,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ab1
 #bjah ,mr4 ,daines 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,tester7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title #di1 ,united ,states  
,code1 to provide for the treatment of  
certain seasonal airports4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,seasonal ,airport ,parity ,act4  #b4   
,seasonal airports ,section             
#dgaad7;c77#a7 of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7,g7 ,seasonal  
airports ,notwithstanding any other     
provision of this subsection1 the       
,secretary shall consider an airport to 
be a nonhub primary for the purposes of 
section #dgaai and shall apportion to an
 airport sponsor in a fiscal year an    
amount equal to the minimum             
apportionment available under           

subparagraph 7,b7 if the ,secretary     
finds that the airport is a commercial  
service airport 7as defined in section  
#dgajb7 receiving scheduled air carrier 
service for fewer than six months       
annually with at least #h1jjj passenger 
boardings in the calendar year used to  
calculate the apportionment4  4