,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjfe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #h1 #bjah,mr4  
,walden 7for himself and ,ms4 ,jenkins  
of ,kansas7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
limit eligibility for essential air     
service for certain locations1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,defending     
,essential ,flights and ,ensuring       
,national ,security ,efforts ,act of    
#bjah or the ,,defense ,act of #bjah4   
#b4 ,exception for certain locations    
with high military use ,section #dagca  
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7g7 ,exception for certain  
locations with high military use        
,subparagraph 7,d7 of subsection 7a77#a7
 shall not apply with respect to any    
location-- 7#a7 that is certified under 

part #aci of title #ad1 ,code of        
,federal ,regulations2  7#b7 that is not
 owned by the ,federal ,government2 and 
7#c7 at which not less than #aj percent 
of aircraft takeoffs and landings in    
#bjag were by aircraft of the ,armed    
,forces4  4