,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejjj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ac1 #bjah 
,mr4 ,brat introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 and in addition to the 
,committee on ,armed ,services1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 
to allow certain persons to own and     
control an air carrier providing air    
transportation or intrastate air        
transportation1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,free to ,fly ,act4  #b4        
,definitions ,section #djajb7;a7 of     
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#b7 by    
striking citizen of the ,united ,states 
and inserting citizen of the ,united    

,states1 or other person organized under
 the laws of the ,united ,states or a   
,state1 the ,district of ,columbia1 or a
 territory or possession of the ,united 
,states12  7#b7 in paragraph            
7#ae77;,c7-- 7,a7 by striking of which  
the president and at least two-thirds of
 the board of directors and inserting of
 which the president and at least #ea   
percent of the board of directors2 and  
7,b7 by striking at least #ge percent of
 the voting interest and inserting at   
least #ea percent of the voting         
interest2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#ba7 by   
striking not a citizen of the ,united   
,states and inserting who is not        
organized under the laws of the ,united 
,states or a ,state1 the ,district of   
,columbia1 or a territory or possession 
of the ,united ,states2 and  7#d7 in    
paragraph 7#bf7 by striking citizen of  
the ,united ,states and inserting       
citizen of the ,united ,states or other 
person organized under the laws of the  
,united ,states or a ,state1 the        

,district of ,columbia1 or a territory  
or possession of the ,united ,states4   
#c4 ,requirement for certificate        
,section #daaja7;b7 of title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 by striking citizen of the ,united     
,states and inserting citizen of the    
,united ,states or other person         
organized under the laws of the ,united 
,states or a ,state1 the ,district of   
,columbia1 or a territory or possession 
of the ,united ,states2  7#b7 in        
paragraph 7#a7 by striking citizen and  
inserting citizen or other person2  7#c7
 by redesignating subsection 7c7 as     
subsection 7d72 and  7#d7 by inserting  
after subsection 7b7 the following3  7c7
 ,additional requirements for           
non-,citizens operating certain routes  
,in order for a person who is not a     
citizen of the ,united ,states and who  
is not a foreign air carrier to be      
issued and maintain a certificate for   
air transportation or intrastate air    
transportation1 all employees and       

managing officers1 other than the board 
of directors1 must be citizens1         
nationals1 or lawful permanent residents
 of the ,united ,states1 and the        
person's headquarters and base of       
operations must be located in the       
,united ,states4  4  #d4 ,issuance of   
certificates of public convenience      
,section #daajb of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 by     
striking the subsection heading in      
subsection 7a7 and inserting ,issuance  
to a citizen2  7#b7 by redesignating    
subsections 7b71 7c71 and 7d7 as        
subsections 7c71 7d71 and 7e71          
respectively2  7#c7 by inserting after  
subsection 7a7 the following3  7b7      
,issuance to other persons ,the         
,secretary of ,transportation may issue 
a certificate of public convenience and 
necessity to a person organized under   
the laws of the ,united ,states or a    
,state1 the ,district of ,columbia1 or a
 territory or possession of the ,united 
,states1 of which more than #di percent 

of the board of directors are not       
citizens of the ,united ,states1 which  
is not under the actual control of      
citizens of the ,united ,states1 or in  
which more than #di percent of the      
voting interest is owned or controlled  
by persons that are not citizens of the 
,united ,states1 to provide any part of 
the following air transportation the    
person has applied for under section    
#daajh of this title3  7#a7 ,air        
transportation as an air carrier4  7#b7 
,temporary air transportation as an air 
carrier for a limited period4  7#c7     
,charter air transportation as a charter
 air carrier4  2  7#d7 in subsection    
7c71 as redesignated--  7,a7 by striking
 under subsection 7a7 each place it     
appears and inserting under subsection  
7a7 or subsection 7b7 in each such      
place2 and  7,b7 by striking citizen and
 inserting citizen or other person2 and 
7#e7 by striking subsection 7e71 as     
redesignated1 and inserting the         
following3  7e7 ,presidential review of 

certain certificates ,the ,secretary    
shall submit each decision to the       
,president under section #dacjg of this 
title authorizing--  7#a7 the provision 
of foreign air transportation2 or  7#b7 
the provision of interstate air         
transportation or intrastate air        
transportation by a person who is not a 
citizen of the ,united ,states4  4  #e4 
,civil ,reserve ,air ,fleet eligibility 
,section #daajf of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by striking   
subsection 7d7 and inserting the        
following3  7d7 ,exception ,the         
,secretary of ,defense may contract with
 an air carrier that does not meet all  
requirements if-- 7#a7 the ,secretary   
decides that no air carrier holding a   
certificate under section #daajb is     
capable of providing1 and willing to    
provide1 the airlift services2 or  7#b7 
the ,secretary decides to grant a waiver
 under section #ieah of title #aj1      
,united ,states ,code1 for a person who 
is not a citizen of the ,united ,states 

and who is organized under the laws of  
the ,united ,states that has a          
certificate of public convenience and   
necessity1 from the ,civil ,reserve ,air
 ,fleet citizenship requirements for the
 purposes of eligibility and            
participation4  4  #f4 ,application for 
certificate of public convenience       
,section #daajh of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a7 by striking citizen of   
the ,united ,states and inserting       
citizen of the ,united ,states or other 
person organized under the laws of the  
,united ,states or a ,state1 the        
,district of ,columbia1 or a territory  
or possession of the ,united ,states2   
7#b7 in subsections 7b7 and 7c7 by      
striking citizen each place it appears  
and inserting citizen or other person2  
7#c7 in subsection 7b77#c77;,a7 by      
striking interstate air transportation  
and inserting interstate air            
transportation provided by a citizen2   
and  7#d7 in subsection 7b77#c77;,b7 by 

striking foreign air transportation and 
inserting interstate air transportation 
or intrastate air transportation by a   
person who is not a citizen of the      
,united ,states1 or foreign air         
transportation14  #g4 ,potential        
revocation of certificate ,section      
#daaaj7;a77#b77;,b7 of title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking sections #dacjh-dacaj7;a7 and  
inserting sections #daaja7;c71          
#dacjh-dacaj7;a74  #h4 ,liability       
insurance and financial responsibility  
,section #daaab7;a7 of title #di1       
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7#a7 by striking citizen of the ,united 
,states and inserting citizen of the    
,united ,states1 or other person        
organized under the laws of the ,united 
,states or a ,state1 the ,district of   
,columbia1 or a territory or possession 
of the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 by    
striking citizen the second place it    
appears and inserting citizen or other  
person4  #i4 ,presidential review of    

foreign air carriers and other          
non-citizens ,section #dacjg of title   
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
  7#a7 by striking the section heading  
and inserting ,presidential review of   
actions about foreign air transportation
 and air transportation provided by     
non-citizens2 and  7#b7 by striking to  
provide foreign air transportation and  
inserting to provide foreign air        
transportation1 or for a person who is  
not a citizen of the ,united ,states to 
provide air transportation or intrastate
 air transportation4  #aj4 ,joint       
pricing ,section #daejc of title #di1   
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
striking citizen of the ,united ,states 
and inserting a citizen of the ,united  
,states or other person organized under 
the laws of the ,united ,states or a    
,state1 the ,district of ,columbia1 or a
 territory or possession of the ,united 
,states4  #aa4 ,navigation of foreign   
civil aircraft ,section #dagjc7;a7 of   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    

amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#d7 by     
striking the period and inserting 2 or2 
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#e7 if specifically        
authorized under sections #daajb and    
#daajh1 and if the airman holds a       
certificate issued or made valid by the 
,government4  4  #ab4 ,waivers for      
non-citizen air carrier participation in
 the ,civil ,reserve ,air ,fleet  7a7   
,in general ,chapter #ica of title #aj1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  #ieah4
 ,non-citizen air carriers3 waiver      
authority  7a7 ,waiver authority ,in the
 case of any air carrier described in   
subsection 7b7 or any aircraft owned by 
an air carrier described in subsection  
7b71 the ,secretary of ,defense may     
waive any citizenship requirement under 
this chapter4 ,any such waiver--  7#a7  
shall be for a period not to exceed two 
years2  7#b7 may be revoked at any time 
by the ,secretary2 and  7#c7 may be     
renewed for an additional two-year      

period for an unlimited number of times4
  7b7 ,air carrier described ,an air    
carrier described in this section is an 
air carrier--  7#a7 owned by a person   
who is not a citizen of the ,united     
,states and who is organized under the  
laws of the ,united ,states or a ,state1
 territory1 or the ,district of         
,columbia2 and  7#b7 that holds a       
certificate of public convenience and   
necessity under section #daajb of title 
#di4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the   
table of sections at the beginning of   
such chapter is amended by adding at the
 end the following new item3  #ieah4    
,non-citizen air carriers3 waiver       
authority4  4