,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #abdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #be1 #bjag ,mr4   
,s*um] 7= ,ms4 ,hirono 7= h]self1 ,mr4  
,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,s*atz1 & ,ms4          
,murk[ski77 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
,a ,,bill  ,to ext5d ! au?orization (   
appropriations = additional funds = !   
ess5tial air s]vice program4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,keep+  
,our ,commitm5t to ,ess5tial ,air       
,s]vice ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,f9d+s       
,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,!
 int5t ( ! ,airl9e ,d]egulation ,act (  
#aigh 7,public ,law #ie-ejd2 #ib ,/at4  
#agje7 0 to b5efit consum]s by exp&+    
competition & all[+ ,unit$ ,/ates air   
c>ri]s great] ability to decide :i*     
de/9ations to s]ve & set pric+ on       
airf>es4  7#b7 ,congress recogniz$ t !  
int5d$ b5efits ( d]egulation may n rea* 
all small communities1 s ! ,airl9e      
,d]egulation ,act ( #aigh also au?oriz$ 

! ess5tial air s]vice program s t small 
communities w\ld n lose air s]vice or   
consum] *oice if air c>ri]s *ose to s]ve
 ! l>g] & m pr(itable m>kets4  7#c7     
,accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t (               
,transportation1 m ?an #agj communities 
9 #ce ,/ates 7 s]v$ by ! ess5tial air   
s]vice program 9 fiscal ye> #bjaf4  7#d7
 ,)\t ! ess5tial air s]vice program1 air
 s]vice w\ld be co/ prohibitive 9 _m    
small] communities1 especially 9 ,alaska
 & ,hawaii :]e air travel is (t5 ! only 
mode ( transportation4  7#e7 ,! ess5tial
 air s]vice program provides small      
communities great] consum] *oice & a    
lifel9e to ess5tial goods & s]vices su* 
z m$ical c>e1 increases economic        
opportunity1 & attracts visitors & new  
bus9esses4  #c4 ,ext5sion ( au?orization
 ( appropriations = additional funds =  
ess5tial air s]vice program  ,section   
#dagdb7;a77#b7 ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by /rik+ & #bjag 
& ins]t+ ?r\gh #bjbb4