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of
 ,congress that-- 7#a7 as noncontiguous 
,states1 ,alaska and ,hawaii are        
burdened with unique transportation     
challenges without viable alternatives2 
7#b7 communities in ,alaska and ,hawaii 
are reliant on air transportation1      
making it an essential lifeline for     
conducting business1 receiving          
healthcare1 and obtaining an education2 
7#c7 the people of ,alaska and ,hawaii  
historically have been exempt from      
essential air service eligibility       
requirements under subchapter ,,ii of   

chapter #dag of title #di1 ,united      
,states ,code1 due to the necessity of  
air transportation2 and  7#d7 proposed  
changes to the essential air service    
program must consider this historical   
exemption for ,alaska and ,hawaii and   
recognize their reliance on air         
transportation4  #b4 ,,eas exemption for
 noncontiguous ,states ,the matter under
 the heading ,department of             
,transportation--,office of the         
,secretary--,payments to ,air ,carriers 
in title ,i of the ,transportation1     
,housing1 and ,urban ,development1 and  
,related ,agencies ,appropriations ,act1
 #bjag 7division ,k of ,public ,law     
#aae-ca7 is amended by inserting 1      
excluding a community located in a      
noncontiguous ,state10 after 8small hub 
airport4